FROM THE DESK OF MARK OWERE
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA, BIG, STRONG,RELIABLE!
DIRECTOR CREDIT CONTROLS DEPT.
PRIVATE EMAIL: m_owere@excite.com
Strictly confidential
I know this proposal will come to you as a surprise especially when you do not know the writer, considering the huge sum of money involved which could make any apprehensive.
Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Mark Owere, Director (Credit Control Dept.) UNION BANK of NIGERIA plc, Lagos. I saw your contact during my private search at the information center here in Nigeria chamber of commence and industry and I want to believe that you will be very honest, committed and capable of assisting in this business venture.
Firstly, let me explain the source of this funds and what you are expected to do. A foreigner late engineer Theophilous Baker, an oil
merchant/contractor with the government of Nigeria, until his death, over a year ago, was a victim of Kenya airways: bus (a310-300) flight kq430 plane crash. The deceased engineer Theophilous Baker, banked with us and has a closing balance as a July 2000 worth $4.5m (four million five hundred thousand US Dollars). Which my bank, now expects a next-of-kin to claim as the beneficiary of the funds, efforts has been made by Union Bank of Nigeria to get in touch with the baker's family or relative but to no success.
Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to locate engineer Theophilous' next-of-kin, the management under the influence of our chairman and the board of directors are making arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed and channeled to an unknown account. It is based on this that we have contacted you to stand as the next-of-kin of late Engr. Theophilous Baker so that the funds, will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary and the next-of-kin to the deceased.
All documents, and proof to enable you get the funds have been carefully worked out as we have secured from the different offices concerned for the smooth transfer of the fund to your nominated account. It has been agreed that the owner of the account will be compensated with 20% of the remitted funds, while we keep 75% and 5% will be set aside to offset expenses both locally and international.
If this proposal satisfies you, please reach us only by mail or phone, for more information. It might be difficult to get through to me, because of poor telecommunication system here. Please keep trying you will definitely get through.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Owere
N.B: Please send reply to: m_owere@excite.com
Sam Spade
Date: 22 Jun 2004, 01:42:20 AM
Dear Mr Owere
Here at the agency we are greatly mystified as to how you have managed to get this address. But after speaking to my associate Miles Archer, we feel you should at least know perhaps you have sent this to the wrong people, as it seems an confidential matter. Naturally if we can help you in a professional matter, then please let us know.
If it is really meant for us, then I must admit to be very excited, for this is the stuff that dreams are made of.
Best regards,
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
69 Hammett Boulevard
Santa Smegaroon
Los Angeles
CA 41900
USA
TEL 1 617 351 5000
Fax 1 617 351 1109
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: MORE INFORMATION/CHECK ATTACHED FILE/CALK ME NOW!!!!!
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:25:32 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Compliments of the day to you. I received your mails and I want you to know that we have fashioned out a way with which this transaction can be handled without any problem with your full corporation and for you be sure of what I am saying I will send to you a scanned copy of my international passport.
Furthermore, we agreed that upon receipt of the funds into the bank account that you will nominated for this transaction, you should withhold 20% as indicated in my proposal, 75% for my colleagues and my self while the remaining 5% has been earmarked for both local and international expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction.
However, to be able to carry out this transaction, I want you fill the application for claims which I have attached to this and submit to the bank via fax or through that bank's email, after submitting the application, I will then retrieve the documents used in the setting up of the account initially from the file of our late customer and then slot in your name as the next of kin and process other documents that will have you as the bonafide beneficiary. These documents would be sent to you also on procurement.
I want you to know that we have worked out modalities on how this transaction would be carried out successfully in the shortest possible time. I am looking forward to consolidating our relationship in the near future. Please I will like to use this same opportunity to re-affirm my pledge for confidentiality as you know this transaction must me kept secret because of it's nature.
Meanwhile, you should endeavor to send me an email upon receipt of this mail for more clarification as the case maybe and I want you to fill the application form and send it to the bank directly by email on the application or through this Fax number +234 1 759 0400 and also call me once you get this mail +234 802 380 6481.
Best regards and god bless.
Mark Owere
Calk him now or later, do you think?
Mark Owere
<mowere@ubn-ng.com>
Subject: DETAILS
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 04:21:31 -0500
Dear Sam,
Thanks for your mail and I would want you to know that I did not send this mail to a wrong person I strongly believed that you and your associate would assist me in this project.
