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DR PAUL MABUZA [the original letter] DR PAUL MABUZA Chief Accountant:African Development Bank of South Africa Private Tel-27-83-958-7993 Private Email:paulmabuza2000@yahoo.com Dear Friend, I am,DR PAUL MABUZA,the Chief Accountant African Development Bank South Africa.I got your address while searching for trustworthy individuals in various countries. ln my department,we discovered an abandoned sum of $25,5million US dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died in an auto accident with his family in South Africa. Since we got information about his death,we have been expecting his next of kin to come to our bank and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as a next of kin or relative to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed relatives died in a plane crash leaving no relative behind to claim the fund.It is upon this discovery that l and other officials in my department decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relative to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we do not want this money to go into our bank treasury as an unclaimed fund. The banking law and guidelines here stipulate that if such money remained unclaimed after four years,the money will be transfered into the bank treasury as unclaimed funds. The request for a foreigner as a relative for this claim is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a South African cannot claim this fund as next of kin. We agreed that 20% of this money will go to the foreign partner who will supply the foreign account,5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the transaction and 75% will be for me and my colleagues.Thereafter,l and my colleagues will visit your country for disbursement of the percentages as indicated above. If you are interested to assist in this transaction,kindly contact the writer on the above mobile number or private e-mail address.Please this transaction is risk free and you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for transfer. Yours Faithfully, DR PAUL MABUZA Chief Accountant ADB SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Dear Dr Mabuza, I was most surprised to receive your e-mail with regard to a large amount of money lying dormant in your bank. Is this a joke or are you serious ? If in fact this cash does exist my client Signor Don Corleone would be most interested in coming to some mutually beneficial arrangement. Indeed, I have taken the liberty of informing him of your proposal and he informs me that he will make you an offer that you simply could not refuse. Yours truly, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes - Deputy Chief Executive of the Matzoh Brothers International Merchant Bank VC BSc [Economics] DR PAUL MABUZA Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:05:13 -0800 (PST) DEAR Charles Farnes-Barnes, How are you l believe everything is fine with you .This is the process we have to follow in this transaction,l need your phone number so that i can call you regarding this transaction.l don't know what the process fee will cost but the bank accredited Lawyer will know. You have to send this message below to our bank accredited attorney Barrister Jabulani Ndhlovu Tel: 27-83-416-0572 Fax: 27-11-507-5670 email:jabundhandassociates2000@yahoo.com Please don't let him know that l gave you his details.Thats the procedure for this transaction so that everything will work out smoothly for us.l will provide all the documents that the lawyer will ask from you to you so that you will send it to him when he request for them. l am waiting for your response. Best regards, DR PAUL MABUZA NB: SEND THIS LETTER TO OUR BANK ACCREDITED ATTORNEY SO THAT THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION WILL START IMMEDIATELY. Dear Sirs, I wish to apply for the approval of my inheritance, which came up as result of the death of my late cousin, Mr. Andreas B. Smith, who died in an auto accident in South Africa. Account # 908 682 90 37 African Development Bank South Africa Thanking you in anticipation of your cooperation. Yours Faithfully, Charles Farnes-Barnes SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES November 17,2004 Dear Dr Mabuza, Thank you for your prompt reply. As an experienced international banker I do of course realise that some kind of processing fees might be involved with regard to the transfer of such a large sum of cash. Perhaps you would let me know in the strictest confidence how much these fees might be so that I can add a small percentage in favour of yourself and the Matzoh Brothers Merchant Bank. Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Date: Nov. 17 To: jabundhandassociates2000@yahoo.com Dear Sirs, I wish to apply for the approval of my inheritance, which came up asresult of the death of my late cousin, Mr. Andreas B. Smith, who died in an auto accident in South Africa. Account # 908 682 90 37African Development Bank South Africa Thanking you in anticipation of your cooperation. Yours Faithfully, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] BARR. J. NDHLOVU Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:05:15 -0800 (PST) ATTN:Charles Farnes-Barnes, I am pleased to receive your email asking for my legal services in claiming your late uncles fund as next of kin. From the little investigation I did with your uncles name and account number which you gave me, I can authoritatively confirm to you the existence of your uncles fund with African Development Bank. For me to be able to file an application of claim on your behalf, I need the following documents: 1) A photocopy of your international passport or your Identity Document. 