ORIGINAL LETTER

  ENGR. Onwa Johnson

Attention:

Dear Sir,

It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of myself and my
colleagues.

Your particulars were given to me by a member of the Nigerian Export Promotion
Council 
(NEPC) who was at the Federal Government Delegation to Caribbean Island during
a trade 
exhibition. I have decided to seek a confidential cooperation with you in the
execution of 
the deal described here for the benefit of all parties involved and hope that
you will keep it 
as top secret because of the nature of the business and the personalities
involved.

Within the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where I work as the Director,
Project Implementation 
and with the cooperation of four other top officials, we have in our possession
as overdue 
payment bills totaling Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars
(US$14,500,000.00) 
which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and cooperation of a
trusted foreign firm or 
individual who will receive the said fund on our behalf into any account
provided to receive such 
funds. We are handicapped in this deal because the Civil Service code of
Conduct does not allow 
public servants like us to operate offshore account, hence your importance in
the whole transaction.

The amount (US$14.5M) represents some percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf 
of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm which we the officials
over-invoiced deliberately. Though 
the actual contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the
balance in the tune of 
the said amount which we have gotten approval to remit by Telegraphic Transfer
(T.T) to foreign bank 
account you will provide by filing in an application through my Ministry for
the transfer of rights and 
privileges of the former contractor to you.

Since the present new civilian government of my country is determined to pay
every foreign contractor 
all debts owed so as to maintain good relationship with foreign government and
non-government 
financial agencies, we have decided to include our bill for approvals with the
cooperation of some 
officials from the all the government Ministries which will be involved in the
payment processes. We 
are seeking your assistance in providing a vital account into which we can
remit this money by acting 
as our main partner and trustee or acting as the original contractor. This we
can do by swapping of 
account and changing of beneficiary and other forms of documentation upon
application for claim to 
reflect the payment and approvals to be secured on behalf of you. This
processes being an 
understanding with the principal trustee of the original contractor and with
the consent of the original 
contractor.

My colleagues and I have agreed to pay you 30% of the money to be transferred
for your effort should 
you be willing to assist us in the transaction and 60% will be for us to share.
We are setting aside 10% 
for the general expenses that might come up during the process of concluding
this transaction.

This business is completely risk-free on your part should you decide to assist
us. Also, your area of 
specialization will not be a hindrance to the successful execution of this
transaction.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
Please send me an email 
on this email address to indicate your willingness in assisting us so that I
can direct you on what next to 
do. After your first response by email, I will supply you with my contact
details including my direct 
telephone and fax numbers through which you can always get across to me.
Endeavor to include in your 
response your direct telephone, fax and mobile numbers where we can reach you
anytime of the 
day for further discussion on this project.

Thanks for your anticipated assistance.

Yours sincerely,
ENGR. Onwa Johnson

N.B
Please use my alternative
E-mail address: onwa@hotvoice.com

MY REPLY 1

  Onwa -

Please send me more information on how I can help!

Regards,
Richard Bolitho

SCAM REPLY 1

  : OUR CONFIDENTIAL MUTUAL MATTER 

Many thanks for your response to our proposal indicating your interest and
willingness to assist achieve success in this noble deal of immense benefit. As
the coordinator of this project, it behooves on me the responsibility of
intimating you with the requirements and procedure for the smooth sail of this
deal.. 

On our enquiries for a reputable and competent foreign company we could do
import and export business with; based on this recommendation and good reports
of your success, we decided to solicit for your assistance in this rather
confidential financial matter, Our expectations concerning the further steps
after the transfer of funds to your nominated bank account would include coming
over to your country for the disbursement of funds; investing in your stock
market and the importation of Agricultural Machineries and Equipments. The
possibility to claim the transaction in a fiduciary account is acceptable to
us, but our only concern is that it would not undermine the confidentiality of
this project in any way. Though we are just beginning to know ourselves, I wish
to assure you that I shall be obliged to provide you every information you may
need to know concerning myself as the transaction commences in full swing. 

Source of funds as indicated in my first letter, following the successful
handing over of General Abdusalami Abubakar to the new executive president
Olusegun Obasanjo, a Contract Review Panel (C.R.P) was constituted; consisting
of seasoned technocrats in the civil service and financial experts to review
all contracts (Foreign and Local) awarded during the military regime. We
discovered that some top officials in the military government awarded
themselves and friends multi-million dollars contracts, which were grossly
inflated and over-invoiced; we i.e, (C.R.P.) were able to identify these
over-invoiced and inflated contracts funds to the tune of US$55.5M (Fifty-five
million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars Only) which is presently
in a floating account in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) the nation apex
bank, ready for payment to any contractor with authentic claim. Meanwhile, we
are only able to secure documents that would enable us process US$14.5M ( U.S.
Dollars Only). To commence this project fully, we require your cooperation and
assistance by providing us with the following information:

1. Company name and address
2. Bank name, address, account number, swift code, telex number as well as
telephone and fax numbers; because these funds can only be transferred into a
foreign 
account.

On receipt of your banking coordinates, we shall file a formal letter of claims
on behalf of your company. To accord this project the legality it deserves and
for mutual security of the funds the whole payment procedure will be processed
officially with your name or the name of the company you may nominate as the
bona fide beneficiary of the contractual entitlements(US$14.5M). Modalities
have been worked out at the highest level to ensure that this project is
concluded within 5 - 6 working days after receipt of your banking coordinates
in the concerned government Authorities/Agencies responsible for the issuance
of the relevant basic payment approvals which will confirm you/your company as
the bona fide beneficiary of the contract sum. Our assurance is that your role
is risk-free and the confidence of your capability and reliability in the
prosecution of a transaction of his magnitude requiring maximum trust and good
faith. I want you to understand that having put in many years of service for my
country in an enviable position/career, I am adverse to having my image and
good family name dented, hence the need therefore to treat this matter with
utmost secrecy and urgency. Needless to say the trust reposed on your good self
at this juncture is enormous. Kindly expedite action to enable us include the
transfer of the contractual entitlements into your nominated bank account in
the present payment quota; your line of business does not  matter as all the
necessary paper work will be carefully prepared to ensure that your safety is
guaranteed. Please let trust and absolute confidentiality be our watch-word
throughout this business transaction. Hope to hear from you very soon, thanks
and God bless. 

my best regards

JOHNSON O.

MY REPLY 2

  Onwa -

I will be using the branch of my company in Oregon, USA to complete this
transaction. The information is:

Anim-X Studios
16055 SW Walker Rd. #144
Beaverton, OR 97006-4058
Phone: 503-488-0345
Fax: 503-617-4763

I will be a few days in providing you the banking information, as I am in the
process of creating a special account to process this transaction. I will leave
this account empty in order to better track your money transfer. As soon as
this account is ready, I will have my account manager Kendra Moore contact you
with the necessary information.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 2

  ATTEN RICHARD,

THANKS FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE TO MY PROPOSAL. LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS
NO RISK INVOLVE, ALL YOU MUST DO IS TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION VERY CONFIDENTIAL
TO YOURSELF ALONE.  

WE SHALL START UP WITH THE PROCESSING OF THE DOCUMENT TOMORROW, WILL ALSO
UPDATE FULLY OF WHAT THE NEXT STEP WILL BE.

PLEASE TRY AND SEND THE ACCOUNT NUMBER BEFORE MONDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE MAPPED OUT
EVERYTHING TO WORK THE WAY WE WANT IT TO WORK, WE DON'T WANT TO EXCEED THE
STIPULATED TIME IN THIS PROJECT SINCE WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE REVIEW PANEL.

REMEMBER THAT ALL WE ARE GOING TO DO WILL BE LEGAL, WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU MOST
IS TRUST DO NOT LET US DOWN WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WILL
EXPLAIN BETTER TO YOU WHEN I CALL YOU LATER TODAY.

PLEASE YOU MUST TAKE ALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM ME ONLY AS THE SOLE COORDINATOR OF
THIS PROJECT, WAIT FOR MY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU TAKE ANY STEP IN THIS PROJECT
SO THAT WE DO NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKE.

REMAIN BLESS.

JOHNSON ONWA

IS YOUR FAX MACHINE VERY CONFIDENTIAL? WHAT ABOUT YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER CAN I
REACH YOU ON THIS NUMBER 24HRS OF THE DAY? PLEASE REPLY.

SCAM REPLY 3

  Richard , 

Thanks for your last e-mail and your assurance for the realization this great
and profitable transaction.

