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Another Nigerian scam

We've been passed an email from Peter Neish who received an offer relating to $10 million that is being held in Nigeria.
We've contacted Linda, who is keen to work with us to release these funds to a bank in the UK and we're going to get 40% of these funds for our trouble.

Linda Adams

Private and Highly confidential

Greetings! I know you will be surprised to read from me, but please this letter is a request from a family in dire need of assistance. I am Mrs Linda adams a widow of 52yrs old from Nigeria. The first and the only wife of late Dr donell adams communicating to you from Nigeria.

I got your address from Business directory in Nigeria chamber of commerce and industry, and I on behalf of my children decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US $10.million dollars, which my late husband deposited in a safe box with private security company as precious items in Nigeria. Before the death of my husband, he told me in case of my absence on earth you should solicit for assistance of a reliable and sincere foreign partner to assist you to transfer this money out of Nigeria for investment purpose. I deposited the box in your Name and can claim it alone with deposited code, he then handed me over the documents to the deposit. Take good care of our children Elivs and Charity. From this word of my late husband you can understand that life and future of my family depends on this fund, as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. I cannot invest this fund in Nigeria, am seeking you assistance to transfer this fund out of Nigeria for investment purpose.

For your assistance we are prepared to offer you 40$ of the total fund while 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during this transaction.the security company attorney and I have concluded an arrangement with the directors of this security company where the money is deposited to help us through diplomatic means to convey the consignment to any of off-shore branches, where it will be more easier for you to receive it on our behalf and deposit it in your account while we come up to meet you in your country for investment purpose which you will be a partner due to your indigenous advantage. I will be highly grateful to meet you in person, for us to sign a working a agreement. Please endeavour to send your phone number and particulars when writing. Note that this transaction is hundred 100% risk-free and the major thing I demand from you is to assure me the safety of this money when it finally gets to you.

I shall be most grateful if you maintain the confidentiality of this matter. Please confirm your interest through the above Email address.

Best regards
Mrs Linda adams

Our reply

Dear Linda
How can I be of further assistance relating to this issue?
Regards
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Cuthbert Buster,

Thanks for your mail to me, I am really glad to see that my prayers have finally been answered. This is my best and happiest moment for me after the demise of my Late Husband.Dr donell Adams.

This is exactly what I want you to do for me. You will have to stand as the next of kin to my late husband Dr Donell Adams as the benefactor of the consignment which is at the present stay with the private security company here in nigeria,. The consignment of the fund will need to change to your name as the new owner before the company can be able to release the consignment to you. This will be actualize through the security company attorney down here who will have to assist us. In view of this you are required to contact the security company's attorney his name is Anthony lbeh, tell him that you are my foreign partner, his email address is barr.anthonylbeh@lawyer.com, and his phone number is 234-803-339-3784, so that he will tell you the steps we are going to take.

please l want you to send to me [1] your picture,
[2] your full name and country name
[3] your phone number
l will stop here until l hear from you

Thanks
Mrs linda Adams.

Our reply

Dear Linda

I'm so pleased that you're so pleased that I am the answer to your prayers. This must be so pleasing to you and I'm pleased to know that I can please you with your request of pleasure relating to this very pleasurable issue.
First of all, please accept my condolences regarding the demise and passing of your husband, Dr Donell Adams. Death is never a pleasurable experience, I know, having died a number of times in recent years.

I'm enclosing the personal details that you have requested and look forward to discussing this venture in more detail soon. [1] your picture,
(attached)
[2] your full name and country name
Lord Cuthbert Buster MBE, OBE, CBE, DOA
[3] your phone number
0871******13

Regards and commiserations
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Cuthbert Buster,

Thanks for the mail you sent to me, have you contacted the attorney of the security company to let him know that you are now the Beneficially of the funds deposited in their company.l will stop here until l here from you.

