(Some cleaning up of the incomming mail has been done - as a general rule it is hopeless)
Out of the blue, an offer no greedy bastard can resist:
Atten:
I am Mrs Miriam Abacha, widow of the late Gen. Sani Abacha former military head of state who died as a result of cardial arrest.
I got your contact through my relentless search for a good, reliable and well to do person or company that can handle this transaction properly. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence so that I can be able to move out the sum of US$50,000,ooo.00{Fifty million United state Dallars only} which was secertly defaced and sealed in Two big metal boxes for seurity reasons. I personally therefore appeal to you for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe since I can not leave the country due to the restriciction of movement imposed on me and members of my family by the Nigerian Government.. You can contact me through my email address . Upon the receipt of your response, my Lawyer shall arrange with you towards the effective completion of this transaction. However, arranagement has been put in place to move this money out of the country in batches in the secret vault through a diplomatic security company to any of the the West African countries or possible Europe. Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of the total sum while 10% will be for whatever expenses that will be incurred while65%is to be held on trust by you subsequent to our free movement by the Nigerian Government. Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.
Best regards Mrs.MARIAM.Z.ABACHA.
NOTE; before you can decieded to assist
me I will prefer you go through this website first, because of
people using my name of my family .
website: News from the bbc. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
Isn't your heart just bleeding over the poor widows plight, and ain't your greedy little hands just itching to get hold of her money? I like the little touch at the bottom; clearly s/he is aware that there are more than one person trying this particular scam...
Clearly, some initial reply was needed. On the 11/29/03 at 22:03 I sendt the following:
Dear Mrs Abacha
First, allow me to offer my condolances on the loss of your husband. I've lost people dear to me in my life as well, and know the hurt too well.
As for your request for aid in retriving your money, I am most interested in hearing more about it. Truth to be told, I could dearly use some of the money you offer as compensation to expand my private company.
I am looking forward to hear from you again
Tor Impregna
Now, lets see whats happens next...
Ah.. 'she' got back on my on the first day of december:
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your response to my request, however my family lawyer will reach you, because all the necessary document concerning this transaction are in his position due to my position in my country. What I need from you is your full name, contact address, telephone and fax number. I look forward to hearing from you immediately.
Thanks,
God bless,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
A 'lawyer' will contact me.. I'm sure there will be some fees to pay too.. but I'm certain the modalities will be 100% riskfree =)
Going a bit off topic - I got a hunch this scammer may be the real thing. Have a look at this header:
From
<miriamaba@tiscali.co.uk> Mon Dec 01 02:08:10 2003
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for impregnator@wolf-web.com; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:32:36 +0000
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In-Reply-To: <20552200311629203631866@wolf-web.com>
From: miriamaba@tiscali.co.uk
Subject: Urgent Assistance.
To: "Tor Impregna" <impregnator@wolf-web.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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The IP 80.88.146.155 is traced to Lagos!
Still, no reason to let her worry about getting her money given away... so I reply to her the same evening.
Dear Mariam Abacha
While I do not personaly like lawtalkers, I agree that it is better to have one to handle the formalities. My full name and adress are:
Tor Impregna
Drammensveien 1
Oslo, Norway
I do not have access to a secure fax, nor do I have a private landline. I do however have a mobile phone, but I do not like to give out that number until there is a justifiable need.
However, if you're willing to provide me with a scan of your passport or any other form of ID to prove your identity (just a formailty), I'm willing to offer my mobile phone number in return.
Yours
Tor Impregna
For the casuall observer, yes, thats the adress of the Royal Palace in Oslo. Now, while I wait for the next reply, I'll have to find the phonenumber of some expensive adult phoneline...
I've decided to use the phonenumber 22 05 20 27 - it's to a gay phonesexline, costing 18,- kroner (just short of 3USD) a minute... proably more from abroad.
Recived 02.12.03:
Tor Impregna,
Thanks for your reply. Your explanation is accepted. Since you do not have a working land line, your mobile line is enough to proceed with the transaction. I shall send you a copy of my International Passport as a mark of identification as requested for your perusual.
Please find below this website about my husband and you will be convinced regarding my claims:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1935646.stm
Best regards,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha
Okay.. the free email I used went belly up. Probaly will get back on, but for now, I'm playing the 'lets be very secretive about this' game.
Dear Mariam Abacha.
I'm deeply sorry for taking so long in replying to your mail. I'm happy you have agreed to send me a copy of your ID before I release my mobile phonenumber, as this puts my mind to rest in regard to your honesty.
Also note that I suspect that one of my co-workers have found out about my other e-mail - I heard him talk about a picture I had gotten from my girlfriend on that address.. Please use this e-mail only from now on, as I cannot be certain that my old adress is secret enought. After all, we do want to keep our transaction confidential and free off risk.
I am looking forward to hear from you or your lawtalker soon, as well as reciving a scan of your ID.
Yours
Tor Impregna
Lets see if she bites...
FIRST TROPHY! Even if it's in a maze of forwarded mails...
