From: "IDIOMA" To: Subject: IDIOMA Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 6:19 AM TELPHONE-234-80-23745778 From The Desk Of The Chairman, Contract Award Committee NNPC.] LAGOS NIGERIA. REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP RE: TRANSFER OF US$28.6M AMERICAN DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. DEAR SIR. AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITH MY COLLEAGUE, I DECIDED TO FORWARD TO YOU THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL. WE WANT YOU TO ASSIST US RECEIVE THE SUM OF TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, SIX HUNDRED STATE DOLLARS (US$28.6M) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.THIS FUND RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AWARDED BY US UNDER THE BUDGET ALLOCATION TO MY MINISTRY AND THE BILL WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE CONCERNED MINSITRIES. THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED, COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRACTOR WAS PAID HIS ACTUAL COST OF THE CONTRACT, WE ARE LEFT WITH THE BALANCE OF US$28.6M AS THE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT WHICH WE HAVE DELIBERATELY OVER ESTIMATED FOR OUR OWN USE BUT UNDER THE PROTOCOL DIVISION, CIVIL SERVANTS ARE FOREBIDDEN TO OPERATE OR OWN FOREIGN ACCOUNTS. THIS IS WHY I CONTACT YOU FOR AN ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE AGREED TO SHARE THE MONEY AS FOLLOWS: 30% FOR YOU (ACCOUNT OWNER) 60% FOR US,10% FOR TAX, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT. AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW AND TO MAKE YOU LESS CURIOUS. I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM A REPUTABLE SOURCE WHICH WE WISH TO KEEP SECRET FOR SECURITY REASONS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC), THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH FREE FROM ALL SORT OF RISK HENCE THE BUSINESS WAS CAREFULLY PLANNED BEFORE IT WAS EXECUTED AND WE THE NNPC OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE DEAL HAVE PUT MANY YEARS IN SERVICES TO OUR MINISTRY. WE HAVE BEEN EXERCISING PATIENCE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR SO LONG AND UPON INDICATION OF YOUR INTEREST TO FULLY ASSIST US IN THIS TRANSACTION, YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING: - YOUR BANKER'S NAME AND ADDRESS. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER NAME OF THE BENEFICARY OF THE ACCOUNT, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, FOR EASY COMMUNICATION THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US SEEK APPROVAL OF THE FUND FROM THE CONCERNED NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) PAYMENT APPLICATION/INFORMATION DATA WILL BE FAXED OR MAIL MMEDIATELY TO YOU FOR COMPLETION. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AND I INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL WILL COME OVBER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ARRANGE FOR OUR SHARE UPON CONFIRMATION FROM YOU THAT THE MONEY HAS HIT YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. YOU ARE ADVISED NOT TO GO THROUGH INTERNATIONAL OPERATOR BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVITY INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION. I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH SOME DETAILS ABOUT MYSELF, YOURPROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE NOTE OUR COMMUNICATION CODE:IF YOU CALL, YOU MUST ASK ME WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR SON, MY ANSWER IS MY SONS NAME IS DR. SMART, IF I DON'T ANSWER WITHIN TWO SECONDS DROP THE PHONE AND CALL RIGHT BACK. BEST REGARDS, ENGR STMICHAELS ISA.