Fri Nov 19 2004
Typical startup email claiming some enormous amount of money.
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. John Skypol, the Chief Accountant of the Contract Award Committee (CACOM) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. I reliably got your contact from the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce. I have no reason to doubt your honesty and credibility hence I make this proposal to you.Please, treat with utmost confidence and excuse me for the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not met or known each other before.
I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicite for your assistance for a deal we want to execute, my Corporation (CACOM) awarded a contract of US$106,200,000.00 (One hundred and six million, two hundred thousand U. S. Dollars only) to a Foreign Firms to supply Rig and Drilling Equipment for Kaduna Refinery here in Nigeria but because of my position, this contract was over invoiced to US$117,700,000.00 (One hundred and seventeen million seven hundred thousand U. S. Dollars only). The original contract sum has been paid to the contractors that executed the project, now we are left with the over invoice sum of US$11,500,000.00 (US$11.5M).
All arrangements have been concluded on how this money would be moved.Our constraints lie on the fact that we required a Foreign firm or individual assistance would be required to conclude this job, we are prepared to give as much as 35% of the total sum to whoever that is willing to assist, while 60% of the total sum will go to me and my colleagues. To this effect, 5% would be earmarked to cover all the expenses (local and International). This is because the process would pass through some Directors in the Ministry of Finance and APEX BANK of Nigeria. These officials might require some tips to facilitate payment without delay since they are not aware of the deal.
Please, should you be willing to assist, we shall require the following information to enable us put claim immediately. Your bank name, address and account number, fax number of the Bank where the money will transfered to. But should you not be in position to assist, this deal has to remain secret till the end of time. It is important I mention that the officials involved in this transaction are top government functionaries who have put in years of sevice to this country. For the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of all persons involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit utmost secrecy throughout the duration of the transaction. You are strongly advise to avoid discussing this transaction with a third party as that could jeopardise the entire transaction.
You may open a separate bank account in any country of your choice for this purpose privided the taxes is not too high if you wish. All arrangements of this transfer for this final quarter payment for the year,2004 has been properly organised and further action awaits your immediate response. Hurry and send to me the account number where the money will be transferred into, so that we can start to process for the approval of this payment.
I look forward to hearing from you through my private email (johnskypol@yahoo.com)
for better discussion regarding this transaction
Best regards,
John Skypol
Fri Nov 19 2004
Kindly Conquistador Poge Mahone replies
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
Mr. Skypol-
Im not quite sure how this email arrived in my inbox, but I am intrigued by your offer,how may I be of assistance?
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Sun Nov 21 2004
Immediately John emails me back, wanting the standard information and a very big thanks!
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Mahone,
Good day to you, got your mail and was happy over your kind understanding but before i detail you better, will like to say a very big thanks to you. It was my search for a reliable and trustworthy person that will assist in acting as the contractor.
Note that this funds, was an over invoice money my committee did in a contract that has been commissioned and fully paid off, but this over invoice money is now due for payment by the APEX BANK but await to have the informations about the contractor so they could process the transfer of the funds into his account once all iregularities is regularized by this committee.
Note that below are the informations the bank will need from you to prove you as the contractor which i will want you to forward to me so i could pass it over to the bank first thing tomorrow morning.
1) YOUR COMPANY LETTERHEADED/IF ANY
2) A CLEAR PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
3) YOUR DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EAY REACH.
4) YOUR MARITAL STATUS/DATE OF BIRTH
Listen, once the bank receive the informations from me, they will contact you to verify and then will require some documents from you which i shall secure on your behalf as i stated in my proposal to you, after then will they advice further on how the transfer.
Meanwhile, i will want you to call me on my direct and private phone number : 234-1-4742617 for better discussion regarding the perfection of this transaction to avoid any mistake when the bank get to you as i wouldnt want to loose this funds.
Have a great weekend as am seriously waiting to hear from you regarding this mail to enable us proceed.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Tel:234-1-4742617
Fax:234-1-7592241
This mugu is hungry
JOHN SKYPOL
Sun Nov 21 2004
Dear Mahone,
Good morning to you.hope you got the mail i sent to you yesterday, listen is very important you get back to me with the required informations as i stated in my yesterday mail so i will forward it to the bank as the contractor why you wait further advice from the bank on how the transfer will commence.
Meanwhile, you have to call me on my direct phone number stated below so we could discuss better before the bank get to you to avoid mistake as i wouldnt want to loose the money (US$11.5M) and do make sure your phone number is included so that i will be able to call you from my side.
