This is a selection of some of the shorter pieces of correspondence that I've had with:-
John Osa
Basher Mobutu Sese-Seko
Dr. Frank Rumhi
Dr Owen George
Lynda Leonba
Mrs M. Sese Seko
John Tsumba
Aliu Abba
Raph & Pat
Farnades  Clark
Mudala Makakwe & Tamma Berdama
Fox Ada
Timothy & Peter Guei
Valentine Osuyah / Dr Maiyaki

John Osa
17 April 2003
TEL:234-0833059706

DEAR IN CHRIST,
CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I AM MR.JOHN OSA, A MEMBER OF DOVE MINISTRY INC.
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 EXPANDED.
REMAIN BLESSED.
DEACON JOHN OSA,

17 April 2003

DEAR DEACON JOHN OSA

THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL- Oops just realised that I had the Caps Lock on - just like you and your 
band of thieving gits who haven't figured out how to master the basic simplicities of a keyboard.

Go peddle your sorry arse elsewhere. Better still try WORKING for a living instead of trying to scam 
people through the 419 routine. WORKING may be a concept that you are unfamiliar with. Basically it 
goes like this - you get a job, do it properly, and at the end of a week or month your employer gives you 
money for doing that job. Believe me billions of people have tried this over the past 2 or 3 thousand years 
and, guess what, it seems to make them reasonably happy with themselves.

The chances of you being a Deacon in Dove Ministry Inc are about as remote as me actually walking away 
with any money from you after being sold the idea of receiving funds from you - if I were that gullible in the 
first place.

I hope that you never succeed in scamming anyone with your quasi religious sorry tale. Now FUCK OFF

Basher Mobutu Sese-Seko
15 May 2003

Dear Sir,
You may be surprise to receive this email since you do not know me.
I am the son of the late president of Democratic Republic Of Zaire, President Mobutu Sese Seko, 
( now The Republic of Congo, under the leadership of the son of Mr. Laurent Kabila).  I presume you are 
aware there is a financial dispute between my family ( THEMOBUTUS ) and the present civilian Government. 
This is based on what they believe as bad and corrupt governance on my late father's part. May his soul rest in perfect peace. As you might have heard how a lot of my father's bank account in Switzerland and North 
America have been frozen. Following the above named reasons, I am soliciting for your humble and 
confidential assistance to take custody of THIRTY Million United States Dollars ( US$30,000,000.00 ), also 
to front for me in the areas of business you desire profitable.
 
These funds have secretly been deposited into a confidential Security Company, where it can easily be 
withdrawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary. The funds will be released to you by the Security Company, 
based on my recommendations, on that note, you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me 
and my family in any subsequent ventures. Myself and my mother have decided to give 20% to you if you are 
able to help us claim this consignment. We have also decided to give you any money spent on phone calls or traveling expenses in the course of this transaction at the end of the transaction.
Please, I need your entire support and co-operation for the success of this transaction, your utmost 
confidentiality and secrecy is highly required, due to my family's present predicament.
I sincerely will appreciate your willingness to assist us as soon as possible. I am presently in the refugee camp 
here in the Netherlands under the united nations refugee camp in Netherlands.All correspondence must be by 
the email address basher_mobutu@latinmail.com    I will give you my Telephone number where you can 
contact me when I hear from you.for more information on how we can proceed in this transaction. Please 
indicate your interest by sending your telephone and fax number. I sincerely will appreciate your 
acknowledgement as soon as possible.
 
Warmest regards,
Basher Mobutu Sese-Seko

18 May 2003        Picture Postcard Reply


Dr. Frank Rumhi

April 18 2003
FROM THE DESK OF DR. FRANK RUMHI
I am Dr.Frank Rumhi a member of the Presidential Payment Verification Committee (PPVC) of the Federal Government Of Nigeria, West Africa and also a Director of Project Implementation with the Federal Ministry of Finance(FMF). I am presently in London to carry out routine verification of contractual claims on behalf of the 
Federal Ministry of Finance(FMF)
I apologized for using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.
In unfolding this proposal, I want to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this transaction 
with sincerity, trust and confidentiality.
I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the process of actualising our dreams described hereunder. For the benefit of all parties and hope you will keep it in confidence because of the nature of this transaction within the Ministry of Finance(FMF), where I work as Director of Project Implementation.
With the cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession overdue payment bills which we are presently verifying, to the tune of Twenty Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars 
(US$26,500,000.) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a foreign company/individual to receive the said fund on our behalf or a reliable foreign non-company account to receive 
such funds.
More so, we are handicapped in the circumstances, as the Civil Service Code of Conduct does not allow us 
to operate offshore account hence your importance in the whole transaction.
This amount $26.5m represents the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of the Nigerian 
National Petroleum Resources (NNPC) by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced 
deliberately in the course of our verification exercise. Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the 
original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have in principle gotten 
approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide 
by filing in an application through the Ministry of Finance for the transfer of Rights and Privileges to the 
contractual sum to you/your account.
I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, 
your share of the sum would  be 30% of the $26.5million, 60% for us and 10% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. The business itself is 100% safe, on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and 
confidentiality.
Your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you would not disappoint me. Endeavor to contact me immediately by e-mail or by  fax to  +873 762 941 349 should you be interested or not in this transaction. If 
not, it would enable me time to scout for another credible foreign partner of note to help carry on this 
transaction, as my time here in London has to sufficiently backed with reasons.
I assure you that my partners and I are in a position to make the payment of this claim possible provided you 
can give us a very strong assurance and guarantee that our share would be secured and please always 
remember to treat this matter with the utmost confidentiality, as any form of exposure would compromise our positions in this government, being active Government Civil Servants.
Once again, remember time is of great essence in this transaction.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Frank Rumhi

 
18 April 2003

Right.
Let me see if I've got this right.
You are looking for "a respected and honest person to handle this transaction with sincerity, trust and 
confidentiality."
How strange, because by your own admission you are a thief - "we the officials over-invoiced deliberately 
in the course of our verification exercise."
The simple fact of  the matter is that you are probably not guilty of over-invoicing anything because this is a 
typical 419 scam.
You are simply hoping for some, equally unscrupulous and hopefully not too bright, individual to be taken in 
by large $$$$ sums being mentioned.
Sorry that I can't oblige.
Do not "wait in anticipation of my fullest co-operation."

Dr Owen George

15 April 2003

FROM THE DESK OF DR OWEN GEORGE
MANAGER 11 BUDGET AND PLANNING
DIRECT TEL NO: 234-7763352
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
WE ARE SENDIND THIS LETTER TO BASED ON THE INFORMATION GARTHERED FROM THE
FOREIGN TRADE OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.WE BELIEVE
THAT YOU WOULD BE IN THE POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM
OF THIRTY ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($31.5MUSD)INTO A FORIEGHN
ACCOUNT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF BUGET AND PLANING OF THE MINISTRY
OF PERTROLEUM,THIS COMMITTEE IS SPECIALY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS
AND APROVAL OF CONTRACT IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECTS
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.WITH OUR POSITION WE HAVE CAREFULLY
SECURED THE SUM ($31.5MUSD)THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDELARED
WINDFALL FROM THE SALE OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GOLF WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVE A SAFE ACCOUNT WERE THIS FUND TRANSFERRED
SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE
FORIEGHN ACCOUNT.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR CONTRACT WAS
CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR PATRICK MILLER THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATION
TRADING COMPANY AT NUMBER 135,EAST 57TH STREET 28TH FLOOR NEW YORK.WITH
TELEPHONE NUMBER 212 308 7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689 AFTER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN BOTH PARTNER WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 5% THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED
INTO HIS ACCOUNT TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE
RELIABLY TOLD THAT MR PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS AND HIS
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER WAS REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT IS HOW WE LOST
THE SUM OF US$27.5M TO HIM.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON OR A
REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU,SO IF YOU CAN
PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE
PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ACCURANT THAT
YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR OWN SHARE WHEN THIS FUND ($31.5MUSD) FINALLY GETS
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS SATISFIES YOU PLEASE FAX OR PHONE ONLY YOUR RESPONSE SO THAT WE CAN
ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION.ALL MODALITIES OF THE
TRANSACTION HAS BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14
WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED.THIS TRANSACTION IS
100% RISK FREE.
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO GET THROUGH DUE TO MY CONTRIES POOR
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM,ANYTIME YOU CALL AND YOU GET A BUSY SIGNAL PLEASE
KEEP ON TRYING YOU WILL DEFINITLY GET THROUGH.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.
YOURS FAITH FULLY
DR.OWEN GEORGE

