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Title: JUST GET ON WITH IT!
Scammer Name: STEV EBE
Submitted By: SHIVER METIMBERS

SCAMMER GETS SCAMMED OUT OF $41.50

Scammer Steve Ebe contacts me to attempt the usual 419 scam. Plans go along as normal, then all of a sudden comes a very rare chance to scam the scammer out of some cash - one of the Holy Grails of Scambaiting - a very exclusive club, and one that I finally manage to join!

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Reply
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 16:27:03 -0800

I write you after proper consideration that a telephone conversation may
not be an ideal medium to contact you.
A friend of mine who works with the chamber of commerce here in Abuja- Nigeria
extended your recommendation to me. Although i did not make known to him
the purpose of my inquiry.
To be precise, I am Stev Ebe and i have come to inherit a substantial amount
of money (US$25,500,000.00) (Twenty- five million, five hundred thousand
U.S dollars) from my uncle who never had a child and whose only wife died
several years back. I intend to invest this money with you or in your company.

My uncle was the director of solid minerals department, Federal Ministry
of Mines. He died after a ghastly motor accident while returning from a
meeting in Kenema town on june 22, 1999. I was by his bedside when he gave
up the ghost and he disclosed to me secret codes and documents, which he
used in depositing the said money with a security company in Accra, Ghana.
He also advised that i should seek the advise of a foreign partner to invest
the money abroad for better returns.
My purpose of reaching out to you is to seek your assistance on how to move
this money and invest it in any viable partnership business venture in your
country or any other country of your choice. You will be required to come
down to Ghana for a meeting to enable you see things for yourself and also
open a domiciliary account in your name through which the remittance will
be facilitated. We will also draft an agreement and consider investment
proposals/options. I shall gratify you with a negotiable 10% in cash of
the total amount after the money is successfully transferred to your account.
I will take 20% for myself as i intend to buy a home overseas and also improve
my/family standard of living. The remaining 70% or thereabout will be used
to invest in a viable joint business venture as will be advised by you.

Kindly reply without delay on the e-mail address within and let me know
your opinion on this matter. But if this proposal does not appeal to you,
please keep it secret and reply accordingly.
Thanks.
Sincerely,
STEV EBE.

 

 

[Let's get right down to business and ask for 'proof of identity' straight away]

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

Thank you for your email, and I feel sorry for your plight. I may be able to help you but first I must be 100% assured of your honesty and identity. I am a multimillionaire businessman. I own my own IT (Information Technology) company, and I NEVER enter into any business deal without cast iron security and confidence in my partners. If you are able to prove your identity and honesty to me in a 100% reliable way then I will be happy to help you.

Unfortunately sir, we may have a problem. The way I like to have proof of identity of my business partners is to meet with them. Unfortunately this will be impossible for the next couple of weeks as I have urgent business that needs attending to. I am in delicate negotiations to buy a Tribble factory in Singapore, and so flying out to meet with you is not an option at the moment.

I am afraid a passport or personal ID will not be suitable as I know that such things are easily forged. Here is my suggestion that could lead to a quick and profitable solution. Would you agree to have your picture taken holding my company logo? If you are able to send me a photograph of yourself holding my company logo then this would be irrefutable proof that the person in the photograph is you.

Please signal your agreement to this proposition and I will forward the relevant logo/information to you.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Reply
Date: Sun, 7 DEC 2003 18:31:36 -0800

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL PLUNDER, PLEASE I WILL GET YOU ALL YOU NEED BUT TELL
ME WHAT IDENTOTY YOU NEED FROM ME AND I WILL PROVIDE IT FOR YOU. WRITE SOONEST.

STEV EBE.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe.

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately I am out of my office at the moment, and I do not have access to a logo to send to you, so perhaps if you would make a sign with my company's advertising slogan that would do just as well. Please make a LARGE sign with the following words:

I TAKE IT UP THE ARSE

And have your photograph taken holding it. I urge you to make the photograph large and clear so as to avoid any chance of forgery.

Once I have received your photographic evidence I will then be happy to follow through with this proposition, hopefully to a speedy and lucrative resolution for both of us. I always like to get my business deals finished as quickly as possible.

On receipt of an acceptable photograph, I will be happy to send you my full identification and particulars.

Sincerely,

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

Techpoinstystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Reply
Date: Mon, 8 DEC 2003 17:59:07 +0100 (CET)

Dear Plunder,

Thanks for the mail again. Plunder could you please give me a clear picture on what business you want us to go into and how is this logo taking a picture photograph of me and holding the company logo or something. Well all i want you to help on is to help me on my brothers business. Please just let me know if you will be interested in the first letter i sent to you. Plunder, as well as the transaction of the said money to your account if you are interested in that just dont hesitate to contact me. Hope to hear from you soonest.

stev.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

Do you have any experience at all of IT? If not, is does not matter. My company's expertise lies in the telecommunications industry (radio, mobile phone and satellite communication). I would be happy to have you as an overseas representative of my company.

