Post by Yastreb on Oct 21, 2022 23:48:48 GMT
The scammer's name has been changed, and his emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
18 October
Dear Malcolm Reynolds.
I am Mr. Simon Abernathy the director of Audit and Account Unit, international remittance department of United Bank For Africa Group. I am reaching you in regards to an investment I personally intent to do through my bank {United Bank For Africa Group} with your company considering your wealth of experience on this particular field.
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of Twenty One Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($21.5 million Dollars) immediately to any designate account under your care/custody.
The fund has been dormant (in-active) for over 10 years in our Bank here (United Bank For Africa Group) without any legal beneficiary coming for it, considering the circumstance that faced the dormant fund without the next of kin.
I wish to let you know that this fund payment $21.5 million legally and legitimately belong to our deceased customer Mr. Andreas Schranner (the owner of the account) who died along with his supposed next of kin in the air crash since 31st July 2000. Ever since that crash incidence, nobody has come for the recovery of the fund payment either as a beneficiary or next of kin to the beneficiary.
As a clerical account officer then to late Mr .Andreas Scharnner and presently the audit and remittance director to United Bank For Africa Group the bank has assigned me the authority to look for any available next of kin to late Mr. Andrea Schranner who would come over for the collection of the deposited fund urgently, otherwise they will confiscate the funds to the bank treasury. I don't want the fund to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund; this is the reason I am contacting you. I want to front you as the legal next of kin and appointed beneficiary to the fund payment valued $21.5 million Dollars, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer.
I directly and personally have all the necessary back up document and other necessary papers to support the successful release of the fund to you without delay provided you agree to work with me and strictly take my professional advice and official directives to actualize the fund to your/our custody. ( I intend to invest my share into any of the business that you can advise or your are into). You can freely visit and browse the website below to have a better understanding of the crash and Mr. Andrea Schranner.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Please, I would like you to get back to me if you wish to handle this transaction with me or delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will provide you with necessary back up documents and further details to successfully actualize the fund to your custody without any risk involved. I would guard you with my professional advice and direct supervision. I have willingly agreed to share the fund with you in the ratio or 50/50. which is $10 million each. The extra $500,000 has been stipulated for all necessary expenses which we may incur on the course of process and recovering of the fund payment deposit into your nominated account custody.
Best Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
I am Mr. Simon Abernathy the director of Audit and Account Unit, international remittance department of United Bank For Africa Group. I am reaching you in regards to an investment I personally intent to do through my bank {United Bank For Africa Group} with your company considering your wealth of experience on this particular field.
I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of Twenty One Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($21.5 million Dollars) immediately to any designate account under your care/custody.
The fund has been dormant (in-active) for over 10 years in our Bank here (United Bank For Africa Group) without any legal beneficiary coming for it, considering the circumstance that faced the dormant fund without the next of kin.
I wish to let you know that this fund payment $21.5 million legally and legitimately belong to our deceased customer Mr. Andreas Schranner (the owner of the account) who died along with his supposed next of kin in the air crash since 31st July 2000. Ever since that crash incidence, nobody has come for the recovery of the fund payment either as a beneficiary or next of kin to the beneficiary.
As a clerical account officer then to late Mr .Andreas Scharnner and presently the audit and remittance director to United Bank For Africa Group the bank has assigned me the authority to look for any available next of kin to late Mr. Andrea Schranner who would come over for the collection of the deposited fund urgently, otherwise they will confiscate the funds to the bank treasury. I don't want the fund to go into our Bank treasury as an abandoned fund; this is the reason I am contacting you. I want to front you as the legal next of kin and appointed beneficiary to the fund payment valued $21.5 million Dollars, so that my Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the deceased customer.
I directly and personally have all the necessary back up document and other necessary papers to support the successful release of the fund to you without delay provided you agree to work with me and strictly take my professional advice and official directives to actualize the fund to your/our custody. ( I intend to invest my share into any of the business that you can advise or your are into). You can freely visit and browse the website below to have a better understanding of the crash and Mr. Andrea Schranner.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Please, I would like you to get back to me if you wish to handle this transaction with me or delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I will provide you with necessary back up documents and further details to successfully actualize the fund to your custody without any risk involved. I would guard you with my professional advice and direct supervision. I have willingly agreed to share the fund with you in the ratio or 50/50. which is $10 million each. The extra $500,000 has been stipulated for all necessary expenses which we may incur on the course of process and recovering of the fund payment deposit into your nominated account custody.
