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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:51 pm

ME
MY PET

Dear beloved brother,

Thank you so much for your swift response. I am alright my beloved and thanks so much for your concern for me.

Beloved, I am happy to hear that the parcel will arrive Cotonu later today. Beloved, I hope that the company will later arrive Lagos- Nigeria with the parcel today because that is where my lawyer and the diplomat are waiting.. I just pray that the company will arrive Lagos-Nigeria today because like I told you in my mail this morning, the money my lawyer paid for hotel reservation will expire tomorrow being Wednesday.

As soon as they arrive Lagos, please contact me immediately with the information where the lawyer can pick the parcel.

May the Almighty God bless you in Jesus name Amen

Yours beloved brother

Brother Sh3rriff

I am happy to hear that you are safe. I understand that your lawyer is in Lagos, but the shipping company does not have an office there. they shipped it to their closest office to you, which is in cotonou.

I am not sure what i can do now

My beloved brother

God bless you for me. You have TRIED my beloved. PLEASE do not bother yourself again. I have forwarded your mail to my lawyer and informed him that the shipping company that you used to send the parcel does not have office in Lagos-Nigeria. I told him that since their hotel will expire today, that he should try as much as possible to leave Nigeria and go to Cotonu where he can pick the parcel.

Now, what you to need do is quickly contact the shipping company and collect their contact address in Cotonu including the tracking number. Also the name you use in sending the parcel. It is same name I gave you? J@MES K@LU. Please let me know so the lawyer will not have problem or experience any delay in collecting the parcel.

I am waiting for the information brother. May the Lord reward you back in Jesus Name. Amen

Thank you once again my beloved.

Yours beloved brother,

Brother Sherriff

i am glad to hear you are well my friend. The Shipping office is at Cotonou Airport, Benin, BP 96, Cotonou, BENIN, the tracking number is 1736403.

Good news my friend, I checked a short time ago and it looks like your package has arrived;

Tracking Number: 17364o3
Item: Cash
Destination Address 1: Coton0u Airport, Benin, B96, C0tonou, BENIN
Destination Address 2: B96, C0tonou, Benin
Origin Location: Kl@math F@lls, OR
Origin Date: August 5, 2008
Estimated Delivery Date: Arrival Scan Complete
Status: Pacakage awaiting pickup
Message: Recipient J@mes K@lu

Please update me my brother.

make your bets now

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:49 pm

Hmm, I have a funny feeling I know how this one ends... Wink

Good luck and I hope he crosses the border and you frustrate the hell out of him!

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:00 pm

^^^ you deserve a special thanks for your help

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:08 pm

It may not be a long way but the road up to the border of Benin is notorious for robbery, illegal roadblocks and the like:

Quote:

At approximately 15:30 on January 30, dozens of highway bandits attacked vehicles traveling on the Nigerian side of the Nigeria - Benin Republic border near Badagry on the Cotonou - Lagos road. The attackers forced travelers from their vehicles, in many cases robbed, threatened, and physically assaulted them, and burned many vehicles.

Good luck on your pith!

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:45 pm

@MG - I am sure your lads could do with a little "physical assault" Wink

B

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:49 pm

I skyped w/ a lad a while back trying to convince him to meet me in Cotonou so we could work together and I believe him when he said that Benin people (especially police) do not like Nigerians coming over there too much.

Master Baiter Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 101

wow, I've been baiting this guy for a month now.

he's highly unstable, but kind of fun.

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:16 pm

My beloved brother Jack,

I know you have been worried for not hearing from me. I am confused and I do not know what is going on with the shipping company. Do you think that the company has a particular office in Cotonu Airport?

Beloved, my lawyer wrote me this morning expressing his anger and disappointment in his mail. According to the lawyer, all the information you provided for the shipment of the parcel are accurate EXCEPT the ORIGIN LOCATION of the company in C0tonu

Tracking Number: i7364o3
Item: Cash
Destination Address 1: Cot0nou Airport, Benin, BP 96, Coton0u, BENIN
Destination Address 2: BP 96, Cotonou, Benin
Origin Location: Kl@math Falls, OR
Origin Date: August 5, 2008
Estimated Delivery Date: Arrival Scan Complete
Status: Pacakage awaiting pickup
Message: Recipient J@mes K@lu

Every other information therein is accurate, the ONLY problem is that NO WHERE the lawyer could find Kl@math Falls, 0R in C0tonu Airport. The lawyer said that he made concerted efforts in search of this Kl!@math Falls, oR, but to no avail. According to him, he was even directed to both the police Station and Immigration office there thinking that he could locate the place but no way.

