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Post by Yastreb on Jul 27, 2022 11:58:36 GMT
The record amount for a fee demanded by a scammer (for me, at least), has been surpassed.
The scammer's name has been changed; his emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
29 April 2022 Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
On my resumption in office , verifying Transaction Files and Books of Records passed on by my predecessor , i came in contact with your File of Records showing the sum of $ 389, 000,000.00 ( Three Hundred and Eighty Nine ) Million US Dollars deposited in your name and lodged in our Bank of England Consolidated Escrow Account ( BOECEA ) .
Therefore , it is very important you consult with me at once with the under-listed requirement for immediate proceedings with your fund transfer .
( 1 ) Scanned Front Page of your International Passport copy , Identification Card or Driver's License .
( 2 ) Current Resident Address in your country .
( 3 ) Reachable Phone Number
( 4 ) Alternative email address if any .
I await your reply for further action .
Thanks for your anticipated understanding .
Regards,
Andrew Barton
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE )
Mr Barton You sent that email to me by mistake.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
At the time, I didn't see the amount needed for those documents. At current rates, £829,890 is US$1,001,896.58.
7 May
Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to my email .
The mail was not sent to you by mistake , as it was directly and personally addressed to you .
All coverage documents of this transaction are with me . This is the more reason why you need to be told before hand what is totally required to foster your fund transfer to your expected account details . To enhance your fund transfer proceedings , there are documents which are mandatorily required to be acquired from the appropriate authorities in your name here in the United Kingdom at their official cost to foster a transfer of this magnitude .
In this respect , you are required to acquire the under-listed below
( 1 ) Assets Valuation Certificate
( 2 ) Stamp Duty
( 3 ) United Kingdom Tax Clearance Certificate
( 4 ) Certificate of Origin of Fund
( 5 ) Anti-Money Laundry Certificate
( 6 ) UK Financial Crime Exemption Clearance Certificate
( 7 ) Fund Transfer Charges
The above listed certificates are obtainable at an official cost of £829,890 ( Eight Hundred and Twenty-Nine Thousand , Eight Hundred and Ninety ) Great Britain Pounds . As soon as the above listed certificates are acquired , your fund transfer will be enhanced within the next three working days to reflect in your expected account details you sent through an assigned transferring bank that we would mandate to effect the transfer in phases bit by bit as you would direct .
The deposited funds are proceeds from Five ( 5 ) sealed metallic consignment boxes which were abandoned at the Heathrow International Airport in London UK in the month of February 2018 by a delivery officer, who was diverting the boxes to Mexico .
It was discovered that the delivery officer did not have the Diplomatic up to date certification to embark on such delivery and he was diverting the Five boxes from the original destination contained in the coverage documents of the original owner to an unknown destination in Mexico .
The delivery officer absconded and abandoned the boxes when he was asked to undergo mandatory scrutiny and document verification. The boxes were brought for safe keeping at the Bank of England ( BoE ) by the stationed Intelligence Squad at the Heathrow International Airport .
For accountability purposes , gaining access to the content of the boxes to deposit in your name , it was then we saw that they contained spendable cash amounting to the total sum of $ 389,000,000.00 ( Three Hundred and Eighty Nine Million ) US Dollars .
Therefore, the funds were deposited in your name in our Escrow Account pending your attention to enhance the transfer process.
Since the available coverage documents for the boxes contain your name and email address it becomes extremely important as a conscientious being to contact you in this respect to enhance a possible transfer of your funds to you as the rightful owner .
This is the exact situation on the ground . I will send you all documents after hearing from you with respect to this mail .
I look forward to hear from you for further proceedings .
Regards,
Andrew Barton
Mr Barton
There's been a mistake somewhere, believe me. I don't know why anyone would send me $389 million, especially in cash.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
Two months went by...
8 July Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Owing to the resignation of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , It becomes extremely important that you respond with due compliance to concluding your fund transfer with our bank .
Kindly get in touch with a reply in this respect .
Regards,
Andrew Barton
Mr Barton
I'm not following your logic. Please explain how the resignation of Boris Johnson has any relevance to this matter.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
27 July Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
It is very important to draw your attention once again to your fund that is still lying in our Escrow Account up til now , which is yet to be transferred to your expected account details .
Your non compliance to the demands of the legally instituted transfer process has kept your funds in the above stated account since 14th March 2018. This is indeed a long time for your funds to still remain in our Escrow account .
Moreover, the UK economy is sliding towards a recession. The aggressive impact of the pandemic and the soaring inflation driven by the Ukraine invasion have depressed the economy so badly that sooner or later , the UK Government will exercise its executive power in pulling funds from its Escrow account where your fund is lodged to finance major government projects and this might affect your funds .