I will send to you details on how we are to go about this whole claims with my private email address because this is my bank email address you can send me mail when it is very urgent and my private email is: mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk.
Upon the submission for the application form to the bank which I am going to send to you through my private email box this transaction will only take 6 to 9 working days as the case maybe.
More also I want you to call me for more discussion as soon as you get this mail my number is +234 802 380 6481.
Best Regards.
Mark
NB:only when it is very urgent to send mail to my bank email address
Sam Spade
To: mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 22 Jun 2004, 02:59:33 AM
Dear Mark
Your prompt response is quite a surprise, as Miles thought we had heard the end of this. To be honest, we have just finished a tough antique avine reclaimation case for Kaspar Gutman (perhaps a name familiar in your own country?) and it has left us rather exhausted, as well as short of a few dollars, so this opportunity is very exciting.
However, I have trust your number and it was not connecting. This is a great shame as we'll talk if you like. I'll tell you right out, I'm a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE SUBMMITED THE APPLICATION FORM
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:37:53 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and the content well understood.
I want to know if you have filled the application form and also if you have submitted it to the bank Via E-mail or Fax?
I have not heard for this name before in my life Kaspar Gutman because this is not a Nigeria name it looks like a German name.
Keep on trying my number it will go because of the bad connection that is why it is not going through but keep on trying it he will definitely go through.
Best regards.
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 22 Jun 2004, 04:23:16 AM
Dear Mark
You will appreciate that it is very late - or early - here and that I am a bit tired to act so quickly as you might wish. Its been a long day. What is it I have to do exactly? I have two attachments from you now, and it is not entirely clear. When my secretary Brigid O'Shaughnessy comes in later then no doubt she be able to sort things out and you may hear from her directly. She is from Gibralter (have you been there) and an able part of our setup here, the sort of Maltese bird that everyone is after.
Please be patient as I would like more time to see you get what you deserve.
SAMv
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: DETAILS
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:12:59 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and the content well understood.
As regards the two attachments that I have sent to you one is a scanned copy of my international passport,second one is the application form which you are to fill and submit to thre bank directly by E-mail or Fax on the application form.
You have to know that this transaction is very (CONFIDENTIAL)
Best regards.
MARK
Sam Spade
Date: 23 Jun 2004, 01:43:23 AM
Dear Mark
After chatting with my associate Mr Archer, we would like to take this a stage further. Should I complete the form you sent in my own name or perhaps use a pseudonymn? Is this entirely legal? I have used the identity of Rick Blaine before, but this idea may not be worth a hill of beans in this crazy world of ours.
Sam
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LET ME KNOW NOW
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 17:50:04 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Let me know if you are ready to assist me in this mutual benefit because you are sounding like you do not know the business mind.
Why will you write me something like this but this idea may not be worth a hill of beans in this crazy world of ours.
If you know that you are not ready please let me know so that I will look for some body very capable to assist in this transaction and as you can see that we do noit have much time to waste now.
mark
Sam Spade
Date: 24 Jun 2004, 02:04:33 AM
Dear Mark
I have already written asking a question about the form you wish me to submit to the bank in support of this claim. Did you not receive this message? I am very concerned now that this is not running smoothly. I was asking what identity I should adopt and how legal was the enterprise.
I am sorry for not responding before, but I have just come back after interviewing a new client, one General Sternwood (something of an orchid fancier as it turns out, with a wayward daughter). In fact I was so tired when I got in that I had to have a big sleep.
However, Miles and I are now both eager to proceed with this.
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: answer
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:10:20 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I have writing you before to fill the form and submit to the basnk directly by E-msail or Fax on the application form and you get any response from the bank do let me know at once so that I will guide you through the whole process.
Urgent response Needed
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 24 Jun 2004, 02:51:52 AM
Dear Mark
OK either I or Bridget will get onto this at once, using my best judgement as to the name to be used, although we are still wary about a lack of advice from your end. But I am sure that the bank are waiting urgently and after all it better to have than have not.
Have you ever been stung by a dead bee by the way? Miles was outside a few minutes ago and had this peculiar experience. This has proved something of a distraction.
Anyway please wait, while we send the form off.
