Date: Jun 16, 2002 [ 11: 34: 1]
Subject: URGENT HELP NEEDED
From: Bennard Ogodo
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FROM: BARRISTER BENNARD OGODO
OGODO HOLDINGS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE(NOTARY PUBLIC)
NIGERIA.
DEAR SIR,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE AND PEACE AND LOVE FROM THIS PART OF
THE ATLANTIC TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH
EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH. BASED ON THE CONTACT
ADDRESS I GOT FROM THE NET DURING MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR RELIABLE
FORIEGNER TO DO THIS BUSINEES WITH. PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO
YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.
I AM BARRISTER BENNARD OGODO , I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA, SON OF THE
LATE GEN. SANI ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN
NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING
A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON
DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. BASED ON THIS THEREFORE, THE FAMILY HAS ASKED
ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US AS TO MOVE OUT
THE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE,
ACQUIRED BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE
FAMILY. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF
THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW
TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEAL WITH
THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK YOUR ASSISITANCE IN
RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK
TOGETHER. SINCE THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES
HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE. I HAVE PERSONALLY
WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSION OF THIS
TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BE HANDLED IN PHASES AND
THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OF US$25,000,000.00 ( TWENTY
FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS
MONEY AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS CONCLUDED. I WILL, HOWEVER, BASED
ON THE GROUNDS THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND ALSO ALL
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS
TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE START TO
WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY
DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THE WHOLE TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALL NECESSARY MODALITIES ARE IN
PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALL SUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS
TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU
WOULD BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF
THIS COUNTRY.
PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OURTRUST IN YOU
BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS
BARRISTER BENNARD OGODO
NB:PLEASE DO COPY THIS SITE ON YOUR BROWSER AND YOU
WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.
1. http://www.transnationale.org/anglais/sources/tiersmonde/dirigeants__abacha.htm
2.http://allafrica.com/stories/200203180074.html