TITLE: The Road To Nowhere
SCAMMER NAME: Matins Davis & Co.
SCAMMER LOCATION: Accra, Ghana and London, UK
SCAMBAITERS: Shiver Metimbers, A. Skinner and Charlie Fake
PAGE SIX
Davis sends an email to the non-existent John Kimble..
From: Matins Davis
To: John Kimble (Shiver Metimbers)
Date: 4 April 2005
Title: introduction
Hello Mr. Kimble,
I am matins Davis , I have been in contact with Mr Paddy Max
for sometime now, I understand he will be leaving the country on
Tuesday and coming back on Wednesday evening, well he as told me
you will be making payment of $45,000 tomorrow.
Well I will call you tomorrow at the same time given . with
Answer ready
I hope to hear from you by replying back
Davis
From: John Kimble (Shiver Metimbers)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 4 April 2005
Dear Mr. Davis,
I am thank you very much for your email which I have received some
short time ago. I have been advised by Mr. Paddy that I am to make
a payment of USD $45,000.00 tomorrow to you using the following
details......
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK NEW YORK,
SWIFT BIC CODE: SCBLUS33XXX
FOR ACCOUNT NO: 3582092805001
IN THE NAME: UNIBANK GHANA LTD
P.O.BOX AN 15367
ACCRA- NORTH
BENEFICIARY NAME: A.F.B LIMITED
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX KN 3714
KANESHIE, ACCRA
ACCOUNT NO: 0330240147211
Please email me to confirm the above details are correct.
I believe that Mr. Paddy has told you to call me after 11:00am
tomorrow morning?
Thank you.
John Kimble (sec)
Dark Side Communications Inc.
www.the-dark-side.co.uk
And so the next trap is set.....
The next day arrives, and Davis telephones "John Kimble"
in the vain hope of finally getting his money...
A note for those unfamiliar with the routine next: I have got read
an Arnold Schwarzenegger "soundboard". This is basically
a program which has various Arnie samples taken from the film Kindergarten
Cop (Arnie played undercover police officer John Kimble in the movie).
I press a key, and Arnie speaks! I am going to use this soundboard
to communicate with Davis!
Date: 5th April 2005
Matins Davis
calls John Kimble - 552k MP3
Davis, probably very frustrated at this point, puts the phone
down on me.
Looks like the jig is finally up! I doubt very
much that after the last telephone call that Matins Davis will be
willing to proceed with "the deal"!
I decide to prepare a newspaper headline to celebrate
the sucess of this scambait so far!
The Front Page report
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This particular headline won't be sent to Davis.
I have a more realistic one prepared for him to follow soon!
After what must have been a somewhat confusing
and worrying call, Davis gets in touch with John Kimble minutes
later via email.
From: Matins Davis
To: John Kimble (Shiver Metimbers)
Date: 5 April 2005
Title: payment
Hello John Kimble,
i picked up your first question and second but i could not hear
you on the last question which be thomas Equinus ??
Can you go on with the payment Now
I received a call from Paddy Max
Thank you
Davis
Poor fool! He still doesn't seem to have grasped what is going
on, and also tells a little white lie about contacting Max!
At the same time Davis sends and email to Max Paddy.
From: Matins Davis
To: Max N. Paddy (Shiver Metimbers)
Date: 5 April 2005
Title: hello max
Hello Max,
Thank you for your call, what is today password ??
i call Mr Kimble some minutes ago but i could not hear him very
well concering the last Question But I gave him the Answer for all
the question
Is he making the payment or Not ??/
Davis
Unfortunately, Max is out of the country so cannot respond!
Going for the hat-trick, Davis gets in touch with Ed Shanks.
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 5 April 2005
Title: hello ed shanks
Hello Shanks
Honestly I don't know what is going on as nobody is reply me
back my emails.
Mr., Max is out the country but he said Mr. Kimble will take
care of the payment, since yesterday I have not hard anything from
them. I call the phone disconnected tone.
if you have a way of reaching Mr Max please tell him that i
can't understand what is going again and why is he not replying
my email again.
Waiting hear from you
Davis
Ed Shanks gets back to Davis.
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 6 April 2005
Dear Davis,
Sorry not to have got back to you sooner. I knew that Mr. Max was
going to have his secretary, John Kimble, send you the $45,000 USD.
I was not aware of the method he was going to use to get the money
to you. How was he going to do that? Have you got it yet?
I did get a note from Mr. Max in which he states that a newspaper
reporter from Paisley is publishing an article about Peter Jones
robbing Paddy Max of the $18,000. The reported went to Max's home
for the interview. I do hope to see the article in the paper when
it is published. How is the investigation going on your end?