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
<mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: thanks
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:27:04 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and I want you to know that once you get any response from the bank do let me know at once so that I will guide you through the whole process.
More also I have also attached a film clip of the money which late theophilous baker use in deposited this funds with my bank.
Mark
Is this our first money movie?
Clicking on this image should download a five-second MPG playable in QuickTime among other things. It will be a waste of your valuable time but amusing. Really we hope you have better things to do. This drains international productivity. Honestly now. Well don't say we didn't warn you.
Sam Spade
Date: 24 Jun 2004, 04:12:03 PM
Dear Mark
I have now completed the document, but you have not given me the e-mail address for the bank or any contact details. Please let me know where the form should be sent.
In all American deals such information is essential. You must remember this, the fundemental things apply, as times go by.
Sam
Mark Owere
Subject: CONTACT DETAILS
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:49:44 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Thanks for your mail and I would want you to know that I really appreciate your effort in this transaction.
This is the contact information to send the application form see below.
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
GENERAL MANAGER FOREIGN TRANSACTION DEPARTMENT
Name: Rev Peter Aka
E-mail: foreigndept@mail2banker.com
Tel: 234 1 775 9842
Fax: 234 1 759 0400
Please send the application of claim by E-mail or Fax, that I have giving to you now.
Once you get ant response from the bank do let me know so that I will guide you through the whole process.
Urgent Response Needed.
MARK
Sam Spade
Date: 26 Jun 2004, 03:51:46 AM
Dear Mark
Thanks for providing the information, and I am just now e-mailing the form off to the bank. Miles and I are both very excited about this business, now things are finally moving forward. A chance like this comes along very rarely, and if we don't move quickly then I am sure I will regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of my life.
Please let me know what to do next. I have told my brother Caine about this lucky break and if it falls through then I will have a mutiny on my hands!
SAM
Sam Spade
To: foreigndept@mail2banker.com
Cc: m_owere@excite.com
Date: 26 Jun 2004, 04:01:40 AM
Dear Sir
Please find attached an application for claim form as lately discussed with Mr Mark Owere. I hope all is in order as, from the the sound of it, I believe he should get quickly what he so thoroughly deserves.
SAM SPADE
GENERAL MANAGER
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
90 MARINA STREET LAGOS
Tel/Fax: +234 1 759 0400
DEAR SIR,
APPLICATION FOR RELEASE/TRANSFER OF BALANCE ON ACCOUNT NO: B6012503 (THEOPHILOUS BAKER) TO MY ACCOUNT.
I HEREBY APPLY FOR THE RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF THE BALANCE ON THE ABOVE NAMED ACCOUNT.
I AM Rick Blaine THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE LATE ENGINEER THEOPHILOUS BAKER WHO DIED SOME MONTHS AGO IN A PLANE CRASH IN KENYA. THIS CLAIM IS BELATED BECAUSE THE DECEASEDŐS WILL WAS ONLY EXECUTED A WEEK AGO DUE TO SOME PROCESSES WE HAD TO UNDERGO. THE WILL REVEALED THE DECEASED HAD SOME BALANCE ON HIS ACCOUNT WITH YOUR BANK (ACCOUNT NO: B6012503)
BY COPY OF THIS LETTER THE FUND IN THE STATED ACCOUNT TO THE TUNE OF US$4,500,000.00 SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO MY ACCOUNT.
BELOW ARE MY BANKS/PERSONAL DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER:
NAME IN FULL: Samuel Humphrey Spade
CONTACT ADDRESS:69 Hammett Boulevard, Snta Smegaroon, LA
TEL:1 617 351 5000
FAX: 1 617 351 1109
EMAIL:sam_spade_pi@hotmail.com
ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS:
BANK: Viktor Lazlo Securities
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 4196969
ACCOUNT NAME: Spade Archer Company Account
ROUTING NUMBER:08983
BANK TEL/FAX NUMBER: 1 615 672 6782
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION
REGARDS
Mark Owere
Subject: PLEASE UNDERSTAND
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:47:05 -0400 (EDT)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and I would want you to know that you should not copy me again so that the bank will not know that I am involved in this transaction because you just copy me and the bank together which is very risky to my job for christ sake, don't let that happen again.
