TITLE: I Don't Know About Art But I Know What I Like!
Pastor Reverend Bornking. Remember that name people, and pass it onto your friends. Quite a prolific donation scammer if my accounts are anything to go by. I received at least 30 separate emails in my accounts from the pastor, all plying the same scam. Time to get him to work for his money! Checks have been done on this guy, and if anyone is any doubt that this person is a scammer please note this excerpt sent to a legal organization from a victim scammed by Kenneth (Note: Victim's name removed for privacy purposes): "I am xxxxx xxxxxx from Rome Italy, I have been robbed and stolen from by a Nigerian who called himself a pastor from Ivory Coast, his name is Kenneth Bornking when he contacted me in 2000 he said he the founder of 'Kenneth Bornking Faith ministries' of which he opened a web site from geocities.com. I was in the USA during this period of which I sent then almost $5,000 and some books and also clothes. I finally discovered that he was a prisoner from the Republic of TOGO who was set free and came to the IVORY COAST claiming to be a pastor, this man was with a fake (Bible School Certificate) deceiving so many American Churches claiming to be a pastor and need a church that he can be affiliated with. After I was transferred from my place of work to Rome-Italy I lose contact with him but I just met another fiend of mine here that this same Kenneth Borking has taken $2,800. When he discovered that I am about to get rid of him he changed the name of his church from Kenneth Bornking Faith Ministries to Victory Church International. I have attached his pictures with this mail along with the picture of his wife that they have been running this scam together. I will plead that this mail should be sent to every one on the Internet to stop this man from stealing from the people of the house hold of faith. Many people are falling for his tricks right now because he is using the rightful word of GOD to deceive others. Please post his photo on the Internet so that others can see him. He is also having a fake web site that he is using to deceive others. Sincerely Yours, As well as the letter above, there is plenty of other evidence that Kenneth is as close to being a Pastor as I am to being the Pope!
Let's rock!
From: Pastor Kenneth Bornking Beloved In Christ, Greetings to you through our Lord Jesus Christ the KING of kings. Our church is the Vicroty Church Intl. in Ivory Coast in the western part of Africa. This church has been serving and worshiping the Lord for the past 2 years, blessed with many members and was founded by me (Pastor Kenneth Bornking), I got born again about 27 years ago and since have been serving the Lord, have Our church was burnt down because of the political conflict that happened on the 19th of September 2002, we lost so much and many of our members were also Since 2002 that our church was burnt down, we have been doing our church services out side but right now we are in a rainy season here in the Ivory Coast and A new zealand pastor has already promised us some money for the re-construction but this will not be able to complete the re-construction and it's in regard to this that we have contacted you for help, we have a sister in the USA who can be ale to explain in details to you what we have been facing during the past years, she is our friend in Christ and has been praying for us all these years, please if you will like to get in touch with her let me know and I will be glad to forward to you her details, her friend recently visited us here as to confirm our situation. About me, I am a 49 years old man, happily married to a Rachael Bornking and blessed with a daughters who has also been serving the Lord with me in God's kingdom. Have also some other pastors working hand in hand with me in God's vineyard. I was ordained as a pastor many years ago and since then have worked in If you need any more information please kindly let me know. May the grace of our Lord be with you now and for ever. Yours On the Potter's Wheel [Potter's bloody wheel? What is this guy on?]
Come on down Derek Trotter. Director of Trotter's Fine Arts. From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth, So, I have dangled a carrot, but also given Kenneth the chance to jump ship if he really is who he says he is. Anyone care to guess if Kenneth just happens to have an artist handy?!
From: Pastor Kenneth Bornking Dear Derek Trotter, We are pleased to appreciate your understanding as regards the matter which made us to know you and your profession. We have throughly prayed concerning this very matter and hence we believe in divine connection, although what the enemy meant for evil God can always turn it We are God's ambassador in this nation Ivory Caost and again we are national leaders and school directors of our mission here. Again, relating to your Email to us, You made mention that if we have a person who is talented in drawings and paintings that your good office may be of a help to such a person. We have checked in all our churches and we wish to recommend to you this faithful, talented and a born artist. Below are his details;- Name: Jonas Onyebuchi Currently he is working with N,Graffity Communication here in Abidjan Ivory Coast). We also wish you know that here in our contonent, Africa is blessed but many have died and was buried with their God given potentials unexpressed or unlearshed,so, we pray that through you and your good office that our beloved brother will become somebody in the future. Best Regards Rev, Bornking. So, I've struck it lucky and by an astounding coincidence, the pastor is the man for me where artwork is concerned.
From: Pastor Kenneth Bornking Dear Derek Trotter , In follow-up to your earlier Email, we have delibrated on the total content and have accepted all you out-lined. We are looking forward to hearing from you and an addition of your telephone number(s). Thanks. Best regards, Rev, Bornking K.C.
