Sir, REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL. I am COSMAS EBOSIE, an Executive Director (Banking and Treasury Operations) with the UNION BANK OF NIGEIRA PLC,(UBN)Lagos,Nigeria. I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign Bank Account requiring maximum confidence. THE PROPOSAL A foreigner, late Engr. Johnson Creek, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death five years ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us here at the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, Lagos, and had a closing balance of USD$56.5M (FIFTY SIX MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which the bank now expects to be claimed by Creek's next-of-kin or alternatively be donated to a discredited Trust Fund for arms and ammunition at a military war college here in Nigeria. Fervent valuable efforts have been made by the Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, to get in touch with any of Johnson Creek's family but have proved abortive till date. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate late Engr. Johnson Creek's next-of-kin (he died in the crash with his wife and two children) that the management under the influence of our Chairman, Elder Kalu Uke Kalu and some members of the board of Directors, that an arrangement be made for the funds to be declared "UNCLAIMED" and subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general. In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to have you stand as next-of-kin to late Engr. Johnson Creek so that the funds, USD $56.5M would be released and paid into your bank account as next-of-kin. All documents and proofs to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out and as such, we are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest would be for me and my colleagues for investment purposes in your Country. We have agreedthat the funds willbe shared thus: - 1. 25% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the funds 2. 10% will be set aside, for any incidental expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction. 3. 65% shall be for my partners and me as theoriginators of this transaction. If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue advantage of the trust bestowed on you and your Company, then kindly get to me immediately furnishing me with your confidential telephone, fax numbers and bank particulars so that I can use these information to apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in your favour.If you have a contrary opinion to our proposal, please keep ithighly confidential. Thank you in advance for your anticipatedco-operation. And please do call me on telephone 00234-80-33075996 as soon as you receive this letter. Yours faithfully, COSMAS EBOSIE telephone 00234-80-33075996 email; cosmas2@kukamail.comReceived on Monday, 16 December 2002 14:03:51 EST
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