INVESTMENT REQUEST Compliment of the season! It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which i believe, will be a big surprise as we are both complete strangers. I work for the Ministry of Minerals and Energy in South Africa, and by this letter I am representing and also acting on behalf of two of my senior colleague (The Director General and The Group General Manager) whose mandate I have got to contact a trusted and reliable foreign based businessman, concerning the business matter of mutual benefit to all. By this mandate given to me, we are in dire need of a foreign partner to assist us in the transfer/investment of USD 15,00,000,00. (fifteen Million, United States Dollars). The key issues are the transfer and the subsequent investment of the said sum. We are ready to go into an agreement with you and also offer you a negotiable fee for putting together an investment portfolio. It does not matter whether or not you own a company or you have invested funds before. We shall guide you on what to do. The basis will be that a major company won a contract and subcontracted it to you. More often, big trading companies and firms of unrelated field win contracts and subcontracts to more specialized firms for execution. We shall follow strictly all the legal procedures entailed in our laws and international laws in transferring the funds to you. The source of the funds is legitimate and authoritative. Please, be informed that under the South Africa Government monetary policy, strategic positioned government officials are not allowed to operate or own bank account overseas, hence our need for a foreign partner to front for us. We pray that you take the essence of this letter in strict confidence, as the two officials involved would not like to be exposed on this. Kindly notify me via my e-mail, upon you acceptance to assist us. Further details will be made available to you as soon as you reply. We shall provide you with our confidential phone and fax number, once there is positive response from you. Thank you and God bless, as we wait for your urgent response Best Regards. ENGR. KHUMALO MAKA