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From: " Tony"<barrtonyokafor2006@myway.com>
Reply-To: tonyokafor55@myway.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:17 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Kindest Attention: Sir/Madam,
Kindest Attention: Sir/Madam,I am Tony okafor,The secetary general to the former senate presidentsenator pius anyim, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Though this proposal may come as a surprise to you as we have not met in any way before.I got your contact address through your country business Guide and feel you will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve this aim, by trusting under your care the total sum of Thirty million US dollars (US $30M).This money I want to invest into any business of your choice in your country was acquired through the Construction Of the newly completed Abuja NationalStadium which was used for the just concluded All African Games ( COJA )Abuja 2003. During the time the contract was to be awarded to a foreign ! contractor, Iused my position and office then as the parmenent secetary to the senate President to over invoice the sum of USD.30M from the main contract sum.The Construction of the Stadium have been complete and commissioned th!
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contractor have been paid, the this over invoiced amount (USD30M) is what I want totrust under your care for lucrative investment of you choice in your country.As a secetary to the former Senate President, l find it very difficult to invest such amount of money in my country due to my position in the Government such amount of money may attract some suspicion which may lead to my arrest,that is why I need your urgent assistance, Please indicate your interest in the area of a lucrativ business viability in your country. For working with me to actualize this transaction, I will give to you 30% of the total fund while 10% will be used to settle every monetary expenses on thecourse of this transaction and the remaining 60% will be for me.The proposal should be kept strictly confidential due to my person in the Government as the Former senatePresident of Nigeria.Please indicate your interest by providing me with your private direct phone line / fax number. And assure you that all
we be well at the end of this transaction.All necesary information about this transaction should be directed via mail and tell .Thanks and God bless you.Bar. Tony okaforSecetary.
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