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From: "Mr Tanko .usman" <usman.tanko@tiscali.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mr.tanko@tiscali.cz
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 02:05:38 +0100
Subject: GOODDAY
FROM MR TANKO USMAN.
THE DIRECTOR,
NATIONAL OFFICE FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.
Please Reply to: mr.tanko@tiscali.cz
GOODDAY,
I KNOW THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENT BEFORE BUT SURFICE ME TO INFORM YOU THAT I WRITE SINCERELY TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE ,CO-OPERATION AND TRUST THUS TO ENABLE ME ACCOMPLISH A BUSINESS TRANSACTION IN MY OFFICE.I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICK CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION WHICH IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE IS CONFIDENCIAL,CONCIDERING MY POSITION .I AM PREVILEDGE TO BE THE DIRECTOR NATIONAL OFFICE FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,MY NAME IS MR TANKO USMAN I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY PERSONAL SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE SILENT FOREIGN PARTNER WHOM I CAN CONFIDE IN AND ENTRUST MONEY IN IS ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING.
TO START WITH,MY OFFICE AWARD CONTRACT TO BOTH LOCAL AND FORIEGN COMPANIES,SO DURRING LAST YEAR THIS OFFICE AWARDED A CONTRACT OF $118,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS TO A FOREIGN FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 30 UNIT DUPLEX IN ABUJA FEDERAL CAPITAL CITY OF NIGERIA,MEANT FOR THE MINISTERS,SO THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED UNDER MY OFFICE AND ME BEING THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGE.
DURRING THE PROCESS I DELIBRATELY OVER INFLATE THE CONTRACT SUM TO $145,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH MY PRIVATE CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND A COMMISSION OF $27,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS WAS DISCRETELY TO ME AFTER THE WHOLE CONTRACT AND BY VIRTUE OF MY POSITION AS A CIVIL SERVANT IN MY COUNTRY STILL SERVING UNDER THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT I CAN NOT ACQUIRE SUCH HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN MY NAME LIKEWISE I CAN NOT OWN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN MY NAME I WILL BE QUESTIONED TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THIS MONEY AND AS A MATTER OF FACT THIS IS THE MAIN REASON WHY I HAVE CONTACTED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION TOGETHER TO ENABLE ME PRESENT YOU AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTOR WHO EXECUTED THIS CONTRACT WITH SOME BACK UP-DOCUMENTS OF THE CONTRACT CLAIMS AS EVIDENCE OF PROOF THAT YOU REALY DID THE SAID CONTRACT,NOW AWAITING PAYMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, BECAUSE PRESENTLY THE GOVERNEMWNT IS EXPECTING ME TO PRESENT THE CONTRACTOR FOR PAYMENT AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN CLAIM TH
IS MONEY IS FOR YOU TO SHOW YOUR WILLINGNESS AND UNDERSTANDING TO CO-OPERATE, TO ACT AS THE CONTRACTOR/BENEFICIARY OF THE CONTRACT SUM NO MATTER WETHER YOU DID THE SAID CONTRACT OR NOT,PROPER ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN PUT INPLACE FOR SMOOTH REALISATION OF THIS BUSINESS.THIS IS GUANRANTEED AND IT IS RISK FREE.
I HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WILL ACT AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS MONEY ON MY BEHALF YOU OR YOUR COMPANY WILL RETAIN 20% OF $27,000,000 MILLION US DOLLARS,BUT I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS RISK FREE IS A MONEY ACQUIRED THROUGH COMMISSION FROM FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT WITH MY INFLUENCE AS THE DIRECTOR IN CHARGED OF THE CONTRACT, ONLY THAT I CAN NOT OWN SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT AS A CIVIL SERVANT HERE IN NIGERIA THAT IS WHY I NEEDED YOUR ASSISTANCE AND YOUR NAME IS PROTECTED AND YOUR SAFETY IS GUARANTEED ASWELL,SO YOU DONT NEED TO ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR ,IT WILL BE BASE ON DOCUMENTATION,JUST SHOW YOUR INTEREST THEN I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE PROCEEDURE.
PLEASE BECAUSE OF MY POSITION, I HERE BY OBLIGE YOU TO ATTACH A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCIAL TO THIS TRANSACTION WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE WILLING TO RENDER THIS MUCH NEEDED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I WILL NOT WANT ANY UNDUE PUBLICITY AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE CONFIDENT REPOSE ON YOU AS MY FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS TRANSACTION AND THIS IS ALL I GOT TO SHOW FOR MY LONG TERM IN SERVICE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR KIND RESPONSE
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR TANKO USMAN.
STAY BLESSED.
Please Reply to: mr.tanko@tiscali.cz
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