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MY NAME IS ISREAL EKEMODE I AM AN ATTORNEY BASED IN NIGERIA, I REPRESENT A RETIRED GENERAL OF THE NIGERIAN ARMY. MY MAIN PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO CHAMPION THIS BUSINESS WHICH IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND REQUIRES A PERSON OF PROVEN CAPABILITY,INTERGRITY AND HONESTY IN YOUR CLASS WHO CAN HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION WITH THE EFFICIENCY IT DESERVES. THE PROPOSED BUSINESS ASSISTANCE HAS TO DO WITH FUNDS ALREADY SECURED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN NIGERIA. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS USD48.6 (FORTY EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS). THIS MONEY WAS SECURED BY MY CLIENT AFTER SERVING THE LAST MILITARY REGIME THAT HANDED OVER POWER TO THE PRESENT CIVILIAN ADMINISTRATION OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO. FOLLOWING THE INAUGURATION OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AS THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED CIVILIAN PRESIDENT ON MAY 29, 1999, HE INSTITUTED SEVERAL PROBES TARGETED AT SOME SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS OF THE LAST MILITARY REGIME.
AT THIS POINT, LET ME STATE MY PERSONAL VIEW ON THIS MATTER. MY CLIENT HAS SERVED IN SO MANY MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS OUTSIDE NIGERIA IN DIFFERENT SERVICE CAPACITIES INCLUDING HIS MORE RECENT ASSIGNMENTS IN ECOMOG (ECOWAS MONITORING GROUP)THAT RESTORED PEACE IN LIBERIA AND SIERRA-LEONE AND WHATEVER MONEY THEY ACQUIRED IN THE COURSE OF THIER DUTY IS UNQUESTIONABLY LEGITIMATE. MY CLIENT ATTAINED THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER AND RETIRED AS CAOS. WITH THE INAUGURATION OF THE PRESENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT A LOT OF RETIRED SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS ARE BEING HOUNDED FOR MONIES THEY ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SIPHONED.
FOLLOWING THIS UGLY DEVELOPMENT, MY CLIENT HAS CAREFULLY AND SUCCESSFULY DEPOSITED HIS MONEY WITH A FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE CUSTODY. AND I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY OVER THIS FUNDS BECAUSE MY CLIENT IS UNDER GOVERNMENT SURVEILANCE.
I CANNOT SEND THIS MONEY TO ANY CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF HIS BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION OVER HERE. I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MOVING AND SECURING THIS MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT ABROAD. YOU WILL BE ADEQUATELY COMPENSATED WITH20% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION WITH ME TO MOVE THIS FUND OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
THIS MONEY IS NOT SAFE WHERE IT IS KEPT ANY MORE BECAUSE THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT ALL THE RETIRED OFFICERS MIGHT HAVE THEIR ESTATE CONFISCATED AS PART OF THE CURRENT SANITATION EXERCISE TO STOP CORRUPTION IN THE COUNTRY. ALREADY ALL BANK ACCOUNTS BELONGING TO ERSTWHILE MILITARY OFFICERS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED. VARIOUS PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN FROZEN PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THEIR INVESTIGATION AND THEY ARE BEING CLOSELY MONITORED.
WE INTEND TO SAFEGUARD AND INVEST THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY ABROAD WITH A RELIABLE FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER SO THAT WE CAN INVEST THE FUNDS IN REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY. THAT IS WHY I AM SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION AS REGARDS THIS BUSINESS. ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY THAT HAS BRANCHES IN EUROPE AND NOTHERN AMERICA TO RECEIVE THE MONEY IN CASH DEPENDING ON WHERE IS CONVENIENT FOR YOU. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME BY SENDING TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION; YOUR COMPANY NAME ADDRESS AND YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU AND COMMENCE THE TRANSACTION IN EARNEST.
I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU VERY SOON.
BEST REGARDS,
CHIEF ISREAL EKEMODE