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DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY THESE PEOPLE. DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH THEM. REPORT THEM FOR SPAMMING AND TRASH THEIR E-MAILS.
This it the latest format of rubbish emanating from these sick people:
I have a new email address! You can now email me at: sj.confidentialy2k@yahoo.com
Hello Dear
Naturally I know this mail would come to you as a huge surprise since we have not met or known each other before now; I decided to contact you after some series of enquiries through the south African export promotion council (SAEPC) a trip to your country for a bilateral conference to encourage foreign investors.
The purpose of this letter is to seek your most needed and honest assistance in a business that is most pressing to me right now.
I am Susan Muzara, an orphan, the daughter of late Dr. and M
Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
MATABELELAND .Dear Friend,Since 1997 the Zimbabwe government under President Mugabe has been
implementing an uncompromising policy of seizing farmland owned by
white farmers, much of it the most productive and profitable land in the
country. More than half the white owned land has been assigned for
seizure without compensation.I am Mrs Estelle Scheijde, the secretary of Commercial Farmers
union branch in the region of matabeleland,Zimbabwe.
http://site.mweb.co.zw/cfu/,
http://site.mweb.co.zw/cfu/about/about.htm,
http://site.mweb.co.zw/cfu/about/regional.htm
(http://www.justiceforagriculture.com/newsrelease0310.shtml)The Government claims that the policy seeks to redress past colonial
injustices by redistributing land to poor black farmers. The process
has become increasingly politicised as President Mugabe's supporters have used
violence against both white farmers and black workers , resulting in ten white
farmers being murdered. In reality much of the seized land has been allocated
to politicians and supporters of Mugabe?s re-election campaign.The 2002 election was marked by violent intimidation of the
opposition and widely condemned internationally as fundamentally floored. Our
headquartes in Harare was attacked and looted by black protesters and in the
process burnt down the whole building. Fortunately,they did not get access to
the huge funds kept in the strong room which belong to the co-operation. This
cash was kept at the secretariat rather than in the Bank for fear of seizure by
the government. Despite this President Mugabe has declared that the seizure
policy will be accelerated. In the face of increasing evidence of serious
human rights abuses against white Zimbabweans, the land seizures seem set to
continue.This funds is safely in our possesion and with the present directive
giving to us white farmers to leave the country,we need to get the
funds outside Zimbabwe and would need to get it invested in a viable business
venture in your country with your assistance. Once we can get your commitment
and sincerity of investing this funds on our behalf then we would proceed to
get the funds deposited with the Zimbabwe home office of a security courrier
company with their Headquarters in Europe,that usually undertakes the carrying
of Diplomatic Baggages through their DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL for African
Governments and private individuals.Once we lodge the consignment with the
security company by next week we would be giving a consignment Deposit
Certificate and also their Airway-bill receipt which i would scan and send to
you to enable you keep a tab on when the consignment would arrive Europe .You do not have anything to worry about as we would undertake all
charges. We have already perfected all avenues to get the money to you
in your country. I have the mandate of Mr Max Crawford,the Chairman of the
union and the rest members to get the funds out as fast as possible.You would be compensated for your effort once we have gotten the
funds to your contact address. However,if you are ok with this
offer,kindly forward to me as soon as possible your detailed contact
address,this will enable the Security Company prepare us an Air-Way Bill in
your favour for onward transhippment of the consignment. Once the consignment
arrives their Head Office in Europe,you will be contacted immediately for
onward delivery through their affiliate Diplomatic Express-Delivery Channel to
your nominated contact address in your country.Please get back to me if you can be of assistance and we would want
our correspondence to be via email only as most phone lines of white
farmers are bugged by the government.
We expect your confidentiality and your prompt response to this
mail so as to proceed.Regards and God Bless.
Mrs. Estelle Scheijde
secretary-CFU,
Matabeleland.
E-mail: estelle-cfu@eudoramail.com
Correspondence on this matter is now closed
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Messages have been originating from Nigeria offering recipients a cash reward for supposedly helping family members of the former military dictatorship smuggle cash out of Nigeria. Other approaches include equally ridiculous stories that if genuine would net their proposers cash just for the ridiculousness alone.
These have been broadened to include references to a Nigerian petroleum company and have now been extended to include alleged persons in Zimbabwe.
Letters are reprinted in this report just as they were sent out.
Dear Sir,
I am Dr James Ologun, the chairman of contract award and review committee set up by the federal government of Nigeria under the new civilian dispensation to award new contracts and review existing ones.
I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of multi-nationals in the oil industry in favor of N.N.P.C. The original values of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced to the sum of US$12,320,000.00 (Twelve Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand United State Dollars). This amount has now been approved and is now ready to be transferred being that the companies that actually executed these contracts have been fully Paid and the projects officially commissioned.
Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount to your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants are prohibited by the code of conduct bureau (civil service law) from operating and/or opening foreign accounts in our names. Needless to say, the trust reposed on you at this juncture is enormous, in return, we have agreed to offer you 20% of the transferred sum, while 10% shall be set aside for incidental expenses (internal and external) between both parties in the course of the transaction you will be mandated to remit the balance to other accounts in due course.
Modalities have been worked out at the highest level of the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria for the immediate transfer of the funds within 7 working days subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms.
Our assurance is that your role is risk free. Toaccord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the funds the whole approval procedures will officially and legally processed with your name or the name of any company you may nominate as the bonefide beneficiary.
Once more I want you to understand that having put in over twenty-five years in the civil service of my country, I am averse to having my image and career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency it deserves.Please you should signify your intention to assist by sending me a reply to this email to state your position on this transaction, if favorable we will take further steps to brief you the full details of this viable transaction.
I want to assure you that this business proposal is 100% risk free as we have done our homework properly.I quite believe that you will protect our interest by taking this deal strictly confidential, as we are still in government service, which we intend to retire from in full honor.
Kindly expedite action as we are behind schedule to enable us include this transfer in the next batch which would constitute the last quarter payments for the 2002 financial year.
Thank you and God bless.
Dr James Ologun ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----- And the reply e-mail --------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir,
Thank you for your timely response to my proposed business proposition andI am sure this serves as your assurance that you will assist in the completion of this mutual business.
As said earlier we will get into other matters when you must have read this.I hope this will enlighten you further than the attendant problems understanding each others accent. But I will call you after your response to this. In line with good business ethics, I will outline the course which this business transaction was planned to take detailed information of the entire procedures this mutually beneficial transaction shall undertake to ensure it's swift and successful consummation. You must in the first instance appreciate that this transaction is a is deal by myself and my colleagues in the Contracts Review Panel of which I am the Head. Note that, the said sum of US$12.32M which we wish to transfer originated from grossly over-invoiced contracts which were executed for Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C.) during the era of the past Military regimes. The original companies which executed these contracts have been fully settled leaving the sum of US12.32M in the floating account which we intend to transfer into your account with the co-operation of your good self for our mutual benefit. Under the guidelines and laws setting up the Contracts Review Panel we are empowered to disburse all funds floating in any of the foreign payment accounts kept with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).However, our official code of conduct forbids us from operating foreign accounts. This was the main purpose of our soliciting your assistance. We are in control of enormous funds but our hands are somewhat tied. Toward a hitch free administration of the transfer, the procedures which we shall adopt to ensure a smooth and successful transaction are spelt out below as our perfected modalities. Which we believe, from our understanding of the system here and all other things being equal should ensure we achieve our goal within and as at the spelt out frame bearing in mind that you too follow our able guidance. This we cannot under emphasis (Oh ha ha ha guffaw guffaw — nmn editor)
FIRST STAGE. As a commencement, you are required to send your telephone and fax numbers, the Bank details of which you want the said fund to be transferred. The bank account could be any account of your choice i.e. either your personal or company's bank account, in your country or in any other country with flexible financial regulations. Our most important consideration on this is that this account must be at your exclusive control. This will guarantee easy administration of the funds in the nature we spelt out.
SECONDLY STAGE. Upon receipt of the above information, we will commence immediate operations on this deal by filing necessary applications and letter of claims in favor of your company to the concerned Government Agency. We shall also procure other relevant approval from other Government agencies to further comfirm your status as the bona fide beneficiary of the said contract sum US$12.32M). We shall send copies of these approvals to you for your records. Finally, as soon as payment is made to your nominated bank account, we will make arrangement to meet with you in your country for final sharing according to the percentages as specified in our letter of proposal.
