"There is clearly no point in trying to reason with you"
Sept 11, 2023 9:46:58 GMT
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Post by Yastreb on Sept 11, 2023 9:46:58 GMT
Armand Okolo was a Beninois scammer with a Dead Bank Customer script. He was unusual for a Beninois scammer inasmuch as he actually had a proper script, and he stayed around for a few days. On the other hand, he was unimaginative and totally lacking in any ability to think outside the box, which finally proved his undoing.
The scammer’s name is changed; his emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
17 July 2013
ARMAND OKOLO CHAMBER & ASSOCIATES
C18 BP 5541, COTONOU,
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN
TELEPHONE: +229 REDACTED
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am Barrister Armand Okolo, attorney at law and the representing Attorney to Late Michael Reynolds, a nationality of your country, who used to work as the Director of Produits Petroliers (TOTAL BENIN) in Benin Republic West Africa Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 29th of April 2006, my Client, His wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident near Lome-Ghana express-road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all efforts was just in vain.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track His last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his Family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my Client before they get confiscated or declared un-serviceable by the Banque Regionale De Solidarite (BRS) Cotonou, Benin-Republique. These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with the "Banque Regionale De Solidarite " where the Deceased had an account valued at about US$10,500,000.00.
The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating there relatives for over Six years. Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10,500,000.00 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can Share the money 50%to me and 50% for you.
I will procure all Necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from breach of the law, but you must also agree not to disclose or pass any information related to this business to any body for security reason and to avoid eye brow. And the way we are going to achieve this is I will need the following information from you.
Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age, Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone, Mobile and Fax Number for Communication Purpose.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Tel: +229 REDACTED
Since the first email was addressed to Mal, not to “Dear” or whoever, I replied more directly than usual.
Mr Okolo
How can you stop this arrangement from being illegal?
Malcolm Reynolds
17 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.It can be done by obtaining legal back up documents in your name as the beneficiary and submit to the Bank to recognize you as the heir apparent to my late client and beneficiary of the funds.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
That doesn't change the fact that we would be perpetrating a fraud. How can you be so certain that your documents can deceive the bank and government bodies?
Malcolm Reynolds
18 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am so certain that the Bank would recognize you as the next of kin if we obtain legal documents to back up your claims to the funds because you already have same surname with my deceased client. Since the Bank recognized me as the legal representative of the deceased, they will not question whom I will present as the heir apparent.
If you are willing to work with me to actualize this goal, let me know so that we will proceed with the legal documentation process.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
What are these legal documents?
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
The documents are Certificate of Claim, A sworn affidavit of Oath, Proof of Fund Ownership Certificate. These are the documents that would be required by the Bank to recognize you as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the $10,500,000.00.
As soon as the above documents are obtained, I shall forward a copy of the Death Certificate of Late Mr. Michael Reynolds to you and text of Application letter which you would fill signed and send to the Bank for the to recognize you and transfer the funds into your Bank account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
What exactly are these documents? Who provides them, and from what bodies?
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Those documents that I stated in my previous email are the Legal documents need to back you up as the next of kin and beneficiary of the $10,500,000.00.
You and I will work as a partners in progress to provide the documents. And the body that issues out the document is the Federal High Court Benin Republic. Upon obtaining and submitting these documents to the Bank, they will recognize you as the heir apparent and transfer the funds into your Bank account.
I await your response.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
Do you have any samples of those documents? Your explanation was no help at all.
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sir, I do not have samples of those documents we need to obtained from the Federal High Court.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
You said those documents will prevent any questions being asked. I'm not so sanguine about that. If you don't have samples, find someone who does.
Malcolm Reynolds
20 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sir, thank you very much for your mail. How do you expect me to have a sample of documents that are being issued by the Federal High Court while am not a Chief Justice or Clark. I want you to understand that the sample of the documents you are asking for is not being issued by my Law Chamber but the federal High Court.
If you work with me and we obtain the required documents, you will see it for yourself. Hence you are going to work with me to finalize this transaction as a partner in progress, I will stand by the truth nothing but the truth.
Your reasons for declining is understandable and the truth is that I did not have a samples of the documents at hand, they are being issued by the Federal High Court.
