I just received this one.  Please forward to everybody
you know.....

People Beware!...



----- Original Message -----
From: "FRANK NKULU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: mutual business


> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
>
> I am Mr FRANK NKULU a native of Cape Town in
> South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with
> the South Africa  DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY
> 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.
>
> 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 - One Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S.
> Dollars ($21,500,000.) 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 $21.5m 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 Key tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.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 $21.5 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 on my private  e-mail address  whether
> or not you are interested in this business. 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.
>
> Kindly send all correspondence to [log in to unmask]
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> FRANK NKULU.
>
>

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