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From: "STANLEY LAWSON" <stanlawsonnnpc@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 00:55:35 +0200
Subject: RE-URGENT INVESTMENT PROPOSAL
URGENT INVESTMENT OFFER
Dear Sir,
On behalf of myself,other board members of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation{NNPC},Accountant General of The Federation{AGF}and board members
of the Central Bank of Nigeria{CBN}we humbly wish to seek your assistance in
a matter that is very important and needs utmost TRUST and CONFIDENTIALITY.I
am Stanley Lawson,Group Executive Director{GED}Finance and Accounts of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.There is absolutely going to be some
concerns perhaps apprehension on your part about this mail/offer especially
when viewed against the backdrop of receiving this offer from a "total
stranger" so to speak.But,we urge you not to throw the baby away with the
bath water.Endeavour to read this mail and take to heart the contents
therein.Though we express our deepest regret for reaching you through this
medium{e-mail};we are constrained under the circumstances to immediately
reach you as the issue demands urgency and professionalism.
Our organisation [NNPC]is the official government body that is responsible
for managing the vast oil{Petroleum} wealth of this country -Nigeria.The
recent rises of the price of oil in the international market has brought
immense wealth to every oil exporting nation worldwide.Oil exploration in
the down/upstream sector of Nigeria's oil industry is predominantly
dominated by foreign companies as they have the technical
know-how/wherewithal.As a result,contracts that are "INFLATED"are awarded
daily to different companies from the four corners of the world,in different
areas,some are not even oil{Petroleum} related jobs.
My office in collaboartion with other board members of our
Corporation,Accountant General of the Federation,Minister of
Finance,Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria and some Directors of First
Bank of Nigeria{FBN}Plc have concluded all the modalities to transfer the
sum of US$25,000,000.00{Twenty Five Million -U.S.DOLLARS}to your bank
account.This is the first phase of this transaction,as the total amount that
we have secured using foreign firms is US$75Million Dollars.Upon the
successfull completion of this first phase the second will take off
immedaitely,and the balance sum of US$50Million will be transfered to your
account within two week thereafter.
This offer is STRICTLY PERSONAL and based on trust that you will not
compromise the confidentiality of this transaction,as our personal safety
will no longer be guaranteed in Nigeria if you exposes this business to
every "Tom,Dick and Harry".Do not take this offer with a pitch of salt,we
hereby attached a pro-government Nigerian newspaper report of an audit
report of missing millions of oil money,as an insider i will say that this
is just a tip of the iceberg.
You are entitled to 25% of every successful transfer,as all modalities are
already in place for a hitch free transaction,This offer is RISK FREE and
will be completed within 2 weeks upon receipt of the requested details
below,AGAIN,we emphasis the need for SECRETCY and CONFIDENTIALITY.Your
profession or nature of business is COMPLETELY irrelevant to the successful
prosecution of this deal,but you should be MATURED,TRUSTWORTHY and HAVE THE
WHEREWITHAL to manage and invest our share of this business in real
estate,bonds and companies stocks for now,before we arrive your country.
1.Your full names and mailing address.
2.Your Home,office and Mobile{cell} numbers.
3.Your private e-mail address and Web-site {if any}
4.A short note on your working or professional experience.-A Brief history
of yourself.
We are waiting in bated breath for your positive response/or asking us for
further clarifications on areas that are NOT too clear to you,meanwhile, we
thank you for taking the time to read our email.Remember that the TASTE of
the PUDDING is in the eating.
STANLEY LAWSON
[G.E.D-Finance and Accounts]
[Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation-NNPC]
REPLY ONLY TO THESE SAFE-EMAIL ADDRESSES:-
stanlawsonnnpc@bigsecret.com
stanlawsonnnpc1950@excite.com
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FG Orders Auditors to Trace Missing Oil Money
• Audit uncovers discrepancies in CBN, oil companies’ financials
From Josephine Lohor in Abuja,
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President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday cut short the presentation to the
Federal Executive Cou-ncil (FEC), of the Nigeria Extractive Industry
Transpa-rency Initiative (NEITI) sponsored audit report of the oil and gas
sector, asking the audit company, the Hart Group, to trace missing monies.
Apparently livid at the disclosure that the audit had identified a net
difference of N33.2 billion or $250 million and $1,264 million gross
difference in the financial reports between oil companies and that of the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which occurred between 1999 and 2002, Obasanjo
ordered the auditors to "get to the root of it".
The Hart Group who is to reconcile the differences was also ordered to
present a new report to the Federal Government within the next three months.
The President who gave the directive while listening to the presentation
made by the Hart Group, a consortium comprising international and Nigerian
accounting groups, emphasised that it was very important that the difference
be identified, even if it would take three months because Nigerians who had
the right to know might end up accusing him of taking the money.
Meanwhile, the auditors who identified discrepancies in the records of the
CBN said the apex bank has not been able to furnish it with necessary
information, adding that "the quality of the records in the Central Bank in
the early years (1999 to 2002) is really not good…It seems that the bank has
written down things which are not the same as what the oil companies said
they were doing and this is one of the main reasons why we have these kinds
of problem. The bank has had serious difficulties getting access to its
archives for that period, that is, from 1999 up to 2002".
While asking the Hart Group to reconcile the differences it has identified,
the President noted that " if you know the society which I have the fortune
of leading, it is as good as somebody has gone away with $1,264 million and
it cannot be anybody other than Obasanjo. This is the truth.
“We have had a case like this before. You should get to the root of this by
stating that so much was entered into the account of the Central Bank that
could not be traced back to the oil companies and so much was paid by the
oil companies that could not be traced into the accounts of the Central
Bank".
Speaking further on the net difference, the President stated that "even
that net difference, you should have gone into it and tell us why the net
difference. As far as I am concerned, is it something that has come from the
oil companies that has not come or is it something that was missing in the
Central Bank or what was it? Look, I know the society that I am dealing
with. Even if it will take you three months to come to this, let us have it
in three months. All that Nigerians will say or the Nigerian press, is the
$1264 million gross difference".
"I will not have it this way. That is the reason why there are accountants
and auditors and they should give us what we want. I want you to come and
tell me that this is the net difference and we are looking into it.
“Why are we making a presentation when we are not ready? $250 million is to
me a very, very important and large amount of money. So what you (auditors)
now have to say to me or do for us is where this discrepancy is. How did it
occur? Can we reconcile? I am interested in that", he said.
President Obasanjo also noted that "we deal with a very incredulous society
and what you have said now, if you have said it in the final release, I
would be happy. But when the Nigerian people see that book, there is gross
difference of $1,264 million and of course it did not say, as you have said
now, that there are records of what has been paid that did not appear and
what has not been paid and appeared”.
The Hart Group has however, stated that "what we have got to at the moment
is that the oil companies and the bank have agreed that this is the net
difference. What has not happened as far we know at least, is any further
investigation on a bilateral basis by the bank and the companies and that is
one of the recommendations that we think should happen going forward".
Speaking further on the discrepancies, the Minister of Solid Minerals
Development, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, stated that "as a typical example, in
1999, CBN indicated in its report to have stated a receipt a $70 million
less than what the companies said that they paid. But then, in 2000, CBN
reported that it received $90 million more than the companies said that they
have paid. So, you can see clearly that there are issues of weak accounting
records. That in itself is a challenge. It does not mean that money has been
misappropriated but when you have this control measures, you curtail the
opportunity for something to go wrong".
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