A South African advance fee scam

You'd think advance fee scammers would at least try and get their English right, wouldn't you? This one is worth quoting in full for illustration. All the usual clues are there. The obvious nonsense about money, the cell phone number, free email address and the appalling English. However on this occasion there are extras. This one claims to know Jacob Zuma, sorry, "president Jacob zuma". You don't think he's lying, do you?

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

PO BOX 15, CAPE TOWN, 8000 PARLIAMENT STREET, CAPE TOWN

OFFICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)
PO BOX 15, CAPE TOWN, 8000 PARLIAMENT STREET, CAPE TOWN

Attn: Sir/Madam

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance/Wining file and found out why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract / inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with some none officials/ex-staff of the bank, which made your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund to you, proves abortive.

We wish to advise you that such illegal act like this have to be stopped by you, if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center in the United Kingdom or from our Ned credit bank offices, that is the latest instruction by president Jacob zuma republic of South Africa after the President Jacob Zuma on Thursday September 8th 2011 appointed Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice of South Africa., stating that Justice must be done to all This card center will send you an atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is (£5000.00 (FIVE THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS) If you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information:

1.your full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the atm card
4. A copy of your identity attached to e-mail

Contact bank: Ned credit bank
Dr. Theophilus Tuelo Mogorosi
Director Atm Swift Card Center
Tel: +27- 790-733-433
Email: committeeofforeignpayment02@gala.net

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out One Million British Pounds (£1,000,000.00) as part payment for this fiscal year 2011. Also for your information you have to stop any further comminucation with any other person(s) or office. This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Call the director on his direct number +27- 790-733-433 soon as you reply to this important message for further direction on this regards and also update me on any development from the above mentioned office.

Note: that because of imposters, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is
Nedbk/atmscxx0x5x9x3x06 so you have to indicate this code when contacting.
Please make sure that your reply should go straight to the board of director email: as stated above. We are sorry for what you must have passed through.
On behalf of the Republic of South Africa

(MR. MAX SISULU)
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA