Post by Yastreb on Oct 8, 2022 7:53:39 GMT
419 scammers frequently act in a bullying and arrogant manner. Opinions differ on whether said scammers are bullying and arrogant by nature, or whether they adopt that style in order to match their assumed personae.
The scammer's name has been changed; his emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
6 October
From The Desk of Matthew Bamidele
High Court of Nigeria
Three-Arms Zone
P.M.B. 308. Lagos-Nigeria
ATTN:Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
This is to inform you that in the course of my investigation as director of payment verification / implementation committee I came across your name as unpaid fund beneficiary in the record of the Central bank of Nigeria and other banks that are supposed to get your funds released to you. My committee was set up by the payment reconciliation committee to verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to our foreign beneficiaries in accordance to the information received from the United States government and other countries over unpaid huge debts owed to Foreigners.
Having seen your file and my further questioning to the officials of the Central of Nigeria bank and ministry of finance as to why your payment is still pending reveals the rot and corruption in the system.
The bank officials told me that the reason why you haven't received your payment is due to your inability to pay for the required charges for transfer of funds to your account. When I asked them why they didn't deduct the said charges from your principal sum, I was given the flimsy excuse that you never authorized them to do so. When I put the question across to them if they ever advised you that such charges could be deducted from your principal fund,the answer I got was no.
Now, if you do not tell this beneficiary that such charges could be deducted from his or her principal fund, how will he or she know that such options are available for such beneficiaries.
From my investigation I discovered that these bank officials deliberately refused to let the charges be deducted from your principal fund because they want your fund to remain trapped in the bank, while they continue to extort money from beneficiaries under some flimsy excuse. You do not need to pay any money to any official, all you are required to do is swear to an affidavit at the federal high court of Nigeria, authorizing the bank to deduct all charges from your principal fund and transfer the balance of funds after deduction to your bank account. If you have spent any money in the past in your quest for payment, kindly let me know so that I can follow this up.
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Tel: REDACTED
High Court of Nigeria
Three-Arms Zone
P.M.B. 308. Lagos-Nigeria
ATTN:Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
This is to inform you that in the course of my investigation as director of payment verification / implementation committee I came across your name as unpaid fund beneficiary in the record of the Central bank of Nigeria and other banks that are supposed to get your funds released to you. My committee was set up by the payment reconciliation committee to verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to our foreign beneficiaries in accordance to the information received from the United States government and other countries over unpaid huge debts owed to Foreigners.
Having seen your file and my further questioning to the officials of the Central of Nigeria bank and ministry of finance as to why your payment is still pending reveals the rot and corruption in the system.
The bank officials told me that the reason why you haven't received your payment is due to your inability to pay for the required charges for transfer of funds to your account. When I asked them why they didn't deduct the said charges from your principal sum, I was given the flimsy excuse that you never authorized them to do so. When I put the question across to them if they ever advised you that such charges could be deducted from your principal fund,the answer I got was no.
Now, if you do not tell this beneficiary that such charges could be deducted from his or her principal fund, how will he or she know that such options are available for such beneficiaries.
From my investigation I discovered that these bank officials deliberately refused to let the charges be deducted from your principal fund because they want your fund to remain trapped in the bank, while they continue to extort money from beneficiaries under some flimsy excuse. You do not need to pay any money to any official, all you are required to do is swear to an affidavit at the federal high court of Nigeria, authorizing the bank to deduct all charges from your principal fund and transfer the balance of funds after deduction to your bank account. If you have spent any money in the past in your quest for payment, kindly let me know so that I can follow this up.
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Tel: REDACTED
The references to the Watson estate, Mr Walla, and $100,400 are from a bait that started in 2010 and lasted for over a year, and which I will publish here one day.
Mr Bamidele
You've been misled. I'll explain.
The Watson estate isn't mine any longer. You wrote, "The bank officials told me that the reason why you haven't received your payment is due to your inability to pay for the required charges for transfer of funds to your account" - well, most people wouldn't be able to pay $100,400, which is what Mr Walla demanded, and I'm in that category. So the money was given to someone else. That's the whole story. I'm sorry to have to tell you that you wasted your time and effort.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
You've been misled. I'll explain.
The Watson estate isn't mine any longer. You wrote, "The bank officials told me that the reason why you haven't received your payment is due to your inability to pay for the required charges for transfer of funds to your account" - well, most people wouldn't be able to pay $100,400, which is what Mr Walla demanded, and I'm in that category. So the money was given to someone else. That's the whole story. I'm sorry to have to tell you that you wasted your time and effort.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
The scammer bangs on regardless. He attached an unimpressive form.
6 October
Attn:Mr. Malcolm Reynolds,
It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our Mediation department on the reimbursement of your long overdue payment compensation and accrued interest after the appointment of our Arbitration center to handle and reconcile all beneficiaries due for payment. Our reconciliation teams with the direct instructions of the United Nations, the African Development Bank and the ECOWAS after this sum of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, was allocated for payment.
After approval of this sum, our negotiation department gave us a list of customers to be paid the sum Five million, Five hundred thousand United States, and your name appears on this list as a due beneficiary for payment. We have arranged your payment through our several offshore payment banks to ensure a transparent and clean process of payment.
Without any further delay, you are hereby required to reconfirm your details such as:
(1) Your Full names,
(2) Your Full address,
(3) Your Direct Phone Number.
This will be reconfirmed with the available list of beneficiary due for payment and allocation of payment Bank. You are further advised to respond as fast as possible to enable us to pass our recommendations for the release of this sum to you as due. Therefore, if you want us to help you actualize your claims, you will need to secure a legal clearance order to prove that you are the beneficiary of the funds and to also show that the funds have no criminal intentions.
