oozing capital


From the archives of that modest cleric, Rabbi Ben Zona, comes an interchange which lasted six months before the scammer gave up.
Rabbi Ben Zona has appeared in hw much will u pay me 4 a start, an eight-month foray against "Larry Williams" (CIRCUMSPECTION), IF THE FALAFEL LOOK LIKE GOLD, FAMILY PLOT and many others.

featuring
Micheal Ekwos, supposedly with the EFCC (Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (the real one is here)
[His name is probably not really Micheal Ekwos. Maybe he picked it at random.]
versus
Rabbi Ben Zona, devoted family man and spiritual explorer


Michael Ekwos

From: INFO EFCC (efcc1930@hotmail.com)
Subject: Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,waiting
IP: 82.128.2.101 (Lagos, Nigeria)

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)
Lagos Office 15A Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos

Sir/Madam,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Compliment of the New day(Weekend)to you and your Lovely Families,well ( ) we are here to inform you that your transaction which you have with the Bank/Western Union in nigeria whats of Millions of Dolars has been Presently Handling by this office to make sure all the Foreign Benefactors get their Fund received in this Coming third Quater payment , we have been Mandated to take Proper care of the Outstanding Payment, so with Due Respect, we wanted to call you but just feel to send you mail Message first, then on your Response showing Readiness to Comply with us, by Monday i will call you to talk with you on Phone Right, we have all your Datas Viz:

but we will advice you to Reconfirm it Once again to us right,really we know that you might have been scamed or Defruaded by those Impostors, but we are here to Reassured you that you will definitely Regain your Past Surfings during our Communications ok,what we needed mostly from you is Co-operations and Honesty, waiting to hearing from you .

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

Dear Micheal,

I've having a good day (Evening) thus far me and my families, thanks for asking. Now then ( ), I'm not sure how many dolars of mine are presently handlinged by your Office but I can tell by the whats of Millions of Dolars because you're just oozing Capital viz:

but my Readiness to Comply should not be called into Question this Quater, so Respectfully allow me to regain my Past Surfings. Feel free to Contact me on the details Duly Confirmed and Call me on the Phone Right.

Ben Zona

Michael Ekwos

Sir/Madam,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Yes your mail has been received and its well noted, how everDr Ben, we hereby Requesting you to Reconfirm to us the Information Needed from you its very Vital to this Organisation right, so as Quike as Possible its Needed very Important,waiting.
Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

Sir/Madam Mr. Micheal Ekwos,

Quikely you must Tell me urgently the Informations you have about me first before i Reconfirm,waiting.

Ben Zona

Michael Ekwos

Sir/Madam,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Listen very Carefully, what we have here was Only your Name Email, but we Thought we have your Phone but not, so you should Reconfirm to us your Details so we can be able to conclude this Transaction RRight.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

Micheal,

I am Listening very Carefully, you only Have my Name Email and not my Phone Number Address? Where did you get the Information's from in the First Place?

Ben Zona

Michael Ekwos

Sir/Madam,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Your mail has been received and all was well noted, Dear Customer,we got every details from the Central bank of nigeria then instructed by Office of the Presidency that we should make sure every transaction that has not been concluded, we should contact the Benefactors so we can Finalise the transaction with them(Foreigners)is that clear?so with due respect we are still awaiting to have your full details very Urgent .

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

Could Not the Central Bank of Nigeria have given You the Rest Of my Details Urgent?Waiting.

Ben Zona

Michael Ekwos

Sir/Madam,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Please, we are not here for all these , we dont need to be wasting all these Time with you talking one Issue for long now, Dr Ben, we are here Once again Requesting you to Submit the Requested Datas so we can be able to Conclude this transaction is that Clear ?waiting please.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

(All right, back to English.)

Michael,

Why are you still calling me Sir/Madam? Is it not clear that the sex of a man of respected and fictional clergyman is yet apparent?