Sincerely,
Ed Shanks
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 7 April 2005
Title: re: hello ed shanks
Hello Shanks,
Thank you for your email. Mr Max told Mr John Kimble to make
$45,000 Payment avalible to me by Bank transefer which i gave him
the Bank information and gave me Question and Answer as security
while calling MrKimble. after calling Mr Kimble andhim the answer
to the Question. Since then he did not reply me again And even himself
never reply as well. please why is Mr Max not replying my emails
???
I call Mr Kimble on phone he was acting funning to me, WHY ??
Did he know that i phone call is money ?? from here.
please fine out from Mr Max if he is paying the money or Not.
I did not see reasoning why he should keep silent for now, he has
my number he call me tell me something,
when was the last time you recieved email from him ? {Mr Max}
please waiting to hear from you
Thank you
Davis
As I am currently "overseas" and unable to communicate
with Davis, I pass on a new fake newpaper headline to Ed Shanks
to send to Davis.
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 8 April 2005
Dear Davis,
I may be able to help you with some cash for the investigation.
However, look what Mr. Max sent me today. It is an article in the
Paisley newspaper which is attached to this mail. Max told me he
was still out of town and would remain so for several more days.
He has not been able to get in touch with his secretary, John Kimble.
I am currently praying that Kimble didn't run off with your $45,000
USD. The newspaper article is very revealing and I hope to get a
full explanation from you.
Sincerely,
Ed Shanks
The Front Page report part II
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The newspaper masthead (Paisley Daily Express)
is the real thing. We know that in the video where Peter Jones is
spotted with a paper, he was reading this very newspaper (though
not this doctored version of course!).
Davis contacts John Kimble...
From: Matins Davis
To: John Kimble (Shiver Metimbers)
Date: 8 April 2005
Title: not scam
Hello Kimble.
Well i recieved message from Shanks today , i don;t know if
you know him that i am into ADVANCED FRUAD. well tell hiom that
i said i can prove to him that i am not by taking this Case up to
anywhere i can.
our arrangements is that he will make payment of $ 45, 000 the
same the day if the answer is giving but since he thinks that are
into that lets take up . .
If you wants to send the money go ahead and do that
Thank you
Davis
John Kimble doesn't bother to reply!
Ed Shanks receives an email from Davis...
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 8 April 2005
Title: hello ed
Hello Shanks
It will be good I get this money from You to pursue this CASE
from here,{ANY AMOUNT YOU HAVE } but who is Max and what his relation
in this business ? because it look like this business not secret
any more if the police are making opening then .
Mr Shanks I so much respect you and honour you after I discovered
the kind of Man you are , why should you allow Mr Max Tell the Newspaper
that , we are into Nigeria Letter or whatever they called it .
Please Answer this Question for me
_{1} who is Mr. Max to you ??
am sure Mr. Max is not ready to pay this money , reasoning for
this are ,,,, he told me his secretary, John Kimble will make the
payment ready the same day if I gave him the correct which I did
Mr Max told me his secretary John does not speak English very
well because he is from German , please such man be in that office
that with communication ,??? When he was talking to me sound like
he is talking his small boy , is that how it should be ? WHY would
max ask him to make payment for me and he would want to call a Man
who cannot speak ?? on phone . Mr. Shanks do you know I spend money
making calls?? From here .
Well in the newspaper article HE mentioned NIGERIAN LETTER or
ADVANCED FRUAD , Good if he believed that is what we are doing now
let get into END of this Deal, with that we shall know who is who
??
I will like you to send the Money I required from you today
and I will send this case to police station myself to prove to him
that we are not into ADVANCED FRUAD as he believed.
ARE YOU READY TO SEND THE MONEY ?? IF send today , by Monday
inter- pol will contact Mr. Max to testify if it is ADVANCED FRUAD
or NOT.
Thank you for understanding and Co operating
Davis
We now attempt to try and get some solid information on just
exactly who and where Peter Jones (The Glasgow scammer) is:
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 9 April 2005
{1} who is Mr. Max to you ??
Max is married to my sister, and has been for the last 17 years.
He has been a partner in many business ventures with me, and I trust
him more than I would trust my own brother. I certainly trust him
more than I trust you.
Max's company is an INTERNATIONAL company, and he has MANY different
foreign speaking people working for him, including German, Italian,
Chinese, Indian, Spanish and more. His company deals with many overseas
clients and so the need for communications in languages other than
English is very important, you tit.
If you want to contact Interpol about Max Mr. Davis, please do so.