As agreed on the e-mail, arrangement is ready in place for the incorporation of
your company in Nigeria. we will also process three years tax clearance
certificate, the certificate of incorporation will be back dated to 1998 to
suit the year of the contract was awarded.

The above process is estimated to cost about us$13,600 and we will take care of
it this way. as you already know, all expenses incurred by both parties will
be deducted from the total amount before share. Processing of approvals for the
said payment is expected to take 3-4 working days from the day we receive your
nominated bank particulars. the moment the final approval is received, myself
and two of my partners will meet you in united states for formal introduction
also please let us know what profitable venture we can invest our fund in your
country.

Make sure the account number is ready as soon as possible because everything is
in place waiting for the account to be sent.

look forward to meeting you soon.
regards

Johnson.



When the final approval is received how do you want me to send them to you for
your perusal? by fax or attachment? please reply.

KENDRA REPLY 1

  Dear Mr. Owna: [misspelled on purpose]

I am writing to you on behalf of Mr. Richard Bolitho (my boss), who says that I
have to give you all the information about the new bank account for this big
deal.

We have opened an account at this bank:

Bank of Woodburn
26132 Newberg Hwy.
Woodburn, OR 97071

They told me at the bank that the Transfer Number I should use is 1220000739.
Mr. Bolitho also said I had to give you the Account Number. I think it's the
number at the top of the check, but I'm not sure, and I don't want to call Mr.
Bolitho and ask him or I'll get in trouble. The number is 0301.

Mr. Bolitho said that this is a confidential transaction, so please don't tell
anyone, OK?

Thanks,
Kendra Moore
Accounts Manager
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 4 (TO RICHARD)

  Richard , 

How are you today? I presume fine. 

I have received the account information from your account manager. I need to
speak with you on phone. 

what is your cell phone number?. 

We have been able to incorporate your company here in Nigeria, we shall proceed
to the office of the inland revenue office on Monday to talk about the taxes
here, all this will take us about three working days to do, please I have to
explain some few things to you on phone how do I reach you personally on phone?
please keep this very confidential to yourself. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O. 

we are moving forward.

SCAM REPLY 5 (TO KENDRA)

  Kendra, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. what is the cell phone number of
Richard? please I need to speak with him as soon as possible. 

regards 

Johnson

SCAM REPLY 6 (TO RICHARD)

  Richard, 

How are you today? please i need your cell phone number so that i can call you,
the processing will continue today and i hope that before the end of the week
all approvals will be received. 

How do you want me to send the document for your perusal? by fax or attachment?
please reply and keep very confidential. 

regards 

Johnson O.

MY REPLY 3

  Onwa -

I'm afraid I can't use my cell phone for this transaction. My partner at Anim-X
and I review the cell phone records each week in order to keep an eye on
expenses, and if he saw calls to and from Nigeria on my work-issued cell phone,
he would start to wonder what was going on. I'm having a hard enough time
keeping him from finding out about the new bank account in Oregon.

Please forward the necessary documents to me as email attachments, for the same
reason as above. If my partner intercepted one of your faxes, we could both be
exposed in this transaction. I'm sure you understand my concern.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 7

  Richard, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

As soon as the final approval is received i will send it to you by attachment,
please maintain the confidentiality what about your account manager will he not
expose this project? can i speak with you on the phone number you sent last
week? please reply because i need to explain some few things to you as my
partner, also to let you know who will be contacting you for the payment. 

The payment will be coming from washington after the final approval is granted
here, also we need  you to come down and see the final paper from the central
bank here which my partner will move round with you when you are here, will
that be possible? if NO that mean you are going to hire an accredited attorney
in the bank here to sign on your behalf, please note that the final approvals
will be given before the end of this week so bear in mind, we must not exceed
the stipulated time in this project. 

will b expecting to hearing from you. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O. 

Please make sure you take all instructions from me only., what do you think we
can invest in united state when we come around to meet you for our share in the
next 10-14 working days from now?

SCAM REPLY 8

  Richard , 

I tried to reach you on the phone number you gave me but the line was always
busy, when and how can i reach you? the approvals will be ready today or
tomorrow and i have to let you know what the step will be. 

Please always check your mail three times a day because we need to be
communicating in this stage. 

expecting to hearing from you. i need a reply as per the last e-mail i sent
yesterday about your coming. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O.

KENDRA REPLY 2

[This is where it should get interesting. I am introducing Brian Cale, Richard's partner at Anim-X Studios. Brian is a no-nonsense guy who will blow the whistle on the whole deal if he finds out what's going on. Will this threaten Richard's position with the company...? Stay tuned and find out!]

  Richard:

Brian has been calling all day today, leaving me messages and asking what's
going on, why have we opened a new bank account in Woodburn? I know you told me
not to say anything about our relationship with Owna Johnson, but what do you
want me to tell him? You know that Brian always wants ANSWERS in matters like
these.

What do you want me to do?

Kendra

MY REPLY 4

  Onwa -

See message to me from Kendra below. Brian Cale (my partner at Anim-X) is
getting suspicious, and starting to ask questions about the new account I
opened in Oregon. He is NOT the sort of person I can bring in on a deal like
this. He will call the authorities immediately and expose us if he finds
anything out.

I apologize for it being difficult for you to get through on our main telephone
line. We are going to install an automated menu soon, but right now we just get
a lot of calls during the day, and then disable the phone at night (we got too
many messages on the machine to listen to). Please keep trying, and I will do
my best to be available for you when you get through.

We can trust Kendra, I think, unless she really gets too scared and tells
everything to Brian. If she does, all agreements between us are off, and I will
have to sever our relationship. If Brian does not find anything out, we can
still proceed as planned.

I doubt that I will be able to come to Nigeria in person, unless you can put
off this transaction until November. I have a full schedule this month, and
would be sorely missed, even for a few days, if I left the country. Please make
arrangements to hire an attorney to represent me if you cannot delay the
proceedings for a month.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 9

  Richard, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

I am happy that everything is moving as planned. 

The final approval will be given tomorrow from the federal ministry of finance
and i will send to you by attachment for your perusal. 

Please continue the confidentiality of this project, i trust in you now as a
brother and a friend. do not let me down. 

i will send to you all the details information by mail in the morning when i
get them before i send the attachment to you. 

On the issue of the attorney, i will try and find out the cost and send the
information to you, how do you want the attorney to contact you? by mail or
phone? please reply. 

The payment i told you will be coming from our correspondence payment office in
washington united state, you will be directed the central bank on how to
contact them when the approval is received. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 10

  Dear Robert, [Robert? What happened to Richard?]

I decided to give elaborate explanation of what I have done so far. This
morning being Oct 2nd, 2002. Final approval including FOREIGN EXCHANGE
ALLOCATION APPROVAL has been received in your favor. I know money transfer in
Nigeria is procedural like any other country. Therefore, I had to follow the
procedures for things to work. I am happy to inform you that everything is
working accordingly.  In fact the Accountant General of the Federation have
given his approval. We spent a lot of  money approximately US$141,000 Cash and
I spent US$43,000 only for tipping and miscellaneous expenses, but thank God I
have worked our way through. The most exciting thing is that FOREIGN EXCHANGE
ALLOCATION APPROVAL has been granted to us, it cost me US$98,000 before the
approval was granted. In Nigeria Foreign Exchange Allocation is political, it
depends on who you are in the Government and who you know.

I regard it the most difficult aspect of approvals processing because since
1983 during the regime of our flamboyant President ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI Nigeria
has been short of foreign exchange. Believe me some contracts has been awarded
and accomplished since 1993 and yet the contractors has not receive their money
because it is political. Please take note, if possible write it down. Purpose
of the said contract is (SUPPLY OF TRANSFORMERS AND MAINTENANCE OF POWER HOUSE
IN KANJI DAM IN NIGER STATE), Contract Number is : FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98 the
amount is: US$14.5MILLION while the beneficiary's name is Anim-X Studios" NIG.
LTD. Remember to keep this transaction strictly confidential. Let it be between
you and my very self until we come to meet you with the original documents
for back up. You know we are still Civil Servants, we have our image to
protect. 

Robert, you have to start making arrangement for our accommodation, remember,
we are three officials involved in this transaction, and the three of us are
coming to meet you for our share. I convinced my colleagues that you are a
capable hand and they were all happy. Please don't let me down.