Have a great week as am seriously waiting to hear from you regarding the content of this mail so that the bank will have you as the contractor.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Tel: 234-1-4742617
Fax: 234-1-7592241
Mon Nov 22 2004
Again another email! Jesus! It's been one day, perhaps the Conquistador was enjoying some gruel at the monestary.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Friend,
Good evening to you. was just wondering if you trully got the mails i sent to you as it i cant understand why i havent had from you or are you no longer interested with the transaction so that i quickly look for someone to assist with the claim as a contractor.
Have a great evening anyway as i will be waiting to hear from you urgently.
Respectfully,
Mr. John
Tue Nov 23 2004
Conquistador replies.
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
Mr. Skypol-
I am sorry about the delay, I was visiting family over the weekend and did not get back until today.
Perhaps I should tell you a little bit about my situation, I am a monk with The Church of the Exalted Spa. Our missionary work precludes me from speaking on the phone since I am under a vow of silence and not able to talk. Our monastery, here in California does not even have a telephone. The best way to contact me is thought my email account. I am sorry if this is an incontinence, but it is my pledge to almighty God to keep my vow of silence and to only speak prayers during evening vespers.
Let me know what you need from my to help you in your business,
In His Name,
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Tue Nov 23 2004
Where the hell is Swistzerland?
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Mahone,
Good evening to you. got your mail and sorry also for not have responded to the mail earlier as i was so bussy trying to perfect things regarding this transaction.
Note that i spoke with the Director of APEX BANK today and he said we must get the information about the contractor so they could process the approval for the transfer before they will instruct there payment bank in Swistzerland to contact you for the transfer of the funds into your account.
Below are the informations once again that the bank need for the processing of the approval which you have to send it to me immediately/NOW.
1) YOUR COMPANY LETTERHEADED/IF ANY
2) YOUR BANKING DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER.
3) A CLEAR PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
4) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
Note that once i have this info. from you, i will immediately forward it to the bank but will make them to understand that you will prefer the transaction through email reasons best known to you.
Listen, once the bank have your datas, they will reach you for further advice and will require some documents from you as prove but not to worry as i will secure all the documents on your behalf here as the head of this committee.
Have a great evening as am very seriously waiting to hear from you with the required informations so i immedaitely forward it to the bank why wewait there contact either tomorrow or next.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Tue Nov 23 2004
I respond to John giving him all the information I had. Picking some random bank in California and giving him the telephone number of the Irish Consultate in California. I give up on the vow of silence, thinking this would be funnier. Poge Mahone roughly translates to “Kiss My Ass” in Gaelic. I was dying to know if he called them and asked for Poge Mahone. I also badly photoshop a license from the internet.
Brother John:
1) YOUR COMPANY LETTERHEADED/IF ANY
The Church of the Exhaulted Spa
2) YOUR BANKING DETAILS FOR THE TRANSFER.
Bank of America
444 S Mathilda Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
3) A CLEAR PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
I am attaching my drivers license since my passport has expired.
4) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.
655 Montgomery St., San Francisco (415) 392-4214
Just ask for Poge Mahone, I have informed the secretary that you may be calling and that the code word is "POGE MAHONE", she will connect you directly to me.
Let me know what else you need since you seem to be in such of a rush. Is it possible for me to see a picture of you?
(pic of fake DL) I do not claim to be a photoshop expert. I love my DL #. Boobless.
Wed Nov 24 2004
John emails the next day, what is it with Mugus, do they have an aversion to spell checking? Jesus! Again with the Swistzerland.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Mahone,
Good day to you. got your mail and was so happy for the informations you sent to me which i have already forwarded to the bank and they promissed to contact you before the end of today as they will be working till 7pm my time.
According to my discussion with the director of the bank, he made it clear to me that once they verify the informations from you, that they will advice you on the required documents to prove you as the contractor before instucting there payment center in Swistzerland to reach you for the transfer of the funds into your account.Please do note that it is you the bank will be contacting and you have to be updating me with any update from the bank.
Note that i will scan, attach and send my international passport across to you so you have good look of whom i am and also as your partner. Listen, am so happy to have someone like you that has the fear of GOD in you as a christian and am assuring you that once the bank confirm the informatiuons from you, they will immediately advice you on what next to do and plese do make them to understand that you need your unpaid contract funds urgently.
Have a great time overthere as i look forward to hearing from you witrh any update from the bank but i will be calling you rightnow so we could discus better since i really want to hear from you on phone.
