Crimes of Persuasion

Schemes, scams, frauds.



Dead relative will beneficiary scam from Africa needs anti-terrorist certicate.

Money laundering, drug, death, law enforcement certificates from Cotonou, Benin; Accra, Ghana; Lome, Togo; Johannesburg, South Africa

... I am the manager of bill and exchange of the Foreign Operations Department of Wema Bank of Nigeria... Mr. Irawan B. Suyana, who died in in a ghastly plane crash of November 7th, 1996 on ADC airline No B874 to Port Harcourt...

David Akano davidakano201\\yahoo.com.

54 MARINA-LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA 234-1-7753796

One thing we have to understand in this project... spending money for its sake should not be seen as an expensive thing... gain it back at the end of the project. You should not consider calling me an expensive thing because it is necessary that we keep in touch with each other both through mail and phone discussion...

blue bullet point Death certificate of Mr Suyana issued by the Nigerian death registry board since he died here.
blue bullet point Copy of Mr.Suyana's will or confirmation letter from the Nigerian Justice Minister will dept. confirming you as beneficiary
blue bullet point Affidavit of next of kin [by Nigerian Court]
blue bullet point Affidavit of claim [by Nigerian Court]
blue bullet point Sworn Affidavit and Court clarification of change of ownership by Federal High Court
blue bullet point Affidavit of inheritance by Federal High Court.

... I am in contact with the officials of the Nigerian death registry board to get the death certificate. Now being that we do not have the will of Mr. Suyana, we resolved to get a letter from the justice ministry that will confirm you the beneficiary of Mr. Suyana’s will. I am also working on this too. Though it is very difficult and expensive I hope to get these two documents before the end of tomorrow and I will fax them to you.

As per the other four affidavits, we need a lawyer to get them from the court as neither myself nor any of my colleagues can swear an affidavit on your behalf. I need to get the other two documents first before this as they form the base of this claim... We are currently spending a lot of money to get those two documents...

... since you cannot come to my country I advise you to write to my bank’s GM, Mr. Simon Ibeh, tell him you have received his fax and that you are making arrangement for the required document and that you wish to be represented by an attorney based in Lagos... the same lawyer that will swear the affidavits...

Mr. Ambrose Cole
COLE CHAMBERS LAW FIRM
108 OKOTA ROAD ISOLO LAGOS
NIGERIA
Tel: 234 - 1 - 4806286
Fax : 234 - 1 - 7592979
ambrosecole_chambers\\lawyer.com

... This is the plan we have to follow. Again I advise that you do not call my bank on phone and always insist that all correspondence be by fax for record purpose...

Some of my bank staff knows Mr. Suyana personally and could ask you simple question on the phone about his physical appearance and of course if you fail to answer correctly, that will jeopardize our project....

... Don’t worry, we know why we made our plans the way they are. It is basically for our own good... I cannot wait to hug you and shake your hands in success.

... lawyer's service charge for this assignment is US$ 6,000, 50% should be before he starts the assignment while the balance should be paid within seven days after completion... needs a promissory note which guarantees the payment of the balance...

...the charge to get the affidavits from the court :

1.Affidavit of next of kin = US$830,56
2.Affidavit of claim = US$618,11
3.Affidavit / Court clarifications of change of ownership = US$996,48
4.Affidavit of inheritance = US$867,44
---------- Total cost of four Affidavits = US$3,312,59

... total US$6,312,59 through Western Union Money Transfer in his name; Ambrose Cole...

... the charges to get these needful affidavits as explained by the attorney are okay. The attorney’s proposed service charge are okay, as well as his mode of payment...

... I think Mr. Cole was quite considerate in his charges... You pay him this total by Western Union. Let me know brother. We need your help now.

... Now we have a problem of getting the total money to pay the attorney’s requirements. We do not have enough money... all we have been able to put together is a total of about $3500, leaving a balance of $2,812.59.

We are still doing our best here to raise more money but we need your help as we alone cannot get the whole money the attorney need. We have already spent a lot of money in getting those two documents. Please brother, I know you don’t have money but please like I told you on phone yesterday, try and see if you can raise at least $2,000 so we can make up the balance and settle the attorney requirement for the conclusion of our project.


David, I just received an email like your proposal to me from William Bill Eke the manager of Orient Bank telling me to claim the fund of Mr. Berry Lake who died... I went to the website of Wema Bank [www.wemabank.com] and I did not see your GM, Mr. Simeon I. Ibeh.

Sent in by Heri Eko Prasetiyo of Indonesia 05/30/02



.... I am Mr. Paul Kenneth Harris, chief Executive Officer with FirstRand Bank Limited, Johannesbourg, South Africa. I came to know of you in my private search on the Internet...

PROPOSITION: A foreigner, Late Engineer Michael Clayson,

Sent in by Bob Swaim 05/28/02


... I am FRANK ADEBAYO. Bank Manager of ORIENT BANK OF NIGERIA, Lagos Branch. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On June 6 1997, an American oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Barry Kelly...

Sent in by David Lane 05/29/02


My name is Mr Sheefi Abudul, senior manager with Union Bank of Nigeria PLC...

I have the immediate need to transfer money that has been declared UNCLAIMED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND SOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. The money is the closing balance of one of our best customers ever, late Engr. CRAIG NICHOLAS. I was his personal account officer just before he died in the ADC plane crash of 1996 in Nigeria.