Beloved, DO YOU THINK THAT THIS COMPANY HAS AN OFFICE IN COTONU AIRPORT? DONT YOU ALSO THINK THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE AWAY WITH THE PARCEL?

PLEASE contact the company as soon as you read this mail and ask them to give you their accurate office address in Cotonu where they can be located. Ask them to also give you their telephone number so that the lawyer can reach them on the phone before proceeding to their office. With this information, I do not think that the lawyer will find it difficult again to locate them. Also tell me how much is in the parcel so that there will be no embarrassment on the lawyer because the company might want to know if the lawyer has adequate details of the parcel and can ask him how much is in the parcel.

Beloved, I am seriously worried as you do. You know that the transaction has really taken a lot of time and even this shipping company is contributing to the delay too.

SEND THE INFORMATION TODAY SO THAT THE LAWYER WILL PICK THE PARCEL TODAY SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED.

Thanking you for your usual cooperation and may the Lord bless you and your family in Jesus Name. AMEN.

Yours beloved brother,

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:30 pm

You need to 'talk' to the Lawyer directly, saves time, and might get you an IP address to confirm that the lawyer is at the airport. and prove its the same lad and not a contact already in the country. Or did you get something from this last message to show that the lad has moved over the border?

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:43 pm

In my opinion, there is no such thing as a short & easy safari.

What looks like a short distance on the map can still take 8 hours on a hot, stinky overcrowded bus.
Not to mention the risks mentioned by Sunshine, to add a little extra spice to the mugu's journey.

Here are a few examples of important "roads" in Ghana, Botswana, Liberia, Cameroon and Sierra Leone.
Look at these are say "ah well its only a short distance"... Laughing

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:52 pm

Some look like it´s not just easy sitting in an ac bus, listening to highlife music and waving to all bypassers Smile

I wish you the very best and hope he takes the trip.

I ought to know it better myself after all the time spent here...but the extreme reluctance of lads to travel just 80 kms for 1200 Euros still somehow annoys me and, in fact, hurts my pride, in a psychologically interesting way, I´m sure. I´m just having an extremely lazy (and very low down the food chain) barrister-lad who prefers discussing week after week rather than just go the "short and easy" 80 km trip across one border to get handcuffs at Prudent1al. After 1 3/4 years here I still am extremely angry when nothing happens the way my desktop planning says it ought to go under best prospects. In fact I couldn´t help it and just sent an abuse to him because, additionally, his cell phone was on voice mail (which he says he cannot get), so I assume he shares it with other bois. This lad has plenty of time to write long emails, but possibly nop other resources, hence the arrogant attitude of his under which he conceals the oh-so-familiar whining. Not even an own cell phone. Oh well, it´s always fun knocking up forms but are they ever grateful? Never. Laughing

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:04 pm

I've gotten lucky and my popup blocker has allowed a few headers to be pulled. his previous location has shown Nigeria.

today it shows Sunnyvale california/ satelite provider.

I'm not completely heart broken if he doesn't go, i can only imagine the hard work that goes into baiting a safari. i can rest in the fact that i have kept him busy for months, hundreds of emails, etc. and it isn't over yet.

thanks for the pictures Simba.

Master Baiter Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 101

I just got the first response from T0m Sh3riff that I've sen in a week. I've had him create a new lawyer for us to proceed, and he said he'll hire a new one and get back to me Monday.

I think that probably means he hasn't gone anywhere...

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:00 pm

If you want, have him contact me at the PD email and I can get his IP for you. Also, I can put him in touch with the field agent in Parakou since we do not have anything in Contonou any longer. It's only another couple hundred miles north Wink

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:32 pm

@ EddyEdwards, i don't think he went, but what i find odd is he religiously emailed me 2 or 3 times a day. then Tueday when i said the package was there, he disappeared until today.

@OD, PM sent

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