Best Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
I decided not to go with the "how did you choose me to contact" response.
Mr Abernathy
That's an interesting offer, but I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
That's an interesting offer, but I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
Seems our new friend is of the script-bound breed!
19 October
Dear Malcolm Reynolds.
First and foremost, I must thank you greatly for your readiness and willingness to assist me to achieve and accomplish this project/ investing this fund deposit valued US$21.5million. I have single-handedly worked extensively from underground to fix a lot of things officially right with the intention to gain success actualization of this fund payment to your custody without any risk involved.
THESE ARE MY NEW RESOLUTION:
1. Due to difficult restrictions and unfriendly long process and protocols in transferring huge amount of money from Nigeria to your country, I have resolved with the bank to release this fund through International Certified Loaded ATM Card, Which would be loaded with the money, processed and dispatched to your choice destination address in your your Country.
2. My bank (United Bank For Africa) will be officially authorized through my office to open a bank account in your name, process the release of the fund payment and officially/legally procure a United Bank For Africa International Certified ATM Card where the US$21.5Million 500,000 will be loaded into. Once this is completed successfully, the fund loaded ATM card together with all the original hard copy transaction documents will be dispatched to your destination choice address in your Country.
3. When you receive the United Bank For Africa fund loaded ATM card, you shall be allowed to take it to your account officer (if you wish) to confirm the authenticity and credibility of the United Bank For Africa internationally certified ATM card and you will be also allowed/authorized to take the ATM card to any available Automated Teller Machine ATM to make a text withdrawal of some cash from the ATM card account, this will give you personal confirm of its authenticity, credibility and validity, before the final activation of the ATM card will be carried out by the United Bank For Africa which will finally allow you access to huge cash withdrawals from your ATM card account.
4. To boast your confidence on this transaction and equally put off your fear/doubt on the credibility of this fund payment deposit. I will personally take it upon myself to cover most of the bills/charges towards the documentations, procurement and processing the release of the fund payment, I will also take care of packing delivery of the fund loaded ATM card to your destination address. so that you will be SAFETLY PROTECTED and COMFORTABLE RELAX your fear of dealing with FAKE and WRONG people.
5. To clear the doubt and make our agreement standing, I hereby state my rule and the type of expenses I can directly cover towards the actualization of the transaction successfully: (A). I will pay for insurance charges, (B). I will pay for the all affidavit charges, (C). I will cover the charges and pay for prove of ownership certificate (D) I will pay for all necessary documentation and all supportive transfer and transaction papers/documents. (E). I will cover the cost/fee of anti-drug certificate, (F) I will pay for the fees on Anti-terrorist clearance certificates, (G) I will pay for the procurement of the United Bank For Africa international certified ATM card (G ). I will personally pay fees and charges for the loading of the fund $21.5000, 000 into the international ATM card which will be posted to your destination address.
6. Once all these steps/processes are officially, legally and successfully concluded I (Mr. Steven Albert), with the fund deposit US$21.5million loaded into the United Bank For Africa ATM card together with all the original hard copy documents ready for dispatch to your address, (DON’T SEND ME MONEY, RATHER) you shall make provision of your DHL/UPS account to dispatch the parcel/document to your destination address. This is with view to stop your fear/doubt on the authenticity of this fund payment. I implore your honest and sincere assistance in whatever way you can to see success actualization of this fund payment, because both of us will immensely benefit from the business.
7. ON THIS NOTE: You will be expected to pay to United Bank For Africa (the ATM issuing bank) the ACTIVATION COST ONLY, when you must have received the fund loaded ATM card to your address and confirm it duly OK, by making a TEXT CASH WITHDRAWAL from any available ATM machine nearest to you. The activation will allow connection of your visa ATM card with your account deposit in United Bank For Africa to give you free access to huge cash withdraws from the ATM CARD. Remember the activation fee will be paid ONLY when all process, protocols, packaging and delivery of the fund loaded ATM card is delivered to your address and you make every necessary INVESTIGATION and proper VERIFICATION to confirm the validity and credibility of the fund payment ATM card. Furthermore you will be allowed to make Text Cash withdrawals with the United Bank For Africa ATM Card from available Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to confirm that the fund payment is actually loaded into the ATM Card. Once you verify and confirm this duly OK, then you will directly to communicate with the bank as the legitimate appointed next of kin and legal beneficiary to the fund payment deposit valued US$21.5 Million via Late Mr. Andreas Schranner (the original owner of the account) who died on air crash since 31st July 2000. Please remember the activation charge/fee will be send to the issuing bank (United Bank For Africa) as payment cost to connect your United Bank For Africa fund loaded ATM card with your account for onward access to huge cash withdrawals.