Note: forwarded message attached.
Note: forwarded message attached.
Dear Sir,
Reference to your mail which you send to my client Mrs Maryaim Abacha and requested our passport before you can assistance her, she forward her passport to me so that I can send it you immediately.
Further more I need your full name, contact address,telephone and fax numbers, so that I can contact you for more discussion, and this transaction is confidential, because the last experience my client has with the Federal Government of our country, even today I am figthing in other to get there money in the World bank of in England.
I hope you will immediately get back to me and this my direct telephone number 234-803-406-4826.
I look forward to hearing from you ,
Regard, Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}.
I'm not sure I approve... the text is all but unreadable... but I guess that for a first trophy it's a good one.
This arrived about twenty minutes after the 'lawyer' had sendt his mail:
Dear Tor Impregna,
Thanks for your mail and I am happy that you have understand me because of this transaction is confidential and I will not like any other person to know about this transaction because of my experience I had in this particular present government which they seize all our properity both cash at local bank and our oveersea bank account.
However, I have already contacted my family lawyer for your assistance and also give him my International passport to send to you immediately and I have already confirmed from him if the passport has send to you and it said that the passport has send to you. Again,he further advice me that you should bring your telephone, contact address, so that we can call you immediately and discussed with you, with out delay, and I am assuring you that you will never regret in your life time after this transaction, and I have told you early that all the necessary documents are in the position of my family lawyer Barrister Igwe Johnson. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible. Once more I have received the new email address due to security reason as you said, thanks for that.
Thanks,
God bless and your family,
Mrs.M.z.Abacha.
Well Mariam - since this came in my mailbox, I realised you had gotten my new email...
First a mail to the lawtalker:
Dear Mr Igwe Johnson
Thank you for your mail, and for the copy of Mrs Abachas passport. She looks like a very handsome lady.
As I explained to Mrs Abacha, I do not have access to a fax that I feel are secure enought for this transaction. My full name and adress however are:
Tor Impregna
Drammensveien 1
Oslo, Norway
My mobilephonenumber is 220-52-027, allthought I must admidt that I do not know what you must put in front of that to reach Norway. I believe it is 44 or 47, but I have no way to find out just now.
I am at the moment setting up a secret account to handle the transaction throught. In the mean time, there is one thing you may do to put my mind to rest: My father, who passed away in his sleep two years ago, was once fooled by a false lawtalker. And while you do come across as a very honest and competent lawtalker, I would still prefer to see a scan of your legal diploma.
I look forward to hear from you again
Tor Impregna
ps; Do you have family in Scandinavia? Your last name is very commom up here.
And then, a mail to Mariam - as well as a hook out for more pictures.
Dear Mariam
Thank you for your mail and the scan of your passport. You do look like a very handsome lady, despite the hardness you have lived thru. Do you have any more photos of yourself?
I have recived the mail from your lawtalker, and have send him the information he requested. Rest asured that I'll work long and hard to achive a result that is satifactory.
For the next few days I will be busy finalising a big contract my dear, so I may not be able to take the telephone at once when your lawtalker calls. If so, instruct him to call again.
Until I hear from you again dear Mariam
Tor Impregna
Small wonder, I didn't take the phone... which gives me an oppertunity to mess whit their heads a little:
Dear Tor Impregna,
Reference to your mail received this morning, regarding business transaction you have with my client mrs. Abacha, and it has proof that you are honest and trust , hence you have send the requirement which I need from you which I will use to process the following documents on your behalf, as you are going to act on behalf of my client as the original beneficiary of this money in the security company where this money was deposit.
{1} The Certificate of Deposit, Air bill and proper illegal Agreement, which the both parties, are concern will dully signed.
Further more, I call you this afternoon by 12.00pm and your telephone could not connect and I will also call you today by 4.30-5pm our local time in Nigeria and also my client will been in my office to talk to you towards this transaction, I will like you to connect us in your line immediately or you can call me on my own direct number 234-803-406-4826 by that time, so that you can talk with my client.
Finally, I am going to send you the text draft of an agreement to you today for you to go through and make any observation on it before sending the original copy which the both party will dully signed, and once again, you know that this money was in security company in London and this money was defaced and put in two mental boxes which contain $50.000.000.00 US Dollars only and because of security reason. And you should feel free to communicate to me and this transaction is 100% free risk.
I am expecting your reply and you have to wait to receive our call or you call me today.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Dear Tor Impregna,
Actually, I have call you today two times and your number is not going through and my client was in my office by time which she was disappointed by your telephone number.
I am repeating the number 47-220-52-027
and you have to reconfirmed your number to me immediately by
tomorrow I will call you with my call and you have to tell me the
time I can get you immediately.
Further more, you have to go through this text draft of an
agreement and by tomorrow I will send the original copy which you
signed by the both parties.
Finally, make sure that you go through this agreement properly
and get back to me, so that I will send the certificate of
deposit and Air bill which you will use to cliam the money in the
security company and I hope by next week this money will
enter into your account in Norway.
