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Notes: The scammers letters are posted exactly the way I received them. My replies are in the pink boxes, and the scammers and his aliases are in the other colours. I have added pictures, where necessary, in order to help those who are unfamiliar with some of the references I have made. I have also posted explanatory comments at the end of some of the messages, these also serve as a running commentary. |
LADY PENELOPE VS JUDITH MAKOULOU PAGE 1
From: Judith Makoulou <xxxx@tiscali.co.uk> Subject: Urgent Assistance Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 02:52:21 -0700 Good day to you. But firstly, i will like to tell you who i am so that you will understand and comprehend my point clearly because of the fraud and scams around the world now which i have been very careful about not to fall a victim because this money is the only hope of our life and living now. My name is Judith Makoulou Ankoh and am here in Benin Republic with my junior brother David and we are from Congo Democractic but here in Benin Republic we entered as a result of the war in my country which lead to the death of my father and mother living me and david alone on earth.And here in benin republic we entered as a refugee. Am still a student studying medicine and david engineering before the out break of the war. am 24 years of age and david is 22. Please we need your assitance and help and that is why we are writing you now. Before the death of my father, he used my name to deposit some money as his next of kin in a FINANCE COMPANY IN BENIN REPUBLIC. THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEPOSITED HERE FOR US IS VALUED AT $9 MILLION DOLLARS. And am standing as the beneficiary but cannot lay claim because here they do not allow refugees to operate account in the bank here. Please what i need from you is to help us for the settlement of the clearance fee which they charged and you bring the following that will enable us to change the effect of the beneficiary in your favour so that they can transfer to your account over there once we change you as the person we authorise and empower to help us. For the claim. We need the following: Your full name your address your telephone and mobile your account particulars where you want the fund to be transferred. Once we receive all this, assuring us your readiness and willingness to help us clear and claim our money and assure us also of helping us to invest the money and you are not going to betray us once the money arrives in your account. We will submit for the change of the beneficiary in your name to enable the finance company to transfer as you authorise. God be with you as we await your positive decision to help. From Judith.
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LADY PENELOPE CREIGHTON-WARD WISHES TO HELP. Dear Miss Judith, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but the email address you sent your message to is one that I do not use anymore. This one is my main email address. Anyway, I was very saddened to hear of your great misfortune. Losing both your father and mother in that war must have been a terrible experience for you. As for your request, I would be most happy to help you get your dearly departed fathers money out of the bank in the Congo. Just tell me what I have to do to make this deal happen and I will do my best to see that everything works out ok. Here are the details you requested: My name: Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward My address: Creighton-Ward Manor Bank Details: Lloyds Bank, Telephone: I have just moved into a new house and the phone has not been connected yet. When it is I will email the number to you. Please get back to me as soon as you can, as I want to help you get a better life for both you and your junior brother. All my love and best wishes, Lady Penelope. NOTES: Yes, that's right, I am going to be playing the part of the famous Lady Penelope, the London based secret agent for International Rescue. She's from the 1960's puppet show called Thunderbirds, for those of you who still don't know where she is from. Her address consists of the name of her 'real' home, the name of the company that produced Thunderbirds, that is 21st Century Productions, her 'real' county, Foxleyheath, and the postal code is the licence plate number from her pink Rolls Royce, FAB1. I am going to combine some of the actual episodes from the show into the very fabric of this 'story', so I hope they bring back some fond memories for you. But will this Lad (Ladette??) have any idea what is going on? Let's hope not! By the way, Lady Penelope is a true Lady, in every sense of the word. Oh, and she just loves the colour pink.
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FROM MISS JUDITH. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: GOD WILL BLESS YOU MORE. Dear Madam, I and my brother thank you for the way and manner you replied the mail I sent to you, we appreciate all your concern over our problem and we pray that the good God will continue to bless you in all your endeavour. Ma, as you have indicated your willingness and readiness to help us out by sending some of your information, we will want you to contact our late fathers lawyer who is the one that will help change the beneficiary to your favour to enable you claim the money on our behalf and he will also help to obtain all the legal documents that will be used. He is a family friend when our arents are alive and he is a Nigerian but has been with my father for a long time now. He is the only person that visits us at the reffugee camp here and he has been vey kind to us, so you can feel free to contact him so that both of you will discuss on how to do evrything legaly. Below is his contact Information: Name: Barrister Mike Igbaji So, Ma, I will want you to contact him as
soon as you receive this mail so that things will get moving
immediately, I will also want you to get back to me as to let me know
the out come of your discussions with him. Again, I want you to please
tell a little about yourself and what you do and also how and where you
will invest this our money. As we have trusted, we will not want you to
betray us in any means. May the Good God bless you as we wait to hear
from you soon. My very best regard, NOTES: Man, these refugee camps are equipped with everything! I am sure that Internet cafés are the very first thing that the UN installs when they set them up! One thing though, Lady Penelope doesn't like being called 'Ma'.