Therefore , since we are having this perception as a probable tool the UK government may implement to savage the situation at hand , i will advise that you attend to your fund transfer process immediately in order to avoid any occurence in that dimension.
Thank you very much , as we look forward to hearing from you .
Regards,
Andrew Barton
Mr Barton
A couple of points.
1. "Your non compliance to the demands of the legally instituted transfer process has kept your funds in the above stated account since 14th March 2018. This is indeed a long time for your funds to still remain in our Escrow account" - you didn't contact me until May this year, meaning that you waited four years before telling me about these funds.
2. As I told you back in May, I don't know who would be sending me $389 million, or why.
Malcolm Reynolds
I await his reply with interest...
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Post by Yastreb on Jul 29, 2022 3:13:43 GMT
The scammer replied at length, but it didn't help matters...
27 July Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply to my mail .
The deposited funds are proceeds from Five ( 5 ) sealed metallic consignment boxes which were abandoned at the Heathrow International Airport in London UK in the month of February 2018 by a delivery officer , who was diverting the boxes to Mexico .
It was discovered that the delivery officer did not have the Diplomatic up to date certification to embark on such delivery and he was diverting the Five boxes from the original destination contained in the coverage documents of the original owner to an unknown destination in Mexico .
The delivery officer asconded and abandoned the boxes when he was asked to undergo mandatory scrutiny and document verification. The boxes were brought for safe keeping at the Bank of England ( BoE ) by the stationed Intelligence Squad at the Heathrow International Airport .
For accountability purposes , gaining access to the content of the boxes to deposit in your name , it was then we saw that they contained spendable cash amounting to the total sum of $ 389,000,000.00 ( Three Hundred and Eighty Nine Million ) US Dollars .
Therefore, the funds were deposited in your name in our Escrow Account pending your attention to enhance the transfer process.
Since the available coverage documents for the boxes contain your name and email address it becomes extremely important as a conscientious being to contact you in this respect to enhance a possible transfer of your funds to you as the rightful owner .
This is the exact situation on the ground .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
... As Mal made clear (emphasis in original).
Mr Barton
The exact situation on ground here is that I don't know why anyone would have sent me $389 million in cash. I told you that before. Additionally, you still haven't explained why it took you four years to contact me about this matter. I asked you that before.
Malcolm Reynolds
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Post by Yastreb on Sept 21, 2022 7:20:46 GMT
The Lad returns!
21 September SUBJECT: IN THE PHASE OF THE UK WEAKENED ECONOMY , KINDLY ENHANCE YOUR FUND TRANSFER WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY AT YOUR COMPLIANCE ...................................BANK OF ENGLAND ( BoE )
Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds
With great concern , we the Board of Trustees Accountable of the Bank of England ( BoE ) in awesome amazement is completely bewildered with your outright exhibition of lackadaisical attitude and extreme lack of zeal to conclude your fund transfer from the UK Government Consolidated Escrow Account where your $ 389, 000,000.00 ( Three Hundred and Eighty Nine ) Million US Dollars is lodged .
You have made several promises of an intended compliance to conclude this transaction but in reality you have never followed through with your promises .
It is important to inform you that the UK economy weakened by double-digit inflation, risk of recession, numerous strikes and a fall in sterling has become an issue of great concern to the government of the United Kingdom that is already contemplating engaging abandoned funds in different banks in the United Kingdom , as well as reserve funds in its Consolidated Escrow Account maintained with the Bank of England ( BoE ) as an appropriate financial tool to implement a massive economic bail out in the United Kingdom .
If these aforementioned intentions are implemented by the Government of the United Kingdom , then we are bound to face unforeseen challenges with respect to the safety of your funds lodged in the UK Government Consolidated Escrow Account .
This is the more reason you must pay deep attention to this issue and do everything within your power to raise the required fee for the acquisition of the mandatory fund transfer documents needed to actualize your fund transfer .
Kindly get in touch to expedite this process .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE ) .
Mal isn't in the mood to pull his punches (emphasis in original).
Mr Barton
I've got some issues with that email. Let me explain.
"we the Board of Trustees Accountable of the Bank of England ( BoE ) in awesome amazement is completely bewildered with your outright exhibition of lackadaisical attitude and extreme lack of zeal to conclude your fund transfer" - I could make that accusation about you. For example, it took more than four years for you to make contact, by your own admission.
"You have made several promises of an intended compliance to conclude this transaction but in reality you have never followed through with your promises" - I made no promises about any intended compliance. Zero. None. By saying I made promises, you are lying, and I wonder why you'd lie.