This is my resolution, which I believe will go on well with you. With this detail explanation, there is no hidden agenda whatsoever. I am legitimate and straight forward person who has a name and carrier to protect. Please digest this explanation/clarification very well and get back to me, if you are ready and willing to handle this transaction and conclude the investment with me, I will appreciate it so much
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
First and foremost, I must thank you greatly for your readiness and willingness to assist me to achieve and accomplish this project/ investing this fund deposit valued US$21.5million. I have single-handedly worked extensively from underground to fix a lot of things officially right with the intention to gain success actualization of this fund payment to your custody without any risk involved.
THESE ARE MY NEW RESOLUTION:
1. Due to difficult restrictions and unfriendly long process and protocols in transferring huge amount of money from Nigeria to your country, I have resolved with the bank to release this fund through International Certified Loaded ATM Card, Which would be loaded with the money, processed and dispatched to your choice destination address in your your Country.
2. My bank (United Bank For Africa) will be officially authorized through my office to open a bank account in your name, process the release of the fund payment and officially/legally procure a United Bank For Africa International Certified ATM Card where the US$21.5Million 500,000 will be loaded into. Once this is completed successfully, the fund loaded ATM card together with all the original hard copy transaction documents will be dispatched to your destination choice address in your Country.
3. When you receive the United Bank For Africa fund loaded ATM card, you shall be allowed to take it to your account officer (if you wish) to confirm the authenticity and credibility of the United Bank For Africa internationally certified ATM card and you will be also allowed/authorized to take the ATM card to any available Automated Teller Machine ATM to make a text withdrawal of some cash from the ATM card account, this will give you personal confirm of its authenticity, credibility and validity, before the final activation of the ATM card will be carried out by the United Bank For Africa which will finally allow you access to huge cash withdrawals from your ATM card account.
4. To boast your confidence on this transaction and equally put off your fear/doubt on the credibility of this fund payment deposit. I will personally take it upon myself to cover most of the bills/charges towards the documentations, procurement and processing the release of the fund payment, I will also take care of packing delivery of the fund loaded ATM card to your destination address. so that you will be SAFETLY PROTECTED and COMFORTABLE RELAX your fear of dealing with FAKE and WRONG people.
5. To clear the doubt and make our agreement standing, I hereby state my rule and the type of expenses I can directly cover towards the actualization of the transaction successfully: (A). I will pay for insurance charges, (B). I will pay for the all affidavit charges, (C). I will cover the charges and pay for prove of ownership certificate (D) I will pay for all necessary documentation and all supportive transfer and transaction papers/documents. (E). I will cover the cost/fee of anti-drug certificate, (F) I will pay for the fees on Anti-terrorist clearance certificates, (G) I will pay for the procurement of the United Bank For Africa international certified ATM card (G ). I will personally pay fees and charges for the loading of the fund $21.5000, 000 into the international ATM card which will be posted to your destination address.
6. Once all these steps/processes are officially, legally and successfully concluded I (Mr. Steven Albert), with the fund deposit US$21.5million loaded into the United Bank For Africa ATM card together with all the original hard copy documents ready for dispatch to your address, (DON’T SEND ME MONEY, RATHER) you shall make provision of your DHL/UPS account to dispatch the parcel/document to your destination address. This is with view to stop your fear/doubt on the authenticity of this fund payment. I implore your honest and sincere assistance in whatever way you can to see success actualization of this fund payment, because both of us will immensely benefit from the business.
7. ON THIS NOTE: You will be expected to pay to United Bank For Africa (the ATM issuing bank) the ACTIVATION COST ONLY, when you must have received the fund loaded ATM card to your address and confirm it duly OK, by making a TEXT CASH WITHDRAWAL from any available ATM machine nearest to you. The activation will allow connection of your visa ATM card with your account deposit in United Bank For Africa to give you free access to huge cash withdraws from the ATM CARD. Remember the activation fee will be paid ONLY when all process, protocols, packaging and delivery of the fund loaded ATM card is delivered to your address and you make every necessary INVESTIGATION and proper VERIFICATION to confirm the validity and credibility of the fund payment ATM card. Furthermore you will be allowed to make Text Cash withdrawals with the United Bank For Africa ATM Card from available Automated Teller Machine (ATM) to confirm that the fund payment is actually loaded into the ATM Card. Once you verify and confirm this duly OK, then you will directly to communicate with the bank as the legitimate appointed next of kin and legal beneficiary to the fund payment deposit valued US$21.5 Million via Late Mr. Andreas Schranner (the original owner of the account) who died on air crash since 31st July 2000. Please remember the activation charge/fee will be send to the issuing bank (United Bank For Africa) as payment cost to connect your United Bank For Africa fund loaded ATM card with your account for onward access to huge cash withdrawals.
