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by Chris Fuller Fri May 07, 2010 12:03 pm
This email was not sent by the Director of the Department of Mineral and Energy; it was sent by a scammer. There is no over-invoiced contract, and the money does not exist.

From: [email protected]
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010

MUTUAL BENEFIT

I am Mr. Nkosi Dlamini, Director, South Africa Department of Mineral and Energy.
I make this contact with you based on the need for assistance with a money transfer.

This amount $28.5m represents over invoiced contract Value Executed
on behalf of Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid to the contractor
that executed the contract.

Should you be willing to assist me in this transaction? Your share of the sum
will be 25% of the $28.5million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses.Please send your response to [email protected]
Regards,
Nkosi Dlamini
+27731006390
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