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This bait was a first for a lot of reasons - first piggy bank, first site kill, first really bad ID, first forms filled out twice...good times. When I went to post this on Scamwarners, I realized just how much I had done during this bait..which, though I thought it was dead, has seemed to resurrect itself.

Characters:
Shirley - who began as a bit of a loose woman but turned in to a very proper and ornery older lady.
Mr. John
The Barrister

first letter

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I'm Mr.John Wilson, a Banker with Zenith Bank Plc .I am an account Officer to Engr.Park Weany from your country,who used to work with Oil Development Company Here in after shall be referred to as my client on Feb 21,2006, my client, his wife, and their two children were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.Since then I have made several inquiries to my
clients country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I have contacted you to assist inrepatriating the money
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by Zenith Bank PLC where this huge deposit were lodged.Particularly,Zenith Bank PLC where the deceased had an account valued at about $2.6 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the 6 weeks. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives forever 2years now, I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $2.6 Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me, 40% to you. All I require is your
honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me
immediately in my direct e-mail address:([email protected] ) as I do not have much time in my disposal.

Please enclose your private telephone number for easy
communication.
Best Regards,
Mr.John Wilson

Response (before I got all proper)

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Dear Mr. Wilson -

There must be some terrible mistake. I just spoke with Eloise Weany 2 weeks ago and I know her husband was still alive as of Sept. 27th because he and I had a....well, a special lunch together. Please explain why you are saying that they died and are contacting me as next of kin?

John

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Hello Freind ,

I got your mail and to clarify you on this is that this Weany is from Romania and the main issue is that, i'm contacting you to let you know that if i the account officer don't get someone who is the next of kin to claim the money, the bank will take over the fund which i will not be happy with myself if that happens.

The issue here is base on trust because anyone who come for the claim of the money will have to come or contact them either in person or through email with the right informations of the deceased which will make them believe and start up in transferring the money to you as the next of kin which the money is not a small thing to joke about and this money is £5.6m Pounds which you know can change someone's life for better.

My main aim as well is that i know i will benefit from it when i help you claim the money out from the bank and thats why i would like to know the level of trust in this before i can proceed in dealing this with you.

I would like to get a urgent reply from you before i know what my next step in this would look like and i await you to send me your cell phone # so that i can call you to know if you are for real.

Thanks for your concerning and i hope I'm not mistaking them for another person and all i need is your cooperation to make this a success.

How could I resist?

Quote:

This is very confusing. The Weany's I know ARE from Romania and were very much alive several weeks ago. Perhaps you can explain about your Weany and help me understand a little better.

John

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Thanks for your reply for i dont have much time in replying your mail during office hours and will always try and get back to you as soon as i can.

All i want you to do is to send this letter of claim below to the bank email and you will see that they will reply you because the info in the letter of claim below contains the info of the deceased in question.

As soon as the bank reply you, let me know so that i will tell you what next to do and this will be worted out as i have planned instead of the bank confiscating such amount of money which i known i can start up a good life with it.

The Director,
Claims Department,
ABN AMRO BANK LONDON
House Esplanade
St Helier, Jersey , JE1 1HS
E-mail: [email protected]
Date :30-10-2008............ And blah, blah, blah.

Shirley

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I don't know if this Weany guy is related to me at all. I need you to explain to me how you reached the conclusion that I am next of kin.

John

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I got your mail this morning and the issue here is that the bank have asked me to present the next of kin in two weeks or they will get the fund confiscated and i know I'm in a position to get a next of kin and anyone from Romania can represent as the next of kin from what the info he registered while opening an account with our bank.

In fact the deceased here in question didn't specify anyone as his next of kin and thats why i have decided to mail you and you should be happy i contacted you on this and want to assure you that i have all necessary informations about the deceased which i know the bank will be willing to see in the LETTER OF CLAIM which i want you to send to the bank via-email and as soon as they comply, then you will have to let me know so that i will tell you what to do next and i assure you that this can be sorted out by next week Tuesday if we put effort and seriousness in this.

I'm doing all this because i know i will gain from it and as the account officer to late Weany, i have all info to make it work out.

So all i want from you now is trust and honesty and if we don't do anything about it, the bank will take over the fund and i will not be happy with myself at all because the money gives me sleepless night and the reason is that only someone from ROMANIA can claim this fund with the info which i have with me in my office.
So i expect you to mail what i asked you to mail to the bank then as soon as they reach you, then you will know what i'm talking about and then i will deserve an apology from you.....................

Shirley

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Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:25 AM
subject Re: NO TIME TO WASTE AND ITS UP TO ANYONE FROM ROMANIA

But I'm not from Romania and wouldn't be able to prove that I am.

Oops...obviously the wrong thing to say

Shirley

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Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:36 PM
subject Re: NO TIME TO WASTE AND ITS UP TO ANYONE FROM ROMANIA

Dear Mr. Wilson -

Have you figured out how we can do this when I'm not from Romania? I certainly would like my share of that money but I need you to help me when I have questions. Also, what do you mean that I will owe you an apology? I will do everything I can...I just need to understand all that is going on. I especially need to know that this is not illegal.

And here he comes again

John

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Hello My good friend,

I will say that I'm impressed to hear from you and want to make it clear to you that a man at my age can never do anything that is illegal because I'm a family and have plans making it big in life and want to let you know that time is not on our side.

I also said you will owe an apology because you will later find out that everything is legal and true. Shocked

I want to make it clear to you that a next of kin can be a friend, family, or relatives and thats why i went far reaching the embassy and not was done for two years and thats why the bank have ordered me as the account officer to present them the next of kin in tow week or they will the fund confiscated.