Thanks
Mrs linda adams

Lord Cuthbert Buster.
I Received your mail you sent to me, l attacted my picture photograph for you to see me. My last mail to you l request that you should send to me your picture photograph and your country name so that l will know you. l only got your phone number. looking forward to hear from you.
Mrs linda Adams

Barrister Anthony Ibeh

From the office of barrister
Anthony Ibeh,
The attorney Global Melcom Security Company.

ATTN;
Mr Lord Cuthbert Buster,
In respect to your mail to me dated 2nd August 2006.My client Mrs Linda Adams have ealier informed me about you.
First i will like you to follow this proceedings so that this transaction will be an easy one,with due respect from this company i will like to inform you on the first thing you need to do.The name of the consignment have to change to your name as the new benefactor of this consignment, and two documents is required to do the effect of this change of ownership.

You should forward to this company
[1] The death certificate of late Dr Donell Adams.
[2]The ownership certificate
On receiving this documents from you,the company will now prepare the new change of ownership documents in your name so that you can be able to receive the consignment. My private phone number is 234-803-339-3784.

l need your phone number for oral communication
Thanks
BARRISTER ANTHONY IBEH.

Our reply

Dear Anthony Ibeh, cc Linda
I am currently awaiting the documentation you have requested, to be sent to me by Linda. Once she has sent it to me, I will forward it on to you.
Is oral really required this early in our relationship? If it is, I will indeed furnish you with a contact number.
Regards and etc etc etc
Lord Cuthbert Buster

Barrister Anthony Ibeh

From the office of barrister
Anthony lbeh,
The attorney Global Melcom Security Company

ATTN;
Mr Lord Cuthbert Buster,
l got your reply. your private phone number is very important to me, because l am a very buzy man, l don't often check my mails my secretary does that for me, and this kind of transaction is surpose to be confidential for security reasons. so you send to me your private phone number
You can be getting me on my private phone number which is 234-803-339-3784.

I am waiting for the documents to start the process of the change of ownership of the consignment.
Thanks
Barrister Anthony Ibeh.

Our reply

Dear Anthony

As I believe I have previously mentioned, I do not have the documents you have requested as they are with Linda. I too am a buzzing man, mainly due to tinitinitus, but we don't need to talk about my afflictions at this time.
My number is: +44******8813, but I am also out of the office a lot, so you may need to leave a message.

Regards and beehives
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Lord Cuthbert Buster,

ls good to hear from you, You did not answer the questions l ask you on the mail l sent to you. l want to know the person that is assiting me to this transaction, that is the reason l want to see your picture photograph and know the country you came from.
On replying my mail l want you to send your picture photograph and tell me your country name.

l will send to you the documents the attorney requested for so that you can forward it to him for him to start the change of the ownership of the consignment.

BEST REGARDS
MRS LINDA ADAMS.

Our reply

Dear Linda

Please find enclosed, my full postal address and a recent picture, don't laugh, it was taken after a recent arguement with Tony Blair regarding my idea to charge pensioners a special retirement tax, ensuring that the country could generate more money to waste on good causes.

Regards and income tax increases
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Lord C Buster,

I am very happy to have received your mail and also your picture, that have made me to have more trust in you in this transaction. l attached the two documents the attorney requested for. The ownership certificate is the proof which my late husband let for me regarding the consignment. My late husband Dr. Donell Adams deposited this consignment in my name Mrs. Linda Adams before his death. The Attorney of the GLOBAL MELCOM SECURITY COMPANY, Barrister Anthony Ibeh will change the name of the documents to your own name as the new beneficiary of the consignment.

Forward the documents to the Attorney so that he can proceed. i will stop here until l hear from
Best Regards
Mrs. Linda Adams.

Our reply

Dear Anthony
Please find attached, the documents you have requested.
Regards
Lord C Buster

Certificate of ownership

Certificate of death

Anthony Ibeh


From the office of Barrister
Anthony lbeh,
The attorney
Global Melcom Security Company
ATTN;
Mr Lord Cuthbert Buster,

I got the documents you sent to me,the change of ownership of the consignment will take three working days to be ready.
your full name and your address is important for the new change of the documents.