I have already explained the text I wish you to put onto a sign. If you need further explanation I shall give it to you. There is no need for the logo, the text will do fine.

As I have explained already, I am always interested in viable business propositions, hence I answered your first letter, however (as I again have already explained) I will not enter into any partnership unless I completely trust my business partners.

Sincerely,

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

Techpoinstystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re. Reply
Date: Mon, 8 DEC 2003 18:39:00 +0100 (CET)

Plunder,

Well how do i know you are a trusthworthy person this act of been a oversea partner. Well what country are you and give me all guidelines on all the info about how this will move on this recent development. Just let me know this is real.

stev.

And explain more better.

 

 

[Time to chastise Mr. Ebe a little]

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

How do I know YOU are trustworthy? YOU are the one who contacted me. The onus is down to YOU to prove yourself to me, not the other way around.

Sir, you seem to be wasting my valuable time. I am already a very rich man and I do not need your money, so if you intend to waste my time, please do not bother to contact me any more. I will not put up with excuses. Either send me the picture I require or please find a POOR person to help you.

Plunder.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

Techpoinstystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: am sorry
Date: Mon, 8 DEC 2003 22:24:50 +0100 (CET)

Thank you for the letter well am sorry if i just get to bother you about asking alot of questions am sorry. Well how do you want me to send the picture is it through post or an email? And Plunder, i do intend to call you on phone too as i do want this a legal stuff. I know you are rich and i really trust you too.Just let me know how i will send you the pictures. And dont hesitate to send me your phone number. Thanbks for the kindness and God bless.

stev.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

Your apology is accepted, and do not worry, as soon as I have had the evidence I need from you I will be happy to supply all my identification documents, certificates and personal contact details.

Please send the image by email attachment, and please remember, the sign and image must be large and clear. I will not accept small unclear images.

I await your reply,

Sincerely,

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

MD: Techpoinstystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: am sorry.
Date: Mon, 8 DEC 2003 23:30:23 +0100 (CET)

thanks again i will send the pocture to you tomorrow first thing. And hope its just the picture/ and you want the image to be clear. i will try as much to make it that clear. Thanks.

 

 

[Shortly after, I receive a couple of images]

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Fw: pic
Date: Tue, 9 DEC 2003 06:07:48 +0100 (CET)

This is the pic i too and when i was ona protest . Hope u like it . This is thr one i have for now.

 

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Not acceptable.

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND MY REQUEST.

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: pic
Date: Tue, 9 DEC 2003 13:39:47 +0100 (CET)

am sorry again but i read and understand what pic u need from me. I thought u said my own pic of myself. Pls let me know again what pics u need. and explain more.

[Bloody hell Stev, I've already explained clearly exactly what I want!]

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

As you can see at the end of this email it has my company advertising slogan which reads "We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

I want you to make a LARGE sign, using some of the words from our advertising.

Please make a large sign and write the following words on it: I TAKE IT UP THE ARSE

Please be sure to make the sign and the words large and clear.

Now I need you to hold the sign you have made, and then have your photograph taken holding it. Send this photograph to me by email attachment.

The reason I am asking you to do this is so that I will be 100% sure that the person in the photograph is you because I have asked no one else to do this. Once I have this proof then I will of course be happy to help you in any way that I can. Without the picture as proof I am unwilling to proceed any further.

I must once again stress that the image should be very large and very clear. The same also applies for the sign. Note that the two pictures you sent to me previously are very small. Make sure the image of you with the sign is MUCH larger or it will not be acceptable.

I hope that you can understand the above explanation.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: Re: pic
Date: Tue, 9 DEC 2003 15:00:53 +0100 (CET)

thanks again i do understand what u meant. Plunder i thought u where trustworthy as the pic i sent to u wasnt mine am sorry cos one hjave to trust and understand thing before anyother thing. But for know am cleared and sure i will have to get mine taken with the large sign you asked me to do. The image will be large and the sign too, If am not right let me know. U mean the large sign will be writen like this I TAKE UP THE ARSE right. and i have to get it along with my pic holding it. Well if that is what u asked me to do i wil do it. Takecare. And pls dont be offended about the pic i sent to u as i throught i wasnt a good advancement am sorry.

STEV.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Stev.

Many thanks for your understanding. As I have aid previously, I am always happy to enter into profitable business ventures, but above all I must trust my partners completely.

Thank you again,

MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: reply me
Date: Wed, 10 DEC 2003 15:40:59 +0100 (CET)

Dear Plunder,

How are you doing and how is business today hope fine. Well i have set everything ready to send you but the Plunder the logo i mean the logo on which the sign is going to tuck on. Please let me have the site i can know the sign i mean for which i can put the sign. Plunder, please i dont want to bother you about this but its just that i really intend to make everything set but just you website so i can see the logo and ask someone to get it done for me. Please if you can chat with me on line let me know or if i can call you just give me your number so i can call you, because as i good business partner i have to know you more. Hope to hear from you soonest today.

