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From: John Ude <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:44:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: TOP PRIORITY BUSINESS.
For the attn of:
With profound interest and confidence, I am soliciting your immediate assistance and co-operation to enable us round off a business opportunity in our disposal as a result of the death of one of our contractors (Beneficiary). You should not be surprised as to how I got your contact. You were highly recommended to me with the believe that you are competent, reliable, trust worthy and honest.
I am Dr John Ude, the Chairman Presidential Review Panel on Foreign contract payment and regularization, Federal Government of Nigeria. Our duty is to ensure that all foreign contractors are paid their contract sums in due time.
This First Fiscal payment quarter, a total of 250 contractors have been short listed for payment this year (2019). But information reaching this office indicates that one among the remaining contractors has been reported dead. His name is Mr Khalif Hamzat from Egypt. He was among the 14 people that died in the last Gulf air flight 072 plane crash on the 26th of August 2004.
Meanwhile, he finished the execution of his contract with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation on December 19th 2003. But since his death, nobody has come forward to put a claim to his contract fund which is about US$38,750,000.00(Thirty Eight Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). He did not disclose any next of kin as was required.More so, hence my colleagues mandated me to look for a foreign partner who will assume ownership of this contract payment for mutual benefit.
That is why I need your assistance to expedite the transfer of this contract fund. With my position and the assistance of my colleagues involved, all machinery will be put in place to regularize all the necessary documents and present your company as the beneficiary of this fund if you will accept to partner with us to Execute this Transaction when you receive this Letter.
All necessary Measures that will guarantee a successful and a hitch free Transfer of this fund has been put in place.It is a Risk free Transaction.
Please Note: For us to start the Process that will lead to the Transfer of this Fund to your Account,you will be required to provide the following:
A. Your confidential telephone and fax numbers.
B. The name and full address of your Company.
C. Complete Bank Details where you wish the funds to be transferred.
These include the Account number, the Bank Address, telephone and fax numbers of the Bank.
Kindly signify your interest by replying via my personal e-mail address as under stated. My confidential phone and fax numbers will be supplied to you on your acceptance to Partner with us.
It is my pleasure to inform you that I and my Colleagues have resolved that the Fund will be shared by the following Ratio:Trusting your financial capability to handle this transaction considering the volume of Money involved.
We Resolved to give you 30% of the total sum, 60% will be for us,of which part of this will be used for Investment for us by you in your Country, 10% has been set aside for all expenses incurred.
Please Note: The Cardinal Tenet of this Transaction is Trust,Commitment and Honesty.
Due to the personalities that are involved, we would like you to keep this transaction absolutely confidential. I am confident that you will appreciate the Benefit involved in this Transaction by Accepting to Partner with us. Time is of great essence in this transaction. You can also reach me the E-mail; [email protected]
Yours Faithfully,
Dr John Ude.
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
WUSE ZONE 2 ABUJA.
NIGERIA.
Email: [email protected]