"This is the more reason you must pay deep attention to this issue and do everything within your power to raise the required fee for the acquisition of the mandatory fund transfer documents needed to actualize your fund transfer" - well, here's the thing. You're demanding that I pay a fee of (if my math is kosher) over one million dollars. I don't have one million dollars. All your palaver and threats about "unforeseen challenges" can't change that.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
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Post by Yastreb on Sept 28, 2022 11:51:00 GMT
Our scammer seems quite willing to settle for less, at least in the short term, though he made no comment about being accused of lying.
I've noted some odd phrases (in red).
28 September Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to my mail , the content therein is well understood .
Since you have difficulty in making the holistic payment at once , then it would be better that you employ the method of making the payment bit by bit , until the entire payment is completed .
Making the payment for the acquisition of the mandatory fund transfer documents in trenches and bit by bit , makes it much easier to conclude this transfer as this transaction cannot be left hanging in the balance owing to the fact that you are waiting for when you would be financially buoyant to pay the entire sum at once .
Therefore , it would be better that you use the method of making the payment bit by bit stated above , for the requisition of the required fund transfer documents .
For every part payment you make , a receipt will be issued for every amount paid .
I look forward to hearing from you in this respect .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE )
Don't be too eager, Bubba-Louie. Mal will explain some issues with that master plan!
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Post by Yastreb on Sept 30, 2022 4:15:24 GMT
Mr Barton
Break down that amount needed please, and in detail.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
Now the greed shines forth!
29 September Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to my mail .
Below are the certificates that you are mandatorily required to acquire and their official cost stated .
( 1 ) Assets Valuation Certificate ....................£187,000.00 ( One Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand ) Great Britain Pounds .
( 2 ) Stamp Duty ......................£ 85,000.00 ( Eighty-Five Thousand ) Great Britain Pounds.
( 3 ) United Kingdom Tax Clearance Certificate ......... £120,000.00 ( One Hundred and Twenty Thousand ) Great Britain Pounds.
( 4 ) Certificate of Origin of Fund..........................£140,000.00 ( One Hundred and Fourty Thousand ) Great Britain Pounds.
( 5 ) Anti-Money Laundry Certificate..............£74,890.00 ( Seventy-Four Thousand , Eight Hundred and Ninety ) Great Britain Pounds
( 6 ) UK Financial Crime Exemption Clearance Certificate ................£ 130, 000.00 ( One Hundred and Thirty Thousand )Great Britain Pounds.
( 7 ) Fund Transfer Charges ....................£ 93,000.00 ( Ninety-Three Thousand ) Great Britain Pounds.
Total = £ 829,890 ( Eight Hundred and Twenty-Nine Thousand , Eight Hundred and Ninety ) Great Britain Pounds.
I look forward to hearing from you for further proceedings .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE ).
I don't understand how the scammer could have thought any average mark could pay even a fraction of the fees demanded. Or was he simply playing the long game, hoping for a maga who'd pay out over the span of years? Anyway, Mal has an answer the scammer won't like.
Mr Barton
Leaving aside how those prices are incredible (in the old-fashioned sense)... there's no way I would ever have a million dollars in this life. I'm a retired US Marine, 54 years old, earning a living as a survival instructor. Whoever set those fees was out of his tiny mind. There's nothing can be done.
Also; you never explained why you lied about my making promises. I'd like an answer.
Malcolm Reynolds
Your move, Bubba-Louie!
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Post by Yastreb on Oct 2, 2022 1:16:19 GMT
The scammer takes Mal's answer on the chin.
30 September Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
I appreciate your reply to my mail and the content of your message is well understood .
There are Seven ( 7 ) requirements mandatorily needed to foster your fund transfer , kindly review them and pick only one you can handle within the stipulated time of two week from now , so we can have an agreement in this respect to foster your fund transfer before the end of next month in this respect .
I await your response to facilitate due process at your compliance .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE ).
You won't like this, Bubba-Louie.
Mr Barton
Short answer? None of them. Not one.
Is that clear enough?
Malcolm Reynolds
1 October Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply .
Kindly let me know when you are ready .
Regards,
Andrew Barton,
Governor ,
Bank of England ( BoE )
Lazy bugger, isn't he? Mal returns to earlier issues.
Mr Barton
There are two points that I've raised before and you've chosen to disregard.
1. Why am I receiving $389 million?
2. You never explained why you lied about my making promises. Why did you lie?
Malcolm Reynolds
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Post by Yastreb on Nov 3, 2022 23:34:05 GMT
The original bait has stalled, but there's another bait with a fee almost as large that began earlier, albeit with unexplained delays.