All the bank wants is anyone who come with the right info of the deceased which are as follows :

(a) The full name of the deceased
(b) The country and when he died
(c) The bank and the amount of money in his account

With all these, i assure you that the bank will be left with no choice than to proceed in transferring the money to you as the beneficiary.

I have told you that i will draft a letter of claim for you which you will file to them through their email and it all depends on you to decide how you want it to be done maybe by coming down here OR contacting them through email which i will say is advisable to make things faster and with my position in office, i will try and make sure that everything move fast and fine.

This is very legal because if no one come for it, then the bank will and this is something that i know ca change my life for good and you know that it will change your life as well.

Get back to me as soon as possible so that i will know my plan on this and where to get started and i have told you that i will always advise you on what to do to make everything a success.

Shirley

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Thank you for assuring me that this is perfectly legal. I had some doubts but you have put resting in my mind. How much tax will I need to pay on this inheritance?

script non-answer
John

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I got your mail and I'm so delighted you mailed me back because i have been expecting you to reply me so that i will know my next plan on this matter.

So for that i want you to know that I'm a busy man in office but will always reply you when ever you mail me or need my urgent attention and i want you to know that i don't know what it will cost for now but i will assist you as well in case any charges arises.

I will advise you to choose this option and get back to me as soon as possible so that we will get started for time is not on our side:

(a) Send down your lawyer down here to London to help you do the running round and signing any necessary documents when needed.

(b) I get a lawyer for you here who will help you do all legal works.

Choose and get back to me so that i will know if i will go out from office break time to help you get a lawyer from a chamber and this letter of claim will have to be filed by him and that will be on Monday.

Please send me your contact phone number so that i can reach you when i need your urgent attention.

Thanks and remain blessed.

I'm not putting up with that!

Quote:

It wasn't quite clear to me in your letter - how much tax will I be required to pay on this inheritance? Tax rates are different. Will I be taxed according to US, UK or Romanian tax codes?

Wait a minute...who the heck is this?

Quote:

Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 4:02 AM
subject ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

FROM THE DESK OF MR. BOB JUSTIN
The Director Foreign Operations.
ABN AMRO INTERNATIONAL BANK
House Esplanade
St Helier, Jersey , JE1 1HS,
United Kingdom.
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.ourheadquarter.com/Home.htm

Attn: Shirley xxxxxx

We write to acknowledge the receipt of your response and thats why we are have decided to contact you.

You are hereby required to apply for an online account with us by clicking the link below to confirm your details with this Bank before we can commence transfer,kindly click on the link below and complete the needed informations:

http://www.ourheadquarter.com/Apply.htm

We await to hear from you.

Shirley

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Mr Justin -

I'm afraid that I don't quite know what your email refers to. Why should I open an account with your bank? I am perfectly happy with my bank, thak you.

But actually, it didn't much matter who they were because their bank quickly shut down and gave me my first purty flag. Very Happy

Meanwhile
John

Quote:

I want you to know that I'm a staff there and i'm not in a position to tell you or decide how much is the tax so you just have to wait for the bank for i will advise you contact this lawyer who will help you file this letter of claim to the bank today so that the process will start up at once.

I discussed with him so i want you to contact him as soon as possible:

Barrister Bill Jones
[email protected]

I have given him the necessary information which he will file it this morning on your behalf.

You know this is a banking process so we just have to follow their procedures bit by bit ok.

Shirley

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Thank you for all the hard work you are doing to move this deal forward.
As luck would have it, I actually think I may have access to a lawyer in London who would be able to assist me with the process. I'll let you know after I have talked with him.

John

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I will like to hear from him too and will wait for your reply I'll just bet

Shirley

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Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:47 PM

I talked to my friend (actually, he's an associate of my late husband). He's not sure how much time he can devote to helping me...I just found out he had been elected to Parliament! He did say that he could advise me. He wanted to make sure that I had a copy of Mr. Jones' Identity and Bar Card. He says this is standard, especially when dealing with overseas transfers, and that Mr. Jones would have no problem supplying me with copies of these documents.

I am feeling much more confident about this transaction having received Mr. Madison's advice (that's the lawyer I told you about). As soon as Mr. Jones sends those copies, we can move ahead to file the Claim Letter.

Lad gets a bit pissy

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It ok and its all left for you and if the bank confiscate it fine, but if they dont , then we will continue.

Shirley

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Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:20 PM

I'm not sure I understand your last email. How can it be left to me...I do not know what needs to be done. Please tell Mr. Barrister Bill Jones to send me a copy of his Identity and Bar Card and then we will be able to move ahead. I hope he will send these documents quickly and that the bank will not confiscate my inheritance.

Shirley

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Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 1:06 PM

Dear Mr. Wilsin -

Can you let me know what is going on? I'm afraid the bank will confiscate my money if there is much delay? Have to asked your barrister to send a copy of his Identity and Bar Card.

John

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What do you take the Barrister for, do you think he will just scan and send his Identity card or you are to be the one doing that.

So Please forget about for i have seen someone from Romania who is serious and i have already told him what to do for you took my word for granted and was delaying everything i think the bank would have confiscated by now if no one had contacted them about the money.

Talk about something else and please dont contact me or the bank again.

Thanks for all your efforts and concern so far.

Shirley

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Yes I did think the Barrister would scan his bar card and provide it to me....it's not an unreasonable request to ask if a lawyer who I am going to put my trust in is actually licensed to practice law. It's like a police man showing his badge. It SHOULD BE no big deal for him....unless he's some sort of criminal.

