URGENT ASSISTANCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA

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>                    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
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> TEL:   871- 762 - 535915
> FAX:   871- 762 - 535916
> TEL:   27 - 835948129
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> Alternative: e-mail address: engr_collinsdede at yahoo.com
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> I  am  Mr. C. Tutu, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
> Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural
> Resources. First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you
> for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
> Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that
> a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at
> the Government delegation to your country during a trade exhibition gave
> your enviable credentials/particulars to me. I have decided to seek a
> confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described
> Hereunder for the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it as a
> top secret because of the nature of this transaction.
>
> Within the Department of Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
> Executive Accountant and with the cooperation of four other top officials,
> we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty - Six
> Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars ($26,500,000.) which we
> want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign
> company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable
> foreign non-company account to receive such funds. More so, we are
> handicapped in the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code
> of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your
> importance in the whole transaction.
>
> This amount $26.5m represents the balance of the total contract value
> executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm, which
> we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual contract
> cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the
> tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval to
> remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will
> provide by filing in an application through the Justice Ministry here in
> South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former
> contractor to you.
>
> I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
> willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 25%
> of the $26,.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
> expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you
> treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. 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 me. Endeavor to contact me immediately through my above
> Tel/Fax number or
> my e-mail address, whether or not you are interested in this deal. If you
> are not, it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out
> this deal I want to assure you that my partners and myself are in a
> position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you can give
> us a very strong
> Assurance and guarantee that our share will be secured and please remember
> to treat this matter as very confidential matter, because we will not
> comprehend with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government
> Service and remember once again that time is of the essence in this
> business.
> I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> Mr. Tutu
>