In any case far be it from me to waste the time of the EFCC with such a pithy detail of submitting my details and being susceptible to identity fraud to a character as of yet unvalidated except for a claim that there is untold millions awaiting me as a result of being formerly scammed by another questionable character, so I will hand over my details after all so you can "confirm" that those are the details already on file with the Bank of Nigeria, though something already tells me that whatever I supply will be "confirmed":

My address is PO Box 419, Kfar Shilshul, Israel, 90419, and my telephone line is temporarily disconnected. You can reach me via this email address in the meantime as soon as Bezeq gets their act in order to reinstall my line.

Sincerely,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona
Congregation Patsch Intuchas
Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Address you Submited has been Confirmed, now we must let you know Dr that by Tomorrow, Copies of some Certificates will be Secured on your Behalf,But ,i must let you know the Truth, we have lost of Foreigner listed that surposed to have received thier fund,we have about 762 Customers to Attend to, so let us know the Actual fund so we will not release another persons fund to you or yours to another,what ever is been Registered and signed by the Offices in Question, is the final, so we want you to Let us know the Exact amount of your fund, so there will be no any Mistakes right, so the Certificates will be Updated and signed, we waiting.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Rabbi Ben Zona

Let me just understand something. You contact me telling me there's a fund, tell me to give my details to confirm, and now you won't release it to me without knowing the exact amount of the fund? Why, you haven't told me yet, we waiting for it.

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,listen very carefully Due Process must be followed to make sure no Mistakes is that Clear?so Kindly Co-operate with us, before you Got Scammed by Fraudstars there some Inherittance Fund been in Question be Freindly with us Right, waiting.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,what is really going on ?pls we are here once again asking you, if you know you cant get this solve, then Issue to us the power of attorny signed by you and your lawyer from Philipines right, then scan it to us as waiting please, but if still ready we are awaiting to have your response regarding the mail we sent to you since realy July so we can be able to get this transaction completed ok waiting.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,Sir,please we are still awaiting to hearing from you to know your rediness in concluding this transaction is that clear?but if you are no longer ready to conclude this with us let us know now then decline Immediately and issue out to us power of attorny signed by you and your lawyer from your country, but if still ready also update with us, waiting.

Mr Micheal Ekwos.
EFCC Senior Officer incharge

(and sent again three days later)

Rabbi Ben Zona

Let me just understand something. You contact me telling me there's a fund, tell me to give my details to confirm, and now you won't release it to me without knowing the exact amount? That's a bit strange if you ask me.

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,Sir,we have received your mail and its well noted, but Point of Corections, we never said that we will not release your fund to you any Longer without knowing the Exact amount, but what we asked is to be very much Sure, Well for your Information in case you dont know the Fund we have here on your Name is Amounted to $11.5Million, ans you will be Required to Meet the Diplomat in Either Viz:

1,Phlippines
2,Thailand
3,Canada
4,Egypt

or Visit out Offshore payment Centre in beirut(Lebanon)last Option to wire the Fund to your Acct but you will Require to open an acct with any of the bank Here to Enable the Fund Move to your acct without Much Questioning,or to receive the Fund Through ATM Master card or International Draft, then if choose to receive either Draft or ATM you only pay for the Delivery of the Items , so awaiting to hearing from you, meanwhile we are still awaiting to have your Working Phone Numbers(Mobile)vvery Urgent Sir.

(and resent four days later)

Rabbi Ben Zona

Dear Michael,

OK, fair enough. I didn't know the fund was worth $11.5M because you just told me that now. Now I know. Ask me again and I'll tell you for sure.

Wouldn't you know that I happen to be going to Canada on some business shortly. Where in Canada do I have to meet him?

Sincerely,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona
Congregation Patsch Intuchas

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,we have received your mail and all was well noted, so now we will want to know when you will be in Canada then we can give you Update Regarding the Diplomat Arrival because it will be more better you arrive Canada then let us know your Mobile in Canada so that we can as well give it to the diplomat to reach you on his arrival,as you can see the Diplomat dont Base in Canada, but on Transits,to deliver Consignments, his Final Destination is Canada, so let us know when you will be in Canada and on your arrival we need to have the mobile phone you use in Canada then he will communicate with you on his arrival ok, then we will give you his Name, then when he arrive he Ring you on Phone ok, waiting to hearing from you.

Its only in Lebanon we have Offshore payment centre and they have Numbers to reach them,as its Office right, so awaiting to know when you will be in canada and on your arrival in canada you give us your Mobile phone number ok.

