Subject: [Spam] Business Concern

From: Don Makela <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:20:43 +0200

CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT

I am Dr.Don Makela a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South African Ministry of Housing.First and foremost, I apologized for 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 African 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 here under 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 Housing where I work as an Executive Accountant and with the co-operation of four other top officials,we have in our possession as over due payment bills totalling Ten Million,Five hundred Thousand US.Dollars(US$10.5million.),which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation 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 African Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account,hence you are important in the whole transaction.

This amount US$10.5m 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 to any foreign bank account you will provide,by filing in an application through the Ministry of Housing here in South Africa,

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(20% percent)of the US$10.5 million,(80% percent)for us.The business itself is(100% percent) safe on your part,provided you treat it with utmost  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 e-mail address to confirm 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.Please remember to treat this matter very confidential,because we will not comprehend with any form of exposure,as we are still in active Government Service. Once  again,remember that time is of great essence in this transaction.Positive response should be accompanied with your telephone and fax number so i can reach you immediately with more imformations.I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Don Makela.