ADVICE. It is important to bring to your notice the fact that we are still in active Government service and therefore, cannot afford any form of indiscretion that could jeopardize this transaction. We wish to enjoy the benefit of this transaction even many years after the conclusion of this transaction,for what is money if there is peace of mind to enjoy it.It is to this end we are giving the transfer of this money to your designated bank account the legitimate dressing it will require. We have worked out our modalities so that on arrival of these funds in your designated bank account we will not be running foul of any international monetary regulations. The incidence of local taxes will be settled here and on arrival in your account. But I still insist that you must desist from announcing the expectations or origin of this money with anyone even your bankers as we cannot afford at this point for there to be any backward investigation of these funds without putting all the relevant documentations backing the transfer in place. We however wish to assure you of the thoroughness of our perfected modality towards ensuring the hitch free transfer of these funds to your designated account for our mutual benefit .There is no cause for unusual apprehension in terms of its workability as all requisite machinery have been put in place to ensure that the fund is transferred into your nominated account within 7 working days from the date of receipt of your bank details. This is a result of the ground work which we had done prior to contacting you. In fact , we shall take absolute advantage of our sensitive positions in the government to ensure a 100% success of this transaction. We also guarantee you that neither your interest nor that of your company shall be brought to odium by reason of your involvement in this venture. As a further guarantee to our peaceful benefit of this money we will effect the obliteration of all traces of these monies to you. This is an easy task as we (my colleagues and I ) are all properly positioned to ensure this. Further to this is the fact that the money will be arriving your bank with a covering letter from our Attorney General Certifying that the money is as a result of contract executed on behalf of our Federal Government and not the proceeds of any drug or money laundering activity. Please, we look forward to doing this business with you, Whilst also emphasizing once again that confidentiality is the cornerstone on which this business is built and mutual trust is our beacon. My TEL:234-1-4806611 exclusive and direct line of mine, so please feel free from now to contact me only on this line. In advent of my absence do leave a message with my confidential secretary. We await your reply urgently with the requestedinformation to enable us commence immediate operations. Once more,thank you in anticipation of your co-operation and confidence and do endeavor to call me on the phone. Thank you and God bless you. Best regards Dr James Ologun
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO CORRESPOND FORHWITH THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS prolineng@eudoramail.com as it is easier for me to read my mails from here.
Newsmedianews was also among those approached with such a cash offer, in this instance to participate in the handling of up to $US27.3million belonging it was claimed to the former chief security officer to the military dictator of Nigeria, the late General Sani Abachi.
The offer was made to Newsmedianews by someone claiming to be the brother of the former chief security officer to Nigeria's former military dictator, Maza Al Mustapha, who is jailed on charges relating to gross human rights abuses on the citizens of Nigeria.
Claiming to be his brother, retired 'Colonel' Bisi Mustapha told Newsmedianews he had been entrusted by his imprisoned brother with the safekeeping of the money.
“This amount was to be sent to his mistress in Lebanon to launder for him. I cannot send this money to my brother's mistress any more because of the situation of things over here,” said 'Col. Mustapha'.
Instead he offered Newsmedianews 20 per cent of any amount that may be invested through Newsmedianews in Ireland.
'Colonel Mustapha' said it was no longer safe to leave the cash in Nigeria.
“There are indications that all retired officers might have their estate confiscated as part of the current sanitation exercise to stop corruption in the country. Already our various private bank accounts have been frozen pending the outcome of their investigations and we are being closely monitored,”the man addressing himself as Col. Mustapha told Newsmedianews.
The full content of 'Colonel Mustapha's' communication of 8th March 2001 to Newsmedianews was:
Sir, I wish to introduce myself to you. I am col. Bisi Mustapha (rtd), elder brother to Hamza Al Mustapha who was the former chief security officer to the military dictator Of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha. The late general Sani Abacha died unexpectedly on the 8th of June 1998. His colleagues in the army poisoned him in the presidential villa (ASO ROCK) because he ruled Nigeria with an iron hand and he did not want democracy in the country. With the death of the dictator, elections were held in the country and a civilian administration was sworn into power. With the advent of the new civilian administration, a decision was taken by the President of Nigeria to probe and prosecute all military officers that served in the last military regime of the late general Sani Abacha. My Brother, Major Hamza Al Mustapha was singled out by the government of The day as an army officer that must be punished because of his closeness to the late dictator and gross human right abuses On the citizens of Nigeria. My brother and I were best of friends and he shared all his secrets with me. The former chief security officer to the late head of state Major Hamza Al Mustapha had private accounts that are worth 100 million united states dollars Around the world. Presently he has been arrested by the government of the day and is presently in prison waiting to be taken to court on charges of gross human right abuses on the citizens of Nigeria. I was directly informed by my contacts at the presidential villa, that he will be convicted because of his position as the former chief security officer to the late dictator. Shortly before the present government arrested my brother, He entrusted to me the sum of us$27.3m for safekeeping. This amount was to be sent to his mistress in Lebanon to launder for him. I have since had this amount with me stashed away a private security company in Nigeria. I cannot send this money to my brother's Mistress any more because of the situation of things over here. I need your assistance in moving and securing this money in your account abroad. I will adequately compensate you with 20% of the total sum for your assistance and co-operation with me to move this fund out of the country. The present administration collectively retired ninety-two Serving officers including myself a couple of months ago. This money is Not safe where it is kept any more because there are indications That all the retired officers might have their estate confiscated as Part of the current sanitation exercise to stop corruption in the country. Already our various private bank accounts have been frozen pending the outcome of their investigation and we are being closely monitored. I intend to safeguard and invest this amount of money abroad with a reliable foreign business partner so that we can invest the Funds in doing business in your country. That is why I am soliciting your Assistance and co-operation as regards this business. Arrangements have been concluded with a security company in Amsterdam to receive the money in cash depending on where is convenient for You. Please indicate your willingness to assist me by sending to me the following information; your full name, your company name address and your private phone and fax numbers so that I can contact you and commence the transaction in earnest. I am waiting to hear from you very soon. Best regards, Col. Bisi Mustapha (Rtd.)
A cautious reply was sent back from Newsmedianews acknowledging receipt of the above letter and requesting further information. Two days later the following message arrived from Colonel Mustapha:
Prior to your E-mail message, acknowledging being of a great assistance to me, I promise you that you will never regret your association with my family because you stand to benefit immensely. All I need from you is sincerity of purpose and dedicated honesty to enable me confide in you the desired trust necessary for the success of this transaction. This transaction has to do with trust, and my mind has decided to trust you. I always obey the dictate of my own mind, and I believe you will never disappoint me because this is the genesis of our relationship. My mind is convinced that you will not follow the way of some expatriate businessmen who always pretend to help but once the money enters their hand they disappear with my money. Due to government's sanction on members of my family, my idea is to make you the beneficiary of the funds by depositing it on your behalf with a Security Company. Once this is done, you now assume full ownership of the funds, thereby making it impossible for the government to seize it again. This means that under no circumstances will you let the Security Company know that my family has anything to do with the funds. That is the reason why I want to transfer this fund officially. I will register a limited liability company with corporate affairs commission of Nigeria in your name; I will also obtain a tax clearance certificate for the company. With these two documents I will be able to make the deposit in favor of your company. Once this is done, you now assume full ownership of the funds. The Security Company we are going to use specializes in moving huge funds for oil companies that operate here in Nigeria, out of Nigeria to a country that practices free banking system. This procedure is risk free, and will not cost you a dime except your total loyalty to my family. At this point intiality is very important. This African proverb that says that money a man cannot enjoy with absolute peace of mind does not make him rich. When we have received the necessary information from you, we shall send to you a picture of the funds as well as a picture of ourselves, for you to be able to identify us. Time is of equal essence as confidentiality. Please send a message to me immediately acknowledging the receipt of my message.
Best regards. COL. BISI MUSTAPHA (RTD).
Again a message was returned acknowledging receipt. Within another two days the following message was sent by Colonel Mustapha:
ATTN: KEITH HARRIS. FROM: COL. BISI MUSTAPHA (RTD).
My Dear Partner,
I am pleased to inform you that we have successfully made all arrangements in depositing the consignment with the security company in Nigeria with your company name, and we have open a liaison office on your company name and is located atPLOT 140B ADEYEMO ALAKIJA VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS, NIGERIA. And your company sign post is also there indicating that your company exist in Nigeria. By tomorrow morning we will pay for your company Tax Clearance for three years with the Federal Board of Inland Revenue and we have to incorporated the company with the corporate affairs commission in Nigeria, all this was possible with the help of my Attorney. By tomorrow morning I and my Attorney would be depositing the consignment with the security company and every thing is going to be done with your company name after which you can now claim full ownership of the consignment. Your company name in Nigeria is NEWSMEDIANEWS NIG. LTD. And the Attorney's name is BARRISTER TUNDE COKER and all this names are what you should know because the security company might want to ask you of this informations but my Attorney said that the security company must contact you before the consignment would be moved out of the country and once you are contacted as the owner of the consignment you have to instruct them to immediately move the consignment to Holland because that is where my Attorney has advise for us to sign for the release of consignment to us on your company name and he has said that you should please always be around your phone to personally talk to them. My Attorney said that after depositing the consignment with the security company in Nigeria it will not take them 24hrs before they would contact you as the owner of the consignment and once you get their contact you just tell them that you are busy right now that you would get back to them and collect their phone and fax number and also collect the officers name, and you have to immediately get back to me so that I and my Attorney would now know the next step to take to finally conclude this transaction of which I and my family members trust your high receptiveness towards our perfected modalities and the only thing that we need from you is your total solidarity and support of which we know that we will never let each other down, and at this stage that we are now you have to be very confidential in respect of this transaction so that we don't get the information to the wrong ears because I do not want a situation when I and my family will move down to your country we start having problems with your government. With the way things are now I and my family member have agreed that My first son Junior would be leaving for Holland in seven days time because we don't want you to be there alone while doing the signing for the release of the consignment to you on behalf of us all and immediately Junior gets there he would get in touch with you of his arrival and here is my confidential phone number 234-1-4717735. For now I will advice that we communicate via email, except on very extreme cases. Please get back to me on the receipt of this mail, I await your urgent response.
