From: MR BELLO MARTINS [bellomartins@hknetmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 11:51 AM
To: rob@cocke4yed.com
Subject: Assistance Needed


FROM:MR.BELLO MARTINS 
UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC, 
DIRECT FAX:234-1-7599897. 

DEAR SIR, 

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS 
TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING 
UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT 
A OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND 
WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL 
AT THE END OF THE DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU 
DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,AS WE HAVE BEEN 
RELIABLY OF YOUR DISCRETNESS AND ABILITY INTRANSACTION 
OF THIS NATURE. 

LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.I 
AM MR.BELLO MARTINS. CREDIT OFFICER WITH THE UNION 
BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, LAGOS. I CAME TO KNOW YOU IN MY 
PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO 
HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH INVOLVES 
THE TRANSFER OF HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT 
REQUIRING MAXIMUM CONFIDENCE. 

THE PROPOSITION: 
A FOREIGNER AN AMERICAN, LATE ENGR JOHN CREEK (SNR) AN 
OIL MERCHANT WIH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF 
NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH MONTHS AGO IN KENYA AIR BUS 
(A310-300) FLIGHT KQ430, BANKED WIH US AT UNION BANK 
OF NIGERIA PLC LAGOS AND HAD A CLOSING BALANCE AS AT 
THE END OF JANUARY,2001 WORTH USD30,000,000.00 (THIRTY 
MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR), THE BANK NOW EXPECTS A 
NEXT OF KIN AS BENEFICIARY.VALUABLEEFFORTS ARE BEING 
MADE BY THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA TO GET IN TOUCH 
WITHANY OF THE CREEK'S FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT TO NO 
SUCCESS.IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSSIBILITY OF 
NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY OF LATE ENGR.JOHN CREEK 
(SNR)'S NEXT OF KIN (HE HAD NO WIFE OR CHILDREN THATIS 
KNOWN TO US). 

THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR CHAIRMAN AND 
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,THAT ARANGEMENT HAS 
BEEN MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLEARED 
"UNCLAINMED"ANDSUBSEQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST 
FUND FOR ARMS AND AMMUNITION TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE 
COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN GENERAL. IN 
ORDER TO AVERT THIS NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF MY 
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO 
HAVE YOU STAND AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE ENGR. JOHN 
CREEK(SNR)SO THAT THE FUND USD30MILLION WILL BE 
RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE 
BENEFICIARY'S NEXT OF KIN. ALL DOCUMENTS ANDPROVES TO 
ENABLE YOU GET THIS FUNDWILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT.WE 
HAVE SECURE FROM THEPROBATE AN ORDER OF MANDATE TO LOCATE ANY OF DECEASED BENEFICIARIES,AND MORE SO WE ARE ASSURING YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE INVOLVEMENT.YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST BE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE.ACCORDING TO AGGREMENT WITHIN BOTH PARTIES. 

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF 
THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS 
PROPOSAL, WE WOULD FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECCESSARY 
MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUITE BOTH 
PARTIES WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT. 

IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU DO NOT MAKE 
UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST WE HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU 
AND YOUR COMPANY, THEN KINDLY GET TO ME IMMEDIATELY 
VIA E - MAIL .PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR MOST 
CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE, FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR BANK 
ACCOUNTPARTICULARS SO THAT I CAN USE THIS 
INFORMATION TO APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT 
TRANSFER OF THE FUND IN YOUR FAVOUR. 

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION. 


YOURS FAITHFULLY, 
BELLO MARTINS.