From: "Patrick Ichu" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:26:26 +0100
Subject: Please Confirm

From: Barrister Patrick Ichu
Ichu & Associates Esq.
Lagos - Nigeria

Attn: Sir/Madam

I am Barrister Patrick Ichu of Ichu & Associates Esq here in Nigeria and I am contacting you for an urgent business transaction of some fund belonging to my client Honorable Ndudi Elumelu and his group members of the committee that was set aside to investigate the power sector in Nigeria.

Under the mandate given to my client by the Honorable Speaker Federal House of Representative Nigeria, Honorable Demije Bankole CFR , and His Excellency, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President Federal Republic of Nigeria. I therefore contacting you in line with the probe/public hearing on the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) or The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) which my client is the House Committee Chairman that is assigned to verify the project done on behalf of the above named Parastatals.

My client and his group in one of their final resolution, came across a substantial amount of $76.5Million in an account that is waiting for claim by yet to be identified beneficiary, but from their investigation, their discovered from the files that was brought before his committee that the money was an over invoiced contract fund. Immediately, my client alerted me of this development; I therefore help them to moved this stipulated amount to a secrete security company abroad hoping to find someone, company or organisation capable of receiving and keeping this money on behalf of my client.

I therefore, agreed with my client and his group members to seek for your consent in representing my client as a bonafide beneficiary to the said fund in order to get the money paid to you by security company abroad since the money is in transit.

I will secure all the relevant documents that will back you up as the bonafide beneficiary of the money and the fund will be release to you. I have agreed with my client and his group to give you 40% of the total amount for your assistance and the remaining will be for them.

Therefore, for you to receive the money as we have explained above, kindly send to us the following information which we are going to use to prepare all the vital documents in your favour before the security company can be able release the sum of US$76,500,000.00 (Seventy Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you.

If you are interested and is ready to cooperate with me, it is very important you send to me, Your Full Names, Present Address, Age, Occupation, Phone and Fax Numbers. Be informed that this transaction is a risk free transaction but needs utmost confidentiality and trust by every parties involved.

I therefore anxiously wait for your urgent response to enable me expedite action on this transaction.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Patrick Ichu.