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From: "Mr. Martin Lawis" <[email protected]>
Reply: "Mr. Martin Lawis" <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2018 22:17:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Chairman of Tender Board Committee
Chairman of Tender Board Committee on the award ofContracts in Department of WorksAnd Housing here in GLEN VISTA BRANCH,JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.DIRECT LINE: + 27836011751 FAX: +27-86 266 6130KINDLY REPLY ME ON EMAIL; [email protected]
Dear. Sir/MadamMay I have the pleasure of introducing myself? I am Mr. Martin Lawis, a senior staff and chairman of Tender Board Committee on the award of contracts in Department of Works and Housing here in South Africa.
My colleague and I in the Department of Works and Land Affairs wish to transfer into a safe and secured account overseas, the sum of THIRTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (US$32.5M) which is over-invoiced amount from contracts we awarded to foreign contractors who have been duly paid on completion of their various contracts. This money right now is in a coded account in the Reserve Bank of South Africa.
However, by virtue of our position as civil servants, we cannot acquire these funds in our names or in the names of companies here in South Africa. I was therefore asked by my colleagues on trust and sincerity to look for a reliable international outfit partner abroad into whose account the sum of US$32.5 Million will be transferred. We have agreed on the following sharing ratio if you accept our proposal. Seventy percent (70%) for us and Thirty percent (30%) for you, the Account owner.
My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged on your field and profession, hence this business proposal. If you are interested in this deal, I will require some information from you in order to effect the transfer of the money. Please, be informed that we shall commence processing of claims of payment once we receive your interest from you and the funds will get into your account within Five (5) working days by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T).
Note that this transaction is 100% risk free. Do acknowledge the receipt of this letter above and forward your reply to this E-mail address ([email protected]) or you can call me on my private phone no + 27836011751
Best Regards,Mr. Martin Lawis.This Letter and any attachment may contain confidential information which is intended for use only by the addressee(s) named above. If you Received this Letter by mistake, please notify the sender immediately. You are prohibited from copying