Thanks for your understanding and I hope to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
Given that you're planning to help me claim millions that I'm not entitled to, your claim to "stand by the truth nothing but the truth" seems a tad ironic. However, my concern is not with foxing the bank in Benin - it's the IRS. They ain't very trusting and I doubt that anything coming from some hinky little African speck on the map will impress them.
Malcolm Reynolds
Of course, the Lad has no plan for the IRS.
20 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I quite understood what you said and the areas you are pointing to. If you are putting into consideration what the IRS would ask or demand from us, its not the primary aspect. What is important first is for you to be recognized by the Bank as the bona-fide next of kin and beneficiary of the funds.
You know that this is a deal and with the legal documents we will obtain from the Federal High Court, you will be legitimate beneficiary of the funds. Like I told you initially, my late client Mr. Michael Reynolds did not specify the name of his next of kin before he died of accident with his family on board. The Bank recognized me as my late client's legal representative and as a result of this, they will not question me if I present you as the heir apparent because you have same surname with the deceased.
Having said this, by obtaining these legal documents in your name and submitting to the Bank, they will recognize you and transfer the funds into your Bank account. Once the fund is transferred into your bank account, we can pay the IRS whatever percentage they would demand. Please, relax your mind, ok. I strongly believe that once we come up with legal documents to show the sources of the origin of the funds we would not have any problems in transferring the funds into your Bank account.
I await your reply.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
You are kidding me if you think the IRS is of no importance! They are the quintessential devil in this issue. Why are you playing them down?
Malcolm Reynolds
As usual, the Lad can’t think beyond the bank.
21 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am not playing down on the IRS. Please, try to understand me. All am pointing out is that the legal documentation process which will be presented to the Bank for them to recognize you as the heir apparent has to come up first. It is when the Bank approved the transfer of the funds in your favor that we will be talking of the IRS, therefore the IRS is an important factor ok.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
If your intention is to ignore issues until they become major problems, then maybe you are not worth the time and effort. Maybe we're done here.
Malcolm Reynolds
22 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I need your personal opinion on how we are going to handle this issue of the IRS. I will be looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I have no idea - that's the crux. Getting round the IRS is a full-time pursuit, and it ain't mine.
Malcolm Reynolds
I chose to call, and to my surprise, the line was relatively clear; and Armand was the kind who would talk under wet cement.
soundcloud.com/yastrebs-storm-wolf/2013-07-22-2205-mal-to-okolo?in=yastrebs-storm-wolf/sets/there-is-clearly-no-point-in-trying-to-reason-with-you
Mr Okolo
Since you can't interrupt me while I'm typing...
Send me an outline of the procedures you're following and the people you're contacting for whatever documents you're going to get.
Malcolm Reynolds
23 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sequel to our telephone conversation couple of hours ago, I write to acknowledge your mails.
In this transaction we are going to follow it in accordance so that you and I will actualize our goal in receiving the funds into your Bank account.
The outline procedure or step by step approach is explained in (A), (B), (C).
A). In this stage we are going to obtain some legal documents to back you up as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the funds. All legal documents are obtainable from the Federal High Court here in Benin Republic. The documents we are going to obtain are:
(i) Certificate of Claim
(ii) A sworn affidavit of Oath in your name as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the funds ($10,500,000.00).
(iii) Proof of Fund Ownership Certificate.
Upon obtaining these aforementioned documents, I shall forward a copy of the Death Certificate of my Late Client to you and a test of application Letter which you will complete accordingly and forward to the Bank for their perusal. Meanwhile, I shall also proceed to the Bank with a hand written application of Claim which I will write and submit to the Bank with my In-chamber's documents in support of the documents you will forward to them.
B). It is the duty of the Bank to verify and certify that all documents submitted in your favor are authentic, legal and valid. However, they will approve the Inheritance funds for transfer into your Bank account after vetting process. If there are other requirements needed in order to facilitate the transfer into your Bank account, the Bank will state it and notify you in due course.
C). On this crucial stage, the IRS which you are talking about might likely surface. Once we have the funds in your Bank account we will settle them. Then after that we split the remaining between our selves according to our agreed sharing ration of 50/50 each.
I look forward for your urgent reply after reading this mail.
Have a nice day and remain Blessed.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
With regards to the IRS - how do you propose to "settle them"?
Malcolm Reynolds
23 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
We will settle the IRS from the Inheritance Funds. That is to say as soon as you confirm that the funds has hit your Bank account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I don't think you understand what I'm talking about.