Get back to me immediately.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
The 'agreement' was attached as a doc file. The resulting PDF is here. There is a lot of spelling errors... and look at the date!
Dear Tor,
Thank for your co-operation and Almighty God will reward you for your good work you are helping in other to receive this money on behalf of me and you are going to invest this money into your country pending the time I will arrive your country to manage the investment with your assistance.
However, today I was waiting in the chamber of my family lawyer, so that we can discussed face to face and you hard my voice and I also hear your own, but I hope that you will confirmed your telephone number which you give to my family lawyer, because he will not like situation that he will not get you on your telephone number and you tell him the time he can reach you or you call him on his telephone line. I hope to hearing from you .
Thanks,
God bless you and your family.
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
Isn't that just the sweetest thing? She wants to hear my voice.
First a mail to the lawtalker, hinting at money and also prodding him for more thropys:
Dear Mr Johsen
I'm puzzles by the fact that you did not reach my at my phone today, as I had it next to me on my desk all the time. Did you gfet any funny noises? Are you certain that you have the right country code? As I told you in my earlier mail, I am not certain weither it is 44 or 47 that is the correct countrycode.
The copy of the agrement is dully noted. I will go throught it and sign it. You should have it returned to you before the weekend, allowing us to proceed with all speed in this transaction. I assume Mrs Abacha has been able to properly reimburse you for the time taken to prepare the agreement, yes?
However, I see that you has not taken the time to honour my minor desire to see some proof from you that you are indeed a legitamate lawtalker. No disrespect, but in Norway every lawtalker would be proud to show his diploma to all new clients.
Tor Impregna
Then, lets fire of a suitable mail to Miriam, saying, well, nothing sensible really. Just for the fun of it, I'm gonna contradict what I told her lawyer, and if they spot it, I'll tell her that her lawyer lies..
Dear Miriam
Thank you for the kind words.
I certainly can help you find a suitable way to invest your money in Norway. I have been looking into investing in the Svalbard timber industry myself, as it is very profitable these days. Perhaps we could form a partnership of some kind, to the purpose of starting a timbermill there?
I am not surpriced your lawtalker wasn't able to reach me on the phone, as I tolk you earlier I am rahter busy in important business this week, and I was sitting in a meeting with the Minister of Economy all afternoon.
Rest assured that I am rentlessly seeking a satisfactory conclusion to our transaction
Yours
Tor Impregna
ps Find attached my picture
Needless to say, there are no such thing as timber on Svalbard, there is no Minister of Economy in Norway (he has a quite different title) and there certainly was no attacment... I'm just wanting to see if they catch on.
Two new mails, one from Miriam, one from her lawyer. Miriam's is pretty rambling.. I think they are playing without a script on this one now:
Dear Tor,
Thanks for your urgent response of my mail and also the way you are handling this my busines and the advice you gave me the area you are going to invest in timber industry and as matter of fact, you know better than me, what I believe is the way you are going to invest the money for me where ther will not bein any problem or loss. Today, my lawyer was not happy when he call you on your phone it was not going through. Please reconfirmed your telephone number to my lawyer immediately and I have signed the original copy of an agreement. Please co-operate with my lawyer.
Thanks,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha
What? No comment on the missing picture? Man...
Dear Tor Impregna,
Further more, I received your mail this morning and it has prove that you have received the text draft of an agreement which I sent to you yesterday and this the original copy of the agreement and my client has signed her own part together with me in my chamber and you should immediately signed your own part and send it back to me by tomorrow and also by Monday I will send two vital documents which will proof you that you are the original beneficiary of this fund on behalf of my client, this are the names, Certificate of Deposit and Air Bill which you will presented to the security company in London next week.
Finally, you should not has fear about me and the is the reason while I am sending the original agreement which my chamber suited in Nigeria and my telephone number. Try to call me on my telephone, so that we can talk one to one concern my client and I am doing all this because of the relationship I have build with his late husband and I was the attorney the former head of state before his death and the family are suffering a lot and I am the only person that are finance the family and this there main hope as this moment.
Get back to me immediately let conclude this transaction by next week, you will been in London to claim the consignment.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Well, what do you know.. the attached document had virtually none of the typos the first 'draft' were full off - they even managed to get the date right.
I'll fire off a mail to her lawyer first. Lets pretend the attachment didn't make it all the way to me.
Dear lawtalker Johnsøn
First, let me explain about the phone. I was talking to the phonecompany all day today, and they say there is something wrong with the phonelines where I live. It should be okay by monday, please try to call me again then.
The agreement you attached did not open properly on my computer. Please check that is a valid file and resend. I will, however, state that the text draft was most acceptable, and there should be no problem in accepting the final agreement on my part.
I also wish to bring your attention to two points where I have raised questions, but which you seem unfortunatly to have forgotten to adress properly. First, have Mrs Abacha been able to reimburse you properly for your services? I know that you're an old friend of her family, but no man likes to work unpaid, even if it's just a token sum. Secondly, you have still not honoured my small wish to see some proof that you are a fully educated lawtalker. Please attach such proof when resending the agreement, or I'll not sign it until such proof is made.
