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Dr.Hassan Umar LAGOS-NIGERIA EMAIL;umarhassan4@yahoo.it TEL;234-802-774-2985 ATTN: Sir\Ma REF: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS EXECUTION. AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE OF NIGERIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WE WRITE WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN THE LEGALITY OF YOUR COMPANY AND THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR PERSON ESSENTIALLY THE BUSINESS WE ARE ABOUT TO COMMENCE IS FUNDAMENTALLY BASED ON SHEER TRUST AND SENSE OF PURPOSE. FOR SUCCINCT INTRODUCTION, WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT VIEWING PANEL(CRP)OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) ABUJA, THE SETTING UP OF OUR COMMITTEE WAS NECESSITATED BY THE FLAWS AND BLATANT ABUSE OF THE LAST MILITARY REGIME WHICH AWARDED CONTRACTS AT INCREDIBLY INFLATED COST . TENACIOUS EFFORTS AND WELL EXPENDED ENERGY AND EX PENCE, WE WERE ABLE TO RECTIFY THESE FLAWS AND TO PAY THE CONTRACTORS THEIR RIGHTLY DUES AT THE END OF THEIR ARDUOUS EXERCISE A SUM OF US$20M(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY) WAS LEFT IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)DUE TO THE INITIAL INFLATED COST BASED ON CONTRACT NO:FGN /NNPC/LNG-PED1025-97 FUND SECURITY NO:CBN000CC38. HOWEVER, THE CHECKED POLITICAL TRANSITION IN THE COUNTRY HAS DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SUM BE DISBURSED AMONG MEMBERS EQUITABLY. THIS PRECISELY IS WHY WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS MONEY HAS TO BE PAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FROM THE C.B.N WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH AN UNFLINCHING FAITH THAT YOU WOULD NOT BETRAY US. SHARE: WITH YOUR ABILITY IN THE TRANSACTION, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO 25%, I AND MY COLLEAGUE WILL HAVE 70%, WHILE THE REMAINING 5% IS TO TAKE PART DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION. MODUS OPERAND UM: TO ENABLE US PUT CLAIMS AND INVOICE FOR THE PAYMENT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BY EMAIL. (1) YOUR BANK PARTICULARS (NAME, ADDRESS, FAX &ACCOUNT NUMBER OF YOUR BANK) (2)YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO REACH YOU DURING AND AFTER BUSINESS HOURS.(3)YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR JOB DESCRIPTION AND FOLLOW UP LETTERS OF CLAIMS THROUGH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC), IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND BE COMPLETED WITH SEVEN (7) BANK WORKING DAYS FROM THE DAY WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE MENTIONED INFORMATION. PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUICK RESPOND. YOUR SINCERELY, Dr.Hassan Umar