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From: malarusman usman <malarusman_2006@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: malarusman_206@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
I have a new email address!You can now email me at: malarusman_2006@yahoo.ca
Dear Friend,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise
since it is coming From someone you don't know or ever
seen before. But after due deliberation with my
colleagues,I decided to forward this business
proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist
us to transfer the sum of US$37.4M (Thirty seven
million, Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
into his or her Account. This fund resulted from an
Over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us under
the budget Allocation to my ministry and the bill was
approved for payment by the concerned Ministries.
The contract was executed, commissioned and the
contractor was paid His actual cost of contract. We
are left with the balance of US$37.4M(Thirty seven
million, four hundred thousand United States dollars)
as the over-invoiced Amount, which we have
deliberately Over estimated for our own use but under
our protocol division, civil Servants are forbidden to
operate or own foreign account. This is why I contact
you for assistance. We have agreed to share the money
as follows.
1. 30% for you account owner)
2. 65% for us,
3. 5% for espenses.
As you may want to know and make you less curious, I
got your address From a reputable Large chamber of
commerce and industry and I am the Executive chairman
of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). This
transaction is very much free from all sort of risk
hence this Business was carefully planned before it
was successfully executed and we The NNPC officials
involved in the deal have put in many years of
meritorious Service to our ministry.
We have been exercising patience for this opportunity
for so long and For most of us this is a lifetime
opportunity we cannot afford to miss. To get this fund
into your account, we have to present an international
Business outfit and consequent upon indication of your
interest to fully assist us in this transaction. You
are advised to furnish us with the following.
1) Your banking information?s and address, telephone,
fax and telex numbers.
This information will enable us seek approval of the
fund from the Concerned quarters within three to four
banking days and the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will Be
faxed immediately to you for completion
One of my colleagues and I involved in this deal
will come to your country to arrange for our Share
upon confirmation from you that the money has hit your
Nominated bank account. All these will only take us
about fourteen working days to transfer this fund into
your account from the day we receive the requirement.
Your line of business in this transaction does not
matter. Honesty and Your ability to keep it secret and
keep our own safe when the money Hits your account is
what matters.
PLEASE REPLY ME TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY
REASONS...malarusman_206@yahoo.ca
Your prompt reply will be highly appreciated
Best regards,
MALAR USMAN
NNPC..
- malarusman usman
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