You most know that why I am free for this because I am the DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL that is why the bank does not expect me at all.
Send me mail seperately from the bank please don't copy me and the bank again. Do not send message to me with this mail again, send all further correspondence to: mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk
Warm regards to your family and Archer.
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 26 Jun 2004, 12:35:54 PM
Dear Mark
My apologies for this embarrassment, I was typing hastily after rather a long day and naturally Miles and I don't want to make things difficult for you!
Perhaps I should explain why I am so tired. It was another animal case we've just finished, this time some stolen badgers, quite valuable animals out here as it happens, because of the fur percentage. (Do you have such crimes where you are?) Miles and I eventually tracked down the culprits and then confronted them with their crime. Although it is nominally a criminal matter, the owner wanted the issue resolved peaceably enough. There was the usual denials and arguments, which I can still hear now: 'Badgers? We ain't got no badgers.' 'We don't need no badgers.' 'I don't have to show you any stinking badgers', on and on, very annoying it was, that sort of thing and very tiring by the time we returned to the office - so you can see why my concentration was affected.
Anyway please let u know quickly how the claim should be progressing, we are very excited about matters and grateful for this opportunity, rest assured. If you feel we should support matters with affadavits and other information, I can ask an attorney friend of mine, who lives in Sierra Madre to draw them up. His name is Fred C Dobbs and he's a real treasure.
Sam
Mark Owere
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:39:49 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
How are you today?
Once you get any response from the bank do let me know so that I can guide you through the whole process of this claims.
Thanks for your support and do not over work your self again.
Regards
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 28 Jun 2004, 12:06:04 PM
Hello Mark
I am well thank you.
I have not received anything yet and am a bit concerned. Is it going to be alright do you think? I'd hate for this to turn into a bogie.
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Union Bank of Nigeria
From: "UNIONBANK OF NIGERIA" <foreigndept@mail2Banker.com>
Subject: VERIFICATION/FUNDS TRANSFER
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:58:04 -0700
Attn: Sam Spade,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your application for claims as regards the funds deposited with this honourable bank by your late relation (THEOPHILOUS BAKER) with account number : B6012503.
With this note you are hereby requested to provide the following Answer/information to these questions below:
(1) Where was our late customer born?
(2) What kind of business was he into?
(3) What was the name of his company before he died?
(4) How old was he before he died?
The answers to the above questions should be sent to this office within the next three working days. And should be sent to this office Via Fax/E-mail :+234 1 759 0399 or foreigndept@mail2banker.com.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
This message and any included attachments are from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws.Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. corporate office in lagos, Nigeria, at (+234)(1) 759 0399.
Sam Spade
Date: 28 Jun 2004, 12:20:50 PM
Hello again Mark
Since I last wrote the bank has been asking questions to verify the claim. Now I am very worried about what to say, can you help answer them for me?
Please let's get this resolved soon, as I have to fly down to Key Largo on another case shortly and it will be very unsettling to have this left unresolved. I am going there in a couple of days and wont be bacall weekend.
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Mark Owere
Subject: ANSWER
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 09:01:23 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and the content well understood.
These are the answer to the question:
(1) Where was our late customer born?Atlanta/georgia
(2) What kind of business was he into?Oil magnate/General Contractor to the Nigerian Government
(3) What was the name of his company before he died? MS construction company limited.
(4) How old was he before he died? 45 yrs old.
Please keep me update once this funds get to your nominated account.
Regards.
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 29 Jun 2004, 02:49:06 AM
Dear Mark
Many thanks for this information, Miles and I will hasten to reply to the bank as soon as possible, as I know they are waiting.
You will be pleased to know that the problems with the badgers have been put behind us now, thank goodness though I am still a wreck having been working all through the night, ready to knock on any door. The chance of making this much money is very exciting as I am growing tired of this investigative work. In a lonely place like this ,there can be some real desperate hours by any sober, dead reckoning, and I am pleased to be thinking of giving the whole business the long goodbye. Perhaps a long vacation to somewhere exotic, like Sirocco or Casablanca? I can't decide. Can you recommend anywhere out where you are? Perhaps I could get to meet a real princess or an African queen and settle down with all this money after all I will be very rich, right? I guess I am a bit light headed writing like this.
