text: "First I must solicit your strictest confidence inthis transaction this is by virtue of it's nature asbeing utterly confidential and top secret as you wereintroduced to us in confidence through the NigerianChamber of Commerce foreign trade division.We are top officials from the Federal Ministry ofWorks and Housing(FMWH)Federal Ministry of Financeand the Presidency making up the Contract ReviewPanel (CRP) set up by the Federal Government ofNigeria to review contracts awarded by thepastmilitary administration.In the course of our work on the CRP we discoveredthis fund which resulted from grossly over-invoicedcontracts which were executed for theFMW&H during thelast administration. The companies that executed thecontracts have been duly paid and the contractscommissioned leaving the sum of US$17 Millionfloating in the escrow account of the Central Bank ofNigeria ready for payment.I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust bymy colleagues in the panel to look for an overseaspartner to whom we could transfer the sum of US$17Mlegally subcontracting the entitlement to yourcompany. This is bearing in mind that our civilservice code of conduct forbids us from owningforeign company or running foreign account while ingovernment service hence the need for an overseaspartner.We have agreed that the funds will be shared thusafter it has been paid into your account:(1) 30% of the money will go to you for acting asthebeneficiary of the fund.(2) 10% has been set aside as an abstract projectionfor reimbursment to both parties for incidentalexpences that may be incurred in the course of thetransaction.(3) 60% to us the government officials (with which wewish to commence an importation business inconjunctionwith you ).All logistics are in place and all modalities workedout for the smooth conclusion of the transaction"