15 April 2003

What is it with you?
A-Is your Caps Lock key stuck or don't you frigging well know how to type?
B-So basically your story is that you are a thief and have skimmed money from the Ministry you work for 
and you're looking for a trustworthy partner! Somehow this doesn't stack up.
C-Anyway, instead of us getting into a long correspondence, why don't you just airfreight my share of the 
$31.5 million direct to me in the UK. Let's not waste time on this.
D- Alternatively try and find somebody who was born yesterday to try and peddle your pathetic story to.
E-419, 419, 419, 419!!

Lynda Leonba

28 April 2003

FROM: MRS LYNDA LEONBA
LIBREVILLE GABON
CENTRAL AFRIQUE

Dear Friend,
With a sincere heart, I write you this proposal in utmost confidentiality, trust and wish to draw your 
attention to my need for assistance.
I am a wife of late DR Nzamba Leonba, who died after three days Major-Operation at General hospital 
Nkembo Libreville Gabon.
He was a Computer scientist with the Banque des Etats de l'Afrique centrale Gabon branch.
I got to know about you over the internet as I went through internet pages looking for somebody like you 
who can be my friend brother or sister to assist me in this arrangement. Sequent to my zeal towards 
the security of my life and my husband fund in Foreign Security Firm in Gabon.
I,therefore write to give you break down of my life.
My dear, I have two happy days. Happy days are what we worked for. But happy days are not easily 
worked for. (tears) my late husband left me without a child.
Besides, I was made to understood that, if a man died without an issue all his wealth will be shared by 
the entire relatives.
From the time immemorial, the tendency of human beings is live to live together, very few normal 
human beings live in isolation from their kind.
Therefore consciousness of kind leads to Community living withit's own ethos and taboos.
Precisely, my husband had a secret Account Worth of $8.9 Million(EIGHT MILLION NINE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND DOLLARS) with the Foreign Security Firm, which I now demanded your ability/assistance 
to put up claims of receiving the fund on your side for safety. Since the money has to be claimed by a non connaissance.
Dear, I'm down with imperialism and tribal division, no sporadical act nor pious revolution can resolve 
my present problems and condition. Nothing will be of avail except one from overseas assisted me and 
claim this fund through the help of my husband Arttorney in Gabon.
For now I am lame and I must depend on crutches to support and sustain myself. But tomorrow may be 
well on the way. Flying low or high in life depends in God.
My humble duty now is to pray that my wound shall be healed if ever you will never fail me in the longer 
days and longer nights.
Please respond only through the above address as written in bracket (lynda_leo@dirnow.com or lynda212@zwallet.com) I await your kind response.

Yours sincerely,

MRS LYNDA LEONBA
NB PLEASE IN RETURN MAIL,SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

29 April 2003

I found your e-mail curiously rambling, tedious in the extreme and not up to the usual standard of 419 scams.

Instead of us exchanging e-mails for the next couple of weeks, and you forging phoney bank and security 
company certificates before finding a reason to ask me for $xxx to arrange clearance why don't you just send 
me $2000 for the fun of it and with no strings attached.

If you agree to that I may get back to you - but don't count on it.

Mrs M. Sese Seko

20 May 2003

FROM: MRS. MARIAM M. SESE-SEKO

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS. SESE-SEKO WIDOW OF LATE PRESIDENT MOBUTU SESE-SEKO OF ZAIRE? NOW 
KNOWN AS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC). I AM MOVED TO WRITE YOU THIS 
LETTER,THIS WAS IN CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING MY PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE AND SITUATION.
I ESCAPED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND AND TWO OF OUR SONS KONGOLO AND NZANGA OUT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) TO ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE MY FAMILY AND I SETTLED, WHILE WE LATER MOVED TO SETTLED IN MORROCO WHERE MY HUSBAND LATER 
DIED OF CANCER DISEASE. HOWEVER DUE TO THIS SITUATION WE DECIDED TO CHANGED MOST 
OF MY HUSBAND'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN SWISS BANK AND OTHER COUNTRIES 
INTO OTHER FORMS OF MONEY CODED FOR SAFE PURPOSE BECAUSE THE NEW
HEAD OF STATE OF (DR) MR LAURENT KABILA HAS MADE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SWISS GOVERNMENT AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO FREEZE ALL MY LATE HUSBAND'S 
TREASURES DEPOSITED IN SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. HENCE MY CHILDREN AND I DECIDED LAYING LOW IN AFRICA TO STUDY THE SITUATION TILL WHEN THINGS GETS BETTER, LIKE NOW 
THAT PRESIDENT KABILA IS DEAD AND THE SON TAKING OVER (JOSEPH KABILA). ONE OF MY 
LATE HUSBAND'S CHATEAUX IN SOUTHERN FRANCE WAS CONFISCATED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, AND AS SUCH I HAD TO CHANGE MY IDENTITY SO THAT MY INVESTMENT WILL 
NOT BE TRACED AND CONFISCATED. I HAVE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF TWENTY EIGHT MLLION 
UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$28,000,000.00.) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY , FOR SAFEKEEPING. 
THE FUNDS ARE SECURITY CODED TO PREVENT THEM FROM KNOWING THE CONTENT.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST THAT YOU WILL ASSIST US BY RECEIVING 
THE MONEY ON OUR BEHALF. ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MESSAGE, SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO 
MY SON (KONGOLO) WHO HAS THE LAYOUT MODALITIES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE SAID FUNDS. I 
WANT YOU TO ASSIST IN INVESTING THIS MONEY, BUT I WILL NOT WANT MY IDENTITY REVEALED. I 
WILL ALSO WANT TO BUY PROPERTIES AND STOCK IN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES AND TO 
ENGAGE IN OTHER SAFE AND NON-SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS. MAY I AT THIS POINT EMPHASISE 
THE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENTIALITY, WHICH THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS, AND HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WHICH I REPOSE IN YOU.
IN CONCLUSION, IF YOU WANT TO ASSIST US , MY SON SHALL PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE OF THE BUSINESS, TELL YOU WHERE THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING MAINTAINED AND ALSO 
DISCUSS OTHER MODALITIES INCLUDING REMUNERATION FOR YOUR SERVICES.
FOR THIS REASON KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THAT IS YOUR 
PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSE AND ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL BY SENDING  ME AN EMAIL VIA MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS 
STATED ABOVE.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS M. SESE SEKO

21 May 2003

How curious.
Last time you wrote your sons were called Timothy and Basher and you had $15million.
I see that it's now grown to $28million - not bad in a month.
Was the spectacular financial growth due to some excellent investments in stocks and shares or as a result 
of your 419 scams?
Either way it's really impressive.
Found an old photo of you (attached) -it probably brings back memories of the good old days.
Bye for now.