According to my contact man/agent in the Bank of Nigeria, You are supposed to
sign the Final Release document (FOREIGN PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER/PAYMENT VOUCHER)
in the Apex bank. Because of the urgency required, I knew you cannot process
Nigerian visa within the stipulated period so I decided we hire the service of
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY to do the signing on your behalves. Already I
have approached the lawyer to that effect and he is willing to do the work on
your behalf. Though I did not mention to him that I am involve in the
transaction because as a top government official, he will suspect foul play if
he finds out that I am involved. Please as a matter of urgency, you have to
send me by fax/attachment by mail  POWER OF ATTORNEY (letter of authority) to
enable the lawyer sign the documents on your behalf. The letter should be very
short and simple, it has to be on Anim-X Studios NIG. LTD. Letter headed paper,
I hope you can handle that. Just address it to the 
                                                      
THE DIRECTORE
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE OFFICE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQAURE LAGOS.

We have to pay the lawyer for his services. According to the lawyer, it will
cost you the sum of US$16,000 to accomplish the work because he will have to
swear Affidavit on your behalf, do the Notarization, pay for the stamp duty
etc. Since we still have about US$4,000 left out of the money we budgeted for
this transaction, we will send the money to the lawyer and the balance of the
payment will be after the transfer has been made into your account through my
contact man/agent in the bank of Nigeria. But I must inform you that we have
exhausted our money to bring this transaction to this final stage, we are now
left with little or nothing. The lawyer demanded for half of the payment now
before he can start up with the signing, I am begging you to help us with the
balance of 4000 to the attorney after you receive the documents I am going to
send to you. Please the moment the money is credited to your account, you will
have to send us our ticket fare and our BTA to enable us meet you.

I look forward to receiving the requested power of attorney immediately. Please
confirm the receipt of the attachment I faxed to you. It is mandatory for any
contractor because here in Nigeria before any foreign company could execute
contract for Nigeria, the company must be registered with the Corporate Affairs
Commission. In fact, it cost of us a lot to get the Certificate Back dated.
Please if you have any question concerning the Power of attorney please do it
urgently so first thing in the morning, the lawyer must have received it. I
will access my mail through out the day to make sure we finalize every about
the lawyer before Friday.

Please how do you want the attorney to contact you? please phone or e-mail?

remain bless.

Johnson O.

This transaction will be coming to an end b/4 the end of next week with the
help of God.

SCAM REPLY 11 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND
CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL; biaego@lawyer.com

Our ref:          EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:        FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; Mr. Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M


CONSEQUENTLY TO OUR CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BANK
WHICH YOU REQUESTED US TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF IN THE
SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR  OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, WE WHICH TO
RE- ITERATE TO YOUR THAT WE ARE OBLIGED TO ACCEPT THE
ASSIGNMENT AS YOUR ATTORNEY IN FACT TO RE-PRESENT YOU
FOR THE SIGNING OF THE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT VALUE
ONLY.

TO ENABLE US START OFF PROPERLY WITH THE PROPOSED
PROJECT, WE WANT YOU TO SEND TO US IMMEDIATELY: POWER OF
ATTORNEY' REQUESTING US TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF IN THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR THE SIGNING OF THE RELEASE
OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT.

THE MOMENT WE RECEIVED THE POWER OF ATTORNEY, WE WILL
IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND THE
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION TO
RETRIEVE THE APPROVED DOCUMENT AND OBTAIN SIGNING
REQUIREMENT.

Sir, YOU ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SEND TO US US$8000 DOLLARS BY WESTERN UNION AS
KICK OFF FUND AND THE BALANCE OF THE PAYMENT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS

SEND THE FUND ON THIS NAME BELOW.
MR. EUGENE NWACHUBUY
11 EGO CHAMBERS WAY
LAGOS NIGERIA.


WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

MY REPLY 5

  Onwa -

In your initial email to me, you stated that 10% of the funds involved in this
transaction would be set aside for expenses. 10% of US$14.5M is equal to
US$1.45M, or $1,450,000. According to your last email, you have spent less than
$300,000 in fees and bribes to bring this transaction to its current state.
That leaves more than 1 MILLION US DOLLARS unaccounted for. I advise you to
make an exact accounting of the remaining funds to me, as well as pay the
attorney fees yourself. I find it hard to believe that you can spend close to
$300,000 on this transaction, and then suddenly be unable to spend an
additional $8,000.00 in fees, especially when US$1.45M was set aside to provide
for these expenses.

I am preparing the Power of Attorney document to provide to the lawyer, as well
as making hotel and airline reservations for the arrival of you and your
partners in Oregon, USA. Please advise as to the dates you plan on staying in
the US, so I can coordinate the reservations correctly.

Based on my trust in you, I am expecting that you will act honorably in this
transaction, make a full accounting of the money you have spent on this
endeavor, and leave nothing unaccounted for or unexplained.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 12

  Richard, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

I like you for one thing that is you are very intelligent businessman. 

When i say we have set aside 10% of the total sum for expenses it means that we
have decide to use 10% for expenses incurred here and over your ends, from the
fund, all expenses will be deducted from the 14.5 million before sharing. We
don't have such money at hand if we do we would have taking care of all
expenses from here and send you some to open a private account for this
project. 

The money we spent here was our personal money and loans from friends, like i
told this morning in my e-mail that we have a balance of 4000 with me presently
which i said i will send to the attorney chamber on your behalf, that is if i
know the main attorney that will be signing for you. i am not asking you for
8000 because I know things are not easy everywhere now so please my dear
brother you have to help out, our flight ticket and BTA also we be sent by you
when you receive this fund by next week, my problem now is will your partner
not expose us when the fund is in your account?

Richard, remember we want to invest our share in America and you are the only
person we depend upon to make solid arrangement of what we are going to invest
upon since we have the trust that you will not run away with our fund because
we have done this business before. At the end of the deal our so-called
beneficiary went away with the fund. Up till now this so called man from Italy
can not be found so we are talking time with this very one with you, all the
stages we are following from here because we have contact men in the central
bank who will let us know the day the fund will be sent into your account.

On the issue of the attorney, we have sent all your information's to the bank
and I believe also that the bank will let him contact you as soon as they
appoint one for you because we asked them to appoint an attorney for you since
you will not be able to come down for the signing of the classified documents
in the bank.

Brother, I don't know how to reach you on phone because your line is always
busy. I would have love to explain more better to you on phone, I am going to
send you all the document by attachment by tomorrow by the grace of God if my
partner comes back from Abuja the federal capital with it, I just got some
information about the contract that is why I sent them to you in case they
contact you for you to have something to give to them, but take instruction
from me before you reply anybody.

I will be expecting the power of attorney so that I can send to the bank.

One thing I believe is that the only way one can make heaven here on earth is
to do to others what you want others to do to you. do not sit on our fund, I am
sorry to say this because my life depends on this project, we are doing our
best here to make sure things worked out as planned with all our contact men.

See what you can do about the attorney fee from your end, I am sorry I am
asking for help from you, I know we are life partners.

Remain bless.

Johnson O.

Will try again today if i can get you on line.

MY REPLY 6

  Onwa -

I will see what I can do about moving some money around in the company so I can
send the $4,000 to the attorney. I will copy you in on my instructional email
to Kendra, so you are kept up on the proceedings. However, be aware that moving
money around like this within my company may increase our chances of being
exposed in this transaction.

If the money cannot be extracted safely from the company, I have an alternate
plan. It is easier for me to arrange and pay for travel plans than it is to
deal in actual cash. If we cannot provide the $4,000, I will arrange to pay for
your airline tickets from Lagos to Oregon. I have researched the matter, and
discovered that flights from Lagos to London, and then from London to Portland,
Oregon cost about $1,655.00 per person. I can arrange to buy the tickets for
you and your two partners in exchange for you providing the rest of the
attorney's fee. If Kendra can find a way to get you the money, then there is no
need for me to do this, but if we run into problems, please consider this as an
alternate proposal.

Attached is the Power of Attorney form in PDF format. If you cannot read this
item, go to www.adobe.com, and download the Acrobat Reader program, which is
free. I have used this format to ensure that the form cannot be altered or
changed in any way.

Regards, 
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

MY REPLY 7 (TO KENDRA)

  Kendra -

I have a favor I need to ask of you. In order to complete my transaction with
Mr. Onwa, I must find a way to wire him $4,000.00 to pay for the attorney fees.
There are a number of unused funds in the Product Sales division that may have
some extra cash that no one is paying any attention to. Please DISCREETLY see
if we can repurpose those funds to put towards the fees needed in this matter.

