NIGERIAN SCAM LETTER ARCHIVES
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Introduction Have you received a Nigerian Scam Letter in Thailand? A Long Series of Letters from the Con Men

"STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL"
My friend received this letter in 1996. This is a classic scam. When was the last time someone wrote you out of the blue and offered to put 40 million dollars into your bank account? This must be your lucky day!

  

Engr. Maharaja Ikem
Telfax:234-1-881722
Lagos-Nigeria.

19th September, 1996.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Sir,

With reference to an introduction and recommendation made of your esteemed firm by out suppliers, I do hereby wish to commence talk with you on a highly confidential level.

I am the chief accountant and also the member of contract awarding committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. After due consultation with my colleagues of the committee, the Federal Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Nigeria, I am duly mandated to arrange with you for the possible transfer of forty point zero five three million U.S. dollars (US$40.053M only) which represents an over estimated sum resulting from various contracts executed by some famous firms for my ministry.

I would appreciate so much if you will provide account into which the aforementioned sum will be lodged. All modalities of facilities the transfer to remittance have fully worked out with the Federal Ministry of Finance and National Apex Bank (CBN) the arrangement among other things spells out that the amount in question will be put into the account within 21 working days.

It will also please you to note that for your involvement in the business, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the total, 60% will be for those of us in Nigeria while the remaining 10% is set aside for defrayal of any expenses that may be incurred locally and internationally in course of the transfer.

If the above proposal interests you, please forward the following particulars immediately for prompt action. They are:

A. The name of the bank, address of the bank, account number, phone and fax number of the bank.
B. Your personal/private phone and fax numbers for easy communication.

The above arrangement will make for the maximum confidentiality as the nature of the business demands. Against the foregoing background, I wish to draw your attention to the fact that we have put in greater number of years civil service of the country and would not want our last years to dent out reputation, therefore maturity and topmost secrecy should be our watch word in keeping with this deal.

Use the above tel/fax number for onward transaction with us.

Yours faithfully,

Engr. Maharaja Ikem.

Of course you'll get nothing except request for fees to enable the transaction. If you make a habit of not trying to get something for nothing, you'll never fall victim to these scams. Anyone greedy and unethical enough to respond to such an offer deserves to be taken.

Interestingly enough the stamp on the letter is not a real stamp and there is no sign of a postmark anywhere on the envelope. That means the letter could be an inside job (someone at the post office slipped it in among the letters to be delivered), some non-postal employee went door to door dropping them in everyone's mailbox, or the fake stamp was good enough to make it through the postal system undetected.

Nowadays in Thailand, email is the preferred way to contact the patsy in the Nigerian scam. On November 19, 1999, Bernard Trink reprinted this emailed Nigerian scam letter in his column in the Bangkok Post. My favorite part is "God Bless You." Just because we're corrupt does not mean we can't care about each other.

             Dear Sir, Request for your co-operation/assistance:

