[This SOB claims to be from Oz, so let's put him to the test (after all, why are there Italian?/Spanish? adverts at the bottom of the email). I am direct here as I already have many mugu puppets on strings, at this point.]
From:
DR.JOHN OWEN Dear Respected friend, This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal soliciting for
your unreserved assistance in consummating an urgent transaction requiring
maximum confidence. Though this approach appears desperate, I can assure you
that whatever questions you would need to ask or any other thing you will need
to know regarding this proposal will be adequately answered to give you a
clearer understanding of it, so as to arriveat a successful conclusion. My name is DR. JOHN OWEN , Head of Securities,Commonwealth Bank of
Australia, Melbourne. On December 6, 2001, a foreign consultant/contractor with
the Cadbury Kenya Ltd, Mr. David Sidney Jocelyn-Duffield, made a numbered time
(fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00, (Thirty
Million United States Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, I sent
a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Cadbury
Kenya Ltd, that Mr.Jocelyn-Duffield died from an automobile accident. On
further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Jocelyn-Duffield did not declare any next
of kin or relations in all his official documents,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in our Bank. I have carefully moved out these funds
(US$30million)from our bank as sundry funds to an offshore Deposit Company in
the European Union. From past experiences, I know that no one will ever come
forward to claim the deceased funds. According to Australian Law, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years,the funds will be Unclaimable and revertto
theownership of the Australia Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
In order to avert this negative development, I in conjunction with a colleague
(the Chief Operating Officer in the bank) now seek your permission to allow my
attorney do a CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP/REASSIGNMENT OF CREDIT of stated funds from
the "deceased" to your name, so that the funds (US$30million) would be released
to you as the new owner (on behalf of me and my colleague). We are writing you
because, as public servants, we cannot operate a foreign account or have an
account that is more than 160,000:00. Consequently, I will present you as the
owner of the funds in the Deposit Company so you can be able to claim them.
This is simple. I will like you to provide immediately; 1. Full names Once I receive these information, I will prepare the necessary
documents which will put you in place as the new owner of the funds. The money
will then be released to your custody by the Deposit Company, for us to share
in the ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you. There is no risk at all as all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the solicitor and this will
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via my email address. Upon your response,I shall then
provide you with more details and my confidential phone number for further
explanation that will help you understand the transaction. No doubt this
proposal will make you apprehensive, please we imploy you to observe utmost
confidentiality and rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because we shall require your assistance to invest our share in
your country (buying of properties like real estate etc). This is why your
urgent action and response is of priority to enable us conclude this
transaction in a timely and professional manner.I await your swift response
please through my alternative/private email box:[email protected]
signifying your decision. Thanks for anticipated co-operation. Yours Sincerely, DR JOHN OWEN. From: Hello Owen: My name is Ima Choad and I own and run a charity called the
Californian Office of Quelling Unethical Eating (COQUE). I would be happy to
help you but must insist that you quickly prove that you are how you say you
are - I am sorry but you must understand that there are unscrupulous people out
there. As you are in Melbourne, Australia, I presume that it will be no
hassle for you to get a photo of yourself holding a boomerang. They only cost
$1-2 at any gift shop. I nice, clear photo of you holding that will suffice as
proof that you indeed are who you say you are. Thank you in advance, [Well, I presumed in advance that being so direct would scare him
off, but I decided to give it another shot. It was then when I realised that I
replied directly rather than use the special reply address he provided so I
resent the orig. response to that.] From: I only just realised that by simply hitting the Reply button, you may
not have received my response. I have now resent it to the email address that
you XXX explicitly provided in your original message... [Remaining message identical to the prior one.] [This address bounced! I will just hafta try to the original
reply-to one again in vain hope...] From: Hey John: I have not heard from you for some time, now and that
[email protected] email address you provided bounced. What gives? Do you still want my assistance, or not? Cheers, [Two messages have come in at the same time so I will answer them
together to save confusion. Also, I will pop off a quick message to the
"lawyer", as requested. Also, I actually received two copies of both of his
emails - I think he is creaming his (hospital) pants with eagerness.] From: Dear Respected Partner, IMA, From: Deear Respected Partner,IMA, From: Hey John: From: Hey Kross: [Well bugger me purple if the pushy little mook didn't reply
straight back!] From: HII, From: Hey, calm down! [Now the fake legal advise pours in.] From: ATTENTION: Ima. From: Greeting Micheal: [If you're not gonna spell it
correctly, why should I?] [I want some action, dammit!] From: Hey, you two:
Last Update: 02/07/2004
"owen" <[email protected]>
Subject:GOOD-DAY.