I am sure that Max Paddy will appreciate more police help to track
down the thief Peter Jones. He is willing to hand over any evidence
required. Please contact Interpol IMMEDIATELY.
Now, Mr. Kimble is the last person I know that had your $45,000
so it is important you speak with him. I HAVE NO MONEY LEFT, so
if you cannot get the money from Mr. Kimble or Max then I am afraid
I can no longer complete this deal.
Mr. Davis, it is YOUR FAULT that there has been such a delay. If
you did not employ a THIEF to STEAL Mr. Paddy's money then we would
not be in this present predicament. You need to look to yourself
for the cause of all this trouble.
I was informed by Mr. Paddy that unless you use the correct passwords
from now on all your communications to him and Mr. Kimble will be
100% ignored. He has implemented these very tight security measure
because of your thief friend Mr. Jones WHO YOU STILL HAVE NOT GIVEN
US INFORMATION ABOUT.
Mr. Paddy has asked these questions about Mr. Jones, and until you
answer them, you will not get a dollar from anyone:
1. What is Peter Jones' real name?
2. What is Peter Jones business name?
3. What is Peter Jones' full and complete business address?
4. What is peter Jones business (NOT mobile) telephone number.
If you are unable to answer the above then I think it is time for
us to end our partnership.
Davis replies with some information, but it's just not good
enough!
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 9 April 2005
Title: the information your wanted
Hello Shanks
Max's company is an INTERNATIONAL company, and he has MANY different
foreign speaking people working for him, including German, Italian,
Chinese, Indian, Spanish and more. His company deals with many overseas
clients and so the need for communications in languages other than
English is very important, you tit. ,,,,,, ,,,,,yet gave somebody
that cannot speak English WHY ?
Now, Mr. Kimble is the last person I know that had your $45,000
so it is important you speak with him. I HAVE NO MONEY LEFT, so
if you cannot get the money from Mr. Kimble or Max then I am afraid
I can no longer complete this deal.,,,,,SPEAKING TO HIM IS NOT THE
BIG DEAL BUT HE MAKING THE PAYMENT. I DONT TO CALL AND RECEIVED
STUPID SOUND FROM HIM . LET HIM CALL ME IF HE WANTS TO MAKE THE
PAYMENT
Mr. Davis, it is YOUR FAULT that there has been such a delay.
If you did not employ a THIEF to STEAL Mr. Paddy's money then we
would not be in this present predicament. You need to look to yourself
for the cause of all this trouble.
I am only reply this email because you mentioned it is my FAULT
for such delayed, I did not employ Peter Jones. For your correction.
If Mr. Max been a businessman pay $18,000 by cash with receipts
then he has problem in Running the company.
And your Question I havec made it clear to Mr max that I dont
know much in person but I know their agency , which I planed to
deal with here .
I was informed by Mr. Paddy that unless you use the correct
passwords ,,,,,,I made it clear to him that I cant open the
windom here with system.
1. What is Peter Jones' real name?,,,,,,,, I only know with
that name
2. What is Peter Jones business name?,,,,,,, They are like Western
Union
3. What is Peter Jones' full and complete business address?
Mr. Max HAVE IT, let the police call him and take the number from
him, by way what do take me for ??? Fool or what ? Mr Max took my
picture that he wants to sure of whom he is dealing with ,but rather
he took to Newspaper that I have Fraud him with Peter. Mr. Shanks
do you know I called the police from more time and he said NO CASE
was reported to him. Please tell Mr. Max he should stop that act
before he fine himself to in trouble.
4. What is peter Jones business (NOT mobile) telephone number.,,,,,
THAT WAS NOT GIVEN TO ME, I CANT HAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE MY
ENEMIES FOR NOW and for your information Mr Jones Said he is waiting
for Max to call on his phone, he is ready to meet him. Ii asked
Max to give his PICTURE, but he has not done WHY? I also need his
passport as well.
If you are unable to answer the above then I think it is time
for us to end our partnership. ,,,,That is all for now that I know
and if you wants to End . go ahead I have nothing much to say but
Thank you for wasting my time and money for calls
Good Day
Davis sounds miffed, and attempts to call our bluff by saying
he's had enough of the deal. I know enough about the scammer mind
by now to know that just isn't the case!
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 9 April 2005
Dear Davis,
This whole matter is about to put me into a mental hospital. Sometimes
I think that is where you are writing from. It would be so easy
for you to follow directions, but you refuse. If you don't want
the money then our business is finished. Mr. Max is a decent man,
and so am I. I feel that we have been shafted by you and am beginning
to wonder if you are a scammer.