30 April 2021 Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
It is important to inform you that your fund of $ 14,800,000.00 ( Fourteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand ) US Dollars lodged in an Escrow Account with our bank Warri Branch is set for on -ward transfer to your expected account details .
Therefore, kindly send the under-listed for us to commence proceedings immediately .
( 1 ) Scanned Front Page your International Passport or Driver's License
( 2 ) Current Phone Number
I await your response for further action .
Regards,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Dr Adoke
I don't know about this fund. Please explain further.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
This scammer is very laid back indeed for someone demanding to be paid a fee of $989,680.
20 September 2022 Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
I confirm the receipt of your mail and the content is well noted .
Our duties as bankers is to give you the very best to actualize our consensual goals with respect to your transaction with us .
We are here to give you the very best of services in the most efficient and prolific way to maintain a good customer relationship with you and our bank .
If not for the way and method your funds were deposited by the ECOWAS representative with our bank owing to his long term deposit forcast which made him deposit your funds in an Escrow Account maintained with our bank , by now your fund would have been transferred to long ago .
The reason why we cannot deduct the payment from the total sum of your fund is because your fund is lodged in an Escrow account .
Escrow accounts are accounts that CANNOT be accessed , gain access to , operate as a normal account , make deposit or withdrawal or accumulate interest until the activation process is carried out on such an account .
The activation process is carried out with the acquisition of Stamp Duty , acquisition of
Fund Transfer Approval Certificate and the effective initiation of the computation activation process on the Escrow Account where your fund is lodged , all amounting to the payment of the $ 989 , 680 ( Nine Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand , Six Hundred and Eighty ) US Dollars .
If your funds were to be in a normal savings and current account , the deduction would have been possible .
After the aforementioned process is concluded , your fund transfer will be concluded within three working days .
This is the situation and be rest assured we are here to serve you better .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Mal didn't take that kindly.
Dr Adoke
Why did it take close to 18 months for you to reply?
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
30 September Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you for your response to my mail as contained below , dated 20th September 2022.
It is not in our practice to continuously and endlessly send messages to our customers /clients , after first notifying them of their transaction with us .
Though it is in the custom of the bank to communicate at intervals and as when necessary , we also take into recognizance that constantly sending messages
and writing our customers / clients concerning their issues and dealings with our bank after previously informing them might mount undue pressure on them
and that is a situation that we are required to avoid in exercising our expertise in the course of duty , except on a ground of immediate urgency .
Therefore , i do apologize for the delay of not having communicated for such a long time, despite not hearing from you .
Having previously informed you of the fund transfer process with respect to the requirements irrevocably needed to conclude this transfer which you must acquire
At the official cost , we look forward to your compliance to foster a successful transfer of your funds to your account details in your country .
Waiting for your response .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Mal was restrained in response.
Dr. Adoke
So "It is not in our practice to continuously and endlessly send messages to our customers /clients" - you sent me one email and delayed sending the second for 18 months. Nothing continuous or endless there!
Also, "i do apologize for the delay of not having communicated for such a long time, despite not hearing from you" - I replied to your first email, so you have no excuse. Don't blame me for your failings.
Let's move on from that for now. Let's talk about your compliance.
I wrote this: "I don't know about this fund. Please explain further."
Explain about this fund.
Malcolm Reynolds
Did Adoke explain? Of course not. He send some dodgy documents (one them with a fatal flaw). And it took him more than a month to get back.
4 November
Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Attached in this mail is my Working Identity , Deposit Slip, Certificate of Deposit , Current Statement of Account as at today 03 November 2022 and Invoice .
Endeavor to send your phone number in your reply so i can call you on phone and discuss with you in respect of this issue .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Mal explains the fatal flaw.
Dr Adoke
You don't need my telephone number, because there's nothing for us to discuss. I'm not an Australian citizen, meaning that I'm not the person that money is intended for.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
I await his explanation for the fatal flaw.
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Post by Yastreb on Nov 4, 2022 11:51:07 GMT
It's not a good explanation.
4 November Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to my mail .
We know you are a citizen of the United States and we also know that you have been in Australia for a long time now and that made us believe you must have obtained citizenship in Australia .
Get back to me with respect to this issue .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Dr Adoke
That was a stupid assumption to make. Australia is where I live now, but I was born American and I will be American to my dying breath.
But let's move on from that to matters of moment. I asked this question already: "I don't know about this fund. Please explain further." So explain about this fund.
Malcolm Reynolds
Will Mal get an answer?
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Post by Yastreb on Apr 6, 2023 4:05:27 GMT
An answer was given...
9 November (sent twice) Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to my mail .
With respect to your question in your mail , the funds were deposited by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in your name in the Escrow Consolidated Account of our bank through their assigned representative saddled with the responsibility to
accomplish the task .
