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From: "Mike Ben" <mikeben02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikeben_1@walla.com
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:43:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
OSBORNE/KINGSWAY ROAD OFFICE COMPLEX
IKOYI, LAGOS:PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY THIS EMAIL
REQUEST FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND, PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. IAM
ENGR MICHAEL BENJAMINE ONE OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [NNPC]. IT IS TRUE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE
BUT I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS THROUGH MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
HONESTY, TRUSTWORTHINESS PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST ME , THAT IS WHY I DECIDED
TO CONTACT YOU WITH A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO
ALL OF US.
IN 1998, MY CORPORATION [NNPC], AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR A CONSTRUCTION AND
INSTALLATION OF OIL STORAGE TANKS AND OTHER HIGH-TECH PETROLEUM REFINING
EQUIPMENTS AT THREE OF THE NIGERIAN REFINERIES AT PORTHARCOURT,WARRI AND
KADUNA. THE VALUE OF THE CONTACT WAS $180 MILLION,HOWEVER MYSELF AND SOME
TOP OFFICIALS OF THE NNPC USED OUR POSTION TO INFLAT THIS CONTRACT TO THE
TUNE OF $222 MILLION, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND THAT WAS THE TIME OF THE MILITARY REGIME,
BEFORE THE CURRENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT CAME INTO POWER IN THE YEAR 1999.
THIS CONTRACT WAS APPROVED AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAS SUCCESFULLY
EXECUTED THE CONTRACT AND HAS RECIEVED THE DUE CONTRACT SUM OF $180 MILLION
UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER NNPC/PED/018/KDREF/98,LEAVING OUT THE OVER
INFLATED SURPLUS OF $12 MILLION, WHICH IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO
ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT WE MAY PRESENT FOR THE PURPOSE.
SIR, YOU MAY WONDER WHY WE COULD NOT OPEN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT OURSELVES,
THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT IS AGAINST THE WORKING ETHICS,
REGULATIONS AND LAW OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR ANY GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL WHOM IS STILL SERVING, TO OPEN AND OPERATE OFFSHORE/FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. THIS IS WHY I NEEDED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE US WITH A
GOOD COMPANY
OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED INTO
BEFORE WE SHARE. FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER WE HAVE AGREED 25%, 5% FOR LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES/LOGISTICS. AND 70% FOR OURSELVES.
FURTHER MORE, YOU SHALL
ASSIST US TO INVEST PART OF OWN SHARE OF THE MONEY INTO
LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS INVESTMENTS AND IN VIABLE COMPANIES WITH GOOD
SHARES FOR PERIOD OF
TIME AS THIS WILL BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY UNTIL WE RETIRE IN 5 YEARS TIME.
DEAR, SHOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THIS BUSINESS VENTURE, THEN
KINDLY CONTACT ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE CAN
PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% RISK FREE, AS WE HAVE DONE OUR HOMEWORK VERY WELL TO ENSURE
THAT THE NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE WELL PROCESSED FOR THE REMITTANCE OF
THIS FUND INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.
WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT REPLY TO THIS LETTER.
BEST REGARDS
ENGR MICHAEL BENJAMINE
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
OSBORNE/KINGSWAY ROAD OFFICE COMPLEX
IKOYI, LAGOS
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