I received this e-mail from Mrs Miriam Abacha, wife of late
Nigerian head of state- Gen. Sanni Abacha. Note she
describes herself as Hajia, someone who has made the Haj to
I baited the solicitor and security company for 2 months, then the bait just died. Maybe even the Lad decided he wasn’t going to
get any money.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
The following colour
coding is used for identification purposes:
General Sani
Abacha, Deceased dictator. No e-mails.
Miriam Abacha, 419 scammer
from
Ahmed Bako, Mrs Abacha’s lawyer
Utility Trust,
Security Company in
Humpty Dumpty, Another 419 baiter
Steve Seagoon, My literary personna, director of a global automotive parts company
Notes,
Notes bringing the reader up to date with developments
Subject:
THANKSL
From:
[email protected]
Dear Friend,
Greetings"
I am Hajia (Mrs.) Mariam Abacha, wife of late
Nigerian head of state- Gen. Sanni Abacha. We have not met before,I got your contact through Nigerian Chamber of
Commerce and I felt I should trust you. It is no news telling you that my
family has been going through untold hardship since
My family has lost so much including some
fixed assets my husband acquired while in office. Evidently, the pages of all
Before the death of my husband, he ran among
other business of his own, bureau de change, which was flourishing with every
Government support. From the bureau de change business, which has now been
clamped down by
In view of our condition here and the high
interest rate the security company charges, the money could not be safe there.
I would therefore need your honest
assistance to move this fund from the Security Company to your nominated bank
account. Once the money is safeguarded in your account, I would require your
directives to enable me invest same in any viable business venture. If you
accept this offer, of assistance you are requested to contact me via my email
address as above or my lawyer Barrister Ahmed Bako
& co. via his e-mail address: barrister [[email protected]] As soon as he
receives your acceptance notice, he will furnish you with the details which
includes; lodging code and clearance permit to enable you clear the consignment
from the Security Company. Note that, You will be
accorded with 20% of the total sum for your assistance.
Finally, you are requested to indicate your
telephone and fax numbers to me or my lawyer for easier communication.
While thanking you for your anticipated
co-operation, I look forward to your urgent reponse.
Best regards,
Hajia Mariam Abacha.
Subject:
RE: THANKS
From:
[email protected]
Dear Mrs Abacha,
Interesting tale,
and an interesting proposition. Of
course, I'm always interested in making money, and would consider helping you
to transfer this money for the suggested fee.
Tell me more
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Now I receive the e-mail below from
Ahmed Bako, but such a clumsy hand over that it’s
almost not worth baiting him. He doesn’t
even name his client, Mrs Mariam
Abacha. Also Mr Ahmed Bako gives himself the
title Esquire, even uses it in his e-mail address.
Subject:
Details
From: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
ATTENTION:Steve Seagoon,
Dear sir,
Thank you for your reply to my clients email and your patience. This is not a
tale as you stated in your email,please
let me know if you are ready to assist my clients. The present government had a
revenge on my client's family, because the late husband imprisoned the current
president of my country for planning a coup against him. Unfortunately the man
died in Office.
This is the reason they confiscated the family properties and monies. Even
personal houses were seized and left them with nothing. This was on air both
for local and international media. So they had to ship the money oversea by
diplomatic means as their last option.
Based on the way the consignment was lodged,you have to makes plans to visit the security
company holding the consignment to effect the release.
They are aware that the consignment value at US$24million is made of
photographic material.We have kept this since october last year, demurrage has
entered the consignment which you must have been awared
of based on my clients email to you. You are therefore expected to assist in
all regards to have the consignment released from the security company.
My clients intend to invest in Real Estate which you will also assist them in
supervising in trust pending when any member of the family come over to join
you in your country.
I await your reply to Let me know how soon you can travel to
My telephone number is: 234 803 560 7826, AHMED BAKO ESQ.You
can call me anytime for necessary clarification
I await your swift response.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
Thu,
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Details
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I am very interested in helping you
transfer the security deposit of Mrs Miriam Abacha and in helping them invest
in my country.