Date:
Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:54:42 -0600
commmonwealth Bank of Australia,
18 Bank Place Melbourne,
Australia,
2nd of June, 2004.
REPLY TO EMAIL:[email protected]
2. Contact address
3. Telephone and fax numbers
REPLY TO EMAIL:[email protected]
"Ima Choad"
To:
"owen" <[email protected]>
Subject:Re: GOOD-DAY.
Date:
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 03:00:43 -0700 (PDT)
Ima.
"COQUE" [Yes, I had made the reply string
universal, by now.]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:RESEND: Re: GOOD-DAY.
Date:
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 07:39:00 -0700 (PDT)
"COQUE"
To:
"owen" <[email protected]>
Subject:Re: GOOD-DAY.
Date:
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 07:43:39 -0700 (PDT)
Ima.
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]> [Yes,
a new email address.]
Subject:I NEED YOUR TOTAL CO-OPERATION, IMA.
Date:
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:01:49 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you very much for your reminder and your willingness to make sure that
you , i and my solicitor completes this fund transfer as soon as possible.I am
really sorry for not replying you before now as i have being teriblely ill .I
was dis-charged from the sick-bed yesterday and i got your mail today.Thank you
once again as you are a worthy partner.
However, i will still like to resend the update to you again so that you can
follow up in detailed again due to my illness.
I want you to get back to me and provide your direct telephone number , direct
fax number and your contact address or company address .
I am expecting your mail to enable you and i complete this fund tarnsfer as
soon as possible.I wish you a great new week and Gods protection.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr John Owen.
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>
Subject:DETAILED UPDATE OF THE FUND TARNSFER.
Date:
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:11:22 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you very much for your mail and your willinness to successfully complete
this fund transfer with me through your designated bank account which you will
nominate for this fund transfer.I will forever remain greatiful as we match on
this financial destiny.I am a strong and practising christian.Posterity will
jugde us.The mail that i sent to you was intended for you alone.No other person
is aware of this fund transfer apart from my solicitor and you.I want to
re-affirm my readiness and seriousness to work and complete this transaction
with only you and my attorney.However, with my position in the bank currently,
i want every discussion and communication based on this transaction to be
solely through email while the telephone discussion will be between you and my
attorney.It is my pleasure to let you know that all you will need to know based
on this transaction will be made known to you through my attorney because i
employed for his proffessional services to arranage and effect this transaction
successfully soon through his contacts and knowledge.
History of the funds: As i said in my first mail to you, i aquired the funds
legally with my position in the bank.Rather than leave the funds to be
confiscated , i arranaged and moved the funds to a security and finance company
in London for safe-keeping.There is nothing strange about this transaction as
this type of situation happens in a alot of banks and individual all over the
globe.Some people dont know what to do when the are fixing money with
banks.However, this transaction is 100% risk free and confidential.All the
procedure that will be involved will be in line with the law and the
international monetary and financial regulations.I am confident of this
transaction and i need your total co-operation, trust and support to make it a
reality soon.My attorney have confirmed his readiness to assist you and i to
arranage and effect this transaction as he said that it will take you and i
only fourteen offical working days to conclude depending on your level of
co-operation.My dear, i need your trust to write a new song in the lifes of my
family and yours.This opportunity was made by GOD to me .I and my family will
relocate to your country as soon as this transaction is completed , to leave
and invest in your countrys economy.This fund transfer is 100% risk free and
confidential.
Finally, i need your total co-operation to stand as the next of kin to two
trunk deposit consignmnts in the security and finance company.You will assist
me futher to claim the consignments an thereafter transfer th funds to your
dsignated bank account/offshore bank account. i want you to contact my attorney
immediately (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT) and introduce yourself formally to him as
i have informed him about you and your willingness to assist me in this
transaction.His nameis BARRISTER MICHEAL KROSS and his email is :
[email protected] You and him will handle
the procedures and the transferring of the funds to your bank account in your
country.This is because of my postion in the bank and for the confidentiality
involved until the funds is effected to your bank account .He will guilde you
on what to do and know.All you will need to know will be made know to you
through him.I have firm trust in him and i hold him on his promise.I will like
you to keep me updated with your communication and transfer process with him as
i will rely on your informations and communication.I thank GOD for this new
business relationship establised as we match on to a new destiny.Feel free to
work with him and ask questions where you need explanation.Thanks for
anticipated co-operation and have a great week.I am expecting your mail to know
the update between you and the solicitor.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. John Owen
NOTE: FUTHER EMAIL COMMUNICATION WILL BE THROUGH THIS YAHOO EMAIL ADDRESS.