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Dear Miss. Judith, It was a delight to receive your splendid letter. I am so glad that you have accepted me as your international rescuer. By working together we will achieve a fabulous result, and everything will turn out in the pink for us. I have noted that you wish for me to contact your father's barrister, Mr.Mike Igbaji, which I will do as soon as I can. Now, where were we, ah yes, you wanted some details about me and what I do. Well, I am 35 years old. I am the daughter of a retired wealthy businessman, Sir Hugh Creighton-Ward, which means that I do not have to work, as my father has plenty of money and he always gives me as much as I want. Actually, it was my father who paid for my new home in the country, which was most kind of him, don't you think? As for what I do with my spare time, well, I help out my good friend, Jeff Tracy and his sons, whenever they need it. Jeff is a businessman who also runs a low-profile rescue organization that he started himself, while his sons tend to take care of the action side of things. My role is that of his British agent, which means that I organise things here for him, whenever the need arises. My assistant, Mr. Parker, often helps out, as well. As for where I shall invest your money, I was thinking that the safest place to put it would be in my friend Jeff's business, the Tracy Corporation. His company is very successful and the value of your money would increase considerably by having it invested there. They are currently involved in the development of a new kind of aircraft, called the Fireflash, which is likely to be a very profitable venture. Anyway, that is enough about me, how about telling me something about you and your brother. For instance, how do you manage to survive without any money of your own? What is it like living in the Benin Republic? And what are you going to do with the money once it gets out of Africa? By the way, you have not mentioned if I am going to benefit from helping you. Will you be sharing some of your money with me, once I have helped you to rescue it? Oh, and one last thing, please call me Lady Penelope, as the term Madam makes me feel very old. Well, I must dash, my dear. Please get back to me soon. Lots of love, NOTES: I am setting up Lady Penelope's back story in this message, so that I can use these details later on. All of Lady Penelope's personal details are virtually straight from the TV show, with the exception of her age, which I have increased in order to give her more 'credibility'. Jeff Tracy is the founder of International Rescue, and his sons are its members. I added the line about her having just moved into a new house so that I could use it as an excuse for not having a phone connected. An experimental airliner, called Fireflash, featured in a number of episodes of Thunderbirds, and will also feature in this 'story'.
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FROM MISS JUDITH. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. Dear Lady Penelope, How are you todaday together with your family members, I hoipe that you all are in good health. Once again I thank you for your concernt to help me and my brother out of this problem of ours. I will tell you that life is not easy for us here in Benin Republic as it is suppose to be. But through the help of our late fathers lawyer Barrister Mike Igbaji, we have been trying to cope, he has helped us enough, you know that Nigeria is next to Benin Republic, so he finds it easy to come and see us and then drop some money withy us, if I will say, I want you to thank him on our behalf because he has helped us a lot. As at now, if the money is transfered into your account now, you will be the to invest it for us until after our studies in your country, then we will take the money back and by then we have concluded on what to do with the money. But as at now you will control the money for us till we complete our studies. As for what you will benefit, I have discused with my brother that anybody that wish to help us, we will give the person 20% of the total money and 5% for all the expences that the person will go through during and in the time of this help. So I believe that the offer is enough but I know that you will benefit more if you will help us retreive the money. I will like to hear the out come of your discussion with our fathers lawyer. May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon. My very best regards, Judith. NOTE: Judith and her brother are going to come to England to continue their studies? This could make for some fun!