             May I crave your indulgence to open this business discussion by a formal letter of this sort. It is pertinent that business of this magnitude should have commenced properly with a formal meeting of you and us to enable us to get to know each other, have a fore-knowledge of the nature of the business, discuss and acquaint ourselves with the responsiblilities and functions of parties concerned, and appropriate shares accordingly.
             However, the time factor, confidentiality and personality of people involved here in Nigeria, we chose this approach for the remittance of fifteen million, five hundred thousand US dollars (US$15.5M). Please bear with us for making the initial contact through e-mail. But my partners are insisting on a meeting in order not to fall into the wrong hands.
             We are members of the special committee for budget and planning of the Ministry of Petroleum. This committee is principally concerned with contract appraisal and the approval of contracts in order of priorities as regards capital projects of the past military government of Nigeria. With our positions we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of fifteen million, five hundred thousand US dollars (US$15.5M).
             The amount was accumulated through undeclared sales of crude oil during the Gulf War. Hence, together with some of the top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the central Bank of Nigeria, we plan to transfer this amount of money into an overseas account by awarding a non-existing contract from my ministry (NNPC). To this effect, I decided to contact you and ask for your assistance.
             What we need from you, Sir, is to provide a very vital account in which the funds will be transfered. My colleagues and I have agreed to compensate the owner of the account used for this transaction with 30% of the total amount remitted. We shall keep 60% and remaining 10% reserved for taxes and other miscellaneous expenses.
             We need a reliable and trustworthy person, a reputable company to do business with, hence this letter to you. So, if you can prove yourself to be trustworthy and are interested in this deal, then we are prepared to do business with you.
             What we want from you is the assurance that you will let us have our share if the inflated amount of fifteen million, five hundred thousand US dollars (US$15.5M) is transferred into your account. If this proposal satisfies you, then reply to this mail urgently so that we can negotiate the modalities involved.
             Please, Sir, kindly treat as very urgent and strictly confidential. I honestly assure you that this
 transaction is 100% risk free. I look forward to your urgent reply. Thank you for your expected co-operation and God Bless You.
             Please let me know if you are not interested, so that we can urgently look for another partner.
             Yours truly, Dr Smith Omezie. Phone 234-1-7743446; e-mail
             smithomezie@eudoramamail.com

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 14:02:05 -0600
From: "austin alabi" <austin@skannet.com>
To: <foo@foo.com>

CONFIDENTIAL

DR.SIJUWADE BONGO. (Ph.D)
VICTORIA ISLAND
TEL: 234 90401873
FAX:234 90401873
e-mail: agabas@mailcity.com
23RD JANUARY,2000.

ATTENTION: [name withheld]

Dear Sir,

INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP.

First,I must solicit your confidence in this transaction.I am making this contact with you based on reliable information available to us,courtsey of internet business index and confirmed by our local chambers of commerce and industry,concerning your reputable organisation.Thus we are convinced you would be capable to provide us with a solution to a money transfer transaction of US$36,400,000.00(Thirty-six Million,Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Source: During the last military regimes here in Nigeria,government officials set up companies and awarded themselves contract which were grossly over-invoiced.The current civilian government have constituted a Contract Review Panel, and as members we have identified a lot of inflated contract funds which are presently floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria.By virtue of our position as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot acquire this fund in our names.We hereby solicit your assistance to help take delivery of this funds totalling(US$36,400,000.00)into your custody,and you will be adequately compensated with 25% of the entire sum.

It is our intention therefore,having your understanding and co-operation to invest 70% of this funds in products for world-wide
distribution,expansion of products manufacturing plant and importation of agricultural and oil prospecting equipment to sub-western region of Africa.While the balance 5% will cater for all local and foreign expenses incurred in facilitating the transfer of this funds.

Our projection is to conclude transfer of funds latest 5 to 9 working days from date of reciept of the following information by TEL/FAX:234 90401873(your bankers name and address,account number,your telephone and fax numbers).Our perfected modalities is remittance of stated funds as contract payment to your nominated account.The requested information,will enable us write letters of claim and job respectively.This way we will re-award the contract in your company's name and apply for payment of outstanding claims.

However,it may interest you to know a similar transaction with a Turkish national ended up in a traumatic experience,as we would require a measure of guarantee,prior to commencement,as we are hoping to build our trust on sincerity of purpose and mutual understanding.

Please contact me immediately you recieve this mail by TEL/FAX:234 90401873,thus signifying your capability and willingness to enable me give you additional details on our proposed modus-operandi of getting this funds to you 100% riskfree.

Again we look forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost confidentiality in this transaction.

Your faithfully,

DR. SIJUWADE BONGO.
e-mail: agabas@mailcity.com
(PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND BY EMAIL. RESPOND BY EITHER PHONE OR FAX YOUR
RESPONSE AND INDICATE REF:SB/01 ).

