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Project Implementation Unit Eskom,Republic of South Africa Direct-tel-line+27 78-291-9451 DEAR SIR/MADAM, I KNOW THAT THIS PROPOSAL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, ESPECIALY HAVING TO COME FROM SOMEONE YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THIS US$35M USD WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. MY NAME IS MR NELSON SMITH, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF ESKOM PTY LTD SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$35,000,000,00 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT . THE US$35,000,000,00 WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $120 MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO US$155,000,000,00(ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CONTRACT SUM OF (US$120M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM,LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF (US$35,000,000,00) THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS STILL PENDING AT THE BANK. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF(US$35M) WHICH IS STILL FLOATING AT THE ESCROW ACCOUNT IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK,AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE.I AM THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MY PROPOSAL, REPLY ME SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE PROCEED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE, I SHALL OBTAIN VISA AND TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY OVER THERE FOR MY OWN SHARE OF THIS MONEY IN THIS REGARD,I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW FOR SECURITY REASONS YOUR NAME: ----------------------------- YOUR OCCUPATION: ----------------------------- YOUR ADDRESS: ----------------------------- YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS: ----------- REGARDS, MR NELSON SMITH. KINDLY REPLY ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;nelsonsmith2000@webmail.co.za Ahora también puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el móvil. Infórmate pinchando aquí. ------=_Part_5298_12552849.1181168763225 Content-Type: text/html;charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <P>From office of the Director, </P> <P>Project Implementation Unit </P> <P>Eskom,Republic of South Africa </P> <P>Direct-tel-line+27 78-291-9451</P> <P> </P> <P>DEAR SIR/MADAM,</P> <P>I KNOW THAT THIS PROPOSAL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, ESPECIALY HAVING TO <BR>COME FROM SOMEONE YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE <BR>WITH ME SO THAT THIS US$35M USD WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR <BR>ACCOUNT. </P> <P>MY NAME IS MR NELSON SMITH, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF ESKOM <BR>PTY LTD SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS <BR>VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR THE TRANSFER OF <BR>US$35,000,000,00 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT . </P> <P>THE US$35,000,000,00 WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS <BR>AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS <BR>$120 <BR>MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO US$155,000,000,00(ONE HUNDRED <BR>AND FIFTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). </P> <P>THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR <BR>CONTRACT SUM OF (US$120M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM,LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATED <BR>BALANCE OF (US$35,000,000,00) THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS STILL <BR>PENDING AT THE BANK. </P> <P>RIGHT NOW, WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF(US$35M) WHICH IS <BR>STILL FLOATING AT THE ESCROW ACCOUNT IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE <BR>BANK,AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY <BR>PROVIDE.I AM THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THE FUND WILL <BR>BE RELEASED <BR>AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. </P> <P>IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MY PROPOSAL, REPLY ME SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE <BR>YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE PROCEED. </P> <P>HOWEVER, WHEN THE FUND IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OVER THERE, I SHALL <BR>OBTAIN VISA AND TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY OVER THERE FOR MY OWN SHARE OF THIS <BR>MONEY IN THIS REGARD,I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS <BR>THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW FOR SECURITY REASONS</P> <P>YOUR NAME:<BR>----------------------------- <BR>YOUR OCCUPATION:<BR>----------------------------- <BR>YOUR ADDRESS:<BR>----------------------------- <BR>YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS: </P> <P>----------- </P> <P>REGARDS, </P> <P>MR NELSON SMITH.</P> <P>KINDLY REPLY ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS;nelsonsmith2000@webmail.co.za</P> <P><BR> </P><br> <br> <br> <b>Ahora también puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el móvil.</b><br> <b>Infórmate pinchando</b><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;77451406;6134080;d?http://www.correo.movistar.es/do/isp/assistant/login?isp=terra"><b><strong> aquí.</strong></b></a><br> ------=_Part_5298_12552849.1181168763225--