Yours
Tor Impregna
That should have them in a fit...
...espesially when they read this:
My dear Mariam
As I just wrote to your lawtalker, the is a problem with the phonelines in my town. It should be fixed by monday, at which time your lawtalker can call me.
Also this weekend I will be getting my payment on a big underhand contract my company just did for the Norwegian Goverment, by supplying the Norwegian Army with fifty selfpropelled fieldmattresses. I'm sure they will be a great success. The initiall payment, which I'll get this weekend, is just fifty thousand US dollars, but the rest should be in my account before the end of this year.
I feel like celebrating. Do you think your lawtalker may like a gift from me when our transaction is done? If so, what kind of gift would be proper?
Give my regards to your family
Tor Impregna
A selfpropelled fieldmattress is just a military way of saying 'woman whos affection is negotiable'...
06.12.03 - two new mails, and a resend of the agreement.
Dear Tor Impregna,
Actually, I have received your mail and also your questions. To start with, I am supposed to have get your full identity as an attorney, so that I will know the exactly the person we are entrusting this fund into his account in Norway but due to my client instructed me to get in touch with you and said, I should send her International passport to you and I don’t know the kind of proof you need from me, I have already send my original letter headed paper to you, which all my information regarding to me are there. First, my address of my chamber, the name of my chamber and my telephone number and what did you exactly need from me again and the second question is that ,my client don’t has any money and all the expenses are in my head and I believe when every thing is alright, she will paid me but if you have any thing to assist me, you can simple help, but what I am after is to make sure that you cliam this money to her.
Finally, I will prefer to discussed with you in the present of my client and I will call you on Monday by 4.30pm-5.pm Nigeria local time, kindly keep your phone ok. I am resending the original copy of an agreement to you again.
Note: As I said by Monday I will send this two vital documents and make sure you signed this agreement immediately.
Regard,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Atten: Mr.Tor,
Thanks for your urgent response and caring, Almighty God will bless you and your family. First, I will like you to appreciate the assistance which my family lawyer are doing for me and since the death of my late husband, this lawyer was busy helping the family, so that we can move ahead, and I can tell you the truth that since this lawyer has started working with us, we haven?t paid him any thing and he is still happy, because he believe that at the end of the day every thing will been ok. Again, I have meet my lawyer and explained to him what happen to your telephone line and promise him that your telephone will been alright on Monday as you said in your last email you send to me and he said that he is going to call you at the same hour he usually call you, so you have to been ready. I am thanking you for your care and feeling you have on me and asking the kind of gift you can give my family lawyer after the transaction has concluded. You can give he a quality wristwatch and hand set for telephone or any other thing you prefer to do for him.
However, have you receive the
original agreement and signed it and return back to my lawyer or
me, please try as possible to conclude this transaction this
week, let my mind rest and believe that by next year, you will
immediately start investment in your country, and that is my hope
as this moment, what ever my lawyer tell you to do, please,
kindly do it and whatever expenses you are doing to make sure
that this money has enter into your account, you can understand
that already 10% has been mapped out for any thing you are doing.
Finally, get back to me immediately.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
Oh, alas.. why are the so cold to me today Miriam?
So, I replied... first to the lawtalker
Dear Jøhnson
First to inform you that the agreement has arrived and is readable this time. I will print it out and sign it for you, then rescan it and send it back to you. You should have it before monday morning.
Secondly, while I've yet to see proof that you are indeed a lawyer, I'm willing to take you on trust for now.
I hope we can conclude this transaction smoothly, allthought I'm puzzles your suddenly insist I need to travel to London. If you're shipping the consigment to Europe, I would assume shipping it to Norway would have been just as easy?
Yours
Tor Impregna
In cause you missed it.. for the last few mails I've deliberatly misspelled his name. he is yet to point it out.
Dear Miriam, it is so good to hear form you again.
I have just recived the agreement and will sign it as soon as I've finished this mail to you my dear. Things are going very smoothly, and I've opened a secret account in Ransbanken, one of the biggest banks in Norway, in order to by able to move and invest our money in a most efficient way. Stocks in the Svalbard Timberindustry is falling, as they do every winter, but if we buy as soon as the money arrives in Norway, we should see a 25% return on our investment before summer. You may want to ask your lawtalker if he too wants to invest in the Svalbard Timber - it's a certain way to get good returns.
I will be on near the phone next monday my dearest Miriam, I just hope the phonecompany will have the lines untangled by then.
Eleni silir lúmesse omentiemman
Tor
The last line is a small tribute to Tolkinen... Ransbanken translates as 'bank of robbery'.
I was unable to mail the lad for a while (ie, I couldn't be bothered), so there was a flurry of mails, starting on the 8th:
Dear Tor Impregna,
Reference to your last mail, i wish to inform you that the content there in were quit noted. Actually, i am optimistic that trust and sincererity is our priority to accomplish this transaction.