Respectfully,
Mr. John
Thu Nov 25 2004
John is an impatient man - He tries the Irish Consultate to no avail, only an answering machine (damn!). And apparently I am again a God Fearing person. Now starts the confusion on the Bank.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to youmy good friend and partner, hope all is well with you and family, well i have been trying the number you gave to me but was directed to drop massage which i did and was expecting your call back. please i want you to send to me a direct phone number where toreach you directly as is only you i want to be discussing with and also will not want anybody esle to know about this transaction as am afriad i dontwant to loose this funds.
Meanwhile, did you hear anything from the bank as they assure me of reaching you yesterday to verify the info. before further instruction. However, my scaner will be in other before the end of today and immediately will i scan and attach my passport to you so you know whom i am since i have seen you and have found that you are a GOD fearing person and also to the mails you sent to me have shown me thesame. Have a great time as i await tobe updated by you with any information from the bank since they promissed reraching you yesterday.
My Regard,
Mr. John
Thu Nov 25 2004
Now some bad news, his “daughter” is run over in an accident. Nigeria must be one dangerous place cause people are always sick, maimed, or killed on a daily basis. He attaches a sick emergency room photo. I almost lost my lunch looking at this.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Just received a bad news that my daughter was about crossing the road when a moving car hit on from behind and the painful thing there is that the driver run away.
Listen, i dont no what to do next but thank God that she didnt die, well i snapped her and have attached her picture to you so you see how the driver turned my lovely daughter to.
Please do update me with any information from the bank as i will be all through in the hospital with my daughter,please do assist me in prayer so that my daughter would not die rather a quik recovery.
Have a wonderful and blessed day with your self and family as i look forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
(pic of accident victim) Gruesome -
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Fri Nov 26 2004
Daughter in that condition he still finds time to email me with his passport. A Goddamned 5 MG copy of his passport. That took about half my disk space on yahoo. I had to reduce its size to put it in this doc!
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you. hope all is well with you, attached is my international passport which i promised to send to you. Am on my way to the hospital to see my daughter. have you been contacted by the bank and what are they saying so i no when exactly they will transfer the funds into your account.
Have a great morning as am seriously waiting to hear from you so i will be updated.
Regard,
Mr. John Skypol
(pic of passport) Handsome mugu. That is one funny way to sign “John Skypol”
Sat Nov 27 2004
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
John-
What do you need of me? Sorry to hear about your daughter, I will pray for her.
I am unsure of what I need to update you on.
In His Name,
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Sat Nov 27 2004
Now the begging for money starts. Apparently, in Nigeria, the amount of cash you have determines the type of medical care you receive. And I love the quote "A brother in need is a brother indeed", not what I remember from College! And who is this Benjamin duru? Perhaps our Mugus real name???
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good evening to you. just came in from the hospital to check my mail and find out that i have a mail from you which i have gone through. The bank promised to reach you for verification of your information which i gave to them as the contractor before they will process the approval of the transfer of the funds into your account.
Maybe they have accepted the information, anyway do update me with any information from the bank or any documents they need to prove you as the contractor because we have to make sure the bank approve you as the contractor so that they will transfer the funds (US$11.5M) into your account before they stop payment for this last quarter as it may raise an eyebrow by next quarter, you should no why am so in a hurry. The doctor is charging me too much money and i just dont no what to do, please can you kindly assist me with $800 so that i add it with the little one i have to enable me pay immediately for the treatment of my only daughter, please am beging you this help with the name of our GOD do assist me, i dont want my daughter to die based on lack of good treatment, you understand what am saying.
Please my brother, a brother in need is a brother in deed, you can send the money through western union money transfer withmy drivers name: BENJAMIN DURU (LAGOS) since am always in the hospital so that he will easily cash it by monday morning.
Hope you got my international passport which i sent to you as am worried you didnt say anything about it in the mail you sent to me or should i resend it again? Have a greatful and wonderful weekend as i will be waiting to hear from you urgently that you havesent the money so i could have the informations.
My Regard,
Mr. John Skypol
Mon Nov 29 2004
So I decide to be a little sly and address John as Benjamin to see what he does. Plus give him a little shit about asking for money.
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
Benjamin-
When we started this process I understood it was risk free. What are you now asking me to send you money? I am an aged brother in a monastery, I do not have lots of money to send over to the other side of the world. I am however, treasurer of our monastery, I may be able to get the funds you requested. Send me a copy of the invoice from the hospital so I can justify the funds if I am requested to explain $800 missing from the monasteries treasury.
Scan and send the invoice as soon as possible so I can get the western union with the fund to assist you. I will pray for your little one during vespers.
