I thought I'd try to get one of the Lads to send in a picture of themselves holding a rather familiar logo. I was ready for a tough fight, but this was much easier than I thought, probably due to the age of the Lad I was dealing with!

Mike/419 Eater

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 23:17:34 -0800
From: ooo ooo <happy11@123.com>
Subject: cry for help

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE TOGOLESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM AKEEM TIMM MADU, THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS TIMM MADU. MY FATHER WAS A VERY
WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN LOME, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF TOGO BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1984, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE
I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH FEBUARY 2002 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN LOME. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A
SUM OF US$15,000,000 (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
.DEPOSITED IN A SAFEFIDUCIARY AGENT IN EUROPE THROUGH A SECURITY COMPANY BASED IN LOME TOGO,

THIS AMOUNT IS CONTAINED IN A SEALED TRUNK BOX ,IT WAS REGISTERED AND DECLEARED AS CONTAINING FAMILY TREASURES,SO EVEV AS I AM WRITEING YOU NOW THE SECURITY AND IT'S AGENTS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE CONTENTS CONTAINED AS MONEY IN THE TRUNK BOX .LET ME ASURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% HITCH AND FRISK FREE.BASED ON YOUR ACCEPT ING TO HELP ME I WILL BE GIVING YOU A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF PERCENTGEFOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS AND THIS WILL BE DISCUS UPON YOUR RESPONCE TO MY MAIL .
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL MOVE THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE ,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT)
.
SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1, TO ARRANGE AND TRAVEL IMMEDIATELY TO MEET WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY AGENT IN EUROPE FOR CLEARING.
2) YOU ARE TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3)YOU WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I HAVE DOCUMENTS AS REGARS TO THIS CLAIM.

BEST REGARDS.
AKEEM TIMM MADU

NB:PLEASE SEND A MAIL TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU
RECEIVED THIS
E-MAIL;holyeye1@latinmail.com FOR
MORE DETAILS. AND PLEASE HASTEN UP FOR THE KILLERS
OF
MY DAD ARE ALSO RUNNING AFTER MY LIFEAND LIFE IS SO
DIFFICULT FOR

Dear Mr. Madu,

I have to be totally honest with you sir. I am now tired of people who email me with so called good deals, and then at the last moment they decide not to go through with the deal, costing me money and time. I am the head of a large multi-million Dollar company, and as such I have no time to waste with business deals that will come to nothing. I must admit that your proposal seems interesting, but I MUST have assurances that you will not be wasting my valuable time. If I was to pursue your offer I would require proof of your identity. This will be discussed below.

For your records, here is some information:

My company is called Scamo Triplenet Systems. The company is owned by myself (hence the first name of the company), and we have about 250 employees. We manufacture professional industrial quality movie camera lenses, mainly for the film industry. Our lenses are very well known in the industry all over the world, and we are considered number one in the field of movie lens manufacture.

Or range of lenses includes the following:

Panorama 118 (used mainly by Paramount Studios)
The Scamotrident (mostly used by wildlife photography)
Cinemascope Elite (a very good seller in the Indian film industry)
The Scamoscope (used in micro photography)
The Scamosphere 310 (Security industry).

Finally, only this year we have created our premier professional movie lens, the Scamorama 4600T. Retailing at US $310,000 this is the finest movie camera lens that we manufacture, and I am extremely proud of it. It has dual macro 15.1 to infinity spasmodic dipular imaging, and contains 43 of our cenphesus 32-10 crystalline lenses and our patented Hardinger casing. Full macro modulation is available throughout the entire 18 to 667 minoptic range. Twin-Packard Squadalophic Flange Wranglers are included, and the optical Ophosity rating is one of the highest available anywhere at 10771.00181 Micro-Theadians.

Now to the matter of you proving yourself to me:

I have attached an image containing the name of our newly launched lens, the Scamorama 4600T. If you are serious about doing business, then you can prove it to me by printing out our product name LARGE, and have your photograph taken holding it. A person who will go to this trouble will obviously not be a person who will waste my time, and if you do this then I am sure we can do some serious business. If you do agree to sending me the picture of you holding my sign, then please make sure it is BIG and CLEAR. Small images will not be accepted and I will ignore further communication. Sorry to be so short, but my time is money.

If you do not agree to doing this small thing for me then it will prove to me you are not a serious businessman and I will take my business elsewhere.

I hope you are not here to waste my time Mr. Madu, and I thank you for your email.

Kindest regards,

David Scamo.
MD. Scamo Triplenet Systems

[Madu replies, but this time from a different email address]

From: "akeem madu" <akeemadu@soon.com>
To: "David Scamo" <david.scamo@triplenet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 04:52:31 -0500
Subject: send it immediately sir

Dear Sir

thank you very much for your mail . please sir , i will like you yo send the logo to me immediately so that i can take the photograph and send to you please for you to know that i am honest.please sir , as soon as i recieve this logo, i will take the picture and send to you .
i am waiting for your response please.
regards
your son.

akeem

Dear Akeem,

Compliments for your prompt and professional reply. Please find attached my logo. Again, please try to make you image as large and clear as possible. It is vital that my company logo is able to be seen clearly so as to avoid any possibility of forgery.

I will await receipt of your photograph, and on receipt I will of course forward you my own credentials and will also forward you a brochure via email which explains more about my company and how potential investors can approach us about investment opportunities. We are also always on the lookout for professional people to represent our company overseas, so you may be interested in working with our company in the future. I would be interested to listen to your thoughts on this matter.

Once a satisfactory picture is received you can rely on me to contact you immediately. I will also forward you my private contact details (office/home telephone number/fax numbers).

I hope the above meets with your approval, and I look forward to a profitable business venture in the near future.

Kindest regards,

David Scamo, MD
Scamo Triplenet Systems
"Lenses of Quality"

[Better late than never]

From: "akeem madu" <akeemadu@soon.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:14:49 -0500
Subject: view the attached please

dear sir

sorry for my late response to you. it has not been easy for me as i am in a difficult situation which you are aware. i have finally tried to get the picture and attached is the photograph for you to know me and send your contacts to me as you promised. i will be waiting for the necessary informations so that i will contact you and give to you the contact of the securities company please.

regards

akeem

Akeem Madu - Unexpected age group, but probably being used by a grown-up scammer!

Dear Akeem,

Thanks for the image which I received this morning. You are much younger looking that I thought from your emails. How old are you? Are you sure that you will have the necessary facilities to complete this deal?

Sincerely.

David Scamo
MD. Scamo Triplenet System.

More to come.............