You should not be worried as regards your sudden visit to London because i was meant to understand that the officials that will carry the consienment to your country have no immunity that corvers them as regards the constitution backing them. Understand that the funds is still right now in the security company in london and is waiting for clearance.
Nevertheless, i will send the certificate of deposit and Air way bill for your certification. However, i am optimistic that every thing will be finalize before the end of this week and after the release of the fund in your favor, according to my client, she said that i will come over to meet with you regarding the investment plans.
Finally, i will be waiting for the scan Agreement from you.
Regards
Barr. Igwe Johnson (SAN)
Dear Tor Impregna,
Actually, I call your telephone line and the same problem occur again and I don’t know what next to do, kindly put your line in order, so that my client will talk to you and I will not like situation where the security company in London will experience the same and you should try to call me on my direct number.
Further more, I am still expecting the original agreement for you to signed it and return it immediately.
However, this are the two vital documents {CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND AIR WAY BILL} you must present this documents in the security company for you to claim the consignment.
Finally, I will forward the contact of the security company in London tomorrow to you, so that you will contact than immediately.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Pay attention to the "Service Payment Before Delivery"... I think they are about to put the thumbscrews on.
This the document.
Next came two resends of the same documents I already gotten.. the lad probaly thought I was slipping thru his fingers at this point.
Dear Tor,
Thanks for your mail and I believe every thing will conclude this weekend, now,I have discussed with my lawyer about the timber industries business and his response is that you are the person that live in your country and you know the best investment which will give profit at the end of the day. Again, he still said that your telephone number are not going through and he try you many times but could not connected, please try your possible best to make sure that your number are working. However, I was very happy that my lawyer tell me that he has send all the necessary documents to you and it is to give you the contact of the security company in London, so that you will reach than. Please, I am using the name of Almighty God asking you to co-operate with my lawyer and also follow the instruction giving to you, because this is my last hope at this moment and I believe that you will not disappoint me
I looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible.
NOTE: My lawyer said that you suppose to contact he hence your telephone number are not going through and try to do so immediately.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
I never said I had any family?
Tuesday evening.. the lawtalker is getting nervous?
Dear Tor Impregna,
Further more, I am surprise that you dont want to signed the agreement and returned it to me, which you promise that you will send it on early morning Monday, what is wrong?
Even, I have already send you the necessary documents and you can not notify me, so that I will give you the contact of the security company and also my client are so worried about this development towards you.
Finally, I still try your telephone line
and it still repeating the same thing, kindly reach me
immediately and also, let us conclude this transaction this week.
I am expecting your urgent response.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Finally, I get back to them... and with a good explonation as well.
Dear Lawtalker Jønsen
I am most sorry I have not got back to you and Mrs Abacha earlier, but in order to correct thew trouble with my tlephone, they had to dig up the cable in the street, thus deriving me of my access to the interweb.
Please find attached the signed agreement.
I have one question however. On the certificate of deposit, it's stamped "Service payment before delivery". Could you enlightem me to what that is supposed to mean= After all, I am in the proccess of getting a flight to london on friday, and if I need to bring my checkbook along I would like to know in advance.
I'm looking forward to hear from you or Mrs Abacha soonest possible. Be aware thought that the telecompany still has not managed to fix my telephone. I'm seriously considering sueing them.
Yours
Tor Impregna
Stupid telco.. right?
What follows now is a blow by blow of the next week or so of mails... some of which arrived twice:
Dear Miriam
I will look into getting you some more information about investing in the timberindustry on Svalbard then. I think you'll find the oppertunitis to make fast money there most pleasing.
I have mailed your lawtalker, and I have explained him what I will explain you now: The tlelephonecompany had to dig the cable up to try to fix my phone, but they still have not found out what the fault is. I am most agrivated on them, and I am wanting to sue them for a lot of money. Maybe your lawtalker can help me?
I have sendt your lawtalker the signed agreement, and I have recived the two other docunments. I am now looking into getting a flight to London on friday morning. Will there be someone to pick me up on the airport? Or will I have to find my own way around London.
I am looking forward to a mutaly
satisfactory end to our transactions
Tor
ps: I've purcased a good quality watch as a token of appriciation for your lawtalker. Could you, without letting him know, provide me with his full adress so I can send it to him before I take the flight on friday
Dear Tor Impregna,
Sequel to your last mail, i wish to inform you that the agreement had been recieved with thanks. considering the problem you have with your telephone line, i will advise we continue our communication through email. I have intimated the reciept of the agreement to my client.
It is quit certain you contact the security company and verify from them on the alternative measure you are to take on the part of the final release of the fund in your favour. further more, it is certain that an official from the company will pick you from the Air port immediately you arrive in London. However, do not fail to give me your flight schedule so that i will relay it to the company.
Finally, what was stamp is the Air way bill not the certificate of deposit. Note that the charges for that had already been settled making it possible for the company to consign the fund to London. Make sure that you contact the company today for further action.