So take care of this immediately and then we can go ahead with getting this money from the bank.

John

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you call me +44-7035922933

This is where I start to get very proper and ornery Very Happy

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Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:08 AM
subject Re: call me

Dear Mr. Wilsin -

I prefer not to waste my money on international calls when your lawyer has failed to supply a copy of the most basic of identification. What we would speak about on the phone?

John

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you dont give orders to a lawyer who has not met you before so what are we talking about here..... i was trying to help so that the bank will not confiscate the fund and you are here talking about giving orders to a lawyer who wants to help and where do you think that is dne in the world

Shirley

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I'm not giving orders at all. I requested that your lawyer send a copy of his Bar and Identity card. Again, this is not a unreasonable request either in the US or the UK. You are talking like you are in some third world country and I am the police trying to confiscate Barrister Jones' documents. All UK lawyers are issued a Bar and Identity card and, again, it is like a police officer showing his badge or, better yet, a taxi driver having his drivers license posted in his taxi.

If your "lawyer" is refusing to provide this simple copy, I would seriously question his legitimacy. I don't know your "lawyer" so I don't know if he IS trying to help me or maybe he has some other motivation.

John

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Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:13 AM
subject RE: I got your point clapping

I have forwarded your E-mail to him,he will contact you.

Yeah, you do that boi

Shirley

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Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:14 PM

I have not heard from your attorney since you emailed me. I think this is evidence that perhaps he is not properly credentialed to handle this matter. Maybe you know of another barrister who is more trustworthy and can provide his legal credentials in a timely matter.

I know we are under a time limit with the bank wanting to confiscate the funds. I think you should find a more competent and qualified lawyer as soon as possible.

John

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I have been busy in office and i think its high time i tell you the fact, that before a lawyer can commence work, he has to be paid in advance and thats why he hasn't comply since then so we just to raise some money for me to get a lawyer or you send a lawyer down here.

Time to make him a bit paranoid and maybe light a fire under that "lawyer"

Shirley

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After your message I got this mail from you and I don't understand what it means. Please explain

<<Tell your guys to always sign off before going out of the cafe. I read his messages and now I take all over this guys work. Ring me urgent on this nos for instructions + 2348027077188>>

Please let me know what this is about,

John

Quote:

Please let me just make it clear to you that i mistaken sent you that message.

This issue here is, you get a lawyer to come down to UK or we discuss on how we can contribute and get a lawyer who can help us rally round all necessary work to get this money the bank for we don't have much time on this.

Tell me your last faith in this or i get someone else.

Shirley

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I think getting a new lawyer to help us rally round is an excellent idea. Your barrister Jones seems to be very stubborn and uncooperative. Please let me know when you have arranged for a new lawyer and have him send his Bar and Indetity card to me and then we can pay whatever fees need to be paid.

Introducing the new barrister

Barrister

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Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:24 AM
subject From Barrister Alton Cole { For your Service }

I'm Barrister Alton Cole from London 51years and 25years in my profession and hope to sever my client well when legal and correct information are given and thats why i have to write to express and introducing myself to you to let you know that I'm ready to work with you.

I was approached by Mr. John from who claimed to work in a bank and after narrating some stories to me that you needed an Attorney who will help in signing some legal documents on in your favor concerning a transfer which is to be made to you as a beneficiary to your late Cousin which i show my sympathy as well and hope that his soul rest in perfect peace Amen.

Futher more, i will like to let you know that before i commence in anything concerning it, i will have to investigate the transaction to see if it's geniue but from his record, he is working presently but will need to be 100% sure of it and will get back to you noon and then i will tell you my procedures and neccessary steps which need to be taken.

As per sending you my Bar card, i think that is not necessary for i don't know you for now and you are to send me your information which is stated below to enable complete my investigation on this.

Hope i make sense and hope you are ready to co-operate with me but all i need from you is nothing but the truth in this matter.

Hope to give you feedback as soon as i return from the bank.

Regards,
Barrister Cole..(Esq)
Altoncole-Chamber

No bar card? Think again

AND wants money?

Barrister

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I just returned and from my investigation, i have found out that everything is through and all i have to tell you now is i will like to negotiate my fee before i can work for you and you will have to make an advance payment before i can start up any duty for you as an Attorney.

My fee is £1,200 Pounds and will need you to make my payment before i start and as well it is negotiable.
Get back to me as soon as possible.

Shirley

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Thank you very much for your email laying out your credentials. I appreciate the effort and due diligence that you have already extended in verifying the legality and veracity of this transaction. On that note, please understand that I must also exercise equal due diligence. Therefore, I could not possibly send any payment for legal work that you may undertake without first establishing that you are, indeed, an accredited and authorized legal representative. To that end, it is impossible for me to make any payment to you for legal work without seeing copies of your Bar and Identity cards. I would ask the same of a lawyer that I purpose to hire here and would be quite insane not to require the same of you.

I look forward to working with you,

Shirley

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Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:24 PM
subject Re: FEEDBACK

Dear Barrister Cole -

I was away from home during the Thanksgiving holiday and expected to return home and find that you had sent your credentials. I was surprised that I did not. I have your advance fee of $2500 ready and am only waiting for the copies of your Bar and Identity card before I send it and we continue with our business.

And here it is

Barrister

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Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 4:19 AM
subject My Identity Card

Shirley

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Thank you so much for sending your identity card. I didn't realize what an important person you are...I feel very fortunate to have you on this case and am glad that Mr. Wilson replaced that other incompetent lawyer with you. I will certainly let Mr. Wilson know that I have heard from you.