There is one slight problem. I am a director of a global company which has
franchised operations in the
I of course do not wish to advise
them of our operation to transfer these items of Mrs Abacha’s into my care.
But I can advise them that I plan on taking a holiday at some time in
the near future in whatever country is appropriate for me to visit the security
company.
Please advise the country so that I may
complete the formalities with my fellow global directors.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Then along comes Humpty Dumpty, another 419eater scambaiter
who Ahmed Bako is also trying to scam. We compare notes and co-ordinate our responses, most curiously, he will also be a Director of
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc.
Now what are the chances of picking two directors of the same company,
something like one in 2 x 1018 (that’s 2 with eighteen zeros after
it).
Thu,
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Bcc:
“Steve Seagoon” <[email protected]>
Subject:
Details
From:
"H Dumpty"
<[email protected]>
Dear Ahmed
Thankyou for your reply, sorry for the delay, I
have been away on business.
While coming to
Please let me know what country I need
to visit, so I can let them know accordingly.
Many thanks,
Dr H Dumpty
Director,
Global
Automotive Supply Company Inc
Unfortunately, Humpty Dumpty gets fobbed off, so I’m on my own now
Thu,
Subject:
Details
From: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Attention:Steve Seagoon
Dear sir,
Thank you for your email, the content therein is well noted.And thank you also for your care in analysing your position in your organisation.
This is quite a good idea,because
my clients would not want any problem in getting this funds mixed up, so there
will not be a problem of withdrawal after you have successfully cleared it and
deposit in your bank account.
Kindly let me know the time frame with which you can
discuss with your partners for the holiday as planned.Because
my client brokers duly informed me that the process of concluding the
transaction with the handling firm is not more than 3 working days So, once you
fix any holidays we will need to inform them on time.
The security company handling the consignment has a
transit base in Holland-Amsterdam where you can pick up the consignment.But
upon your reply, I will open commuication
with them through our broker to inform them of this development. I will also
need to avail you the deposit certificate and other necessary claims letters
empowering you to clear the consignment as the beneficiary.
Kindly send your private telephone number so we can
discuss, or you can call me for a brief discussion on Telephone:234 803 560 7826.
I await your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
Now, maybe I can confuse my lad with
the hint that someone may have hacked my e-mail system.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: Holiday
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I have arranged with my fellow
directors that I will be taking a holiday in
I can probably travel to
I hope my travelling
to
My private mobile phone number is 64
25 280 3710. Note however that this is
almost always turned off. I cannot stand
having the bloody thing ringing all the time, so I use it only for making
outward calls. It has voicemail, so if
you rang you could leave a voice message.
I much prefer using e-mail, and recommend that we use it as our sole
means of communication, despite the following.
Now, I think there’s something
strange going on here that you should know about. I can’t prove it, but I have the feeling that
there are some things not right with my e-mail account. If I am right, then someone named Humpty Dumpty has been sending e-mails from my e-mail
address. I’ve had two business
colleagues send me back queries about e-mails from my e-mail address that were
signed with that name. There’s no record
of these e-mails being sent from my e-mail account, but they could have been
deleted from my “sent” box. Of course
I’ve changed the password to ensure this doesn’t happen again and to maintain
security. But I have this niggling
feeling that someone has been rummaging around in my email system.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Instructions
from Mr Bako, now we start
to talk money. 30,000 Euros, what’s that in real money? Funny too, he has also had an e-mail from the
despicable Mr Humpty Dumpty.
Subject: Re:
Holiday
From: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Dear steve
Seagoon,
Thank you for your email,the
content is well understood.Firstly,the date as from
22nd of july 2004 that you want to commence the holiday
is okay,since it is the most convenient time for you.The two weeks notice is enough for me to make necessary
arrangements.
I had already communicated with the handling
firm in
You can call me on telephone number:234 803 560 7826.It is very important for the conclusion of
the transaction.The telephone is on 24 hours.