Here is the contact information of the security company.
ATTN: RICHARD EASTMAN (OPERATION
MANAGER)
EQUITY - SECURITIES
PHONE: 44-2078631723
FAX- 44-7765469006
WEBSITE: www.equity-securities.co.uk
Please do not fail to contact them and after that, let me know the out come of things ok.
Regards,
Barr. Igwe Johnson (SAN)
Dear Tor,
Thanks for your urgent response of my mail and I am very happy how you are handling this transaction and Almighty God bless you. This morning I was in my lawyer chamber, in other to know what is happening and he was telling me that you have signed the original copy of an agremment and send it back to him, thanks for that.
{1} I have to appreciate your effort and regard you have on me, in other to send gift to my lawyer and I have discussed with him and he said that it is not necessary for you to send a watch to him but what is after now, is that you have to going to security company and claim this money on her behalf and after you have receive this money into your account, now you can send any gift which you wish is good to you, he further said that he does not collect any thing from his client first untill he finish his assignment for work.
Please, you should keep that watch first after you have come back from London by that time, you show your appreication to my lawyer. Again, he tell me that, it has give you the contact of the security company in London, both the name of the person who is in charge, telephone, fax and also there website for you to know more about then.
Please as you said that you are travelled on Friday morning, please let your world be so and try to reach us immediately and the air line you are follow, so that the security company have to wait for you in the air port or you arrange from then.
My lawyer, tell me that all the local charges here has been paid and he paid $20.300USD, which are in the air way bill you which are in your position and you should forward this two docunments to the security company for you to claim the fund.
I am very happy today and Almighty God wiil reward you.
NOTE: You should understand that this transaction is confidential between you and me only
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
Dear Lawtalker Johnson
I agree that continued communication should take place over mail. I do plan on buying a mobile phone in London thought, in cause you need to get hold of me while I am there. I will mail you the phonenumber for it.
I cannot contact the securityfirm by phone, as you know my phone are dead. I did try to visit their website, but it won't display properly in my browser. Could you furnish me with a working e-mail adress to the securityform, or better, have one of the employees contact me ASAP?
For your information, I will land at London Heatrow with flight SK 0511 at 09:35 on friday morning. Unless I am met on the airport by a representative, I will head straight for a hotell and try to contact the firm or you by email or phone.
Yours
Tor Impregna
Dear Miriam
I just sendt a mail to your lawtalker. While I find it strange taht he is turning down the gift at this time, I assume that it is your culture to do such after the transaction is done and not before, as we do in Norway.
I will land in London at 0935 on friday morning, your lawtalker has the full details of the flight if you want to know.
I pray for a successfull end to my trip
Tor
Dear Tor,
Thanks for your mail and information giving to me by travelling tomorrow to London, and I believe when you reach to London, you are going to communicate back to me in other to know what exactly is happening. I wish you the best of travelled amd Amighty God will guard you.
I am looking to hear from you and I hope you have contact the people in London for your coming and the arrangement with you.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
Dear Tor Impregna,
You should kindly try by all your possible best to contact the security firm as soon as possible so that you will make them understand your purpose of coming. You can contact them through this email address at:- equityse@equity-securities.co.uk
I really welcomed the idea of obtaining a mobile phone in London so that we can communicate easily. I was meant to understand that an administrative fee will be involved to settle in London but i did not know exactly how much. Nevertheless, you are advised to contact them before you fly to London.
Regards,
Barr. Igwe Johnson (SAN)
Very good Johnson, I'll contact them at once.
I'll let you know as soon as I've settled into a hotel tomorrow how things went.
Tor
You are holding two boxes for Mrs M. Z. Abacha.
As her forgein partner, I am coming to London tomorrow to collect the boxes on her behalf. I'll be bringing with me the Certificate of Deposit and the Airway Bill as proff of my right to collect them.
I will be landing at London Heatrow TOMORROW, friday the 12th at 0935 wiuth flight SK 0511. I fully expcet that a representative of your firm will meet me at the airport, holding a sign with my name on it (last name first, christian name last) OR that you will contact me over the e-mail after I've landed so we can agree on a spot to land. I'll stay in Londoin until sunday afternoon.
Yours
Tor Impregna
Dear Sir,
Please call me on my direct number +44 793 111 8340, we were not able to come to the airport due to none payment.
Kind regard,
Richard Eastman
Director of Operation
Equity Securities
Dear Tor,
Actually, I received your mail and I hoping by now you have been contacted the security company and how far have you, and since yesterday, I was expecting your telephone call and also your mail as you mention in your last mail before you travelled to London and I believe that every thing has work out and I have told my client that you have leave Norway to London and she was very happy.
Further more, kindly follow the instruction of the security company and I am backing on you.
I am expecting your telephone call immediately on my direct number 234-803-406-4826 today or email me, for me to know what exactly happening, because my client are so worried hence you have not reach me but I told her that there is no problem with you, because you, I assure me that when you reach your hotel in London, you will give me feed back.