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Dear Miss Judith, It was splendid to hear from you again. I am quite well, thank you. Oh, and my assistant, Mr. Parker, says good day to you, as well. Actually, Parker is my butler, but he also doubles as my driver, as I find the Rolls far too tiresome for me to handle by myself. That reminds me, I must send you a picture of my Rolls, as I'm sure you'll just love it. I am most pleased that you have decided to let me invest your money in Jeff's company, and I am certain that the Fireflash project will be a great success. The first flight of the prototype is coming up, so I will let you know how it goes. I am also thrilled to hear that you intend continuing your studies, here, in England. Since I will have to enrol you in one of our learning institutes I will need to know which one would suit you the most. You can choose from the following institutions, Oxford University, Bovine University, Acme University, or Bedrock University. Please pick one for yourself and one for your brother. Your offer of 20% of the money for myself is most generous, and I am quite satisfied with that amount. I think I will use some of it to update the gadgets on my Rolls, as it will greatly surprise my old rival, The Hood, the next time we meet. By the way, I am sending you a picture of my new home. If you wish, you can come and stay with me while you continue your studies. As you can see, there is plenty of room, so it won't be a problem having you here. Well, I must dash, as I have a message coming in from Jeff. It looks like he has another IR assignment for me, and this one looks like a cracker. And don't forget to tell me which university you and your brother have chosen. Oh, and I'll let you know how I get on with your friend, the lawyer. Love, as always, Lady Penelope. NOTES: I introduce more details about Parker, as he will also feature quite a lot in my 'story'. I also mention Fireflash again, for the same reason. As you can see, some of the 'universities' I have suggested for Miss Judith and her brother are rather strange, with Bovine University being the name of the university that Ralph Wigum, from the Simpsons, wanted to go to in the episode in which Lisa had become a vegetarian. Bovine University was a 'university' for cattle. I decided to send her a
picture of Lady Penelope's new home so that she could see that her
'mark' was very wealthy. The house in the picture is actually Stourhead
Mansion, the real life building that Lady Penelope's TV mansion was
based on.
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I CONTACT THE LAWYER. Dear Barrister Mike Igbaji, I am helping your friend, Judith Ankoh, to Internationally Rescue her father's money from his Benin Republic bank account. Judith has asked me to contact you so that you can organise the legal transfer of this money from Africa to a safe place in my country. Please advise me of the procedures for making this transfer. Kind regards, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward. NOTE: I slipped in the name International Rescue in my message to the lawyer.
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FROM MISS JUDITH. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN. Dear Lady Penelope, How are you today to gether with your
family members, I know that you all are in good health as for me and my
brother we are okay today. I have gone through your mail and I can say
that I am very very happy and gratefull to you for your concern. I will
want you to choose school for me and my brother hence the schools is in
your country, I believe that you knows the best one and I also want you
to know that I will be in the same school with my brother. I pray that the good God will give you
the strenght and power to complete this help you about to render to me
and my brother David. May God countinue to bless you in all your
endeavour as I wait to hear from you soon as to know the out come of
your discussion with the lawyer so that I will know when we are coming
out of this reffugee camp and continue our studies in your country.
Again, may God bless you as I wait to hear from you. My very best regard, NOTE: Oh, good, she wants me to choose which university they will attend. Guess which one I am going to pick.
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Dear Miss Judith, Good day, my dear, I hope you are well. I will do as you ask, and make the necessary arrangements for you to enrol in one of the universities I mentioned. However, you will have to complete an application form before I can do the enrolment. But do not worry, as I will send you a copy of one as soon as I can pick one up. By the way, you forgot to tell me whether, or not you wished to stay with me at Creighton-Ward Manor. If you do wish to stay I will need to know what sort of foods you like, as my cook is not familiar with African cuisine. Please send a list of your favourites when you next reply. All my love, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I think I would like them to fill out some forms, so I am going to make some up and send them to her.