Best Regards.
Col. B. Mustapha (rtd).
______________________________________________
Following the matter through resulted in faxed messages being received from a Mr Van Bosch of the Amsterdam-based courier company naming itself Global Diplomatic Security Service. The fax number 0031-617-740-319 and a telephone number, 0031-623-627452 supplied by the company were active at the time.
Likewise, a James Abiola of a company calling itself the Global Security Trust Company with an address given as Great Nigeria House, 6th Floor, Martin Street Marina, Lagos, Nigeria also provided telephone and fax numbers of 002341-7752230 and 002341-7596174 that were active at the time.
The scam was rumbled by Newsmedianews when the Amsterdam based Global Diplomatic Security Service informed Newsmedianews that the sum of US$27,000 was required for the 'release' to Newsmedianews of a 'consignment' received from the Global Security Trust Company.
Faxed messages from the Global Security Trust Company to Newsmedianews claimed that the so-called 'consignment' contained the smuggled cash.
An invoice was sent to 'Col. Mustapha' for the sum of £70 to cover communications time and phone and fax expenses. Oddly the wealthy 'Col. Mustapha' became very quiet.
Newsmedianews has learned that similar messages from Nigeria offering similar proposals have been sent out from persons claiming different connections with the military dictatorship in a ploy to play on the possible sympathies of recipients.
One such instance was reported to us via email on 29 August 2001 as follows. The identity of the sender has been removed.
Subject: Global Security Trust Company Date sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 06:52:00 +0200
I have a fax from Global Diplomatic Security Services 21B Eggerstraat Amsterdam Netherlands Tel: +31-623-519-305 Fax: +31-619-544-720 From Van Bosch The start was a story from Jackson Grey Koroma from Sierra Leone Satellite Phone: 871-762727822 Fax: 871-762727823 Email jack2grey@hpyeria.net Tel. +31-612-896-152 He says I am Jackson Grey Koroma from Sierra Leone. I am the son of late Dantata Koroma, the former Chairman /Board of director of Sierra Leone Diamond Milling Corporation. During the war in my country, my father was shot by the rebels of Fude Sanko of the capital city, Freetown. After his death My Brother and I escaped from the country. As a result of my discrete search for a reliable foreign partner, I am delighted to contact you based on a snippets of information, which I got from chambers of commerce and industries. I now decided to solicit your assistance to help me invest my money in your country. In fact, I left my country with a reasonable amount of money, which belonged to my late father. I managed to leave the country with the sum of (US. $24,000.000.00) Twenty four Million Dollars, which is with me here in Holland, in cash as well. Hoping that you will respond to my call to assist me in investing this money, because I am totally ignorant of investment and I was in school then the war broke out in my country. For your assistance and co-operation, I have decided to bequeath to you, 20% of the total sum involved and 5% mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that we might incur during the process of transferring this money to your country. Moreover, it is risk free in the sense that I have taken proper care of all the formalities regarding to this transaction. I am presently 26 years of age and will not withdraw this fund from the security firm where I deposited it for safekeeping till I am convinced that you can accommodate the money. The bottom line is that we need to meet here first to arrange on the relocation of the funds to your country. Your part is thus, 1. Helping me to bank the money in a safe account. 2. Help me to get residential papers and giving me directions as to what to invest on. Please give me a call as soon as your receive my message to enable me finalize whit the security company where I deposited i.e. for safe keeping. Thank you and God bless. Jackson Grey Koroma Then I got Certificate of Deposit from Global Diplomatic Security services Amsterdam Netherlands sig by Van Bosch And today (28 Aug)I got from Van Bosch fax it says Re: unlearned consignment in your favour Dear Sir, This is to inform you that we are in receipt of a consignment from Africa, with you as the sole beneficiary, the content of the Consignment is marked "DIPLOMATIC ITEM OF HIGH VALUE".
Meanwhile, the cost of Governmental Tax, Customs clearance and handling charges of the consignment must be paid and an official receipt obtained, before you will be allowed to endorse the Consignment Release Order. You are therefore require to proceed to Amsterdam, the Netherlands as an official appointment has been schedule for you on Friday the 31st day of august, 20001 to clear your consignment from our ware house with the following: 1. A valid Identification proof (i.e. International passport or Driver's license 2. The Netherlands Governmental Tax, Custom Clearance and Handling Charges of USD$22,500,00 United State Dollars only, payable in cash prior to the signing/endorsement of the consignment Release Documents. 3. Photocopy of the Deposit Certificate. However, you are to fax to this office your flight schedule, so that our protocol officer will meet with you at the airport and bring you to the venue of the clearance of the consignment and also to enable the needful be put together for a hitch-free delivery of your consignment. We await your immediate response, while we thank you for your patronage and we assure you of our professional assistance always. You are advised to contact us on our 24 hours service line +31-623-519-305 Best regards, Mr. Van Bosch (Director of Operations)
The following was sent to a Belgian-based pastor who wrote:
Date sent: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:48:15 -0400 Subject: Nigerian scam - a new version To: NewsMedia News
I received an email last week from Deacon Emmanuel Olu, bequeating me an my church several million dollars (I am a Protestant pastor living in Belgium). Upon investigating I discovered you website on a very similar operation, also involving Global Diplomatic Courier Services. I have attached the original email.
* Ed's note: a detailed a telephone conversation exists with an Amsterdam courier service involved in the scam who refused to provide registration information, home office information, etc. on his company
++++++++++++++ Email from Emmanuel Olu, received last week
KINGDOM INVESTMENT CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM DEACON SOLOMON AKIN ,RETTIRED MANAGING DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MINISTRY OF AVIATION AND A MEMBER OF REDEEMED PILLER OF FIRE MINISTRY.BASICALLY A PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE MINISTRY. DURING A PRAYER AND FASTING SESSION IN MY MINISTRY I DEMANDED FROM OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO REDEEM MY LIFE AND PURIFY WHAT REMAINS OF MY WEALTH . GOD DELIVELY REVEALED TO ME TO INVEST IN HIS KINGDOM THROUGH YOU AND YOUR MINISTRY /CHARITY ORGANISATION. YOU SHOULD IMMIDIATLY CONTACT ME WITH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS. THE WAY JESUS MINISTERED TO ME, THE FUNDS WILL BE ESPANDED. REMAIN BLESSED. DEACON SOLOMON AKIN
And from the Far East: Below is the correspondence between the scammer known as Barrister Ngozi Abudah and me. To separate between his letter and me, I used dashes. If you really read them you will notice that I'm about to create an account to hold the money.
FROM: BARR.NGOZI ABUDAH FAX: 234-1-7597463 EMAIL:abudah@onebox.com
DEAR SIR,
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS REQUEST.
I HUMBLY WISH TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A MATTER THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND NEEDS UTMOST TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
I AM BARRISTER NGOZI ABUDAH,A BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND CLOSE CONFIDANT OF ONE OF NIGERIA'S MOST POWERFUL FAMILIES.
THE WIFE OF A TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND AN OIL ROYALIST WHO SERVED IN THE PAST MILITARY REGIME HAS THE SUM OF US$23.7 MILLION DOLLARS IN A SECURITY COMPANY AND WISHES TO INVEST IT IN A VIABLE BUSINESS VENTURE OUTSIDE NIGERIA.
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS,MY CLIENT DOES NOT WISH TO PLACE THIS FUNDS WITH ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE FAMILY'S NAME.IT IS THEREFORE,HER DESIRE THAT THE DEAL BE HANDLED AS QUIETLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY LEAKAGE TO THE PUBLIC OR NIGERIA'S GOVERNMENT.
SHE HAS THEREFORE DELEGATED ME TO SCOUT FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGNER WHO CAN ARRANGE AND RECEIVE THE MONEY IN HIS ACCOUNT OVERSEAS AND ASSIST TO INVEST THE FUNDS PROPERLY FOR THE FAMILY.
IF YOU AGREE TO ACT AS FUND MANAGER FOR MY CLIENT AND HER FAMILY,AND MEET MY REQUIREMENTS,I SHALL RELEASE THE SUM OF US$23.7 MILLION DOLLARS TO YOU.THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN CASH IN A SAFE TRUNK AND UPON A FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM YOU,I SHALL LET YOU KNOW HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE IT.
YOUR COMMISSION SHALL BE DOWN PAYMENT OF 13% 0F THE TOTAL SUM AND ANNUAL 10% OF THE AFTER TAX RETURNS ON INVESTMENT FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS,THEREAFTER,THE TERMS SHALL BE VARIED.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ACT IN THAT CAPACITY,REACH ME ON FAX NUMBER:234-1-7597463 OR THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS. I AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
BARR.NGOZI ABUDAH
ngozi abudah abudah@onebox.com - email (773) 377-5001 x8969 - voicemail/fax
-------------------------------------------------------------- Please send me more information --------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Sir,
Your letter, "please send me more information." refers; thank you for your response to my proposal.
