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FROM:MR LAWSON MNANDI.
25 HOPE CRESCENT,
SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA .
ATTENTION
"REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP"
DEAR,
I WAS CONVINCED TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER RECEIVING INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN
YOUR COUNTRY FROM YOUR COUNTRY'S EMBASSY IN PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA.
MY NAME IS MR LAWSON MNANDI, A SENIOR AUDITOR WITH THE AMALGAMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA). I
AM PRESENTLY WORKING AT THE ABSA BRANCH IN MIDRAND DURING THE QUARTERLY AUDITING OF THE BANKS
ACCOUNT LAST YEAR,
I DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A DORMANT ACCOUNT THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS,
ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT BELONGS TO A FOREIGNER MR JOHN WILLIAMS, THE
FORMER OWNER OF SAFARI FARMS LTD MIDRAND, MR WILLIAMS AND HIS FAMILY WAS KILLED BY ARMED ROBBERS
IN HIS FARM HOUSE ON THE 5TH OF APRIL 1998 HENCE NOBODY HAVE OPERATED THE ACCOUNT SINCE THEIR
DEATH.
IN 2003, THE BANK OBTAINED AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS TO LOCATE THE DISTANT RELATION OF THE FAMILY TO
RELEASE THE MONEY TO THEM, SINCE THAT TIME NOBODY HAVE COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THE ACCOUNT IS US$24.8M(TWENTY FOUR MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS)ONLY.
MY PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO STAND AS THE DISTANT RELATIONS OF THE FAMILY SO THAT THE MONEY
WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU. I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE BANK TO RELEASE THE
MONEY AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE MONEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT, I WILL JOIN YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY . YOU WILL TAKE 35% OF THE TOTAL MONEY EXCLUDING ANY
EXPENSES WHILE I WILL TAKE 65% OF THE MONEY EXCLUDING MY EXPENSES.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL.
BEST REGARDS ,
LAWSON MNANDI.
EMAIL:lawsonmandi@pnetmail.co.za