Mariam M Sese-Sicko

John Tsumba

22 April 2003

My name is Tsumba John, I am from Seguela. During the present political crisis between the Christian 
and Muslim in my country my father was assassinated and he was the chairman of the cocoa merchandize. 
My father foresaw the upcoming of the crisis in my country and deposited his fund with the International Credit Commission.
I am writing you for an assistance if you can help us receive an amount of fund my late father deposited with 
the Credit Commission in Spain, for the purchase of farm machineries and his future Investment.
Before his untimely death he notified my mother and me about the fund and the documents covering the 
deposit of the fund with the International Credit Commission are with us.
We shall like you to work with us as a foreign associate to claim an amount of $5.8million we are now 
soliciting for your assistance to claim this fund on our behalf and put it into your account overseas, pending 
when you assist me arrange on how we will come and join you in your country for investment after this fund 
must have been claimed by you. We are in a refugee camp in Tripoli, Libya now to protect our dear life from 
the assassins.
We would give you 10% of the fund for your assistance and 5% is set aside for any expenses we might 
incurred during the course of this transaction, while 85% is for my family.
Our 85% would be kept in your account pending when you provide me and my mother with all necessary 
documents to enable us travel out of the camp to country and you will advise us on how to invest the fund in 
lucrative business that would be very profitable.
Please if you are honest and interested in assisting us,I will like you to send your full name,Telephone and 
fax Numbers and address so that we can prepare a letter of approval for the release of fund and send you the deposit certificate that will enable you lay claims to the funds on our behalf from the International Credit 
Commission in Spain.

Awaiting your response.
Best regards,

Tsumba John,

22 April 2003

Dear Tsumba John
My God - Are you serious. You will give me $580,000 for helping you out?
I can't believe this - I've never heard of you until today.
Has this e-mail gone to the wrong address?
Please reply as soon as possible.
Regards
J Master

23 April 2003

Thanks for your reply.I want to assure that the email was sent to you directly.It is also a risk free transaction..

The fund have been deposited by my father with the International Credit commission in Spain.What we 
need your telephone and fax numbers for is to enable us make you the beneficiary to the fund and with that 
means you will be contacted by the International Credit Commission for discussion.

And once we get your full details,we will make you the beneficiary and send you the transfer serial Code 
number to the fund and the deposit certificate.And all these informations will enable you lay claims to the fund $5.8MUSD.

And we are going to issue you and the commission a letter of authority authorising you to lay claims to the 
fund in our behalf.I want everything be on trust.We do not need a foul play in this transaction.We want you to 
be very honest with us because the fund is what we hoped on as we are going through difficulty here in tripoli.

We do not want a situation wereby the fund lodged in your account then you disappear with the fund.We are 
begging you in the name of Almighty God to assist us and not only that but to be very honest with us.

Once we have appointed you the beneficairy, you will be invited by the International Credit Commission 
in Spain to sign the release documents and the funds will be handed over to you by transferring it from the 
Banesto bank to your bank account.

And you are receiving the funds in cash from the Banesto bank in Spain before you will have it totally 
transferred to your account to your country.

If you can honestly accept this offer and send us your telephone and fax number,tomorrow we will send 
the letter of approval to the Commission In Valencia Spain for the release and change the beneficairy to 
your name.

Thanks and remain bless.

Tsumba John

23 April 2003

Dear Tsumba

I object VERY STRONGLY to the implication that I may run off with your money.

You don't even know me and yet in your second piece of correspondence you suggest that I may 
disappear with your money.

I don't know if I want to do business with anyone who makes that sort of judgement on my character.

Yours

J Master

25 April 2003
Dear Friend,
I do not mean that.I am only letting you know the situation and how importnat is the money to us.We 
contacted you at the first place because I needed your assistance.I can not for any reasons seems 
to disbelief that you are not doing this with us in good faith.
We need your assistance in retrieving this fund and in a matter of days that your details are sent to 
us we will commence the transaction immediately.
We hope that we succeeded in having this fund retrieved to your account in invest accordings.
Thanks and Greeting to you.
Send us a possible number to reach you.
John

27 April 2003
Dear Tsumba John
You can contact me on:- (uk) 09066-414125 (This is the Hot & Horny chat line at £1 per minute)
J Master

28 April 2003
Dear J.Master,
Thanks for your mail.I am happy to receive mail from you.I have taken down your number and I will try my 
best to call you from the telephone booth herein Tripoli.You know that I am in the refugee camp and I will 
need a conducive time and place to discuss this transaction vividly with you.
As a matter of urgency,I would have enjoin you to send us the full name that we will use to make the change 
of beneficairy and the fax number and your personal telephone line we will send to the commission in 
Spain to contact you once the letter is approved and the change of beneficiary have been made.
You know that you are receiving this money in cash from the International Credit Commission in Valencia Spain.Once you arrived the office of the commission in Spain.You will be require to sign the documents 
of the release of funds and present all the documents issued to us in regards to the fund deposited.Then 
you will be taken to the bank to withdraw the funds and have it transferred to your account.
I will try call your phone to discuss with you meanwhile you can send us the full details to enable us 
commence the transaction immediately.
May God be with you.

John

29 April 2003
Dear Tsumba
Phone me first on the number I gave you.
J Master

1 May 2003
Dear J Master
I have been calling your number to no avail.I will try and call you again later.
Have a nice day.
John

Aliu Abba

11 May 2003

my alternative email  (aliuabba@dygo.com  )

FROM DESK OF ALIU ABBA ,DIRECTOR. STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC LAGOS NIGERIA

Dear Sir,
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly 
CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, 
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. We have decided to contact you 
due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably informed of your discreteness 
and ability in transactions of this nature.
Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am ALIU ABBA, a director with the 
STANDARD TRUST Bank Nigeria Plc. Lagos. I came to know of you in my private search for a 
reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of 
a huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.
THE PROPOSITION:
A foreigner, Late Engineer Johnson Creek, an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal 
Government of  Nigeria, until his death Five years ago in a ghastly air crash, banked with us 
here at Standard Trust Bank Plc. Lagos, and had a closing balance of US$8.5M ( Eight Million, 
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which the bank now unquestionably expects it to 
be claimed by any available foreign next-of-kin of the Late beneficiary or alternatively be donated 
to a discredited trust fund for arms and ammunition at a military war college here in Nigeria. 
Fervent valuable efforts are being made by the Standard Trust Bank to get in touch with any of 
the Creek family or relatives but proved to avail.
It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of Late Engr. Johnson 
Creeks next-of-kin (he had no known wife and children) that the management under the influence 
of our chairman and member of the board of directors, that an arrangement be made for the funds 
to be declared UNCLAIMABLE and subsequently be donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and 
Ammunition to further enhance the course of war in  Africa and the world in general.
In order to avert this negative development, some of  my trusted colleagues and I now seek your 
permission to have you stand as a next-of-kin to Late Engr. Johnson Creek so that the funds 
US$8.5M would be released and paid into your bank account as the beneficiary s next-of-kin. 
All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out and more so we 
are assuring you of a 100% risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest would be for my colleagues and myself for investment purposes 
in your country. We have agreed that, the funds will be shared thus, after it has been transferred 
into your account
1.30% of the money will go to you for acting as the beneficiary of the funds.
2.10% will be set aside for reimbursement to both parties for any incidental expenses that may be 
incurred in the course of the transfer.
3.60% to us the originators of the transaction.
If this proposal is OK by you and you do not wish to take undue advantage of the trust, we hope to 
bestow on you and your company,then kindly get to me immediately via my my alternative email  aliuabba@dygo.com  or you call me on my private number 234-1-77533 for information.
Furnishing me with your most confidential telephone, fax number and exclusive bank particulars 
so that I can use these information to apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the funds in 
your favour.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,