Again, I will need some identity from you either
your international passport or work Identity card as well as your private
address to prepare the authorisation letter in your
name.
My client has instructed that I release the
whole documents to you once I am assured of your readiness to help conclude the
transaction. So, I intend to get all the affidavit concluded by latest
Wednesday next week so you can have time to open conversation with the handling
firm to perfect you plans for the clearance of the consignment.Please
doyour best in this regards so, I can conclude work
on this transaction on time.
I had an email from a similar name,Dr H. Dumpty willing to
assist me and claiming to be a director in your company America operations,but I have told him that my client does not need
his help that we have gotten a reliable partner to assist. But the email was
not from your email address so I immedaitely deleted
it. However, it was best for you to change your password to secure the
transaction and all your dealings.
As a matter of urgency, you need to send to me,
your private telephone so that I can speak with you at short notice. This is
very important and Hajia Mariam
wants to greet you as well.
I expect your call. my
regards to you and your family.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
Mmmmm, wants my private telephone? Don’t think I’d like to parcel it up and send
it to him to use, even if the delicious Mrs Miriam Abacha wants to talk to me.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: Holiday
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
Number of points I would like
answered.
Firstly, I will arrange to fly into
Secondly, What
the hell is this Euros thing! I
routinely handle US Dollars and all Asian currencies, but will not dirty my
hands with some newly invented synthetic currency. What is 30,000 euros in real money, US Dollars. I’ll arrange
to have travellers cheques for the appropriate amount in US Dollars.
Thirdly, I must be having trouble
with my mobile phone message service, there has been
no voicemail from you. If you need to
talk to me urgently please ring my company number, 64 7 575 9064 and
specifically ask to be put through to me, Mr Steve Seagoon. Don’t talk
to anyone else but the person who answers the phone. Please remember that
I will forward a scan of my passport
identity page in the next couple of days.
On Friday, our scanner was inoperable, and we were waiting on a
replacement. These things confuse me, the little men inside it that run up and down copying
documents have probably broken their pencils.
I’ll send a scan of my passport as soon as the scanner is replaced or
the little men get new pencils or whatever.
Fourthly, my personal details are:
Name:
Stephen Nelson Seagoon
Address:
Phone: 64 7 575 9064 (business phone, ask
specifically for me)
64 25 280
3710 (mobile, leave a voice mail).
Fifth, now I need some identification
from you. I should have asked for this
before, but this has become urgent now that I am travelling
to meet you in
Finally,
looking forward to meeting you and concluding this mutually beneficial business
arrangement.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
And just for entertainment I send
this private request to Ahmed Bako.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Private request
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I've just had a funny thought. I'm doing this for a lady whom I do not
know. Do you have a photo of Mrs Abacha? If you do, could you scan it and send it to
me?
I just have this sense of intrigue about
this poor woman who has been through so much.
By the way, my mobile mail service has just
registered that I received a voicemail at about
Thanks in anticipation
Steve
Maybe I shouldn’t have included that
bit about the phone call, it’s obviously distracted
him from my request for a photo of Mrs Miriam. Maybe after we’ve got all this money, Miriam Abacha and I could fall in love and marry, and Ahmed could
be the best man.
Subject: Re:
Private request
From: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Dear Steve,
Your emails received.Call me for a brief talk since your mobile telephone is for
outgoing calls only. My telephone number
is 234 803 560 7826. Iwill expect your call anytime.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: Private request
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I’m afraid I can’t call you in
As I've told you, I also leave my
mobile phone turned off so that it’s not ringing all the time. Some people think that you’re just happy to
spend all day with a mobile phone stuck to your ear.
However, if you would like to e-mail
me with a time when you would be able to call I can ensure that the phone is
turned on. Remember that
The best time to call me would be
from
That’s one reason why I have come to
rely so much on e-mail. There’s no
problem with time zones, the person you send an e-mail to just reads it when
they turn their computer on. I mean, I
have no problem at all communicating by e-mail with people in
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Andy Bako really wants to talk to me, oh well it’ll be his call.
