I'm Rich!

epartment of Minerals and Energy Pretoria, South Africa. Tel:0027-839-924-244 Fax:0027-839-924-243 Confidential Tel:00874-762-921595 Confidential Fax:00874-762-921596 vmasondo@swiftdesk.com

I am Vuyo Masondo, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy. Please accept my apology for using this medium to convey a transaction /business of this magnitude, but this is due to the confidentiality and prompt access reposed in this medium. Firstly I would like to extend the warmest goodwill of this festive season to you and wish you a prosperous new year ahead of you. I have decided to seek your co-operation in the execution of this deal described hereunder of which I know will be beneficial to all parties and hoping you will keep it VERY CONFIDENTIAL because of the nature of the business AND FOR THE SAKE OF OUR POSITIONS.

Within the department of Minerals and Energy (where I work as a director), and with the co-operation of four other top officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty-Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$22,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of a company/or an individual to receive the said funds via a reliable Bank Account. Quite frankly, we are handicapped as the South African Civil Service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) strongly prohibits us from owning/or operating a foreign account hence your importance in this whole transaction.

This amount (US$22.5M) represents the balance of the total value of a contract executed on behalf of my department by a foreign contracting firm which we the officials (involved) deliberately over-invoiced. Though the actual cost have been paid to the original contractor leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic transfer (K.T.T.) to any foreign bank account you will provide by filing an application through the Justice Department here in South Africa for the transfer of rights and privileges of the former contractor to you. I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in this transaction by way of providing the required account in receiving these funds, your share of the entire sum will be US$5Million(22.2%), US$10.5Million(46.6%) for us and US$7Million (31.1%) will be used to settle taxation and other miscellaneous expenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account. The business itself is 100% foolproof and safe, as long as you maintain utmost confidentiality, further more your area of specialization will not be a hindrance to the successful completion of this transaction. I am willing to repose my confidence in you and hope you will not disappoint me. Should you be willing to assist positively with a common goal, endeavor to contact me immediately through my confidential tel./fax numbers. I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are in position to make the payment of this claim possible provided that you can give us a very concrete assurance of the safety of what is entitled to us. Please, always treat this matter with utmost confidentiality, because we will not comprehend any form of exposure as we are still in active government service. Time is of essence in this business as we would like to have the transferred effected in the first quarter of the next year, so kindly act fast. Note: I advise that your contact with me should strictly be via my confidential tel./fax numbers provided above, for security purposes and the successful achievement of our primary motive (i.e. successful realization of the aim of this transaction without hitches).

============================================================================ THE CONTENTS OF THIS E-MAIL IS CONFIDENTIAL AND ONLY INTENDED FOR THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT. IF SENT IN ERROR PLEASE DELETE IMMEDIATELY. DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS & ENERGY. PRETORIA.

FROM MR LARRY KODJO.
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
BANQUE TOGOLAISE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L'INDUSTRIE,
LOME- TOGO. TEL:+228) 909 16 45.

Dear Sally,

I am MR LARRY KODJO.the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Banque Togolaise Pour Le Commerce Et L'Industrie Lome-Togo in West Africa with due respect and regard.I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction .

During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on 31st October 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund
in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself and partners to enable the whole plans and idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was (U.S$8.5M UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due
verification and clarification by thecorrespondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also
telephone bills, while 60% will be for me and my partners.Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as we are still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country
or any country you advice us to invest in. All other necessary information will be sent to you when I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

MR LARRY.

We laugh at crap like this, but there are still people who fall for it, with disasterous results.

I read it. Amazing. The lawyers were foolish. Never let the people that count and track the money have access to bank accounts. Never. I had a friend that is very very smart have a "in-house" booker rip him off for almost 3 million dollars! The woman had worked for him for over 15 years and he treated her like family. He got little of the money back and she got a slap on the wrist. Then, she started this "home health care" company and ripped off Medicare for millions.

I think the bank may have a problem in the case you site.

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