Subject: Please reply back ASAP!!!!

Here's an email from the "legal representative of a well known political personality in South Africa." Nelson Mandela? P.W. Botha? Bishop Tutu? The suspense is killing me!

NAME: Ellis Roland.(Esq.)
E-MAIL: rolandellis@tiscali.it

Dear friend,

I am a legal representative of a well known political personality in South Africa who has some financial interest that need to be legitimized using a foreign national (not resident in South Africa) as a front.

My client has briefed and mandated me to make this contact and open up communication with you for a possible business relationship. While in government, my client used his respected official position to accumulate some funds through the awards of contracts that were inflated, the said funds in question is $5.2m. These contracts have since been executed and the contractors have been duly paid, but the balanced over-invoiced amount remains unclaimed in a transitory account with the ministry of finance, awaiting approval for payment.

My client's brief to me therefore is to source for a bold and trustworthy foreign based business person, who can act as a front in laying claims to this yet unclaimed amount. More details and procedures of how the funds will be released to you as the beneficiary will be discussed after a positive response from you, and be assured that the transaction contemplated with you will be mutually beneficial with a zero level risk.

Be informed you are to benefit or compensated with 12% of the total amount involved,(although still negotiable) please respond A.S.A.P for details if interested, and send your reply to this email address(rolandellis@tiscali.it)

Regards,

Ellis Roland (Esq.).

elis_1esq@ministryedu.com