Date:    Wed, 09 Feb 2000 11:49:36 +0100
From:   Martins Aloye <maloye@194.203.20.5>    [ Add to Address Book ]
To:
Subject:BUSINESS PROPOSAL

DR MARTINS ALOYE [Ph.D, M.O.N]
VICTORIA ISLAND
TEL:23490405358
FAX:23490405358
EMAIL:martinsaloye@yahoo.com

ATTENTION:

Dear Sir,

INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your strict confidence in this transaction. We are making this contact with you based on reliable information available to us, courtsey of the Internet Business Index  concerning your reputable organisation. Thus, we are convinced that you would be able to provide us with a solution to a funds transaction of US$36,400,000.00[Thirty Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars].

SOURCE: During the last military regime here in Nigeria,there were series of contracts executed by a consortium of ABB Lumus, J.G.C. Corporation of Japan, Bouygues Offshore and a joint venture of Spiebatignoles and Dresser GmbH of Germany in favour of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company[P.P.M.C]  a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation[N.N.P.C], among which were:

1] The expansion and maintenance of pipeline network from Onne Main Station to Escravos Depot for crude oil and downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation - US$370,000,000.00.

2] Turn Around Maintenance[TAM] of the Warri, Kaduna, and Port-Harcourt refineries - US$200,000,000.00.

3] Construction of new storage tanks for the Petroleum Products[Depot] and flushing/calibration of the Ikot Ekpene/Uyo Axial Station - US$94,000,000.00.

The original value of these contracts was deliberately over - invoiced to a sum of  US$36,400,000.00[Thirty Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars]. The present democratic government of President Olusegun Obasanjo, has constituted a Contract Review Panel[CRP], to evaluate and vet these contracts awarded in the last military era. As members of this panel we have identified  these over-invoiced contract sums floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria[CBN]. Our investigation reveals, that during the last military era, government officials set up companies and awarded themselves contracts which were grossly over-invoiced in the various ministries. However, by virtue of our position as civil servants, we are prohibited by the Conduct Bureau[Civil Service Laws] from opening or operating foreign accounts. Also, as members of this panel, we cannot
acquire these funds in our names. My colleagues in this panel have therefore mandated me to look for and Offshore partner into whose account these funds[totalling US$36,400,000.00] can be remitted. Hence we are sending you this mail.

Needless to say, the trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous, we have agreed amongst ourselves to offer you 25% of the transfered sum while 5% shall be set aside for incidental expenses incured during the course of the transaction by both parties. It is our intention therefore, having your undersatnding and co-operation to invest our 70% share of these funds in importation of agricultural and oil prospecting equipment to the sub - Saharan Africa, as it will be virtually impossible to retrieve our share in cash.

Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Presidential Task Force on Contract Payments for the immediate remittance of the above stated funds within 7-10 working days from the date of receipt of the following information by TEL/FAX: 23490405358  -  your bankers name and address, account number, your telephone and fax numbers.

Please contact me immediately you receive this mail, thus signifying your capability and willingness to enable me give you additional details on our proposed modus-operandi of getting these funds to you 100% risk - free. You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to above stated terms and conditions, on our conviction of your transparent honesty, diligence and that you must accord this transaction utmost confidentiality and secrecy.

Again we look forward to doing business with you and solicit your utmost confidentiality in this transaction.

Yours Faithfully,

DR MARTINS ALOYE
EMAIL:martinsaloye@yahoo.com

NOTE:RESPOND BY EMAIL, PHONE OR FAX[FORTHE PURPOSES OF THIS TRANSACTION PHONE OR FAX WOULD BE PREFERABLE] PLEASE KINDLY QUOTE THIS REFERENCE NUMBER (MA/01) IN YOUR  ESPONSE AND FAX A COPY TO THE TEL/FAX NUMBER INDICATED ABOVE.

A slightly different Nigerian scam received a mention in Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird (April, 2000).

In Boston, chemical engineer Glenn Elion was sentenced to nearly four years in prison in February on a federal charge that he defrauded investors of $3.8 million by claiming to have duplicated the potentially incredibly lucrative genetic code of spider silk. According to the prosecutor, Elion needed the money because he himself had just been ripped off for at least $700,000 in a familiar Nigerian scam in which a man claims he found millions in U.S. currency that has been ruined by indelible ink applied by the Nigerian government, but that he knows an expensive process to remove the ink and will split the proceeds with whoever funds the cleaning.

