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STRICTLY URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL

Tell: +27 735 152 143
Fax: +27 735 126 958
Please reply to paulakema1@netscape.net

Date: 08/02/04

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Paul Kema, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an
executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Transport.

First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. Be informed that I got your
enviable credentials/particulars from the internet.

I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the
execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will keep it as a top secret because of the nature of this
transaction.

Within the Department of Transport where I work as an Executive
Accountant and with the co-operation of four other top officials, we have in
our possession an overdue payment bills totaling Twenty - Six Million,
Four Hundred and twenty six Thousand U. S. Dollars (US$26,426,000.00)
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of
a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or
a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such funds. More so,
we are handicapped in this circumstance, as the South Africa Civil
Service Code of Conduct does not allow us to operate foreign account hence
your importance in the whole transaction.

This amount (US$26.426m) represents the balance of the total contract
value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm,
which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately. Though the actual
contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the
balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles got
approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account
you will provide by going through the Justice Ministry here in South
Africa for the transfer of rites 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 the transaction, your share of the sum will
be 25% of the US$26.426 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and
miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe and risk free, on
your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality. 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 me.

Endeavor to contact me immediately through this email address or my
alternative email preferably paulakema1@netscape.net, whether or not you
are interested in this deal. If you are not, it will enable me scout for
another foreign partner to carry out this deal. I want to assure you
that myself and my partners are in a position to make the payment of this
claim possible provided you can give us a very strong assurance and
guarantee that our share will be secured and please remember to treat this
matter as a very confidential matter, because we will not comprehend
with any form of exposure as we are still in active Government Service
and remember once again that time is of great essence in this business.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Paul Kema.
or is it real
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