OK, time to give Ken some instructions. From: Derek Trotter
I will speak with my board members in the morning and arrange to have the photographs sent to you by email attachment. Please pass these the images to your artist to duplicate by either drawing or painting them. Please remember: Kind regards, I decide to wait things out and not send anything unto Kenneth calls me. I don't want to appear to eager for him to do the work!
Seven days later I receive a telephone call from Ken. Seems he likes a little giggle. I'm glad, as I hope he can smile at then end of my dealings with him. Date: 15th September 2005 Pastor Bornking (983k MP3)
I sent Ken two sample pictures for his artists to work from. As they are real photograph of me I don't want to show my face! From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth,
Kind regards, I attach photos (smaller versions are presented here) of "Robert Newton", but they are actually photos of yours truly!
Ken hasn't replied for a few days, so time to send him a 'get your finger out' message. From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth, Kind regards,
Ken gets the message and decided to call with some feeble excuses, but at least he is getting on with the pictures! Date: 20th September 2005 Pastor Bornking (1.07 MP3)
I left Ken to get busy, and just less than a week later he calls with some good news and he sounds happy! Date: 26th September 2005 Pastor Bornking (260k MP3)
From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth,
Just over a week later Ken emails me to let me know the artwork has been shipped. From: Pastor Kenneth Bornking Derek Trotter we are sorry for the little delay ,It was just because of our concluded conferrence. Now, we have send the Art-work. check-out www.fedex.com/ci/tracking Normally, All we spend should be in the neighbourhood of 200USD but we don't mean you should pay us back but rather if you are lead by Holy Spirit through your Many thanks in advance. Pastor Kenneth & Rachael Bornking.
Ken calls again, and I ask about when the pictures will be arriving. Date: 28th September 2005 Pastor Bornking (383k MP3)
After a short delay (apparently the package had to be inspected by UK customs) the artwork finally arrives. From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth, My artwork:
Ken's artist seems to have mistaken my cat for some kind of demented furball!
Here's a picture of the FedEx packaging:
Ken also doesn't seem to notice that October the 2nd has been and gone and I am not in Singapore.
Time to let the pastor know how much has little scam may have earned him! From: Derek Trotter
Dear Pastor Kenneth, FORMS ATTACHED As it is the weekend, and a lot of scammers don't seem to work weekends, so I don't expect his forms to appear until Monday.
Ken attaches his completed forms. Nothing too special, just a time wasting exercise! From: Pastor Kenneth Bornking Dear Derek Trotter Sir, We have complitted the forms as you demanded and we hereby attach all the forms to you. We wish also to appreciate your concerns,effort and your encouragement scholaship programme in which you permitted our church members to be part of it. We also wish to let you know that we have succeded in announcing about your company in more than 50 churches here and as a result to this, many talented youths in different practical sectors of life are zealous to demostrate their individual abilities if only a chance or oppurtunity will be given to them, so, we wish you also think concerning this, who knows if for this purpose we are called to the kingdom of our Lord christ Jesus. We wish you send the awarded fee to us with the below information through western union:- Pastor Kenneth Bornking We wish to repeat our thanks. Yours, Pastor Kenneth & Rachael Bornking The forms:
Some things to note here: 1. He got the triangle question wrong. The answer is 27
Now to liven things up a bit. I bring in the "interfering scammer" modality. Basically I am going to play the part of another scammer who is trying to muscle in on Kenneth's scam. From: Kingsley Ugwu (a known scammer, but in this case I am taking on his persona) my guy I nam is Kingsley and i am in pretoria south afrika. you are working a job on my own maga derek trotter. i have hacked trotters email and dey gon see what you are doing wid dis guy. i can see all mail he send and all mail commin in. you have sent pitures to trotter so that dis maga will send you some cash donation?????? let me mek it know to you that i have been working dis guy many weeks and have receive 2 payments from him up to now full money bein £31000, but i need help to get more becos my guy who can paint for me gon foreva and i cannot get more piture that trotter is waitin for from me. i ask you if you want to join me in dis job and help?? trotter is expecting 4 new pitures from me in next few weeks but i cannot get them. if you agree to mek the piture for me i will let u join me in dis job and share 50-50 profits form dis maga. my bank account in pretoria has been closed and south afrika no have western union so I struggle for payment again from trotter. if you agree we mek parteners i let trotter pay you and you can send share to me? what do you say brother? Kingsley Lets see what Kenneth has to say to that.
UPDATE 24th October 2005 Well, I'm gutted! Kenneth didn't take any notice of my fake scammer, and continued to write to me for a week or so. I wrote to Kenneth as the other scammer Kingsley Ugwu to tell him I had taken over Derek Trotter's email account and that if Kenneth would not go into partnership with me then I would make sure Trotter never sees any of Kenneth's emails. Again Kenneth refused to communicate with my fake scammer, and eventually all emails stopped. I am going to wait for a few weeks and then get back in touch with Kenneth as Derek Trotter to enquire why he hasn't been answering my emails to him (he has, but I pretended my emails were being blocked). Hopefully more fun can be had. END (for now).
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