The funds are the content of one of the numerous sealed consignment boxes the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) retrieved from Ghana , South Africa , Kenya and the Republic of Benin , after complaints of theft and mutilation of sealed consignment boxes were reported by concerned beneficiaries to the ECOWAS .
After retrieving boxes from the above named countries to their storage facilities , the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided to deposit the stated sum in our bank Escrow Consolidated Account in the name of beneficiaries who have suffered loses with no delivery made to them and no fund transfer over the years , until 19th February 2020 when they took the decision to make this deposit with our bank .
This is how the $ 14,800,000.00 ( Fourteen Million , Eight Hundred Thousand ) US Dollars was deposited in your name in the Escrow Consolidated Account
of our bank .
I look forward to hearing from you for further advancement of this transaction .
Regards,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
And wouldn't you know it; a bad answer!
Dr Adoke
That's cleared up nothing!
I don't know anything about those "numerous sealed consignment boxes", for one thing. For another, "beneficiaries who have suffered loses with no delivery made to them and no fund transfer over the years" - that means nothing to me.
So I still don't understand how $14.8 million came to be in your bank under my name.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
The scammer needed thinking time.
17 November Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
The funds were funds the ECOWAS retrieved in Ghana the year 2017. The funds were piled up in a sealed consignment box by one Seth Emmanuel Terkper who was the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning of Ghana at the time .
The ECOWAS responded in liaison with the Ghana government to retrieve funds and consignment boxes hidden and diverted by corrupt functional Ghanian officers who as at that time have robbed concerned beneficiaries of access to their funds and boxes .
This same funds was what is deposited by the ECOWAS in your name in our Escrow Account .
This is the situation .
I look forward to hearing from you for further advancement of this transaction .
Regards,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Dr Adoke
Now it all becomes clear.
Seth Terkper, for reasons known only to himself, decided that I've tried to illegally adopt African refugee children to steal their money. He tried to get me to accept the approaches of so-called orphans with fortunes in cash who were without exception maricons and silky-boys; he also had the delusion that I lusted after young African men. Terkper was evil. Pure evil. Worse still, he passed that on to his successor, who went a bit QAnon over time.
The question is, how much do you know? Are you one of Ofori-Attah's boys, an operative trying to entrap me?
Malcolm Reynolds
Adoke has the perfect answer...
18 November Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you for your reply to my mail .
Ghana is a different country from Nigeria , despite both countries being in the West Africa region .
I have nothing to do with Ghana, neither do i have any dealing with anyone over there nor have an intent to entrap you in any way .
First Bank Nigeria Limited is a bank in Nigeria and not in Ghana . Therefore , i have nothing to do with whatever you had with the group of persons in Ghana which you mentioned in your mail .
However, i would advise that it would be appropriate and beneficial for you to focus on this transfer so that this transaction can be concluded as soon as possible .
I look forward to hearing from you for further proceedings .
Regards,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Except that it isn't.
Dr Adoke
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that you ain't connected to Terkper or Ofori-Attah.
That's all well and good.
However, consider this. The money in question comes from Terkper. You admitted that. So that's beyond dispute.
Therefore, if I do what you suggest and accept the money, I will be giving Terkper a confirmation that I am who he claims me to be. Furthermore, if I receive that money, it will get me firmly in the IRS's crosshairs, and I don't want that. No sane man would. It's as simple as that.
Have a nice day.
Malcolm Reynolds
More to come!
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Post by Yastreb on Apr 6, 2023 5:54:05 GMT
Nothing was heard from Adoke for a month, but then another Lad came forth, contacting Mal directly.
16 December
Good day Malcolm Reynolds,
After the swearing inn of the president elect, vice president and speaker of the house of parliament of the republic of Ghana.
A committee was set up by the president of Ghana, President Nana Akufo-Addo to monitor all funds which has been seized in various bank’s here in Ghana.
I am the chairman of this committee to investigate and to verify all the bank’s directors, managers, ministry of foreign affair and other stake holders of funds investment which is under this committee.
These has been noticed to our knowledge after a series of petitions from foreigners who do have fund which was being seized or delay due to some procurement that sustain the fund not to be transfer to the rightful person owners of fund.
After going round to investigate with our monetary team to confirm from the baking sectors here in Ghana, we now discovered that you have a large sum of amount of the tune of $5 million u.s.dollar ($5,000,000.00 usd) with Ecobank here in Ghana which was transferred from Nigeria.
After discovery that you do have this fund in Ghana, we have no option than to informed you that these are the latest development that is going on right now with the new transitional programmed set by the government of Ghana in 2022.
