>From the desk of: DR JAMES OBASEKI TEL:234-1-775 9121 FAX:234-1-759 6291
DEAR SIR, STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL I AM A MEMBER OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNEDWITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECUREDFOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD CONTRACT. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND (US$21.5M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT. ITHAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTEDFUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAYTHE NECESSARY TAXES. ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL SUPPORT. THIS TRANSACTIONIS 100% RISK FREE. IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US ONLY BY FAX OR PHONE,FOR MORE INFORMATION. IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET THROUGH TO ME, BECAUSE OF POOR TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM HERE. PLEASE KEEP TRYING, YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET THROUGH. PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. YOURS FAITHFULLY, DR.JAMES OBASEKI NB.: FOR CONFIDENTIAL REASONS AND DUE TO THE POOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN MY COUNTRY, MOST OFTEN FOREIGN CALLS COULD BE DIVERTED TO THE WRONG PERSON. SO FORYOU TO BE VERY SURE YOU ARE RIGHTLY SPEAKING WITH ME, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THATWHEN YOU CALL AND ASK FOR ME, THE MOMENT I PICK UP THE PHONE, YOU SHOULD ASK ME FORTHE "THE CODE WORD" AND MY ANSWER WOULD BE "BORN GREAT" BEFORE WE PROCEED DISCUSSIONS, BUT IFI DO NOT SAY "BORN GREAT",THAT MEANS YOU ARE NOT SPEAKING WITH ME JUST DISCONNECT THELINE AND CALL ME BACK TILL I GIVE YOU THE CODE WORD.