Jeremiah Central

 

THE NIGERIAN MONEY SCAM

From: Mr. Steven O. Okofa

 

Here is my correspondence with a gentleman allegedly named Steven Okafa.  The Nigerian money scam is growing in popularity. I  believe the point is that a mysterious gentleman from Nigeria claims he is trying to dispose of a large sum of unclaimed cash and will give you a cut of the money providing you set up a bank account to transfer the money.  From what I have heard this is a scam to make you open up a bank account in another country and allow access to Steven Okafa.  Once he has access Mr Okafa will take all of your money. I originally received an email from Mr Okafa and replied to him using the name Nantucket Nectar.  He didn't fall for it so I sent him an email from another address I had and claimed to be Ollie Noodle, after a favorite Chinese restaurant of mine.  He didn't solicit this email address but pretended he had known who I was all along. The only purpose of my correspondence is to take him up his time with nonsense.

Spelling errors have been preserved to display the sheer absurdity of the letters, both his and mine.

 

From: Mr. Steven O. Okofa
 
I am Mr. Steven O. Okofa, the Director in charge of Auditing, in a reputable Bank in my country. With due respect and regards, I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
 
During our investigation and auditing of the bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person who died on November 1999 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account without any claim of the fund either from his family or relation.
 
 Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole Plans and idea be profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said amount was USD$21.5M (Twenty-one Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).
 
I am glad to say that with the introduction of Internet and website, I was opportune and pleasured to have come across your Contact through this satellite media. As it may interest you to know, meanwhile all the arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place.
 
Directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also benefit your self through this great business opportunity.
 
I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account, this is the actual reason why it will require a second party who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust to this bank and also Present a foreign account where he will need the money to be retransfer into.
 
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 20% of the total Sum as gratification, while 80% will be for my partner and me.
 
Please, you have been advised to be honest, sincere and as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you.
 
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank, until you confirm the money in your account and ask us to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages indicated and to discuss profitable investment opportunities, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in.  If you are interested do respond for more information.
 
 Yours Faithfully.
 
 Steven O. Okofa

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 Dear Mr O. Okofa,
 
I am interested in your money.  My patience is being tested while I wait for your response.  The window of oppurtunity will soon be closing.  I have a situation on my hands.  One that I will tell you about in our next email.
 
 Sincerely,
 
 Mr Noodle

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Attention: Ollie Noodle

Thank you very much for your response to my proposal letter. It is a pity we are discussing a business of this magnitude through email, due to the urgency involve. Morealso, It is pertinent at this point that we put our heads together as a team to actualize this deal now that you have indicated your zeal and willingness to work and participate in this great transaction.

The deceased person operates an account in our bank. All effort to locate his relations/next of kin proved abortive because non of these was found on his file. The Government of my Country has given my bank 14 days to locate his relation/next of kin for claim or transfer the $21.5m to government's treasary, thes we do not want hence we want you to front as the next of kin. We are going to use our official power to secure documents to present you both to the government, Foreign Exchange Department and the accreditted bank that will transfer the funds to your country through online banking services.  We are going to use [NIGERIAN INTERNET BANK--REFERRED TO AS "BANK"-- I DON'T WANT TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH THE BANK] where the funds will be transferred from to your nominated bank account because is based online. Morealso, [BANK] is the only Federal Government accredited foreign payment bank, they have the capacity of online banking operation, which gives their client the opportunity of effecting their transfer themselves to any other bank, just simply through the internet. You will be the one to transfer
the funds from the account of [BANK] to your account after all requirements has been met with.

At this point,  as soon as you confirm the payment in your account, you will immediately notify me, so that I can come immediately to your country to meet with you. I will need your full names, full contact address, tel./fax numbers.

The above information's will enable me obtain the necessary hereditary document on your behalf which will give you legal claim to the fund, so as to enable the bank transfer the money to your account as a hereditary funds passed down to you by late Engineer Adam Harrison as his next of kin.

All information used in this transaction shall be kept confidential and the documents shall be destroyed with my official power after the sucessful conclussion of this transaction.

If in the process of this transaction, you give us any reason to doubt our trust in you, we shall discontinue the transaction with you, because this money in question is a huge sum of money and myself and partners will not want anything that will jeopardize this life time opportunity at our disposal.  Morealso, I would like to know more about you; Your age, marital status, occupation etc.

Finally, my good friend, I will like you to please keep this transaction to your self until the funds is transferred through the bank to your own bank.

I await your response.


Yours Sincerely,

S. Okofa

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Dear Mr Okafa,
 

Please explain to me how the money will be divided up.  You say that I willget 20% and you and your partner will revieve 80%.  It seems to me that I am doing a great share of work.  In the spirit of fairness I would like 40% and give you and your partner 60% to share.  This is still a grat deal of money.  I feel though I am risking my job and welfare in this transaction and need a bigger incentive.  Please respond quickly I have a situation developing over here that I will tell you about later.

What a blessing it is to hear from you!  How did you find my contact information?

I need some information from you, as well.  What country is all this money coming from?  Will it be in US dollars?  Can I use paypal to secure some if not all of the funds?

Sincerely,

Mr. Ollie Noodle
1601 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC

 

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Attention: Mr. Ollie Noodle
We are offering you 20% ($4.3m), It is a fair deal, While the balance goes to three of us over here.  You are not risking anything, we are going to secure all documents legally to present you as true beneficiary/next of kin. These documents shall be destroy after the successful conclussion of this deal if you want us to do that.  I got your contact information in the Internet.  The Money is Coming from Nigeria in Africa, It will be transferred in US Dollars via Online Banking system which I stated in my second mail.  Please, if your are interested in this deal, I would require the folowing information; You Full name, Contact Address, tel/Fax number. These informations will enable me secure all the hereditary documents to present you as the true  beneficiary/next of kin to late Adam Harrison.  I await your urgent response.


