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From: henrydube@unionplus.net
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:20:56 +0200
Subject: Business Deal & Mutual Understanding
From: Mr.Henry Dube.
Department of Mineral Resources,
Republic of South Africa
Email:henrydube112007@yahoo.com
Hello!
It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my colleagues. Your information was given to me
by a member of the South African Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation on a
trip to overseas country for bilateral conference talks to encourage foreign investors. I have decided to
seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all
parties and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this business.
Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director of Audit and Project Implementation and
with the co-operation of three other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in
US Dollar funds. The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value executed on behalf
of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced to the amount of
US$28.500,000.00 (Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Though the actual contract cost
has
been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance unclaimed.
Since the present Government is determined to pay all foreign contractor's debts owed in order to maintain
good relationship with foreign governments and non-governmental agencies. We intend to include our bills for
approvals with the Department of Finance and the Contracts Award and Payments Committee. So we are seeking
your assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign
accounts. Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim to reflect payment and
approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your company.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in this
transaction your share as compensation will be so negotiated and agreed upon by both you and we on this side,
before further details will change hands to enhance our primary objective. The mode of sharing after a
successful transfer of the money into your account, shall be 70% to my colleagues and I, for the role you
will be expected to play in this deal, we have agreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the
expenses we are going to encounter by the two parties at the course of this transaction.
The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does not
matter whether you/your company does contract projects as a transfer of powers will be secured in favor of
you/your company to settle any legality. Also, your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not
disappoint us.
I expect your urgent response to enable us conclude this transaction urgently without any hitch. Kindly
notify me via my email for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Regards
Mr.Henry Dube
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