Dear Sir,

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

This letter may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from someone you have not met before. However, we decided to contact you based on a satisfactory information we had about your business person as regards this business information concerning your country and the safety of our funds in a steady economy such as that of your country compared to our country Nigeria, Africa.
I am a civil adviser currently working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C). I and my close and trusted colleagues need your assistance in the transfer of US$45.5 million into any reliable Account you may nominate overseas. This fund was generated from over-invoicing of contracts executed by the N.N.P.C. under our control and supervision. This fund is now ready to be remitted into any account we put forward for that purpose. What we want from you is a good and reliable company or personal account into which we shall transfer this fund.
Details should include the following:
1. New account where there’s no money in it.
2. Name of Bank.
3. Address of Bank with fax and tel. number.
4. Account number.
5. Beneficiary/Signatory to account(Account name).

Upon the successful crediting of your account, the fund will be shared as follows:
1. 30% to you for your assistance.
2. 65% for myself and my colleagues.
3. 5% for contingency expenses.

Please after your first reply through e-mail, I will want us to continue further communication by fax and telephone for confidential purpose. We wish to assure you that your involvement should you decide to assist us, will be well protected. This business is 100% risk free as we have secured our own side of the transaction.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation while we look forward to a mutually benefiting business relationship with you.
Please when replying to my e-mail, kindly include your telephone, fax number and mobile telephone numbers preferably extremely private numbers where we can reach you anytime of the day. To maintain confidentiality, our pass word is “APPLE”.
Please request for the above password any time you call. If who ever that answer could not quote the password, please hang up and dial again.

Best regards,
DR. BENSON SHAFIK.

From: Munirat Abacha [SMTP:munabach@onebox.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:49 PM

Dear X,

I am Mrs. Munirat Abacha, the wife of Mohammed Abacha, son of the Late head of state of Federal Republic of Nigeria - General Sani Abacha.I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like wise developing a cordial relationship.

My husband along with his late father and top officials of their past administration has been accused of looting several Billion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. The current attitude of the present government towards my family has indeed made life quite unbearable for us.

Fortunately, Mohammed my Husband has US$12.8 million cash, which he intended to use for investment purposes overseas. This money is kept in private erected security safe in my village. It is only my husband and myself that know where the money is kept.

Due to the current situation in the country concerning government's vendettas towards my family, we seek your assistance to transfer this money out of Nigeria for the purpose of investment as intended by my husband. My family is currently being probed by this present government for alleged involvement in misappropriation of public funds during my father-in-law's regime. Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my family members from traveling or carrying out financial transactions without their express permission is in force. Right now, my husband (Mohammed) is under arrest and is being detained in connection to the above and other activities of his late father.

However, I have an arrangement on how to freight this money to you after receiving some assurances from you. The money personally belongs to my husband and he intends that it still be used for investment. No record ever existed concerning this money, neither is the money traceable by the government because there is no documentation concerning the funds in the Federal Treasury. The freighting company to be used has now been introduced to me.

Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a commission of 10%(Ten Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected services and assistance.

On your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable us discuss about this.

Your urgent response is highly needed. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your prompt response.

Best regards,
MRS. MUNIRAT ABACHA

Attn: X
I am Mrs. Munirat Abacha, the wife of Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late head of state of Federal Republic of Nigeria - General Sani Abacha.I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like wise developing a cordial relationship.My husband along with his late father looted over one Trillion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. Fortunately, Mohammed my husband has Twelve million, Eight hundred thousand United States Dollars cash which he intended to use for investment purposes overseas. This money is kept in a private erected security safe in my village. It is only my husband and myself that know where the money is kept.

Due to the current situation in the country concerning government attitude towards my family, it has become quite impossible for us to make use of this money within, thus we seek your assistance to transfer this money out of Nigeria.My family is currently being probed by this present government for our alleged involvement in misappropriation of public funds during my father-in-law's regime.

Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my family members on financial transaction have been placed on us and it is in force. Right now, my husband( Mohammed) was arrested and is being detained in connection to the above and other activities of our late father.No record ever existed concerning this money, neither is the money traceable by the government because there is no documentation concerning the funds in the Federal Treasury.

Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a commission of 10%(Ten Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected services and assistance. On your positive consent, I shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable us discuss about this transaction. Your urgent response is highly needed. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your prompt response.

Best regards,
MUNIRAT ABACHA

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.

I WISH TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TO INTRODUCE A VIABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE HAS EXPRESSED REAL TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN YOUR BUSINESS WISE AND RECOMMENDED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT YOU, GIVEN YOUR STATUS, I HAVE NO HESITATION IN REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR PARTICIPATION IN A VENTURE THAT WILL BE OF GREAT BENEFIT BELIEVING STRONGLY THAT YOU WOULD OF COURSE TREAT THE PROPOSAL WITH ALL THE MATURITY AND URGENCY IT DESERVES.

I AM THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) OFFICE IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. I AND TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DOCUMENTS TO REMIT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, THE SUM OF $25,300,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) WHICH ORIGINATED FROM OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF PETROCHEMICAL PIPELINE AND SEISMIC EQUIPMENT TO THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OIL REFINERIES AND RIGS BY A FOREIGN BASE COMPANY. THE BONA FIDE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PAID FULLY THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($167M) OUT OF THE GRAND TOTAL OF ONE HUNDRED AND NINE-TWO MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$192,300,000.00). THE REMAINING BALANCE OF US$25.3M TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO ANY ACCOUNT OF OUR CHOICE OVERSEAS ON
SPECAIL ARRANGEMENT.

IN VIEW OF THIS, I, IN CONFIDENCE AND TRUST REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST US BY CLAIMING AND ALLOWING US TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR CORPORATE OR PERSONAL ACCOUNT PENDING WHEN WE WILL PROCEED TO YOUR COUNTRY IN OTHER TO MEET YOU AND DISBURSE ACCORDINGLY.

 DUE TO THE LIMITED PERIOD IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND I SUGGEST TO DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY AND PRIVATELY IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS TO AVOID ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS IN DECISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRMS/ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WILL NOT FAVOUR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY.

NOTE: THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS OR POSITION IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE ALSO THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS TOP CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE ARE STILL IN SERVICE AND WOULD NOT LIKE THIS INFORMATION TO LEAK. FOR ASSISTING US IN THIS PROJECT, WE ARE TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHILE THE REMANING 75% IS MEANT FOR OFFICIALS CONCERNED.

ARRANGEMENT TOWARDS THIS FUND TRANSFER HAS BEEN WORKED OUT AND I ASSURE YOU, THAT YOUR ROLE POSES NO RISK OR LEGAL STRINGS WHATSOEVER ATTACHED IN YOUR POSITION AS THE BENEFICIARY, FOR WE ARE WELL PLACED IN GOVERNMENT AND CAN INFLUENCE THE VARIOUS MINISTRIES TO EFFECT SMOOTH AND FAST TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN TWENTY ONE WORKING DAYS (21DAYS),IF YOU WOULD CO-OPERATE AND ASSIST AT EVERY POINT OF NEED. AFTER WHICH THE MONEY WILL HIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER THROUGH THE BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ASSURED THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN YOUR PARTICIPATION AND THE  TRANSACTION WILL REMAIN TOP SECRET
UNTIL THE OPERATION IS CONCLUDED.

FINALLY, THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST REPOSED ON YOU SHOULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASIZED.

FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU ONCE I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY AND I WILL BRIEF YOU ON WHAT IS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE THE TRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY. YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: norbert_nwaoke@yahoo.com

AWAITING YOUR SWIFT AND FAVORABLE RESPONSE.

REGARDS,
DR NORBERT NWAOKEDI.

