Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
Date: 4/22/03 9:12 AM
Received: 4/22/03 5:24 PM
From: joseph arida, jjarida2003@x-mail.net

DR. JOSEPH ARIDA.
FEDERAL SECRETARIAL COMPLEX
FALOMO, LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL ADDRESS:josepharida@zwallet.com

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,

WE REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSFER OF US$40,000,00.00(FORTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I ON BEHALF OF OTHER OF MY COLLEAGUES FROM DIFFERENT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS DECIDED TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE AS REGARDS THE TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE STATED AMOUNT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS FUNDS AROSE FROM THE OVER INVOICING OF VARIOUS CONTRACT AWARDED IN MY PARASTATALS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN CONTRACTORS SOME TIME AGO.

WE AS HOLDERS OF SENSITIVE POSITIONS IN OUR PARASTATALS WERE MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO SCRUTINISE ALL PAYMENT MADE TO FOREIGN CONTRACTORS,AND WE DISCOVERED THAT SOME OF THE CONTRACTS THEY EXECUTED WERE GROSSLY OVERINVOICED,EITHER BY OMMISSION OR COMMISSION. ALSO WE DISCOVERED THAT THE SUM OF US$40.M)FOURTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY WAS LYING IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT, ALTHOUGH THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WERE FULLY PAID THEIR ENTITLEMENT AFTER EXECUTING THE SAID CONTRACT.

WE AGREED THAT THE OVERINVOICED AMOUNT BE TRANSFERRED (FOR OUR OWN USE) INTO A BANK ACCOUNT PROVIDED BY A FOREIGN PARTNER. AS THE CODE OF CONDUCT OF THE FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS THERE ARE LAWS WHICH RESTRICT US TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF BANKING FACILITIES WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY OF OPERATING A DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT(FOREIGN ACCOUNT) WHICH MAKE IT IMPERATIVE FOR THE NEED OF A FOREIGN PARTNER LIKE YOU.

HOWEVER, IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SUCCEED IN TRANSFERRING SOME OFTHE MONIES BEFORE PRECISELY (US$5.M) FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT IN MORROCCO(NORTH AFRICA)UNFORTUNATELY THE PROVIDER OF THE ACCOUNT SEVERED ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH US IMMEDIATELY THE FUNDSWERE DISBURSED INTO HIS ACCOUNT. OUT OF THE US$5 MILLION WE WERE NOT COMPENSATED AT ALL, HOW CAN ONE GUARANTEED FULL COMPENSATION ON THE REMITTANCE OF THE BALANCE US$35.M. WE THEREFORE SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE BASED ON THE BALANCE AMOUNT OF US$35.MWHICH CAN BE SPEEDILY PROCESSED AND FULLY REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT,YOUWILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 15% OF THE AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SERVICE.

THIS TRANSACTION IS CLOSELY KNITTED AND IN VIEW OF OUR SENSITIVE POSITIONS,WE CANNOT AFFORD ANY MISTAKE, I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% HITCH-FREE WE WILL AVAIL YOU WITH OUR IDENTITIES AS REGARDS OUR RESPECTIVE OFFICES WHEN RELATIONSHIP IS FULLY ESTABLISHED AND SMOOTH OPERATION COMMENCES.

I AM AT YOUR DISPOSITION TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTION FROM YOU IN RESPECT OF THIS TRANSACTION,SO CONTACT ME IMMEDITELY VIA MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS: josepharida@zwallet.com FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENT AND PROCEDURE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE PUT IN MANY YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT WANT OUR REPUTATION DENTED WE THEREFORE URGE YOU TO HANDLE THIS PROPOSAL WITH STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY.

PLEASE TREAT WITH UTMOST URGENCY.
BEST REGARDS
JOSEPH ARIDA