I am waiting your call immediately, let me know how far you have gone with the security company. Once more, obey there instruction and do what they tell you to do.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Dear Tor,
How are you and also your family. Infact I am so much worried since last week you send me a mail, that you are traveling to London in respect of the transaction we have and I have contacted my family lawyer to know if you have travelled to London and he told me that according to your last mail you send to him, that you said that when you reach London, you will contacted he for more information. However, I believe that everything has work successful and you should try to reach me immediately, because that is my last hope as this moment or you get to my family lawyer today, let my mind rest a bitter and you should go head with the investment you said, hence it will be profitable to both of us.
Please? Please?? Please???. I am so much worried hence I have not hear from you since last week and make sure that every thing is over in London and move the money into your account immediately.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
I decided to let them be for the weekend... I had otehr things to do. ANd when I got back.. look and behold - I had an accident:
Dear Miriam
I am most sorry to say I never made it to London. It is a long story, which I hope to fully tell you once I've recovered. Sufficient to say that I had the misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time - straight in the path of a car that had lost controll on the slippery road. The doctors have been working hard on me, and they have managed to save my right leg, even if I'll walk with a limp. Also, in addition to various cuts and bruises, my right hand and arm is mangled, but the doctors are optimistic about managing to save it.
My dear Miriam, despite this setback I'm most ancious to continue our transaction. Lawtalker Johnson, if you may inform the securitycompany of this, I'll try to get in touch with them as soon as I wake up from sedation again.
I cannot write more today, they are going to operate my arm again to try to remove the fender of the car from my wrist.
Until we can finish this transaction
Tor
Dear Tor,
I am very sorry for the accident you had and when this happening?. Because I believe that you are in London according to the last mail you send to me and I believe that Almighty God are in your side and hence you can still write a mail every thing will been ok. Again, you said that your doctor are going operate you today and I wish you quick recover from the operation, but to the issue of the security company, I dont know what exactly they will feel, because I hope this transaction will ended this week. Please can you tell me when you can travelled to London. I am so much worried on what happen to you. Please let me know the next of action before Thursday this week. I am asking Almighty God for your quick recover. I look to hear from you as soon as possible and let us know our faith.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
Dear Tor Impregna,
Reference to your mail, this morning, I was surprised on your story.
Further more, I have contact the security company on week end and they told that you have arrival London and they have already give you there direct telephone number and also there administrative chargers which you refuse to communicate to me or my client.
However, I have been in this service as an attorney over 38 years and I was the former attorney to the late head of state of Nigeria {General Sanni Abacha} and whatever you want to play, I am sorry for you, because at the end of the day you cannot receive any money with out the authority of me as legal advacise to my client and you can still go throuth that Certificate of Deposit which stated that no body can transfer this fund without the authority of the depositor, however, I have the full right to stop the payment into your account.
Again, you have to understand that you are not going any where because I have your full information with me both the security company in London. What I want from you is to have full details of your travel, Your fight to London, hotel and feeding and how much for the chargers you made, because this must take correct record, which you will deduct after the transaction.
Finally, I am advice you to act accordingly to avoid "had I know" in future.
Regards,
Barr.Igwe Johnson{SAN}
Dear Tor,
How are you and also your family.
Infact, I was on my lawyer chamber yesterday to informed him what is happening to you but he start explaining to me that, he was contacted by the security company on week end and they told he that you have arrival to London why do you want to do this kind of thing to me and you know that I am a widom and I have already explained this factor to you, due to the experience I had in future. Please, I want you to explain every thing to me what exactly happening in London and when did you had an accident, all this question will proof the reality and my lawyer also mention that, this is the reason while he dont collect any gift from his client until he finally finish the transaction. Please help me immediately and that is my last hope. Please get back to me as soon as possible today.
Thanks,
God bless and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
I let them stew for a couple of days before I fired this one off:
Johnson.
I am shocked that someone who claims to have practiced law in almost 40 years can be as rude as to write something like you did to a hospitalised person.
In fact, until you come up with a good apology, I will not bother to reply to you.
Mr Impregna
My dearest Miriam
I am still here at St Thomas Hospital in London, where I was taken right after the accident. THe doctors have managed to save my hand, but it is in a cast right now, forcing me to write this mail with my left hand only.
I am most terrible sorry for not coming back to you earlier, but the very rude mail I recived from your lawtalker made me so angry and upset that the nurses decided to sedate me again for my own good.
As for my accident, it was perhaps my own fault. As you may know, here in England they drive on the other side of the road than we do in Norway, so as I walked out of the airport looking for the man from the securitycompany, I mistok the road for beeing clear and steped out into it. Luckily the car managed to slow down somewhat before it hit me, but the doctors say I will probaly have to spend christmass in the hospital.
But no worry about our transaction. I called my good friend Father Angus McDolphin today (he lives in Glasgow, Scotland) and by the grace of God he tells me that he is going to visit another friend of his in London this weekend. He has promised to visit me on saturday morning, and to meet with the securityfirm after that to pick up the crates. Do not worry - he knows nothing of what the crates contain, only that I was supposed to pick them up. He will fetch them and then deliver them to me in the hospital.
