[PLUTO-journal]

[Mohammed Abacha]

FROM: MOHAMMED ABACHA
              NIGERIA

Greetings,

I got your contact from a director at the Nigerian
Chambers of Commerce (Foreign Trade Division) 
who gave me your contact from their trade 
catalogue. He does not however know the nature 
of what I want to introduce to you. I only told 
him I needed a foreign partner for investment
purposes.  I therefore decided to contact you to 
Assist me in the mentioned venture below. I am the
second son of General Sanni Abacha, the late 
Military Head of State of Nigeria. 

When my father was alive I used to move funds, in
Cash, running into millions of United States Dollars 
to Brazil, Lebanon and other parts of the world, for
Safe keeping on behalf of my father. However, on the 
eve of my father s death in June 8, 1998, he gave me
the sum of US$26,000,000.00 {TWENTY-SIX MILLION  
UNITED STATES DOLLARS} in cash to move to 
Lebanon as usual, But immediately my father died 
I had to move the funds to a location in 
Europe through a private organization. This
organization is based in Europe and they offer Vault 
for safe keeping services to many influential and rich 
African leaders. 

This organization is actually not listed as it is a
deplomatic courier service and they have Other 
dealings, and as thus I am presently under 
oath with the secret organization, not to disclose
their detail information and their operations to outsiders
excepting only for the purpose of collecting my 
consignment. The organization is also
under oath not to open the boxes in the vault for 
any reason at all and to protect my interest by not 
disclosing any information about me to any government 
or individual. 

This not withstanding, this organization has been very
good and there has not been any complains from any 
quarters about the organization. The funds have been 
in the vault of this organization in Europe since July 1
998. However, recently we received information 
from the organization that the Vault is now running on 
demurrage, and this has been very disturbing to 
my family, that is why I have decided to communicate to 
you on behalf of my family immediately, for you to please 
help us by traveling as quickly as possible to secure the 
funds from the organization's vault. 

Due to many restrictions placed on my family by the
present Nigerian Government, it has become very 
impossible for either me or any immediate member of 
my family to travel to Europe to secure the funds 
from the organization, I do not as well trust my
fellow countrymen at this time who had earlier given
information to government concerning my late father's
hidden funds, and were therefore frozen and recovered.
I will explain my family situation to you later, if
you are interested in knowing. 

What I now want you to do for my family and myself are
as follows:- 

(1) You should travel to secure the funds in cash on
my behalf and deposit it in a bank account or your 
bank account in your country, pending further instructions 
from my family. 

(2) My family will need you to please assist in settling the 
demurrage on the vault as soon as you arrive there. 

(3) My family will be willing to give you 15% of the
total $26 million as your commission for your assistance. 
This amount is however open for negotiation if you feel 
that 15% will not be enough for you. 

(4) As soon as you confirm to me through my email
number of your readiness to assist and how quickly 
you can travel; I will send you a copy of my Power of 
Attorney which I will also send to the organization 
authorizing them to allow you direct access to the
vault where the boxes containing the funds are 
deposited, so that you can secure the funds. 

(5) It is very important that you understand that the
organization does not know those boxes in 
the vault contains money. All they know is that the
boxes in the vault contain art works and jewelry. 

(6) As soon as you have the funds in your custody, I
will give you details of where and which sector you will 
invest my family's share of the funds into, on our behalf, 
in your country. 

(7) Please note that this project is very legal and
100% risk free, because the funds in question is private 
family funds, which are legally deposited at the organization, 
but you must keep it very secret and confidential because 
of my personal and family security.  Please keep this 
information  a secret for your own and our safety as well.

Please contact me immediately, via my email, informing
me the possibility of your traveling within this month. 

Waiting for your immediate response. 

Best regards. 

Mohammed Abacha