I cannot stress this enough: This must remain a CONFIDENTIAL transaction, and
if Brian hears word of this, it could mean both our necks. Please continue to
treat this matter in the most private manner possible.

Thanks for your help in this, Kendra. We may be able to work out a more
substantial form of gratitude if this transaction is concluded successfully.

Regards,
Richard

SCAM REPLY 13

  Dear Richard,

Thanks for your mail content well noted.

I must thank you for your understanding in this project may God bless and keep
you.

I tried yesterday again to reach you but the line was very busy, i tried for
over 1hr trying to speak with you, well i must make sure i get you on line
today if possible give me your house number that may be easy for me to reach
you.

I have seen the power of attorney i am very happy about the content.

Please my brother, try all you can do today to make sure that you send the fund
to the attorney, my partner is back from Abuja, i am on my way to his office to
get the approvals which i am going to send to you today for your perusal,
please keep it very confidential also i have all my trust in you as a friend
and brother do not sit on our fund because my life will be in danger in the
hands of my partners, i told them that you are ok for this project.

On the issue of the ticket, that should come after you received the fund into
your account i want us to be very sure that all is set before we move, it will
only take us two day to get an American visa here so do not worry about getting
us a visa or sending a letter of invitation to us we are big guy when we talk
about business of such.

I will send the power of attorney to the bank this morning for them to be sure
that you are ready to get your fund, as soon as the attorney contacts you
please let me know because the name i saw of the power of attorney is Barrister
Ego Bia, if this is the attorney that means we have to act fast because this
man is somebody i see all the time on television, i have my regards for him for
who he is in my country and the roles he has played in some many chambers.

My dear brother, please do all you can today to get this done, as soon as you
send the funds to him please inform me, who are you going to send the fund to
him? please reply.

May the lord bless and keep you and your family.
regards
Your brother
Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 14

  Dear Richard,

I just want to inform you that i have all the documents with me now, i just
came into the office with them.

My scanning machine is have some problem, i just gave it to the man in charge
to take care of it, as soon as the man is ok with it i will send the documents
to you by attachment for your perusal, please bear with me, if you do not
receive it later today that means it will be on your mail box first thing in
the morning my time. Once more thanks for your co-operation.

regards
Johnson O.

I have sent the power of attorney this morning to the bank.

Make sure you send the attorney's fund on time because payment is on now to all
contractors which i personally saw your name in one of the list in the bank
today, so we must not exceed the stipulated time.

KENDRA REPLY 3

  Richard:

I'm starting to get scared by all this sneaking around. Are we doing something
illegal? Why can't we tell Brian about this? The only money I can locate to use
for the Nigerian attorney's fees is from the Point-of-Purchase budget, which
Brian oversees personally. The second we move any money out of that account,
he'll know it, and start asking more questions! It's the only money I can find,
other than my savings account.

I'm tired of worrying about this all the time. I wish you would just tell Brian
what is going on. This is really dumb.

Kendra

SCAM REPLY 15

  Dear RICHARD,

I AM WORRIED THAT YOUR ACCOUNT IS DOING SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE IF IT WILL TAKE
YOU TO GET THIS FUND FROM YOUR SAVING ACCOUNT FOR THIS PROJECT DO SO BECAUSE OF
TIME WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.

PLEASE DO NOT INFORM BRIAN ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF PERSON HE IS, WE
HAVE GONE ALONG WAY IN THIS PROJECT SO LET GET THIS DONE.

TELL YOUR ACCOUNT TO DO OUR BEST AS WELL BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY TAKE ABOUT 48HRS
FOR THE FUND TO BE IN YOUR ACCOUNT AFTER THE SIGNING BY THE ATTORNEY, I AM VERY
WORRIED I HAVE ALL MY TRUST AND HOPE IN YOU AS A FRIEND AND BROTHER.

REGARDS.

Johnson O.

I have tried today again to reach you but the line is busy again.

MY REPLY 8 (TO FAKE ATTORNEY)

[Too much of the same back-and-forth interaction, so I have decided to throw another wrench in the works. Richard will send an email directly to the 'attorney' with an offer he can't refuse...]

  Chief Barrister Ego Bia -

This email is in regards to the $14.5M contract for which I have recently
requested your assistance. The nature of this transaction is such that I will
make a large lucrative gain at its conclusion. I understand that your typical
procedure is to begin proceedings once your fees have been collected, but I
have a proposition that may allow you to alter that arrangement.

If you will defer receiving your usual fees until the conclusion of this
transaction, I will pay you TRIPLE your usual fee, plus any other miscellaneous
expenses that are ordinarily paid by the courts. Mr. Onwa has informed me of
your status within the Nigerian courts, and I assume that you would be able to
conclude these proceedings with ease and in a timely manner, so that the slight
delay in receiving your TRIPLED fee would not be of major concern to you.

Please let me know if this proposition is satisfactory to you as soon as
possible, as Mr. Onwa is under a tight timeline, and would like to have this
transaction completed quickly.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 16 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, 
MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL;biaego@lawyer.com


Our ref        EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:     FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; MR Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M

Sir,

WE  RECEIVED YOUR MAIL CONTENT WELL UNDERSTOOD.

WE CAN ONLY WORK WHEN WE RECEIVE PART OF OUR PROFESSIONAL FEES, YOUR DATE OF
SIGNING IS ON THE 7TH OF THIS MONTH WITHOUT OUR FEES WE ADVISE YOU ASK THE
CENTRAL BANK TO LOOK FOR A NEW ACCREDITED ATTORNEY TO WORK FOR YOU.

SIR, WE ARE SORRY WE WILL NOT TAKE TO YOUR OFFER.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

SCAM REPLY 17

  Richard, 

How are you today? please i have not been able to send the document to you
because of my machine that has problem, i would have done that in a friend
office but because of the confidentiality of the project i would not do so. 

My machine may be ok today like the man that is working on it said, please wait
for the documents today or in the morning again, i am very sorry for the delay
of sending it. 

What about the attorney fees have you sent it to him? i still have my partner
with me please let me know when you send it because of time, we must meet up
with the time here. 

i have all the trust in you that you will not let me down. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O. 

If you want it be fax i will do that as soon as you give me the go ahead.

SCAM REPLY 18

  Richard, 

I am sending you four copies of the approvals please get back to me as soon as
you receive them. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 19

  Richard 

this is the last pages of the attachment they are four in all. 

regards 

Johnson

SCAM REPLY 19

  Dear Richard,

How are you today? i am still expecting to hearing from you, what is going on?
did you receive the documents i sent yesterday? please reply time is not in our
side.

regards

Johnson O

SCAM REPLY 20 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, 
MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL;biaego@lawyer.com


Our ref:        EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:      FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; MR Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M

Sir,

We received US4000 dollars this morning regarding part of your payment, we are
sorry to inform you that we can't proceed without the 8000 dollars in our
chambers.

Sir, the signing of this classified documents will commence today at about
3:45pm Nigerian time, we are expecting you send the balance before this very
time.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

SCAM REPLY 21

  Richard, 

How are you today? i am just from the bank, i sent 4000 to the attorney this
morning on your behalf, please try and send the balance today because we have
no time in our side. 

I want us to get this done this week, like i told you last week to let this
fund from your savings i will pay back, if i have the fund i would have sent it
to the bank together this morning please do that and mail me. 

I don't know how to reach you on phone your line is very busy will continue to
try. 

regards 

Johnson.

SCAM REPLY 22

  RICHARD,

YOU PROMISE TO BE FAITHFUL TO ME IN THIS PROJECT AFTER WE HAVE MADE YOU THE
FULL BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? YOU DID NOT CONFIRM
THAT YOU RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS I SENT ALSO YOU DID NOT MAIL ME FOR SOME DAYS
WHY? PLEASE TAKE TO MY INSTRUCTIONS AS THE COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT.

IF I DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU TOMORROW THINGS WILL TAKE A NEW LOOK FROM HERE. [Is
that a threat?]

REGARDS

JOHNSON O.

I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU, WE MUST NOT MISS THIS CHANCE

SCAM REPLY 23 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL  PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, 
MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL;biaego@lawyer.com

Our ref:          EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:        FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; MR Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M

Sir,

WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM THE CENTRAL BANK AND AN
APPOINTMENT DATE HAS BEEN GIVEN  BY THE OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE
FEDERATION. THE SIGNING WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2002 AT THE
CENTRAL BANK.