ALIU ABBA
DIRECTOR, STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC LAGOS. 
my alternative email  aliuabba@dygo.com 

11 May 2003

I had a cousin called Johnson Creek who I haven't heard from in about 12 years - could this be the same man?
He wasn't married either (I think he was a bit of a bender if you know what I mean)
Anyway my cousin Johnson only had one arm as he got the left one ripped off whilst down a butty mine in 
Liverpool ages ago.
Did the Johnson Creek you're referring to only have one arm? If so it must be the same man and I'd like to 
claim his inheritance.
Please reply soonest with details of Johnson's limb (or lack of it)
Regards
Owen Lotts

13 May 2003

Dear sir

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail, and I am happy that you are willing to assist me in this 
transaction.
However, I will like you to forward to me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy 
communication. Or you can call me any time on my cell phone: 234-1-7752643.
I am looking forward to hear from you.
Thanks
aliu abba

14 May 2003

Aliu
You haven't answered my question. The Johnson Creek that you refer to – was he missing an arm. 
This is VERY IMPORTANT because if he was then he was, very likely, my cousin.
Please confirm J Creek limb status as soon as possible.
Regards
Owen Lotts

14 May 2003

 Dear sri,
I am happy reading your mail and I assure you that there will be no problem in this transaction.
The transfer will done according to International banking system.
I am an insider in the bank where this funds is and I know all we need to do for this fund to get into 
your account. I will do all the necessary backing here and I will supply to you any document needed 
in this transaction. All I will ask from you is to keep this to yourself to avoid any problem from anywhere.
My statues is at stake this deal should get soar. I will be calling you to familairies with you.
Once we are through with the discussion ,I will immediately contact an attorney who will act on your
behalf because I would want you to come here due to the situation in your country.
I will see to the attorneys charge and other until this funds get to your account.
I hope you have a dedicated account to yourself and not a company account where the fund will 
transferred.
I will need your fax number and phone number for me to send any required document to you.

Regards
Abba
 


15 May 2003

Dear sir

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail, and I am happy that you are willing to assist me 
in this transaction.

However, I will like you to forward to me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy 
communication. Or you can call me any time on my cell phone: 234-1-7752643.

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Thanks
aliu abba

15 May 2003

Aliu
You still haven't answered my question. The Johnson Creek that you refer to – was he missing 
an arm. This is VERY IMPORTANT because if he was then he was, very likely, my cousin.
Please confirm J Creek limb status as soon as possible.
Was he armless or not?
Regards
Owen Lotts

May 18 2003

Dear Johnson Creek

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail, and I am happy that you
are willing to assist me in this transaction.

However, I will like you to forward to me your private telephone and fax
numbers for easy communication. Or you can call me any time on my cell
phone: 234-1-775643.

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Thanks
aliu abba

19 May 2003

Aliu
I AM NOT JOHNSON CREEK!

You still haven't answered my question. The Johnson Creek that you refer to - was he missing an arm? 
This is VERY IMPORTANT because if he was then he was, very likely, my cousin.
Please confirm J Creek limb status as soon as possible.
Was he armless or not?
Owen Lotts

Raphael Maloney and Patrick Bekele both sent the same e-mails, the only difference being the family's 
names and the amount of money on offer.
29 April 03                                                      

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Raphael Maloney and my sister is Miss Sofie Maloney, we are the children of late Chief John 
Maloney from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to 
transfer our cash of eleven Million Dollars ($11,000.000.00) now in the custody of a private Security trust 
firm in Europe the money is in trunk box deposited and declared as family valuables by my late father as 
a matter of fact the company does not know the content as money, although my father made them to 
under stand that the box belongs to his foreign partner.

Source of the money:

My late father Chief John Maloney , a native of Makeni District in the Northerh province of Sierra Leone, 

was the General Manager of Sierra Leone Mining co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown . According to my 
father, this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over draft and minor sales.

Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of Major Paul Koroma and the combined 
forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost destroyed my country, following the forceful 
removal from power of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had 
already made arrangement for his family thats talking about my mother, my little sister and myself to be 
evacuated to Cotonou Republic of Benin with the CERTIFICATE OFDEPOSIT he made with a security 
firm in Europe through the aid of U.N evacuation team.

During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government 
properties by the rebel forces, the Sierra Leone mining coop. Was one of the target looted and it was 
destroyed. My father including other top Government functionaries were attaked and killed by the rebels
in November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah.

As a result of my father's death , and with the news of my uncle's involvement in the air crash in January 
it dashed our hope of survival. The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other related 
complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must have spent a lot of money on her early 
this year . Now my 18 years old sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering without any 
care or help. Without any relation, we are nowlike refugees and orphans.

Our only hope now is in you and the box deposited in the Security Firm To this effect, I humbly solicit your 
assistance in the followings ways.

1. to assist me claim this box from the security Firm as our beneficiary

2. to transfer this money (USD$11M) in your name to your country

3. to make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, 
our Adviser/ Manager

For your assistance, I have agreed with my younger sister that 15% of the total amount will be for your 
effort and another 5 % to cover all the expenses that may incur during the business transaction, Last, I 
urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our where about.

Please as you show your willingness, Forward to us your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers, to 
me. earnestly awaiting your response.

TO: raphmalon@front.ru (MAY REPLY HERE)

Thanks.

May God bless you as you assist us.

Mr. RAPHAEL MALONEY.

30 Apr. 03

Dear Raphael Maloney

What a touching tale, but you should be aware that you are being outbid by Patrick Bekele - he is 
offering 20% of $30million whilst you're only offering 15% of $11million. My dear chap that's a 
difference of $4.35million that I would lose if I accepted your less than generous offer over his.

Come on don't be a cheapskate - think BIG!

Apart from the difference in the money isn't it remarkable how similar your fortunes have been:-

1    Both of your fathers were the General Manager of SLMC

2    Both of your uncles were killed in aircrashes in January

3    Both of your mothers died due to heart failure and related complications

4    Both of you are now alone, in strange countries, suffering without any care or help

5    Both of you have 18 year old sisters

6    Both of you write exactly the same letter (with exactly the same spelling mistakes)

 Now is that spooky or what?

 You really should find a new scriptwriter for your 419 scam; it's very sloppy that the same letter 
is going out under so many different names. Come on, be creative and use your imagination - there 
must be a better tale that you can come up with. This one is very disappointing.

30 Apr. 03
Mr. Farnades  Clark
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

TEL: +31-630-298-657

Dear Sir /Madam,
I am an accountant and a member of the Contract Tender Board (CTB) of the Petroleum, Oil & Gas 
Corporation of South Africa (Pty) Ltd ( PetroSA ) . I am presently on a special diplomatic duty in the 
South Africa foreign office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I got your contact through discreet 
inquiries in my search for a reliable individual or company who can handle a strictly confidential 
transaction that involves the transfer of a reasonable sum of money to foreign account. I have no 
doubt in your ability to handle a financial business of considerable amount, which will form the bedrock 
of an extensive business partnership in due course. In unfolding this proposal,I want to count on your 
status that you will handle this transaction with all maturity and confidentiality it deserves.