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Sam Spade
To: foreigndept@mail2Banker.com
Date: 29 Jun 2004, 02:58:06 AM
Dear Rev Aka
I am pleased to answer your questions:
1) Where was our late customer born?Atlanta/georgia
2) What kind of business was he into?Oil magnate/General Contractor to the Nigerian Government
3) What was the name of his company before he died? MS construction company limited.
4) How old was he before he died? 45 yrs old.
I hope this proves satisfactory. Do you have the details of my bank? I am with Victor Lazlo Securities, you must remember this as time goes by.
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Kaspar Gutman
From: "Kasper Gutman"
To: mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 29 Jun 2004, 03:48:34 AM
Subject: Where is it?
Dear Sir
You may not know me, but I know you, sir. I am seeking a very valuable item and I have been led to believe that you may be familiar with its whereabouts.
Either myself or my associate Joel Cairo would be much obliged for any information you can provide in this matter. But have a care sir, for I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things.
Kasper
Kasper Gutman
Proprietor
Dealer in Rare and Valuable Antiquities
Greenstreet
Sydney
NSW 69419
AUSTRALIA
Tel 07 40580659
Fax 07 40580658
Union Bank of Nigeria
Subject: WE GET BACK TO YOU VERY SOON
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 03:17:56 -0700
Attn: Sam Spade,
We are in receipt of your mail Dated 29 of June 2004.
We wish to notify you that we have to verify the answer and get back to you as soon as posible.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
This message and any included attachments are from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws.Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. corporate office in lagos, Nigeria, at (+234)(1) 759 0399.
Union Bank of Nigeria
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 04:53:45 -0700
Attn: Sam Shade,
We wish to notify you that we have made our verication and found out that the answers to you sent to this honourable bank were correct.
We advise you to make the payment of $525 for process fees so that we can process your claims and transfer the funds to your designated account.
MODE OF PAYMENT SEE BELOW:
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER:
First Name: Osazee
Last Name: Imasogie
Text Question:To Who?
Answer: Account Officer
Address: Lagos-Nigeria
Please note that payment receipt should be scanned and send to this officer Via E-mail.
You are also adviced to send to this office a copy of the WILL, which you made mention of, in your Application form.
You are giving the next three working days to send to this bank the WILL and the payment slip.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
This message and any included attachments are from Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.and are intended only for the addressee. The information contained in this message is confidential and may constitute inside or non-public information under international, federal, or state securities laws.Unauthorized forwarding, printing, copying, distribution, or use of such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the addressee, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender of the delivery error by e-mail or you may call Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. corporate office in lagos, Nigeria, at (+234)(1) 759 0399.
Sam Spade
Date: 29 Jun 2004, 08:41:52 AM
Dear Mark
I am a bit concerned that they want to see a photocopy of the will as I do not have one. Can you provide this?
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:23:30 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
I got your mail and the content well understood.
I have gone to the FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE to arrange for the WILL and I will get it tomorrow morning my time because it is late here already.
Please do all the needful once I send to you the WILL that you send it to the bank, so that the bank can transfer this funds to your nominated account.
What type of business do you think we can invest our share into before we can come to meet you up?
Once again please send to the bank the processing fees tomorrow immediately you get thw WILL so that this funds will get to your account.
Urgent response needed.
regards.
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 29 Jun 2004, 11:25:37 AM
Dear Mark
It would be a relief if you could get this sorted out as soon as possible, there are too many questions being asked for my liking, if this proves a dead end I might have to book passage to Marseille! It would be desperate hours indeed, as I am sure we're no angels.
Do you like Israeli cusine by the way? Bridget is preparing a special dish for us all tonight as a sort of early celebration, made of fresh herbs, plenty of elisha, red wine spinach and mushrooms. She is an excellent chef of this sort of food stuff, and I am getting to be quite skilful myself, a sort of elisha cook junior.
Perhaps we meet up I can whip something up by way of real celebration. Miles and I, Bridget and my young ward, Bond can make a real thing of it, the sort of happy ending one normally only sees in films.
As for the type of business we can share the proceed with I hardly dare think. Have you ever considered the restaurant business?
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Mark Owere
Subject: AS REGARDS THE PAYMENT
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:45:15 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Thank you very much for your mail.
I would love a restaurant business that is a good idea because people most eat food.