What is is really involved is for you to show that you can meet the requirements that will permit you to sign the documents that will facilitate the release of the funds from the fund managers/security company in whose custody, the funds are, presently.
The requirements are as follows;
1. proof of ownership an account that can hold the amount of money in question. 2. An affidavit to be sworn in the high court of Lagos, in which you agree to the terms of this transaction as stated in my first letter to you. 3. Completion of POWER OF ATTORNEY and MANDATE LETTER permiting you to deal directly with the fund managers/security company. 4. Also it is pertinent to inform you at this stage that you must agree to keep this transaction as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL as that is the most fundamental aspect of my terms of agreement with my client.
If the above requirements aurgur well with you, kindly indicate by return mail and also ensure that you give details of your confidential telephone and fax numbers.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible as time is of essense to my client in this transaction.
Warm regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
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Dear Ngozi,
Before I do anything else, I would like to have a few clarifications first.
1. The first and foremost question everyone would ask. Is this for real? US$23.7 is not a small figure. 2. Where did you obtain my email address? 3. How many people have you email out? 4. What type of investment? Stocks? Indexes? Shares? Commodities? 5. Since you do not want Nigeria Government to know, would this be illegal?
Question regarding requirements.
1. Proof of ownership. Does this means all I need is to show you my proof of having a bank account? 2. Do I need to travel to Lagos? 3. Where can I get this POWER OF ATTORNEY and MANDATE LETTER?
Regards,
-------------------------------------------------------------- dear sir,
i thank you for your response again to my mail.
in answer to your questions i want to state here that i am an attorney and quite a seriuos person, not a joker. i agree with your assesion that the more involved is quite a large sum. bu it is most certainly real. i will also have you know that in recent times, the wooping sum of us$3.5b was taken out of my country by the late maximum militart dictator by the name of general sanni abacha.to enlighten you furthe, i will have you know that my client is the wife of one the top members of the govt of nigeria, during the time of gen sanni abacha.
You were introduced to me by an acquaintance from the nigerian chamber of commerce, foreign trade division, who does not know of the nature of my transaction with you.
so far i am not transacting this business with anyone else. if i have positive responsesw from you as to indicate that you can meet the requirements, we will continue. but if for any reason, we cannot do this together, then i will look elsewere. but for now you are the only one i am dealing with in respect of this transaction.
the type of business you invest in, will depend on the advice you give to my client. i am not a business man and neither is she. that is why she is willing for you to have 10% of the proceeds of any business you can succesfully invest her money in.
finally, in answer to you question whether this transaction is legal, i want to reiterate to you, the fact that i am an attorney and by implication, a custodian of the law. i would certainly not be involved in this if it were illegal. however, i admit that my client is not in the good books of nigerians and the present nigerian government due to the fact that her husband was part of one of the most brutaql military dictatorships. be that as it may, she can not be adjudged guilty for the sins of her husband and that is why i am assisting her with my services. if the nigerian government should discover that she still has money any where, they might confisticate it as they have already succeded in freezing her bank accounts. you must understand that this is a third world country and one cannot be too careful for her safety.
you have to assure me that you have or are willing to open an account that can accomodate this kind of money.
if we agree to proceed, i will require your confidential phone and fax numbers which iwill like you to send me in your next mail. then when it is nessesary, i can fax you the POWER OF ATTORNEY and MANDATE LETTER for you to sign and iwill the give the security company authority to deal directly with you. you do not have to come to lagos.
finally, your origin is of no consequence as it does not invovle race distinction.
i hope i have succeded in making the clarifications you desire. kindly reply as soon as possible.
warm regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
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Dear Ngozi,
Ok, here are my plans.
1. I need at least a week to create a bank account to receive the money, since today is already Thursday. After the account has opened I will email/fax the necessary documents as proof.
2. Currently this few weeks I will be at home. Occasionally I will go out to meet with people and customers. My home telephone number is xxx-xxxxxxx My computer is attached to the phone line. If there is a need of fax, please call first. I will then start the computer to receive the fax. Please bear in mind regarding the time difference between your country and mine, if I'm not mistaken, its 5 hours difference. So by the time you receive this email, it would already be midnight.
3. I will go ahead of opening an account either this Friday or next week Monday.
4. When I start returning to my office, then I will inform you of my office telephone number and fax number. I do not have my own confidential phone and fax number yet as the office is just newly opened.
Next I would like to get advise from you.
If my government were to enquire why I have so much money in my account, how do I answer? Your money will be kept in a separate account which I will open as said above. Any commission will be saved in my own account. Surely they will ask why both of this account have such a huge amount of money.
Thank you.
Regards
PS: Most probably I will not be home on Thursday from 9am-9pm because of me need to meet some customers. However, I will occasionally check my email. It would be the best, if possible, all our conversation for this week would be solely on email. Please leave a message to my parents, as they will be at home. If you are online now, I will be online for another hour before I go to sleep.
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dear sir,
thank you for your mail "re: acceptance of proposal".
i want to formally accept your acceptance. an to inform you that i am going to now let my client know of your position.
it is pertinent to note however,. that this transaction should be treated as highly confidential,speed is also very nessesary as my client is pressed for time. most importantly, you must follow my instructions promptly and religiously as far as this transaction and its dtails are concerned.
as for the issue of questions being asked by your government as to why you have so much money in your account, you do not have to worry about that as i have worked out modalities to see that the legal angle is fully taken care of and that we meet all international monetary laws.also before the money gets into your account, the security company/fund managers will contact your bank to clarrify issues on the source of the funds so that your govt will not have to ask any questions. it is important for now, that you say nothing to your bank about the funds as you will definetly not be able to explain properly, the source of the funds. as time goes on you will get a better understanding of it all.
i look forward to hearing from you soonest.
warm regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
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Dear Ngozi Abudah,
I would like to know a few things regarding the bank account, since that is the first thing I must do.
Do I need two accounts or just one account? I'm asking this because, will the money transferred be the full amount, or there will be two different transfer, one for the investment account and the other for the commission. I cannot put the money in a savings account because any amount above RM100,000 will be taxed. In order not be taxed, a current account must be open. A current account is basically an account that doesn't have interest given. If two accounts are required, most probably there will be two banks involved.
Therefore the following will be the process of me opening the account. Please correct me if I'm doing anything wrong. The account/s will be opened next week Monday.
Apply for a savings account. From there apply for another current account. The money will be transferred the current account. Question. Will the down payment of the commission coming from the US23.7 million, or it will come from elsewhere? Anyway, the commission of 13% will also be huge, therefore I need another current account to save the money.
Regards,
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dear sir,
as far as the issue of opening a bank account is concerned, what is important is that you open an account that can accomodate the funds comfortably. i believe one current account will be adequate.
the 13% commission will come from the 23.7m. and you can put that in your regular account after we have succesfully transfered the funds into your account.
for now we plan to move the money in one go.
thanks and i hope your questions are answered
regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
-------------------------------------------------------------- Do you want me to open savings account or current account to take the money? --------------------------------------------------------------
dear sir,
i believe a current account will be more appropriate.
thankyou and best regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
-------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ngozi Abudah,
Would what I'm to do consider as money laundering? Just to be sure as I'm not well verse with these type of laws. Thank you.
Regards,
-------------------------------------------------------------- dear sir,
money laundering is illegal and i told you earlier that i am custodian of the law and not a breaker. i also told you that i have worked out modalities to see that this transaction meets all the international monetary laws.
what you are doing is not and cannot be ever considered to be money laundering.
regards,
Barr. Ngozi Abudah
-------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ngozi Abudah,
OK, I have a few things to discuss about bank accounts and since is very important, I will give a time frame.
There are two ways on how the account is created.
Method 1 I will open a current bank account in either Citibank or Hong Kong Bank on Monday. This account will be ready in two days. Then I will fax the account details to you as the proof. You then fax to me the Power of Attorney and Mandate Letter for me to sign. I will then fax back to you these two items. I need them to be stamped and a copy to be couriered to me. Then you will organise the bank transfer of US23.7 million to the newly opened bank account. Of course before transfer, you will inform the bank regarding the amount. Most probably you will do a tele transfer to the account. When you have done that, I will need you to fax the tele transfer slip to me as a proof of transfer. Then we are in business.
Method 2 I will open an investment account in Hong Kong. This method is good because usually they do not ask about the huge amount of money. This way it is safer because they allow big amount. Now, this account will be immediately created on the same day, which is Monday, if you approve this method. It is much more easier to do in Hong Kong than to do in Malaysia. Once the investment account is ready, I will call you from office so that I can fax the details. What would the best time to call you, please give me a time from when to when. Same as method 1, you then fax to me the Power of Attorney and Mandate Letter for me to sign. I will then fax back to you these two items. I need them to be stamped and a copy to be couriered to me. Then you will organise the bank transfer of US23.7 million to the newly opened investment account in Hong Kong. Once the money reaches Hong Kong, I will need to fly there for paperwork since I will be the fund manager of this money.
