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Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:46:14 -0700
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From the Desk of:
MR. ENIOLA TAYLOR
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.
TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
DEAR Sir,
RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$40.5M DOLLARS INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT
FIRST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE AS
BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I
KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.BUT IAM
ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.WE
HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE
TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE BEEN
RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY.
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU. IAM MR.
ENIOLA TAYLOR,AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE FIRST BANK OF
NIGERIA PLC BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW
ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND
REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE.
THE PROPOSITION.
AN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER BUTCH
R.MIGUEL,AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A
GHASTLY AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPT AIR, FLIGHT 990 WHICH
OCCURED ON 2ND NOVEMBER 1999,BANKED WITH US HERE AT
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA . MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,AND HAD
A CLOSING BALANCE OF US$40.5M(FOURTY MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN A FIXED
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT,WHICH THE BANK UNQUESTIONABLY
EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN
NEXT-OF-KIN TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED
TO A DISCREDITED TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS
AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE IN KADUNA
STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.
SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE
BY FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF
THE MIGUEL'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVED TO NO
AVAIL.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF
NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF THE LATE ENGR.BUTCH
R. MIGUEL'S NEXT-OF-KIN(HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE AND
CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF OUR HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,MAJOR-GENERAL KALU UKE KALU(Rtd),
THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE
DECLARED"UN-CLAIMABLE" AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED
TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND
AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN
AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT
THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY TRUSTED
COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE
YOU STAND AS THE NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. BUTCH
R.MIGUEL, SO THAT THE FUND US$40.5M WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF
KIN.ALL DOCUMENTS AND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND
WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS
PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100% RISK-FREE
INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL
BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.
NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL STRICTLY BE BASED
ON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS I HAVE
STATED BELOW, AS WE HAVE HEARD CONFIRMED CASES OF
BUSINESS ASSOCIATES RUNNING AWAY WITH FUNDS KEPT IN
THEIR CUSTODY WHEN IT IS FINALLY REMITTED INTO THIER
BANK ACCOUNTS.A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE ONE OF MR.
PETER HOPWOOD,THE PRESIDENT OF MILEAGE TRADING AND
INVESTMENT COMPANY AT NUMBER 121, WEST 55TH
STREET,21st FLOOR,NEW YORK 10022, AND THE FORMER
CHAIRMAN OF OMPADEC(MR PATRICK OPIA)WHOM WE WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 15% OF THE
MONEY WHILE THE REMAINING 85% FOR THE NIGERIAN
OFFICIALS.
WITH ALL THE REMAINING DOCUMENTS SIGNED,THE MONEY
WAS DULY TRANSFERED INTO MR HOPWOOD'S ACCOUNT, ONLY
TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON THEIR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AND
WERE INFORMED THAT MR PETER HOPWOOD WAS NO LONGER ON THAT
ADDRESS,WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS HAD
BEEN RE-ALLOCATED TO SOME BODY ELSE.
THIS WAS HOW THEY LOST US$18.5M TO MR HOPWOOD.THIS
IS A VERY RECENT STORY HERE IN MY COUNTRY AND
EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THIS.SOME OF THE OFFICIALS
DECIDED TO CRY OUT AND FACE THE LAW,BECAUSE THEY
FELT THEY HAD LOST SO MUCH TO A STRANGER,WHILE THE
CHAIRMAN
OF OMPADEC(MR PATRICK OPIA)IS NOW HIDDING IN A
FORIEGN COUNTRY.SO RIGHT NOW, I AM TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES TO GUARD AGAINST RE-OCCURENCE OF SUCH ACT
IN OUR CASE.THIS IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:-
(a) OUR CONVICTION OF YOUR TRANSPARENCY, HONESTY
AND DILIGENCE.
(b) THAT YOU WILL TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WITH
UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
(c) YOU MUST BE READY TO PRODUCE US WITH ENOUGH
INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF TO PUT OUR MINDS AT
REST.
PROMPTLY RELEASE OUR SHARE ON DEMAND AFTER YOU HAVE
DEDUCTED YOUR 20%.
YOUR URGENCY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED AS WE ARE
ALREADY BEHIND SCHEDULE FOR THIS FINANCIAL QUARTER.
IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET
TO ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS.
THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR COOPERATION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. ENIOLA TAYLOR(Chief Accountant)
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH LAGOS.