text: "                 KAYODE SOWEMIMO & CO.                 SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES                 LAGOS - NIGERIADEAR FRIENDCOMPLIMENTS 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 GIVEN TO ME BY A =FRIEND WHO WORKS AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE EXCUSE MY =INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.I AM BARRISTER EKONG BASSEY 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 LOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE =TO VINDICTIVE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSWHO 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$75000000.00 ( SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES =DOLLARS ) PRESENTLY IN THEIRPOSSESSION. 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 FAMILYHAS 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 PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN AND HOW =TO MOVE IT INTO ANY OF YOURNOMINATED BANK ACCOUNTS. 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$25000000.00( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS =SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS CONCLUDED. IT WILL HOWEVER BE 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. =KINDLY FURNISH ME YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHICH IS YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE =AND FAX NUMBERS FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL =USING THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.PLEASE YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT =EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.THANK YOU.TRULY YOURSEKONG BASSEY ESQ.  --abf07f5d-b069-4d08-a74d-0397b17ddc1e--"