Rabbi Ben Zona

Michael,

Do you understand how big Canada is? What city am I meeting him in? Moose Jaw? Penetanguishene? Chicoutimi? Tuktoyaktuk?

Sincerely,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona
Congregation Patsch Intuchas

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,we have gottenned your mail message,listen very carefully the city to meet with him is never the problem for now, what matter is when you arrive Canada let us know the city where you are and your contact mobile phone number then we will give the Diplomat your Phone and Name he will now call you and let you know where to meet with him, for now we cant tell you the city he will arrive is that Clear?so you have to let us know when you will be in Canada,then when you get there you give us your contact mobile where the diplomat will connect you when he arrive ok,waiting.

But for your information we dont let the diplomat know that the consignments contains money, we only tell them that its Family Treasure is that Clear?

we need to inform you now that the shipment charges $19,200.00 and the Airticket of the diplomat and our Representative will be incure by this Organisation [isn't that nice of them], while the Registration Fees to enable the diplomat register the consignment showing free from Terrorism and free from Drugs will be incure by you its cost Only $5,760.00,make sure you have it in your hand for the sucess of this transaction ok.

(sent again four days later)

Rabbi Ben Zona

Hang on, Canada is a big country. If I'm heading off to Yellowknife, say, I can't very well pick up and head out to Edmonton on a whim. That's a few thousand kilometres *if* the roads are open. If he's a diplomat, can't he come and meet me?

It just so happens I will be heading up north to a few Inuit villages to conduct high holiday services - Shmekelavik, Shiksavut, Tuchastoyaktuk, and Great Schmaltz Lake, but I will be flying through Toronto. When and where will the diplomat be around the end of September? If he can meet me up north, we can together dip the whale blubber in honey for a sweet new year.

Sincerely,
Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona
Congregation Patsch Intuchas

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,we have received your mail message, Dr, the Areas he will Visit Only is Toronto,British Columbia,Montreal, these are the places he had to visit for the delivery of the consignments they are coming with, so what matter now is for you to arrive in canada then on the arrival of the diplomat we will now give him your number for them to call you and let you know where to meet with them and hand over the fees $5,760.00 to the Diplomat to Enable him clear and Register the consignment before Conveying the consignment to you is that Clear?without your number, and you been in Canada, its still hard to conclude,so since you have informed us that by the end of the Month September you will be in Canada, that will be better, by then he will be in Canada , as soon as you get to canada let us know with your Using Mobile Phone where you can be reached there in Canada ok

Rabbi Ben Zona

Not a problem, but my stay in Toronto will be very brief, as I'm quickly stopping over, catching a plane, and heading up north for a week or two. I will of course have my mobile phone with me but up north I'm not sure there are any cellular phone towers, so I can't promise I'll get any phone reception. Email is probably the best way forward.

Since I have to fly in and out of Toronto, that's probably the best place to meet me. I'd rather not meet at the airport as I don't want to raise too much suspicion. Should we meet at the Nigerian consulate instead?

Can you put me in touch with the diplomat - maybe we could work something out.

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,your mail has been received and all was well noted, listen dear you have to get Cellphone when you get to Canada because he must talk with you freequently in canada,so it will be better you let us know the week you will arrive in Canada,then we will give him the number to reach you once he get to canada is that Clear?

lastely where to meet with the Diplomat depends where the diplomat is, he will let you where he is so you can meet with him to solve the Issue right,then he will now know where to convey the consignment for you as you know he has money people to attend to right.

the Diplomat dont Base in Nigeria, he UK Base but will come down here before his departure to canada, every arrangement is almost completed,and he will need Copy of your Id Either Driver L Passport to be sure its the person to hand over the consignment,will be awaiting.

Rabbi Ben Zona

Listen "dear", don't know how it works in Nigeria but up in Canada and the rest of the world? You kind of need a cell tower around to get any kind of reception. Where I'm going has nothing. I will temporarily have reception passing through Toronto but that's it.

Are you being deliberately cagey about where the diplomat is going to be? Can you give me a hint? Narrow it down to a province, perhaps?

