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From: smithedward5 <smithedward5@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: smithedward1@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:51:35 +0100
Subject: FROM SMITH EDWARD NNPC
DEAR FRIEND,
WE ARE SENDING THIS LETTER TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE
FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. WE
BELIVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE
SUM OF ELEVEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ( $11.4M 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
PRIOITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF
ELEVEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATED DOLLARS (US$11.4M). THIS
AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL
DURING THE GULF WAR. WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT 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
30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS WE KEEP THE REST. IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW
THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. GAMAL
RATEB SCHAROUBIM, OF CHICAGO, AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN
WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 30% THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT
ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO AS WE WERE RELIABLY
INFORMED THAT MR. GAMAL RATEB SCHAROUBIM WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE
HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOME BODY ELSE.
THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$27.5M TO MR. SCHAROUBIM. 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$11.4M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF THIS
PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: ONLY YOUR
RESPONSE 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% SAFE.PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL.
GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. at smithedward1@o2.pl
BEST REGARDS
Dr Smith Edward
Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC)
105, Adolph Crescent,
Victoria Island
Lagos Nigeria
smithedward1@o2.pl
FROM SMITH EDWARD NNPC
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