Malcolm Reynolds
soundcloud.com/yastrebs-storm-wolf/2013-07-23-2210-mal-to-okolo?in=yastrebs-storm-wolf/sets/there-is-clearly-no-point-in-trying-to-reason-with-you
24 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
If you put your questions straight, I will understand.
Let me ask you, did you understand my explanations in the previous email?
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I did, and that's the worrying bit, because you have no gorram idea what you're talking about.
Malcolm Reynolds
25 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I have told you the step by step approach till we get this transaction finalized. I strongly believe that the Bank will transfer the funds into your Bank account if we obtain the legal documents.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
If I do as you say then I may as well surrender myself to Federal marshals now.
Malcolm Reynolds
26 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
It is not possible for you to surrender your self to the Federal Marshall in this transaction because we are going to obtain all the legal documents to back up the origin of the funds. And as well documents to show that the funds emanates from a genuine sources.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
My personal life is an open book to Federal officials because I served in the US Marines. My family connections are on the files. They will prove that I have, or had, no brother or cousin or other relative who died in Africa.
Malcolm Reynolds
27 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Thanks very much for your email, I quite understood what you said but I told you from the beginning that this is a deal between us since you already share same surname with my deceased Client. It would be very easy for me to present you to the Bank as the Beneficiary of the funds and then they will transfer the $10,500,000.00 into your Bank account for onward disbursement between both of us on 50/50 sharing ratio.
This deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and nobody will questioned you as we would obtain all legal documents in your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the funds. You should let us proceed with this process and within few days, the Bank will transfer the funds into your Bank account.
I look forward for your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
There will be questions. That's as certain as sunrise.
What is also certain, to me, is that anything produced by the courts in Benin won't amount to a cup of warm spit to the IRS.
Malcolm Reynolds
30 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I have told you in my previous correspondence to find out how we can settle with the IRS but you have no idea. Let me know your personal opinion on this issue. We have to hasten up before the government confiscate the funds since no one has lay claim on it.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
There is clearly no point in trying to reason with you.
Malcolm Reynolds
And at that, Armand gave up.
The scammer’s name is changed; his emails are date-stamped. My comments are in bold.
17 July 2013
ARMAND OKOLO CHAMBER & ASSOCIATES
C18 BP 5541, COTONOU,
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN
TELEPHONE: +229 REDACTED
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am Barrister Armand Okolo, attorney at law and the representing Attorney to Late Michael Reynolds, a nationality of your country, who used to work as the Director of Produits Petroliers (TOTAL BENIN) in Benin Republic West Africa Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 29th of April 2006, my Client, His wife and their three Children were involved in a car accident near Lome-Ghana express-road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all efforts was just in vain.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track His last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his Family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my Client before they get confiscated or declared un-serviceable by the Banque Regionale De Solidarite (BRS) Cotonou, Benin-Republique. These huge deposits were lodged particularly, with the "Banque Regionale De Solidarite " where the Deceased had an account valued at about US$10,500,000.00.
The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating there relatives for over Six years. Now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10,500,000.00 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can Share the money 50%to me and 50% for you.
I will procure all Necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from breach of the law, but you must also agree not to disclose or pass any information related to this business to any body for security reason and to avoid eye brow. And the way we are going to achieve this is I will need the following information from you.
Your Full Name and Address,
Your Age, Occupation and Position,
Your Telephone, Mobile and Fax Number for Communication Purpose.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Tel: +229 REDACTED
Since the first email was addressed to Mal, not to “Dear” or whoever, I replied more directly than usual.
Mr Okolo
How can you stop this arrangement from being illegal?
Malcolm Reynolds
17 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.It can be done by obtaining legal back up documents in your name as the beneficiary and submit to the Bank to recognize you as the heir apparent to my late client and beneficiary of the funds.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
That doesn't change the fact that we would be perpetrating a fraud. How can you be so certain that your documents can deceive the bank and government bodies?
Malcolm Reynolds
18 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am so certain that the Bank would recognize you as the next of kin if we obtain legal documents to back up your claims to the funds because you already have same surname with my deceased client. Since the Bank recognized me as the legal representative of the deceased, they will not question whom I will present as the heir apparent.