This is my resolution, which I believe will go on well with you. With this detail explanation, there is no hidden agenda whatsoever. I am legitimate and straight forward person who has a name and carrier to protect. Please digest this explanation/clarification very well and get back to me, if you are ready and willing to handle this transaction and conclude the investment with me, I will appreciate it so much
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
Not so fast there, Bubba-Louie!
Mr Abernathy
That was quite the resolution, but let's take a step back.
You wrote, "I must thank you greatly for your readiness and willingness to assist me to achieve and accomplish this project/ investing this fund deposit valued US$21.5million" - I'm wondering how you got that from what I wrote: "I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?"
I raised a valid concern, and you're brushing it aside. That's not a good sign. Please don't ignore me.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
That was quite the resolution, but let's take a step back.
You wrote, "I must thank you greatly for your readiness and willingness to assist me to achieve and accomplish this project/ investing this fund deposit valued US$21.5million" - I'm wondering how you got that from what I wrote: "I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?"
I raised a valid concern, and you're brushing it aside. That's not a good sign. Please don't ignore me.
Regards
Malcolm Reynolds
And... he ignores me. Not only that, but note the sentence at the end (highlighting added).
Is that "US$85,500" a hint of what I'll be expected to pay?
20 October (sent twice)
Dear: Malcolm Reynolds,
I received your email and I just finished my meeting with my Late Client Lawyer and the good news is I was able to convince him that you are the relative of my Late Client and he was very happy that I was able to locate you than to allow the bank to take over the inheritance funds.
The Lawyer is charging US$85,500 equivalent for his services and has to bend the Law to accommodate us so that he will be paid as soon as you receive the funds. He promised to go to the court Tomorrow to start the processing of the legal documents in your favor.
Please go ahead and contact the Lawyer, Barrister Kevin Ugochukwu {Esq} on his private email address (REDACTED) and introduce yourself to him. I have given him your information and details but he still needs you to contact him. As soon as the legal documents are ready, he will forward all the original documents to the bank in your name.
Please feel free to deal with the Lawyer in a very friendly way because at this point, he has the final say and his professional advice and guidance will be highly needed. Keep me posted with whatever information you get from the Lawyer.
Regarding your question, you have to ignore him, We don't know him.
Thanks
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
I received your email and I just finished my meeting with my Late Client Lawyer and the good news is I was able to convince him that you are the relative of my Late Client and he was very happy that I was able to locate you than to allow the bank to take over the inheritance funds.
The Lawyer is charging US$85,500 equivalent for his services and has to bend the Law to accommodate us so that he will be paid as soon as you receive the funds. He promised to go to the court Tomorrow to start the processing of the legal documents in your favor.
Please go ahead and contact the Lawyer, Barrister Kevin Ugochukwu {Esq} on his private email address (REDACTED) and introduce yourself to him. I have given him your information and details but he still needs you to contact him. As soon as the legal documents are ready, he will forward all the original documents to the bank in your name.
Please feel free to deal with the Lawyer in a very friendly way because at this point, he has the final say and his professional advice and guidance will be highly needed. Keep me posted with whatever information you get from the Lawyer.
Regarding your question, you have to ignore him, We don't know him.
Thanks
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
I've got a couple of things to bring up at a later stage now (that odd sentence, plus the line in the first email about "your wealth of experience on this particular field"). But for now, I'll concentrate on a single issue.
Mr Abernathy
Why are you ignoring me?
Malcolm Reynolds
Why are you ignoring me?
Malcolm Reynolds
It didn't work.
20 October
Dear: Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
I received your email and once the Lawyer secure all the relevant documents today, He will present the original copies to my bank on your behalf and he will keep you informed once he did that and which my bank will also contact you and please I do not want my bank to know my involvement in this transaction for the sake of my job as the Lawyer is here to represent you before my bank as your Lawyer.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
I received your email and once the Lawyer secure all the relevant documents today, He will present the original copies to my bank on your behalf and he will keep you informed once he did that and which my bank will also contact you and please I do not want my bank to know my involvement in this transaction for the sake of my job as the Lawyer is here to represent you before my bank as your Lawyer.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
At this point I decided to speed things up a little with a threat he surely couldn't ignore.