Subject: Re:Call time
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
Thank you for your email and all
the request you made.In line with your email correspodence, it is really surprising that you cannot
place a minute call to my telephone.But I tried the
office telephone you sent and it was ringing unreplied.
As for your arrival date of 22nd July,we need to inform the
handling firm in Holland-Amsterdam. Since it is them that will handle all that
is needed for you to clear the consignment.You seems
to misunderstand me,that you requested that I take a
digital picture with a placard bearing your name ...etc,you
donnot need that. The security company have their
protocol unit to take care of your arrival and departure .
All you need to do is to avail them your full travelling
itinerary.
The process of getting the document in your name
has commenced today,the
affidavit for the issuance of the authorisation
letter in your name will be secured tomorrow. I will after I have discussed with
you this night give you updates.
As for the demurrage and other charges you
requested the conversion in US$, the 30,000 Euros will amount to US$36,600.The
pictures of my client and all others information you need,shall
also be forwarded to you including the contact details of the security company
so you can open direct communication with the officer in charge of the
consignment.
I will call your mobile telephone between
11pm-12
Till then,remain
blessed.
Regards,
Ahmed Bako Esq
I convert Euros to USD, and Euro
30,000 comes to about $US 37,220. I’d
better make sure I’ve got enough money for exchange rate fluctuations so I’ll
get out $
Ahmed rings, I keep him on the line
as long as possible but keep complaining about being unable to understand
him. Finally he tells me he will send an
e-mail and hangs up. I get in before
him, nice to make him think I’m eager to clear this money, and send him my
travel details.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Travel details
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
Nice to hear your voice, however we
had such a bad connection that I could barely understand what you were saying.
I hope you understood me, that I have
my tickets to
I have had my bank convert Euros
30,000 to US Dollars, that is about USD 37,200 – a lot of cash to carry. I have had my bank issue me USD 40,000 of
travellers cheques, that will be much safer and will leave a margin for
currency fluctuations.
Below are my flight details,
please ensure that you pass these details on to the handling company in
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Subject:
Ticket confirmation
From:
[email protected]
This is an automated reply to a
ticket purchase, do not reply to this e-mail, do not
send e-mails to the address.
Dear Mr Seagoon,
Thank you for making your booking
online with Qantas online booking. Below are all the details of your itinerary.
The Electronic-Ticket Receipt/ Itinerary for your booking is
attached to this email.
Please click here to read the
terms and conditions, www.qantas.com/terms/bookingterms.asp. If you have
any queries about your booking, call your local Qantas office on 0508 QANTAS
(reservations), 0508 726 827 (reservations) or send us an email on: [email protected]
We hope you have a pleasant journey
and look forward to taking care of your travel bookings in the future.
Best regards
Qantas
Booking reference number xxxxxx
Flight number – QF 190
Class – Business
Flight routing – Non-stop
Departs 21 July 04, 13.20
Arrives 21 July 04, 14.45
Sydney (SYD), to
Flight number – QF 001,
Class – Business
Flight routing – One stop
Departs 21 Jul 04, 16.50
Arrives 22Jul 04, 06.45
Flight number – QF 3371,
Class – Business
Flight routing – Non-stop
Departs 22 Jul 04, 08.40
Arrives 22Jul 04,10.50
Flight number – QF 3941,
Class – Business
Flight routing – Non-stop
Departs 29 Jul 04, 18.55
Arrives 29Jul 04,19.05
Flight number – QF 002,
Class – Business
Flight routing – One stop
Departs 29 Jul 04, 22.15
Arrives 31 Jul 04, 05.25
Sydney (SYD),to
Flight number – QF 163
Class – Business
Flight routing – Non-stop
Departs 31 July 04, 07.00
Arrives 31 July 04, 11.55
Traveller information
Traveller: 1 Adult
Full name: Mr Stephen Nelson Seagoon
Passport number: GBR 695481528
Country issued:
Phone: 025 280 3710
Email: [email protected]
Preferred meals: Low fat,
fish/poultry.
