From: "tanko" <project2003ng@dmailman.com>
Subject: urgent response needed.
To: project2003ng@dmailman.com
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 07:59:42 -0400
FROM: BARRISTER TAGAYA USMAN
OKEAYA INNEH LAW FIRM
ATTORNEYS/LEGAL PRACTITIONERS.
NIGERIA
DEAR FRIEND,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE AND PEACE AND LOVE
FROM THIS PART OF THE ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY
LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AS
I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH BASED ON THE CONTACT
ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE
NIGERIAN EMBASSYIN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE EXCUSE MY
INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
I AM BARRISTER ALFRED Eromon, I REPRESENT MOHAMMED
ABACHA, SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS
THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA.HE DIED IN 1998.
SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO
VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE
FAMILY. BASED ON THIS THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK
FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT THE TOTAL
SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
), PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED
BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE
FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE ACCOUNTS
OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME
OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID BY
SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT
NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND
IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE
MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA
SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR
SEIZURE, PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN AND HOW TO MOVE
IT INTO ANY OF YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNTS. I HAVE PERSONALLY
WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES
AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00(
TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE
PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS SOON AS THE
TRANSACTION IS CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED ON THE GROUNDS
THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS
ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR
PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I
WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY
OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY
MODALITIES ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL
SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT
IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS
COUNTRY.
PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND
RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN
IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS,
TAGAYA USMAN ESQ