[Did you get all that?!]

stev.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

There is no need to use my company logo. Just write the words I explained to you. I shall repeat the instructions:

Please make a large sign and write the following words on it: I TAKE IT UP THE ARSE

You must be sure to make the sign and the words large and clear.

Now I need you to hold the sign you have made, and then have your photograph taken holding it. Send this photograph to me by email attachment.


Mr. Plunder Myknuts

MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: reply
Date: Wed, 10 DEC 2003 16:22:12 +0100 (CET)

Dear Plunder,

Thanks for the mail and i will find all way round to send it to you. And Plunder i do like to call you on phone and tell me something Plunder i do want to be sure this is a nice deal and please do try and give me your number and Plunder i do intend to get $200 from you as an advance me on this deal. Please i will be hoping to hear from you soonest. And Plunder you have already been a rich man so never think i am in this mess of been doing deal that are not in a good form. Please do try and send me the money and i will be sending the stuff to you. Either you know its very hard here and to get this things are very expensive but its a deal. Hope to hear from you and please do get mad because of this but i have to tell you my mind and all that i do need on this deal. Hope to hear from you soonest. And let me have your number.

Stev.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

Please understand that I will be happy to help you and provide my personal details AFTER I have received a satisfactory image from you.

Sincerely,

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: reply
Date: Wed, 10 DEC 2003 17:55:08 +0100 (CET)

Thank you for your mail i will be sending you precisely monday or probably this week. And Please Plunder can i call you on phone i really wan to mcall you. Thanks.

STEV.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

As I have already stated, I will give you my phone number as soon as I have received your picture.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts

MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: Re: reply
Date: Wed, 10 DEC 2003 23:08:03 +0100 (CET)

Thanks again for your mail. I will send it this week precisely and Plunder i will be very grateful to state here that i will with due respect to send this to you and please do immidiately send what i requested for. Plunder to be sure more as i have been asured about this deal please the letter i sent first to you telling you about what has happened i mean the first letter i sent to you for more evidence pls do try and send it to me now. I hope this deal work out fine in good condition. [Unlike my brain cells after trying to decipher that message]

stev.

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

To repeat myself yet again; as soon as I have received your photograph I will send any personal information you require.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts
MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: reply
Date: Thu, 11 DEC 2003 13:40:41 +0100 (CET)

Thanks again for your mail. I will as much send it this week or next week. How is everything with you hope fine.Plunder i do need this first mail i sent to you because it due for something am about sending to you. Just forward the first mail i sent to you as soon as you get this letter.

stev.

[I wish you would make up your damn mind when I'm receiving this picture Stev. My readers are probably losing the will to live right now! I don't bother to reply]

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: reply
Date: Fri, 12 DEC 2003 22:51:27 +0100 (CET)

Plunder,

How are you doing hope fine. Well i just want to tell you that i will be sending you my driving license as an ID so you can know what you dealing with. Hope to hear from you soonest.

stev.

[FFS!]

 

 

[Time to give Stev a bit of a scare]

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Stev,

Please do not bother sending your driving license as and ID. After ALL the explanations I have given you, you have obviously no idea what I need so I am ending our deal here.

Goodbye.

Mr. Plunder Myknuts
MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."

 

 

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: reply
Date: Sat, 13 DEC 2003 03:56:49 +0100 (CET)

plunder i didnt mean it that way i just asked if you want that ok. I will be sending you what you require from me ok just dont be mad at me ok

stev.

[Just get on with man!]

 

 

[Well, the picture FINALLY arrives, but it's a bit of a let-down]

From: Stev Ebe
Subject: FW: pic
Date: Fri, 19 DEC 2003 08:12:36 GMT

hello plunder this is the picture and the sign on it hope this find you a
great deal of this investment and deal. pls reply me immediately.

stev.

[In a word, REJECTED!]

 

 

From: Mr. Plunder Myknuts
To: Steve Ebe

Dear Mr. Ebe,

Many thanks for the photograph you have sent to me, however I am disappointed for two reasons.

1. The sign you have made has the word "IT" missing. The correct message should be: I TAKE IT UP THE ARSE

2. The second problem is that you will remember I asked for a large clear photograph. The image you sent to me is very small and not very clear. The next image will have to be a lot bigger than this. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

I am very encouraged by the fact that you have made a serious attempt, and I thank you for that, but I am afraid that you will have to send me a better quality picture than the one you have sent as it is far too small.

Sincerely,

Mr. Plunder Myknuts
MD: Techpointsystems IT suppliers.
"We don't just take IT to the top - We take IT up the arse."