Delivery and payment details:
Paid, Visa.
Total fare for all travellers
(including taxes):
(Including GST:
Electronic Ticket (Airline
Confirmation Number): Mr Steve Seagoon – xxxxxx
Better chase him on meeting and
hotel arrangements too.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Hotel and meeting
From:
[email protected]
Ahmed,
Couple of things I overlooked in my
last message.
1.
Get me booked me into a luxury hotel in Amsterdam, preferably near the
“red light” district. E-mail the hotel
name and address to me.
Book me in to the hotel for the
nights of 22 July through to check out on 29 July.
I will want to go directly to the
hotel to sleep after spending 30 something hours on planes.
2.
Pickup at the airport, make sure the security company protocol unit have
my name right, STEVE SEAGOON.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
I sent a private request for a photo
of Mrs Abacha, and Ahmed
sends me back a selection of family pics. Plus contact details for the Security Company
in
Subject: Re:contact info /pictures
requested.
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear steve,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email you included your flight schedule
and the request for the hotel reservation.All of that
will be handled by the handling company.
Below stated is the contact details
of the handling firm in Holland-Amsterdam. I had earlier informed them of your
readiness to come over for the consignment, so they await your email. Get in
touch with them to confirm the reservation they are going to make for you. I
shall also confirm with them later.
As for your request,attached
photographs are the personal and family pictures of my client for your perusal.
I will also forward the deposit certifcate and the
letter of Authority secured in your name for your perusal and records. The
information are as follows;
UTILITY TRUST SECURITY COMPANY
Zuiderlaan 5, 1100 Schipol
Clearing House
Tel: +31-6452 62077 Tel: +33 632 791 928
E-mail: [email protected]
Operation officer:Dr. Peter
Meyers
Be free to communicate directly with the operation
director Mr Peters Meyers for any clarification.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed bako Esq.
I delay sending a reply, what bad
luck to be travelling and to have a modem
failure. I forget the identity I’m using
in this scam and use the title I have been using in another scam. Oh well, maybe I’m a director of a number of
companies.
Thu,
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re:Update
From:
[email protected]
Ahmed,
I'm travelling at
the moment and my laptop has a malfunctioning modem so I have to use a internet cafe.
Will contact you when laptop fixed.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director
Seagoon Automotive Group
Ahmed seems keen for me to be in
contact, and to contact the Security Company in Amsterdam
Thu,
Subject: Re:
Update
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
Hope all is well. Why have you not acknowledge the receipt of my last email
with the contact information of the handling firm in Amsterdam, the documents
of claims and pictures I sent you.I called the mobile
phone number you gave me, it is switched off. The office telephone is a
personal phone and the woman that picked it said there is no such name there.
Please check if the number is correct and let me get an update from you.
Regards
Ahmed Bako Esq.
Thu,
Subject: Re:
Update
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
I got your email.Have you
been contacted with the details of the Hotel reservation?Also let me know if you got the documents I sent to
you.
You can call my telephone:234
803 560 7826 from a public phone since you can use a public cafe to access your
internet.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
So I contact the Security Company, emphasising that I will be carrying a large amount of travellers cheques.
CC:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Arrival details and hotel reservation - Steve Seagoon
From:
[email protected]
Attention: Dr. Peter Meyers, Operations
Officer
Dear Sirs,
I have been requested by my solicitor, Mr Ahmed Bako, to advise you my
arrival details in
Here are my arrival details:
Qantas Flight number – QF 3371,
Arrives Schiphol,
22Jul 04,10.50
This flight is a code share flight, it is probably a British airways flight so I will
arrive from where
British Airways passengers deplane.
A couple of other things:
1.
Please book me into a luxury hotel in Amsterdam, preferably near the
“red light” district. Please make sure
that the hotel room has a security safe in the room, I will be carrying a
substantial amount of travellers cheques.
Book me in to the hotel for the nights of
22 July through to check out on 29 July (7 nights).
I will want to go directly to the hotel
from the airport to sleep. I expect to
be jet lagged after
spending 30 something hours on planes.