SIR, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMMENCE THIS SIGNING WITHOUT OUR KICK OFF FEE
WHICH WE MUST RECEIVE BEFORE MONDAY NEXT WEEK,  ALSO YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE
COMING FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE  BANKS IN EUROPE OR WASHINGTON PAYMENT OFFICE.

SEND THE FULL INFORMATION OF PAYMENT WHEN SENT. 

LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

MY REPLY 9 [Still on vacation...]

  Onwa -

I apologize for not writing back to you sooner. I was called out of the state
for the weekend on a private emergency. I have received your documents, but
have not had time to look over them and understand what they mean. I will let
you know when I have looked over them thoroughly.

I have also gotten word that Ego Bia would like to back out of representing me,
and requests that I find another attorney. Perhaps you should do this for me,
as he has a bad attitude, and is not interested in working with me or being
cooperative on this project. We need to use an attorney who understands the
nature of this transaction, and is willing to work with me on payment options.

I will write again soon.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 24

  Richard , 

Thank God that you are back, how was your trip? i hope it went fine? 

I got your mail this morning with joy that you have received the documents i
sent to you last week, we have no time in our side whatever you want to do
please do it now because if they should stop payment for this quarter it will
take another 6 months for us to get this fund if there is no change or
government, we are still in the review panel and we have the chance to get this
done with your help and support. 

I sent 4000 to the attorney/bank yesterday which is part payment of the signing
fee, what i want you to do today is to send the balance to the attorney. 

I can not get a new attorney since the central bank has appointed barrister Ego
Bia as your attorney, you have to discuss with him, or is there anything you
told him that want to make him back out? why should he say such words without
any words from you? please give me the full details today. 

Brother, like i said before that you must take all instructions from me, this
man is somebody you don't play with when we talk about signing of contractors
payment, he has been doing that for other people for years without problem i
should know better about the attorney than you because this man is somebody i 
see on television almost every day discussing vital issue. 

Richard, please try and send the balance today to him, i have told you to get
the fund from anywhere, if i have it all i would have sent it to him. 

will be expecting to hearing from you soonest. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O. 

Let me have the information as well when you send the balance to him. i have
all my trust in you as a brother and a friend. 

what do you think we can invest our share upon when received?

SCAM REPLY 25 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL  PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, 
MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL;biaego@lawyer.com



Our ref:        EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:      FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; MR Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M

Sir,

This is just to inform you that we are still expecting our balance before the
signing commence a new date will be fixed  for the signing before the payment
season is over.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

SCAM REPLY 26

  Richard, 

What is going on again? do you want them to stop this payment? we did not start
this project this way why all this? if you have told me that this is how you
are going to delay me in this project i would have asked somebody else to help
out, i am very worried. 

Please what are you doing about the balance of the attorney? i got another 700
dollars this morning but i have not sent it yet, please for God sake do
something today. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 27

  Richard,

I hope all is well with you over there? what kind of business are you doing
with me? do you think we have time to waste in this project? please for God
sake speak to the attorney or send the balance to him, i got some information
this morning that the delay is caused by the beneficiary of the fund which is
you, can you please help out? you did not mail me yesterday or update me on
what is going on between you and the attorney, please do your best, i have told
you that this fund is ready to be paid all we want from you is your cooperation
that is all.

My mind is not at rest now because of the delay, i don't want them to stop the
payment in the quarter please let me hear from you today.

regards,

Johnson O.

MY REPLY 10

[OK, time to raise his hopes again. Richard will instruct Kendra to send the money, but something will go wrong (as it always seems to, with Kendra).]

  Onwa -

We have managed to locate the $4000 needed for the attorney, and I have
instructed my Accounts Manager Kendra Moore to wire the money to the address
you provided. You should be receiving it sometime today or tomorrow.

In the meantime, I need to talk to you about the approval documents you sent
me. The dates on those documents are mostly wrong, including a fund transfer
date of "February 12, 2000". I understand that some of the dates need to be
back-dated in order for it to appear that we have been doing business in
Nigeria for many years, but the dates that relate to this particular
transaction should be current and accurate, and they are not. I find it
surprising that an attorney with such importance as Ego Bia would allow these
forms to be processed and signed with such poor attention to detail and
accuracy. Again, I either suggest you find me a new attorney, or make sure that
Ego Bia corrects these documents, and resends them to me, before this
transaction is completed.

For one who complains about how I do business, you have certainly got some
problems on your end as well.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 28

  Richard , 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

Please how can i get you on line so that i can explain the documents better to
you, this dates where back dated to suit the purpose of the transaction, what
we did can not be change by any attorney from here, they are all in the bank
here so do not worried much about the dates. 

Like i told you that we are in a panel, and anything we do there is correct,
what ever we recommend to the government is what they are going to do, if this
dates are not ok we will not be able to get this papers processed legally, we
have our men in every department so all is well. 

On the issue of the attorney i will NOT be able to get you a new one, this man
was sent to you by the central bank and there is nothing we can do about him,
all i know about this attorney is the man keeps to his words when he says it,
even the government trust him for is word so who am i to ask for a new attorney
when a man a such has been sent to you? 

My pray is that we get this done on time because payment is on now in our
correspondence banks in America and Europe. you may be contracted from this
banks when the signing is over, i have done my best to make sure things work
out fine for us and i hope and trust that you will also do your best. 

Brother, please ask your accountant to send to the attorney the full
information of payment most important the sender name and address also the
amount and control number..

let me have the number i can reach you so that we can talk. 

remember that your number is always busy when i call you. 

remain bless. 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 29

  Brother,

How are you today? did you confirm if your accountant has sent the fund to the
attorney? what do you think we can invest upon? i will be coming down to
American in about 10 days from now, please start making arrangement to receive
me and my partners.

regards

Johnson O.

tell your account to inform me when she sent the fund as well. i love you all.

["i love you all"??????]

SCAM REPLY 30

  Dear Richard,

How are you today? i did not receive your mail yesterday hope there is no
problem?

have you sent the fund to the attorney? please time is not in our side the bank
is paying now and your name is listed for payment. please reply me today.

regards

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 31

  Richear,

I don't what you took me for, my partners are on my neck that i have a plan
with you to run away with the fund, what is going on? can you please let me
know because everybody here hates my life because of this project.

the payment quarter will be coming to an end very soon and if we miss this
chance that mean i am a dead man here, please save my life.

I was at the bank this morning i was told that they balance has not been sent
to the attorney's chamber why? you said you asked your accountant to send the
fund until now the fund has not been sent, my brother please make sure that
fund is sent today and all the information directed to me or the attorney.

remain bless.

JOHNSON O

SCAM REPLY 32

  Richard,

I AM IN HELL HERE WITH MY PARTNERS CAN YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE DELAY IS
ALL ABOUT? DO YOU WANT US TO MISS THIS PAYMENT QUARTER? I CAN'T SLEEP OR DRINK
BECAUSE OF YOU, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE MY MIND IS NOT AT
REST.

WHAT ABOUT THE ACCOUNTANT HAS SHE SENT THE FUND TO THE ATTORNEY? PLEASE REPLY
ALL MY MAILS.

REGARDS

JOHNSON O.

MY BLUE 11

  Onwa -

What is the delay on your end? My account manager sent the money on Friday ...
why has the money not been transferred? I am guessing it is because of the
weekend, so I expect the money to be in my account on Monday morning. If not, I
will start to wonder if this is a legitimate transaction. There have been too
many irregularities along the way, and it has made me suspicious.

I have risked discovery and anger from my partner Brian, and if he starts to
ask where the money went, I could lose my job. I am counting on this
transaction to go through, and to have my share of the money very soon. If I
have sent that $4000 for nothing, you will soon be facing a lot of questions
yourself. Please be quick.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 33

  Richard Bolitho, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

Please tell your accountant to send the payment information that is the control
number of the western union without that the attorney can not pick up the fund
that is why we have this delay, if she sent the fund without sending the
information to me or the attorney the fund is still there so please ask who
sent the fund to send as well the payment information and the senders name and
address, please do this first thing in the morning your time. 

We have not received the payment information 

let who sent the fund send the following information 

1, sender name and address 

2 western union tracking number 

the fault is from your accountant this man would have done the signing on
friday and today, please for God sake tell him to send it now. 

like i told you that the payment will be coming from America or Europe, if they
ask you any question please contact me,  from here i know all is well. 

regards 

Williams. 

