FROM:MR MARK SHANKAH CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)
ATTN: I WILL LIKE TO BEGIN BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. MY NAME IS MR. MARK SHANKAH A NATIVE OF CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA AND A SENIOR EMPLOYEE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO SOLICIT YOUR COOPERATION IN ORDER TO REDEEM AN INVESTMENT INTEREST CURRENTLY BEING HELD UNDER TRUST WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY OF MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES. THE SAID INVESTMENT NOW VALUED AT US$9,500,000.00 MILLION WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED BY MR. LUCIO MANFRED AND LEASED TO THE TRANSVAAL ORANGE MINING CORPORATION IN 1975. SINCE THE MATURITY OF THIS CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER 1998, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT SUCCESS TO CONTACT MR. LUCIO MANFRED OR ANY OF HIS CLOSE RELATIVES IN WHOSE FAVOUR THE INVESTMENT CASH VALUE CAN BE PAID. MY PARTNER WHO IS THE ACCOUNTS DIRECTOR AT THE MINISTRY OF MINING AND TWO OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE INITIATED THE PROCESS OF FILLING A CLAIM FOR THIS MONEY WITH THE HOPE OF HAVING THE FUNDS TRASFERED ABROAD. WE REQUEST THAT YOU LET MY PARTNERS FILE A CLAIM FOR THIS MONEY FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTRY OF MINNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES INDICATING THAT YOU WERE APPOINTED BY MR. LUCIO TO BE THE BENEFICIARY TO THIS FUND.WHEN THE CLAIM IS APPROVED, YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY WILL BE PAID THE SUM OF US$9,500,000.00 (UNITED STATES DOLLARS). SINCE THE MONEY WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO ANY BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE, YOU HAVE A LIABILITY TO ENSURE THAT MY PARTNERS AND I RECEIVE 75% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE YOU KEEP 20% FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND 5% WILL BE MAPPED OUT FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MAY INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE WE URGE YOU TO KEEP THIS MATTER VERY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT MY PARTNERS ARE IN A POSITION TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF THIS CLAIM POSSIBLE PROVIDED YOU CAN GIVE US VERY STRONG GUARANTEE THAT OUR SHARE WILL BE WELL SECURED AND THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR POSITIONS SINCE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO A BANK ACCOUNT THAT YOU WILL NOMINATE. BE ASSUERD THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTLY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN VIEW OF THIS CLAIM.IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE WITH NO RISK INVOLVED AND IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY ENQUIRY SINCE MY PARTNERS AND I WILL BE HANDLING THE CLAIM DIRECTLY IN SOUTH AFRICA. I DO HOPE MY PROPOSAL WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER, SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE CLAIM. FORWARD YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT DETAILS. YOURS TRULY, MR. MARK SHANKAH.