E-mail the hotel name and address to me.
2.
Please arrange to have me met at the airport, make sure the security
company protocol unit have a sign with my name on it, just "SEAGOON"
will be sufficient. I would expect your
protocol unit will deliver me to my hotel.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Subject: urgent!urgent!!urgent!!!
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
I am in receipt of your email copy sent to the
security company.Kindly acknowledge the receipt of my
email with all the attached documents.
You have not told me of the receipt of my emails,you refuse to address the
issue of the telephone number. Why have you not send me the copy of your
international passport and family pictures I require from you?,please give me another telephone number l need
to talk with you urgently.
Regards,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re:Update
From:
[email protected]
Ahmed,
Its early Saturday morning here, I've
been travelling around the country clearing things up
before my overseas trip, I got home late last night and I'm still tired.
I'll contact you regarding documents,
passport photo, everything later today.
Don't panic, everything will be OK.
Steve Seagoon
Subject: Re:
Give me update
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
Thank you for your email. I will expect to hear from
you shortly.
My client needed to greet your wife but there is no
access to do that,so kindly
extend her greetings to your entire family and if possible send her telephone
number so she can do so.
Have you had any contact from the handling firm in AQmsterdam on the hotel reservation?if so send me the details as well.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
I receive a hotel confirmation from the
security company.
Subject:
Reservation of the Hotel
From:
<[email protected]>
OUR REF / 2004 ZS
ATTN: MR STEVE SEAGOONS
DEAR SIR,
Reference to your message sent on
Hotel
information
Reservation code No:-#3915
Tel:-
+31-206-200-500
Fax:-
+31-206-201-173
Email:-[email protected]
Sir, all the necessary arrangement for
the delivery of your consignment will be make before
your arrival in
Wish you safe and pleasant trip to
Thank for your cooperation.
best regards,
Peter Mayers
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
I have not received documents
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I have been travelling
around the country clearing matters before my “vacation” in
However I have not received any e-mail from
you with documents attached. Please send
these urgently.
The only e-mail I have received from you
with an attachment was the one with photos of Mrs Abacha and her family.
By the way, thanks for sending these.
I have received an e-mail from the security
company advising of hotel reservations at the
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director
Seagoon Automotive Group
Subject: Re:
Attached 2 documents
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
Find attached email below. Ahmed.
............................
From: "ahmed bako" <[email protected]>
Subject: The 2 documents
Dear steve,
Sequel to my last email to you,I
hope you received the pictures of my clients family, I sent you.The
handling firm in Amsterdam has said they will communicate with you directly
regarding the reservation to be made on your behalf.
I am sending the deposit certificate and the power of
attorney enabling you to take ownership of the consignment.
Endeavour to
send the copy of your international passport and some family pictures so my
client can have a view as well.
I await your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
Attached to the e-mail was a
Certificate of deposit and Power of Attorney.
Subject: Re: I
have resent documents
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
I have resent the 2 documents to you,I will need to have a phone discussion with you today.If you can please call me any time on Telephone
number:234 803 560 7826 or you let me know when I can get you on your mobile
phone.
I await your reply.
Yours faithfully
Ahmed Bako Esq.
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: I have resent documents
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
It's late at night here in
Yes, I have received your documents, I've printed them out and will take them with me
tomorrow.
I see you have asked for images of my
passport and of my family. I will scan
my passport tomorrow in
As for my family, I am a widower,
my wife was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver 12 years ago. We never had a family, and I have never
remarried. I have kind of thrown myself
into my business enterprises in place of a family life.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Nice note back from Ahmed, though I was
confused by his reference to being sorry about the incident. Oh, my wife’s death in a car crash. Don’t worry about it Ahmed, it’s was as real as the $24 million I’m going to share with
you and Mrs Abacha.
Subject: Re: I
have resent documents
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear steve,
Thank you for your email,I am sorry about the incident.You
endeavour to call me from
I will expect to get the copy of your passport.