After a closed door meeting held with the banking sectors and other funds investment association here in Ghana, we decided to contact you for the fund to be release to you within 30 working days to your nominated account.
Kindly send your bank details, your direct telephone number and your identity to enable us hold a meeting with the bank (Ecobank) the fund will be transfer to you bit by bit with the tuned of two hundred and fifty thousand u.s.dollars ($250.000.00 usd) every week to your bank account in anywhere around the world.
Call me immediately you received this mail with in 24hrs.
From the office of the presidency
Castle Jubilee house Accra, Ghana.
Hon. Gary Sarpong
Chairman of Funds Monitory Committee.
+233-REDACTED
On the same day, Adoke returned!
16 December Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Please , it is very important that you attend to your fund transfer to ensure the safety of your funds .
As I told you previously , we are already compiling our End of Year Financial Statement for the year Ended 2022 with a group of External Auditors dispatched by the Nigerian Government from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to all banks in Nigeria for Audit Report compilation.
The Government of Nigeria has ordered that funds which are still hanging in different banks belonging to foreign beneficiaries that are yet to be cleared and transferred before on the 29th December 2022 this year , should be termed as funds of deceased beneficiaries and cleared to the Government of Nigeria Consolidated account by its External Auditors in the course of carrying out their Audit Exercise with banks in the country , in line with the Government demand and mandate .
Therefore, kindly come out in plain language for us to understand what we should do when your funds are discovered in our bank by the external auditors of the Nigerian government , since you are not making any effort in complying to stipulated constitutional and legal banking demands , mandatorily required to affect a transfer of this magnitude to your account details in your country .
I will advise that you make the required payment , so we can conclude your fund transfer to your account details in your country before the end of this year .
Looking forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
So I reply as follows, cc'ing Adoke.
Mr Sarpong
I'm not following this.
Dr Adoke told me that the money held in Ghana ($14.8 million if I remember right) had been sent to Nigeria. Now you're telling me that $5 million has been sent to Ghana from Nigeria to send to me.
I want to know who came up with this half-assed boondoggle, because I'm getting fed up to the back teeth with these gorram shenanigans.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
Dr Adoke
Do you have an explanation for why you moved $5 million to Ghana to send to me? I'd like a good explanation, not some ass-backwards drivel. It's time to fish or cut bait, so choose!
Malcolm Reynolds
Sarpong is quick off the mark!
17 December
Mr. Reynolds,
Thanks for your respond and i want you to understand that we are working based on fact. This transaction is bit by bit so if the fund is $14.8 million and $5 million was sent to us and you were be contacted by me for $5 million, that's doesn't mean that part payment cannot be sent to you.
So do feel free as we moved forward for the remittance of the $5 million to you.
Thanks for your understanding and do co-operate with us.
Hon. Gary Sarpong
17 December
Mr. Reynolds,
I will advised that you sent me the necessary information we need to facilitate the transfer of your fund to you as it were stated in my previous email.
Hon. Gary Sarpong
Mr Sarpong
You're missing the point here. A decision affecting me was made without my knowledge or consent. Dr Adoke should have told me about this decision, and the action taken thereby, but he didn't. Until I have an explanation for his acting in such a high-handed manner, you can wait. There aren't any time constraints on you, plus there are some other issues relating to that fund that need to be addressed... and I think you know what those are.
Malcolm Reynolds
And Adoke leaps to my his defence!
17 December Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Be rest assured that your fund was never transferred to Ghana .
The person communicating with you is a liar and a deceiver .
He is feeding you with Fake information .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
I cc Sarpong on my reply.
Dr Adoke
Justify that accusation.
Malcolm Reynolds
Sarpong once again is quick to answer.
18 December Me. Reynolds,
I will only advice you not to send any email from me to Mr. Adoke you called him and be very careful with that person. If you want your fund to be transfer to you, then cooperate with me, other wise you will find your self to be blame.
Hon. Gary Sarpong
Adoke was cc'd.
Mr Sarpong
What would I be blamed for? Spell that out, please.
Malcolm Reynolds
19 December Mr. Reynolds,
I will only advice you not to send any email from me to Mr. Adoke you called him and be very careful with that person. If you want your fund to be transfer to you, then cooperate with me, other wise you will find your self to be blame.
Hon. Gary Sarpong
Mr Sarpong
What would I be blamed for? Spell that out, please. And just so you know, I have never called Dr Adoke.
Malcolm Reynolds
Has Adoke given up already? Wait and see!
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Post by Yastreb on Apr 14, 2023 3:30:42 GMT
Adoke engages in some rather dubious analysis of Sarpong's email.
20 December Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
The email expression of this fellow fully qualifies him as a miscreant .