2) Your uncles fund deposit certificate. 3) Your uncles death certificate. Try and make these documents available to me. For my legal fees, as a African Development Bank accredited attorney and the nature of my legal service to you,for assisting you in claiming your inheritance money,i will need a deposit of my legal charges. Also include your telephone and fax numbers for easier communication, here is my phone number +27-83-416-0572 fax number 27-11-507-5670 Thanking you once again for allowing me to represent you. Yours truly, Barrister J. Ndhlovu SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES 18 November,2004 Dear Mr Ndhlovu, Thank you for your e-mail. I regret to inform you that my late uncle's fund deposit and death certificate cannot be traced. However, I have every confidence that you can circumnavigate these difficulties by the judicious application of some "dash" wherever needed. I could release some funds for this purpose [so long as the sum is reasonable, say not more than 5,000] in addition to your legal fees. Incidentally, would you prefer the "dash" and your fees to be paid in pounds sterling or Slovenian silver dorks ? Let me have your bank details and I will arrange an international money transfer. If you would like to telephone me you could call me on my personal number [0]7906 634313. Please treat this number as strictly confidential and it should not be disclosed to anyone else. Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] DR PAUL MABUZA From: paul mabuza paulmabuza2000@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:51:34 -0800 (PST) DEAR SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES, How are you and your family i hope everything is fine with you.Have you send the application letter to the bank accredited Lawyer,if you have send it already please let me know the Lawyer's response immediately because it is important. l am waiting to hear from you. Best regards, DR PAUL MABUZA SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Nov. 18 Dear Dr Mabuza, Yes indeed - and I await his reply. Yours sincerely, BARR. J. NDHLOVU Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:36:49 -0800 (PST) ATTN:Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes l received your mail and you said that you cannot trace your uncle Fund Deposit and Death Certificate and you want me to use my power and get this two Certificate and submit it to the bank for your application for approval of your inheritance in African Development Bank of South Africa. l will help you to get the two Certificate at the cost of 5000 pounds and my legal charges for assisting you in claiming your inheritance money is $7500 but i need a deposit of my legal charges. l will need a deposit of $3500 for my legal charges and 5000 pounds for getting the two Certificate for you. You have to use MONEY GRAM TRANSFER to send the money to me so that it will be quicker. You should use my personal assistance information to send the money because i am a busy Lawyer. Here is the information for sending the money, Name:GODWIN NNAMA Address:239 MALBORROW ROAD LOMBARDY EAST SOUTH AFRICA Postal Code:2190 When you send the money send the reference number and sender name and address to me because MONEY GRAM TRANSFER needs all this details before they will give the money to my personal assistance,it is very important.You have to send first 3500 to the information i gave you and second 3500 to the same information, the same day because here you cannot receive more 3500 at once. l called the number you gave me but it enters answering message.l will do my best to make sure that the bank approves your inheritance money to you.l need your account details were you want your inheritance money to be transfered to. THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. BARRISTER J NDHLOVU My reply follows shortly - our little scammer has big ideas but little does he know that he is travelling on a roundabout on the road to nowhere... SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Nov. 19 My Dear Barrister Ndhlovu, I am so sorry that you found it difficult to contact me on my personal mobile telephone number. If you need to speak to me, try my personal land line number which is [0] 131 225 9986. If I am unavailable ask for my personal assistant Mr Scotsman. With regard to your fees, I am rather puzzled why the cash should be sent to a complete stranger. I think it best that the money is transferred straight into your personal account. As a lawyer there will be no problem in sending the full sum immediately to your bank if you send me an e-mail confirming that this transaction is ceteris paribus and fissure in ano. Yours truly, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] BARR. J. NDHLOVU Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 05:57:07 -0800 (PST) ATTN:Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes, I RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND I CALLED THE LAND LINE YOU GAVE ME BUT IT RINGS AND GOES INTO VOICE MESSAGE. I WILL GIVE YOU OUR CHAMBERS ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNT DETAILS FOR SENDING THE MONEY BECAUSE MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT HAS A LOT OF BOND THAT IS BEEN DEDUCTED FROM IT,I WILL NOT LIKE A SITUATION WERE YOU SEND THE MONEY INTO MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND MOST OF THE MONEY WILL BE DEDUCTED BECAUSE OF MY BOND AND I WILL NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO GET THE TWO DOCUMENTS FOR YOU AND SUBMIT IT TO THE BANK. OUR ACCOUNTANT ACCOUNT DETAILS IS, BANK NAME:FIRST NATIONAL BANK SOUTH AFRICA ACCOUNT NAME:PUMEZA NDABA ACCOUNT NUMBER:62055031266 BRANCH CODE:253305 SWIFT CODE:FIRNZAJJO53 YOU HAVE TO USE THIS ACCOUNT DETAILS TO SEND THE MONEY WHEN YOU SEND THE MONEY SEND THE PAYMENT SLIP TO OUR OFFICE. