From: ENG DAVID COLE [eng_david@consultant.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:14 AM
To: patcoston@prodigy.net
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL/ OPPORTUNITY

FROM THE DESK OF
ENG DAVID COLE
ATTENTION MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITH COLLEAGUES, I DECIDED TO FORWARD THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU. WE WANT A RELIABLE PERSON WHO COULD ASSIST US TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR (US$45M,000,000.00) INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT. THIS FUND RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICE BILL FROM CONTRACT AWARD BY US UNDER THE BUDGETARY ALLOCATION TO MY PARASTATAL AND THE BILL WAS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY THE CONCERNED MINISTRIES. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED BY A FOREIGN FIRM, COMMISSIONED AND THE CONTRATCTOR WAS PAID THE ACTUAL COST OF THE CONTRACT, WE ARE LEFT WITH THE BALANCE OF US$45M,000,000.00 AS PART OF THE OVER-INVOICE AMOUNT WHICH HAVE DELIBRATELY OVER ESTIMATED FOR OUR OWN, I AM CONTACTING YOU TO BE OUR CUSTODIAN FOR THIS FUND WE HAVE AGREED THA! T 25% WILL GO TO YOU AS ACCONT OWNER, 73% FOR US AND 2% FORTAX AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND YOURS.

AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW AND TO MAKE YOUR LESS CURIOUS, I GOT YOUR ADDRESS FROM ADVERTS IN BUSINESS DIRECTORY THAT PORTRAYED YOUR ESTABLISHMENT IN GOOD LIGHT. I AM THE SECRETARY OF THE CONTRACT COMMITEE (CAC) OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (NNPC) THIS TRANSACTION IS VERY MUCH FREE OF ALL SORTS OF RISK AND TROUBLE FROM MY GOVERNMEENT . TO GET THIS FUNDS PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WE HAVE TO PRESENT A PAYMENT APPLICATION. WITH THIS APPLICATION, WE WILL SEEK FOR PAYMENT APPROVALS TO TRANSFER THE FUND WITHIN 14 BANKING DAYS THROUGHT THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. I AND ONE OF MY COLLEGUES INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ARRANGE FOR OUR SHARE UPON THE CONFIRMATION FROM YOU THAT THE MONEY HAS BEEN CREDITED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

CONSEQUENTLY, UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF MY PRO! POSAL, KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST BY REVERT YOUR SINCERITY AND SERIOUS INTEREST WILL ENABLE METO SEND YOU THE PROCEDURE OF TRASFER. IT WILL SUPPRISE YOU WHY WE CHOOSE YOUAND TRUSTED YOU FOR THIS TRANSDACTION. YES, WE BELIEVED THAT GOODFRIENDS CAN BE DISCOVERED AND BUSINESS-LIKE THIS CANNOT BE REALIZED WITHOUT TRUST. THIS IS WHY WE HAVE DECIDED TO TRUST YOU FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU AS EVERYONE'S INTEREST AND SECURITY HAD BEEN CONSIDERED BEFORE YOU WERE CONTACTED. LET HONESTY AND TRUST THERFORE BE OUR WATCH WORD THROUGH OUT THIS TRANSACTION. REMEMBER TO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDRNTIALITY WHILE YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

BEST REGARDS,

ENG DAVID COLE.