CONFIDENTIAL/INVESTMENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

["Dr. Joseph Ayim" <dr_j_ayim@mailcity.com>]

FROM: DR. JOSEPH AYIM
> CHIEF FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
> INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)
> LAGOS - NIGERIA
> DATE: 26TH June 2002
>
>
>   ATTENTION: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT.
>

> Sir,
>
> It is my warmest pleasure writing you this confidential business offer
irrespective of the fact that we have not met before or done any thing that
will re-impose absolute confidence but nevertheless, an adage says a day
begins a story and it is in line of this strong perspective that I am very
determined to communicate you with much conviction that you will give my
proposal a second thought and consideration.
>
> As earlier stated I am Dr.Joseph Ayim a financial director working with
Inec. My Agency is in charge of conducting all elections in my country
Nigeria and by the virtue of my unique position in office as the Chief
financial director. I was elevated by the commission to become the chairman
of foreign contract tender board committee whose responsibility is to award
and supervise foreign contract to ensure it is executed promptly.
>
> Consequently, I the chairman of the tender board committee in
collaboration with two other top committee members over-invoice certain
contract for the supply of electoral equipments needed for the forth-coming
elections approaching around August 2002. The initial cost of the contract
was pegged at US $ 50 million, but after the feasibility study was done,
while submitting my report to the office of the presidency for final
approval, we deliberately inflated the cost to an excess amount of US$ 30
million making the cost to be US$ 80 million.
>
> Right now, the gist of contacting you is we are constrained to claim the
fund due to certain laws enacted by the government guiding civil service
code of conduct Bureau which prohibits top civil servants working under
Government establishment from operating offshore or foreign Account and this
situation has kept us in a fix to openly come forward to claim the
outstanding balance of US$ 30 million, hence after series of private
meetings we decided to make contact in order to get a reliable foreign
partner whom we will forward his or her credentials to claim the fund based
on mutual  trust and agreement.
>
> In a nutshell, we need your assistance and support to claim this fund so
that at the later time convenient for us, we will come over to your country
after the funds have been transferred to meet you and collect our own
percentage while you will keep the rest as yours. For your support and total
dedication to realize the objectives of this operation, you shall be
entitled to 20% of the sum total while 80% of the fund belongs to the three
officials involved in the deal.
>
> Note, you are vividly assured that you will not be subjected to any kind
of risk for your support and involvement in this venture hence we have
piloted a good strategy to ensure the operations goes smoothly of which we
have targeted two weeks duration to accomplished our Aim.
>
> Kindly treat this matter Absolutely confidential because the officials
involved are still in service and some of us intend to resign our
appointment immediately after the transaction is finalized.
>
> I look forward to hearing positively from you while further details will
be given as soon as I get your response.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Dr. Joseph Ayim