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THE LAWYER RESPONDS. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Help required. Dear Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, I thank you very much for your acceptance
to help this young girl and his brother, I believe that she must have
told you about what befalled them before now. But I want to correct you
in one thing, She is not my friend but my clients Daughter. So if you are ready to help her, this is the way forward to help her, 1) You will obtain a residence permit for her and her brother in your country, and secure a school for them to continue with their education and be what their father expects them to be, but this will be after we must have successfully claimed the fund and deposited it in your private account in your country. . 2) You will help her to go and claim the fund from the Finance and Security Company affiliate correspondent at Holland (Europe) and also pay the Security Clearance Fee and Handling Charges there, which is US$15,800, because I have gone to the Finance Company HeadQuaters here in Lagos Nigeria to verify how much it will cost to claim the fund. 3) The most important is that you have to invest the money properly for them until after their education. Because it is a very big amount of money, you will invest and run the money on their behalf until they completes their studies there, I don't know if she has told you the amount that her late father left for her in the company, the amount in the company is US$9m. So that is the amount you will claim from the company on their behalf So if you are ready now, I want you to get back to me so that I will send every legal document that will guide you in this transaction and also give you the contact addresses of the Finance Company in the above mentioned place. And I will send to you the Certificate of Deposit. I hope to hear from you as soon as you receive this mail so that we will proceed in this transaction. Until I hear from you. Regards, Barr. Mike. N.B. I want you to call me at 234-803-7155756 so that we will talk. NOTES: Wow, he didn't mess around, his first email and he already wants $15,800! Plus, he is certainly giving Lady Penelope a lot of responsibilities in regards to Miss Judith and her brother. This could seriously compromise her ability to work for International Rescue.
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Dear Barrister Igbaji, Thank you for clearing up your relationship with Miss. Judith. The way she talks about you made me think she was more than just your client's daughter. By the way, Miss. Judith asked me to thank you for the help you have been giving her, she is most grateful. Now, back to the matter at hand. 1) I will be happy to arrange residency permits for Miss. Judith and her brother. Actually, I have already invited them to come and live with me in my new home in Foxleyheath. I have also sent her a list of Universities to choose from, so when I get her reply I will enrol her in the one she chooses. 2) I will arrange a flight to Holland on my friend, Jeff Tracy's, new aeroplane called the Fireflash, so that we can claim her fund and pay the clearance fees. 3) I have told Miss. Judith that I will invest her money in my friends company, the Tracy Corporation, and she has agreed to this. The money is perfectly safe there, and will most likely increase in value, especially if the Fireflash is successful. As you can see, I have been most thorough in my preparations for this transaction, and I am sure that everything will be FAB. Please get back to me with the necessary legal documents, so that we can ensure the satisfactory completion of our business. Regards, Lady Penelope.
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FROM MISS JUDITH. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. Dear Lady Penelope, One more I thank you for your kind gesture, I always pray that the good God in his infinite mercy will grant you the power and strenght to help me and my brother out of this problem we are into now. As for your question, We will be glad to live with you in your house because when we come over to your country, you will be a mother to us so we will live with you. As for the kind of food I like, we will eat any kind of food your cook offers to us because we have no choice, our problem now is how to get that money out of the security company and continue our studies very soon. But if you insist, our favourite food is Garri and soup, Rice and stew, then our native food ukazi but I know that you don't know all this food I have mentioned now. So we will eat any kind of food that is been given to us by your cook. I am still waiting to hear from you as to know the out come of your discussion with my late fathers lawyer so that I will know when we are coming over to your country to continue our studies. May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon. My very best raegard, NOTES: Eek! Lady Penelope is going to be a 'mother' to a 24-year-old daughter? She's only 35 herself! I wonder whether those foods really are 'her' favourites.
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Dear Miss. Judith, How marvellous it is that you have chosen to come and stay with me. I look forward to learning all about you and your brother's fascinating lives. Parker is also thrilled that you are coming, as he is very keen to give you a ride in the Rolls. I have even invited Jeff and the boys to come over and meet you, as long as they don't have an international rescue to attend to, of course. Jeff has five sons, and they are all around the same age as you and your brother, so you should get along just fine. By the way, did I mention that Jeff and the boys are Americans? They live on a small island of their own, down in the Pacific Ocean. In fact, that is where their rescue organization is based, as well. Actually, Jeff could fly the prototype Fireflash down to Benin, and give you and your brother a ride back. The plane is very fast and Jeff is an excellent pilot, and the long journey is just what Fireflash needs to get a good shake down. What do you think of that idea? Would you like to fly here in the Fireflash? Let me know, so that I can discuss it with Jeff. By the way, thanks for telling me what some of your favourite foods are, they sound quite exotic, and I am sure my cook will love to have a go at them. As for what is happening with my discussions with your father's lawyer, well, things are progressing slowly, and I think we're making progress, but I am currently waiting for him to send me some documents, and until he does we won't be able to move ahead. But do not worry, as I'm sure he'll send them to me just as soon as he can. Let me know what you think of meeting Jeff and the boys, and whether you want Jeff to pick you up in the Fireflash. Take care, my dear. Love, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I was worried that all my Thunderbird references might start adding up, and that my Lad would realise what is going on, but it would appear as though he is not familiar with the series.
