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From: umaru shinkaffi <cbn_kttoffice_nig2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:10:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WIRE TRANSFER OF FUNDS/CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ORDER,URGENT REPLY AND THANKS.
DEAR SIR/MA,
RE: OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ORDER.
AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT I DECIDED TO REACH YOU
DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING
AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS. I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL COMPUTING/MONITORING UNIT OF
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
SOMETIME IN THE PAST, YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS
APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE AND REQUESTED
THAT I ASSIST HEM TO CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL.
THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME, COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK
PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT THEM INTO OUR
CUMPUTING SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL COMPUTING UNIT SO THAT
IT WILL APPEAR AS IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE GENUINE
CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY
TO TRANSFER A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THEY
ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND THE
MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE CBN SINCE THEN. THE
ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID SO THEY WANTED TO
USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS OUT OF
NIGERIA. WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD
GIVE ME US$100,000.00 AND GIVE ME ANOTHER
US$100,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUND TO YOUR
ACCOUNT WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE THAT AND YOUR
NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE
PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT, THEY
STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREAT. I
IMMEDIATELY DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUND
WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME AS REGAR DS TO MY DUTY AND
RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGERED THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR
THREAT DID NOT WORK AND STARTED BRIBNG OTHER
OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS, APPROVALS ARE FREE, IS
IT NOT FUNNY THAT A CONTRACTOR IS BEING ASKED TO PAY
ONE TAX AND LEVY OR THE OTHER WHILE HIS MILLIONS ARE
HERE WITH US. I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND
OBSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF CONTRACT WITH
ME. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY
AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW. AFTER A SHORT
TIME, THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON TOPAY
AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON. THEY ARE SIMPLY WICKED
AND DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR PROBLEM LIES.
NOW, IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY
CONDITIONS:-
1.I WILL HAVE 30% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE
TWO OF US LEFT FROM NOW.
II.YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR
COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL
PAY IN MY OWN SHARE DUE TO MY SENSITIVE POSITION.
III. AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT WILL USELESS AND A MORE
WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON,
SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION WITH UTMOST
SECRECY.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO LET US FINALISE. BUT IF YOU ARE
NOT INTERESTED, I ADVISE YOU TO FORGET THE FUND AS IT
WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE ACCOUNT.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. UZO .B. ADAMS.
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL COMPUTER AUDITING/MONITORING UNIT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
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