A fax! How retro. It was all in CAPS. These have mostly been converted for your reading comfort; typos preserved.

Dr. Henry Emeka Oha
Tel/Fax: 234-1-2669990
10 March, 2000

I do hope my letter will not embarrass you since I had no previous correspondence with you. My getting your address is the handwork of almighty God. Since then, I have been very much hopeful that you will help us irrespective of the fact that the present world is full of dishonesties and distrust.

I am the chairman of the Contract Review Committee in Nigeria. This is a four-man committee, which was constituted by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. As the name indicates, we are charged with the responsbility of reviewing all previous ministries, parastatals and corporations in Nigeria. In the course of performing our official duties, we have discovered some irregularities such as over-invoicing, duplicating and other fraudulent activities. In the meantime, we have recovered TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$242M) ONLY. We, the members of the committee have unanimously agreed to declare TWO HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$210M) ONLY to the government. And we have decidede to transfer the balance of THIRTY TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$32M) ONLY into a foreign account for our mutual benefit, we are civil servants who earn little or no money and we cannot afford to miss this rare and golden opportunity. Your maximum cooperation is needed in this highly confidential but risk free deal. If you are ready to serve as the beneficiary and provide account into which the fund will be paid. Please, furnish me with the following information forthwith.

5. Your full name and complete address
6. Your fax number
7. Name and address of your bank including telephone and fax numbers
8. Your account number

We are well connected and every necessary arrngement has been concluded with both the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria to ensure a smooth, hitch free and successful transfer of this fund into your account within 14 working days on receipt of the above mentioned requirements from you.

The fund shall be shared as follows:
4. For serving as beneficiary and for providing the overseas account number, you will take 30% of the total sum of money involved. 5.60% is for us the Contract Review Committee members who are involved in the deal. 6. 10% has been mapped out for both local and international expenses that will be incurred in the course of transferring this fund into your account.

[ we don't know what's with the weird numbers; maybe they were using Word ]

As soon as your account is credited, we shall process our travelling documents and come over to your country for final disbursement of the fund, if you are interested in this deal and if these terms and conditions are acceptable to you, please, contact me immediately.

Best regard,
Dr. Henry Emeka Oha

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