I will send our document to you for the legal and administrative work needed for the successful release of your funds in your favour.
Your urgent response is awaited. For your information Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate and you are where you will receive your funds and have rest just give me a call REDACTED
Regards,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
It is a pleasure to write you that we have reconciled with our Mediation department on the reimbursement of your long overdue payment compensation and accrued interest after the appointment of our Arbitration center to handle and reconcile all beneficiaries due for payment. Our reconciliation teams with the direct instructions of the United Nations, the African Development Bank and the ECOWAS after this sum of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, was allocated for payment.
After approval of this sum, our negotiation department gave us a list of customers to be paid the sum Five million, Five hundred thousand United States, and your name appears on this list as a due beneficiary for payment. We have arranged your payment through our several offshore payment banks to ensure a transparent and clean process of payment.
Without any further delay, you are hereby required to reconfirm your details such as:
(1) Your Full names,
(2) Your Full address,
(3) Your Direct Phone Number.
This will be reconfirmed with the available list of beneficiary due for payment and allocation of payment Bank. You are further advised to respond as fast as possible to enable us to pass our recommendations for the release of this sum to you as due. Therefore, if you want us to help you actualize your claims, you will need to secure a legal clearance order to prove that you are the beneficiary of the funds and to also show that the funds have no criminal intentions.
I will send our document to you for the legal and administrative work needed for the successful release of your funds in your favour.
Your urgent response is awaited. For your information Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate and you are where you will receive your funds and have rest just give me a call REDACTED
Regards,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Mr Bamidele
What do you mean by "For your information Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate"? I don't understand.
Malcolm Reynolds
What do you mean by "For your information Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate"? I don't understand.
Malcolm Reynolds
7 October
Malcom, what I meant here is that I will help you actualize your dream if you adhere strictly with my instructions and directives strictly. I am aware of your problems and predicaments and you are now at the place where you will get a lasting solution to your problem.
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Mr Bamidele
What do you know about my "problems and predicaments"? But that aside, you didn't explain what you meant by "Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate". However I read it, it still doesn't make any sense.
Malcolm Reynolds
What do you know about my "problems and predicaments"? But that aside, you didn't explain what you meant by "Mr. Walla has no legal right as it is now to Waston's estate". However I read it, it still doesn't make any sense.
Malcolm Reynolds
Impatience sets in.
7 October
You are making me say the same thing over and over again. My committee was set up by the payment reconciliation committee to verify and scrutinize all outstanding debts owed to our foreign beneficiaries in accordance to the information received from the United States government and other countries over unpaid huge debts owed to Foreigners.
From my investigation Mr. Walla is asking you to pay $100,400 for the legal/ taxes /taxes on Watson's estate and I am asking you that I will help you get your funds transferred to you.
Most importantly, I need you to stop any further communication with Mr. Walla and follow strictly with my advice and directives.
Send me the payment slips you had made previously in respect of your inheritance funds release of Watson's estate.
Mid- first bank, an off-shore coordinating bank in the US with the directives from US Department of Treasury and authority to release from the central bank of Nigeria has been mandated to effect your transfer.
I am telling you in confidence that I have the ability to reduce the charges from the initial cost. It all depends on you so the choice is yours and finally forward to me the payments slip in your previous dealings with Walla,
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
From my investigation Mr. Walla is asking you to pay $100,400 for the legal/ taxes /taxes on Watson's estate and I am asking you that I will help you get your funds transferred to you.
Most importantly, I need you to stop any further communication with Mr. Walla and follow strictly with my advice and directives.
Send me the payment slips you had made previously in respect of your inheritance funds release of Watson's estate.
Mid- first bank, an off-shore coordinating bank in the US with the directives from US Department of Treasury and authority to release from the central bank of Nigeria has been mandated to effect your transfer.
I am telling you in confidence that I have the ability to reduce the charges from the initial cost. It all depends on you so the choice is yours and finally forward to me the payments slip in your previous dealings with Walla,
Yours sincerely,
Barrister Matthew Bamidele
Mal decides to speak plainly. The bungled metaphor is deliberate.
Mr Bamidele
I don't like repeating myself either, but needs must until the fat lady sings!
"Mr. Walla is asking you to pay $100,400 for the legal/ taxes /taxes on Watson's estate" - no, Mr Walla was demanding that I pay $100,400 for, among other fees and charges, legal permits to visit Nigeria to settle the matter. That's right, was. Past tense. I wasn't able to pay. That brings me to...
"I will help you get your funds transferred to you" - you can't; the estate went to another beneficiary when I couldn't pay the $100,400. Game over, Bubba-Louie.
"I need you to stop any further communication with Mr. Walla" - no need to tell me to do that. I cut loose from that dip-dunk can't-c_nt no-load asshole way back.
"Send me the payment slips you had made previously in respect of your inheritance funds release of Watson's estate" - no payments were ever made.
That should settle things.
Malcolm Reynolds
I don't like repeating myself either, but needs must until the fat lady sings!
"Mr. Walla is asking you to pay $100,400 for the legal/ taxes /taxes on Watson's estate" - no, Mr Walla was demanding that I pay $100,400 for, among other fees and charges, legal permits to visit Nigeria to settle the matter. That's right, was. Past tense. I wasn't able to pay. That brings me to...
"I will help you get your funds transferred to you" - you can't; the estate went to another beneficiary when I couldn't pay the $100,400. Game over, Bubba-Louie.
"I need you to stop any further communication with Mr. Walla" - no need to tell me to do that. I cut loose from that dip-dunk can't-c_nt no-load asshole way back.
"Send me the payment slips you had made previously in respect of your inheritance funds release of Watson's estate" - no payments were ever made.
That should settle things.
Malcolm Reynolds
At that point I decided to call him. And it didn't go well.
x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)