[Williams? Who's Williams?]

KENDRA REPLY 4

  Mr Owna:

Richard told me to send you the information on the money sent to you last week.
Honestly, I don't understand why you can't just go to the place and pick it up!
Here is the information:

Sender:
Kendra Moore
16055 SW Walker Rd.
Beaverton, OR

Western Union MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number):
15036174761

I sent it to you folks in Niger, just like Richard asked me to. If there is any
problem, please don't tell him because he'll get mad. Tell me, and I'll send it
again, OK?

Thank you,
Kendra Moore

SCAM REPLY 34 (TO KENDRA

  Kendra Moore,

Why did you delay in sending me the informations? the informations is not yet
ok, i need the test question and answer very fast, you must do that today or i
will tell Richard about it.

JOHNSON O.

SCAM REPLY 35 (T0 KENDRA)

  Kendra Moore 

IF I DO NOT RECEIVE THE TEST QUESTION AND ANSWER TODAY I WILL INFORM RICHARD
BECAUSE YOU ARE DELAYING THE PROJECT DO THAT NOW. 

PLEASE SEND THE TEST QUESTION AND THE ANSWER TO ME. 

JOHNSON

SCAM REPLY 36 (T0 KENDRA)

  Moore,

Now do this once and for all.

All the information you sent was wrong, the tracking number should be 10 digit
not eleven, also you did not send the test question and answer to me, do that
now or i will inform richard about the wrong informations you sent to me.

Regards

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 37

  Richard 

Our fund is ready to be paid, i spoke with the bank chief this afternoon he
said as soon as the attorney signing is over by tomorrow in 48hrs time the fund
will be in your account, please ask your accountant to send the full
informations she sent part of it i don't know why she is like that, tell here
to give me the test question and answer that is all. 

regards 

Johnson O.

KENDRA REPLY 5 (TO RICHARD)

  Richard:

I don't know what this Niger guy is doing, but he's scaring me to death. I sent
the money like you said, and now he's saying that the information is all wrong!
He's THREATENING me, Richard! I want out of this whole thing right now, do you
understand? If I hear one more word about Mr. Owna, I'm going straight to Brian
and tell him everything I know. I should probably just quit my job right now.

How could you let me get involved in something like this? If I have to go to
jail because of this mess, I'll never forgive you.

Kendra

MY REPLY 12

  Onwa -

What the HELL are you trying to do?! We've lost Kendra as a helper in this
transaction (see the email below), and I wouldn't be surprised if she runs to
Brian with everything before the day is out. Also, if she quits her job, guess
who's going to get her computer, and see the emails on it? That's
right...Brian! If Brian finds out about any of this, I've lost my job, and will
probably end up getting arrested. You had better pray to God none of this
happens.

I am going to try and pick up the pieces from Kendra, and find out the
information you need to receive the $4000 she sent, but it will be a tricky
business, because she doesn't want to hear about you anymore. If I can get the
Western Union information from her, and send it to you, we will be on track
again (I hope). Please extend my apologies to the attorney, and beg his
patience while I try to sort out this mess you created.

We'll do this yet, Onwa. Just pray I don't end up in handcuffs by the end of
the day.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 38

  Richard,

Sorry for that i have sent her an e-mail that i am sorry for that word, all i
am trying to do is to get this done this week that is all, please again i am
very sorry.

Here if you don't have the full information you will not be paid, that is why i
need the test question and answer to get this done on time .

I thank you for all you have done, tell her i am very sorry.

regards

Johnson.

please make sure you get the information correct and reconfirm all again.

SCAM REPLY 39 (TO KENDRA)

  Moore,

Please i am very sorry for the content of my last mail, it because of the time
factor please forgive me your brother, i promise i will not do that again, I
shall be with you in the united state by next week.

once more i am very sorry.

Why i asked for the full information was that my country if you don't have all
informations about western union you will not be paid that is just the reason
about it.

if you check the slip of the western union with you, you will find a place
where the ask some questions that is test question and answer i want to know
what you wrote there that is all, i know how you feel when you saw my mail, but
i dear sister you have to forgive me, richard is not also happy with the mail.

may the good lord bless and keep you.

please send me the test question and answer also the tracking number if there
is any mistake.

will get you some you will like when coming from Africa, that is our wears.

Johnson

SCAM REPLY 40

  Richard, 

How are you? i am just from the bank with the attorney, i gave him the
information kendra sent all the informations is wrong. 

1] the tracking number should be 10 digit but she gave me eleven why, also
there is no test question and answer on it, can you please check this
information again and resend it, the fund is not in the computer here because
the informations was wrong this is the information she sent. 

sender :kenra moore 

tracking number 15036174761, this number should be ten not eleven please try
and send it again today our fund is ready the attorney said we are just
delaying your payment please i know how you feel about this project but just
help and give me the full information. 

please make sure the tracking number is correct or else the fund can not be
received here. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 41 (FROM FAKE ATTORNEY)

  EGO BIA & SON CHAMBER
  
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS CONSULTANTS; BUSINESS LAW, 
MARITIME LAW, PROPERTY LAW, AND CIVIL LITIGATION.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
E-MAIL;biaego@lawyer.com


Our ref:          EBA/CED/FILENO;87547              
Your ref:        FMPS/KDN/MT-T/1486/98

FOR THE KIND ATTENTION; MR Richard Bolitho
RE; SIGNING FOR THE RELEASE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT
PAYMENT VALUE US$14.5M

Sir,

I received the information sent this morning by one mr Johnson ONWA who said he
is your friend, when i sent one of my barristers to the western union office to
pick up the fund the result i got was that all the information was not correct.

What i want you to do now is to check and re send the information to my mail
box, the control number of every western union we receive here is 10 digits,
whosoever 
sent the fund should check back with the western union office if the
mistake is from them or send me a copy by attachment please do this today so
that i can help you out with your fund which i believe will be paid to you by
this weekend depending on how fast you are.

I will be expecting to hearing from you.

The receivers name again is 
Mr Eugene Nwachubuy
11 musabello way
lagos Nigeria.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

CHIEF BARRISTER EGO BIA LLB, LLMBL. SAN

MY REPLY 12

[Alas, poor Kendra. We hardly knew ye..]

  Onwa -

I just got word from my partner Brian that Kendra Moore has quit her job, and
no longer works for Anim-X Studios. Thankfully, Brian has no idea why she left,
so that means she didn't tell him anything.

What this means now is that I have to fly to Oregon and try to find out the
Western Union information from her desk. Brian is on a business trip in New
York, but he flies back this afternoon, so I need to hurry if I am going to get
to Kendra's computer before he does.

I will try to keep you updated as well as I can, but I will be flying most of
the day.

Please wish me luck.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 42

  Richard

Thanks for your mail, please make sure that you get this informations today
because payment is on now and we need to get this done.

the bank want to contact you for payment this week so the attorney says but
without the signing we can not get this fund, may be you have to come down this
weekend if possible to do this signing yourself, i am very worried at the same
time i must say that you are trying your best, please forgive me for what i
said yesterday to kendra.

regards

Johnson O

please make sure all the informations are ok, mostly the tracking number and
sender name

MY REPLY 14

  Onwa -

I have arrived in Oregon. Thank goodness I got here before Brian. He is due to
arrive in about an hour.

Sadly, Kendra has erased all messages regarding our transaction from her
computer, and I can find nothing regarding the Western Union transfer at her
desk. I have called her at home, and made arrangements to visit her there later
tonight. Hopefully, she has kept the receipt of the transfer, so I can get the
correct confirmation number and test question/answer. She would not answer any
of my questions over the phone, and I am afraid that she will not want to
cooperate.

I feel I should apologize as well. I thought Kendra could be trusted with this,
and instead she has left her job and caused both of us a good deal of worry and
concern. 

I will consider your invitation to come to Nigeria, but it will be hard for me
to convince Brian to let me travel anywhere, even if I tell him that I am only
visiting a client in Europe. But...I will try, and see what happens.

Be well, my friend.

Richard

SCAM REPLY 43

  Richard, 

Thanks for your efforts, my problem now is if we loose this chance of getting
this fund that means i will die because all my life depends on this very
project, why must she send the wrong information? or was the fund not sent? if
you did not send the fund tell me so that i will know what to do, i am worried
the attorney is waiting to get the fund and do this signing for us. 

