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The Company specializes in, and is the industry
leader for, full booth operations to Native American casinos and has
developed a suite of cash access products for use in the traditional
gaming and retail markets.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia ----Anooraq Resources Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ARQ) (AMEX:ANO)
announces that another milestone has been met in the implementation of
the Company's Reverse Takeover ("RTO") by Pelawan Investments (Pty)
Ltd. The property, involving a 50/50 joint venture with
a subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited, is
located approximately 250 kilometres northeast of Johannesburg, South
Africa .

The RTO also positions Anooraq as an entity qualifying as a Black
Economic Empowerment ( "BEE") company and consequently affords Anooraq
additional opportunities and greater flexibility under South Africa's
new mining laws, which require the participation of BEE entities in
mineral projects . Other on-going initiatives include job creation, skills
development and educational training.

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The management of Anooraq is proud to be associated with an
on-going initiative to facilitate the broadly based social and
economic empowerment and upliftment opportunities of its BEE
stakeholders and their associated communities.

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Chex's product lines
include full financial service booth operations , credit and debit card
cash advances, Automated Teller Machine placements, multi-function
ATMs , check cashing and electronic check conversion and verification,
stored value cards, and money remittance services.

FastFunds Financial Corporation is a holding company operating
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Chex Services, Inc.

For further details on Anooraq and its South African properties
please visit the Company's website www. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements
include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes ,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions .

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Coupled with our recent expansion into
the Caribbean market, this contract reflects significant progress
towards our international initiatives," stated Ijaz Anwar, FastFunds'
Chief Operating Officer.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ronald W.

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(Nasdaq: EQTX), a holding company based in Englewood, Colorado. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date
hereof and FastFunds Financial Corporation disclaims any intent or
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Certain Anooraq shares, comprising $9,875,000 in value ("Bleed
Shares"), were excepted from the Lockup. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed
in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance
and actual results or developments may differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements.

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These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements. Pelawan must also at all future times be owned 100% by
historically disadvantaged South Africans and is required at all
material times in the future to hold a certain minimum shareholding
("Statutory Shareholding ") in Anooraq, currently set at 52%. The proceeds received
by Pelawan from the sale of the Bleed Shares will be distributed to
Pelawan's shareholder base, comprising 15 broadly based BEE groupings
including womens' investment groups, cultural trusts and Limpopo
based upliftment groups within those areas where Anooraq's proposed
mining activities are situated. It is
also the only BEE company with a primary listing on a North American
stock exchange.

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"This contractual relationship displays our vision to continue to
expand into emerging international markets that offer new and exciting
opportunities for FastFunds. This
would ensure that Anooraq remains a BEE company under South African
Mineral Legislation and that Pelawan retains a controlling interest
in Anooraq, as required by the Exchange Control Authorities in South
Africa. These activities allow us to understand community needs
and facilitate empowerment and upliftment initiatives in an informed
way, based on joint decisions made between ourselves and community
leaders. The combination of its significant PGM assets , status
as a BEE and direct access to financing opportunities on North
American and European markets , positions Anooraq to become a leading
PGM company. Investors are cautioned that
any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that
actual results or developments may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements.

No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the
information contained in this news release.

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("Basinco"). of
Minnetonka, Minnesota . Thiessen, President and CEO

This release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements".

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com.; economic downturns affecting the operations of
FastFunds Financial Corporation its subsidiaries or companies proposed
for merger or acquisition; the loss of contracts or failure to acquire
new contracts; failure to obtain new international contracts; success
of any legal actions; failure to successfully implement newly
developed product lines including projected increases in revenues or
earnings; the inability to initiate or complete any contemplated
restructuring , offering, acquisition, disposition or other
transaction; adverse financial performance by FastFunds Financial
Corporation or its subsidiaries; failure to obtain or maintain
regulatory approval for products and services offered by FastFunds
Financial Corporation or its subsidiaries; adverse equity market
conditions and declines in the value of FastFunds Financial
Corporation common stock; and the unavailability of financing to
complete management's plans and objectives.

Anooraq Advancing Social + Economic Empowerment Objectives

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Factors which could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in the
Securities and Exchange Commission filings of FastFunds Financial
Corporation (f/k/a Seven Ventures, Inc.) or its majority owned parent
company Equitex, Inc.

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In terms of a Shareholders Agreement governing the
RTO Anooraq and Pelawan agreed that all shares held by Pelawan in
Anooraq, save for certain excepted shares, will be retained in escrow
("Lockup") until the earlier of September 29, 2010 or twelve months
after the commencement of commercial production from the Ga-Phasha
Project.

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Chex Services' website is located at
www.

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("Chex"),
a provider of comprehensive cash access services to gaming facilities
and retail locations under the trademarked name FastFunds, has signed
a marketing agreement with Basinco Holdings Co. Anooraq has the right to
facilitate the sale of the Bleed Shares, within an agreed time frame,
after the closing of the RTO."

Anooraq is actively engaged in the advancement of major PGM
projects and has attractive mineral holdings throughout South
Africa's Bushveld Complex, the world's premier PGM environment.

ANOORAQ RESOURCES CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE:ARQ) (AMEX:ANO)

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Once the Bleed Shares are sold, Pelawan
may not sell any more of its 52% shareholding in Anooraq until the
expiry of the Lockup, and then only to the extent that the Statutory
Shareholding level has been reduced. All statements in this release, other
than statements of historical facts , that address future production,
reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and
events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking
statements.

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FastFunds Financial Announces New Marketing Contract for Europe Asia and African Expansion

Through this transaction , Anooraq has acquired a 50%
interest in the Ga-Phasha Platinum Group Metals ("PGM") Project (the
"Ga-Phasha Project"), an advanced stage project with substantial
mineral resources.

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In commenting on this
milestone Ron Thiessen, President and CEO of Anooraq, said:

"The sale of the Bleed Shares constitutes one part of Anooraq's
total empowerment effort in South Africa.

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The Company is majority owned by Equitex,
Inc.

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Basinco will market Chex's full line of comprehensive cash access
products and services in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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It is intended that the proceeds will
be used by these groups to enhance their empowerment objectives,
including various corporate, social and cultural development and
investment initiatives in South African rural communities. Other initiatives include
continuous interaction with affected communities and their Tribal
Authorities. For more information on
the Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 20-F
filing with the United States Securities Commission.

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Business Editors/Financial Editors

MINNEAPOLIS ----FastFunds Financial
Corporation (OTCBB: FFFC) (the "Company" or "FastFunds") announced
today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Chex Services, Inc.fastfundsonline. ("Pelawan").

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The statements included in this press release concerning
predictions of economic performance and management's plans and
objectives constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

On March 28, 2005, all of the Bleed Shares were sold to strategic
stakeholders in Anooraq and the proceeds from such sales have been
remitted to Pelawan through the Pelawan Trust.com or
contact Investor Services at (604) 684-6365 or within North America
at 1-800-667-2114.

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