John

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I got a mail from him yesterday, telling me that he contacted you and that he needs his payment before he can commence any work for so where do we start and what do we do about his fees?

Shirley

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Yes, I have been conversing with Mr. Cole.He says something about western onion or moneygrant which I really not familiar with. I am waiting for an address to send payment to him.

Several days of emails asking for payment

Shirley

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I don't know anything about this Western Onion. I need a full address to send a check to.

Barrister

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Western Union OR Money Gram

Shirley

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I'm sorry but you will have to explain "Western Union OR Money Gram". If a check does not work, then I can have the money deposited directly into your bank account.

Of course during all this, John is sending emails asking what's going on

Shirley

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I will be making payment tomorrow. I'm glad this is moving forward. Barrister Cole is a very smart and competent lawyer and I am so glad we were able to secure his services. Very Happy

Barrister

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Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:07 PM
subject PAY TO THIS ACCOUNT

Attn:Shirley,

You can make payment to this account and get back to me with a scan copy of the paymeny slip............

And first little piggy went into the signature Very Happy

Barrister

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Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:16 PM
subject SEND ME THE SCAN COPY OF THE PAYMENT SLIP

Attn:Shirley,

Got your last mail and i glad you have paid my fee which its left for me now to prove to you that i can work for you since you have comply with my legal fee.

I will also like you to send me the SCAN COPY OF THE PAYMENT SLIP unfailingly so that i can use that as proof to clear it from my Bank.

Hope to get start when i confirm my payment.

Hope to get the a mail of the SCAN COPY OF THE PAYMENT SLIP from you tomorrow.

Yes sir...except, being a .dll file labeled as a .jpg, it wouldn't open. Crying or Very sad

Lad and barrister are not communicating

John

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Barrister Cole prefare WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER

Barrister Cole called me that he wants you to send the money through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER and send payment information to him as he instructed to his Secretary's information.

Shirley

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I'm sorry - I have already sent Mr. Cole's money to him through bank to bank transfer. I don't know why you are saying that he wants WESTERN UNIOIN when he already sent me bank information and said that would work well for him.

Now that I have sent his fee, what is the next step?

Barrister

Quote:

Resend again

Shirley

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I'm sorry the transfer receipt didn't go through. Hopefully, this will work better.

But it didn't

John

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Barrister Bill called me and told me that the payment slip you sent to him has been corrupt, that he could not open it.

So try and scan it well and send to him so that he can confirm it on monday then i will personally instruct him to start.

Shirley

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Who is Barrister Bill? Did you get ANOTHER lawyer? I'm very confused.

John

Quote:

Barrister Bill was the first lawyer who didnt want to send you his Bar Card.

Secondly, Barrister Cole is the second and present lawyer who wants to work for you and he called me telling me that he just got your mail and the same error still occur and he is not happy about it and i will advise you send me your cell phone number so that i can call you and know the situation of things ok.

No time Shirley what is really going on concerning the scanning of the payment slip so try ur best ok.

Barrister

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Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 11:47 AM
subject WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? (SEND A PROPER SCAN COPY)

Attn:Shirley,

This is still same thing.I still don't know why i couldn't get it here because all its displays here is page corrupted and its better you find a way of doing this so that i can get things started for you because the year is running to an end.

It better you find somewhere to like a business center to scan and send properly because things are delaying and i don't want a situation you start blaming me for this is not how i work.

How long will it take you to send a good copy to someone infact, i'm not happy about it.

Just try you best to send this properly.

Shirley to John

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I don't know what Mr. Cole's computer problem is...I sent an email with the deposit slip to myself as a test and it worked just fine. All I can think of is that he has a really outdated operating system or low RAM or needs to update his Adobe Reader to the latest version because he should not be having all these problems opening a simple file. I'M the one who is NOT happy because now he expects me to go out to a Kinko's and get the transfer slip scanned for him when, as I said, he should be able to open a simple computer file.

John

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I will like to know how much you sent to Barrister Cole so that so you can send the payment slip well to him to enable me call his bank to confirm if he the money is in his account and the payment slip is important to enable him clear the money from them.

Shirley

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Oh...he said his fee was $1200 and that's what I sent.

Actually, he said £1,200...but isn't it about the same? Very Happy

Shirley

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date Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:18 PM
subject Deposit slip - 3rd try

Fake slip thanks to Marvin

Barrister

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How are you doing? I got the payment slip this morning and will go to the bank to clear and will let you know as soon as i do that then i will commence with immediate effect.

I also want you to tell Mr.John that i will commence with the letter of claim on your behalf to the bank and we will start up from there which i hope you will be glad working with me.

Will send you an email when i get back from Bank.

Uh oh

Barrister

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I just got a call from my Bank this afternoon which stated that the money which you sent was unable to be transferred and was sent back into your Bank account......

and a lot more about sending the money WU...blah, blah, blah

Shirley

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I also received a call from my bank. They said your account was closed and that my money was being returned. Do you have another bank account that is not closed that I could resend your money to?

Barrister

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Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:16 PM
subject SEND TO THIS ACCOUNT
Dear Shirley,

Once again sorry for the inconveniences and hope to start commence work for you my client.

You can send it to this account below and make sure you send me the payment slip.

Second little piggy

Barrister

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Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:57 AM
subject GOT A CALL FROM JOHN

I received a call from Mr. John this evening that i should be getting ready to start up work that you have sent the money but I still haven't gotten any mail which should come with the payment slip as the only prove to clear the money and to enable me start as we have planned on this transaction.

