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From a Kindly Contributor in Bulgaria:
Hey, that's a great site you're keeping up
I also occasionally answer those scammers just for the fun of it. Here's the latest one I've had:

starring, in order of appearance
Aoshima Masami - the Lad, posing as an engineer in Nigeria. As Japanese as he wants to be.
Christo Suleimanov - less famous brother of some famous Bulgarians ;-}

Aoshima Masami

Received: from [41.219.214.176] (starcomms.com, Lagos -- thanks www.afrinic.net!)

From: aoshima20012006@yahoo.ie
Subject: TRANSFER OF FUND,REPLY IMMIDIATELY
Date: January 21, 2008

ATTN:SIR,

GOOD DAY, I DECIDED TO CONTACTS YOU IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTION WHICH I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASSIST ME AT THIS MOMENT. I AM AOSHIMA MASAMI FROM JAPAN AND I HAVE DECIDED IN CONTACTING YOU WITH DUE RESPECT.

ATTACHED IS A COPY OF MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOUR REFFERENCE SO THAT YOU WILL KNOW AND BE SURE OF WHOM YOU ARE DELAING WITH.

DUE TO THE HOSTAGE TAKING IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION WHERE I WORK I HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE NIGERIA AND MY FUND THE SUM OF $2.7M AM SEEKING FOR HELP AND SUPPORT ON HOW TO TRANSFER OUT MY FUND BEFORE I LEAVE NIGERIA.

I AM WORKING PRESENTLY IN NIGERIA WITH TEXACO OIL IN PORT HARCOURT AS AN OIL ENGINEER IN THE OIL INDUSTRY

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS AND A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR MY REFFERRENCE.
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER +234-8066246754

THANK YOU.
AOSHIMA MASAMI

The picture he attached was of a japanese passport if Masami (note that the originating IP is in Lagos)

Christo Suleimanov

My answer:

Kon Ni chi Wa Dr Masami !

"a ri ga to u" for your offer and trust in me! I'll do my best to help you.

Attached is one of my passports. Do you prefer a bank account on the seychelles or in singapore? I have no European account, as I am not allowed to enter the EU anymore. Please don't mention about our contact to anyone because my life could be at risk.

Waiting for your reply

The pic I attached was taken from google images and was actually only the cover of a Honduras passport.

Aoshima Masami
Christo Suleimanov,

Thanka for your mail.Please re attach and send your passport copy to me because I cannot see your picture in the attached passport.

The transaction is 100% risk free and nobody will ever know the deal go ahead and send any of your good account either in Singapore or Sychelles where the fund will be wired transfered.

As soon as I receive your bank account we shall proceed immidiately with the transfer.

YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER +234-8066246754

Thank you.

Aoshima Masami
Christo Suleimanov
Kon Ni chi Wa Dr Masami !

I'm attaching a scan of my fake croatian passport that I would like to use for that transaction. It's been used many times already and works flawlessly. I can also send you a scan of my driver's license, if any driving would be needed?

my bank account number is ABN-SEY-145366642 , swift code SEYCHABN

I'm opening a bottle of Kirin in your honor! cheers

the photo I attached this time was also from google and was a croatian driver's license , photoshop-ed with a photo of a muslim woman where you can only see her eyes :)

i got a short and polite reply:

Aoshima Masami
YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS FUCK OFF BASTARD