BUSINESS PROPOSAL Dear Sir/Madame: I am writing to you at this time with a unique business proposal. I am a Canadian gold exploration geologist with over 30 years experience looking for gold throughout Canada, the Western United States, Central and South America, as well as here in West Africa. I currently reside in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. One of my assignments several years ago took me to Sierra Leone, where I examined four gold concessions owned by the late Abubarkar Sulaman. He was a very wealthy man, with interests in various businesses throughout the land. Three of the concessions were in production, simple but very lucrative operations, with huge potential. The bottom line on the report I submitted to my clients was that they should enter into negotiations with Mr. Sulaman, so as to acquire an interest in the concessions. Before the negotiations could be completed, civil war broke out, Mr. Sulaman was murdered, and my clients" interest was directed elsewhere. Recently, Mr. Sulaman's son Musa contacted me here in Accra. His ordeal since I last saw him several years ago has been horrible: most of his family murdered, having to flee for his life, leaving most of his worldly possessions behind. He did however manage to bring with him two metal boxes, each full of alluvial gold dust. I have seen the gold, sampled and weighed it. The gold is safely stored in a Security Company vault here in Accra. The dust is of a purity of 22.5 karats. There are 80 kilograms in each box, thus 160 kilograms of the precious metal. At today's gold price, I calculate a value of roughly $1,650,000 US. Because his father trusted and respected me, Musa has asked me to help him move the gold out of Africa [for obvious reasons]. My talent is in finding gold, not in marketing it. This is why I am contacting you, so that, with your expertise, we can help my late friends son find some peace, and both turn a tidy profit. I see this to be a very lucrative venture. Musa will pay us a commission for our efforts. If you have any questions, and/or are interested, please email me at the address below, so that hopefully, we can enter into a serious business relationship. Yours truly, Paul Adams, B.Sc. [geology] Email: [removed] Accra, Ghana