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From: derick jonathan <derickj555@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <derickj009@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 20:58:03 +0100
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL
ENGR DERICK JONATHANMINISTRY OF MINERAL RESOURCESDEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA. Dear Friend,It is a great pleasure writing you this letter on behalf of my colleague to seek your assistance. I apologize if this mail does not suit your personal or business ethics.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal in strict confidence. As senior civil servants in the South Africa Government, the South African civil service laws (Code of Conduct bureau) forbid us to own a foreign account. Within the Department of Minerals an Energy where I work as a Director of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of another top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment in US 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 $7.5mUSD(SEVEN MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US Dollars).Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance unclaimed. Since the Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed so as to maintain good relationship with foreign government and non-government agencies, we include our bills for approvals with the Department of Finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA).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. The business itself is 100% safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course. For your assistance, your share as compensation will be 25%($1.875mUSD) of the funds,leaving a balance of 75% ($5.625mUSD).I and my colleague will have ($2mUSD each) while the balance of ($1.625mUSD),will be reserve to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.Please indicate your name,address, direct telephone or fax number and your private email address when replying this business proposal so I could contact you immediately Thanks for your co-operation.Regards,ENGR DERICK JONATHAN.
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