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FROM THE LAWYER. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: UPDATE Dear Penelope Creighton-Ward, I received your mail and all the contents
well understood by me, I thank you once again for accepting to help this
young girl and her brother. But before I will send any documents to you,
I will want you to scan and send a copy of your international passport
to me for a security reason. If I receive your passport, then I can send
evry document that will enable you to claim the money on their behalf
and also link you with Companies Affliate office in Holland. I will be
waiting to hear from you soon. Regards,
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Dear Barrister Igbaji, I am glad to see that you are a person who values security in a business transaction. Please find a copy of my British passport attached to this message. I look forward to receiving the necessary documents from you. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: This was the first passport I ever 'made', and I was quite pleased with the result. However, in later versions I have added some more 'refinements'. The young lady in the picture is Sophia Myles; she is the actress who will be playing Lady Penelope in the live action movie version of Thunderbirds, which is due for release next year. I have blocked out some of the passport I sent, as I don't want someone else to use it. Sorry about that. ;-)
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FROM THE LAWYER. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: UPDATE Dear Penelope Creighton-Ward, I received your mail with my requirement and I am very happy that you are serious in this transaction, I want to assure you that at the end of this transaction, you will benefit a lot from it as well as Miss Judith and her brother David. One thing again I need from you, I want you to give me a call from now till evening so that I will have a life talk with you and clearify you in some part of this transaction. My phone numbers is as follow: 234-803-7155756. I will be waiting to receive your call so that I will apply for the documents immediately because some of the Documents will be secured from the Federal High Court. Again, I want you now to contact the Global Finance and Security Company affliate office in Holland to inform them that you will be coming very soon to claim some money on behalf of Miss Judith Makoulou Ankoh. You will tell them that every arrengement at their Headquaters has been taken care by your personal arttoney in this transaction, in the person of Barrister Mike Igbaji (SAN). You will again tell them that as soon as you receive all the necessary documents from me, you will come and make the claim. The following is the contact information of the companies affliate office in Holland: CONTACT PERSON: DR.LES CHAMBERLAYNE E-MAIL ADDRESS: offshoreremittance@consultant.com DIRECT LINE: +31 645 134 808. So, I will want you to contact him as soon as possible but please endeavour to give me a call as soon as you receive this mail. Regards, Barr Mike (SAN) NOTE: It looks like Lady Penelope is going to have to make a trip to Holland. The lawyer didn't send me the documents he promised. Well, he's not getting away with that!
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Dear Miss Judith, I am very worried about you, as I did not receive a reply to the previous letter that I sent. Is everything okay with you? Please get back to me as soon as you can, and don't forget to answer the questions I asked, especially the one about whether you want Jeff to fly you to England in the Fireflash. All my love, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I have a feeling that my Lad doesn't want to waste his time chatting to Lady Penelope about 'frivolous' things, which is why I haven't had a reply from 'Judith'. However, he's not going to get away with that, after all, it's more fun to talk about nonsense, than it is about 'business'.
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I CONTACT THE LAWYER, AS WELL. Dear Barrister Igbaji, I am very disappointed that you did not send me the documents you promised, as you said you would in your previous message, especially since I did as you asked and sent you my passport. If you are not going to keep your word on this small thing how can I trust you with anything bigger? If you wish for me to continue with this transaction then it is vital that you send me the necessary documents with your next reply. If you are not prepared to do this, then I will have no choice but to end this deal right now. However, I hope that you will do as I request, as it would be most unfortunate for Miss. Judith and her brother if they were to lose their fathers hard earned fund. I will be writing to them after sending you this message, but I won't mention our problem here, as I do not wish to upset them. I will also wait for your reply before I contact the company in Holland. As for giving you a call on the phone, I have already explained to Miss. Judith that the phone has not yet been connected to my new home. The reason for the delay is because my home is in a small village out in the country, and there aren't any spare lines available at the moment. And as for contacting me on a cell phone, well, I don't own one of those nasty things, as I hate to be disturbed by tiresome people when I am out. Also, one of the reasons I moved to the country in the first place was so that I could get away from all that cell phone nonsense. Now, I would appreciate it if you could send me those documents, as it would be a shame if we had to end this transaction at such an early stage. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I thought I'd lay down the law about those documents, as I wasn't prepared to lose out on 'trophies' like that so early into the bait.