If you are willing to work with me to actualize this goal, let me know so that we will proceed with the legal documentation process.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
What are these legal documents?
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
The documents are Certificate of Claim, A sworn affidavit of Oath, Proof of Fund Ownership Certificate. These are the documents that would be required by the Bank to recognize you as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the $10,500,000.00.
As soon as the above documents are obtained, I shall forward a copy of the Death Certificate of Late Mr. Michael Reynolds to you and text of Application letter which you would fill signed and send to the Bank for the to recognize you and transfer the funds into your Bank account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
What exactly are these documents? Who provides them, and from what bodies?
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Those documents that I stated in my previous email are the Legal documents need to back you up as the next of kin and beneficiary of the $10,500,000.00.
You and I will work as a partners in progress to provide the documents. And the body that issues out the document is the Federal High Court Benin Republic. Upon obtaining and submitting these documents to the Bank, they will recognize you as the heir apparent and transfer the funds into your Bank account.
I await your response.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
Do you have any samples of those documents? Your explanation was no help at all.
Malcolm Reynolds
19 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sir, I do not have samples of those documents we need to obtained from the Federal High Court.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
You said those documents will prevent any questions being asked. I'm not so sanguine about that. If you don't have samples, find someone who does.
Malcolm Reynolds
20 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sir, thank you very much for your mail. How do you expect me to have a sample of documents that are being issued by the Federal High Court while am not a Chief Justice or Clark. I want you to understand that the sample of the documents you are asking for is not being issued by my Law Chamber but the federal High Court.
If you work with me and we obtain the required documents, you will see it for yourself. Hence you are going to work with me to finalize this transaction as a partner in progress, I will stand by the truth nothing but the truth.
Your reasons for declining is understandable and the truth is that I did not have a samples of the documents at hand, they are being issued by the Federal High Court.
Thanks for your understanding and I hope to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
Given that you're planning to help me claim millions that I'm not entitled to, your claim to "stand by the truth nothing but the truth" seems a tad ironic. However, my concern is not with foxing the bank in Benin - it's the IRS. They ain't very trusting and I doubt that anything coming from some hinky little African speck on the map will impress them.
Malcolm Reynolds
Of course, the Lad has no plan for the IRS.
20 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I quite understood what you said and the areas you are pointing to. If you are putting into consideration what the IRS would ask or demand from us, its not the primary aspect. What is important first is for you to be recognized by the Bank as the bona-fide next of kin and beneficiary of the funds.
You know that this is a deal and with the legal documents we will obtain from the Federal High Court, you will be legitimate beneficiary of the funds. Like I told you initially, my late client Mr. Michael Reynolds did not specify the name of his next of kin before he died of accident with his family on board. The Bank recognized me as my late client's legal representative and as a result of this, they will not question me if I present you as the heir apparent because you have same surname with the deceased.
Having said this, by obtaining these legal documents in your name and submitting to the Bank, they will recognize you and transfer the funds into your Bank account. Once the fund is transferred into your bank account, we can pay the IRS whatever percentage they would demand. Please, relax your mind, ok. I strongly believe that once we come up with legal documents to show the sources of the origin of the funds we would not have any problems in transferring the funds into your Bank account.
I await your reply.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
You are kidding me if you think the IRS is of no importance! They are the quintessential devil in this issue. Why are you playing them down?
Malcolm Reynolds
As usual, the Lad can’t think beyond the bank.
21 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I am not playing down on the IRS. Please, try to understand me. All am pointing out is that the legal documentation process which will be presented to the Bank for them to recognize you as the heir apparent has to come up first. It is when the Bank approved the transfer of the funds in your favor that we will be talking of the IRS, therefore the IRS is an important factor ok.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
If your intention is to ignore issues until they become major problems, then maybe you are not worth the time and effort. Maybe we're done here.
Malcolm Reynolds
22 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I need your personal opinion on how we are going to handle this issue of the IRS. I will be looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I have no idea - that's the crux. Getting round the IRS is a full-time pursuit, and it ain't mine.
Malcolm Reynolds
I chose to call, and to my surprise, the line was relatively clear; and Armand was the kind who would talk under wet cement.
soundcloud.com/yastrebs-storm-wolf/2013-07-22-2205-mal-to-okolo?in=yastrebs-storm-wolf/sets/there-is-clearly-no-point-in-trying-to-reason-with-you
Mr Okolo
Since you can't interrupt me while I'm typing...
