Money Scam: Be careful if you receive an email similar to this. It is a Fraud.
September 10, 2008
From: Steve Oliphant
+27-733-843-634
Request for Confidential Business Relationship
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. I am a high placed official working with Department of Finance (& Economic Affairs), in Cape Town South Africa. I and two other colleagues are currently in need of a silent foreign partner whose identity we can use to transfer the sum of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars. This fund accrued legitimately to us as commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections.
The fund is presently waiting to be remitted from ABSA bank here in South Africa to any overseas beneficiary confirmed by us as associate/receiver. By virtue of our positions as civil servants in my country, we cannot acquire this money in our names. Because as high placed civil servants, we are not allowed by the civil service code of conduct to own or operate bank accounts outside of our shores. On the other hand, it is not safe for us to keep the money here due to unstable political environment.
I have been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an overseas silent partner who could work with us to facilitate transfer of this fund for our mutual benefit, hence the reason for this email.
What I am requesting from you is: (1) to be our silent partner and receive the funds as the sole benefactor to the contract amount which we shall secure all legal documentation to authenticate our claim. (2) Provide a private telephone and fax number for easy communication under your control .(3)Receive the funds as the beneficiary, take out your commission and keep the rest of the money until I arrive there to meet you after the transfer is completed.
My proposal is that after you receive the funds, it would be shared as follows:(1) 15% to you as commission for your co-operation and assistance in facilitating the transfer, while the remaining 85% belongs to me and two colleagues. You will be free to take out your commission immediately after the money hits your country. Since our objective is to invest the money in a foreign country, it would be appreciated if you could also help us with advices and direction on investing into profitable/lucrative ventures in your country for an additional 3%.
However, this is optional, and if it is not convenient for you to further assist us with investing the money, we can end our cooperation after you make available to us our part of the money.
The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and the money will be transferred successfully with all necessary back-up official documents showing legitimate source/origin of fund. The transfer will be affected within a period not longer than two weeks as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a suitable response indicating your interest for processing the transfer. I plead with you on one issue, whether you are interested or not, kindly do not expose this information to any one else.
I confirm that the transaction is legitimate and without any risks either to us or yourself.Please, give me your response immediately.
Yours Faithfully,
Steve Oliphant.
+27-733-843-634
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7 Responses to “Money Scam: Be careful if you receive an email similar to this. It is a Fraud.”
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A few years ago I submitted applications for a job through various online services and I received a response similar to this one from someone who claimed to work for some company (I can’t recall the name) and he/they wanted to transfer funds through my personal accounts.
I just discarded the email.
This is not a new scam and it has been around for quite a few years. It is called the Nigerian 419 Scam. Please google it and educate yourself about it.
These guys are unrealistically funny. I think CNBC had done an investigative documentary some while ago. These guys are simply predators with no remorse.
+27-733-843-634 has anyone tried calling this number
Why waste your money?
I did call the number its a real working number attached to a voicemessage. Still wondering what would stop a person from just opening a bank account and not having any money in it for them to take?
Mike, If it doesn’t have money, i think the scumbags will encourage you to put some funds in it to remove the element of suspiciousness or transfer some money to them to conduct the transfer. If you don’t have money then i am not sure of that would go down.