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NNPC Top Management OFFICE MUDOK AVENUE,IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA ATTENTION WE ARE SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WE BELEIVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF&! nbsp; FORTY ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS USD$50.5M INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. 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 APPROVAL IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.WITH OUR POSITION, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FOURTY ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAS.( USD$50.5M). THIS WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM THESALE OF CRUDE OIL . WHAT WE NEED OF YOU IS JUST TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSRERED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY LAW IN NIGERIA ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OWN FORIEGN ACCOUNT.FOR ASSISTING US IN THE REALISATION OF THE TRANSFER AND ALSO PARTAKING IN THE ENTIRE PROCESS, YOU WILL BE ENTITILED TO 30% OF THE MONEY, 55% WILL BE FOR ME AND MYPARTNERS, WHILE 5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FROM THE TOTAL SUM TO COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY US DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES.IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER OR NOT YOUR COMPANY DOES CONTRACT PROJECTS OF THE NATURE DESCRIBED HERE, THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU WON A MAJOR CONTRACT AND SUBCONTRACTED IT OUT TO OTHER COMPANIES, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, BIG TRADING COMPANIES OR FIRMS OF UNRELATED FIELDS WIN MAJOR CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS TO MORE SPECIALISED FIRMS FOR EXECUTION OF SUCH CONTRACTS. WE HAVE STRONG AND RELIABLE CONNECTIONS AND CONTACTS AT THE BANK, AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND WE HAVE CONTACTS IN THE DEBT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT (DMD) WHICH ACTUALLY IS THE APPROVING BODY, AND WE ALSO HAVE NO DOUBTS THAT ALL THIS MONEY WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED IF WEGET THE NECESSARY FOREIGN PARTNERS TO ASSIST US IN THIS DEAL. IT MAY INTEREST TO KNOW THAT 2YRES AGO, A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLE, THE CEO, OF CRAINE INT:L TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135,EAST57TH STREET,28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,10022 WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER (212)308_7788 AND TELEX NUMBER6731689, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES,IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5%. THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NOLONGER ON THAT ADDRESS AND HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO SOMEONEELSE.THAT WAS HOW WE LOST (USD$27.5M) TO MR.PATRICE MILLER. THIS TIME, WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE FIRM TO DO BUSINESS WITH,HENCE THIS MAIL TO YOU. SO, ! IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF HONEST AND RELIABLE AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL, THEN WE ARE INTERESTED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. ALL THAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU IS ASSURING US THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR SHARE IF THIS MONEY(USD$41.5M) IS SUCESSFULLY LORGED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. TREAT AS URGENT AND AS CONFIDENTIAL TOO. WAITING FOR YOUR QUICK AND KIND RESPONSE. YOURS TRULY Alh. Ibrahim D. Waziri (GED, Corporate Services)