Thanks
Barrister Anthony Ibeh.

Our reply

Dear Anthony
Here are the details you have requested.
Name: Lord Cuthbert Buster
Mayfair House, Soho
London NG12 5RT
Regards
Lord Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Lord C Buster,

How are you ? l hope that you are fine.
l tryed calling you on the phone number you gave me l could not get you.
l hope that you have send the documents to the attorney so that he will start the process. l will stop here until l hear from you

Thanks
Mrs Linda Adams.

Our reply

Hello Linda

Yes, the documents and my details are all in hand with Anthony, who sounds like a splendid and most capable chap.
I'm sorry you couldn't reach me on my phone, did you leave a message?
Anyway, must dash as Lady Buster is nagging me about a trip to Lourdes and then on to Alton Towers the day after, so I'll speak soon.

Regards and pilgrimages
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Lord C Buster,

I hope that you are fine.
The directors of the Security Company called me for a meeting today in their office to ask me Weather they should continue on the change of the beneficiary to your name, l told them to go on.
Mr. Lord buster, you know l have not seen you in person but l trusted you to send the certificate of ownership documents to you for a new change to your name, l don't want you to betray the trust l have on you When the money finally gets to you.

My life and the future of my kids depend on these funds. As l told you before, for your assistance we are prepare to offer you 40% of the total funds, while 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during this transaction. On the meeting today l concluded an arrangement with the directors of the security company to help us Through diplomatic means and convey the consignment to London where you will receive it and deposit It your account.

While l came up to meet you in your country for investment purpose which you will be a partner due to your indigenous advantage.
I will be highly greatly to meet you in person. Please l want you to tell me the areas l will invest my own money. I used the opportunity and take the picture of the money, and l attached it for you to see.
I will stop here until l hear from you.

Best Regards
Mrs. Linda Adams.

Linda's box of money!

Our reply

Dear Linda

Obviously, trust is a two way street, sometimes even a three of four way street when more than two people are involved, but I can assure you that my intentions are indeed honourable.
Once I have the consignment, I will place it in my companies trust fund account, where it will accrue interest at a fantastic rate and probably double it's value within hours of being deposited.

Should you wish to invest the money in a business, I can arrange for you to set up a company, probably something along the lines of an import/export agency. You could import articles such as tobacco, a growing industry in this country and export the merchandise to places such as Peckham, Dudley and Southampton, where the street value will make an enormous profit.

I look forward to meeting you soon.
Regards and inhalations
Lord C Buster

Anthony lbeh

Mr. Lord Cuthbert Buster,

I am to inform you that the change of ownership of the consignment is in progress
It will be ready in the meeting we are going to have on Monday morning been 14th of august 2006.
I tried calling you but l could not reach you.
Call me on my phone number which is +234-803-339-3784,
I want to have an oral discussion with you

Thanks.
Barrister Anthony lbeh.

Our reply

Dear Anthony
I have tried ringing the number you have supplied, but the line was dead. Try my number again, but with the correct area code from your country. 08712118813.
I too, am looking forward to having oral discussions with you as well.
Regards and ringtones
Lord C Buster

Anthony lbeh

Mr Lord Cuthbert Buster,

Am to inform you that the consignment deposited with the global melcom Security Company in the name of Mrs. Linda Adams with registration number 3985 7032 6710 has now been change to your name MR. Lord Cuthbert Buster
l attached the new certificate of ownership issued in your name.
The details of the documents and charges acrueable to the government are

1.Sworn declaration of fact from the high court $1,500
2.Stamp duty and documentations $1,500
3.Affidivat of claim $1,000
4.Print publication $500
5.Legal charges $1,000
The fee for effecting the change of ownership document is &'36;5,500 dollars, which is now due for payment since the change of ownership has been effected

The payment should be made to me through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
NAME ------- ANTHONY IBEH
LOCATION ------------ NIGERIA
After the payment you should send to my mail box the details of the payment.
Also the consignment which is now in you name is ready for delivery by our diplomatic men to bring it over to your country London or wherever you might decide.