"COQUE"
To:
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>
Subject:Re: DETAILED UPDATE OF THE FUND TARNSFER.
Date:
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:00:47 -0700 (PDT)
You sent two messages so for the sake of simplicity, I will answer both of them
together...
My contact and company addresses are the same:
10086 Sunset Boulevarde
Beverly Hills LA 90210
USA
As I am sure that I mentioned previously, I do not own a mobile phone and am
never in my office so providing the land line would be more like a land mine
and facsimile would just be down-right facking silly (Sorry, just a little joke
there, hehe - just trying to lighten your day!). Anyway, seriously, as you
mentioned, we need to keep this just between the two of us so having my staff
answer the phone and/or reading a fax makes no sense.
We seem to correspond fine by email and it would work out more efficient,
considering the time difference and all.
What did you go to hospital for? I hope you are feeling better now... I just
had a terrible case of hardening of the skin; the medical term is burnished
leather syndrome. Luckily, it did not last too long - I had a brief case of
burnished leather.
One point, however, I previously had asked you send me a large, clear photo of
you holding a boomerage (something so readily available in Hellburn,
Oztraylia). Please do not take it personally, it is not that I don't trust you,
per se, it is just that we do not really know each other that well yet and
there are some shysters out there. Speaking of shysters, if you are not feeling
too well, you could always organise your lawyer to do it, instead.
I will email him directly after this message, anhow...
Hope you get better at feeling yourself up,
Ima.
"COQUE"
To:
[email protected]
Subject:Owen John advised me to contact you.
Date:
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:09:06 -0700 (PDT)
You don't happen to have a lawyer brother in the States, do you? It is just
that I knew a lawyer here in LA called Kris Kross. He even used to have adverts
on TV about how he was going make you jump for joy upon the settlements he
would get - the catch-phrase of the advertisements was, "Kris Kross is gonna
make you jump!". [Anybody remember them?]
Anyway, Owen told me to contact you.
One thing, I wanted to confirm that he/you are from Austria so could you please
send a large, clear photo of you holding a boomerang? It is a slightly weird
request, I know, but it is an item which will only cost a couple of dollars
from any local tourist shop in the City but is somewhat unique to your state of
origin. [This joke is strictly for Aussies - the State of Origin
is when two Oz states play football against each other.]
Get back to me with this (I think Owen may still be feeling relatively ill and
not quite up to the task) and details of what you would like me to do. I really
am eager to help but just want to be sure that things are all kosher, if you
know what I mean...
Thanks in advance,
Ima.
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>
Subject:CONTACT THE SOLICITOR.
Date:
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:10:14 -0700 (PDT)
Get in touch with my solicitor for this transaction.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr John Owen.
"COQUE"
To:
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>
Subject:Re: CONTACT THE SOLICITOR.
Date:
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:26:27 -0700 (PDT)
I said I would contact him and I did...
I was merely keeping you in the loop, so to speak.
Ima.
"MICHEAL KROSS" <[email protected]>
[This loser can't even spell his own name correctly; how am I supposed to even
pretend to respect this tosser as a barrister?]
Subject:FUND TRANSFER ADVISE.
Date:
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 03:40:23 -0500
I wish to let you know that this fund transfer which you have accepted to
assist my client who is your partner, Dr John Owen to transfer his fund is
legal, safe and risk-free.I decided to legally handle the transaction and make
sure that the funds are transfered legally because i have seen that the funds
are original.It is very important that you reliaize that the amount of money
involved in this transaction needs your total committment and assistance to
make sure that it is successfully transfered.This is becuase after the
september 11 incident in the united states of america, fund transfer above the
tune of one million dollars are properly investigated upon.To this end , i have
made sure that all the original documents that have to back this funds are
gotten and they will be made avaliable to you ahead of the fund transfer.The
fund transfer will be completed within two offical working weeks depending on
your level of co-operation and committment t owards this transaction.I have
made this promise to your partner, Dr John owen when he approached me to
legally complete this transaction for him and you.