>===== Original Message From "M. Abacha" <mab28@mail.com> =====

My Dear Orwig,
    I am Mrs. Munirat Abacha, the wife of Mohammed Abacha, the son of the late head of state of Federal Republic of Nigeria - General Sani Abacha.
    I am contacting you in view of the fact that we will be of great assistance to each other like wise developing a cordial relationship.
    My husband along with his late father looted over one Trillion United States Dollars from the Nigeria Government. Fortunately, Mohammed my husband has Fifteen million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars cash, which he intended to use for investment purposes overseas. This money is kept in a private erected security safe in my village. It is only my husband and myself that know where the money is kept.
    Due to the current situation in the country concerning government attitude towards my family, it has become quite impossible for us to make use of this money within, thus we seek your assistance to transfer this money out of Nigeria. My family is currently being probed by this present government for our alleged involvement in misappropriation of public funds during my father-in-law’s regime. Towards this effect, an embargo restricting my family members on financial transaction have been placed on us and it is in force. Right now, my husband (Mohammed) was arrested and is being detained in connection to the above and other activities of our late father. No record ever existed concerning this money, neither is the money traceable by
the government because there is no documentation concerning the funds in the Federal Treasury.
    Bearing in mind that your assistance is needed to transfer this fund, we propose a commission of 10%(Ten Percent) of the total sum to you for the expected services and assistance. On your positive consent, please contact me immediately to enable us discuss about this transaction. Our direct Fax number, which I appeal for use in course of all our future correspondence, is 234-1-7591480. On receipt of your reply, we will contact you to discuss the details. Your urgent response is highly needed. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinarily confidential, while I await your prompt response.

Best regards,
MUNIRAT ABACHA

Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:44:27 -0400
From: egoh boyo <egoh.boyo@mailcity.com>

From: Eng. Egoh Boyo
Tel/fax : + 23490405358
Victoria Island,  Lagos

Dear Sir,

INVESTMENT/PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. We are top officials of the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (F.M.W.H.) and members of an ad hoc committee setup by the Federal Government of Nigeria to review contracts awarded by the past military administration. The members of the committee are basically interested in the importation of goods into the country with funds, which are presently floating in the
Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). This fund resulted from grossly over-invoiced contracts, which were executed for the Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (F.M.W.H.) during the last administration. It was alleged that top government officials set up companies and awarded themselves these contracts. As a result, the present administration set up this committee to identify, scrutinize and recommend for payment of all valid contracts that have been fully executed.

In the course of our duty, we identified a lot of misappropriated and inflated funds, which are presently trapped in the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) for payment. The companies who executed the contracts have been duly paid. I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues in the panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we could transfer the US$26.4M ( Twenty-Six Million Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars). As a matter of fact, we have succeeded in transferring part of this over-invoiced funds precisely, US$5M (Five Million US Dollars only) into a foreign account in Lebanon. But the provider of the account in Lebanon is up to some mischief and has refused to comply with our initial agreement insisting that the total amount be paid into his bank account before disbursement will take place. We have lost confidence and trust in our Lebanese "Friend", because if for mere US$5M we were not compensated, is it when the balance of US$21.5M is transferred that we will be sure of our full share in the deal? We therefore seek your assistance so that the
remaining amount of US$21.5M can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your account. We have agreed that the fund will be shared thus after it has been remitted into your account.

1.      30% OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO YOU FOR ACTING AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND.
2.      10% HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO BOTH PARTIES FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTIONS.
3.      60% TO US THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (WITH WHICH WE WISH TO COMMENCE AN IMPORTATION BUSINESS)

All Logistics are in place and all Modalities worked out for the smooth conclusion of the transaction within ten to fourteen days of commencement after receipt of the following: your company name, address, company's details and activities, Telephone and
Fax numbers. These information will enable us make the application and lodge claims to the concerned Ministries and Agencies in favour of your company and it is pertinent to state here that this transaction is entirely based on trust as the solar Bank Draft or certified Cheque Drawable in any of the Central Bank of Nigeria correspondent bankers abroad is going to be in your name.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above Tel/fax:+23490405358.

Best regards,
Egoh Boyo

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