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE WORRIED BECAUSE OUR ACCOUNTANT IS ONE OF OUR TOP WORKER IN OUR CHAMBERS.WE USE HER ACCOUNT AS A RECEIVING ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. BARRISTER J NDHLOVU SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES 19 November My Dear Ndhlovu, Thank you for your prompt reply. Again, my apologies for any problems you have experienced in telephoing me. However, I think the problems must emanate from your exchange as other people have called me this morning. However, to the matter in hand. I am delighted to inform you that I shall be flying to South Africa on Wednesday to deliver an address to the International Congress of Merchant Bankers in Cape Town. I was not planning to attend but my old friend Professor Jose Mourinho of the University of Lison, Portugal is unwell and I have been asked to step into the breach. Therefore I suggest that we meet and I can pay you these fees in cash which will be of mutual benefit. I can meet you in Cape Town on Wednesday evening or in Durban on Friday or Johannesburg next Saturday [27 November]. Would you prefer US dollars as opposed to sterling ? Yours sincerely, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] Surprisingly he seems to have taken the bait as my next e-mail will show BARR. J. NDHLOVU Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:30:58 -0800 (PST) ATTN:Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes, I RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND I WILL BE GLAD TO MEET YOU WHEN YOU ARRIVE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.I WILL LIKE US TO MEET IN JOHANNESBURG AS YOU SAID. YOU MUST CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU ARRIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA SO THAT I WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE ALREADY.YOU CAN PAY ME IN DOLLARS THEIR IS KNOW PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. BARRISTER J NDHLOVU How nice to know that "Barrister J Ndhlovu" still has faith in the US dollar. President Bush will be so pleased. SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES 22 November 2004 My Dear Ndhlovu, Thank you for your e-mail of 19 November. I suggest you meet me on Friday 26 November at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Saxonwold which as you probably know is just outside Johannesburg. Perhaps you would care to join me for lunch ? If this is convenient, meet me at the reception desk at 1.00 pm. The US dollars have been drawn out of the bank and I have arranged for the cash to be transferred directly tothe Park Hyatt Hotel on Wednesday. Would you confirm that this arrangement is satisfactory as soon as possible ? Yours sincerely, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] BARR. J. NDHLOVU Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:09:54 -0800 (PST) ATTN:Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes, I RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CALL YOU BUT NOBODY PICKS UP YOUR PHONE. I WILL MEET YOU AS YOU SAID AND I NEED YOU TO CALL ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE LONDON BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CALL YOU BUT IT IS DIFFICULT. THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION. BARRISTER J NDHLOVU OH WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN WE FIRST PRACTISE TO DECEIVE! DR PAUL MABUZA Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:41:24 -0800 (PST) DEAR Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes, How are you i hope everything is fine with you.l did not hear from you,what is going on with you and the bank Lawyer because i did not hear from you again. l want to know what is happening with you and the bank Lawyer. l am waiting to hear from you. Best regards, DR PAUL MABUZA SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Sir Charles My Dear Mabuza, Than you for your e-mail of 23 November. Surely Barrister Ndhlovu has let you know that my colleagues Mr Sherman Oaks and Dr Isa Wanker are meeting him in Johannesburg in a few days time. I would have flown over to South Africa myself but I am too busy to do so. Best regards, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES 24 November My Dear Mabuza, Since replying to your e-mail it has struck me that perhaps Barrister Ndhlovu has deliberately not kept you informed and may be trying to keep this considerable amount of money for himself. Please advise me as to whether Dr Wanker should pass over the cash to him. Yours sincerely, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] DR PAUL MABUZA Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:48:19 -0800 (PST) DEAR Sir Charles Farnes Barnes, Thanks for your mail,i told that the bank Lawyer did not no that i am involved in this transaction because of my position in the bank. You collegues should not mention my name to the bank Lawyer when they are paying him the money. l am waiting to hear from you. Best regards, DR PAUL MABUZA LET ME SOW SOME SEEDS OF DOUBT...... SIR CHARLES FARNES-BARNES Dear Dr Mabuza, Of course I will not mention your name but you haven't actually answered my question -can Barrister Ndhlovu be trusted ? This is not child's play, my dear Sir Sincerely, Sir Charles Farnes-Barnes VC BSc [Economics] more to come? |