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THE LAWYER RESPONDS FIRST. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: THE DOCUMENTS, URGENT REPLY
NEEDED. Attachment : PENELOPE.jpg (54k), PENELOPE1.jpg (54k), Penelope2.jpg (125k) Dear Penelope, The attached documents are the Certiicate of Deposit,Power of Attorney and the Affidavit of Claim to enable you claim the fund onbehlf of Miss Judith Makoulou Ankoh. I did all the papers here in Nigeria hence I am operating with the Finance Company's Headquaters here in Nigeria because it will be difficult for me to go to Benin Republic and I find out that it will be more authentic to deal with the Headquaters hence it is an international transaction. So, I will want you to contact the Finance Company's affliate office in Holland and I also want you to tell me when you are going to claim the fund so that I will go and meet with the General Manager to send a signal to Holland so that as soon as you present all the necessary documents, they will release the fund to you immediately. I will appreciate your effort if you can make evrything to be possible before the end of this week. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you receive this mail. Regards, NOTE: Although I had to wait a few days, during which time I thought I'd lost him, my demand had the desired affect, and three 'lovely' trophies were mine to keep.
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Dear Barrister Igbaji, Thank you for your prompt reply, and for furnishing me with the required documentation, it is most satisfactory. I am pleased to inform you that I am now willing to proceed with our transaction with the utmost haste. However, I am terribly worried about Miss. Judith, as she did not reply to my last email. In fact, I am so worried about her that I can't really concentrate on this deal. Do you know what is going on? Have you heard from her? I am going to send her another message, to see if she is ok, and if she is, I will once again be able to devote my time to this venture. I will let you know how I get on. By the way, I think that it is important that you address me as Lady Penelope, as we don't know each other well enough to be on a first name basis. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I mentioned that I couldn't concentrate on our transaction until I heard from Judith, as a way of ensuring that she always replied to my emails. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to get through to him, as I would constantly have to hassle him/her for a reply.
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MISS JUDITH FINALLY REPLIES. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: I AM OKAY, YOU CAN CONTINUE. Dear Lady Penelope, I am very very sorry for my late responce it is due to some security reasons, as you know here in the reffugee camp, life is not easy, I have not checked my mail since two days now that is why I couldn't reply your previous mail. I am in good health as well as my brother David. As for the questions you asked, I will want you to first make the claim of the money beacuse that money is all I and my brother are hoping on and we cannot afford to loose that money, and I want to know if you have received the Documents from my late fathers lawyer, if you you have, please try and do evrything fast so that I and my brother will come over and continue our studies there in your country. So, I will like to be with Mr Jeff and his children, I will want Jeff to come and pick me and my brother but that will be after you must have gotten the money into your account so that we will continue our studies as soon as we arrive. May God bless you as I wait to hear from you soon. My very best regard, Judith. NOTES: As strange as it may sound, I'm starting to think that Miss Judith may actually be a female 'assistant' of my Lad. Mind you, it makes sense to have a female 'helper', especially if the person you are trying to scam is female. Miss Judith wants to get a ride in Fireflash. I wonder if she'll fit into a three foot long model?
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THE LAWYER REPLIES AGAIN. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: UPDATE Lady Penelope, Now that you have received all the Documents, I want you to contact the Finance Company's affliate office in Holland for the claim onbehalf of Miss Judith. She is okay, I was there in the reffugee camp about two hours ago and she told me that she has sent mail to you today. So I want you to contact holland office and get back to me to let me know how far you discussed with them. Waiting to hear from you soon. Regards, Barr Mike. (SAN)
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My Dearest Miss. Judith, There is no need to apologise, as I understand the problems you must be facing. You and your brother are always in my thoughts. I am just glad to hear that you are fine. Oh, and thanks for answering my questions. I told the boys that a nice girl from Africa was coming to stay, and they simply cannot wait to meet you. You will have to be careful though, as they are terrible flirts, and if you're not careful, you could find yourself on a rocket ship to the moon, quite literally! As for what is happening with regards to the lawyer, things are once again on track, especially now that I know you are alright. And yes, I have received the necessary documents, and everything is satisfactory, so you don't need to worry about that. I am sure this matter will all be wrapped up very soon, and before you know it you'll be winging your way here on board Fireflash. Won't that be superb? Now, as to your education in England, I have collected the necessary enrolment form for the nearest University to Foxleyheath, and I am attaching it to this email. Please fill it in as soon as you receive it, and then send it back with your next email. It is very important that you do this as all enrolments for 2004 are closing soon, and you wouldn't want to miss out, now would you? Oh, and make sure your brother fills one out too. Well, take care of yourself, Miss. Judith, and make sure you get those forms back to me straight away. All my love, Lady Penelope. NOTES: Man, getting good 'stuff' from Miss Judith is going to be hard, by the look of it, but I am determined to keep trying. My 'rocket ship to the moon' comment is obviously referring to Thunderbird Three. I sent my Bovine 'University' enrolment form for her and her brother to fill out, as I thought it would be interesting to see how they would answer a series of 'personal' questions. Plus, it would mean another two 'trophies'.