No professional will speak in that manner , especially forcing you to cooperate with him if you want to see your funds transfer to you .
These are indeed the threat languages used by scammers , imposters who lack the required knowledge and expertise in their acclaimed field of specialization , looking for naive unsuspecting victims to devour .
Moreover , you asked a very sensible and sensitive question , what would you be blamed for ? Let him tell you .
Nothing presents this fellow as a professional and you know it . Let's stop wasting our time attending to funny emails sent by this empty-headed
fellow in this respect .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Mal doesn't accept the analysis.
Dr Adoke
It's a funny thing, but when my daughter was falling into bad company, I didn't waste my breath with subtlety. I was direct. I spoke my mind. I told her outright, "They're not to be trusted. Get away from them. Do as I say!"
Now, I ask you; does that make me a scammer?
Malcolm Reynolds
Sarpong barrels on regardless...
20 December Thanks for your email, and i will advised that you send me the information we need to facilitate the transfer of your fund to you.
Regards
Hon. Gary Sarpong
But there's a question that still hasn't been answered.
Mr Sarpong
What would I be blamed for? Please answer that question.
Malcolm Reynolds
That's a poor answer!
21 December
You will be blame for if we didn't have the necessary information we need to facilitate the transfer of your fund to you. And that might lead to declined your fund unclaimed.
Regards
Hon. Gary Sarpong
21 December Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your mail .
The relationship between father and a child is distinctively different from that of bankers , professionals and clients they serve , on behalf of the company or establishment they represent .
I trust you fully understood what i meant .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Mr Sarpong
There's a problem; I have no confidence that you're the real McKay. You've presented me a narrative that contradicts what I already know, and contradictions do not exist. Check your premises; you'll find one of them is wrong.
Malcolm Reynolds
Dr Adoke
That's as may be, but that doesn't mean that bankers can't speak plainly. In other words, you tell me that usage alone can be trusted to tell real from fake, and that ain't necessarily so.
Malcolm Reynolds
22 December Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Thank you very much for your reply to mty ,mail .
It's time to focus on your transfer , therefore let me know if you are ready to proceed in this respect now .
Waiting for your reply .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Dr Adoke
Nothing is going to happen. Let me make something clear. I'll quote my own words.
"I don't know anything about those "numerous sealed consignment boxes", for one thing. For another, "beneficiaries who have suffered loses with no delivery made to them and no fund transfer over the years" - that means nothing to me."
"Seth Terkper, for reasons known only to himself, decided that I've tried to illegally adopt African refugee children to steal their money. He tried to get me to accept the approaches of so-called orphans with fortunes in cash who were without exception maricons and silky-boys; he also had the delusion that I lusted after young African men. Terkper was evil. Pure evil. Worse still, he passed that on to his successor, who went a bit QAnon over time."
The question is, how much do you know? Are you one of Ofori-Attah's boys, an operative trying to entrap me?"
"Therefore, if I do what you suggest and accept the money, I will be giving Terkper a confirmation that I am who he claims me to be. Furthermore, if I receive that money, it will get me firmly in the IRS's crosshairs, and I don't want that. No sane man would. It's as simple as that."
All of what I wrote back then is still true.
Malcolm Reynolds
But that was all. It seems that I drove them both away.
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Post by Pricky on Apr 15, 2023 23:32:23 GMT
Green and wrinkled.
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Post by Yastreb on Apr 16, 2023 2:55:17 GMT
A long time between drinks, I know, but I totally forgot to post the last part of the bait. I fear there may be more like that.
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Post by Yastreb on Feb 6, 2024 1:33:52 GMT
This bait has spanned the years, because Adoke won't let go!
20 July 2023 Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
I confirm the receipt of your mail and the content is well noted .
Our duties as bankers is to give you the very best to actualize our consensual goals with respect to your transaction with us .
We are here to give you the very best of services in the most efficient and prolific way to maintain a good customer relationship with you and our bank .
If not for the way and method your funds were deposited by the ECOWAS representative with our bank owing to his long term deposit forcast which made him deposit your funds in an Escrow Account maintained with our bank , by now your fund would have been transferred to YOU long ago .
The reason why we cannot deduct the payment from the total sum of your fund is because your fund is lodged in an Escrow account .
Escrow accounts are accounts that CANNOT be accessed , gain access to , operate as a normal account , make deposit or withdrawal or accumulate interest until the activation process is carried out on such an account .
The activation process is carried out with the acquisition of Stamp Duty , acquisition of Fund Transfer Approval Certificate and the effective initiation of the computation activation process on the Escrow Account where your fund is lodged , all amounting to the payment of the $ 989 , 680 ( Nine Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand , Six Hundred and Eighty ) US Dollars .