S. Okofa

 

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Dear Mr Okafa,

I am a man who relies heavily on hunches, they seldom serve me wrong and have guided me through life.  I am a proud man, much like yourself.  I have a hunch about you and I know a good deal when I see one.  I am very excited about this deal between you me and your partner (please tell me his name). Let's do this.  I will gladly take 20% of your find, providing no taxes will be levied.

Here is my personal information so we can speed this along.  My full name is Olestro Hypothalamus Noodle.  My address, as previously mentioned is 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.  I do not have a fax number at this time but am in the process of having one set up in my summer home by the lake.  It should be up in a day or two.  Please email me back promptly and kindly instruct me how to proceed, I need this money soon, I am in the middle of a situation here that has put me at the mercy of time.

Sincerely,

Ollie Noodle

 

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Dear Ollie Noodle
Thanks for the information.  My partner (Mr. Mike Tafa) will start securing the necessary documents this morning.  I would like to know more about you: Your age, marital status, what are you doing at the moment? I am very sorry for my inquisitive, I really need to know  you because, this is a lot of money we are about entrusting into your hand,  more also, I was the one that recommended you, hence I should know you.  Do contact [BANK] through their E-mail: [BANK EMAIL ADDRESS] or  URL: [BANK] that you want to use their Online Banking services to transfer the sum of $21.5m you inherited from Late Engr. Adam Harrison to your account in US, that they should use their good office to inform you on the proceedure. kindly send me your direct telephone number, I would like to discuss with you on phone base on this transaction. Ollie, do keep this transaction highly confidential and act accordingly.

Thanks


Steven Okofa

 

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7/21/03

 

Dear Mr Okafa,
 
You sound very charming and sure of yourself.  I have nothing but confidence in you.  I am a little suspicious of Mr Tafa.  What exactly is his role?  But I trust your good judgement, for it is worth millions of dollars. I apologize for getting back to you so late.  I was in the process of setting up an "escape house" in Northern Wisconsin this weekend and was without email.  Unfortunately my plane broke after I landed back here in DC, so one of the first things I will do with this new money is repair the broken aircraft.  American airplanes are very tempermental, what kind of plane do you have?
 
As for my phone number, I hesitate to give to you, not because I don't trust you--I am very curious to hear the sound of your voice--but I belive my ex-wife is tapping my phone with the help of a private investigator.  i have nothing but contempt for these parasites.  My ex-wife left me a year ago and now is trying to aquire any money that I have.  Have you ever been married, Mr Okafa?  I tried it once and it has left me shattered.  We used to be so in love.  She has the most beautiful blue eyes and wondrous long flowing hair that I used to love to run my fingers through.  There is a willow tree behind our house that we used to lay under and just pass the time.  She was a remarkable woman and a good wife.  But then the love turned sour.  It hurts so much Mr Okafa, to be in love woth a woman who has lost these feelings for me.  From what I hear she has retreated to the arms of a woman.  i don't know what happened between us.  I think i was too attentive.  I think she would cheat on me when I was away at work or doing other things like flying my plane.  She would never ride with me in my plane.  I think that was a sign I should have picked up.  But I didn't want to face the fact that she didn't love me.  It's a passionate love which consumes my entire being!  I am in tears as I type this.  Oh, my willow tree beauty!  Needless to say Mr Okafa, love is fickle.  I hope you do not think I am a fool.  My ex-wife is trying to get every penny from me and has hired a private investigator to tap my phones to monitor my business.  So for the time being the phone is off limits.  I am in the process of aquiring an online account with your bank.
 
Oh as for the information you requested for me:  I am 32 years old and an executive office temporary.
 
I hope you enjoy the day.  How is the weather where you are?  What is our next move?
 
Ollie Noodle
 
PS You have my strictest confidence.

 

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7/22/03

 

Attention: Ollie Noodle
I am very sorry for all you are going through at the moment, I really sympathise with you.  I think we have to pulse at the moment for you to conclude setting up your "escape house" and acquired a phone line for us to keep communicating. Contact [BANK] through their URL: [BANK'S WEBSITE] or email: [BANK EMAIL ADDRESS] that you are very busy at the moment, that you wish to open an account for the lodgment of the $21.5m you inheritted from late Adam Harrison for onward transfer to your account using their online banking services as soon as you conclude the project you have at hand.

I await your urgent response.


Steven Okofa
 

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7/22/03

 

Dear Mr Okafa,

What a pleasant morning it is to hear from year.  I dreamed all night of my millions.  I think I will buy video games with my money.  Do you play video games?  What is your favorite?  What delicious fun it is to play video games and then fly my plane. Such pedestrian joys keep my mind off of my wife.  I saw her with girlfriend the other day walking around Main Street here in DC.  They were wearing bikins and holding hands.  Do you have a word for this type of woman in your language?

Good news, I have done some research and found that I can call Nigeria from a payphone using 10-10-220 for as little as 3 cents minute.  Give me your phone number and we can chat about our riches.  I am setting up an account with your bank as we speak.  How much should I make for an initial deposit?  I have a little money saved up.

Please send me a picture of yourself and Mike Tafa so I can know who I am dealing with.  Are you working with anyone else besides Mike Tafa?  I recieved a strange email from someone today.

Enjoy the day, my friend!

Sincerely,

Ollie Noodle