I will be in Canada next week but will be up north for the better part of October. As I said, email will have to do while I'm there, but if you pass along the Canadian telephone number of the diplomat, I will try to call him when I'm one airport or other.

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,your mail has been received, but please you should as well understand that the Diplomat Based in UK Not in Africa(Nigeria )Right, and he do trip from one place to the other, we dont have his permanent phone now but according to the company he will be arroound by weekend then come down to Nigeria before taking off, he will as well get cell phone when he arrive Canada, so where ever you are in Canada, you should make sure you have your cellphone where he can reach you on his arrival, we have informed you that where he will arrive when geting to canada is Montreal so you will need to meet with him at Montreal when he calls you right, so we are still asking you to send to us Copy of any of your ID as he will need to know whom he will release the consignment to ok,since you told us now that you will get to canada next week, first thing you will do is to get Cellphone pls, he cant work with email while you know he has people phone to reach them, since you are not from Canada then when you get there you get one cell phone ok.
and make sure you have the Fees $5,670.00 as inform to clear the consignment then deliver to you .

Rabbi Ben Zona

This is worth reading out loud :)

Michael,

Montreal? I'm not going to Montreal; I'll be passing through Toronto on the way up north.

I'm sure your diplomat has a data roaming plan on his cellphone. Email will do just fine. As far as this cellphone issue, I'm going to break this down real slow in dialogue format:

Rabbi Ben Zona: Hey Mike, how many 'F's are there in "EFCC"?
Michael Ekwos: Why, there is only one F in "EFCC".
Rabbi Ben Zona: Aha! Well done. Let me ask you, how many 'F's are there in "fees"?
Michael Ekwos: Well, old chap, there is again, one 'F' in "fees".
Rabbi Ben Zona: Right you are. Please indulge me one more time, how many 'F's are there in "cellular phone tower in Northern Canada so Rabbi Ben Zona can only communicate via email?"
Michael Ekwos: I'm afraid, sir, there is not a single 'F' in "cellular phone tower in Northern Canada so Rabbi Ben Zona can only communicate via email."
Rabbi Ben Zona: And it's precisely that, my good man, is what I've been trying to explain to you in the last 3 email messages.

Michael Ekwos

Dr. Rabbi Ben Zona,

Dr Ben,
message received, but be adviced that we dont work in that way, some one who has many Clients to Attend to will have time for all these email?pls and please from the Begining we have never have person with this your Kind Ideas, so we still advicing you to get Cellphone when you get to Canada, then you have to send it to us so we can pass it to the Diplomat over there in Canada, he will then call you through the number right, do things Maturedly Dr Ben,when you Get ready to Depart from your Country Isreal to Canada then you Updates us right, waiting.

for your Information boths of you must meet one on one after phone conversation pls.

Rabbi Ben Zona
September 22, 2011

Dear Micheal,

You're not too clever, are you? That's OK. I'm sure you were born that way, so you can't help it. I deal with several clients, congregants, friends, and I also have a multitude of children scattered around the globe. Email seems to work fine for me and all of my contacts as well.

If you want to have it, have it then. I will register for an Internet phone, and that way we can leave voicemail messages back and forth for each other, which apparently is neither a) cost efficient nor b) productive. But if this is how you want to work, that's fine.

Can you please send me the email details of your diplomat? Updates me quickly,waiting.

Rabbi Ben Zona

Micheal,

I'm leaving early tomorrow to Canada. I've taken out $7,500 for his fees and any extra expenses that may arise. How can I get a hold of the diplomat?

Rabbi Ben Zona

Micheal,

Enjoying my time up here in Northern Canada. The penguins and woolly mammoth are real sights to behold.

I haven't heard from you for some time; if hope everything is still going to plan. It turns out I may be in Montreal on the way back - where will your man be?

Rabbi Ben Zona
Micheal, I'm very worried as I haven't heard from you. All this money is burning a hole in my pocket.
Rabbi Ben Zona

Micheal,

I fear I have to return home without meeting the diplomat, as I'm needed back there soon.

Why haven't you returned my messages? Is there anything the matter?

[But, slow as he is, Micheal seems to have figured it out.]