Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 21:09:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Johnson Sotte" <jsotte3@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Good Investment
To: jsotte3@yahoo.com
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL [REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE/ MUTIAL BENEFIT].
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For Your Kind Attention, iam an accountant in the finance department of the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC), and i head a seven man tenders board in charge of contract review and payment approval. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.

This is as a result of contracts executed by a consortium of multi-nationals in the oil industry in favour of NNPC among which were:

(1)Contract for turn around maintenance (TAM) of various refineries (Kaduna, Port-Harcourt and Warri) in the country $50 million US dollas.

(2)The expansion of the pipe line network within Nigeria for crude oil down stream product distribution, and subssequent evacuation $820 million US dollas.

(3)The contruction of storage tanks for petroleum products(deposits) $190 million US dollas.

The original value of these contracts were delibrately over invoiced to the total sum of ($30,500,000)US dollas which has now been approved and is now ready to be transfered, as the companies that actually executed these contracts have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.

Consequently, i and my colleagues are willing to transfer the sum of $50.5 million US dollas to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the code of conduct bureau(civil service law) from opening and/or operating foreign account. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the transfered sum, while we shall be entitled to 70% of the sum.

Modalities have been worked out with some officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of this funds within 14 working days subject to your satisfaction of the these terms

(a)That you treat this transaction utmost secrecy and confidentility. (b)That the funds would be transfered to an account where you have absolute control over,as to enable our share to be secured.Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free.

To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the fund, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed with your name or the name of the company you may want to use as the bonafide beneficiary.To facilitate this transaction, you are requested to send immediately the following information:

(a)Your bank address/fax/tel/telex number.
(b)Your bank account number.
(c)Your private telephone and fax number for easy easy communication.

Once more, i want you to understand that having put in 28years in the civil service of my country, iam averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and confidentiality from your side.

Yours sincerely,
Johnson Sotte