Dear Friend, REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP - STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and "TOP SECRET." Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am Mr.michael duke, a senior official in the MINISTRY OF PETROLUEM & NATURAL RESOURCES and I head a Three-man tender board in charge of Contracts Awards. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential business transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence. In order to commence this business, we solicit for your assistance to enable us transfer into your account the said funds. The source of this funds is as follows: During the last military regime here in Nigeria, this committee awarded a contract of US$400,000,000.00 to five construction firms on behalf of the Petroleum Ministry for the supply, construction and installation of Oil Pipeline from Warri to portHarcourt. During this process my colleagues and I decided amongst ourselves to deliberately over-inflate the total contract sum to US$431,500,000.00 with the main intention of sharing the remaining sum of US$31,500,000.00 amongst ourselves. The Federal Government of Nigeria has since approved the sum of US$431,500,000.00 for us as the contract sum, and the sum of US$400,000,000.00 has also been paid to the foreign contractors concerned as contract entitlements for the contract done, we are now left with US$31,500,000.00 balance in the account which we intend to transfer abroad into a safe and reliable account to be disbursed amongst ourselves, but by virtue of our positions as civil servants and members of this panel, we cannot do this by ourselves, as we are prohibited by the 'Code of Conduct Bureau' (Civil Service Laws) from opening / operating foreign accounts in our names, making it impossible for us to acquire the money in our names. I have, herefore,been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues in the panel to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of US$31,500,000. My colleagues and I have agreed that if your company or you can act as the beneficiary of this funds on our behalf, you or your company will retain 30% of the total amount of US$31,500,000.00 while 60% will be for us (members of this panel) and the remaining 10% will be used in offsetting all debts/expenses incurred (both local and foreign) in the cause of this transfer. Please, note that this transaction is 100% legal and risk free and we hope to conclude the business in Seven Bank working days from the date of receipt of the necessary information and requirement from you. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated as we are already behind schedule for this financial quarter. Thank you and God bless. Yours faithfully, Mr.michael Duke