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako Esq
Time to close down Ahmed’s yahoo account, lets see how much trouble that causes.
Subject:
419 scammer using yahoo.com e-mail account
From:
[email protected]
Dear Sirs,
I received one of those Nigerian e-mails at
my business e-mail address some time ago.
I have opened a Yahoo.co.uk e-mail account
using a non-existant name so that I can bait the
sender (i.e. take up the scammer's time and effort, and to try to get his
e-mail accounts closed down so that it makes it more difficult for him to scam
innocent people).
His e-mails, one is attached, come from a
Yahoo.com account.
I hope you will close the e-mail account, [email protected].
Regards
Steve
Note: forwarded message attached.
However, Yahoo are
a bit slow and I receive the following good wishes for my journey.
Subject: Re:
Safe journey
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear steve,
This is to inform you that as soon as you arrive your hotel in Holland-Amsterdam, forward the room
number and telehone number to me. I will need to talk
with you, so you dont allow the handling form know
the content of the consignment.
I wish you a safe journey to
Yours faithfully,
Ahmed Bako esq
Thu,
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: confirm arrival
From:
[email protected]
Dear ahmed,
Arrived in Amtserdam,
havent slept on the plane, woke in the middle of the
night thinking it was daytime back home in New Zaeland,
feel like I don't know where I am.
Taking a sleeping pill, will e-mail
you when I wake. Will ring Utility Trust
when I wake too.
regards
Steve Seagoon
Thu,
Subject:
Hotel information
From:
<[email protected]>
OUR REF / 2005 ZS
ATTN: MR STEVE SEAGOONS
DEAR SIR,
Hotel
information
Reservation code No:-#3915
Date:- 22nd to
29th July 2004
Tel:-
+31-206-200-500
Fax:-
+31-206-201-173
Email:-[email protected]
Sir, all the necessary arrangement
for the delivery of your consignment as been made before your arrival in
Wish you safe and pleasant trip to
Thank for your cooperation.
best regards,
Peter Mayers
To:
"ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: confirm arrival
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
What a difference some sleep makes! I'm alive and well here in
I think it is much too short notice to
contact Mr Mayers of
Utility Trust today. Also, I still feel
a little sleepy and light headed from the flights. I wouldn't want to be conducting business of
the magnitude our project entails while feeling like this. I will phone Mr Mayers/Utility Trust on Monday.
In the mean time, I have deposited the
money in the hotel vault where it will be safe and sound. I think I will take some pleasures and a few
beers down in the "Red Light" district over the weekend.
Regards
Steve Seagoon.
Private citizen,
millionaire to be!
And also inform Utility Trust that I have
arrived and will see Mr Peter Mayer on Monday
morning.
To:
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re: confirm arrival
From:
[email protected]
Dear Peter,
I have booked into the
I am awake now after catching up on my
backlog of sleep, I did take a sleeping pill at some time when I woke up at
morning time back in
So I won't contact you today, I think I
will take it easy today, but get out and enjoy
I will be in touch with you on Monday
morning. Would you like to meet me here
at the hotel around
Thank you for your help so far,
Steve Seagoon
Director, Australasian Operations
Global Automotive Supply Company Inc
Now, how to avoid meeting in the foyer of
my
To:
<[email protected]>
Subject:
URGENT - STEVE SEAGOON'S RETURN
TO NEW ZEALAND
From:
[email protected]
Dear Peter,
I am sending this from the business class
lounge at
I received an e-mail from home which I
opened and read this morning. My eldest
daughter was involved in a car accident on Saturday night (Saturday morning
here in
I will therefore be unable to meet you on
Monday, and unable to return to
I am sorry to depart so suddenly without at
least having made your acquaintance. But
when a member of my family is lying unconscious in a hospital bed, then family
takes precedence over any business transaction.
I hope there is some way we can progress
this transaction without me returning to
Thank you for your understanding,
Steve Seagoon
A note to Ahmed Bako
as well. Even if I must say so myself, it’s a nice
touch that I am prepared to forego my $4.8 million share of the funds in the
interests of my family.