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I GET BACK TO THE LAWYER. Dear Barrister Igbaji, Thank you for your message, it is good to see that Miss. Judith is just fine. I will get in touch with the Finance Company affiliate office in Holland, as soon as I can. By the way, you can still use the word Dear in front of Lady Penelope. Kind regards, Lady Penelope.
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FROM THE LAWYER. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: UPDATE Dear Lady Penelope, I received your mail and all the contents
well undertood but at the same time I will want to minimize you talk to
me because I am an old man at my late sixties so I am not getting
younger. I want you to get back to me as soon as you contact the Finance
Company's affliate office in Holland so as to let me know the out come
of your discussion with them there. I will be waiting to hear from you
soon. Regards, Barr Mike (SAN) NOTES: How rude! Lady Penelope does the decent thing by keeping him informed and he bites her head off. Well, I never! I guess the poor Lad just can't handle all this 'traffic'.
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I CONTACT THE COMPANY IN HOLLAND. ATTENTION: Dr. Les Chamberlayne: My name is Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward, and I am writing to inform you that I will be coming to your office in Holland very soon, in order to claim some money belonging to a dear friend of mine, one Miss Judith Makoulou Ankoh. My lawyer, Barrister Mike Igbaji has sent me the necessary documents and all that remains now is for me to uplift the money from your care. Please advise me of any steps that need to be taken in order to complete this task. Yours faithfully, Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward.
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HOLLAND REPLIES. From: Offshore Remittance
<xxxx@consultant.com> Subject: Re: Urgent business. Hello Madam Penelope, Thanks for your mail. I wish to inform
you that your funds has been approved for Thanks for your understanding. Dr.Les Chamberlayne. NOTES: I'll bet it's 'highly compulsory' that I pay your outrageous fees!
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MISS JUDITH SENDS THE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS. From: Judith Ankoh <xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: OUR FORMS. Attachment : david.jpg (88k), judith.jpg (91k) Dear Lady Penelope, I thank you very much for your concern over this matter and I pray that God in his infinite mercy will grant you the strenght and power to complete this help you have started to render unto me and my brother David. We have filled the form you sent to us. So we are waiting to hear from you as to know how far you have gone with our lawyer and the finance company. May the good God continue to bless you and your family members as we wait to hear from you soon. My very best regard, NOTE: Wow, this is turning into my most 'profitable' bait yet. Two more 'trophies' and the promise of more to come - maybe! It beats me what kind of equipment they have over there, as the documents they sent look rather strange.
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I REPLY TO HOLLAND. Dear Dr. Les Chamberlayne, Thank you for your reply. I will look forward to meeting you so that I can conclude this matter. As regards to the charges of $15,800, how exactly do you wish for me to pay for them? Do you want me to bring cash, which is easy for me to do, or do you prefer a bank cheque? I could even bring gold bullion, if that is easier for you. Let me know which you prefer. As for faxing you my passport, I cannot do that, as I do not have a phone connection at this point in time. However, I am sending you a scan of it with this message, which I trust will be satisfactory. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: I send him the same passport that I sent to the lawyer.
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HOLLAND REPLIES. From: Offshore Remittance
<xxxx@consultant.com> Subject: Re: What now? Hello Madam, Thanks for your mail. I wish to inform
you that you are to pay this charges in Thanks for your understanding. Dr.Les Chamberlayne. NOTE: Why on earth would they only want cash? Could this deal be illegal?
