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An Email with the Subject "TREAT AS URGENT(FROM TAMBO)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:40:00 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as franktambo_1@yahoo.com.
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From:Mr Frank Tambo
Department Of Minerals And
Energy, JOHANNESBURG.
SOUTH AFRICA
URGENT RESPONSE
I am Mr Tambo Frank, a native of Kwazulu-Natal in South
Africa, and one the Contracted
Directors with the department of Minerals and Energy
(Contract Award Committee). I 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 to me , so i decided to contact you
immediately.
1. PURPOSES :
I am humbly seeking your assistance for the transfer of
Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$9,500,000.00) to your foreign account or an account you would recommend for further private
investment purposes with benefits. Hence my urgent request for your assistance.
2.SOURCE OF FUND:
The amount to be transferred acrued from an
Over- Invoiced contract amount for the refurbishment of Mines and Supplies in Kruger Gold Mine
Coporation in the year 2001 by expatriate company headed by (LATE) MR.
Smith .B. Andreas of "Tops and Partners"( Defunct).
The contract which was originally valued for Fifty Million U.s Dollars was manipulated to read
Fifty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(USD)The extra (US$9,500,000.00) is
what i want to transfer into your foreign account/reliable account.
This contract has since been excuted and the contarctors have been paid all their contract bills
remaining the
US$9,500,000.00.
3.REQUIREMENT :
What i expect from you in your reply are :
1a Private Phone and fax number/ Official or Residential Address.