Please confirm which method suits you. Method 2 is the fastest method.
I'm guessing when do you fax the Power of Attorney and Mandate Letter, because I think that these two items must be signed by me before you can transfer the money. True?
Oh yes, when money is transfered, I need an bank account from you so that whenever your client need some the money or profits gained at anytime, I can transfer the money to your/client's account.
If everything works well, investment will be able to begin next week.
-------------------------------------------------------------- dear sir,
thank you for your email. sorry i have not been able to reply you earlier. i have been a little bit busy lately.
like i told you earlier, the consignment/trunk containing the funds is presently with a security company/funds manager. what is next is for us to formally nominate you as the trustee, foreign investor/manager to act on behalf of my client.as soon as the account is ready, we will give the security company the authority to deal directly with you.in the light of this, we are going to have to prepare a FINANCIAL TRUST AGRREMENT/AFFIDAVIT notorized with a notary public here in my country. this along with the POWER OF ATTORNEY and LETTER OF MANDATE all notorized here,will permit you to deal directly on my behalf of my client, with the security company.also, this will permit them to release the funds to your norminated account, through the standard required process and procedure of moving money from a security company to a bank account.
let me once again assure you that the transaction is going to meet all the requirements and laws regarding this kind of transaction, to avoid being on the wrong side of the law.
all the nessesary documents, i will fax to you as soon as the account is ready.
as for opening of accounts, i suggest that you open the one that is fastest and most convenient for all of us. remember that time is of essence to us.
as for my fax, you can send me faxes on my fax number 234 1 7597463 at any time of the day. i will always recieve it in my office anytime i arrive there.
kindly endeavor in your return mail, to send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers. this very important.and always remember that this transaction is to be treated as highly confidential.
i look forward to hearing from you soonest.
warm regards, Barr. Ngozi Abudah --------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Ngozi,
OK, I'm a little confuse here.
First of all, how is the money in? Is it in cash or is it in electronic form, like in a bank account. When you say in a security company, is this a security company as relate to investment, if it does this means the money is in electronic form in an account. Unless what you mean as a security company, the money is in cash form in a safe trunk. Would that be it? You also mention fund manager. Normally if there is a fund manager, the money should be in electronic form, which I understand from your previous letter(s).
Next, the standard and procedures. Will the release of fund involve any cost?
By the way, is there a telephone number which I can contact you directly?
But the most important thing is, how is the money in, cash or in an account? Account to account transfer is the most fastest. The most fastest way is indeed opening an investment account in Hong Kong. But I want to know, if the money arrives, does your client want to start investment in Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, or does she has something else in mind. If opening an investment account in Hong Kong, I can give it to you on Monday morning. If the money is in an account over there, then I do not need to be in Hong Kong until the money arrives. I do hope the money is in an account.
Please reply at the soonest so that I can start the account on Monday. Thank you.
Regards,
-------------------------------------------------------------- dear sir,
in my first mail to you i said "THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN CASH IN A SAFE TRUNK." i also said that "UPON A FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM YOU,I SHALL LET YOU KNOW HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE IT."
now, kindly go through the following documents and get back to me.
COVER PAGE.
POWER OF ANTTORNEY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
BETWEEN
MRS...................OF...........................
AND
MR. ............ OF ................
1ST PAGE.
POWER OF ATTORNEY I,MRS...................... OF ...............,DO HEREBY MAKE,NOMINATE,CONSTITUTE AND THIS DAY .............. APPIONT MR. ...............,TO BE MY TRUE AND LAWFUL MANAGER/INVESTOR FOR AND IN MY NAME,PLACE AND STAND FOR MY SOLE USE AND BENEFIT(HEREIN REFERRED TO AS MY "MANAGER")
MY MANAGER, MR.......... HAS AUTHORITY TO DO ANY THING ON MY BEHALF THAT I MAY LAWFULLY DO AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING.I HEREBY GRANT AND GIVE UNTO MY MANAGER MR............. FULL AND ABSOLUTE POWER AND AUTHORITY ON MY BEHALF TO DO AND EXCUTE ALL SUCH ACTS,DEEDS,OR MATTERS AND THINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ACT ON MY BEHALF AS FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY AND TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSE AS WE COULD DO IF I AM PERSONALLY PRESENT AND ACTING FOR MYSELF.
I FURTHER RATIFY, CONFIRM,AND AGREE TO RATIY AND CONFIRM,ANY AND ALL ACTS DONE BY MY SAID MANAGER MR.............ON MY BEHALF.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I EXCUTE THIS DOCUMENTS ON THE ...............IN THE CITY OF LAGOS, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
SIGN,SEALED AND DELIVERD,
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
....................... .................. WITNESS TO THE SIGNATURE OF MRS............... MRS.......... BARRISTER NGOZI ABUDAH
2ND PAGE.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT,MADE THIS DAY OF .............. BETWEEN MRS....................,INVESTOR AND MR. ..........., MANAGER.
WHEREAS,INVESTOR HAS CERTAIN FUNDS AT HER DISPOSAL WHICH SHE DISIRES TO BE INVESTED AND MANAGED BY THE MANAGER ON HER BEHALF SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW:AND
WHEREAS,THE MANAGER HAS CERTAIN EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL ENDEAVOURS AND IS WILLING TO INVEST AND MANAGER SUCH FUNDS FOR INVESTORS.
NOW THEREFORE,IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES CONTAINED HEREIN AND IN THE TERMS AND CONDITION HEREINAFTER SET FORTH THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOW:
1. MANAGMENT OF FUNDS
a) INVESTOR WILL PLACE USD$23.7 MILLION LIQUID CASH WITH MANAGER IN ........(THE FUNDS)TO BE MANAGED ON BEHALF OF INVESTOR.IMMEDIATELY AFTER WHICH THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CUSTODY OF SECURITY VAULT,HENCE AGREEMENT OF EXCUTION AS FOLLOW:
MANAGER SHOULD INVEST NOT LESS THAN USD$20 MILLION OF THE FUNDS IN SHORT-TERMS LIQUID INVESTMENT IN ORDER THAT INVESTORS SHALL HAVE EXPEDIENT ACCESS TO SUCH AMOUNT TO ENABLE HIM INVEST IN THEIR (MANAGER'S)COMPANY AND OTHER PROFIT YEILDING INVESTMENT VENTURES.
b)OTHER THAN AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE PROVISION OF SUBSECTION (a)ABOVE,MANAGER SHALL HAVE COMPLETE DISCRETION IN MANAGING THE FUNDS INCLUDING LIMITATION(ON INVESTORS DISCRETION)THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE SECURITIES(ON MARGIN OR OTHERWISE) WITH REGISTERD BROKERS.
2. TERMS,GUARANTEE AND COMPENSATION.
THAT THE INVESTOR,MRS...............HAS AGREED UNCONDITIONALLY TO COMPENSATE THE MANAGER MR................13% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF USE$23.7 MILLION WHICH IS PRESENTLY BEING DEPOSITED IN THE VAULT OF ............... SECURITY COMPANY,FOR ASSISTING THEM AND TAKING CARE OF ALL EXPENSES TO BE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF THE COLLECTION OF THE DEPOSIT AT THE SECURITY COMPANY.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE IN THE EFFECT ONCE THE MONEY IS TRANSFERED INTO THE MANAGER'S ACCOUNT(MR..........).THE 13% SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE TOTAL SUM OF THE USD$23.7 MILLION BEFORE DEDUCTION OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURED BY THE MANAGER(MR.............)AFTER WHICH THE MONEY SHALL BE DISBURSED IN LINE WITH THE EARLIER AGREED TERMS OF INVESTMENT.
c) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE A TENURE OF FIVE YEARS COMMENCING ON THE DATE (START DATE)THAT THE INVESTOR RECEIVES THE FUNDS CONSISTING OF USD$23.7 AS SET FORTH ABOVE.ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START DATE(THE TERMINATION DATE)THIS AGREEMENT SHALL EXPIRE.THE MANAGER MR..............) HEREBY, UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEES TO RETURN THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDS,INCLUDING ALL UNPAID INTERESTS,DIVIDENDS AND RETURN SUCH FUNDS WHICH IN NO EVENT SHALL AGGREGATE LESS THAN 5%(FIVE PERCENT)OF THE TOTAL SUM FEE UPON MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND FURTHER PROFIT RATIO SHARING SHALL BE AGREED UPON BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENTS.
3. STATEMENTS,BOOKS AND RECORDS.
MANAGER SHALL PROVIDE SEMI-ANNUALLY,A STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS TO INVESTOR,AND UPON REASONABLE NOTICE AND DURING REGULER HOURS SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO INVESTOR,IT'S BOOKS AND RECORDS PERTAINING TO THE FUNDS.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PARTIES SUBJECT TO TRUST AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,THE PARTIES HAVE CAUSED THIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS OR DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN.
SIGN AND SEALED .........................
MRS.................... DATE...........
