Dr: GANBO HASSAN NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION HEAD OFFICE 40/42 AGU OKOTA LAGOS E:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP ATTENTION:PRESIDENT. DEAR SIR. WITH APOLOGIES FOR THE EMBARRASSMENT WHICH MY MAIL MAY CAUSE YOU AS WE DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER EARLIER, I DO HEREBY WISH FORMALLY TO INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF. I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. IN MARCH 2000, I WAS APPOINTED TO HEAD A SEVEN-MAN CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL TO REVEIW THE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). OUR JOB WAS TO RESOLVE THE DESCREPANCIES IN THE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY NNPC BETWEEN JANUARY 1993 TO DECEMBER 1999 AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. DURING THE COURSE OF OUR STUDY,WE DISCOVERED AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT A STAGGERING SUM OF THWENTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$21,500.000) MEANT TO BE PAID TO A CERTAIN CONTRACTOR IS STILL FLOATING IN THE VAULT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN) UNCLAIMED. UPON A MORE CAREFUL INVESTIGATION,WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SUM OF MONEY WAS AS A RESULT OF AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE SINCE BEEN PAID IN FULL. WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF (NNPC) CONFIRMED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THAT THEY DELIBERATELY OVER-INVOICED THE CONTRACT WITH THE INTENTION TO TRANSFER AND USE THE MONEY. NOW WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, AND I HAVE THEIR CONSENT AND AUTHORITY TO REQUEST AND ARRANGE WITH YOU FOR A POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONALUSE. IN ADDITION, I WANT YOUR PRIVATE OFFICE AND HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO PRESENT YOU AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR AND BASED ON THAT, WE APPLY OFFICIALLY FOR THE CONTRACT FEE. I WIIL GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS IN OUR SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE, AND PLEASE LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT NO LEGAL STRING IS ATTACHED ON YOU IN THIS BUSINESS. AFTER THE TRANSFER, THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS:- 1. NIGERIAN PARTNERS 60% 2. FOREIGN PARTNERS(OWNER OF ACCOUNT) 35% 3. CONTINGENCIES 5% ALL WE WANT FROM YOU IS TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,CONTACT ME AT ONCE ON MY E-MAIL FOR FURTHER DETAILS.HOWEVER, IF FOR ANY REASON YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BUSINESS WITH US ALSO INFORM ME IMMEDIATELY. I COUNT ON YOUR CO-OPERATION. BEST REGARDS Dr:GANBO HASSAN.
