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From: "NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (NNPC) " <info_telexdept######@yahoo.com>
Reply: "NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (NNPC) " <info_telexdept######@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:24:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT (RE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/901/2017
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (NNPC)
FROM THE DESK OF Group Managing Director (NNPC)NNPC Towers, Central Business District,Herbert Macaulay Way,P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.EMAIL:info_telexdept######@yahoo.comRE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/401/2017
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT (RE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/901/2017
Although this mail might come to you as a surprise, since it is fromsomeone you do not know or seen before, but base upon recommendation Igathered about your person, I had to contact you for your assistanceto transfer fund into your account.
I am Group Managing Director of the Nigerian national petroleumcorporation (NNPC).My office is also saddled with the responsibility of screening,categorization and prioritization of projects embarked upon by NNPCas well as feasibility studies for selected projects and supervisingthe projects consultants involved. A breakdown of the fiscal expenditureby this office as at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2016indicates that the NNPC paid out a whooping sum of US$936M(Nine Hundred and Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) tosuccessful contract beneficiaries.The NNPC is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid at the last fiscalquarter of 2017.
The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of theNNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the variouscontracts awarded. In the course of disbursement, this My office hasbeen able to track down the sum of US$100M (One Hundred Million, U.S.Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum.This money is now lying and floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with theCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN). My colleagues and I want to quicklytransfer this fund to a safe nominate foreign account for possiblei nvestment abroad; this is the reason why I contacted you.
We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate anyForeign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hencethe need to solicit for your full Banking details to enable usTransfer this money into your account on Swift Code.We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows: -(1) 30% for the foreign account owner (2) 60% for l and my colleagues(3) 10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses bothlocally and internationally during the course of this transaction.
Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money isfinally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice asregards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business isgenuine and 100% safe considering the high-powered governmentofficials involved.
We shall require of you the following information urgently1. Name,2. Telephone3. Name and full address of the Company If any.
This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account inless than to meet the (10) working days.
Please reply immediately through my email address info_telexdep########@yahoo.com;While looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.
Sincerely,Group Managing Director [NNPC]Maikanti Baruinfo_telexdept######@yahoo.com