In His Name,
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Mon Nov 29 2004
RIIIIIGHT, Benjamin is your “drivers” name. If you have a driver, why are you begging me for money? Yeah the “bank” can’t get through cause it’s a fake #.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good evening to you, got your mail but couldnt get back to you as it is late and my home scaner is bad, have to reach my office tomorrow morning before i could scan attache and send the hospital receipt to you. Am so happy for your kind interest in assisting me for the quick recovery of my only daughter which i know GOD will surely reward you back mightily. Meanwhile, my name is not BENJAMIN, that is my drivers name which is the name you have to send the money with through western union money transfer so he could easily drive and cash the money.
The bank said they have sent a mail to you and have tried calling you for notification but couldnt get through you, well i will get the contact email and phone number of the director across to you so you could reach them and make them understand that you need your unpaid contract funds urgently and they should urgently advice you on what to do further to claim the funds.
Have a greatful and blessed evening with your self and family as i will surely get the hospital receipt across to you and please do make sure you send the money immediately you confirm the receipt from me so that they will treat my daughter properly.
My Regard,
Mr. John
Tue Nov 30 2004
To my surprise he comes up with a very convincing looking “receipt” from the hospital. Yeah, make sure you put it in my name cause John is a fake one. Is every woman in Nigeria named princess? I love the “ghastly motor accident” written on the receipt. The must just have boxes and boxes of fake documents there.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you, just finished arranging my scaner and have immediately attached the invoice as you instructed and i will want you to forward to me the informations for the western union money transfer so that my driver will cash it and bring it to the hospital.
Dont forget to send the money with this name: BENJAMIN DURU through western union money transfer. Have a great time as am seriously waiting to have the information to enable the doctor treat my only daughter properly.
Respectfully,
Mr. John
(Pic of hospital rcpt)
Wed Dec 1 2004
So I decide to leave him hanging for a week, he sends about 10 emails and every subject line has URGENT. This must be his favorite word.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Friend,
Good morning to you, was just wondering if you got the mail I sent to you with the invoice as you requested so you could assist me with the money for the treatment of my little daughter (Princess Mary Skypol), please do you received it or should I re-scan and send it again to you.
The bank said they are worried not have had anything from you as they have sent mail to you for verification before they will process the transfer of the funds, so I told them to give me there contact to pass to you so you could reach them your self since I told them you are so worried not have received your contract payment, so I will get the bank contact across to you so you could reach them as the contractor.
Note that what you are to tell the bank is that you are not happy for not have receive your funds, and that they should instruct you on what next to do so you could have your funds since they are paying foreign contractors for the last quarter.
Anyway am waiting to hear from you concerning the information for the money you are to send through western union so I could pay off this bill as I wouldn’t want my daughter to die.
Yours truly,
Mr. John
Wed Dec 1 2004
Same FREAKING DAY!! Finally some banking info! Now we are getting somewhere! Yeah, keep waiting for that money!!
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Hope is well with you as havent ha anything from you since yesterday, anyway as i told you,below is the contact information of the bank and i will want you to reach the bank urgently to make them understand that you need your unpaid contract funds since your informations as the contractor is with them.
MR:ADAMS OJO
DIRECTOR:INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT .
First Financial Bank Nigeria plc.
Head Office:1625 Idowu Taylor Street
Victoria Island. Lagos
FAX:234-1-7590254
TEL:234-1-4730157
E-MAIL: contact@ffbngr.com
Have a great time as am still waiting to have the informations about the western union money transfer you are to send for the treetment of my lovely daughter.
My Regard,
Mr. John Skypol
[he's got his Ojo working!]
Wed, 1 Dec 2004
Now! Let’s put a twist on this party! Conquistador Poge Mahone has fallen ill with malaria! Let’s introduce Brother Don Ovani into the mix. MWWAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
BROTHER DON OVANI
Dear Mr. Skypol-
I am Don Ovani, a brother with the Church of the Exhaulted Spa. I have some grave news, Conquistador Poge Mahone contracted Malaria in his recent trip to Western Africa. He was taken to hospital late last night in serious condition. He asked that I handle his affairs until he recovers. He is currently in stable condition and we are all praying for his recovery.
Perhaps I can be of some assistance to you while Poge is recovering.
In His Name,
Brother Don Ovani
Fri Dec 3 2004
Two days pass and he still contacts Poge Mahone. Unfortunately, there is dead silence since Poge is in the hospital. Also for some weird reason, he gets my brothers email address and contacts him! We are still trying to figure that one out. I think it was Johns initial letter that was forward to me from my brother. There is a mini-drama that unfolds, I think he refers to that in the second paragraph.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you, am so sorry for the illness, as the person you directed to me told me you are not all that fine. AM SO SORRY.