Ed Shanks
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 10 April 2005
Title: hello shanks
Hello Shanks,
Thank you for your email . well I don't how badly you feel but
I think felt more badly than you think. You said it will so easy
to fellow direction and I refused, I did not refuse to fellow Direction
as you stated it,
The issue of think woodenly if I into Scammer , well I amo not
and the only way to prove my is to get into end of this business.
Which is most coming to end if he hard send the money required {$45,000}
Well I will be waiting to hear from you
Thank you
Davis
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 11 April 2005
Dear Davis,
My mental state is still not quite well. I think we can salvage
the whole operation and recover the $45,000 USD if you would just
co operate. Here is the information we need.
1. His land-line number.
2. The full and complete name of his business
3. The full and complete address (including post code) of his business.
Also, I have another friend here in the USA that might help me if
John Kimble will not. Please keep me informed.
Ed Shanks
Davis is being stubborn...
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 11 April 2005
Title: hello shanks
Hello Shanks
all these things you neede can only get if the law is involved
as you know very well that since the issue of the $18,000 USD they
have not been in good time with me they would not want answer me
with these Details you needed
that is why i requested for $2700 from you but since you cannot
get it, i might have problem in geytting the information from them
please. mr Peter Jones information only get if i have the law deal
with them.
Thank you
Davis
Time for Max N. Paddy to turn the screw. I'm back from my trip,
and I won't stand for any more bullshit!
From: Max N. Paddy (Shiver Metimbers)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 11 March 2005
Mr. Davis,
I have only this evening returned from my business trip, and I have
not yet spoken with my secretary Mr. Kimble, however Ed Shanks tells
me there have been many problems, and I can tell you that Mr. Shanks
is EXTREMELY upset and has told me that as far as he is concerned
his deal with you is over. He tells me he has put so much effort
and work into this deal and received nothing in return except trouble
and lies.
Now, I have told Mr. Shanks that I will help him, however I will
NOT proceed any further for one moment until you give me full details
about the company, name, and address and full contact details for
Mr. Peter Jones.
Please do not lie to me about not knowing anything about him. Mr.
Jones told me that he has been working with you for some years,
so you MUST have his personal details.
Here is my final offer to you, you can take it or leave it.
I will send you the money your require and take over the deal for
Shanks as long as you give me answers to the following questions:
1. What is the full name of Peter Jones company?
2. What is the full address of Peter Jones company, including the
full UK postcode?.
3. If his company has a web site I want to know the address.
4. What is the telephone number for his company (NOT mobile)?
Now, if you cannot or will not answer the questions above then please
do not waste your time replying to me. I have absolutely ZERO interest
in proceeding until you give me this information. I will be happy
to keep the information 100% confidential and Peter Jones will NOT
be told where I got the information from.
Do NOT bother to reply to tell me rubbish and lies such as "he
is something like Western Union", I know this is a lie.
The UK police will not give me the information I require because
of the impending investigation so I am demanding it from you. If
you do not give it to me then you do not get a single dollar from
me and you will never see the $45,000, ever.
This deal now rests in your hands. Either give me the Peter Jones
information I require or the deal is 100% over and finished.
DO NOT REPLY TO ME IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION
ON JONES
DO NOT REPLY TO ME IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION
ON JONES
DO NOT REPLY TO ME IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO GIVE ME INFORMATION
ON JONES
Sincerely,
Max N. Paddy.
Managing Director: Dark Side Communications Inc.
www.the-dark-side.co.uk
Davis doesn't reply t me, instead he contacts Ed Shanks.
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 12 April 2005
Title: re: hello shanks
Hello Shanks
thank you for your email. i will waiting for that .
I recieved information from Mr Max, that he needs Peter Jones information
before he give $45,000 USD to me. please is that i don't want give
him information he asking for , he should understand that i needed
this $18,000 USD for business and how would i feel seeing Peter
made way with this money just like that, i requested for $2,700
just to put them in jail but since not understand me.
well he just emailed me today and he will tell Mr Kimble to
make payment of $45,000 USD AS Soon as i gave him the information
required concerning Mr PETER JONES.
Please how much can you get with today and tomorrow?? in order
to make them give me the information needed through the help police
involvement
Thank you
Davis
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 12 April 2005
Dear Friend Davis,
I most hearedly suggest you comply with the wishes of Mr. Max. I
am flat broke and don't have a dime. My thought was to ask for charity
from my church to raise the money you need, but at the present time
that will have to wait. It may be possible some months in the future,
but is highly doubtful.
For now you must give Mr. Max the information he requests on Peter
Jones. After all it was Peter who grabbed the cash and ran. That
is your only alternative!
Sincerely,
Ed Shanks
Davis is starting to get desperate for some cash.