In fact, I will be to get the payment slip scanned and send to my mail.

John

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Try and send him the payment slip because i called him and told him that you said you have send him the money but he said he did get the payment slip from you so pls try and send him the payment slip.

Thanks for your efforts so far my good friend and i hope we will begin this week.

Shirley

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Dec, 22

I can not find the new transfer slip. I have looked everywhere. I made the transfer when I was out buying Christmas presents and after wrapping them, had bags and paper and trash everywhere in my livingroom. I'm afraid it might have been thrown away and the trash pick up came this morning. I have honestly looked everywhere. Is it something that you actually need...doesn't the money just show up in your account?

Oh my goodness...what if I lost it somewhere else? Does that mean the person who finds it, can get the money?

Please advise me, Mr. Cole

Barrister

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Just go to the bank and lay complain, they will give you another one then you come back and send it to me with out no delay if you want me to continue my work for you.

Quote:

send me your cell phone or house number as well so that i can be able to communicate or reach you so easily.

or don't

John

Quote:

The Barrister explained what happened and i will say things like that do happen but i want to confirm if you have sent him the money the second time because he told me that he has sent you another account.

So please do that fast so that he can get things started because the year is running to an end and i want us to sort things out fast.

Shirley

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Yes I did

John

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Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 1:13 AM
subject RE: MR. SHIRLEY HAVE YOU DONE IT ?

Barrister Cole told me that he haven't heard from you.

Shirley to Barrister

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Dear Barrister Cole -

I went to the bank to get a duplicate of the transfer slip and they said they they had put a hold on the transfer...something is wrong with your account. Could you check with your bank and see what the problem is?

Shirley to John

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I've just emailed Mr. Cole...there seems to be a problem with the bank account information he sent me. So he would be the one to talk to in order to find out what is going on right now.

Hope you have a merry Christmas,

Barrister

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date Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 12:24 AM
subject SEND THROUGH WESTERN UNION FOR GOD SAKE

Withdraw the money and send it through Western Money Union transfer to my secretary's info:

Mrs.Anita Brown

You can make your payment through western union to my Secretary with her info below:

Name: Anita Brown

Location: London...........

It's Christmas Day!!!! Leave me alone!

Shirley

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Dear Mr. Cole -

I'm sorry...I'm not familiar with Western Money Union. Is it something that converts dollars to pounds?

John

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I will advise you take this money right there in the bank and send it thru western union so that we can get things started ok

Shirley

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Hi Mr. Wilsin -

I'm having some doubts about Mr. Cole. I know he is supposed to be very good and I am impressed with his credentials but he keeps sending me bank accounts that aren't real. I feel like he is coming up with all sorts of delays and odd requests and reasons why he can't receive the money I send. Does he really want to work with us on this?

John

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This is something that is very simple, all you have to do is take the below info to any Western Union Money Transfer around you and tell them you want to send the money to London and they will send it for you and give you payment slip which contains the Money transfer control number(MTCN) which is ten digit number.send to this info below so that i will help him collect it and pay him so that he can start up...........:

I want you to know that he told me that it has been long he was operating that account and that is why the account was closed so please bear with him but all i want you to know is that you will have to be sending me the money so that i can easily collect it to avoid any more complain so that we can get things started at once.

Thanks and remain blessed and happy new year.

Barrister

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Sorry for all inconveniences caused by me, it was due to unstable operation to the bank account.

Please send payment to Mr.John to pick it up for me.

Shirley

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Hi Mr. Wilsin -

I went to the Western Union Money Transfer office and they gave me a form that needs to be filled out by the person receiving the money...some sort of anti-terrorist form. Should I send it to you or Mr. Cole?

John

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Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:13 PM
subject SEND IT TO ME

I called Cole and told him what you mailed me and he asked me to help him collect the money as he has told you earlier on in the last mail he sent you.... So send it to me and i want you to hurry up for time is not on our side.

Make sure you take along the info which i sent you to make it easy for you when sending and make sure you send me your cell phone number so that i can reach you easily

Shirley

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Here is the form they gave me. As soon as I get it back from you, I will go immediately to the Western Union Money Transfer office. Maybe you can send the information along as well so I am sure I have everything I need and there is no more delays.

A few forms from Nasty Nurse's stash sent

John

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For the last time take this information to the bank and tell them to send it for you and give you the ten digit number which is Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) and tell them to send give you the info which you are to send to me and they will help you do that.

Below is my number since you refuse to send me your number +44-7035922933

Shirley

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Yes, of course I will do that as soon as get the forms back from you. Did you get them?

John

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I just want you to know that there is no other way than Western Union Money Transfer and if no know you can not send it ok fine ..... There is no way i should fill any form and if they can not send it for you then take it to MONEY GRAM with the info i sent you and you will see that they will send it for you....

I want to let you know that we must not be wasting a day just to mail each other so try and understand for this is an easy stuff....

You can give it to a good friend of yours to help you send it and make sure you give him the below info to send it either through Western Union or Money Gram because i'm really getting feed up of all this.......

Shirley

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Why can't you fill out the form?

John

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Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM
subject SEND ME YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER OR CALL ME OR FORGET THIS TRANSACTION

This is really a long process... if you can not do this or send this then it is better we just call things off so that i will look for someone capable to deal on this transaction with me.

