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From: Engr. Tony Dube.
Johannesburg South Africa.
Tel: 00 27 78 704 8899
.
This Email is for your kind attention:
URGENT RESPONSE ( Transfer of Funds)
With a warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this email letter meets you
in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know
me personally.
However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which I propose with my free
mind and as a person of integrity. I am Engr. Tony Dube a native of Kwazulu-Natal in the Republic
of South
Africa, and presently one the directors with the department of minerals and Energy (contract
award committee).
I only got your contact details from the South Africa Exchange Information On-line Service on my
personal programmed search on the internet for a reputable company or individual to assist me
sincerely &
confidential which your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so i decided to contact you
immediately.
1. PURPOSE :
I am humbly seeking for your assistance in the transfer of $28.5Million ( Twenty Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your foreign account for the purpose of Investment with
benefits.
Hence my urgent request for your assistance.
2.SOURCE OF FUND:
This amount to be transferred to your account came from and over-invoiced contract for the
refurbishment of mines and Supplies in Krugger Gold/Diamond Mine sector in the year 2003 by the
Expatriate
Company of Late Mr. Smith .B. Andreas (DECEASED). The contract which was originally valued was
manipulated to have an extra ( US$28.5M).
This Extra /Surplus / Over-invoiced amount is what i want to transfer into your account.
This contract has since been executed in year 2003 and the contractors have been paid all their
contract bills remaining the over-invoice amount.
3.REQUIREMENT :
What i expect from you in your reply are the following so that we can proceed:
(i) Your direct telephone and fax number.
.
(ii). Your personal company / Work profile
4.DISBURSEMENT:
I have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your assistance and the balance 70% would
be left for me for my investment overseas.
5.SECURITY:
All modalities for the transfer of this fund has been put in place and i have to use this
opportunity to assure you that the transfer process from is entirety is 100% risk free and as such
you should bring out your
mind and work with me.
6. The other point to note is that the nature of your work or business does not or will not affect
or hinder the outcome of this transaction, I would now advise you to reply to my alternate email
address which is:
tonydube2007@gmail.com
Thanks,
Engr. Tony Dube
Email: tonydube2007@gmail.com
Tel: +27 78 704 8899