I will send to you the WILL tomorrow so that you can send it to the bank with the payment slip once you have paid the money for the processing fees.
Regards.
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 30 Jun 2004, 02:05:24 AM
Dear Mark
Many thanks for this and I will look out for it. Another frustrating day's wait though, and we really want to get going on this now that we are so close. To add to my discomfort road works have just started up outside my office - an awful racket. To reduce traffic violations the Highway Commission has decided to lay down some speed inhibitors, one of which is just down from my window.This is a shame as, until now, I have been hump free.
Anyway, back to the restaurant idea. What sort of cuisine would be best do you think? I am partial to pizza myself, but perhaps there is some specialiality local cuisine you could suggest?
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
 |
Subject: THE WILL Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:03:21 +0100 (BST) Dear Sam, How are you today? I have attached with this mail a scanned copy of the WILL for you to send to the bank with the processing fees so that the BANK can transfer the fund to your account. Regards. Mark |
Sam Spade
Date: 30 Jun 2004, 08:06:33 AM
Dear Mark
Many thanks for this document I will get it to the bank at once. Fingers crossed, eh?
I have been thinking more about the restaurant idea and it strikes me as being a good one. What sort of name would suit you? I have thought of Rick's Place, as it strikes the right note between informality and class, or perhaps something more exotic like the Casablanca? What do you think, the obscure or the friendly sounding? I wouldn't want anything too familiar, but I wouldn't want the stupid to miss it.
Sam
SAM SPADE PI
Sam Spade
To: foreigndept@mail2Banker.com
Date: 30 Jun 2004, 11:43:40 AM
Dear Rev Aka
Please find attached a copy of the will which you have requested. Please remember to spell my name correctly, as it is important to call a Spade a Spade.
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Kaspar Gutman
To: mark_owere@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 30 Jun 2004, 12:08:43 PM
Subject: You have something of mine
Sir
I know that you received my last message, and my good fellow, sadly your obstinacy is not your most engaging trait. In my line of work I like to talk to a man who likes to talk, and not . My associate Cairo is eager to take further steps, to follow up the opening advantage so to speak, but I have managed to persuade the fellow to hold off a little.
But here's to plain speaking and clear understanding. Let us both be reasonable. I know you have the bird, why pretend otherwise? There can be profit in this for both of us sir, and so let us talk soon.
Kasper
Kasper Gutman
Proprietor
Dealer in Rare and Valuable Antiquities
Greenstreet
Sydney
NSW 69419
AUSTRALIA
Tel 07 40580659
Fax 07 40580658
Union Bank of Nigeria
From: "UNIONBANK OF NIGERIA" foreigndept@mail2Banker.com
Subject: DAEDLINE!!!!!!!!
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:20:53 -0700
Attn: Sam Spade,
We are in receipt of your mail in which you send the WILL been ask by the honourable Bank.
We wish to notify you that we cannot transfer your funds without the processing fees because it is a lay down procedure.
You are giving the next 72 hours to meet up with the processing fees if not your claims will be norm and void.
We are very sorry for the wrong spelling of your name.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Sam Spade
To: foreigndept@mail2Banker.com
Date: 01 Jul 2004, 01:29:30 AM
Dear Rev Aka
I am getting ready to transfer the money.
Was the will alright? I am worrying about it.
What is Forex Productions by the way? Is it connected with lager brewing? If so I am thinking about opening a restaurant soon with an sharp-minded African business friend of mine, and wondered what sort of drink it is, and if you would supply to Santa Smegaroon?
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
Dear Kasper,
I got your mail and the content not understood.
I would want you to call me for more discussion. Mark
NB:My number is +234 802 380 6481
Kaspar Gutman
Date: 01 Jul 2004, 02:02:45 AM
My dear Sir
My associates and I are delighted that you have chosen the sensible way of conducting this business.
I will be delighted to contact you shortly.
In the meantime naturally I shall consider redress for the retrieval of the item in question, after all we are businessmen you and I are we not. Name a fair price, my dear fellow, and I shall take it on board.
You have 24 hours.
Kasper
Mark Owere
Subject: UPDATE MENOW
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 14:26:20 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Please let me know if you have recieved any comfirmation of transfer from the bank.
Update me
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 01 Jul 2004, 12:40:54 PM
No not yet.
