WG: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT

Dear Sir,

enclosed an E-Mail I received. MAybe this is just a scam or possibly it really is corruption. That is for you to decide.

Yours faithfully

J. M. Bankes

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Von: info@radiogfl.de [mailto:info@radiogfl.de]
Gesendet: Montag, 29. März 2004 15:34
An: Bankes, John-Michael
Betreff: Fw: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT



Weitergeleitete Nachricht von "DR.tony sisulu" <tsisulu@hotmail.com> vom
23.03.2004, 10:41:30:
> DR.tony sisulu,
> DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY,
> PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
> Confidential Tel No: +27-73-380-4943
> Confidential Fax No: +27-
> ATTN:
> 
> STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT
> 
> It is my great pleasure to write you this letter on behalf of my
> colleagues. Your information was given to me by a member of the South African
> Export Promotion Council (SAEPC) who was with the Government delegation
> on a trip to your country for a bilateral conference talk to encourage
> foreign investors. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation
> with you in the execution of the deal hereunder for the benefit of all
> parties and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of
> this business.
> Within the Department of Minerals & Energy where I work as a Director
> of Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two
> other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue payment in US
> funds.
> The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value
> executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,
> which we the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$26.500,000.00
> (TwentySix Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars). Though the actual
> contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess
> balance unclaimed.
> Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
> contractors all debts owed, so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
> governments and non-government agencies, we included our bills for
> approvals with the Department of Finance and the South Africa Reserve Bank
> (SARB). We are seeking your assistance to front as beneficiary of the
> unclaimed funds, since we are not allowed to operate foreign accounts.
> Details and change of beneficiary information upon application for claim
> to reflect payment and approvals will be secured on behalf of you/your
> Company.
> I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you
> be willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation
> will be US$6.625m (25%), while my colleagues and I receive US$17.225m
> (65%) and the balance of US$2.650m (10%) for taxation and miscellaneous
> expenses incurred.
> The business is completely safe and secure, provided you treat it with
> utmost confidentiality.  It does not matter whether you/your Company
> does contract projects, as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour
> of you/your Company. Also, your area of specialization is not a
> hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my
> confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint us.
> 
> Thanks for your co-operation.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> DR.tony sisulu
> 
> 
> N.B Please email your confidential Telephone number to enable me contact you for further clarifications.

Stadtwerke Solingen GmbH
Beethovenstraße 210
42655 Solingen
Postfach 10 01 46
42648 Solingen

Telefon 0212 / 295-0
Telefax 0212 / 295-1414

E-mail info@sws-solingen.de
www.sws-solingen.de

Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates:
Bernd Krebs
Geschäftsführer:
Dipl.-Kaufmann Stefan Grützmacher
Dipl.-Betriebswirt Conrad Troullier

Sitz der Gesellschaft: Solingen
Amtsgericht Solingen HRB 4142

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