My dearest Miriam, I am so sorry for this delay to the successfull end of our transaction. But have trust in God - Father Agnus has wowed to finish it, and he is a man of his words.
Until next time
Yours
Tor
Dear Richard Eastman
As you surely know, I was run down by a car as I was looking for you outside the airport. The accident has not just broken my right leg and right arm, but also left me with a ringing noise in my ear, so I have a very hard time hearing what people say to me. Using a telephone right now is most difficult.
I have however been in contact with a close friend of mine - Father Agnus McDolphin from Scotland, and as luck will have it he is coming to London this weekend. If you could reliable inform me what I need to send along with him apart from the documents (in the way of money for fees and so on), he is able and willing to meet you on saturday to collect my consigment.
I am sorry for any inconvieniences this
causes for you.
Tor Impregna
Introdusing... AGNUS McDOLPHIN!
'ello laddie
I'm Father Agnus McDolphin fro' Glascow. I'm told ye're holding on to two boxes for a friend of mine, Tor Impregna from Norway, which 'e was 'posed to pick up weekend last when he 'ad an accident.
I'm heading to London the day after tomorrow, so I voluntered to pic the crates up for 'im, if ye don't mind too muchly. If ye get back to me, we can agree on a spot to meet so you can take me to yer office.
Agnus McDolphin
They didn't bite on poor Agnus - so I let them stew for anotehr few days (I had more important things to do), so this came about the same time I had hoped to have them set up the meeting... and it came four times, the three first calling me 'Chi' instead of my name. Another one they were trying to scam, or?
Dear Tor
Thanks for your life save by Almighty God and also the assistance from the doctor. I am rest assure what you said to me regarding your accident and you should not blame my lawyer for what so ever he said, because if you have told me that this accident happening in London, now the issue will have been another thing but you said, you have not be able to make it to London and that is the reason why, my lawyer was so confuse because he has contacted the security company and they said that you have reach them.
Please, I am sorry for what happening to you and as you said that your friend is coming to help you go to the security company. Please you know, that this transaction is very confidential and I dont want a situation where what we labour for long time, at the end somebody will go on it.
Please try to reach me immediately and let me let my lawyer know the next thing to do.
I am expecting your mail and how was the operation now.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha
The securityfirm gets a word in edgewise:
Dear sir,
I am very sorry about your accident but what I will advice you is to make your fee of US$7,850.92 payable to our service account which will be giving to you if requested. Your consignment can only be delivered to another person if you issue us with power of Attorny.
Sorry about everything,
Kind regards,
Richard Eastman
The lawtalker fires of a couple of identical mails:
Dear Tor Impregna,
Actually, this morning my client came to my office with copy of your mail and after study the mail, I have to pity you, because if you have told me that this problem was happening in London, how can I contiuning asking you such question?.
However, hence you are still in hospital in London, and I hope the doctor are taking proper care of you. I am saying sorry for the accident and you can understand why I was reacting in this way, was all the transaction are in my position and any thing that happen with my client, I will be held responsiliable and any thing that happen to you also I am the person they will held, mind you that my particulars are with you and you have to been honest to me.
According to the security company last week end, they said that you have contacted then and they have give you the charges to paid and when you said that you did not travelled to London, I am totally confuse and I dont know the person I will trust but, as you are my overseas partner, I have full confident on you.
According to your mail, you stated that your friend will visit you on saturday morning from Scotland and have you ever discussed this with he and have you reach the security company about this situation, finally, have you paid for the charges the security company gave you and how much, let me know.
Finally, I am reassure you that what ever you spend in this transaction both your hospital bill and other service, will first deducted from the money as the agreement stated clear.
Your urgent attention are needed immediately.
Regards,
Barrister Igwe Johnson{SAN}.
Again, the poor widow sends me not one, but four mails, all adressed to me, all identical:
Dear Tor,
How was your health and also I was expecting your mail and to know the position of our transaction, as you said that your friend is coming to London this morning and I want to know if you have contact the security company towards this development.
Please, I am so worried for how things are going and I hope that you help me out of this transaction.
I am asking God for your quick recover.
Thanks,
God bless you and your family,
Mrs.M.Z.Abacha.
So... I decide to end the bait - I got my lovely wife-to-be over for christmass, so I got less time to play now. : Do not click the link in the mails here... not only is is not worksafe, but unless you're sick and twisted, it'll make you ill. It's the infamous 'tubgirl'.
To Miriam:
The following link should explain things to you
Please make sure to share with your lawtalker.
Tor
To the lawyer:
The following link should explain things to you
Please make sure to share with your client and the unsecurityfirm.
Tor
To the unsecurityfirm:
The following link should explain things to you
Tor
Bait ended. Two (possible three) scammers, four thropies, a fair bit of time wasted for them. Not bad for a first bait.