[imc-tech-solidarity] from the desk of Dr Benson Makelele
Dr. Benson Makelele
benkelele11 at sify.com
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:23:19 +0200
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NAME =3A Dr=2E Benson Makelele
Pretoria=2C South Africa=2E
Attn=2C
On behalf of my colleagues and I=2C I write this
letter with great pleasure=2E Your information were
given to me by a member of the South African Export
Promotion Council =28SAEPC=29 who was with the Black
Economic Empowerment Commission =28Government=29
delegation on a trip to the United States during a
bilateral conference talk to encourage foreign
investors=2E I have decided to seek a confidential
co-operation with you in execution of a business
transaction hereunder for the benefit of all
parties=2E
Within the Department of Mining Resources where I
work as the Director of Project Implementation=2C with
co-operation of two other top officials=2C we have in
our possession=2C an overdue payment in US funds=2E
The said funds represent certain percentage of the
contract value executed on behalf of my Ministry by
a foreign contracting firm=2C which we the officials
over-invoiced to the amount of US$14=2C300=2C000=2E00
=28Fourteen Million=2C Three Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars=29=2E Though the actual contract cost has
been paid to the original contractor=2C leaving the
excess balance unclaimed=2E
The Government of the Republic of South Africa
believe that private investment in general=2C and
foreign direct investment in particular=2C are the
real engines for sustainable economic development=2C
for which reason it has continued to encourage
investment in the key growth-oriented sector of
Mining with sincere determination to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed to them=2C so as to
continue to enjoy close relationship=2C and a mutually
beneficial co-operation with foreign governments and
non-governmental financial agencies=2E As a result we
included our bills for approvals with the
co-operation of some officials at the Department of
Finance and the Reserve Bank of South Africa =28RBSA=29=2E
We are seeking your assistance to be the beneficiary
of the unclaimed funds=2C since we are not allowed to
operate a foreign account=2E The changing of
beneficiary's information=2Fdetails and other forms of
documentation upon application for claim to reflect
the contract money and its approvals will be secured
on behalf of your company or your good self=2E
I have the authority of my colleagues involved to
propose that=2C should you be willing to assist us in
this transaction your share as compensation will be
30% while my colleagues and I shall receive 60%=2C and
the balance of 10% shall be used to reimburse all
expenditures=2C taxes and miscellaneous expenses so
incurred=2E
It does not matter whether or not your company does
contract projects of the nature described here=2E The
assumption is that your company won the major
contract and subcontracted it to other companies=2E
More often than not=2C big trading companies and firms
of unrelated fields win major contracts=2C and
subcontract to more specialized firms for execution=2E
This business itself is 100% safe=2C provided you
treat it with utmost confidentiality=2E Also your
pecialization is not a hindrance to the successful
execution of this mutual beneficiary transaction=2E I
have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you
will not disappoint us=2E
Kindly notify me by email for further details=2C upon
your acceptance of this proposal=2E
Regards=2C
Dr=2E Benson Makelele=2E
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