What is really going on with you Shirley? Can't you send just $1,200 to Cole to start up things

I don't know..why can't I just do that little thing

Shirley

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If you recall, I HAVE tried to send the money to Mr. Cole. Several times. Is it my fault that the bank accounts that he told me to deposit the money to have problems?...maybe they are on a terrorist watch list or something. Or have been closed down for laundering drug money. What am I supposed to think? I don't want to find out that I am dealing with terrorists and get carted off to Guantanamo Bay! That was why I requested Mr. Cole's ID card..so I would know that he is a authorized barrister and not some terrorist. After assuring me of Mr. Cole's credentials, I don't understand why anyone would have a problem with US government security forms....maybe Mr. Cole's secretary can fill them out. I'm sure she fills out forms all the time. Then I can send the money right away and get this whole thing going.

John

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I want you to know that all the forms which you sent me is to be filled by you and you should ask the Western as well and see yourself that it is your information in the said form... So please try and solve this problem and make sure you ask the Western Union and they will tell you how to fill for the information needed is the sender's information.

Shirley

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No..Western Union said that this is to be filled out by the person getting the money. Do you see on page 3 that it says after you fill it out, return it to the sender? Please just have Mr. Cole's secretary take care of this.
I really don't understand the delay. If you have a chance, give me a call.

And I'm sure he would have, if I had ever given him a phone number

Making the forms more palitable

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I realize that I probably did not explain myself well...I have already filled out my forms at The Western Union Money Transfer office. They even took my fingerprints..can you believe that? I let the cashier know that I did not appreciate that invasion of my privacy. And then I had to wait 45 minutes among the miscreants and petty criminals while they checked my information against an international terrorist watch list. Obviously, I passed or I would be in jail right now. So what I sent you are without a doubt the receiver forms and not the sender forms. I have gone to a lot of trouble at this point...let's move this along so Mr. Cole can get his money and get to work.

And it works!
John

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Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:30 PM
subject FILLED

I have filled it instead of sending it to Cole and still find another fault, so send it with me name and info as i sent you the last time

And he sent back really pathetic forms

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Shirley

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Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM
subject Re: FILLED

Mr. Wilsin -

I do not know what kind of game you are playing with me but when I took these forms to The Western Union Money Transfer office, they acted as though I was some sort of criminal or am dealing with criminals. It was quite embarrassing to have some 20-something year old with a lip ring snickering at me.

I am to point out to you that you did not include the required photograph on page # 1and that "John" typewritten is not a valid signature. On page # 2 "too many to count" was not an acceptable answer for them. They accepted page #3 as adequately completed. Please revise pages #1 and #2 and I will take them immediately to The Western Union Money Transfer office.

Shirley to Barrister

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Dear Mr. Cole -

I do not know how extensively Mr. Wilsin keeps you updated but he is in the process of completing the required security forms from The Western Union Money Transfer office. I anticipated this process would have been completely several days ago but he, unfortunately, failed to comply with the direction clearly stated on the form. Truthfully, I do not understand why you did not have your secretary fill them out since you wanted me to send the money to her name originally. I'm sure she is quite used to filling out forms and is paid a good salary to do so.

Regardless, I did not know if Mr. Wilsin would inform you of the cause for the delay and I wanted to assure you that it is not from my end. I have full confidence that once Mr. Wilsin sends me the completed forms and gives you your payment, you will quickly complete the process to transfer the funds.

Happy New Year,

John

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Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 2:42 PM
subject CORRECTED

I want you to know that I'm fed up of all this procedures just to send money but i just tried and i have done it so try and send this fast so that the lawyer can commence work on Monday for time is not on our side

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo65/beckythatcher_bucket/WESTERNUNIONFORM1a.jpg

http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo65/beckythatcher_bucket/WESTERNUNIONFORM2b.jpg

Better effort

Shirley

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Dear Mr. Wilsin -

Thank you for sending the forms back so quickly. I am sure that the pierced and tattooed cashier at The Western Union Transfer office can have no objections now. I will take these forms in on Monday. By the way, your photograph is quite handsome. Your wife is a lucky woman.

And lad is sent his access number for M7CN S3cure

From John to Support -

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Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:28 AM

Dear Western Union,

I'm finding it difficult bringing out the MTCN numbers, please help me track the numbers out and i can be able to collect the money which my friend ( Mr.shirley xxxx ) sent to me here in London.

From John to Shirley

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Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 12:22 PM
subject URGENT

I want you to understand situation here ok.... i have never experience such way of receiving money from western union and the process is so broad because not everyone can follow that process and for now the INSTRUCTION there is that the money will be returned back to the sender after 72hrs and i'm worried about this.

I went far sending this below just to complain to the customer service that i was not able to track it that they should please help me bring out the number so that i can collect.

xxxxxx web link deleted

Enter the following code to access your M7CN: 5474f393e1b78be2ef888d237ba42396

So please try your best to talk to one of the western union official there but do not reveal the transaction we have to avoid any mistake or suspicion from them, tell them to help you bring out the CONTROL NUMBER so that you can be able to send it to me through my mail to enable Barrister Cole get his payment and get things started for us.

Hope to hear from you for time is not on our side.

From Support to John

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Dear Mr. John Wilson -

I'm sorry that you are having problems retrieving your funds using our new MTCN Secure program. Be assured that this program has been thoroughly tested and approved to combat fraud. Western Union and the designers of MTCN Secure worked closely with the United States Department of Homeland Security to insure that American money was not being used to finance terrorists or being lost to 419 Advance Fee scams.

To this end, MTCN Secure has been programed to recognize and identify
the computer IP used to retrieve the unique number assigned
algorithmically to your ID number. Intensive design protocol and
testing has determined that the sequence can be retrieved in an
average of 18.7 minutes, taking into account a variety of
environmental and intelligence factors. As a result, any attempt to
complete the sequence at a computer other than the one identified,
will result in a security bauerism.