NOTE ; THIS IS CONFIDENTAIL SO THAT OUR DIPLOMATIC MEN WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO LONDON FOR DELIVERY

THANKS
BARRISTER ANTHONY IBEH

I'm the proud owner of a certificate!

Our reply

Good news Linda
Everything appears to be going swimmingly my dear, but they require a large sum of money before they can proceed with the transfusion.
Regards
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

My Dear lord c. buster

l got your mail which you forwarded to me. l am very happy that things are working out fine. l understood all the proceedings. l will like us to follow the necessary steps in this transaction to avoid making mistake. since the attorney have demanded for the fees of change of ownership of the consignment , I then assure you to go ahead and pay him the fees so that they will conclude arrangements for the delivery of the consignments to your country London.

Please note that every expenses made in this transaction must be well taken care.
l look forward to here from you.
Thanks.

Mrs Linda Adams

Our reply

Dear Linda and Anthony

After a recent meeting at the Vic, my good friend and confidant, Grant Mitchell, advised me that continuing with this transfusion could see me seriously out of pocket. His brother, Phil, also agreed and suggested that we all fly out to Nigeria to conduct this transfusion in person. Peggy, mother of the two lads I've mentioned, is already surfing the net for the best ticket prices to Nigeria.

What do you think is the best way to proceed?
Regards and Eastenders
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

My Dear lord c. buster,

I received your massage detailed that it will be of your interest to make a trip down here in Nigeria, l like your suggestion. lt will give me the opportunity of meeting you before the consignmentgets to your country London. I am now seeing a situation where your presence here will make this transaction more easier for us. You must have to arrange your self properly because this will definitely take you up to a week stay here. Further more your presence here will enable you to see the consignment and you will help to convey the consignment to your destination in London. For your information due to your absence in Nigeria Barrister Anthony Ibeh have been the signatory to all the documents acquired in high court of Nigeria. Some of the fees which we are suppose to pay was cut down because of the sympathy they have on me as a widow. Your presence here in Nigeria might attract more fees. From what I told you earlier on the meeting which I had with the board of Directors of the security company that I have concluded all the necessary arrangements on the delivery of the consignments to London. I suggest that you go ahead and pay them for the change of ownership certificate fees for that will be the last payment we have to make for the consignment to move to London. l will stop here until l hear from you.

Thanks
Mrs Linda Adams.

Anthony lbeh

Mr Lord Cuthbert Buster,

l got your mail. The ldea coming to Nigeria is good, we are looking forward to meet you.
l told you on my last mail l sent to you that ones the change of ownership of consignment is made the fees need to be paid immediately. Remember to use western union money transfer to send it on my name Anthony lbeh the location is Nigeria, then you forward the details of the payment to my mail box.

Thanks
Barrister Anthony lbeh.

Our reply

Dear Anthony and Linda

I've just read an article on the Internet relating to Western Union money transfers and I would much rather bring the money with me to Nigeria to complete this transfusion as it appears that money transfers are unsafe.

Peggy is booking the flights for myself, Grant, Phil and possibly Minty, if he can get time off from the garage he works in.
I'll email as soon as I have the flight details.

How much money do you think I should bring with me so we can conclude the details of this transfusion.
Regards and soap operas
Lord C Buster

Anthony lbeh

Mr. Lord Cuthbert Buster,

Good to hear from you, we are waiting to see you in Nigeria soon. Did you go through the mail l sent to you properly, l told you that ones the certificate is change and issued to you, payment follows immediately, because some of the fees is for the Government, Mrs. Linda Adams should have told you about this, after seven working days of issue, lf the payment is not made l don?t think that the certificate will be valid to the Government and to the security company. It means starting afresh, l don?t think l have that time to go to the High Court of Nigeria for this same certificate documents again.

I don?t understand what you mean by reading an article on the Internet relating to western union money transfer, explain to me.
This is what we have been using to receive small amount of money for years now.
lf you go through the details of the charges again you will see that only $1000 dollars is for the legal fee the rest is for the Government.

