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From: Anthony Lucas <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:09:59 +0100
Subject: Good Morning, Can you handle this project ?


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Attention

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction,
this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret as you were introduced to us in confidence through the Nigerian
Chamber of Commerce, foreign trade division.

My good friend a top Government Official here with Department of
Petroleum Resources (DPR) A subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation {N.N.P.C.} Who is appointed the chairman Contract Review
Panel (CRP) by the Federal Government of Nigeria to review the
contracts awarded to contractors within the Department of Petroleum
Resources (DPR). He has directed me to secure a trusted person that
we can front as a co-owner/Beneficiary of (us$15,000,000.00)
contract payment and facilitate the release which as a result of
over-invoiced proceeds from completed contract already executed,

In the course of his work o, He discover a make up contract payment of
(US $15,000,000.00) as a resulted from grossly over-invoiced
contracts which were executed for the N.N.P.C. during the last two
administration.

The companies that executed the contracts have been duly paid and the
contracts commissioned leaving the sum of (US $15,000,000.00)
floating in the escrow account of the Central Bank of Nigeria ready
for payment.

I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust by my Friend to
look for an overseas partner to whom we could transfer the sum of (US
$15,000,000.00) legally subcontracting the entitlement to your
company.

This is bearing in mind that our civil service code of conduct forbids
us from owning foreign company or running foreign account while in
government service hence the need for an overseas partner.

We have agreed that the funds will be shared thus after it has been
paid into your account:

(1) 30% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the fund.
(2) 10% has been set aside as an abstract projection for reimbursement
to both parties for incidental expenses that may be incurred in the
course of the transaction.
(3) 60% to us (with which we wish to commence an importation business
in conjunction with you ).

All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for the
smooth conclusion of the transaction within ten to fourteen days of
commencement after receipt of the following information: Your company
name, address, company’s details & activities, telephone Direct cell

These information will enable us make the applications and lodge
claims to the concerned ministries & agencies in favour of your
company/ name and it is pertinent to state here that this transaction
is entirely based on trust as the sole bank draft or certified cheque
draw able in any of the Central Bank of Nigeria correspondent bankers
around the world is going to be made in your name.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using my email address.

Yours faithfully.

Anthony Lucas

Note: this message is strictly for the addressed email you the bearer.
do not distribute to third party, sincerity confidential, I need your
response immediately I thank you for your cooperation.

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