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From: DUNCAN BALALA <[email protected]>
Reply: DUNCAN BALALA <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:46:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Business Deal Offer
Dear Friend,
I deem it highly imperative to furnish you on the clear summary of this golden opportunity.
I am quite aware we do not know each other. I am interested to invest in any viable business in your country.
The statutory report as stipulated below:
Few years ago, the federal government of Nigeria instructed the corporation (NNPC) to award contract on behalf of the government for the building of a refinery in the northern part of Nigeria.
In respect of this I and two of my co-employees of the corporation as at then was appointed as the contract awarding committee, to deliberate on the best foreign companies to handle the projects.
After much deliberation within members of the committee, the contract was awarded to a drilling company in Austria. But before awarding this contract, we the members of the committee has secretly agreed to over-invoice and inflate the actual contract value with the tune of US$35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million dollars) which we shall use a reliable foreign company or person to claim.
Meanwhile, the contract has been completed and commissioned, the actual contract value has been paid to the contractor that executed the contract, leaving this over-invoiced sum of US$35,000,000.00.
Now I have decided to choose you as a company/individual to claim this money on my behalf, I will present you as a contractor that supplied electrical equipment, paints and all the coatings used in the refinery.
We will sub-contract the project to you and get your company name or individual name enlisted in the government contract award blue print, and you will be recognized as a legitimate contractor and beneficiary of this US$ 35,000,000.00.
This we will do with some documents and information we will require from you. You will be in front to get all the necessary approvals and formalities that will justify you as the actual beneficiary from the concerned government ministries before the fund will be transferred into your bank account.
On your acceptance to take up this project with us, we have jointly agreed to share the funds as follows: You will retain 30% of the total sum transferred into your account, for your contribution towards the success of this transaction.
10% will be set aside for deduction of all the expenses that will be encountered during the cause of processing the necessary approvals from the government ministries for the transfer of the funds into your account.
While 60% will be given to us on arrival in your country, which we hope to invest in any viable business or commercial real estate.
Please bear in mind that this transaction is 100% risk free, as we have done our home work accordingly. We shall commence the transfer immediately we hear from you, be informed that time is very important in this transaction.
Please I would like you to be strictly confidential about this transaction and delete if you are not interested.
Thanks for your great understanding.
Awaiting for your positive reaction.
Sincerely,
Duncan Balala