Listen, there was a little mistake, i sent thesame mail to someone else hoping he is from you as i received almost thesame content of mail the day the person you directed to me sent me a mail so i as thinking he also is from you, well he has no knowleged about the transaction and has not responded to the mail, so we have no much problem as i will take note of the person whenever i got any mail from him.
Meanwhile, i have already forwarded the bank contact information to you so you could reach them as they want to confirm the information from you before they will commence with the approval of the funds to you, and afterr that, the funds will be transfer into your account, you see why am so much in a hurry as i wouldnt want the payment for this last quater to end without claiming this funds out to your custody.
Most importantly, my daughter, she is not responding properely because of the bill for treatment which i taught you will assist with as you promissed me and uptil now, i havent had anything from you or do you want her to die, please do instruct Mr. Don to go send rhe money urgently and also if you cant contact the bank, then instruct him also to reach thebank on your behalf.
Please we have to get this funds out before they stop this last quater payment because it may raise an eyebrow by next year which is my fear. Have a great day and do get well quickly as i want to hear from you directly.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
The mini-drama unfolds. John send this email to Don Ovani, and somehow, my brothers email address.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Don Ovani,
Good morning to you, have you passed the information to my partner about the bank information which I sent to his email as I want him to reach the bank immediately and if he want you to act/continue on his behalf, you have to resend to me your pic so I have good knowledge about you as am afraid I don’t want to loose this funds.
Please you have to assist me urgently with the money I asked of my partner for the treatment of my only daughter who is dieing because of propere treatment, I no if my partner is well, he would have assisted me with this little money as he has already assured me of assisting me but the sickness attacked him.
How am I going to be sure of you that you wouldn’t run away with te funds when it finally get your custody when you cant even assist me for my dieing baby girl or didn’t my partner show you the pic of my daughter so you could see what the useless driver did to my only daughter.
Anyway, the name I gave to my partner to send the money with is : BENJAMIN DURU and I will want you to send the money to the name so I could pay the doctor for immediate treatment of my daughter.
Have a wonderful day as am desperately waiting to hear from you regarding this mail and do include your direct private number so I could reach you from my side and also note that I sent a copy of this mail to your other brother (My brothers name and middle initial!)
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Tel: 234-1-4742617
Fax: 234-1-7592241
Thu, 2 Dec 2004
) Don Ovani freaks out on John. Basically I wanted him to get rid of my brother’s email address. My brother responded in kind saying he was going to contact the authorities and copied the Nigerian police. There was no further contact after this email.
BROTHER DON OVANI
Mr. Skypol-
I thought you said this matter was of the utmost secrecy! WHO IS THIS (Brothers Name)? I do not know this man!!!! Why in the name of GOD would include some random person?!? This whole deal with you and Conquistador Poge Mahone may be in jeopardy! Why would you include someone who has nothing to do with your transaction!??
I am handling the Conquistadors affairs while he is recovering and you include some random person into the transaction?!? Who is this man, where did his email address come from?!? I am very worried now that this strange person may get authorities involved. You need to stop including him in our correspondence. I cannot believe you would be that stupid to involve him. I will be seeing the Conquistador this afternoon and I will inform him of your digression and see if he wants to continue with you.
I am very angry about this.
Don Ovani
John apologizes and is indignant.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Don Ovani ,
Good morning to you. just sent my partner a mail about the mistake i did because it wasnt really from me. Listen, i dont know you so you dont have to insult me that way for just a little m istake. you are sounding as if you havent made any mistake before.
Listen, i told my partner to instruct you to contact the bank if he cant reach them himself and that he should tell you what to tell the bank so that you will reach them for the claim before they stop payment and also i told him to instruct you to send the money i asked of him which he promissed assisting me before the illness, he knows what the money is for.
Please do tell him am counting on him and am sure he can assist me even you so that my only daughter will not die, you can also tell him to show you the pic of my daughter so you see what a useless driver did to my only duaghter.
Have a beautiful day as am waiting to hear from you this morning so i could be updated and do make sure you include your direct phone number where to reach you from as i will like to speak with you today on phone.
My Regard,
Mr. John Skypol
Tel: 234-1-4742617
Fri, 3 Dec 2004
Don strings him along. No reference to the money. Need picture/trophy. John-
BROTHER DON OVANI
I am glad you were smart enough not to contact that other person again. I have attempted to call you three times today and all I get is a buzzing noise and no answer. You can reach me at (415) 392 4214.