The money we want to transfer to you amount to a total of US$25.500,000.00 (Twenty Five Million, 
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only. It was extracted from various over-invoiced 
contracts, masterminded by myself and some of my colleagues for our mutual benefit when the 
contracts was awarded by the Contracts Tender Board (CTB) of Petroleum, Oil & Gas Corporation of  
South Africa  (Pty) Ltd(Petro SA). The above over-invoiced payment claim has been drafted and 
short-listed for final payment to a foreign bank account and it has been reflected as an amount to be 
paid to a foreign contractor for contract that has been executed for the Petroleum, Oil & Gas Corporation
of the South Africa  (Petro SA) some years back.  The money is currently floating in the suspense 
account of the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) awaiting claim by a foreign partner, which status we 
absolutely want you to assume. The code of conduct bureau in South Africa has made it an offence for 
civil servants like us to (A) operate a foreign account (B) own a foreign company and (C) take up contract 
while still in active service. This is why we need your assistance.
Now is the optimum period to realize this fund following the recent directive given to all-federal parastatals 
and corporations to pay off all foreign debts. I therefore seek your assistance to allow the remittance of 
this fund to be made to your personal or company's bank account. We have agreed that 25% of the total 
sum will be given to you and 75% will be for me and my colleagues after the successful transference of 
the fund to your bank account.
I want to assure you that all modalities for the successful transfer of this money to your account has been 
perfectly worked out and as such,there is no fear of failure. However, I would want to believe that you are 
honest enough and will not raise any misgiving attitude when the funds enter your account or in any aspect 
of the transaction. Most importantly, you will keep this transaction very confidential so as not to tarnish the 
confidence reposed on these officials by the nation's financial house.

If this business proposal interest you, You are at liberty to indicate your willingness to me through email 
Addres (farnades_2003@rediffmail.com) or telephone No:+31-630-298-657 immediate commencement 
of the transaction.

 To enable us commense this project and for  the fund to be successfully transferred to your account, you 
will  have to provide the following information:
1.Your company name and address that you wish to use as the beneficiary to claim the fund.
2.Your private telephone,fax Numbers.
3.Your Bank name, address and account number where you would want the money remitted into.Note 
that the account may be new or old provided it is an account you have absolute control.

More information about the remittance of the fund to your account will be sent to you when I receive your 
response.  Meanwhile, your swift response will help us to meet the ultimatum given to all foreign contractors 
in this payment quarter to ensure that funds are claimed.

We also wish to discuss investment strategy with you.We have the plan of investing  substantial part of our 
fund in real estate or any profitable business with your assistance in your country.Please, treat this 
information as confidential.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. farnades clark

30 Apr. 03

Let me see if I've got this right.

1    You are a civil servant working for the Petroleum, Oil & Gas Corporation of South Africa
2    You, as a trusted employee and accountant, together with some of your colleagues have  
arranged that a number of contracts be over-invoiced so that following payment to the suppliers 
there is a surplus of $25.5million.
3    Obviously your employers are unaware of your actions.
4    You now wish to realise this surplus of $25.5 million for your own benefit.
5    You say that, due to South African legislation, you are unable to open an overseas bank  
account and you need the assistance of a foreigner.
6    You are concerned that the foreigner you deal with be totally honest.
7    Additionally he or she should not let your employers know what you have done.
8    For his assistance you are willing to pay him $6,375,000

I think that this is a fair summary of your proposal.
If I accept all of the above points then I could draw the following conclusions:

1    You and your colleagues are thieves and have abused the trust of your employer.
2    You require the services of someone else who is equally dishonest to assist you.

But you and I know that there is no $25.5million. You are only sending out this e-mail to 
hundreds of people to try and get a few greedy, stupid and dishonest ones to be attracted 
to your story. You will then systematically divert funds from them for various reasons such as 
demurrage charges, bank charges, lawyer charges etc.
If you are successful you will have made a few thousand dollars and your "victims" will be 
out of pocket.
It's commonly called the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud or "419"

Thank you for your offer but I think I'll pass on this one.

I received the same e-mail from 2 different scammers on the same day. 
Their names - Mudala Makakwe & Tamma Berdama

Telephone number 0031-641-758-974.
AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
 
               CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I am Mudala 
Makakwe,the first son ofTawanda  Makakwe,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe who was 
murdered in the land dispute in my country. I got your contact through network online hence decided to 
write you.Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US12 
million (Twelve million, United States dollars), in one of the private security company, as he foresaw the 
looming danger in Zimbabwe this money was deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much 
demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and 
chemicals for the Farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. This land problem came when 
Zimbabwean President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich
white farmers and some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean 
war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land 
reform Act for which my father was one of the victims.
It is against this background that, I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are currently 
staying in the Netherlands where we are seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to  transfer 
my fathers money to a more reliable foreign account. since the law of Netherlands  prohibits a refugee 
(asylum seeker) to open any  bank account or to be involved in any financial  transaction throughout the 
territorial zone of Netherlands, As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of 
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my 
government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African government seems to 
be playing along with them.
 outh African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of moving 
this amount of  money out of South Africa for fear of going through  the same experience in future, both 
countries have  similar political history. As a businessman,I am  seeking for a partner who I have to 
entrust my  future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk free. 
If you accept to assist me and my family, all I want you to do for me, is to make an arrangements with the 
security company to clear the consignment(funds) from their afiliate office here in the Netherlands as i 
have already given directives for the consignment to be brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.
But before then all modalities will have to be put in place like change of ownership to the consignment  
and more importantly this money I intend to use for  investmentment. investmentment.
I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating 
your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable 
investment of the money in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also 
mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction.  If you 
do not prefer a partnership I am willing to  give you 15% of the money while the remaining 80%  will be 
for my investment in your country. Contact m with the above telephone number or my  E-mail address (MZMD000@netscape.net) I implore you to maintain the absolute  secrecy required in this transaction.
Thank you, and may GOD BLESS YOU
Yours Faithfully,
Mudala Makakwe..

AMSTERDAM,
THE NETHERLANDS.
 
               CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally. I am Tamma 
Berdama,the first son of Kosi Berdama,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe who was murdered 
in the land dispute in my country. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you.
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to deposit the sum of US12 million 
(Twelve million, United States dollars), in one of the private security company, as he foresaw the looming 
danger in Zimbabwe this money was deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much demurrage from 
security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the 
Farms and establishment of new farms in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean 
President Mr. Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers 
and some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans 
and some lunatics in the society. In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act for 
which my father was one of the victims.
It is against this background that, I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are currently 
staying in the Netherlands where we are seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to  transfer 
my fathers money to a more reliable foreign account. since the law of Netherlands  prohibits a refugee 
(asylum seeker) to open any  bank account or to be involved in any financial  transaction throughout the 
territorial zone of Netherlands, As the eldest son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of 
seeking a genuine foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge of my 
government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South African government seems to be 
playing along with them.
 outh African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the dilemma of moving 
this amount of  money out of South Africa for fear of going through  the same experience in future, 
both countries have  similar political history. As a businessman,I am  seeking for a partner who I have 
to entrust my  future and that of my family in his hands, I must let you know that this transaction is risk 
free. If you accept to assist me and my family, all I want you to do for me, is to make an arrangements 
with the security company to clear the consignment(funds) from their afiliate office here in the Netherlands 
as i have already given directives for the consignment to be brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.
But before then all modalities will have to be put in place like change of ownership to the consignment  
and more importantly this money I intend to use for  investmentment. investmentment.
I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain percentage of the money for nominating 
your account for this transaction. Or you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable 
investment of the money in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to notify me. I have also 
mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process of this transaction.  If you 
do not prefer a partnership I am willing to  give you 15% of the money while the remaining 80%  will be for 
my investment in your country. Contact m with the above telephone number or my  E-mail address (tammaberdama@netscape.net) I implore you to maintain the absolute  secrecy required in this 
transaction.
Thank you, and may GOD BLESS YOU
Yours Faithfully,
Tamma Berdama..