....................... IN THE PRESENCE OF WITNESS TO THE SIGNATURE. ....................... MR..................
MRS.............. ADDRESS DATE
MR. ............ ADDRESS DATE
LETTER OF MANDATE.
I MRS................ OF THE ABOVE STATED ADDRESS GIVE THIS LETTER OF MANDATE AND ALSO MANDATE HEREBY, MR........... TO RECEIVE AND ACT ON MY BEHALF AS MY TRUE BENEIFICIARY IN SIGNING ALL NECESSARY FORMS IN REGARDS TO THE RELEASE OF CONSIGNMENTS CONTAINING FUNDS WITH TRANSACTION/ACCESS CODE: ................PRESENTLY IN THE CUSTODY OF ......................... THAT MR.................SHOULD BE MY BENEFICIARY AND FINAL RECEIVER OF THE CONSIGNMENTS CONTAINING THE FUND AS REGARDS TO THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS INTO AN ACCOUNT.
WE EXCUTE THIS DOCUMENT ON THE ..............IN THE CITY OF LAGOS, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
SIGNED,SEALED AND DELIVERED.
..................... MRS.SARAH MONTGOMERY.
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
........................ WITNESS TO THE SIGNATURE
BARRISTER NGOZI ABUDAH
i told you earlier, to send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers and you have not. my direct tel line is 234 1 7753903.
i hope i have succeeded in making everything clear to you so far.
i hope to hear from you soonest with details of your phone and fax numbers as well as the news of the account you are opening.
warm regards,
Barr.Ngozi Abudah
nb: please note that what i have sent you is just the draft of the documents. when we star, i will prepare them and have them notorised here after which you will go ahead and sign them.
-------------------------------------------------------------- THE END. From here onwards, I did not reply anything else. September 17 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------- (With all the letters and the existence of Power of Attorney and Mandate Letter, it really makes everything looks real, until I managed to access the scammer's email inbox.)
That's all. When I'm asking question regarding the bank accounts, a banker told me that the questions that I asked usually relate to money laundering. So, I did an Internet search for money laundering. Then I searched again for money laundering in Nigeria. Wow, Nigeria's scam letters. I've read a lot of them. So, on the last letter, I've decided to the something. First, I tried to enter his email account and I did it. The password is too easy. Then I checked his inbox, trash and other folders. Only one unread message and it is a failed mail delivery. I opened it up and found that the same proposal sent to me was sent to someone, but did not manage to deliver. Then I checked some other messages and found a few email addresses that I can be sure that they are his scammers' friends.
Then I think a few. Hmm why not? I then created 2 email accounts in Yahoo on September 17. Took 2 different type of scammer letter and send one letter to him and the other to his alternate email. Lets see what will be the reply like.
After one day September 18, I found out that he has forwarded the scammer letter to another person, maybe it is his head or something at babagba@yahoo.com
By the way, since that Nigeria scam letters have reached to the Internet, why doesn't anyone use cyber law because this scam can be considered as cyber crime. Most scammers now use email. Law enforcers could request scammers IP address as this IP address should have been logged by the email providers. Then they just work with their Internet Service Providers and telecom companies to find the culprit. Not only email address that can be traced, law enforcers could also use fax and telephone numbers that are provided by these scammers. In order to really stop this entire scam letters, law enforcers should stop these scammers at the root. No more scammers means no more scam letters.
His probably fake name is Barrister Ngozi Abudah. I found another of his, Dr. Ngozi Abudah. His email address is abudah@onebox.com that contacted me. His alternate email address is usman_b2001ng@yahoo.com A Jude Bayne, babagba@yahoo.com has email the above proposal letter to Ngozi Abudah, maybe this Jude is the one who creates the letter. Ngozi Abudah's phone number is 234 1 7753903 and fax 234 1 7597463 Maybe he has another email or maybe this is another scammer, alex_k11ng@yahoo.com One of Ngozi Abudah's victim has an email - dan@homewards.com
Then later today September 18, I found that he has another email, abudah@37.com Wow, he has sent a lot of email from here.
So total of email address that I found is 3, abudah@onebox.com, usman_b2001ng@yahoo.com and abudah@37.com
FROM CANADA
Here is a collection of emails between these people and myself which will hopefully add some names to your list of scammers and warn other religious organizations as your link was the only one I could find online that specifically mentioned the Global Security Company-which was the assurance I needed to determine this was a scam. The most recent phone conversations are at the bottom with their phone numbers as I am going to end this charade. Interestingly enough the first contact I was given over a month or two ago for Global Security in Amsterdam is no longer in service - surprise, surprise. I thought about seeing if our local police would want to do a undercover sting on these guys since he is willing to come to town but I'm not prepared to pay for the guys airfare...
Subject: A DESPERATE PLEA FOR ASSISTANCE Name: pastor peter njoumalele Email: eagleswings_min@eudoramail.com
Dear Sir/madam, Good day to you in the name of our Lord Jesus christ.Please,I crave your indulgence to atleast go through this mail before branding it a crank mail.I am pastor Peter njoumalele of the eagleswings minisry here in freetown and I need your assistance in a project in the united states. As you may be aware,our country is plaqed with the problem of rebel incursion,the RUF and the government has been engaged in guerrilla warfare and I need not restate here that it is the average sierria-leonian on the street that is at the receiving end of all this un-godly bloodshed.Our church has suffered its own fair share(if not more than fair) of this bloodletting,I have lost not less thasn 20 members of my congregation and about ten more are critically ill in the hospital and infact we are presently occuping a rented hall as our church auditorium because our church was burnt down last year. About 3 months ago exactly on the 4th of february,I decided to sell some of the diamonds that the church had kept in the bank,the sales was neccessitated by the present hardship currently been experienced bythe church and its congregation,I contacted a friend who was then a red-cross volunteer sent by the UN to sierria-leone,she agreed to handle the sales for me and I entrusted everything to her,the uncut stones were worth $20million united states dollars,on the 28th of february she called me from the united states that everything had been concluded that she got $15million dollars for the diamonds and that she had deposited the money with a private security company.The said security company contacted me and informed me of the arrival of the consignment in their company,because of the situation in sierria-leone,I could not immediately commence the transfer of the money to our account in freetown ,I contacted my friend the red-cross member and instructed her to transfer the money to her account,buy some musical instuments and altar materials for us and send us part of the money,we were in the process of commencing this when I was informed of the demise of my friend,this came as a complete shock to me and I was totally at a loss for what to do and such forms the basis of my contacting you.Please,I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR MESSIAH to please act on our behalf in the US to claim this money from the security company,we are in dire need of money ,about ten of my congregation are critically ill and need urgent surgery which we cannot afford now,please we are ready to give you or your organisation 30% of the money and I pray that the good lord will reward you abundantly as you come to our aid.Note that the same arrangement that I had with my friend is what i'm asking from you.I believe we can conclude this transaction within the next ten working days.Please,I am anxiously awaiting your reply through the above e-mail address,please we are really suffering. Thank you and God bless. Pastor Peter Njoumalele ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Dear ***, Calvary greetings unto you,I am sorry for my delayed response,please bear with me,I have to pray for and encourage my congregation,some of whom are victims of a recent carnage by the RUF rebels and as such I am always busier than usual these days.Please I will quickly address some of the questions you raised in your mail before I expansiate further.Firstly,the name of our church is the eagles wings ministry and we are located in the Banjou region of sierra-leone,before the present travails of the church,I had in excess of a thousand members with a high potential for growth,we had our own church auditorium though it was destroyed some time last year and presently we worship in a rented hall.As regards to our being a legal organisation,we do have a certificate of incorporation as a registered christian organisation here in sierria-leone.The name of my late red-cross friend is miss catherine hall,I do not know the details of her death I got to know of her demise from the local red-cross office here in sierria-leone,I was only told that she was posted to another war-torn African country and that was where she died.As regards how we came into possession of the diamonds,our country has one of the highest deposits of diamonds in the world and a large part of this deposit is located in our region,I usually encourage my congregation to bring in their stock of diamonds into the church treasury to be kept together as one family and it is this stock of diamonds accumulated over the years that we sold.On why we would trust you with our money,I would like you to know that our church is one that relies a lot on spiritual guidance and we had a 3-day fasting and praying for God's guidance before we decided to contact koinonia which we did through the internet church directory.We can provide additional proof of our claim which is the copy of the air-way bill through which the consignment was deposited and I would have sent it to you but for the high cost of scanning and processing of documents to be sent through the int! ernet.Please note that all we require from you is the name of an officer in your organisation and his phone number that we will provide the security company to know who the beneficiary of the consignment is and we have been told that the transaction would not take more than 7working days,I pray that the good Lord will be with you and bless you abundantly as you come to our aid because we are really suffering right now,so many of my congregation are seriously ill but we can not afford medical care for them and I have already lost some to secondary infection arising from lack of prompt medical attention.Please,I will be anxiously awaiting your prompt response and I hope I have been able to answer your questions. Thank you and God bless. Pastor Peter Njoumalele. