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From: "sli sllog" <sli_sllog_soh4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sli_sllog_soh33@sify.com
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 19:46:06 +0100
Subject: REMITE $27,000,000.00 TO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT...
ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA CRESENTSURULERE
LAGOS -NIGERIA,
DEAR sir/madamIT'S IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE AND INFORM YOU OF A TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE
TRANSFER OF $27,000,000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) ONLY INTO A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING MY ARRIVAL WITH MY COLLEAGUES FOR
THE SHARING WITH YOU AS THE ACCOUNT OWNER INTO WHICH THE MONEY IS
REMITTED.I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC), LAGOS AND THIS MONEY ORIGINATED FROM OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT
EXECUTED FOR THE CORPORATION SOME YEARS BACK.
THIS CONTRACT HAS LONG BEEN COMPLETED BY A FOREIGN FIRM AND THE
CONTRACTOR DULY PAID. I NOW SEEK IF YOU WOULD PERMIT THE SURPLUS TO BE
REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE ARE TOP GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AND WE CANNOT COME OUT OPENLY TO CLAIM THIS AMOUNT.THIS IS WHY WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMPETENT AND HONEST COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL
ABROAD WHOSE DOCUMENTS WOULD BE TENDERED BY US HERE IN NIGERIA AS ONE OF
THE CONTRACTORS THAT EXECUTED THE PROJECT.HOWEVER, I WOULD WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PERSONAL ASSURANCE THAT YOU WOULD NOT
SIT ON THE MONEY WHEN IT GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL THIS TRANSACTION,IN ORDER NOT TO
TARNISH THE CONFIDENCE REPOSE IN THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THIS
TRANSACTION.TO EFFECT THIS TRANSFER, I THEREFORE REQUEST THE FOLLOWING:YOUR ACCOUNT
NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK, ADDRESS, TELEX, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND
TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.SO FAR, AFTER DUE CONSULTATIONS, YOU WILL STRONGLY AND RELIABLY
RECOMMENDED TO US ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT MET ORENTERED INTO ANY KIND OF
CONNTRACT WITH YOU BEFORE AS TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF YOUR (BR)HONESTY, BUT
BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS,I PERSONALLY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE
HONEST ENOUGH AND WOULD NOT SIT ON THE MONEY IF FINALLY GOT INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.IT IS ON THIS NOTE THAT I CONSIDER IT PROPER TO WRITE YOU ASKING FOR
YOUR PERMISSION AND SUPPORT TO TRANSFER THIS AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
YOU SHOULD NOT FEAR ANY RISK BECAUSE WE HAVE CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENT TO
SAVE GUIDE YOU IN THE TRANSACTION.THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE HENCEIT REQUIRES HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE
AND SECRECY. THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SHARING MODALITIES:
A. 10% WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS;
B. 30% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT;
C. 60% OF IT WILL BE FOR US THE ORIGINATORS.BE INFORMED THAT ON COMPLETION OF THIS BUSINESS I WILL USE PART OF MY MONEY
TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY UNDER YOUR CARE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER
OPERATION WILL TAKE SEVEN TO TEN WORKINGDAYS TO BE COMPLITED.PLEASE CONTACT ME BY THE ABOVE E-mailWITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
MY DEEPEST PRAYERS FOR YOU. PLS DO NOT FAIL TO WRITE ME BACK AT MY PRIVATE
EMAIL ADDRESS:Sli_sllog_soh33@sify.com
MR Dr.Victor Dan
PIVATE MOBILE: 0092348033052578
email:Sli_sllog_soh33@sify.com
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