If your funds were to be in a normal savings and current account , the deduction would have been possible .
After the aforementioned process is concluded , your fund transfer will be concluded wthin three working days .
This is the situation and be rest assured we are here to serve you better .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
First Bank
Nigeria Limited.
Mal was supposed to be convinced by that??
Dr Adoke
It took you eight months to reply, and you give me that drivel?
"The activation process is carried out with the acquisition of Stamp Duty, acquisition of Fund Transfer Approval Certificate and the effective initiation of the computation activation process on the Escrow Account where your fund is lodged, all amounting to the payment of the $989,680 (Nine Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty) US Dollars" - that is impossible.
This is the situation and that's all you need to know.
Malcolm Reynolds
Adoke replies more promptly... as in only two months. And the hypocrisy is strong with this one!
6 October Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Since your last reply to my mail stating your intention to respond in making the required payment for the account activation , Stamp Duty and acquisition of the Fund Transfer Approval Certificate at the oficial cost which has been communicated to you before now , it is very shocking that despite sending you series of mails you never replied my mails up till now .
This action stirred up my curiosity to ask if you are medically fine and ok . I felt that is the only reason that can restrain you from replying to my messages , knowing that this transaction has lingered for too long and needs immediate conclusion without further delay .
I would appreciate it if you can respond promptly with a reply , immediately you access this mail .
Thank you very much for your understanding in this respect .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Dr Adoke
You wrote to me on July 20 this year, and I replied. You didn't send another message until today, so your comment about "it is very shocking that despite sending you series of mails you never replied my mails up till now" bears no relation to reality.
What I said before remains as meaningful now as then. You talked about "the acquisition of Stamp Duty, acquisition of Fund Transfer Approval Certificate and the effective initiation of the computation activation process on the Escrow Account where your fund is lodged, all amounting to the payment of the $989,680 (Nine Hundred and Eighty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Eighty) US Dollars"; there is no way in creation that I can afford to pay that amount. I told you that before. That situation has not changed.
Malcolm Reynolds
Nearly two months go by... and there's a lot of drivel to unpack.
29 November Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Rephrasing your last message you sent to me , I became concerned about how well you truly comprehended our previous correspondence .
Our previous correspondence includes the attached coverage documents of your transaction sent to you , which I believe you carefully perused as well as the reason why you are required to make the payment stated in my previous mails .
I thought you wanted to conclude this transfer , after reviewing all asundry related to this transaction .
Therefore it is completely out of place when you state that you must receive first before making the required payment .
Be duly informed that NOT all transactions are concluded first before you are required to make payment .
In your country , opening a new account with a bank requires a fee and that does not connote it's a scam .
Moreover, plants and equipment are hired with payment made online , yet the actual equipment is delivered to the recipient location.
I have told you what is required to conclude your fund transfer , the ball is now in your court .
I look forward to hearing from you in this respect .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Mal unpacks (emphasis in original).
Dr Adoke
I don't give a flying fuck about any requirement that I pay first before receiving the payment. I don't have $989,680. It's literally impossible for me to pay those fees. I made that very clear long ago.
"Therefore it is completely out of place when you state that you must receive first before making the required payment" I never said that.
"In your country , opening a new account with a bank requires a fee and that does not connote it's a scam" - I didn't say anything about scams.
"Moreover, plants and equipment are hired with payment made online , yet the actual equipment is delivered to the recipient location" - what the fuck do "plants and equipment" have to do with this issue?
It's back to you, Bubba-Louie.
Malcolm Reynolds
Another two months pass, and it's a new year!
6 February 2024 Dear Mr. Malcolm Reynolds ,
Compliments of the season .
I have given you all coverage documents for your transaction for due verification including my working ID , International Passport copy and Driver's License yet you have no=t made considerable effort to conclude this transaction .
I have done my part , the rest is in your power to comply with the stipulated transfer requirement for us to conclude your fund transfer to your expected account details .
Ensure that you comply in this respect to conclude your transaction as soon as possible .
I look forward to hearing from you .
Your Faithfully ,
Dr. Achmed Kabiru Adoke (FCA)
Dr Adoke
I don't give a flying fuck what bits of bumfodder you've been sending me. They're as much use as a cardboard flak vest.
"the rest is in your power to comply with the stipulated transfer requirement for us to conclude your fund transfer to your expected account details . Ensure that you comply in this respect" - I've this you this before. I DO NOT HAVE $989,680!!! HOW MANY MORE TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT??? HOW FUCKING STUPID ARE YOU???
If you don't understand that, I wonder how the actual fuck you could have become the CEO of a bank that wasn't a fucking piggy bank.
Malcolm Reynolds
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