I am advising you to come to Nigeria by 19th of August to pay up the ownership certificate fees or send the money to me so that l can balance the fees to the Government

Thanks
BARRISTER ANTHONY IBEH.

Linda Adams

My Dear lord c. buster,

I hope that you are fine. Your coming will make things easy for me, am waiting to see you. On the meeting l told you l had with the directors of the security company they demanded for the delivery fee charge, l told them that since you are not in Nigeria that delivery fee charge will be paid to them in London after their delivery, and they agreed.

The delivery fee charge is $25,000 dollars, so since you are coming down to Nigeria you will come along with the money. If they see you in person you must pay the fee before they take off to London.

Because of this I suggest you come with about $40,000 dollars so that it can cover hotel bills of you and your friends
I forgot to tell you that lf you don't pay ownership fee charge to the government of Nigeria after about 7days of issue the certificate will be invalid.
So try and pay the money to the attorney before coming to Nigeria.

Best Regards
Mrs. Linda Adams.

Our reply

Dear Linda and Anthony

I've only got about $20,000 in cash hanging about the place at present, but Peggy has agreed to remortgage the Vic after Ian Beale refused to lend me the additional $20,000. We've managed to book the flights with Air France to Abuja, Nigeria, arriving on Monday 21st August at 21:15. We're staying at the Protea Hotel Abuja , and will someone be meeting us at the airport?

We look forward to seeing you soon.
Regards and longhaul flights
Lord C Buster

Anthony lbeh

Mr. Lord Cuthbert Buster,

l don't understand you, l told you to come on the 19th been saturday or to send the money before coming, you are telling me that you are arriving on monday, lf l don't receive the money on saturday been 19th l don't think it is necessary coming because the certificate will be invalid, and l will not start the procedure again.

BARRISTER ANTHONY IBEH

Linda Adams

My Dear lord c. buster,
l wish you a safe trip to Nigeria . please try and paid the fees of the change of ownership of the consignment before coming on monday the attorney called me he is not happy the way you are handling the transaction. call my phone number before you leave London, +234-802-660-5080.
MRS LINDA ADAMS

Our reply

Dear Anthony and Linda

I'm afraid that the boys have already left and will probably be on their flight right now. Should I try and contact them to explain that their journey is no longer required?
No doubt they will be far from pleased and I'm not sure if I can control Grant and Phil if you muck this deal up!

Regards and flat beer
Peggy Mitchell

Our reply

Dear Anthony and Linda

We've just landed in Greece and are awaiting our flight transfer to Nigeria, however I've just received a call from Peggy informing me that the deal is now off!
Minty is trying to calm down Phil and Grant who are causing havoc and mayhem in the airport terminal. You've probably seen it on the news.

Anyway, it cost £4,000 for the flights, which are now a waste of our time and money, so I expect this money to be reimbursed as soon as possible.
Please send the cash via Moneygram or Western Union and let me know as soon as you've wired it.

Regards and angry Mitchell brothers
Lord C Buster

Linda Adams

Dear Lord C Buster,

who told you that the deal is off, are are show that you want to do this transaction, the phone number you gave me is not working from the day you gave the number to me till now l told you to call me before leaving from the airport to Nigeria,you never called. The fees of the ownership documents you are suppose to paid you did not pay it l am not sure that l can continue with you to this transaction

MRS LINDA ADAMS.

Our reply

Dear Anthony and Linda

Anthony said the deal was off due to the fact that we didn't send the money before Friday! I never received any communication regarding sending the money before we left for the airport, so I assumed that I would simply hand over the cash when we met.

This really is a sorry state of affairs and has taught me a lesson when it comes to dealing with unprofessional businessmen from your country.
After consultation with 'Fat Pat' and 'Dirty Den', we have decided that no further correspondence can be entered into regarding this matter.

Regards and scambusters
Lord Cuthbert Buster

THE END

We really had them going, even to the point of creating certificates for us, but we never heard from them again.

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