28 Apr. 03

e-mail to:-  Mudala Makakwe & Tamma Berdama

Subject:-  Your truly remarkable offers

Greetings to Mudala Makakwe & Tamma Berdama.

Now before we start you have to sort out one thing - who exactly had the most popular black farmer 
as a father?

You are both claiming it was your father but you may also want to confer with Lucky Garbi, 
Moyo Uzuhi, Rubutu Neega and Simon Muzenda -all of whom claim that their fathers were the most 
popular black farmers in Zimbabwe.

There can only be one most popular so maybe you'll have to re-phrase your touching letters in future 
to say "2nd most popular black farmer or 15th most popular black farmer or even he was a farmer who 
nobody liked"

You two, however, are at least in the most generous group, having offered me 15% of $12million - 
some of your less thoughtful friends have offered as little as 10% of $5.8million. Adding up all the 
offers I've had in the past few days I stand to make just over $8million - not bad for letting you guys 
use my bank account for such a short time.

And people say that Africa is a poor continent - just goes to show eh!

I'm delighted that your proposed transactions are risk-free: do you mean for you or for me? 
Well for me they're certainly risk-free because I will not be participating in your thinly disguised 419 
scams. I'm assuming that you are Nigerians and NOT from Zimbabwe - please let me know if I'm 
wrong on that one.

Amsterdam must be getting a bit crowded with you guys these days. Pity, it used to be such an 
attractive city but with you lot around it doesn't quite have the appeal it used to have.

Do you all get together to sort out who to send your e-mails to? Obviously not or we wouldn't have 
the current situation where I've had the same offer from 6 of you within one week. You know guys 
you really ought to organise things a bit better or alternatively (and I know this may be a fairly new 
concept for you) you could try working for a living; billions of people do and they seem reasonably 
satisfied with the result.

Do you ever manage to hook some gullible idiot into your scams - and if so what's the average 
that you make from the deal? Just idle curiosity on my part - I'll understand if you don't want to reply.

In conclusion I won't, on this occasion, wish you luck. The sooner that the police catch up with you 
the better - I know their track record in finding you guys is not good but I've heard that it's improving - 
so there's something to look forward to - a jail sentence hopefully.

Both addresses reported to abuse@netscape.net

Fox Ada
21 June 2003
THE PRESIDENT/CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR
 URGENT ASSISTANCE
YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY. THE PURPOSE OF MY INTRODUCTION IS THAT I AM MR FOX ADA THE FIRST SON
 OF DR. ADA KING WHO WAS RECENTLY MURDERED IN THE LAND DISPUTE IN ZIMBABWE. I WAS FURNISH WITH VIABLE INFORMATION FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE HERE IN AMSTERDAM, 
THE NETHERLANDS AND DECIDED TO WRITE YOU. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, 
HE HAD TAKEN ME TO JOHANESBURG   TO DEPOSITE THE SUM OF FIFTEEN.FIVE MILLION UNITED 
STATE DOLLARS (US$15.500.00) IN A SECURITY COMPANY THAT MOVE THIS MONEY 
DIPLOMATICALY TO THE NETHERLANDS, AS IF HE FORESAW THE LOOMING DANGER IN 
ZIMBABWE. 
THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN A BOX AS DIPLOMATIC ITEMS OF HIGH VALUE TO REDUCE THE 
COST OF TRANSPORTATIONAND TO AVOID MUCH DEMURAGE FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. 
THIS AMOUNT WAS MEANT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW MACHINES AND CHEMICALS FOR 
FARMS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FARM IN SWAZILAND.
THIS LAND PROBLEM CAME WHEN ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT MR. ROBERT MUGABE, INTRODUCED 
A NEW LAND RESOLUTION THAT WHOLLY AFFECTED RICH FARMERS MAINLY WHITE AND SOME 
FEW BLACK FARMERS. THIS RESULTED TO THE KILLING AND MOB ACTION BY ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS AND SOME LUNATICS IN THE SOCIETY.INFACT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED 
BECAUSE OF THIS LAND REFORMED PROGRAM WHICH MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
IT IS AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND THAT I AM  CURRENTLY STAYING IN AMSTERDAM AS A 
REFUGEE AND TO SEEK FOR A TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUAL/FIRM TO ADVICE ME IN MAKING THE RIGHTFULL INVESTMENT AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE FOREIGN ACCOUNT(S) WHERE THE FUNDS 
WILL BE LODGE INTO. SINCE THE LAW OF THE NETHERLANDS PROHIBIT A REFUGEE 
(ASYLUM SEEKER) TO OPEN ACCOUNT OR TO BE INVOLVED IN ANY FINACIAL TRANSACTION.
AS THE ELDEST SON OF MY FATHER, I AM SADDLED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SEEKING A 
GENUINE FOREIGN ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY GOVERNMENT WHO ARE BENT ON TAKING EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOT. 
I AM FACED WITH THE DILEMA OF INVESTING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE NETHERLANDS 
FOR THE FEAR OF GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE IN FUTURE SINCE BOTH COUNTRIES 
HAVE SIMILAR HISTORY. MOREOVER, THE NETHERLANDS FOREIGN EXCHANGE POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH INVESTMENT FROM ASYLUM SEEKERS.
AS REGARDS YOUR COMMISSION/REMUNERATION, I AND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAVE DECIDED 
TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM IMMIDIATELY AFTER WE CLEARED THE CONSIGNMENT 
FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY VAULT AND ALSO SET ASIDE 5% FOR  ALL YOUR EXPENSES 
(E. I TELEPHONE BILLS, TRAVELLING EXPENSES, HOTEL BILLS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES).
NOTE: I SHALL COMMIT HALF OF MY SHARE OF THE TOTAL SUM INTO A JOINT VENTURE PROJECT PREFERABLY IN THE PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE OR OTHER PROFITABLE BUSINESS VENTURE.
BE ASSURED THAT YOU STAND NO RISK OF ANY KIND. AS SOON AS I GET YOUR CONSENT, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE DETAILS AND CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND A FACE TO 
FACE MEETING WILL BE ARRANGE IN ORDER TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER.
PLEASE. CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE TELEPHONE NUMBER OR E-MAIL ADDRESS, WHILE I 
IMPLORE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE ABSOLUTE SECRECY REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. FOX ADA

My reply - 22 June 2003

Timothy & Peter Guei
I received virtually the same e-mail from Timothy Guei and Peter Guei and thought it was a good opportunity
to mark their efforts according to the 419 Scammer's School principles.
I sent the following to both of them:-