Conquistador Poge Mahone is making progress and has been upgraded to stable condition and may leave the hospital next week! Isn’t that wonderful news? Our prayers have been answered.
I asked Poge about your daughter’s accident, I am very sorry. He asked if you could send an updated picture to see if she is recovering well, perhaps on of you at her bedside? I think it would help him recover much quicker if he knew a fellow patient like your daughter is recovering.
Thanks and look forward to the picture.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Don Ovani,
Good morning to you. please i will want to hear from you this morning for update.
Thanks,
Mr. John Skypol
Tue, 7 Dec 2004
BROTHER DON OVANI
John-
Conquistador Poge Mahone is still in hospital. He is very week but is recovering, we expect him to be released some time this week. I will keep you posted.
In His Name,
Brother Don Ovani
John gets panicky! Copies us both.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Conquistador Poge Mahone&Don Ovani,
What is really happenning as am so worried havent had from any of you, please do update me with any information regarding the mail i sent to you so i will know what really is going on.
Have a wonderful evening as am seriously waiting to hear from you urgently.
My Regard, Mr. John Sk
ypol
Fri, 10 Dec 2004
BROTHER DON OVANI
John-
I contacted the bank and sent them the information as requested. I don't know what else you want me to do. What am I missing here?
Don Ovani
John replies again concerning monies… Notice how many times the word urgent is used.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Don Ovani,
Good morning to you, hope all is well, listen, you have to make sure you contact the bank this morning on there requirement so that i could secure them on your behalf and note that we have to conclude this transaction as they will be closing for this quarter by 20th of this month so we have to hurry with all we do to make sure this funds is approve and transfer into your account before they close.
Please am seriously waiting to hear from you what the bank demands of you so i could secure it urgently because that is the only thing that will delay this transaction but as the head of the committee, i will surely get it.
Have a great week as am waiting to hear from you and please if you are no longer interested, do let me know urgently as i wouldnt be happy with you if you didnt tell me and i loose this huge amount of money just like that.
Respectfully,
Mr. John
Mon, 13 Dec 2004
Don is ANGRY!
BROTHER DON OVANI
John-
I grow tired of this. I have asked you repeatedly now WHO is the bank? I have not recieved anything or any documents from anyone from any bank! You keep asking me about the bank contacting me and I have told you SEVERAL times that NO BANK has contacted me about this matter. All these URGENT, VERY URGENT, REPLY email get very tiresome when I consistently tell you NO ONE FROM ANY BANK HAS CONTACTED ME ABOU THIS MATTER.
I would like to help you with this transaction, but no one has contacted me via phone or email about your matter. Please have them email me something this morning referencing your matter. Conquistador Poge Mahone is out of the hospital now and resting comfortably in the monestary.
Thanks
Don Ovani
Reintroduce Conquistador Poge Mahone fully recovered. Here is a little goof on my part. I was running a few anti-scams at the same time and got some of the bankers confused. Nothing like introducing these mugus to eachother. I wonder what conversation went on behind the scenes. So to back up my claims I yell at john
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
Mon Dec 13 2004
John-
I have received the following from the bank, they do not know who you are. Explain yourself. If the bank does not know who you are then HOW do you have an account with them? I am very confused. Perhaps it is the medication I have taken at the hospital that has made this matter unclear.
I have emailed with Don Ovani and he tells me he is having a very hard time getting information from you about the banks information. I found this in my email inbox and they say they do not know who you are. Are you trying to fool an old man of the Lord?
I demand satisfaction!
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Mon, 06 Dec 2004
ATTN: MAHONE,
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL AND IF I MAY ASK YOU WHO IS JOHN? (DOH!)
MEANWHILE YOUR CONTRACT SUM HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THEY ARE TO WIRE TRANSFER YOUR CONTRACT SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS IT IS APPROVED.
THANK YOUR AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS IN ADVANCE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. DORIS IGHOVETA
Mon Dec 13 2004
John is a little confused.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good evening to you, so happy to hear from you. Listen, the problem is from you, the contact of the APEX BANK i gave you wasnt the one you contacted. please never you communicate with this so called bank, i think someone is acting funny somewhere. (YEAH!)
Note that it is only the APEX BANK (First Financial Bank Nigeria plc.) that pays any foreign contract my committee award contract to as they work hand in hand with the N.N.P.C so yo should have no dealing with them as they know notthing about this funds, why am saying this is because am the head of the committee and am the one that signed the over invoiced money so i know what am saying.
