In this case, an attempt is a situation where one of the parties refused to receive (transfer) illegal remuneration, while the other party took certain actions to do this, and not only expressed its intentions on this matter.
Kulesi simo, umzamo isimo lapho enye yezinhlangothi zenqabe ukwamukela (ukudlulisela) umholo ongemthetho, kanti omunye umuntu uthatha izinyathelo ezithile ukwenza lokhu, hhayi nje ukuveza izinhloso zalo kule ndaba.