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From: "adams kupo" <adams_kupo@webpim.cc>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:29:39 GMT
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE
FROM THE OFFICE OF;ENGR ADAMS KUPOLOKUN
CHAIRMAN, SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPORATION, {NNPC}
PLOT 23/29 FALOMO ROAD,
P.M.B.17605
IKOYI OFFICE,
LAGOS STATE,
NIGERIA.
OFFICE TEL;234-1-2903227
MOBILE TEL;234-80-3066-9180, DATE;16TH JUNE
2005
HELLO FRIEND,
I KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME AS SURPRISE TO YOU,SINCE WE DO NOT KNOW OURSELVES
OR HAVE ANY PREVIOUS CONTACT BEFORE NOW,MY PURPOSE OF WITTING YOU IS THIS.
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($27.5M USD) 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 APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS
REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR
POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM TWENTY-SEVEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED OF STATE DOLLARS(US$27.5M).
THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY ARE SEEKING THE SURPORT OF FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT SO THEY HAVE GIVEN DIRECTIVE TO ALL FEDERAL PARASTATALS TO
SETTLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BEING OWED FOR CONTRACT THAT THEY HAD
DONE,SO OUR PLAN IS TO INCLUDE THE NAME THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE AS ONE OF THE
CONTRACTORS BEING OWED IN MY CORPORATION.(NNPC)NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPERATION,WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU ALSO IS A SAFE ACCOUNT EVEN IF EMTY INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT
ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE
OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$8.3 MILLION OF THE
REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$16.5MILLION WHILE US$2.75MILLION WILL BE SET
ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. GEORGE BRUCE, THE PRESIDENT OF BROGE INTERNATIONAL
TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
10022 WITH TELEPHONE (212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 25% THE MONEY WAS
DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN
NEW YORK AS WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. GEORGE WAS NO LONGER ON THAT
ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO
SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$19.8M TO MR GEORGE BRUCE.THIS TIME
AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE
COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE
YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND 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
WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$27.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF THIS
PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH E-MAIL STATED BELOW SO WE
CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE
TRANSFER HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14
WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% RISK FREE AND TOTALLY SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.
REACH ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY PRIVATE E MAIL ADDRESS
kup_adams@zipmail.com.br
BEST REGARDS.
ENGR;ADAMS KUPOLOKUN
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