If you are interested, I could forward you additional information
regarding the specifics of the algorithms. I hope this answers your
question. Please feel free to contact me if I can help you further.

And then look at this pathetic effort!!!

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Total Correct boxes clicked: 33
Total Refreshes: 4

John

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I will let you know that the Western Union you are trying to send me money from is trying to cheat on you by giving you unnecessary procedure to discourage me from collecting the money which you and i know from all the difficult procedures they have been giving to me.

I want you to ask yourself a question that if you are sending money to your sisters, brothers, relatives, friends or family members who are not well EDUCATED, does it mean they can not be able to receive money through WESTERN UNION.

So please be wise and do not let those BRAT you call Western Union official ripe you off your money telling you they have sent it.

Go to western union today and get back your money.

Give it to a friend who knows how to send money through another Western Union Branch to help you send it to me so that Barrister Cole can start up this for this is new year which we suppose to have got things started.

Shirley

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What do you mean that the Western Union is trying to cheat me? I believe that the security systems that they have recently put into place are to insure that people are not cheated. And what, may I ask, does the education level of any of MY relatives have to do with this
transaction? All that is in question is your education level if you
are having difficulties. Please use this method to retrieve the funds
for Mr. Cole...I grow weary of your delaying.

John

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that is not easy my friend,

So please know what to do about it ok

If it was easy, it wouldn't be Secure. Very Happy

John

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Thu, Jan 8, 2009

As soon as you collect the money from the western union, you can send it to the below account:

Piggy #3

Shirley

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Thu, Jan 15, 2009

I hope you have not been worried. Perhaps you have heard about the
very bad weather we are having. My phone service was lost and I was
not able to use my computer prior to this. Right now I an snowed in
and am hoping that the municipal plows will soon clear the roads.
After that, I have asked my neighbors boy, Homer Price, to clear my
drive so that I may go to the bank and transfer the money to the
account you have sent.

John

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I understand the weather there but as i have told you, we need to do something fast so that we can know where we stand on this transaction and the Barrister told me that when we are ready, that he will work for us .

Try and mail him and explain to him as well.

Shirley

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Sun, Jan 18, 2009

I have some bad news for you and me. On Friday, as I was walking from
my car to the bank, I slipped on the ice and broke my leg. I am
confined to the hospital because the nature of the cross Housian
fracture requires my leg to remain as still as possible. A dear woman
from my church brought her laptop with her during visiting hours so
that I might convey these sad tiding to you. I am at a bit of a loss
on how to proceed at this point. Perhaps you or Barrister Cole could
advise me.

John is properly sympathetic

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Its been a long time now i heard from you and sorry for all the last incident that happened you, i also want you to know that it must not affect the transaction despite the trust i have invested on you all this while.

All i have to let you know now, to avoid getting you unaware, is that i'm giving you from now till wednesday to get the money sent or i will be left with no choice that to look for a serious person who can sort this out with me.

I want you to know that the bank may confiscate it the end of the year, so time is not on ourside ok

Shirley

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I'm shocked by your harsh words and lack of sympathy. Obviously, you have never had a fractured leg. I need help using a bedpan...how am I to go to the bank?

Silence for over a week

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I have not heard back from you so I suppose you have given up on our transaction together. I am being released from the hospital tomorrow and my niece has come to stay with me for a few weeks. I can send her to the bank and take care of our business if you have not given up completely.

John

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I'm so surprised the way you took everything and could not be able to send the money to Barrister Alton Cole all this while, sorry for the incident that happened to you and let me be straight to you, is just because the Barrister will find it suspicious if i get any other person to deal on this transaction that is why i have decided to keep things that way and if the bank feels like confiscating the fund fine.

So you have the receiver's info which your niece can use to send me the money through western union so that i can pay up the Barrister to start up this.

I will also let you know if there is any news in the bank try and write Barrister Cole, letting him know that you are sorry for all the delay involved.

And sent corrupted receipt

John

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why not open it and help me write out the information i need from you.. All the procedures are getting too wild, what is going on what does it take to collect just $1,200 from WU please do something fast about it if you want us to start tomorrow.help me write out the information i need from you.. All the procedures are getting too wild, what is going on what does it take to collect just $1,200 from WU please do something fast about it if you want us to start tomorrow.

Shirley

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I don't know what my niece is about...she needed her boyfriend to help her send the money.

And kindly provided fake name and fake MTCN

John

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Mon, Feb 2, 2009
I was to pull the money this money and found out that the money was on hold so you call the wetern union and order them to release the money now because it is on hold and i can not collect unless the Western Union release it by you calling them.

Make sure you do that as soon as possible for we have to start things up today or tomorrow because the payment have to be cleared so that the Barrister will see that we are serious, he called him that he will get his payment soon from us so please let us not disappoint him he really need to be treated like a well respected man that he is.

Shirley

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I'm not sure I understand this...the money has been put on hold by Western Union? How can that be?...I will certainly send my niece right down and have her find out what is going on. Do you know of some reason why Western Union would not want Mr. Cole to be able to pick up his money?

John

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This is not an issue to get worried about, it is an issue that concerns you and i ok.
Besides the money was sent to me not Barrister Cole ok, the issue is that Western Union might have put the money on hold by some reasons either the Western Union was not cleared on your niece's boyfriend sending the money to me here in london.

So try and tell your niece's boyfriend to call western union to release the money before i can pick it up here and settle Barrister Cole to get things started for us.

Do as i have instructed for that is the only option to get the money release and get back to me when cleared.

