From: ibrahimaliu@myself.com
ATTN:REF CONFIDENTIAL.
BUISNESS PROPOSAL: TRANSFER OF US$42.462M(FORTY-TWO
MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) & BUISNESS PARTNERSHIP.
Dear sir,
First,i must solicit your strictest confidents in this transaction,this is by virtue of its nature as been utterly confidential and top secret as you were introduced as i search for a trustworthy person abroad.
We are top officials from the Federal Ministry of
Works & Housing(FMW&H),Federal Ministry of Finance and the presidency,making
up the contract review
panel(CRP) set up by the Federal Government of
Nigeria to review contracts awarded by the past
military administration.
In the course of our work in the CRP,We discovered
that this fund which resulted from grossly over-invoiced contracts which were
executed for the FMW&H during the last administation. The companies that
executed the contract have been duly paid and the contracts commissioned leaving
the sum of US$42.462M floating in the Escrow account of Central Bank of Nigeria
ready for payment.
I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues in the
panel to look for an oversea
partner to whom we could transfer the sum of
US$42.460M
by legally subcontracting the contract entitlement to
your company.this is bearing in mind that our civil
service code forbids us from owning foreign companies or running foreign accounts
while in government service hence the need for an oversea company.
We have agreed that the funds will be shared thus
after it has been transfered into your account.
(1) 30% of the money will go to your account for
acting as beneficiary of the fund.
(2) 60% to us the government officials (we wish to
commence an incorporation buisness in conjunction with you.
(3) 5% has been set aside as an abstract projection to both parties for incidental
expenses that may be
incured in the course of this transaction.
All logistics are in place and all modalities worked
out for the smooth conclusion of the transaction
within ten to fourteen working days of conmencement
after receipt of the following information from you.
your company name,address,company details and
activities,telephone&fax number.this information will
enable us to make application and lodge claims to the
concerned ministries and agencies in favour of your
company and it is pertinent to state that this
transaction is based entirely on trust as the solar
bank draft or certified cheque drawable in any of the
Central Bank of Nigeria correspondent Bankers in
Europe is going to be made in your name.
Please acknowlegde the receipt of this letter through
the email address for now.
Yours faithfully,
Engr.Musa Akim
Barr. Ibrahim Aliu.
From: "Isaac Hunt"
Subject: RE: PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
To: ibrahimaliu@myself.com
Dear Abraham,
This sounds like a very good deal to me. Please email me more details.
Regards, Isaac Hunt
From : "Ibrahim Aliu" <ibrahimaliu@myself.com>
To : "isaac hunt"
Subject : WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY - VERY URGENT
Date : Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:33:39 -0500
Attn: Isaac Hunt
Sir,
Thanks for your email. Please note that all I require from you for now is your
complete banking details, where the funds (US442, 462,000.00) would be
transferred to upon it approval for payment to you.
As soon as I receive these information from you, I will procure documents that
would back the payment of the funds to you and with these documents I will
secure the approval of the payment of the funds to you and upon the such
approval the authorities of the paying bank here in Nigeria will communicate
with you and notify you of the mode of payment of the funds to you.
I am waiting to receive the above information from you.
Best regards,
Ibrahim Aliu
To : "Ibrahim Aliu" <ibrahimaliu@myself.com>
From : "isaac hunt"
Subject : WAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY - VERY URGENT
Date : Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:33:39 -0500
Dear Abraham,
I'm slightly confused here. At first you are offering:
USD 42,462,000 and now 442,462,000. Where have you got the extra 400
million from? I know Christmas is coming up and the extra cash will come in
handy to buy presents for my wife Yusak, son Hesak and brother Mike, but I just
need to know. Is it all above board?
What kind of banking details do you require exactly?
Regards, Isaac Hunt
Received the same email 3 times, one minute after each other:
From : "Ibrahim Aliu" <ibrahimaliu@myself.com>
To : "isaac hunt"
Subject : IT WAS A MISTAKE - SEND ME REPLY QUICKLY
Date : Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:33:19 -0500 (received 3 times)
Attn: Isaac Hunt
Sir,
Sorry, this is was a typing error. Please forgive me, I am sorry. The
amount is and still remains US$42,462,000 (NOT 442,462,000 – this
is a typing error).
Regarding the banking details, I would want you to send me your bank
name and address, account details and swift code (if any), so these
details would be used in processing the transfer of the funds to the
account.
I would also need to receive your private telephone and fax numbers.
Waiting to receive your response.
Best regards,
Ibrahim Aliu
22.10.2002
Dear Abraham,
I received your email 3 (THREE) times today, all identical. They all arrived within a minute of each other. Are you playing a joke on me?
It's a shame it was a typo, can you email me something in writing confirming the EXACT amount. A scanned signed letter would do, just so that I have something as reference and not that next week it will go down by 40 (FOURTY) million or something and I'll end up with nothing.
Rejoice for Scottish Electricity! I have power back in my home. However just
after BT (sort of) got my phone line working, a *(@$*$@ car went through a sodding
BT pole pulling the whole lot down. So again I cannot
use my phone or computer from home. They have no timescales as to when it will
be fixed. My wife Yusak is none best pleased, but at least it saves on the phone
bill.
There is an Internet Cafe about 2 miles from where I live. Funny place, in such a remote location. They have ADSL links to the Internet but no phone or fax. I have told them that if I ever get into any money, I would buy them some kit. They never seem to have any customers either, so it's a very private place.
I'm there today. The owners have gone out and left me the keys and asked me to lockup when I leave.
We haven't even completed any of the preliminary paperwork. My God, we haven't even forged a implausable contract yet. I'm sure your handshake is as good as your word, but I do think we should have something on paper. Be patient my friend, we must cross the T's and dot the I's. Soon enough we'll be toasting each other on the successful conclusion of this transaction.
Regarding my bank details, they're at home. I'll have to nip back later and get them. Tell me, would you also require my credit card PIN numbers?
Regards, Isaac
From :"Ibrahim Aliu" <ibrahimaliu@myself.com>
To : "isaac hunt" <isaac hunt1>
Subject :LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU SAY
Date : Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:45:49 -0500
Attn: Isaac Hunt
Dear Mr. Isaac,
I thank you for your email. If you think this is a joke, then stop replying my emails to you. I have told you that the exact amount is US$42,462,000.00. That is it. If you want to do this business with me, then send me the details I requested or forget it all. Time is not on my side.
Best regards,
Ibrahim Aliu
25.11.2002
Dear Abraham,
Why are you getting irate at me? What is your problem?, did you get out of your mud hut the wrong way on Sunday?
I asked whether you sending me the same emails THREE times was meant to be a joke. If you cannot understand English, then there's no point doing business.
Infact there is no point doing business with Nigeria FULL STOP. You say that some useless competition such as Miss World is "unholy" and then kick the shit out of each other when some little comment is made in a newspaper, yet you all seem fine when it comes to stoning a woman to death. What kind of demented and corrupt country are you living in, that you call home?
Yours, Isaac Hunt