Expecting your promt response

GABON PRIVATISATION BUREAU,
Immeuble de Pétrole
B.P.8164
Libreville- Gabon.
3rd oct 2003

Attn: To The Chief Executive/Chairman

Dear Sir,

Request For Urgent Business Relationship for the supply of YOUR PRODUCT
to the Gabonaise government.

We got your contact from the EXPORT DEPARTMENT ON FOREIGN TRADE as exporters in your country, as we are ready to establish a very nice business relationship with your company, as your mail come at the right time we need a foreign firm that can handle this type project. We have the pleasure to make this surprising but mutually benefiting business proposal .
I am a member of the newly inaugurated committee for the privatization of the refineries of the GABON PETROLIUM CORPORATION (GPC) in Gabon and Its energy sector S.E.E.G. The members of the committee are interested in the importation of goods into the country with funds presently floating in the BANK DE CENTRAL AFRIC DE GABON, GABON,PETROLIUM CORPORATION (GPC) Foreign payment account .

ORIGIN OF FUND

The federal GOVERNMENT OF GABON intends to lease the two existing petroleum refinery to private individuals and companies and also the energy company S.E.E.G.
This is to make more viable, resourceful and to eliminate undue wastage and fraud .

This privatization is in line with the recommendation of the world bank and the international monetary fund IMF as a prerequisite for future financial assistance.

The establishment are heavily indebted to many companies and my committee has mandate (task) of compiling names of this companies and debt owed to them and also recommend for payment , all contracts that has been fully executed .with our position in the committee ,which comprises of my ministry and ,federal ministry of petroleum resources, Gabon petroleum corporation (GPC).
The Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and the Bank Central ,we have successfully secured for ourselves the sum of USD5,500,000 ( Five million,five hundred thousand dollars).This sum was acquired by carefully inflating the amount of indebtedness, by this amount (USD 5,500,000) We need a reliable company to be included in the list of the companies to be paid .This company will be paid for contract executed in Port-Gentil refinery as we will indicate.

I was therefore mandated in trust by members of the committee to seek a foreign partner into whose account we could transfer the sum of USD $5,500,000,hence I am writing you this letter .We have agreed to share the fund thus:

  1. 70 % for us ( the committee members )

  2. 20% for you (the owner of the account )

  3. 10% will be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign
    expenses that might incurred in course of this transaction .

  4. It is from our 70% that we wish to commence the importation business
    We also need assurance from you that you will let us have our share once the inflated amount is transferred to your care / account. The fund will be released by the bank central cash circuit unit and airlifting of the
    fund by the diplomatic couriers services to their EURO HEADQUARTERS where we will come for claims and banking .

5)Note that this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed for both parties since the law under which our committee was set up, has empowered us to disburse all the funds.

6)We shall commence the airlifting process of the funds
immediately we receive the following information, your telephone and fax, etc.

  1. Your company name and full address.
  2. Your banks name telephone and fax numbers.
  3. Your account number and name of would be beneficiary.
    The above information are to enable us put up letters of claim for the issuance of the mandatory fund release approval/recommendations.

This way, your company will be recognized and accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements before the final claims is done and transferred to your nominated account with the assistance of their Euro- assisting diplomatic agent, whose details will be forwarded to us .
Note that we will be responsible for the payment of the federal inland revenue tax on behalf of your Company.

We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit absolute confidentiality from you in this transaction.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter , using the above email
address for more details regarding this transaction.
Also endeavor to send the requested information.
Best Regards
Eng. Gaetan Pierre