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An Email with the Subject "BUSINESS PROPOSITION" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:08:35 -0500 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "DR BENNY UMBALI"<richardbenson.oilworkers@gmail.com>.
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From: Dr. Benny Umbali
I am Dr. Benny Umbali, Director of Project, South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy.
I am making this contact with you based on the Committee need for an individual/company who is
willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer.
This amount $28.5m represents the balance of the total contract Value Executed on behalf of
Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately, of
which the actual sum has been paid.
Should you be willing to assist us in the transaction? Your share of the sum will be 25% of the
$28.5million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation to enable us commence, I will need your personal
telephone/fax number.
Please send your response to email: bennyumbali@live.co.za
I await your immediate response.
Best Regards,
Dr.Benny Umbali