ENGR. MSELEKU TANKO of the SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS & ENERGY

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From:     mseleku1 <mseleku1@terra.com.co>
Subject:    TRUST PARTNER
Date:    Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:52:06 -0300 (09:52 EDT)

TRUST PARTNER

                                                                     TEL : 27-71-186-4200

Dear sir,

Please do not be flabbergasted by this letter, my desperation to achieve this once in a life time opportunity and the urgency motivated me to solicit for a foreign partner whom I can rely upon in terms of trust ,so that my hope and aspiration will not perish. I got your contact from our country’s information SAT-WEB DEPARTMENT.
I am ENGR MSELEKU TANKO–DIRECTOR,PROJECT AND FINANCE of the SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS & ENERGY .A contract was awarded by my ministry to a foreign contractor a GERMAN company for REEF EXCAVATION and SUPPLY OF MINING MACHINERY for one of our GOLD MINE SITE. During the course of the contract bidding, I was instrumental to the success of the contract been won and awarded to the GERMAN company., myself and two other of my colleagues then manipulated the accounting records by OVER – INVOICING the actual contract value, this we did so the excess will be for us.

The contract has been completed as it was awarded in 2005 and the foreign contractor has been paid, so therefore it is the OVER- INVOICED amount that we are now soliciting for a foreign partner who we can trust to provide us with a foreign account where this funds can be transferred into. The funds which totals $18.5MUSD(EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) is presently in the Exchequer account ,the government account with the SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK. my contact with you has become indispensable because as government official ,the CIVIL SERVANT ‘ACT LAW” prohibit me from owning or operating a foreign account, that is why I need your assistance to represent the foreign contractor then we shall submit claim for the funds through the various ministries concerned for approvals and once we get final confirmation from the SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK the funds will be remitted into your account.

All I require from you for the successful transfer of the funds into your account is;
1) YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER
2) BANK ADDRESS,PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3) COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS
4) YOUR PROFORMA INVOICE
5) YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
You will be entitled to 20% while 75% for me and my colleagues and the remaining 5%   is for any expenses we might incur in the course of getting this transaction through.
Three officials will be coming to your country for our share and for precautionary measure you have to send by email scan attachment a copy of your international passport and we plan to arrive your country a day before funds finally gets into your account, as it will take 72hours for the funds to be remitted into your account ,once we get the final confirmation from the RESERVE BANK.
Please once you indicate your interest ,you should reply me through my phone and fax numbers above..
I will rely on your good advice about feasibility study on profitable venture I could invest my share as I plan to retire after the transaction
BEST REGARDS

ENGR MSELEKU TANKO

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