South African Scams

In the past two days I’ve recieved two emails from a “Mr. E. Tambo” who claims that he is “a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources“. He then goes on to say that “we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty – Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars ($26,500,000.) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive such funds” and that they are willing to give you 25% of the 26.5 Million dollars if you help them out.
Too good to be true? For sure. Need more proof? The email sent out isn’t the same but the intent is. They are trying to get you to send them money with the promise of you getting more money back.
I’ve heard of this scam before and heard that thousands of people have fallen prey to it. You know what makes me sick? The fact that these scammers are feeding on the ignorance of others.
If you want to read the whole email I’ve included it in the Additional Text section so hit more if you want to see it and if you live in Cape Town you might want to give the phone number a call and tell these jerks to screw off!


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL & URGENT.
TEL: 871 – 762535915
FAX: 871 – 762535916
TEL: 27 – 836702567
Dear Sir,
I am Mr.Tambo, a native of Cape Town in South Africa and I am an Executive Accountant with the South Africa Department of Mining & Natural Resources. First and foremost, I apologized 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 a member of the
South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC) who was at the Government
delegation to your country during a trade exhibition gave your enviable
credentials/particulars to me. 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 Mining & Natural Resources where I work as an
Executive Accountant and with the cooperation of four other top officials,
we have in our possession as overdue payment bills totaling Twenty – Six
Million, Five Hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars ($26,500,000.) which we
want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation 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 the circumstances, as the South Africa Civil Service Code
of Conduct does not allow us to operate offshore account hence your
importance in the whole transaction.
This amount $26.5m 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 gotten approval to
remit by Telegraphic Transfer (T.T) to any foreign bank account you will
provide by filing in an application through the Justice Ministry 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 the transaction, your share of the sum will be 25%
of the $26,.5 million, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous
expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, 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 my above
Tel/Fax number or
my e-mail address, 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 my partners and myself 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 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 the essence in this
business.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Tambo

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18 Comments

  1. Mr. Tambo is a scam artist??!!
    But… but.. he had a Hotmail account and everything!!
    😉

  2. u mean u got just two? wow. I receive about 10 daily, since i’ve more than one e-mail account. and they come in all names: Mr Masa, Mr Abacha, and even Mrs Kobe, wife of the late “Gen. Maxwell Kobe”.
    i should be honoured hmm, that they picked me?

  3. mark lynch

    i just got this mail today!

  4. Anonymous

    How are we going to stop this scam biz. Why dont some of you who are real hackers, hack these
    guys and either block their outbound emails or
    track who the receivers are and send them an automatic warning. Or spam the senders.
    It is possible to send them a message that
    had a “hidden” message that sends their pc
    into self test and eats the disk or causes some other intermittent problem…this is cyber war,
    calling on all cyber warriors, what are you going to do. From what I here it cost the US over $100Million each year, then Europe and Austrialia are being hit as well.
    recv

  5. Paul Holmes

    I think that anyone who falls for this type of scam deserves all they get. What they are attemting to do is benefit from a criminal act.

  6. fwyman

    wish to get read of all trash mail

  7. William

    What does this cost.Please advise.

  8. jean palin

    I Have heard that you can wash spam mail
    please help as I am tearing my hair OUT
    NOT APRETTY SIGHT

  9. matt

    how do i get on the mailwash site??

  10. abradshaw

    I have been deluged with rubbish emails and how can I have them all removed? Please please help me.

  11. Anonymous

    Why are you people asking me how to get rid of spam mail? If I knew I’d be a millionaire. Do your own searching.

  12. Fran Riley

    I am interested in getting rid of spam.
    Can you help me.

  13. Candace Lint

    Please help me get rid of all spam sent to my address.
    Thanks, Candace Lint

  14. Bill Neely

    Stop all spam ads on my email account

  15. For all of those asking me to stop SPAM on your email accounts STOP ASKING!! I don’t have the ability to do that. Only you and your server administrator has that ability to stop bugging me! This post was only a heads up to anyone who has recieved a South African money scam email!

  16. David

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