FROM: ENGR.CHARLES OKONKOW NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS NIGERIA.
Dear Sir, URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL It is with trust and confidence that I write to make this urgent and important business proposal to you. I am a senior accountant with Nigeria Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) here in Lagos. The proposal of this letter is to seek for your urgent assistance in securing the worth of an already executed remunerated contract number NNPC/PED/1440/LAGREF/95, executed to the NNPC by foreign contractors and the contract sum was deliberately over invoiced (inflated contract value) to the tune of thirty-five million, five hundred thousand United State dollars ($35,500.00m) only. The original contractor has been paid following the completion and commissioning of the various contracts and they are unaware of the over invoiced. Presently, these fund has been approve for payment but still floating in the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) suspense account awaiting activation. However, since the initial contracts were executed by foreign firms, only a foreign firm can also make claims or act as a beneficiary for the purpose of transferring this money out of Nigeria. I and my colleagues agreed together to contact you for urgent assistance. We are in control of all the procedures and we have capability to manipulate any kind of difficulties we may come across during the transaction. Your assistance will be needed for two main reasons: (a) as senior government employee, we are not permitted by the Nigerian law to operate foreign accounts. (b) You will assist us to arrange on investment potentials and prospects in your country in order to enable us reduce part of the fund back to our country. I and my colleagues also have agreed unanimously to compensate you with 30% of the total sum if you assist us to transfer this money in your nominated bank account, 10% will be set aside to offset incidental expenses that might be incurred either of us in the cause of effecting this transfer. The remaining 60% shall be our share. All necessary arrangement require for a speedy conclusion of this transaction have been put in place with top officials of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of finance and the Central bank of Nigeria to enable us conclude the whole transaction within 21 working days. What is required from you is (1) you bank details to be used (where this fund should be remitted). (2) The name of the company to be used as beneficiary must be very reliable. (3) Your private phone and fax number for easy communication. The nature of your company?s business is irrelevant to this transaction. It is also very important to inform you that this transaction and information shall be handled with absolute secrecy and confidentiality, because this deal involves some high ranking Nigerian Government officials who would not to be involved/mentioned in any form of scandal, should this deal be made open/exposed. We shall appreciate your acceptance to assist us to conclude this transaction in no distant time. With best regard and God bless. ENGR.CHARLES OKONKWO