Also, try and send me your number for God sake so that i can be able to reach you on phone to get things done faster.

Shirley

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Well, I do not know what is going on at all. Upon my instructions, my niece did go back to The Western Union Transfer Office - and informs me that it was filled with the same criminal element as when I went. I am very glad that she had the presence of mind to take her boyfriend who played football and lacrosse and does not look like an individual to mess with.

My niece was told by The Western Union Transfer Office that the money has been picked up. Were you able, then, to have the hold released at your end? Or perhaps Mr. Cole was able to pick it up himself?

Regardless, I'm glad the payment was picked up and that we can now move ahead before the bank confiscates the money.

John (after 3 emails in a row to resend)

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Wed, Feb 4, 2009
I'M GIVING YOU TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS PAYMENT OR WE FORGET THIS DEAL

I am sick and tired of all this stuff, the money have been picked up by an unknown individual and not me nor Barrister Cole and i will say that the delay and what just happened was caused by you because you refused to give me your phone number and now you have seen what have happened.

Go and ask the Western Union who picked the money and they will tell you that it was not me nor Barrister Cole, so do not blame us because you are to be blamed.

I don't know a big deal sending money through western union.

Go send it again and fill out this information below for me:

Well shoot..I went on vacation so more than 2 days passed....

Shirley

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Tue, Feb 17, 2009
subject What is our status?

Could you please let me know what the status is of our transaction? Since the money I sent through The Western Union Transfer office was picked up by someone with the transfer number and information several days ago, I have been waiting to hear from you or Mr. Cole. I hope that my trust in you both has not been misguided.

John

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NONE OF US PICKED THE MONEY UP SO FIND OUT YOURSELF

What do you take me for? after all i have been writing you about, i just want you to know that the Barrister have been bitter about the way we tok his time for granted and abused his personality.

Before i can brief you on any development, i need you to send me your cell phone number so that i can call you.

At least you picked your money up so what the hail are you talking about?

Get back to me soonest.

Regards,
John.

Shirley

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What do you mean - "at least I picked up my money"? I did not pick it up...I sent it (or at least my niece did) and it was picked up. Are you saying now that you or barrister Cole are not the people who received my money? How is that possible?

John

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Fri, Feb 20, 2009
at least you can verify the name of who picked the money from western union the get back to me as soon as possible.

I rxplained to the Barrister to give us time to sort things ot and you are the one delaying things here.

Try and send me your number so that i can call you.

urgent response needed.

Shirley

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Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Dear Mr. Wilsin -

Since Mr. Cole has now been paid, what is the next step?

John

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All you have to do is to pay him is fee and he will start off immediately, i just want you to know that you are the one delaying all this because you never took my advise.

I want you to send it to a friend of mine who work in Western Union here, just try and send it by yourself to the below information with no mistake this time:

Shirley

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What advice of yours did I not take? I think I have done everything you asked me to. So you have a friend who works at The Western Union Transfer Office? Maybe he can find out what happened to the money I sent you.

I am very apprehensive about sending more money through the Western Union Transfer Office. I would rather directly transfer it from my bank to yours.

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3123

You did get a lot out of him - well done!

Elite Baiter Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 1006

The very end (Piggy #4!) got cut off...and that is important!

John

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Fri, Feb 27, 2009 - I just want you to know that this is the last chance for us to carry out this s that the Barrister can start on working things out and that is why i just have to talk to a good friend of mine that works in the bank so i got this Account from him so do not make mistakes here again.

Time is not on our side and i keep on saying this and you seems not to understand what I'm talking about.

I just want you to know that Barrister Cole felt embarrassed when i told him you said he had picked up the money and yet denying that he was not the one, so i want you to write him an email apologizing for that false accusation for we should be thankful to him that he is still standing and waiting for us to comply so that he can help.

Well this is the Account information below and don't forget to send i and Barrister Cole a scan payment slip for easy clearance this time.

So it may not have been glamorous but I sure had fun...I'm betting the lads did too. Very Happy

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:15 pm

I very much enjoyed reading through this bait Becky. You played the straight innocent victim throughout, no extra characters, no weird twists... and you got more bank accounts, trophies, and visits to the M7CN S3CUR3 site than most get in a month of baits.

Furthermore, at the end of the bait, he was still believing in you as a victim... that I think was the icing on the cake.

I thought it was interesting that he was urging you to hurry in one of his January emails, by suggesting that the bank would confiscate the money by the end of the year... (I guess that gives you plenty more time to lead him up the garden path! Wink

)

I also loved the "powers" on the lawyer's ID card... such as "confiscate houses from canabis users", etc, they were hilarious... Laughing

Does anyone have any idea where the original may have come from? Smile

Elite Baiter Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 1006

^^^ I'm sure that it was some "joke" ID that the sender never thought would or could be re-used. But it shows that things that jump out at us as totally fake (and funny) go over the heads of those in other cultures...and scammers don't just target English speaking Westerners.

419Eater is my life Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 289

Nice bait Becky. Sounded like you had your lad quite flabbergasted.

Here's the ID card he used:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/id_front_large.png

The lad was so lazy all he did was google "lawyer id card" and lifted something of the first page of images.

Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:38 pm

all I can is GREAT BAIT! at 6 months and he and his so-called friends were so close. I wish that there was a way to watch when they use the M7CN S3cure and they hit the wrong button. Especially if someone is helping them count the rows/columns and it messes up and sends them back to the beginning. I can imagine one of them hitting the other one when he probably counted wrong on the row/column. I have gain some pointers from this Becky and thanks for the great read and your bait.

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