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From: "john williams" <johnwilliams318@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: williamsjohn001@myway.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:08:50 +0100
Subject: DEAR CONTRACTOR/BENEFICARY
Our Ref: UBN/GO/0X012/06.
DEAR CONTRACTOR/BENEFICARY
AFTER A SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY
BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU, BUT YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF WIRE TRANSFER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE UNION BANK OF
NIGERIA, SOME TIME IN THE PAST YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS APPROACHED ME THROUGH
A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE MINISTRIES HERE AND REQUESTED
THAT I ASSIST THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL AND WE ALL AGREED.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A HUGE
AMOUNT OF US DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS
AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE (UBN) SINCE THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORS/BENEFICARY'S HAS BEEN FULLY PAID, SO THEY WANTED TO USE YOUR
ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS OUT OF NIGERIA. WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO
THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US $100,000.00 AND GIVE ME ANOTHER US100, 000.00
WHEN I RELEASED THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE
THAT AND YOUR NAME HAS BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID,
INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT OF US$100,000.00, THEY STARTED
AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREATS.
I IMMEDIATELY DELETED THEIR NAME AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE PAID BECAUSE
OF MY POSITION, AND RELEASE OTHER CONTRACTORS/BENEFICARY FUND WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY SAW THAT THEIR PLAN DID NOT WORK, AND
STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE
MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS. APPROVALS ARE FREE, IS IT NOT FUNNY THAT A
CONTRACTOR/BENEFICARY IS BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR APPROVAL WHILE HIS MILLIONS
IS HERE WITH US? I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTIONS
BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF CONTRACT. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE JUST TOLD YOU,
PAY ANY AMOUNT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW, AFTER A SHORT TIME THEY WILL
COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON. NOW IF YOU
WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS.
I. I WILL HAVE 50% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY THE TWO OF US LEFT FOR
NOW.
II. YOU WILL ASSIST MY SON TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER
PLACE OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER IN MY OWN SHARE.
III AS YOU HAVE SEEN, IT WILL BE USELESS AND MERE WASTE OF MONEY IF YOU
CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION WITH
UTMOST SECRECY WITH THE ABOVE FAX NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
LET US FINALISE SO THAT I WILL SEND TO YOU, OUR OFFICIAL KTT WIRE TRANSFER
FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. BUT IF YOU
ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE FUND AS IT WILL BE
TRANSFERRED INTO OUR CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE.
BEST REGARDS.
MR.WILLIAMS JOHN
DIRECTOR, FOREIGH OPERATION DEPT.UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
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