FROM: TIMOTHY  GUEI

Email: gueitimothy20@netscape.net

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Dada Guei, the son of late General Robert Guei,       Lack of consistency here. Your name is EITHER .
the ex-military head of state of Ivory Coast, who was murdered    Dada OR Timothy – It can’t be both.
along with the interior minister on the 19th of September 2002
(You can visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm for     Very good use of modern technology –
complete report on this incident).                                                 although Robert Guei is not portrayed well
I contacted you because of my need to deal with persons whom     in this BBC report.
my family and I have had no previous personal relationships. Since
the murder of my father, I have been subjected to all sorts of harassment and
intimidation with lots of negative reports emanating from the Government and
the press about my family. The present Government has also ensured that our
bank accounts are frozen and all assets seized.
It is in view of this that I seek your co-operation and assistance in the
transfer of the sum of Eight Million Five hundred  thousand United States Dollars
(US$8.500,000.00) being the very last of my family fund in my possession  You can afford to be more generous –
and control, after the murder of my father, the Federal Government seized   Peter talks of $27million
all our properties and our accounts both local and international was frozen.
My only hope now is this cash that my father carefully packaged and
deposited as artifacts with a Security/Finance Company in the Netherlands.
The said sum can easily be withdrawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary.
The security company based on my instructions will release the fund to you
and you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me in area
of viable and profitable business.
To show my preparedness and appreciation to carry-out this business with
you, 25% of the total sum will be your share and 20% commission of the
proceeds realized from the investment of this fund will also be yours, also
5% is to be set aside for any eventual cost that might arise as the
transaction proceeds. I need your full support and co-operation for the
success of this transaction. I plead with you to treat this issue
confidential and urgent because it is delicate and it demands a great degree
of secrecy.
I would want you to reach me through my through my email address above if
you are interested to assist me. I sincerely will appreciate your response.
But right now, I am in the south africa as an asylum seeker.
I wait to hear from you.

Regards,                                                                                               Not as good as Peter’s
                                                                                                             Score: 6/10
Timothy Guei.

DR. PETER GUEI.                                                                                Good use of professional qualification.
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.
E-MAIL:peterguei007@netscape.net
DEAR SIR,
I AM DR. PETER GUEI, THE ONLY SURVIVING SON OF LATE                Good – only surviving implies others may
ROBERT GUEI                                                                                       have been killed along with father.
EX-MILITARY                                                                                              
HEAD OF STATE OF IVORY COAST, WHO WAS MURDERED ALONG WITH THE INTERIOR
MINISTER ON THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER2002.
I CONTACTED YOU BECAUSE OF MY NEED TO DEAL WITH PERSONS WHICH MY FAMILY
AND
I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH. SINCE THE MURDER OF
MY
ENTIRE FAMILY, I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO ALL SORTS OF HARRASMENT AND
INTIMIDATION WITH LOTS OF NEGATIVE REPORT EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNMENT
AND
THE PRESS ABOUT MY FAMILY. THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF LAURENT GBAGBO HAS
ALSO
ENSURED THAT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.
IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CORPORATION AND ASSISTANCE IN
THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF TWENTY SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES        Nice big sum of money – Good.
DOLLARS(US$27,000,000.00.)BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY
POSSESSION AND CONTROL. AFTER THE MURDER OF MY FATHER, THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT
SEIZED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND FROZE ALL OUR ACCOUNTS BOTH LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL.
MY ONLY HOPE NOW, IS THIS CASH, MY FATHER CAREFULLY PACKAGED AS
ARTIFACTS
WITH A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY OUTSIDE IVORY COAST. THIS SUM OF
US$27M
CAN EASILY BE WITHDRAWN OR PAID TO A RECOMMENDED BENEFICIARY. THE
SECURITY
COMPANY BASED ON MY INSTRUCTION WILL RELEASE THE FUND TO YOU. YOU ARE TO
BE
PRESENTED AS MY BUSINESS PARTNER WHO WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME IN
SUBSEQUENT
VENTURES AND IN TRUTH YOU WILL BE FRONTING FOR ME, IN THE AREAS OF
BUSINESS
YOU DEEM PROFITABLE.
TO SHOW MY PREPAREDNESS AND APPRECIATION TO CONDUCT THIS WITH YOU, I
SHALL
GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND AND 10%FOR ALL THE
EXPENSES
INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION ALSO 5%WILL BE FOR YOU ON ANY PROFIT
REALISED
FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHILE 70%WILL BE FOR
ME
AND MY FAMILY.
PLEASE, I NEED YOUR FULL  SURPPORT   AND COOPERATION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS
VENTURE, I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TREAT AS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL, THIS IS
A
SENSITIVE ISSUE, WHICH DEMAND HIGH DEGREE OF SECRECY. YOU SHOULD PLEASE
HAVE
MY CURRENT POLITICAL STATUE IN MIND.                                                            Good use of garbled English.
ALSO  ENDEAVOUR  TO FORWARD ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO MY  E-MAIL
ADDRESS  peterguei007netscape.net
I SINCERELY WILL  APPERICIATE YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE RECEIPT   Again - V good
OF
THIS LETTER WITH YOUR COMPLETE CONTACT DETAILS. E-MAIL ME SO THAT I CAN
GIVE
YOU THE MODALITIES ON HOW THESE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO A    Excellent –
NOMINATED                                                                                                            Nothing like the old modalities eh?
ACCOUNT.
PRESENTLY, I AM SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE NETHERLANDS.
I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATES RESPONSE.

YOURS TRULY,

DR. PETER GUEI.                                                                              Excellent Peter.                                                                                                          Fantastic use of CAPS LOCK throughout,
                                                                                                         together with random alignment of text..
                                                                                                         One tiny criticism though -
                                                                                                         you could have used God or Jesus within your plea.
                                                                                                         Please try to remember this next time.
                                                                                                         Score:- 8/10

Valentine Osuyah / Dr Maiyaki

This story never really got interesting, apart from two factors:-
1    The original Mugu seemed to get ousted fairly early on.
2    The photo at the end.

17 July 2003                     Blah, Blah, Blah
ATTN: SIR/MADAM
FROM: BARRISTER VALENTINE IDU OSUYAH (SAN)
IDU OSUYAH CHAMBERS & CO
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
NIGERIA.

COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. GRACE, PEACE AND LOVE FROM HIS PART OF THE ATLANTIC 
TO YOU. I HOPE MY LETTER DOES NOT CAUSE YOU TOO MUCH EMBARRASSMENT AS I WRITE 
TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH. BASED ON THE CONTACT ADDRESS GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND WHO 
WORKS AT THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ATTACHED TO YOUR EMBASSY IN MY COUNTRY.PLEASE EXCUSE MY INTRUSION INTO YOUR PRIVATE LIFE.I AM BARRISTER 
VALENTINE IDU OSUYAH,I REPRESENT MOHAMMED ABACHA,SON OF THE LATE GEN. SANI 
ABACHA, WHO WAS THE FORMER MILITARY HEAD OF STATE IN NIGERIA. HE DIED IN 1998. SINCE 
HIS DEATH, THE FAMILY HAS BEEN LOOSING A LOT OF MONEY DUE TO VINDICTIVE 
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO ARE BENT ON DEALING WITH THE FAMILY. CONSEQUENTLY, 
THE FAMILY HAS ASKED ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO CAN WORK WITH US 
AS TO MOVE OUTTHE TOTAL SUM OF US$75,000,000.00 ( SEVENTYFIVE MILLION UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ), PRESENTLY IN THEIR POSSESSION. THIS MONEY WAS OF COURSE, ACQUIRED 
BY THE LATE PRESIDENT AND IS NOW KEPT SECRETLY BY THE FAMILY. THE SWISS 
GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY FROZEN ALL THE ACCOUNTS OF THE FAMILY IN SWITZERLAND, 
AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES WOULD SOON FOLLOW TO DO THE SAME. THIS BID BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO DEALWITH THIS FAMILY HAS MADE IT NECESSARY THAT WE SEEK 
YOUR ASSISITANCE IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY AND IN INVESTING IT ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY.
THIS MUST BE A JOINT VENTURE TRANSACTION AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER. SINCE 
THIS MONEY IS STILL CASH, EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROTECT IT 
FROM THEFT OR SEIZURE,PENDING WHEN AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON WHEN TO MOVE IT 
INTO ANY OFTHIS COUNTRIES HOLLAND,LONDON, SPAIN,CANADA PENDING ON OUR 
AGREEMENT. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED OUT ALL MODALITIES FOR THE PEACEFUL CONCLUSIONOF THIS TRANSACTION. THE TRANSACTION DEFINITELY WOULD BEHANDLED 
IN PHASES AND THE FIRST PHASE WILL INVOLVE THE MOVING OFUS$25,000,000.00 
(TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ).
MY CLIENTS ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU A REASONABLEPERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AS 
SOON AS THE TRANSACTIONIS CONCLUDED. I WILL,HOWEVER,BASED ON THE GROUNDS THAT 
YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITHUS AND ALSO ALL CONTENTIOUS ISSUES DISCUSSED 
BEFORE THECOMMENCEMENT OF THIS TRANSACTION. YOU MAY ALSO DISCUSS YOUR PERCENTAGEBEFORE WE START TO WORK. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILLGIVE 
YOU ALL NECESSARY DETAILS AS TO HOW WE INTEND TO CARRY OUT THEWHOLE
TRANSACTION. PLEASE, DO NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEARS,AS ALLNECESSARY MODALITIES 
ARE IN PLACE, AND I ASSURE YOU OF ALLSUCCESS AND SAFETY IN THIS TRANSACTION.
PLEASE, THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND YOU WOULD 
BE EXPECTED TO TREAT IT AS SUCH UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE MOVED OUT OF THIS COUNTRY 
TO WHERE YOU INTEND TO RECEIVETHEM.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS YOU ARE TO FORWARD TO ME THEFOLLOWING DETAILS: YOUR 
COMPLETE NAMES AND ADDRRESS,CONFIDENTIALTELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, THIS IS TO ENABLE ME PERFECT ALL THENECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WITH THE SECURITY FIRM AND 
MOVE THISMONEY ACROSS TO YOUR COUNTRY OF CHOICE.PLEASE, YOU WILL ALSO IGNORE THIS LETTER AND RESPECT OUR TRUST IN YOU BY NOT EXPOSING THIS TRANSACTION, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED.
I LOOK FORWARDS TO WORKING WITH YOU.THANK YOU.
TRULY YOURS
BARRISTER VALENTINE IDU OSUYAH (SAN).
NB:PLEASE DO COPY THIS SITE ON YOUR BROWSER AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT 
I AM TALKING ABOUT.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/27/swiss.html

22 July 2003
Dear Barrister Valentine
I have just returned from holiday and found your very interesting message ref your client Mr Abacha.In principle 
I am extremely interested but would like to confirm at the outset what you would consider to be a reasonable percentage.You can be assured of my discretion in this matter.I look forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely
Hugh Eric Shun

Things were going well - usual MODALITIES etc and then this:-
15 August 2003 
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIALATTENTION 
ERIC SHUN: 

This is to notify you that, An adequate scrutiny has been in place. Hence I have just discorvered that, you are 
being fronted to for a contract claim by some fast junior staffs.Though I have a prime suspect named Valetine. 
Its government money. Before I could proceed further, are you interested to have the transfer done. I need to 
know. Is it agreeable that 50:50 we be our shares. Let me know you stand, and I will tell you how it will be done 
fast and faster.I want to keep you informed that this said group, has mal-prepared the file of this transfer and 
hence makes it suspiciouse and almost dificult to acertain the success of the transaction of MUTUAL BENEFIT. Without my involvement and with your urterly confidencial this funds can never be transfered. This info must be kept secret between I and you. Understand. Disclose it to bodo (Who is bodo?) and you must stop any further conversatrion or contacts with any third party as far as this transaction is concern. Be advised Waiting for response. 
Dr Mumuni Maiyaki(Director Foreign Operation -Federal Ministry of FInance)

Well 50% was better than what Valentine had offered so I agreed - 
More reams of bullshit and forged documents.

1 September 2003
The good Dr Maiyaki asked for $51,190 for various fees

2 September 2003
Dr Maiyaki
I appreciate the speed at which this transaction is progressing but, at this stage, I think you are asking for 
me to take an awful lot on trust.You are asking me to forward to you a not inconsiderable amount of money 
on the basis of a few e-mails.Whilst I generally do trust people until proved otherwise I feel that there ought 
to be some proof from your side that you are who you say you are and that you can deliver this transaction satisfactorily.I have been advised by my bank that they can set up an account with their partner bank in 
Nigeria so that is not a problem and need not be executed through Western Union which, I am advised, 
charges extortionate handling fees.I insist on seeing proper documentation before I proceed any further 
with this transaction and I would also need to have a photograph of you holding a board with my name on it 
(Hugh Eric Shun) so that I can be sure that I haven't just received a scanned photo of just anyone in Lagos. Once I have been satisfied on these points you will find me extremely willing and eager to complete the transaction.
To help out I've also attached a Word document with my name on it - if you print this out I'm sure it will be large enough for the photo - just head and shoulders will do.
Yours
Hugh Eric Shun

9 September 2003
Hello Eric,
You are supposed to be back from thje trip now, how was it, hope success.I am attaching hjere with the 
picture you requested I will need yours too. Very important I know how you look.Consigning the progress of our transaction, have you been contacted by the PAYMENT OFFICE/FOREX department? want to know urgently.
Talking about the ducumention of the contract, I havce already given you an insight of the expences with need 
be run. As at today I have succeeded in making half payment again for the vetting apoproval, so that the funds 
can be set free from money laundering,terrorism, and drug free. I have paid $3,000 out of 5,200. I told you also 
need to obtain a tax clearance certificate with will cost us about 0.1% that $25,000Therefore, haven told you all these, I don't expect any blames from my side, most especially, when I have been striving to ensure adequate 
financial committment towards this project.I hope you are getting prepared gradually, for the coming over 
when ever the Payment request that of you. I don't want you to be cought unaware. Therefore be praparing 
yourself gradually.(Is this part of some kinky foreplay?) Relating to the account, I have told you that it must be 
open here locally. This I have requested for a copy of your passport photograph, and to open such, it will 
amount to a minimum of 10,000 that you are aware of. A stitch in time saves nine.Talking aboiut the paper 
works procurement, you need to participate fully as a partner in the procurement therefore, I expect you to 
send some funds accross for cvthis purpose. I have told you the quickest way, which is via western union. 
To be send through my P.A. MR OGUMA OSIKEMEKHA.We don't have much time on ourside. I want this 
whole thing perfected between now and early next week.Meanwhile when ever you send funds do let me know 
immediately and how much sent, and the western union reciept and control number sent via email also. 
It is more confidential.Waiting for immediate response from you.
Dr. Maiyaki.

9 September 2003
Dr Maiyaki
See attached
Hugh