Mr Abernathy
If you persist in ignoring me, I'll write to the lawyer and call the whole thing off. I won't warn you again.
Malcolm Reynolds
If you persist in ignoring me, I'll write to the lawyer and call the whole thing off. I won't warn you again.
Malcolm Reynolds
THAT got his attention!
The next few message were exchanged at Hangout rate.
20 October
Dear: Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
I received your email and I never ignore you or your email, I always reply your messages to me.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy. I received your email and I never ignore you or your email, I always reply your messages to me.
Regards,
Mr Abernathy
Oh yes, you send replies. But you ignored my question both times. Like I said, last warning.
Malcolm Reynolds
Oh yes, you send replies. But you ignored my question both times. Like I said, last warning.
Malcolm Reynolds
20 October
Dear: Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
I received your email and sorry please what is the question.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
Mr. Simon Abernathy.
Emphasis was in the original.
Mr Abernathy
I asked only one question. I'll ask it again.
"I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?"
Malcolm Reynolds
20 October
I asked only one question. I'll ask it again.
"I have to wonder how I could make this claim 22 years after Andreas Schranner died. What reason could I have for delaying so long?"
Malcolm Reynolds
20 October
Dear: Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
I received your email and is a very good question but I can assured you that you do not have to worry your self about that hence the Lawyer is here to represent you before my bank and which my bank will not ask you why you have not come for the claim all this years, So I advise that you don't need to be worry about that, Any body can come for his or her claim once he or she is ready to claim what belongs to him or her once all he or she has the documents for the claim.
Please forward your full contact information to me for documentations through the Lawyer which he will go the authorities involved to secure all the relevant documents for claim which he will present the original copies to the bank once he secure them today on your behalf.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy
I received your email and is a very good question but I can assured you that you do not have to worry your self about that hence the Lawyer is here to represent you before my bank and which my bank will not ask you why you have not come for the claim all this years, So I advise that you don't need to be worry about that, Any body can come for his or her claim once he or she is ready to claim what belongs to him or her once all he or she has the documents for the claim.
Please forward your full contact information to me for documentations through the Lawyer which he will go the authorities involved to secure all the relevant documents for claim which he will present the original copies to the bank once he secure them today on your behalf.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy
Mr Abernathy
In my opinion, you behaved very irresponsibly by trying to force my hand as you did. Let me think about this.
Malcolm Reynolds
21 October
In my opinion, you behaved very irresponsibly by trying to force my hand as you did. Let me think about this.
Malcolm Reynolds
21 October
Dear: Mr. Malcolm Reynolds.
I received your email and I want you to understand that I am not forcing your hand, is just an opportunity that always come once in a life time, which we both will achieve from it as I am waiting for your opinion if you are ready to work with me and achieve this life time opportunity.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy
I received your email and I want you to understand that I am not forcing your hand, is just an opportunity that always come once in a life time, which we both will achieve from it as I am waiting for your opinion if you are ready to work with me and achieve this life time opportunity.
Regards,
Mr. Simon Abernathy
Time for some straight talking...
Mr Abernathy
Let me explain.
I replied to your first email with a question about a potential problem. You replied as if I'd accepted unreservedly, but I hadn't. You then told me that you had gone ahead and met this lawyer guy, convinced him that I'm Schranner's NOK, and given him my details so he can go to some court or other and get things going.
That sounds a lot like you went ahead without my approval. Now, by my estimation, that looks like you're trying to force me to go ahead despite all misgivings. If that's not trying to force my hand, I don't know what is.
And that, Mr Abernathy, is a very bad way to conduct business.
Malcolm Reynolds
More to come?
Let me explain.
I replied to your first email with a question about a potential problem. You replied as if I'd accepted unreservedly, but I hadn't. You then told me that you had gone ahead and met this lawyer guy, convinced him that I'm Schranner's NOK, and given him my details so he can go to some court or other and get things going.
That sounds a lot like you went ahead without my approval. Now, by my estimation, that looks like you're trying to force me to go ahead despite all misgivings. If that's not trying to force my hand, I don't know what is.
And that, Mr Abernathy, is a very bad way to conduct business.
Malcolm Reynolds
More to come?
x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)