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Dear ***, Blessings of God be upon you,I am very sorry for the delay in responding to your last mail,Like I stated earlier I have some members of my congregation who were injured in a recent carnage by the RUF rebels,they are in the hospital and I have to go round to pray and encourage them and that is why I have not been able to get back to you for a while now.I can not say that I am surprised with your skeptism going by the things I saw in the web page you sent to me,but I would like to state unequivocally here that I am a man of God and I will never be involved in any dubious business like the ones I saw in the web page no matter the tribulation we are going through,besides I do not need your banking information neither will l ask for your account number,infact I will be the one to furnish you with our account number so that you can deposit the money after clearing from the security company and I hope I can rely on you to get us out of this situation.Here in are the details you need; NAME OF SECURITY COMPANY:GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY ARMSTERDAM,HOLLAND. TELEPHONE NO:316-2364-5706 FAX NO: 312-0330-2741 CONSIGNMENT REF NO:GB2493/24/OX SHIPMENT CODE:134561142 OFFICER IN CHARGE:Mr COLLINS CHIMA Please all you have to do is call the above number and discuss with Mr COLLINS CHIMA and arrange for a smooth and immediate clearance for the consignment,please I have to let you know right now that the transaction might involve you travelling to armsterdam,holland and I hope that will not be too much trouble for you.I am really counting on you to get the money for us before the end of this week,I have been informed by the company that the clearance does not take more than 7working days and I pray that the almighty God will be with you and guide you through the transaction and bless you abundantly as you come to our aid.Please contact the company and keep me informed of developments,I will be anxiously waiting for your prompt response. Thank you and God bless. Pastor peter Njoumalele. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- From:Collins Chima Global Security Company Amsterdam Holland. Tel: 31 623-645-706 Fax: 31-203-302-741 To: name removed for security, K-House,Canada Dear Sir, CONFIRMATION OF BAGGAGE AND APPIONTMENT FOR COLLECTION: Thank you for your mail and confirmation of email address. Reference is made to baggage with reference no. Ref: GB2493/24/OX Shipment Code: 134561142 belonging to you. We confirm to you that we are in receipt of the above baggage which has been cleared and deposited in our vault uninspected by the Netherlands customs and Internal Revenue at the port of entry as instructed by the shipper in Seirra Leone under speacial arrangement signed with the company. You are requested to come to our office for proper identification, signing of the release documents and collection of your consignment with your name as the receiver. According to rules laid out by the original depositor access would be denied to a second party, therefore only you would be allowed assess to the consignment for security purpose. While coming you are requested to provide the following underlisted items prior to the release of the above baggage to you. a. A personal form of identification. b. Two recent passport photographs. c.Extra clearing expenses of $18,600.00 USD. d.Handling charges of $4,350.00 USD. A grand total of $22,950.00 USD. is required in clear cash fund prior to the release of your consignment to you. Note that the extra expenses was incurred as a result of your consignment not inspected by the Dutch authorities as directed by the Seirra Leone Shipper. Finally in a return mail confirm your actual date and time of your arrival so that arrangement is made to receive you at the Schipol airport and appointment for 22nd June 2001 is hereby confirmed to you for your collection. Thank you in anticipation for your co operation. Truly Yours, Mr Collins Chima(Director)
From: " Hawkins" To: Subject: Consignment Clearance Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 09:13:17 -0600 Hello Mr. Collins. Email would seem to be the best way to communicate with our 8hr time difference. Ref: GB2493/24/OX Shipment Code: 134561142 As I mentioned on the phone, we are an outside organization acting on behalf of the original recipient of the consignment. In order for us to proceed in clearing this consignment we need some additional information which may be in your response email but I thought I would bring up now to save time: -Confirmation and description of the contents/value of the consignment -Procedures for clearing - is money transferred via bank account, money draft, etc... -What proof you will require for us to act on behalf of the original recipient -Location of your office that we would need to report to for clearing. Sincerely, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------
Dear , Blessings of God be upon you,I am sorry that I couldn't get in touch with you earlier than now but things have really been difficult,I have been shuttling between Abidjan and sierra-leone,I have a christian sister,a member of my church who is on admission at the specialist hospital in Abidjan,she was among the people that were injured in a recent carnage by the RUF rebels,we have been told that she has internal haemorrhage in her brain and must undergo a surgical operation fast or else we might lose her,the hospital management has informed us that we have to pay a deposit of $950 dollars before she is attended to and it is this money that we have been trying to raise without success so far and that is the reason why I was not able to reply your mail immdiately.I will quickly like to address some of the issues you raised in your mail to me.Though I was very happy to know that you have contacted the security company,I must say that there are some details I find very disturbing concerning the clearance of the consignment.First,I never knew there was going to be any kind of payment required for the consignment to be cleared or I would have informed you from the start,I am just a lowly country pastor and I do not know how these things are done and miss Hall certainly never informed me of such payments.I also want you to know that to the best of my knowledge,atleast according to what I was made to beleive by miss Catherine Hall,there is only money in the consignment because she said she has already sold the diamonds.You also implied that I had told you the security company was in the US and that I did not inform you that the transaction will involve travelling to HOLLAND,Please you can check my earlier mails,I only mentioned that miss Hall called me from the US that she had deposited the money with a security company and infact I was myself surprised the day I received her mail stating the name of the company for me being in Holland and I am sure I must have mentioned that the transaction might involve you! travelling to Holland.As regards to inspection by customs or whatever,this is a real mystery to me I do not know how the money got to Holland or the way consignments move from one country to another wether they are inspected or not,all I know is that I entrusted our diamonds to a friend to sell and she later informed me where our money is.As God is my witness,I do not know that a fee as much as $25000 will be charged for the consignment to be cleared,even as it is now I think it would be too much for me to ask you to spend such an amount of money while you are trying to help us and infact I will advice that you immediately stop all forms of negotiations with the company if you have noticed anything that is not official or right in the transaction,I am an instrument of God and I will never be a part of any kind of shady business.I will not blame you if you stop the transaction,I will accept it as the will of God and look somewhere else for God's mercies but I know as God is my witness that the diamond rightfully belongs to us,and I know that sooner or later what is ours will be returned to us.The only thing I can say here is to implore you to study the whole thing very well and pray for God's guidance and please go ahead and clear the money for us if and only if you you are divinely directed by the holy spirit because I know that I do not have any alterior motives in this transaction.Because of the lenght of this mail,I will not be able to include a precise and concise detail of our worship hall but I promise that I will be sending a thorough dscription of our location so that you can send any representative you want.As much as I do not want to say this I am left with no other option at this point but to ask for your finacial assistance in the matter of sister Mary Ndlovu's surgical operation,anything you give will go a long way and will be eternally appreciated,we have nowhere and nobody to turn to right now,please I beg you in the name of GOD to please give us anything at all,the management of the hospital has already informed us that she will be ejected from the hospital if we do not pay any money by monday next week.I want you to know that I will not hold it against you if you can not give us anything I know that the Lord almighty will always make a way where there is no way and come to our aid.I will be anxiously awaiting your prompt response so that I can give you the details of how to get the money to us. Thank you and God bless. Pastor Peter Njoumalele. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- To name removed for security
Sir, Thank you for your e-mail of 20th June. It is the policy of this company not to tamper with any consignment that has gone through pre-inspection by the relevant security agents at the port of shippment. In this case, Sierra Leonne due to our confidentiality and security agreement with all our customers. Therefore, we cannot advice you on the exact Dollar equivalent of the content of your consignment. But I can assure you that for the fees that was charged for this deposit, I am certain that the content of the consignment worths more than the cost of the clearing charges. You are advice to liase with the shippers in Sierra Leonne to ascertain the exact value of your consignment. In the event that you have funds to receive, you are adviced to come along with your banking information. This firm is simply acting as an agent in Holland for storage and to make sure the real recepient of such consignment is the receiver, in this case your goodself. Please note that your consignment is already with us here in Holland. We are Sole Agent for Global Security network Sierra Leonne. Our Primary responsibility in Amsterdam is to clear and store all classified goods for G.S.N Sierra Leonne and render any needed assistance as instructed by Global Security Network to her clients. Our office is located at Dimen - Amsterdam and part of our responsibility is clients safety in all transaction. From: "name removed for security" To: "collins chima" Subject: RE: Consignment Clearance Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:33:47 -0600 Thank you for your email. However, as we are acting on behalf of another party we need to validate the Sierra Leonne shippers claims and some additional information from yourself for our own security reasons before we can proceed. Please provide the exact dollar amount and a description of any additional contents (if any) for Ref: GB2493/24/OX - we do not wish to clear something that is of less value than the clearing charges for this baggage.