To: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Sudden return to New Zealand
From:
[email protected]
Ahmed,
I have sent you a blind copy of my e-mail
to Peter Mayer. I hope you understand
the need for me to return home to be with my family at this time.
As I said to Peter, there is unlikely to be
anyway for me to return to
Regards
Steve Seagoon.
And checking my inbox I find this e-mail
from my Nigerian Solicitor. Better
clarify that I wasn’t in fact in room 458.
To: [email protected].
Subject: Re:PHONE CALL URGENT
From: "ahmed bako" [email protected]
Dear Steve,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your
email. The hotel room number you sent to me does not exist in Crowne Plaza Hotel
It is amazing that you have refused to
call my telephone line which is easier for you to contact me at this time. I
will really appreciate if you clear up all these issues ASAP.
Morealso,if the aim and objectives of your comming to
Do reply me now. Call me on telephone no:234 803 560 7826.
Regards,
Ahmed Bako Esq.
To: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Re:PHONE CALL URGENT
From:
[email protected]
Ahmed,
See my previous e-mail. Sorry I didn't reply to your e-mail below,
but I am just getting the chance to clear my inbox while waiting for my flight
to
Please keep me advised if there is any way
of clearing this transaction without me having to return to
I must have been so completely jetlagged
earlier here in
My flight is being called now. Thank goodness for travelling
Business Class, one gets to use the facilities in the Business Class lounge and
also to be called for the flight much later.
Regards
Steve Seagoon.
I try to keep this bait going. However I forget that I told Ahmed that my
first wife was killed in a car crash, now we were divorced.
Thu,
To: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Back home
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
I got back to
However, out of this near tragedy, some
good has come. My two daughters were
given to me by my first wife Mary. We
divorced when I met Josephine, who became my second wife, and Mary has never
spoken or written to me since our divorce.
That is just over 17 years now.
Now, it must be the fact that our daughter was so close to death that
has brought us together, but Mary and I have been catching up on all those lost
years as we have waited outside the operating theatre and sat watching our girl
lying there in her hospital bed.
I just thank the Lord that He has seen fit
to save my daughter from permanent harm, and that He has given me the chance to
talk to Mary again and maybe to repair the hurt that I inflicted on her so many
years ago.
I am sorry that I had to drop our business
project just like that and flee to the airport to catch a plane home. I am sure that if you are a father yourself
that you will understand.
Regards
Steve Seagoon.
I’d better make contact again,
maybe I can keep Ahmed dangling longer.
To: "ahmed bako"
<[email protected]>
Subject:
Making contact again
From:
[email protected]
Dear Ahmed,
Well, I am finally able to make contact
with you again. Wonderful things have
happened in the time since I last sent you an e-mail, and you will probably
understand why I have not sent you an e-mail since then.
My daughter has largely recovered from her
injuries. She is still in hospital,
though she is no longer in a critical condition. It does not appear as if she has suffered any
brain damage, and though she will walk with a limp until the end of her days
she should recover fully in time.
My wife and I have been reconciled. We have actually remarried in a simple
ceremony in my daughter’s hospital room.
We have been honeymooning for the last two weeks, so you may understand
why I have been unable to get in touch with you.
I hope you have been able to progress the
transfer of the money without my presence, or find another partner to finalise this transaction.
I sincerely wish that my leaving so suddenly to handle family matters
did not inconvenience you too much.
Regards
Steve Seagoon
Well, no responses from either Ahmed Bako or the security company. Maybe, if one day there are
no new e-mails from 419 scammers in the inbox I’ll be able to resurrect this
one as Mary, the dead / divorced wife.
One thing I’ve realised
during my initial enthusiasm for scam baiting is that one should not take
on too many baits.
When this bait died, I considered sending a “YOU’VE BEEN BURNED” e-mail.
I decided against it, and now I think it’s too late.
So, just how am I going to get my death threat?