Richard, get the information from her, you should have done this transfer
yourself if you put this project in mind the way i do, how can a woman stop
this  project? ["How can a woman stop this project?" Onwa, you chauvinist!]
richard you must get this fund down here today because i can't continue
waiting. 

Like i said if you did not send the fund let me know, i don't know why her name
or the number the not match when the check the western union office for the
fund, i am very worried. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 44

  Richard, 

Remember that the receiver name here will be 

Eugene Nwachubuy 

Address  musabello way 

lagos nigeria. 

check if she made a mistake of using ego bia name as receiver also the tracking
number as well. if there is any mistake better to back to western union to
change it to the name Ego bia gave you as the receiver 

regards 

Johnson O.

MY REPLY 15

  Onwa -

Can you please tell me what is going on? First, I received new instructions by
email last night from your partner Oman Ijuma, with a new address and contact
name to send the money to. So, this morning, Kendra and I went to the Western
Union office and re-sent the money.

Now, you come back and still ask me where the money is? Ask your partner Oman
Ijuma! He assured me when he picked up the money this morning that Ego Bia
would get it right away, and you would be able to complete the transfer. Are
you not in contact with your partner very often? You need to get updated right
away. I suggest you contact him immediately.

I also trust that this will be the last obstacle to your moving the $14.5M to
my account. Please let me know as soon as the transfer is completed.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho
Anim-X Studios

SCAM REPLY 45

  Richard,

what do you mean by my partner? have i ever call anybody my partner or i have
ever ask any of my partner to mail you? please i did not ask anybody to mail
you what you should do now is to call by the fund and send it with eugene name,
please i have told you to take all instructions from me why did you take to
somebody else instructions without hearing from me? well the ball is in your
cult do not deal with anybody apart from me this is very important call the
fund back right now

Johnson O

SCAM REPLY 46

  
RICHARD,

DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY OF YOUR CONTRACT INFORMATION TO ANYBODY, THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT YOU MUST TAKE ALL INSTRUCTION FROM ME, EGO BIA HAS NOT RECEIVE THE
FUND YET AND IF ANYBODY CHANGE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AS JOHNSON ONWA ASK HIM TO
SEND YOU THE FIRST PROPOSAL OR HE SHOULD SEND YOU BACK THE DOCUMENTS I SENT
YOU, I AM THE SOLE COORDINATOR OF THIS PROJECT, RICHARD WHY MUST YOU DO THAT
WITHOUT MY INSTRUCTIONS, CALL THE FUND BACK DO NOT LET ANYBODY CALL HIMSELF EGO
BIA, THAT ALL INSTRUCTIONS FROM ME AND DO NOT GIVE YOUR CONTRACT INFORMATIONS
OUT TO ANYBODY PLEASE TAKE TO MY INSTRUCTIONS.

JOHNSON O.

THESE PEOPLE WILL NOW CALL THEMSELVES EGO BIA WITH A NEW MAIL ADDRESS OR CALL
THEMSELVES JOHNSON ONWA WITH A NEW MAIL ADDRESS I HAVE NOT CHANGE MY MAIL
ADDRESS GOT SEND THE INFORMATION TO THIS MAIL ADDRESS NOW AND USE EUGENE NAME.

FORWARD THEIR MAIL TO ME NOW

SCAM REPLY 47

  Richard,

I did not ask anybody to contact you, send the information to me and their mail
address, stop the fund now and read my last two mail. you should take all
instructions from me.

Johnson O

MY REPLY 16

[How do I know *he's* not the imposter? Besides, if you check back to Scam Reply 13, he mentioned his partner had just returned from Abuja, so he has mentioned a partner in the past...]

  Dear Sir(s) -

I have recently been involved in a confidential transaction with Onwa Johnson
of Lagos, Nigeria. As of this morning, there has been some confusion, and the
possibility of fraud with someone else using his name in order to gain money
unlawfully. If you are the real Onwa Johnson, please forward to me again the
approval documents you sent last week, via email attachment. If this is
completed successfully, we can continue with our transaction. If you are unable
to resend these documents, all correspondence from me with this email address
will cease. I'm sure you understand the necessity of assuring myself that I am
still dealing with the correct parties.

If this is the party who retrieved a large sum of money from Western Union this
morning (associates of Oman Ijuma), be assured that I will be contacting the
authorities with your name and address, to ensure that you are prevented from
taking advantage of other people in the future, as you have with me.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho

SCAM REPLY 48

  Richard,

I am going to send you now two of the same document i sent to you, tell them to
send you the same documents, also let me have there address and the control
number of western union you said you sent to them now.

Johnson O.

my mail box remain the same.

SCAM REPLY 49

SCAM REPLY 50

  Richard,

I have just forwarded two of the document to you with the same date i sent the
papers to you, so tell whosoever to do the same thing i did and send it to me
as well.

You did not send the fund because i went to western union this morning to find
out about that name if they receive any fund they said such name did not come
in for any transaction and no money was withdraw, please send the informations
to me and their mail. you want to delay this project i will not take it easy
with you, you told me that kendra sent the fund but she never sent it, how can
you come again and say you went and resent it with her? i am not a fool if you
are ready with the transaction let me know or i will change your name as the
beneficiary of the fund with a power of attorney.

i am still signing my name as Johnson O.

regards

Johnson O.

MY REPLY 17

Onwa - Thank goodness we have found you again! The other imposter told me there would be a delay while he found the documents to send, and you sent them right away. I am glad we are well rid of Oman Ijuma and his band of thieves! I promise you from now on I will not take instructions from any other email. On the other hand, how can you now call me a liar? When Kendra and I went to Western Union yesterday, we resent the money under MY NAME, not hers. And sadly, after we found out what happened, it was already picked up, so we could not stop the transfer in time. If you are going to be suspicious and not trust me on this, then perhaps you are right, and we should stop this transaction once and for all. If you decide I am trustworthy enough for us to continue, Kendra and I are working out a plan to travel to Nigeria. She has withdrawn all the money from her savings account, and we will both get tickets to Lagos. I will perform the signing of the documents in person, and then she and I will move our percentage of the deal to a private account, and then leave Anim-X behind and move to Costa Rica to retire. I hope we can still continue and complete this transaction to our mutual benefit. Please send me information on where to stay in Lagos, and what day, time and place we should be in for the signing of the documents. Regards, Richard Bolitho (and Kendra Moore)

SCAM REPLY 51

  Richard, 

Time is not in our side, what can you send to me now because the payment office
wants to to on holiday for two months, this payment office is in washington DC
now i just got about 2,100 today from a friend, if you can send 1900 today to
ego bia that means you have nothing to do in my country if i can get this fund
today all will be well. 

make sure that you send the fund because if this office close down for holiday
that mean i will be in big problem because all the people i loan fund from 
will be at my door for their money, if you are to send it do it with the name
the attorney sent to you, i am serious about what i am saying now, just give
the attorney his fee and let get this done. 

i have sent the first 4000 to him and that will not be refund by to me if you
are to come down personally, you may also be asked some questions from the
bankers which i think we don't want. 

Richard, mail me back with the payment information as soon as possible. 

the payment will be coming from washington i have told you, the attorney is
worried that how can a contractor of such amount be delaying to send just 4000
for signing, please the fee you are to send now is 1,900 dollars. 

i need the informations or send it to the barrister, do not take any
instruction from anybody without hearing from me. 

regards 

Johnson O.

SCAM REPLY 52

  Richard ,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY, WILL I GET THE FUND TODAY? I AM NOT GOING TO PLAY WITH THIS
PROJECT BECAUSE ALL MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

REPLY NOW WITH THE INFORMATION TO EGO BIA AND A COPY TO ME.

SEND THE WESTERN UNION SLIP YOU SAID YOU SENT TO THE OTHER GUY THAT CALLED
THEMSELVES  MY PARTNER TO ME BY ATTACHMENT FOR MY PERUSAL, I NEED TO SEE IT
ALSO SINCE I RE SENT YOU THE DOCUMENT.

REGARDS

JOHNSON O.

I WAS AT THE BANK TODAY I WAS TOLD THE THE ATTORNEY WANTS TO BACK OUT SINCE WE
ARE NOT READY TO WORK WITH HIM

MY REPLY 18

[OK ... time to head off to lovely Nigeria.]

  Onwa -

We are in a panic now, as Brian has discovered the missing $4000, and is
calling Kendra's house to try and find me! He will surely find out that we have
stolen the money from Anim-X, and sent it by Western Union to Nigeria. If he
catches us, we will be arrested and sent to jail!