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THE LAWYER REAPPEARS. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: UPDATE Dear Lady Penelope, How are you today? I want to find out if you have contacted the Finance Company's affliate office in Holland, If you have contacted them please I will want to hear from you as to know the outcome of your discussion with but if you have not, try your best today and get in contact wih them as this will enable us complete this transaction before the end of this month. I will be waiting to hear from you soon. Regards, Barr Mike (SAN) NOTE: I decide to take a few days off from this bait just to keep the Lad/Lads keen, hence the sudden reappearance of the lawyer. I guess they were worried I had 'dumped' them. However, I don't think I've waited long enough to reply just yet.
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THE LAWYER IS GETTING ANGRY WAITING FOR MY REPLY. From: Barr. Mike Igbaji
<xxxx@yahoo.com> Subject: VERY URGENT Dear Lady Penelope, I am still waiting to hear from you as to know the new development and also know the out come of your discussion with the Finance Company's affliate office in Holland so that I will know what next to do. I want to tell you that if you know that you are not serious in this transaction, you better let me know so that I will use my time for other precious things, and if you know that you are serious, be fast about the transaction. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you receive this mail. Regards, Barr Mike (SAN). NOTE: Wow, he's steaming mad - not very professional for a lawyer to lose it like that. Well, Lady Penelope isn't going to put up with that.
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I RESPOND TO MISS JUDITH FIRST. Dear Miss. Judith, I am sorry for the delay in responding to your message, but I was involved in another rescue mission with Jeff and the boys. Actually, this rescue involved a very dear friend of mine, the Duchess of Royston, and was most distressing for us all. The poor Duchess has fallen on hard times, due to losses she incurred when her shares in Warren Grafton's monorail company became worthless, following its collapse. Anyway, the Duchess was going to try and raise some money by renting her valuable Bricasso painting to an American company, but on her way there she was robbed by some ruthless crooks. It was then up to myself; Jeff, and his sons to rescue her from her terrible ordeal and return her safely home. Which, I am very happy to say, we did. As for how things are progressing with the lawyer, and the finance company, I was, obviously, unable to contact them for the very same reason as I have just explained. But do not worry, as I am going to do that right after I finish writing this letter. By the way, I was very pleased to receive your completed Bovine University application forms, and you will be happy to know that I have sent Parker to the local village in order to ensure that they get out in the very next post. Well, it's time for me to go now, so look after yourself, and your brother. All my love, Lady Penelope. NOTES: The recuse mission I described is actually the synopsis of episode 23 of the Thunderbirds, called The Duchess Assignment, with a bit of episode 11, Brink of Disaster, thrown in for good measure. Episode 23 involved the Duchess of Royston, while episode 11 involved a monorail built by Warren Grafton.
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THE LAWYER GETS TOLD OFF. Dear Barrister Igbaji, There is no need to be so rude, as I had a very important matter that needed to be attended to, and which prevented me from replying earlier. I have explained everything to Miss. Judith, and I am sure she understands. In fact, I would appreciate it if you apologised to me for the brusque manner in which you addressed me! I am, after all, a Lady. Now, as I have already informed Miss. Judith, I was unable to contact the Finance Company's affiliate office in Holland, for the very reason I mentioned at the beginning of this letter, but I will be contacting them as soon as I have finished with talking to you. So, please do not get upset with me again, if another rescue mission should require my attention, as I take my responsibilities in those matters very seriously indeed. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: Since Nigerian guys don't like to be told what to do by a woman, I think, I decided to force one out of this chap.
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I ALSO CONTACT HOLLAND. Dear Dr. Chamberlayne, Thank you for you prompt reply. I want you to know that I will be happy to settle the outstanding charges with cash, as that is the most satisfactory method for me, as well. As for the flight schedule, you will have to advise me as to which airport in Holland I am to fly to first, as I don't know which one is closest to you. Also, you will need to give me your exact address, as my Barrister has forgotten to give it to me. One more thing, when I arrive at the airport will someone be there to pick me up? I do hope so, as I don't want to have to get a taxi in a country I am not familiar with. Regards, Lady Penelope. NOTE: Since this bait seems to be going quite well, in that my Lad is obviously convinced I'm genuine, I have decided to try once more for that holy grail of baiting, the 'dumbass' photo. My next message to Miss Judith will be the perfect time.
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