Engr. Nicholas was a contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) he supplied and installed equipment and his company, C.N Contractors Nig. Ltd...

Sent in by Nick Shields 06/06/02


MR. TUNDE WILLIAMS
STALLION BANK (NIG.) LTD.
IDUMOTA BRANCH
LAGOS. - NIGERIA.

... Mr. Barry Kelly...

Sent in by Robert Williams 06/04/02


Brief information about the late Mr Spear as will be copied and attached to the application to be sent to the bank but remember to change the name of the next of kin to yours:

1- Name : Mr. Spear Adolf
2- Date of Birth: 13/02/1939
3- Place of Birth: Germany
4- Nationality: German .
5- Name of father: Mr. Michael Adolf
6- Name of mother: Mrs. Grace Adolf.
7- Nationality of parents: English
8- Name of wife: Mrs Tina Adolf.
9- Name of son: Mr. Jerry Adolf.
10-Name of daughter: Miss Doris Adolf.
Date of accident: November,1997.
Location of the crash: At Ejigbo,Abidjan
Type of plane: HERCULES C130.

Account information:

Name of Bank: ECOBANK TOGO
Account number: ......
Type of account: Current.
Date of Opening of the account: 16/09/76
Amount involved at the moment: USD14,000,000.00
Interest so far accumulated: USD1,500,000.00
Source of fund: Realised from Governmental contracts and general trade (import and export).
Name of Company: STE Spear & BROTHERS SARL.
Date of registration: 18/12/ 71.
Referees in the bank:
1- CHIDEK INVESTMENT COMPANY LOME.
2- WATACO WESTAFRICA SARL LOME.
Next of kin: Mr.Spear Adolf (Late cousin ).

Dr Francis Yawo 00228-901-81-05

Sent in by Thomas Braekke of Norway 06/11/02


I AM UBA DICKSON THE MANAGER IN CHARGE OF D'PLATEAU BRANCH OF ECOBANK PLC COTE D'LVOIRE. THERE WAS THIS DOMICILLARY LIQUIDITY...

... DEATH OF THE ACCOUNT OWNER MR. MOSHE GOLANI. HE AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY WERE INVOLVED IN AN KLM-KENYAN AIR CRASH IN IVORY COAST IN JANUARY,1999. THE HAVOC CLAIMED ALL LIVES ON BOARD...

Sent in by Karla Ingleton-Darocas of Spain 06/11/02


TREVOR COUTINHO (Chief auditor)
FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND REMITTANCES DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL BANK OF FUJAIRAH DUBAI,
FUJAIRAH BUILDING,
KHALID BIN WALEED STREET,
P.O BOX 2979
DUBAI.
Email: oedipus_trevor\\lycos.com


Please respond without asking questions until we see face to face because "Too many questions can sink a ship" which is built to float for ever.

I have forwarded your account detail to the ministry of finance for foreign transfer control approval. My confidential attorney have prepared and forwarded an affidavit of fact/claim so that the court of law will issue a letter of administration in your favour as the rightful and the legal beneficiary of the fund from the deceased.... go to our foreign offshore payment office in Holland... so that we can now rejoice and reap the fruit of our labour... Mac Morrison - Prime Bank in Africa

Sent in by Allison Cook 06/26/02


George Cole.
Western District Manager,
Standard Trust Bank Limited

... owner of this account was the president of GUNN FINANCE PTY LTD...


Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
Death Certificate, V. S. Registry 34
Federal Medical Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
Medical Director Annex
University of Nigeria - ( click image to enlarge )

MR. DAVID MARTIN
TEL:011-874-7622-77565 FAX:011-874-7622-77567

I am DAVID TONY, Bank manager of Tradevco Bank of Liberia... an American mining consultant/contractor with the Liberia Mining Corporation, Mr. Ken Power...


... Barrister Tunde Jide, a solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Patrick Humphreys a national of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Nigeria... my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Sagbama Express Road.

Sent in by Neil Humphreys 07/29/02


Information about the deceased.
Wema Bank
Michael Morgan
Operation Officer for Foreign Payment
Wema Bank
Irun, Lagos, Nigeria
Application for Release of Funds
Ethiopian Airline Flight 961
Account 925204/WMB
Account Code: N21XS08D
Authorized Signatory

Pacific Group Inc.



Eagle Bank Ltd,
Private Banking
17A, Isa Williams Street
Central Lagos,
Nigeria.
www.eaglebanklimited.com

Ref: A/c # 925204/EPB of Account Name: Mr. Steven Williams --------

RE: APPLICATION FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS.

This is to inform you that Mr. Steven Williams ------- is my relative, who past away a few years ago. On checking the various records of my relative, we found that he maintained an account with your bank with the above a/c # 925204/EPB.

Some of the deceased's records suggest that there was a credit balance of above USD32, 500,000 (Thirty Two million five hundred United States Dollars) in the account. As next of kin, I would now like to submit my application to your esteemed bank for release of my relative, Steven Williams -------- funds in your bank, in the above said a/c #, and also in other accounts, if any.

Please let me know all the information I am required to provide to back up my claim. You may note that these funds are needed to pay off Mr. Steven Williams ------- liabilities, and also to complete some of unfinished urgent projects started by Mr. Steven Williams -------- Therefore, I would request you to please process my claim and release the funds as early as possible.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully

AUTHORISED SIGNATORY

Note: You can attach the simple information you need about the deceased to: info\\eaglebanklimited.com

Yours truly,

Michael Ogusai


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