Send me an outline of the procedures you're following and the people you're contacting for whatever documents you're going to get.
Malcolm Reynolds
23 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Sequel to our telephone conversation couple of hours ago, I write to acknowledge your mails.
In this transaction we are going to follow it in accordance so that you and I will actualize our goal in receiving the funds into your Bank account.
The outline procedure or step by step approach is explained in (A), (B), (C).
A). In this stage we are going to obtain some legal documents to back you up as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the funds. All legal documents are obtainable from the Federal High Court here in Benin Republic. The documents we are going to obtain are:
(i) Certificate of Claim
(ii) A sworn affidavit of Oath in your name as the heir apparent and beneficiary of the funds ($10,500,000.00).
(iii) Proof of Fund Ownership Certificate.
Upon obtaining these aforementioned documents, I shall forward a copy of the Death Certificate of my Late Client to you and a test of application Letter which you will complete accordingly and forward to the Bank for their perusal. Meanwhile, I shall also proceed to the Bank with a hand written application of Claim which I will write and submit to the Bank with my In-chamber's documents in support of the documents you will forward to them.
B). It is the duty of the Bank to verify and certify that all documents submitted in your favor are authentic, legal and valid. However, they will approve the Inheritance funds for transfer into your Bank account after vetting process. If there are other requirements needed in order to facilitate the transfer into your Bank account, the Bank will state it and notify you in due course.
C). On this crucial stage, the IRS which you are talking about might likely surface. Once we have the funds in your Bank account we will settle them. Then after that we split the remaining between our selves according to our agreed sharing ration of 50/50 each.
I look forward for your urgent reply after reading this mail.
Have a nice day and remain Blessed.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
With regards to the IRS - how do you propose to "settle them"?
Malcolm Reynolds
23 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
We will settle the IRS from the Inheritance Funds. That is to say as soon as you confirm that the funds has hit your Bank account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I don't think you understand what I'm talking about.
Malcolm Reynolds
soundcloud.com/yastrebs-storm-wolf/2013-07-23-2210-mal-to-okolo?in=yastrebs-storm-wolf/sets/there-is-clearly-no-point-in-trying-to-reason-with-you
24 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
If you put your questions straight, I will understand.
Let me ask you, did you understand my explanations in the previous email?
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
I did, and that's the worrying bit, because you have no gorram idea what you're talking about.
Malcolm Reynolds
25 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I have told you the step by step approach till we get this transaction finalized. I strongly believe that the Bank will transfer the funds into your Bank account if we obtain the legal documents.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
If I do as you say then I may as well surrender myself to Federal marshals now.
Malcolm Reynolds
26 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
It is not possible for you to surrender your self to the Federal Marshall in this transaction because we are going to obtain all the legal documents to back up the origin of the funds. And as well documents to show that the funds emanates from a genuine sources.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
My personal life is an open book to Federal officials because I served in the US Marines. My family connections are on the files. They will prove that I have, or had, no brother or cousin or other relative who died in Africa.
Malcolm Reynolds
27 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
Thanks very much for your email, I quite understood what you said but I told you from the beginning that this is a deal between us since you already share same surname with my deceased Client. It would be very easy for me to present you to the Bank as the Beneficiary of the funds and then they will transfer the $10,500,000.00 into your Bank account for onward disbursement between both of us on 50/50 sharing ratio.
This deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and nobody will questioned you as we would obtain all legal documents in your name as the bonafide beneficiary of the funds. You should let us proceed with this process and within few days, the Bank will transfer the funds into your Bank account.
I look forward for your urgent reply.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
There will be questions. That's as certain as sunrise.
What is also certain, to me, is that anything produced by the courts in Benin won't amount to a cup of warm spit to the IRS.
Malcolm Reynolds
30 July
Attn: Malcolm Reynolds.
I have told you in my previous correspondence to find out how we can settle with the IRS but you have no idea. Let me know your personal opinion on this issue. We have to hasten up before the government confiscate the funds since no one has lay claim on it.
Best Regards,
Barrister Armand Okolo.
Mr Okolo
There is clearly no point in trying to reason with you.
Malcolm Reynolds
And at that, Armand gave up.
x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)