Meanwhile, you have to contact the APEX BANK rightnow either by phone nor email as i instructed you which is stated again below.
MR:ADAMS OJO
DIRECTOR:INTERNATIONAL REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT .
First Financial Bank Nigeria plc.
Head Office:1625 Idowu Taylor Street
Victoria Island. Lagos
FAX:234-1-7590254
TEL:234-1-4730157
E-MAIL: contact@ffbngr.com
Note that we have no much time on our side, so you have to contact the bank as stated above and make them to understand that you were addmitted and just came back, that they should update you urgently on what to do so that the funds can be transfer into your account as the bank is waiting to hear from you before they will proceed with the transfer.
Again, you have to send to both me and the bank a direct number to reach you as they have been calling you for update according to what they told me, (you know i dont want them to have any ideal that we are working in hand. so before careful) and also i have called and called without getting through.
Please you have to act urgently as time is runing fast against us which is not good to this transaction, anyway, i will wait to hear from you immediately, if posible, call me. Have a glorious evening as i look forward to hearing from you that you have sent mail to the bank and also have forwarded your number to reach you easily.
Yours Ever,
Mr. John
Tue Dec 14 2004
John is one impatient bastard. He is starting to lose faith in Poge Mahone… Awww, and apparently my illness was an excuse not to help him with his “daughter”.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you, was so worried i didn’t hear from you all throughout yesterday even to the mail i sent to you on the contact information of the bank so you could reach them but you still didn’t get back to me.
Well i hope you are not contacting the wrong bank because i don’t know the lady called Mrs. Doris and we have nothing to do with there bank as the funds is not there. Hope you have acted as i instructed you on mail and please do update me with your out come from the bank.
Am not happy with you because you kept silent all through when my daughter was passing through a serious pain which you accepted assisting, all of a time, someone else contacted me as instructed by you that you are in the hospital, just because i asked you of an assist.
Please we have to be sure of what we are doing, if you are not gong to assist truthfully, do let me know because i wouldn’t be happy with you that after all this, i will still loose this funds with the bank.
Have a great day as am waiting to hear from you because i think you are not really serious over this claim.
Thanks,
Mr. John Skypol
Fri Dec 17 2004
God I would love to know when on behind the scenes with these two mugus… John begins to suspect that Don and Poge are the same person, ut oh. This is unraveling fast!
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you, i hope you are not contacting this so called MRS. DORIS IGHOVETA as i have invested over it and came to find out that some group of people you are trying to get information from and divert the funds else where. Just want you to understand that i have told the APEX BANK that they should hold on with the approval as we the C.A.C.O.M are trying to get some vital information.
Well with what i placed down to the bank, they will never attend to anybody even you gave them any information for the APEX BANK must surely get to me as the head of the committee that awarded the contract. Am so shock the way you actted now that you are out of the hospital, was thinking that you are the same person as DON OVANI. Please if you dont want to assist me with this transaction so that the bank will get the funds approve to you as the contractor since they are paying foreign contractors.Am so happy that the funds is due for payment and also happy for the understanding of the bank when i explained to them about some little problem about you and your colleagues.
Have a great day anyway as am seriously waiting to hear urgently from you.
Thanks,
Mr. John
Sat Dec 18 2004
Now he wants mo money!
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good morning to you. got your mail of yesterday, even received a mail from Mr. Don Ovani that you are strongly ok now and that i should move on with you as regard to our transaction.
Listen my Brother, we have no much time to waist, i have concluded with the bank and they said that they sent a mail to you week ago on there requirement, that once they receive the requirement, they will reach you regarding the transfer of the funds (US$11.5M).
Please i want you to quickly go through all your mails since the bank said they have sent mail to you on there requirement so that you will see it and update me with the requirement to enable me quickly secure it here and fax it to you to forward to the bank why they transfer the funds into your account.
My Brother, i also need an urgent assist from you, the company i collected money from for the treatment of my daughter since you refused to assist me then based on your illness, are now asking me for there money as the date i gave them to pay back expired 2days ago and they are so worry over there money.
Please i want you to try and see what you can do to assist me with $500 so that i will pay off the company and i promisse you that once the bank finanlly transfer the funds into your account, you will first take away any money you spent regarding the transaction before we invest the remaining money into any profitable business there in your country.
Lastly, make sure you go through all the mails the baank sent to you and find out what requirement they need for the transfering of the funds into your account since they have approved you as the contractor.