Secondly, i will send all the original documents of the transcation to you
through the DHL courier services.This is to make sure that the original
documents does not get lose in transit and they will be insured for security
reasons.The documents are as good as the money itself.You will handle/pay for
the cost of sending the documents to you.
Thirdly, the funds as you were told is currently lodged with a finance company
in London for safe keeping.The funds were couriered diplomatically from
australia to london.The funds are contained in two trunk deposit boxes .Your
assistance and co-operation will be required in the following areas.To claim
the two trunk deposits boxes in your names, details and address.A new change of
ownership will be made in your names and details and a reassignment of credit
will be issued in your names.To recieve and hold the funds on trust for your
partner upon its successfull transfer to your bank account which you will
nominate .To assist him futher in the proper investment of the funds in your
economy under your direction and supervision.To make sure that his security and
safety are secured upon moving to your country with his family as the will
leave the rest of there family life in your country.You will also assist your
partner, Dr John Owen in making the payment for the demurrage f ees that have
accumulated with the consignment in the security and finance company.
I want you to provide your following details to enable me commence work for
you.Your direct telehone and fax number.Your direct mailing /residential
address.The above informations will enable me to immediately commence the file
documentation in your names and details.I have opened a file in your names and
all your informations will be kept very confidential.Your partner have directed
that i send to you a draft copy of the joint investment aggreement or otherwise
called a memoradium of understanding.This will protect the future financial
interest of each party involved in this transaction and the expenses
thereafter.I will send the information to you in my next mail after i have
recieved the above details.You will be required to meet with me in london to
make claims of the two consignments deposits in your names and details and
complete this transaction.As soon as we get to that stage , i will notify you
to arrive to london .
Finally, it is very important that you understand every step that will be taken
in this transaction to make sure that you dont make mistakes.I will do my best
to make sure that you recieve your funds as soon as possible.It is my pleasure
to provide my proffessional services while this transaction last.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Micheal Kross.
Solicitor and Advocates.
Micheal Kross and Associates INC.
"COQUE"
To:
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>
Subject:Re: FUND TRANSFER ADVISE.
Date:
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 05:03:47 -0700 (PDT)
My street address is:
10086 Sunset Boulevarde
Beverly Hills LA 90210
USA
I run my charity business from my mansion so it doubles as both my work abode
and domestic address.
I am under the impression that we are being somewhat clandestine about this so
do not advise contacting my house via phone or fax. I am more often abroad
collecting donations and saving critters rather than at the office. Hence,
there is little use contacting that - I have found that I am even more prompt
using email than most people are with the phone, after taking meetings, etc
into account. As well as wireless access, I have the newest moreorless
technology which allows me to do basically anything from anywhere, including
mid-flight (I now consider it a pre-requisite to business with the incredible
amount of travel that I do).
FOR THE SAME REASON, please inform me before you send documents off as I may be
overseas for extended periods in the near future and it will most likely be
preferable to get them sent to where I am at that current moment of time rather
than having potentially prying eyes scrutinising them. [After
all, I'll never receive it if you do...]
So you are in London, not Melbourne, correct? I have made several requests for
proof of identity but they seem to have fallen on deaf ears. My criteria for
proof is relatively unorhtodox but that is why I believe it to be sucessful; it
is somewhat unpredictable... I originally asked John for a photo with a
boomerang (being a common knick-knack there and nowhere else) but he has not
done so.
I guess that because he is so ill, the onus is up to you to provide photo
proof. Because I can't think of anything special from the UK to get a photo
with, just get a photo of yourself holding up a sign with my full name (Ima
Choad) on it. The photograph should be large and clear as I require it as proof
of who you are.
I accept that you are a busy legal man so I will be willing to re-imburse you
for the materials and effort required to fulfill my request. After I receive an
acceptable piece of photographic proof, I will be happy to acquiesce to any
demands/requirements that you have. [I may have baited the hook,
but you are still the worm, bucko.]
I understand that there will be costs involved in getting John's elephantine
trunk out of storage and am happy to accept that cost; pleae just tell me how
much it will be. Would it be easier to wire that money to you before I come
over?
Respectfully,
IC.
"COQUE"
To:
"JOHN OWEN" <[email protected]>, "MICHEAL KROSS" <[email protected]>
Subject:Still waiting for your reply...
Date:
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 21:24:47 -0700 (PDT)
Do you folks still want to do business, or what!
When one of you sends me a photo, then we can finally get down to
business...
I am eager to "get this show on the road", aren't you?
This respectfully,
IC.
ChaosWorrier