I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

["Elias ojodu" <eliasojodu2@tiscali.co.uk>]

MR ELIAS OJODU FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX FALOMO, LAGOS-NIGERIA
Dear friend,
Request for urgent business relationship in respect of the transfer of US$17,500,000.00M (Seventeen million, five hundred thousand United  States
Dollars only) into your account. Firstly, let me apologize for infringing into your privacy. This is necessary as I hope to present a proposal to you,which I know, would be of immense benefit to you and I. I am very much  aware that you might have come across this kind of proposition, as a lot of scandalous misrepresentation, which have been perpetuated by my  government in collaboration with other foreign governments to curb and frustrate  the
efforts of people like myself who are trying to  better the lives of  their families. My name is ELIAS OJODU and I am an acting director with the Federal ministry of Works of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Though I  am highly placed, I am also poorly paid. With this kind of situation, the  trend in my country is to use your position to get as much as you can for
your family before retirement or else one will suffer a great deal. So that  when you get an opportunity to help yourself you will immediately do so  without
destroying anything or anyone. Such a God given opportunity is what I  am faced with now. I, on  behalf of my other colleagues from different  Federal
Government of Nigeria owned Ministries decided to solicit your  assistance as regards the transfer of the above stated amount into any account  provided by
you. This fund arouse from the over-invoicing of various contracts  awarded in my Ministry to certain foreign contractors some time ago. We as  holders
of sensitive positions in our various Ministries have been mandated by  the civilian Government of Nigeria to scrutinize all payments made to  foreign contractors, and we discovered that some of the contracts they executed  were grossly over invoiced, either by omission or commission. Also, we  discovered
that the sum of (US$23M) Twenty Three Million United States Dollars was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign contractors were  fully paid their entitlement after executing the said contracts. We all  agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use) into a  bank account provided by a foreign partner. As the code of conduct of  Federal civil service restricts us to a certain level of banking facilities,  which does not allow us the opportunity of operating a domiciliary account foreign account), which makes the need for a foreign partner like you imperative. However, it may interest you to know that we have succeeded  in transferring some part of the money before precisely (US$5.5M) five  Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars into a Foreign Account in Morocco (North Africa), but unfortunately the provider of the account
severed all forms of communications with us immediately the funds were disbursed into his account. Out of the US$5.5million we were not compensated at all, how can one guarantee full compensation on remittance of the  balanceUS$17,500,000.00M (Seventeen million, five hundred thousand United  States Dollars only). We therefore seek your assistance and full co-operation
as regards transferring the balance amount of uS$17.5Million, which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated account; you  will
be compensated with 15% of the amount for your assistance and service.
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our sensitive position,  we cannot afford any mistakes, I assure you that this transaction is 100!
% hitch free. We will avail you with our identities as regards our  respective offices when relationship is fully established and smooth operation
commences. I am at your disposition to entertain any question from you  in respect of this transaction, so contact me immediately through this e  email address for further information on the requirement and procedure. I  decided to communicate this to you through your e-mail because I am of the  opinion
that it is confidential. Due to the nature of this transaction we beg  you to maintain absolute confidentiality at all levels. I expect you to
respond to this proposal urgently . And please note, if you are not interested, I  beg you in the name of God Almighty to forget about this mail and me, because we have put in many years of meritorious service to our country and  therefore would not want our reputation dented or our family names dragged in
mud.
Therefore I beg you to handle this matter with strict confidentiality  and trust.
Best regards