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ALHAJI USMAN IDRIS
TEL/FAX:234-1-5851412
11TH AGUST, 1995.

RE: TRANSFER PROPOSAL

Sir,

Introducing my self to you, I am ALHAJ USMAN IDRIS. An officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). You are reliably introduced to me by an associate whom I consulted in my search for a reliable individual/company who can handle a very strictly confidential transaction which involve a transfer of a reasonable sum of money to a foreign account.

There is about 29.5 Million US Dollars at my department awaiting remittance. This money represent the surplus of an over invoiced valued contract executed to the Nigerian Petroleum Corporation which was completed some years back. I now seek if you permit that the money to be remitted to your personal / company’s account so that the money to be remitted would be shared mutually among the parties concerned, viz., yourself and the officers where this money originated. I assure you that this transaction is risk free as officers of proven integrity, and position are involved. Every machinery has been set in motion for a smooth and quick transfer of this fund.

However, I would wish to receive your personal assurance that you are not going to sit on this money when it goes into your account. More importantly, you keep confidential this transaction as not to tarnish the confidence reposed on the officers by the nation’s financial house.

Tentatively, we have agreed that 60% of the money goes to the officers where this money originated, 30% to the owners of the account while 10% would be used to defray whatever expenses that may be incurred in course of the transaction between both parties.

For formal processing of necessary papers, we shall need as urgent.

The name of your bank, address, fax and account number to be used and also your personal phone number.

Furthermore, if I find you reliable, I shall use my position in the corporation to make available, 3.3 MBBLS of Nigeria light crude oil (10%) for spot lifting at less USD$7.00 WTI price payable at shipment. I shall furnish you with details as soon as I see signs that you can make adequate arrangements with whoever may need the consignment. Please if you are unable to do the business, please kindly contact me with another business man who is reliable and can act well.

Your urgent reply is needed.

Yours faithfully,

ALHAJ USMAN IDRIS.

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