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From: Engr James Cool <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:03:15 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL OFFER CRUDE OIL LIFTING LICENSE NO: C-STP/602754
ATTENTION:
CONFIDENTIAL OFFER
CRUDE OIL LIFTING LICENSE NO: C-STP/602754
(REPLY EMAIL: [email protected])
THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS OFFER FROM THE OIL RICH SAO TOME AND
PRINCIPE.I MAKE THIS INTRODUCTION BASED ON MY REGARD FOR YOUR CREDIBILITY.
MY NAME IS ENG. JAMES COOL. I WORK WITH THE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE NATIONAL
PETROLEUM AGENCY.
TO BE PRECISE, I OVERSEE THE ISSUANCE OF OIL ALLOCATION LICENSE FOR OUR OIL
COMPANY. MY POSITION IN THE AGENCY ENTITLES ME TO RECOMMEND OIL ALLOCATION
BIDDERS AND ACTUALIZE OIL LIFTING AND EXPLORATION ALLOCATION LICENSES TO MY
CANDIDATES BASED ON MY INTEREST. I ALSO OVERSEA AND APPROVE THE ISSUANCE OF
THE LICENSE FOR OIL ALLOCATION IN OUR COMPANY AND ALSO MONITOR THE LIFTING
PROCEDURES IN OUR COMPANY.
IN JUNE 2007, I FACILITATED AND ACTUALIZED THE LICENSE OF A CANDIDATE. A
BUSINESS MAN FROM KOREA (COMPREHENSIVE DETAILS TO BE PROVIDED
SUBSEQUENTLY).THE LICENSE WAS FOR 1 YEAR AT 24 MILLION BBLS/12 MONTHS.
INCIDENTALLY THE CANDIDATE WAS NO MORE. THE LICENSE HAS BEEN VALID TILL
DATE (AS I ALWAYS ENSURE THAT I KEEP TO MY SIDE OF THE BARGAIN), I HAVE
DECIDED TO BEGIN USING THE LICENSE FROM SEPTEMBER 2014. I AM IN NEED OF A
PARTNER FROM YOUR COUNTRY WHOM I CAN TRUST.
I WILL PACKAGE THIS PARTNER AS THE ALLOCATION LICENSE BENEFICIARY AND
ASSIGN THE LICENSE TO THIS PARTNER. DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE PETROLEUM
AGENCY, I CANNOT HANDLE THIS POSITION. YOUR PROFILE FITS INTO THE CRITERIA
OF A PARTNER I NEED. THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. WITH THE TREND OF
EVENTS IN SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, WE SHALL BE ABLE TO LIFT A MINIMUM OF
300,000 BARRELS OF BLCO PER MONTH. THIS WILL FETCH US AN AVERAGE OF US$28
MILLION PER MONTH. AND WE HAVE FROM AUGUST 2016 UP UNTIL AUGUST 2018 TO
LIFT CRUDE OIL WHICH WILL FETCH US APPROXIMATELY (12) X (28) MILLION
DOLLARS.
WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 336 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE REST OF THE TIME OF THE
LICENSE ALLOCATION? I HAVE READY BUYERS WHO ARE WAITING AND WOULD BE READY
TO SCRAMBLE FOR ANY NUMBER OF BARRELS WE LIFT. ALSO I WILL OVERSEE ALL
LIFTING PROCEDURES WITH THE AVAILABLE MERCENARY AROUND.
THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSE:
1. YOUR COMPANY PROFILE SHALL BE USED IN PLACE OF THE INITIAL LICENSE
OPERATOR. THIS I SHALL HANDLE WITH MY CAPACITY IN THE COMPANY.
2. I WILL ENSURE THAT YOUR COMPANY'S PROFILE IS RECOGNIZED AS THE CURRENT
LICENSE OPERATOR AND THAT WE HAVE A MANDATE FOR AT LEAST MIN OF 300,000
BARRELS PER MONTH, A MAXIMUM OF 500,000 BARRELS PER MONTH. STARTED FROM
AUGUST.
3. I WILL ENSURE THAT ALL LIFTING PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE.
4. YOU SHALL STAND IN AS THE LICENSE OPERATOR FOR ALL LIFTING AND SALES
TRANSACTIONS; WE SHALL OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE RECEIPT OF THE OIL SALE
PROCEEDS IN WHICH BOTH OF US SHALL BE SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCOUNT OR YOU CAN
PROVIDE YOUR PERSONAL OR COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENTS ON
OUR BEHALF.
5. WE SHALL SPLIT THE OIL SALE PROCEEDS IN THE RATIO OF 60:40 EQUITY
SHARES. I SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 60% SHARE WHILE YOUR COMPANY SHALL BE
ENTITLED TO 40% SHARE. PLEASE NOTE: NO THIRD PARTY ARRANGEMENT SHALL BE
ALLOWED. I BELIEVE YOU ARE A MAN OF WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE.
THIS OFFER I MAKE TO YOU IS BASED ON UTMOST GOOD FAITH. I COULD BE
JEOPARDIZING MY POSITION IN THE AGENCY IF A WORD OF THIS GOES OUT.
THEREFORE WITHOUT MINCING WORDS, I RELY ON YOU FOR UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY
ON EVERY BIT OF DETAIL RELATING TO THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE REPLY THIS EMAIL STRICTLY AT ([email protected])
I AM IN LONDON ON OFFICIAL DUTIES AT THE MOMENT WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
UPON YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I WILL BE WILLING TO FORWARD TO YOU PROOF OF
MY PROPOSITION AND MY PERSONAL IDENTITY. ALSO I SHALL FLY BACK TO SAO TOME
AND PRINCIPE AND FROM THERE WE SHALL COMMENCE OPERATIONS.
I SHALL ALSO PROVIDE YOU DETAILS OF THE FORMER LICENSE OPERATOR AND A COPY
OF THE LICENSE ISSUED TO HIM FOR THE LIFTING OF CRUDE OIL IN OUR COMPANY
WHICH I PERSONALLY APPROVED AND ENDORSED. ALSO PROCEDURES FOR LICENSE
REASSIGNMENT AND ACTUALIZING THE REST OF THE PROJECT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
YOU.
PLEASE IN RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL, QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER: CRUDE OIL
LIFTING LICENSE NO: C-STP/602754 I LOOK FORWARD TO A PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US.
THANKS
ENGR. JAMES