text: "Dear SirI am Chief Dr. Phil E. Bernard a native of Cape Town in SouthAfrica and I am an Executive Accountant with theSouth African department of Mining and Natural Resources.Please accept my apology for using this medium toconvey a transaction/business of this magnitude butthis is due to the confidentiality and prompt accessreposed on this medium. I have decided toseek your co-operation in the execution of this dealdescribed hereunder for the benefit of all partiesand hoping you will keep it as TOP SECRET becauseof the nature of the business.Within the department of Mining and NaturalResources (where I work as a director) and with thecooperation of four other top officials we have in ourpossession as overdue payment bills totaling Forty Five MillionFive Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$45500000.00)which we want to transfer abroad with the assistanceand cooperation of a company/or an individual toreceive the said funds via a reliable Bank Account.Quite frankly we are handicapped as the SouthAfrican civil service laws (Code of Conduct Bureau) stronglyprohibits us from owning/or operating a foreignaccount hence your importance in thiswhole transaction.This amount (US$45.5M) represents the balance of thetotal value of a contract executed on behalf of mydepartment by a foreign contracting firm which wethe officials (involved) deliberately over-invoiced.Though the actual cost have been paid to theoriginal contractor leaving the balance in the tune of thesaid amount which we have in principle gotten approval toremit by Key Tested Telegraphic transfer (K.T.T.) toany foreign bank account you will provide by filingan application through the justice ministry here inSouth Africa for the transfer of rights and privilegesof the former contractor to you.I have the authority of my partners involved topropose that should you be willing to assist us inthis transaction by way of providing the requiredaccount in receiving these funds your share of theentire sum will be 30% amounting to Us$13.65Millionof the US$45.5Million 60% amounting to US$27.3Millionfor us and 10% amounting to US$4.55Million will beused to settle taxation and other miscellaneousexpenses in the course of transferring the funds to your account.The business itself is 100% foolproofand safe as long as you maintain utmost secrecy andconfidentiality. Further more your area ofspecialization will not be a hindrance to thesuccessful completion of this transaction. I havereposed my confidence in you and hope you will notdisappoint me. Should you be willing to assistpositively with a common goal endeavor to contactme immediately through my above email address.If you are not interested please also indicate sothat it will enable me to contact other foreignpartner with recommendations to carry out this deal.I want to assure you that my colleagues and I are inposition to make the payment of this claim possibleprovided that you can give us a very concreteassurance of the safety of our share. Please alwaystreat this matter with utmost confidentialitybecause we will not comprehend any form of exposure as weare still in active government service. Time is ofessence in this business so kindly act fast.I await in anticipation your fullest co-operation.Yours FaithfullyChief Dr. Phil E. Bernard.  --7f90c0d5-9723-40a4-84d5-18e382b3abe7--"