If there are funds to be received, please indicate how we will receive them- bank transfer, money draft, etc... so we know if we need to bring any banking information or make appropriate security measures. We will also need your companies physical address and a description of the services that Global Security Company offers that we validate your identity. We are not able to confirm any arrival time until these questions have been answered. Sincerely, name removed for security ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Dear sir, Thank you for your mail dated 24th June. In response to your request, I would like to inform you that the consignment was deposited with our parent company in Sierreleone in February, 2001. And the name of the depositor of the consignment is Miss Catherine Hall. This consignment was made in care of a Pastor Peter Njoumalole of Eagle Wing Ministries Sierra Leone. We are not at liberty to give you our exact address in Diemen due to security reasons. We are willing to pick you up at my location in Amsterdam and take you to our premises where you can inspect the consignment. Thank you for your cooperation. Yours Sincerely Collins Chima ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Dear name removed for security, Blessings of God be upon you,I have been trying to find time to write you a mail for some time now but it has not been possible because things have really been tough .I must let you know that at this point I am very confused and I do not understand what is happening again. From your mails I gathered that you have been in constant cotact with the security company and yet up till now you have not been able to make the journey to AMSTERDAM to clear the money for us.
The situation we are in now has left me with no choice but to ask you to state unequivocally if you will be able to get the money for us before the end of this week or not,this is very important to us because we are really suffering and need money and medical supplies fast or else things might get worse.
I need to know if you will be getting the money for us this week so that if not we can start making arrangement to contact other christian bodies for assistance,I have tried to answer all your questions to the best of my ability and we really can not go on much longer,we have been trying to raise $950 for the surgery of a sister for about two weeks now without success and her condition is fast deteriorating so please let us know what step to take.Please acknowledge this mail a.s.a.p and let us know if you will get the money this week or not,we can no longer continue to suffer in the midst of plenty.I will be anxiously awaiting your prompt response,I have written our contact address at the bottom of this mail like you requested. Thank you and God bless. Pastor Peter Njoumalele.
CONTACT ADDRESS:34,swankele street, JORU,KENEMA DISTRICT, SIERRA-LEONE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- Dear name removed for security, Blessings of God be upon you,I thank you very much for your prompt response, I have a lot to tell you,I tried calling but I'm afraid our country's telecommunication is not very good and I couldn't get through.After our last correspondence,I continued to search for a God fearing person that will help us out and I am happy to inform you that God has finally answered our prayers,I was able to get in touch with a man who has agreed to help us to clear the money but the main reason of my contacting you again is because he said he cannot afford the whole $22,500 being demanded by global securities,he is willing to bring out $12,500 and he has agreed that we can bring in another person who will bring the remaining $10,000 so that the two will now share the 30% we are giving in the ratio of their contribution and this is why I have contacted you,he was also able to negotiate with global securities AMSTERDAM to ship the consignment to their CANADA office so that it will be easier for you to clear,He will be going to Canada on monday and I intend to give him your contact so that he can contact you and work out an agreeable term with you but I thought I should contact you first and ascertain your cooperation and know if you will be able to raise the $10,000
Please I will be anxiously awaiting your prompt response once again in order to know if I should give him your contact details or not please you are our last hope now and I hope that we can get the money before the end of next.Thank you very much for concern and responsibility so far and I pray that the good Lord will always be with you and koinonia house in general. Thank you and God bless. Pastor Peter Njoumalele. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- name removed for security, BLESSINGS OF GOD BE UPON YOU,I HAD ACTUALLY CONCLUDED THAT I WILL NOT BE HEARING FROM YOU AGAIN,I WOULD HAVE SENT YOU ANOTHER E-MAIL BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEND MAILS FROM HERE TOO THOUGH I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO UNTILL I GOT YOUR MAIL.UNFORTUNATELY,WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUR MONEY, LIKE I STATED IN MY LAST MAIL TO YOU,WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOMEBODY WHO WAS WILLING TO PAY $12000 OF THE $22000 HANDLING CHARGES AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PERSUADE GLOBAL SECURITIES TO TRANSFER THE CONSIGNMENT TO CANADA FOR EASIER CLEARANCE AND ALSO TO REMOVE THE COST OF HIM TRAVELLING TO HOLLAND.I CONTACTED YOU THEN TO KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE REMAINIG $10000 SO THAT YOU AND HIM CAN SHARE THE 30% IN THE RATIO OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHEN YOU DID NOT REPLY TO MY MAIL I COULDN'T GIVE HIM YOUR PHONE NO FOR HIM TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW YOUR DECISION,HE TRIED TO CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT BUT HE COULDN'T RAISE THE REMAINING MONEY AND THAT IS STILL THE SITUATION OF THINGS RIGHT NOW.
HE KNOWS THE OFFICE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN CANADA AND HE IS STILL WILLING TO COME TO CANADA AGAIN TO TRY TO CLEAR THE MONEY IF YOU ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE THE REST OF THE MONEY.WE ARE AT OUR WITS END HERE IN SIERRA-LEONE AND I WILL NOT DECEIVE YOU WE HAVE ACTUALLY ALMOST LOST ALL HOPE OF EVER GETTING OUR MONEY AGAIN,I WILL BE ETERNALLY GRATEFULL IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST US ONCE AGAIN. I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO KNOW IF I SHOULD LET HIM KNOW HE CAN COME TO CANADA AGAIN,CONTACT YOU AND GET THE MONEY CLEARED FOR US. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU STILL REMEMBER US IN YOUR PRAYERS AND ALSO I WILL STILL ASK FOR WHATEVER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE YOU CAN RENDER TO US NO MATTER HOW SMALL TO GET US GOING UNTILL WE ARE ABLE TO GET OUR MONEY.MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY AS YOU HELP US.I WILL BE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. PASTOR PETER NJOUMALELE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- Hello Peter.
I wish I could tell you we had the funds to clear the consignment but we don't. In fact our US office has been laying people off because we can't afford our current operations. Our current financial situation will not even allow us to receive a loan for the additional funds.
I am sorry we could not be of more help. Please let us know if you are able to find someone else to clear the funds that we may rejoice with you.
We will lift this matter up in prayer.
Blessings,
name removed for security ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
I thought this was the last of it until I received a call Sept 20, 2001 from a man claiming to be Katherine Hall's brother who had travelled to Amsterdam and was now calling me for help. There was now only 6,000 dollars owing on the consigment and it was now in Houston Texas (amazing how it keeps moving around and getting cheaper and cheaper). I would need to phone someone in Texas who would give me more details. Mr. Hall did confirm for the first time that the consignment was in cash in a metal box. (15 Million in a box - right) I never did find out the name of this man except he was Mr. Hall. The man to phone in Texas was named Walter although they always ask who is phoning first so I'm sure they respond with one of the many phony names they have.
Walter informed me that he would cover the 6,000 pick up the consignment and would fly to my hometown in Canada if I was willing to cover the airfare. I thought this might just be a scam to get a couple hundred for airfare but when I said we would only be willing to purchase a ticket, not send money for it he agreed which threw that idea out. At this point I'm not quite sure where this scam is going as they are not asking for money and they are willing to come to me which seems unusual in all of the typical scams. However, I'm sure once he is here in person there would be some catch with needing dye for money in the box like so many others or some other required payment for something else.
One interesting thing is I asked how he expected to clear that kind of money through customs in Canada in light of all the security that is going on and he said they have diplomatic channels they go through that does not require the baggage to be checked. Good answer I though but not very believable.
One intersting thing about having Walter fly to Canada and buying his ticket for him is if he wanted fo fulfill the scam by getting here he would have to provide his real name in order to fly. He would have to explain why he is using a false name but I'm sure he would have a good excuse.
At this point I am getting ready to phone Walter and Mr. Hall and say thank you but no thank you.
Mr. Hall contact number in Amsterdam - 31-612-576-231 Walter's phone number in Texas - 832-969-0590
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FROM: AJEE USMAN
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL I am Ajee Usman from Sierra Leone. I am the son of Iate Dantata Usman, the former chairman/board of director of Sierra Leone Diamond Milling Corporation. During the war in my country, my father was shot by the rebels of Fude Sanko of the capital city, Freetown . After his death, my mother and me escaped from the country. As a result of my discrete search for a reliable foreign partner,I am delighted to confront you based on a profile conviction about your experience in offshore investment programme, which I got from chambers of commerce and industries here in Europe. I now decided to write to you as well as to let you know that I need your assistance to help me invest my money in your country. In fact, I left my country with a reasonabl e amount of money, which belongs to my late father. I managed to leave the country with the sum of (US ,14,000,000,00) fourteen Million Dollars, which is with me here in Europe in cash as well. Hoping that you will respond to my call to assist me in investing this money, because I was in school when the war broke out in my country. For your assistance and co-operation, I have decided to bequeath to you, 20% of the total sum involved and 5% mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses that we may incur during the process of transferring this money to your country. Moreover, it is risk free in the sennse that I have taken proper care of all the formalities regarding to this transaction. I am presntly 26 years of age and should not be expectet to withdraw this fund from the security firm where I deposited in for safekeeping till I am couvinced that you can accommodate the money. Please reply me as soon as you receive my message to enable me finalise with the security company, where I deposited it for safekeeping. Best regards, AJEE USMAN
To the senders of any such e-mail offers as detailed above. If you consider your endeavours are honest and trustworthy then you may feel maligned by the above article and so consider that you have a case for defamation. Newsmedianews would be delighted to be entertained by your explanations in a legal framework. However, Newsmedianews is more interested in the story behind why you need to recruit any help when you already have so much money to start. Dare you take up the offer ?
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