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Department of Minerals & Energy,
Pretoria, South Africa.
From: Engr. Joseph Sisulu
Tel: [phone]
Fax [phone]


Attention: Managing Director

I am Engineer Joseph Sisulu, Project Manager of South Africa Ministry of Mineral & Energy resources. I am making this contact with you based on the committee's need for an individual/company who is willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
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. In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality. 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.

My colleagues and I used our official position to influence the award of a contract to a foreign company based on a gentleman agreement that a certain percentage of the total contract value will be given to us. The foreign contracting firm has executed the contract and the contract amount paid less US$46,500, 000.00 (Forty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars).Which represent the percentage which we agreed should be given to us Since the present Government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign governments and non-government agencies, we intend to include our bills for approvals with the Department of Finance.

We are seeking your assistance to enable us claim the money since as civil servant we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts. Details shall be worked out in line with this to enable us claim the money without the slightest problem. I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be negotiated, while my colleagues and I will use our share with your assistance to establish a lucrative business in your country. All the miscellaneous expenses that may be incurred by either party including your phone bills shall be calculated and removed from the total amount after taxation before disbursement will be effected .The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with utmost confidentiality. It does not matter whether you/your Company does contracts, as transfer of powers will be secured in favor of you/your Company. Also, your area of Specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.

We have reposed confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us. Kindly notify me by email at [e-mail]. Sending your secured telephone and fax numbers for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Regards,

ENGR. JOSEPH SISULU

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So, can somebody float me the $$$ until my next paycheck?

[In_The_Wind]

1. Right!

BTW - don't hold your breath ...

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2. A guy I work with's uncle-in-law fell for one of these once

He lost $25k through a scam like this. Unbelievable how gullible some people can be.

[In_The_Wind]

4. A good rule to remember ~ If It Looks Too Good To Be True - walk away!

money, people ... scams come in all forms

[RebelOne]

3. Here send him this link or these letters.

http://www.personaldetails.freeserve.co.uk

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for writing to me. I am Conchita and I am so poor that I have no last name, as my father could not afford one for me. We live on a small island in the South Pacific and are the only family that has lived here for the past one hundred years.

Unfortunately, we have eaten almost everything on the island except for the dirt and two skinny dogs that are too old to scratch fleas. Fortunately, we ate all the fleas so there are none left for the dogs to worry about.

I am so pleased that you have offered to send us all that money. We have not seen money for the last three generations as we have no place to spend it and no means of getting to a place where we could spend it if we wanted to. I can assure you that we will take excellent care of your funds and invest them wisely. Our plan for the money is as follows:

1. We want to build a deep-water port in Williwilli, our little lagoon here on the island.

2. We then want to bring in a barge with an electrical generator so that we can have electricity on the island once again. We haven't had electricity in over two hundred years because the last generator broke down and we have no parts to repair it.

3. We want to build a school here so the children can learn to read and write. It is really hard to create email messages with no electricity and no knowledge of reading or writing skills.

4. We then want to install a phone company so we can communicate with the outside world and meet more wonderful people like you and your blessed family.

5. We then want to build a satellite cable system so we can watch television and see all the latest fights in the world. We don't have those here and miss them very much. We think that we could probably hook up a computer to the cable or telephone lines so we could send email messages to our newfound friends when we get them.

6. We want to build a grocery store so we have a place to buy things like bubble gum and candy, something we have never had here.

7. We will then need to build a road from our cave to the grocery store so we can get there. Of course, we will need a car to drive on the road or there will be no point in having a road, will there?

8. If we get a car we will need gas and oil but maybe we could just take some from the electrical generator and save that money for a beauty salon, something we really need here. Have you seen the women around here? They are just awful looking.

9. Of course, we will have to build a church so we have a place to go and be thankful for the gifts you have offered us.

Once all these things have been completed, if there is any money left we would like to use it to build a house to live in. The hole we use for an outhouse is rapidly filling up since we began receiving your letters of appeal and we will need to move soon as the cave will be unbearable to live in during hot weather. Air conditioning in our new house would be nice too.

It is too bad that I am only eight years old. If I were older I could come and visit you if you sent me an airplane ticket and an airplane with pontoons on it so it could land in the lagoon. One of my grandchildren would like to come and visit you also, if you don't mind.

I shall patiently await the arrival of the next bottle with your message telling us when the money will be here. Thank you again, for your kind generosity; it is sincerely appreciated.


Conchita




Dear Sir,

I send salutations from my country, the sovereign nation of Antarctica.

Now that I have carefully read your email, I cannot express to you the sheer scale of my incredulity.

I instantly considered your intentions to be criminal.

This is indeed a miracle. You actually chose little old me out of all the hundreds of millions of the world's other suckers.

However, I must respectfully decline your very kind offer, as I am already deliriously rich, due to my being an Internet tycoon.

I visited your beautiful country recently. I'm probably mistaken, but I am sure I saw your name on a wanted poster.

Anyway, I was so excited, I went out and purchased four oil refineries.

So you see, kind lady, I have very little use for the millions that you are asking me to look after. There is simply no more room left in my already overstuffed Swiss bank accounts.

Now, I have just had a wonderful thought. Perhaps I could be of more assistance to YOUR fellow scammers and crooks.

Listen: Why not simply provide me with all YOUR details (including bank account numbers, PIN numbers, etc.) and I will deposit heaps of lovely money into your account? There is no need for references, as I trust you implicitly. After all, you obviously have faith and trust in me.

Yours ever sincerely
Dr B.S. Hit

[trackfan]

5. I won't be needing such offers - I won the UK Lotto this morning!!

[AllegroRondo]

6. "Hey Karl, I found a way to plug the deficit!"