Have a greaat weekend as am waiting to hear from you regrding the requirement of the bank and also to hear that you have sent the money ($500) across with my drivers name: BENJAMIN DURU so that i will quickly pay off the company i collected money from.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Tel:234-1-4742617
Sat Dec 18 2004
Aww, the Irish Consulate number isn’t good.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Please i need a direct number to reach you as the one you gave me is not good for this transaction.
Thanks,
Mr. John
Sat Dec 18 2004
Now it’s time to drop the bomb, I could have led him on a little more, but I was tiring of all the URGENT, PLEASE REPLY, CALL ME, emails… so here we go!
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
John-
I had some free time and was emailing with my brother and told him of our transaction. My brother being 10 years younger and a quite bit more sophisticated and worldly, he got very angry with me. He contends that you are a con artist. That this transaction is a fraud. He directed me to this website: http://www.scamorama.com/
The descriptions of these scams are EXTREMELY familiar to the 419 or advance fee fraud they describe. In fact, I looked back at your original "plea for help" letter and it is almost verbatim to some of the other letters listed.
John, is this true? Has this all been a scam? I have lost all confidence in our relationship now and am considering contacting the authorities. You have attempted to take advantage of an old man of the Lord!!! I shall pray for your soul.
Conquistador Poge Mahone
Sun Dec 19 2004
I cant figure out if John is stupid or just greedy, he responds to my previous email.
JOHN SKYPOL
Dear Brother,
Good evening to you, what do you mean by if this transaction is real, have i ever asked you to send me any money as regard to the transaction (no just something about a ghastly accident hospital bill and now company fees), then why are you saying i want to fraud you or have you forgotting what it mean by frauding someone.
Please this transaction is real and true for i have total knowledged about the origine of the funds as the head of the committee that awarded the contract so you have notthing to worry about for this transaction is real and i promisse you of our celebration when this funds (US$11.5M) is finanlly transfered into your account as the contractor.
Note that you have to make sure you get a very good business there in your country to invest this funds into that will held us much profit because i will be coming over to meet with you once the funds hit your account so i just wonder why you ever think of this transaction been fraud.
Manwhile, if you are not interested any more with thisn greart transaction, do let me know urgently so that i quickly look for someone else that will sincerely assist me since it has been the reason why you refused to assist me even whehn my daughter is dieing.
Have a greatful weekend as am seriously and despirately waiting for your urgent response regarding this mail for better understanding.
Respectfully,
Mr. John Skypol
Mon Dec 20 2004
Ok this anti-scam is over… One month to the day. Time to throw down!
CONQUISTADOR POGE MAHONE
John/Benjamin/Mugu-
IF that is your real name. Just wanted to drop a note and say what a wonderful time I have had in the past month scam-baiting you along with your stupid mugu 419 advance fee fraud.
Want my number? its 1-800-DUM-MUGU.
As you can see from the link I gave you previously as an "out" that there a lot of people who do the same thing I do, to goat fuckers like yourself who scam people out of money.
There was never $11.5MM. There was no daughter, which by the way that was one sick fucking picture thanks for making me lose my lunch on that.
My name is not Poge Mahone, nor is it Don Ovani! We are one in the same, but I think you started to figure that one out didn't you?? The number you were calling? That's an Irish consulate in California. I really hoped you were able to talk to someone there and ask for Poge Mahone. "Poge Mahone" in Gaelic (Irish) is literally translated as "Kiss my Ass!". That would have been a laugh riot!!!
I am just part of a legion of people who like to fuck with you mugus and your stupid scam and string you along in the hopes you might get a dime from us. Well, guess what, you are the one that has been scammed! You aren't getting a penny from me or more than likely quite a few other people who you have strung along.
Hope you had a blast as I did. Perhaps now you can go and lead a normal, legal, life and get a job earning your money instead of stealing it from innocent people.
Also, I have reported your email address to Yahoo at abuse@yahoo.com. I hope you get this email before they shut down your account.
Have a great day, and keep watching that link I sent you, because I plan to submit our conversation to that website and you will have to change your fake name.
Best Regards!
Poge Mahone / Don Ovani
Tue Dec 21 2004
John responds! You have die first before you go to hell. What a moron!
JOHN SKYPOL
Subject: GO TO HELL STUPID FOOL
Listen,
I have already sent a mail to the bank that you are not the real contractor as you were trying to fake this committee so that the bank will not get you approve because I will surely get someone honest and reliable to assist me with this great transaction.
Well you can go to HELL AND DIE THERE. STUPID USELESS MAN.
GOODBYE,
MR. JOHN S\KYPOL
The End???