We have no time left, and have already bought our tickets to London, England.
From there, we will buy more tickets to fly to Lagos, if you can meet us there.
Kendra and I have put all of our money together, which is about $16,000.00, and
are bringing it with us to cover our expenses, to make sure that we can
conclude the transaction with you, and to cover the attorney fees as needed.
Please help us by meeting us when we arrive, and helping us to find a place to
stay. If we do not flee the United States, we will surely be arrested.

Our lives and well-being are in your hands. Please do not disappoint us.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho (and Kendra Moore)

SCAM REPLY 53

  richard,

can you please send me power of attorney so that i can change your name as the
beneficiary of the fund, send a copy also to the attorney. very disappointed in
you i know you did not send any fund all you are doing is just to delay me, i
asked for the slip you did not provide it to me, when you ask for the document
i sent it immediately to you, now you are telling me stories upon stories.

all the best send me the POA.

JOHNSON

MY REPLY 19

  Onwa -

Is this some kind of sick joke? You don't seem to realize the situation I am
in! I have STOLEN MONEY from my company to send you. I have caused another
person to quit her job. Now, I am having to flee the country to avoid
prosecution. Do you think this is what I wanted to do when I agreed to help
you?! NO!!!! I am deadly serious here. My life is in shambles, and it's all
your fault!

When Kendra and I get to London, you have two choices. Either you apologize,
and give us time to get to Lagos, where we can help you complete this
transaction (which has had plenty of delays on YOUR end as well!), or you can
send another email calling me a liar and a storyteller, in which case we will
take our money and get on a plane from London directly to Costa Rica, and you
will never hear from us again. Is that clear?!

We have to leave to go to the airport now, as our plane for London leaves in
two hours. I will check my email from the London terminal tomorrow. I hope you
have come to your senses by then.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho (and Kendra Moore)

SCAM REPLY 54

  Richard,

Thanks for your mail content well noted.

I checked all the western union office in Nigeria to find out if we can get the
name which you sent the fund, when I got there your name or the name you sent
to me was not in any of the computer for this week or last week why are you
telling liars? If you are not ready to this project I have told you to send a
power of attorney so that we can change your name as the beneficiary of the
fund, there is no problem if I get a new beneficiary since the bank will be
going on holiday very soon, why are you doing this to me? Did I ask you for any
money when I am processing the document? Please reply me now.

The attorney will be backing out of this signing whatever if we do not complete
the fees for him, I got this information's from the bank we I visited
yesterday. Now if you are not ready to help just send what I asked you to send
and that is all.

Can you send the slip of the western union you said you paid to me? Do not tell
me that it got lost  on your way back home or the office, come out as a man and
tell me the whole truth  that you did not send the fund, I will not kill you
because I know this are heard everywhere, if I have the full payment I would
have sent the fund to the attorney to sign this fund out.

Send whatever you think you can send because I am going to get some fund this
weekend from a good friend who I took most of the fund I spent in this project
from.

Richard, remember that heaven help those who help themselves, the only way one
can make heaven here on earth is to do to others what you want other to do to
you, I am a Christian, I believe with God all things are possible  do not let
me down I took you like a friend and a brother.
May the lord bless and keep you.
Regards
Johnson O.

Please you have to send something down on Monday to the attorney let you know
what you sent.

MY REPLY 20

  Onwa -

You make me very tired.

It is early Sunday morning, and Kendra and I have just arrived in London. As I
said in my previous email, we have to make a decision today. Either we buy a
plane ticket for Lagos, and bring the cash we have with us to pay the attorney,
or we buy a ticket for Costa Rica, and never have to deal with you and your
accusatory manner again. The choice is yours.

The fact that you seem intent on discouraging us from coming to Lagos has both
of us very suspicious. Why won't you do business with us in person? Why do you
keep wanting me to send money, if the attorney is going to back out anyway?
Can't we find an attorney who will take payment AFTER the transaction is
complete? Why do we keep hitting deadlines, and then not having any
consequences when the deadline is passed? When is this so-called bank holiday
-- on what date, EXACTLY? When does the "payment quarter" end -- on what date,
EXACTLY? What kind of payment office in Washington, D.C. closes down for two
months? That makes no sense at all! If my so-called delays are going to cost
you your life, why are you still alive? You tell me now that you have no
partners, but here is a quote from one of your earlier emails: 

"I would have love to explain more better to you on phone, I am going to send
you all the document by attachment by tomorrow by the grace of God if my
partner comes back from Abuja the federal capital with it..."

So many questions, Onwa ... so many questions. Do you have any answers?

This is your last chance. Either meet us in person in Lagos tomorrow, or we are
both going straight to Costa Rica. To be honest, I am beginning to seriously
doubt whether there is any money waiting for us at all. It's up to you to prove
to me that I am wrong.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho (and Kendra Moore)

MY REPLY 21

  Onwa -

Well, we waited all day, and never heard from you. Guess you aren't that
interested in completing this transaction after all. Can't say I'm surprised.
We are leaving in an hour for Costa Rica.

As much as I would love to be furious with you, I can't see this ordeal as a
total loss, since it accomplished two things:

1) It got me out of Anim-X and away from Brian, who I have never really liked
much, and
2) It brought Kendra and I together.

We have fallen in love, and will most likely get married at some time in the
future, once we arrive in Costa Rica. We have decided to open a bicycle shop
together, where we can rent bicycles to tourists, and sit and enjoy the sun. It
sounds much better than slaving away in an office, or dealing with Nigerians
who can't get their story straight.

Farewell and best wishes, Onwa.

Regards,
Richard Bolitho (and Kendra Moore)

SCAM REPLY 55

  Richard, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

If i say i don't have a partner that does not mean you sending fund to somebody
i don't know. the only partner i have is mr ben amafor and not that name you
gave me. 

On the issue of your trip down to lagos please let me have your arrangements so
that i can pick you up in the airport, i will make a accommodation ready for
you in one of our hotel here. please let me have them now. 

regards 

JOHNSON  O.

SCAM REPLY 56

  Richard, 

Thanks for your mail content well noted. 

I know you are still in america, i just called your number and cut the line
when i asked of richard and you sais speaking. 

Well, i know you don't want to spend money because you have not received any
yet, i have found an investor who is ready to help out with some fund to
complete this project. 

I  got the full payment sent to the attorney this afternoon from a friend on
loan, please where ever you say you are do not sit on my fund. the signing date
will be Wednesday now i got this informations from the bank. 

We have some problem, on tax, the tax we paid was under paid as a result of
thing w are to pay again the balance of US$54,600 dollars, which i don't want
you to spent anything in this project, the investor has promised to send you a
check, now provide the name and address where the check will meet you, also
what name will be on the check. 

regards 

Johnson O. 

very disappointed in you , just do as i say now hope you will not run away with
the investor fund?

MY REPLY 22

[He just refuses to give up! I could play along some more, but I like the idea of Richard and Kendra living happily in Costa Rica. Time to sign off...]

  Dear Eugene Nwachubuy (AKA Onwa Johnson) -

I really have to admire your persistence. You truly tried every trick you could
think of, appealed to every form of greed I might possibly have, and -- alas --
at the end of the day, you have absolutely nothing to show for it.

My name is not Richard Bolitho. Richard Bolitho is a character in a series of
books by Alexander Kent. The character of Richard Bolitho is a ship's captain
in the British Navy of the late 1700s. Look him up on the Internet.

There is no Kendra Moore. There is no Anim-X. It's all made-up, fiction,
imaginary.

I never even got your initial letter personally. I picked it up from a scam
website (where our entire collection of emails will soon be posted), so I could
play one of you criminals the way you play your victims. And, I have succeeded.

To date, you have sent close to 60 emails to me. You have promised, pleaded,
begged, threatened, and hoped. Using your own methods, I have held out the hope
and promise of money to you, only to have it delayed, lost, sent to the wrong
person, reinvested. Delayed. And you have followed obediently along, hoping you
might one day actually have money you didn't deserve. Much like your victims
do. Tell me, how does it feel to be on the other end?

At any rate, thank you for helping me write the love story of Richard and
Kendra, now cozy bicycle shop owners in Costa Rica. It has been fun. I have to
go now, as I am in the middle of doing this same thing to many of your
dishonest compatriots. It is my fervent hope that you all end up in jail soon.

All fondest regards and no regrets,
"Richard Bolitho" (and Kendra Moore, and Brian Cale, for that matter)