Should I play it again
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Union Bank of Nigeria
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGE
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 06:11:30 -0700
Attn: Sam Spade,
We are in receipt of your mail Dated 1st July 2004 in which you said that you are sending the money for the processing fees very soon.
Sir, with all due respect the WILL you sent to this it is very much okay.
We wish to notify you that we do not know anything as regards restaurant business and supply this is a bank.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
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Sam Spade
To: foreigndept@mail2Banker.com
Date: 01 Jul 2004, 12:44:44 PM
Dear Rev Aka
What is happening? Have you received it or have we reached a dead end, kids?
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Mark Owere
Subject: PLEASE ACT FAST
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 22:06:00 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
Thanks for your mail and I feel very happy to hear from you because I have been very worried when I didn't heard from you.
Please you have to try your best and send the money to the bank so that they will transfer this funds to your account as soon as the bank get the payment confirmation.
All the managers and the directors of UNION BANK OF NIGERIA, hold a meeting today as regards this transfer and we took a film clip of the funds which they are going to transfer to your nominated account once you send them the the processing fees and I am sending to you as attached file the film.
Urgent response needed.
Regards.
Mark
sends same money movie again
Mark Owere
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 03:41:18 +0100 (BST)
Dear Sam,
It is quite confusing that way you are treating this my business opportunity. It is now obvious that you lack the business mind to deal woth such a large magnitude of funds and international trading.
Well, I would like you to please write to the Bank that you are going send another family member to continue from where you have stopped in this transaction' coming with his'her own account details. This will enable me to source for another person to assist me and my colleagues. Hopefully somebody capable of handling that kind of business.
Do this for me please today, unfaillling. Ok
Regards,
Mark
Sam Spade
Date: 02 Jul 2004, 04:35:11 AM
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED!!!!!!
Dear Mark
My apologies for the delay in response, but a late case came in and Miles and I have been out all night on surveillance, which kept me away from the computer. It was very unfortunate that an old friend, Philip Marlowe, caught me as I was enjoying a quiet drink in our local bar The Brasher Doubloon (world famous by the way, have you heard of it?), mulling over the tremendous opportunities that this business is likely to bring, once concluded. His hearty greeting was rather a distraction, and I remember thinking: of all the bars and gin joints in the world, why did he have to walk into mine? But I owe him a favour and so was obliged to get involved in the Miracksy case, something about a Czech businessman and some missing bullion - completely unsolveable of course.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I hope to transfer the money to the bank shortly. Do they take Mexican dorkcachas?
SAM
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
Union Bank of Nigeria
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 04:53:47 -0700
My dear uncultured and ill-mannered Friend,
It is obvious that I was right, you lack the business mind and etiquette to comprehend simple business transactions.
I wonder what gave you the rights to call my colleagues and I kids: you dissembling bat-fowling measle... You currish half-faced pigeon-egg... You tottering bat-fowling minnow... You impertinent crook-pated vassal... You warped clay-brained harpy.
I know everyone has the right to be stupid, but you abused the privilege. When people drink from the fountain of knowledge, but in your own case you just gargled from it. Cos I wonder when you will stop for a minute to think and make money for your family. How I wish I knew your house number, I would like to speak to your wife to find-out of you are always this stupid and just plain dumb????
Well this will be my very last mail to you.
Good riddance to your bad rubbish.
Regards
Yours Sincerely,
Rev. Peter Aka
Director Forex Operations
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Sam Spade
Date: 02 Jul 2004, 06:46:57 AM
Mugus Aka & Owere (or whatever your real names are)
If you and your bunch of crooks really thought that I would be fooled for a minute by your pathetic scam, then so much the worse for you. But, along the way, every one of your pathetic messages has been enjoyed by many online - as will this last outburst (which seems like it is copied from a book - no doubt stolen). As no doubt the 419 squad in your own country will also enjoy them and follow up the ISP. Check out Scamorama.com and then wonder why you were born so stupid, as well as being such inept cyber thieves.. Incidentally you can obtain a fine mug from their shop as a consolation prize. A big mug for a big mugu - very apt, don't you think?
As for your money, well, you can go whistle for it. You know how to whistle don't you? You put your lips together and blow..
SAM SPADE PI
Spade & Archer
more to come?