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 14 April 2005
Title: please mr shanks
Hello Shanks
I have paid all the money I hard with and borrowed toad as well
but it still remain some money to add, {$1000} I have to pursue
this case in other get the information I needed from them , also
see them paying the $18,000 dollar back.
Mr. Shanks I will like you to understand that I covering this
Peter Jones AS Max is seeing it, what I will I get when Jones made
way with the money and leaving us not completing our deal,
You should understand that the $18,000 is been sent to meet
up demand here , so WHY should allow Jones to run with it.
For this Reason I have NO other option but to pursue this money
from them after I sent my staff to go there and pretending that
She has money to pick up in UK that She needs their contact information
in UK but they only gave her mobile phone number {Mr. peter Jones
}and Max is not interested in mobile phone , and I will like to
inform you that their agency name here is not the same thing over
there , from information I am getting now.
Shanks I know you said you dont have money but I know
for sure you get $1,000 as that is only what I needed now to this
done .please let me down
Thank you
Davis
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 14 April 2005
Dear Davis,
Thank you for the telephone call this morning.
I do have a problem understanding you on the telephone because
of our dialects. I must tell you again that my pockets are empty
at this time. No Cash. Zero! There is a chance of getting some money
from my church in a month or two. However, there will be NO MONEY
for you until all of Mr. Max's questions are answered.
If I understood you correctly on the telephone, you said that you
sent a representative to the security company in London to talk
to Peter Jones. But, when I asked you for the address of the security
company you did not have it. What kind of double talk is this? I
suggest you get the address of the security company, their telephone
number, Peter Jones telephone number, and his email address as required.
Then, we can start getting along with this deal.
I am still a nervous wreck over all of this and am barely living
day to day. You must fully comply with Max since he has the cash.
Sincerely,
Ed Shanks
From: Matins Davis
To: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
Date: 14 April 2005
Title: re: please mr shanks
Hello Shanks
Thank you for email.
I am not saying in UK but here, their representative company in
Ghana. i have Peter Jones PHONE number {mobile} Max Said he needs
land phone number and Not Mobile .
Why would Max thinks i want to cover up Jones??? what will that
be for me ??
please let get this out, i need this money pursue this Case
as said ealier on my email. and if i get this information it will
forwarded to Max since that is what he wants to release the money
for us to move on .
i am waiting for you send what you with there now .
Thank you
Davis
From: Ed Shanks (A. Skinner)
To: Matins Davis
Date: 15 April 2005
Dear Davis,
You ask why you would try to cover up for Jones. Perhaps you really
did get the money from him and are trying to pull a fake to get
more? All we know for sure is that Jones got the cash. Now we are
having problems with you helping us to determine who he really is
and giving us the information. I trust you, but there is room for
doubt here. I am in a tizzy over all of this my friend. Please get
back to me with something positive.
Sincerely,
Ed Shanks
Well surprise surprise! Davis finally gets back to Max with
the Peter Jones information.
From: Matins Davis
To: Max N. Paddy
Date: 15 April 2005
Title: peter jones
Max,
These are information you required from me , but I will like
to let you know that I have NO business or interest to cover Mr
jones up as made away with the money ment for business here , when
I know he has the $ 18,000 Dollars with him , considerly the proves
you have provided. But Please DON'T even think of it that I am covering
him up and if that is what you are thinking off , then get it out
of your mind .
Well I Got these informatio this morning.
{1} UK INFORMATIONS
Company,,,,,, PIVIO EXCHANGE
ADDRESS,,,,, 1 XXXXXX
XXXX XXXXXX
London
XXXX XXX
United Kingdom
TEL;,,,,,,,0207241XXXX ,mobile,,,,4479328XXXX
Note: Address and telephone number edited out JUST in case I
have been givenan innocent person's details!
You DON'T want mobile number ? I beileved you have it but I still
add it as well
{2} GHANA INFORMATIONS
COMPANY,,,,,,PIVIO EXCHANGE LTD,,
ADDRESS ,,,,,152/71 Mensah street,
Opp HOTMOBILE company
Accra ringe Road
ACCRA Ghana
TELL,,,,,,,,,021794142
Note I understood he runs another company with the same address
am still investicating that too, if I have any information concerning
that I will let you know,
Can we go ahead Now ??
Waiting to Hear from you then
Davis
The Peter Jones info is being checked at the moment, and if
the info above proves to be true and we can get more details, these
will be passed onto the UK police.
NOTE: At this point I (Shiver Metimbers) had to take a REAL
week's holiday, so I left A. Skinner to tell Davis I had gone away
on business and that his $45,000 payment would be made when I return
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