Wyld Stallyns Rock - UPDATED FEB 12 - SECOND PHOTO TROPHY!

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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:44 am

I just received my first real trophy from the good Prof. Gov. Charles Soludo. I thought I'd share the bait with you guys. My comments/emphasis in bold. Only email addresses and phone numbers are edited. The rest is left intact.

Here are the trophies in case you don't want to read the bait (although I suggest you do - it's pretty funny.)

Trophy List

Dramatis personae:
Scammer: Prof. Charles Soludo - Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (govcharles)
Baiter: William S. Preston - President, Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc. I play good cop with Bill...
Baiter: Theodore T. Logan - Director of Sales, Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc. ...and bad cop with Ted
Baiter: Prof. Charles Soludo - Executive Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (Charles SOLUDO)
Baiter: Rufus G. Carlin - Image Analyst, Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Quote:

(Just a standard opening letter.)

From: GOVCHARLES SOLUDO
Date: Nov 27, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT REPLY IMMEDIATELY

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GARKI ABUJA-NIGERIA
REPLY WITH THIS Email: [email protected]

Dear contractor,

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal
Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the
list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from
my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$35.7 Million
dollars (thirty five million, seven hundred thousand United States dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is in line with what we have in your record
that is here with us and also re-confirm to me the following :

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Scanned copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in
a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from Central
Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank
and confirm it.

You must contact me on my private e-mail address as soon as you receive
this letter for a further advice [email protected]

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
e-mail: [email protected]

Quote:

(Do these guys even read their opening letters?)

From: William S. Preston
To: GOVCHARLES SOLUDO
Date: Dec 10, 2005 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: CONTRACT PAYMENT REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Govcharles,

I don't remember ever signing a contract with anyone in Nigeria, but if you have 35 million dollars to give me, just send it by Western Union to William S. Preston in Seattle, WA, USA. If you have to do it in incremental payments, I'm okay with that.

William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 10, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: Contract Payment Urgent

Dear William S. Preston,

Thank you for your message. The content was well understood. Your credentials speaks well of you and I am convinced that you can be entrusted with this large amount, which will benefit both of us at the end of the transaction.

Honestly, from the file of this contract, the information provided to you were in other but with your revelation, I think it is still an opportunity for me to hand over the money to you on trust so that we can disburse it on equal percentage ratio.

With my position as the governor of this apex bank, I came across a lot of approved payments such as this by the presidency which sometimes came as an over invoiced contract payment that has already been approved for transfer and will be lying unclaimed. So is rest assured of 100% safety and smooth transaction?

To get this payment siphoned immediately, I will arrange for a cash payment of this money to you through our Ecomog Reserve Account with any of our offshore bank for international settlement. Alternatively, I can send it by direct telegraphic transfer to any account provided by you. But before the money can be transferred, I will send all the original documents/ approvals to you to back up the payment.

Also to discuss this transaction better, I will prefer to arrange for a two days meeting between you and my personal assistance in any African country apart from Nigeria, preferably, Ghana or Cotonou, Benin republic urgently to finalise discussion on this matter. And these documents can be brought to the meeting for your perusal.

Kindly provide me with your telephone number to enable me to have a telephone conversation with you regarding this matter. Or you can call me on my direct hotline# XXX-XXX-XXX-XXXX.

Treat this message as confidential as you can, while looking forward to your urgent response.

N/b, feel free to contribute your own idea regarding the above suggestion.

Best regards,

Prof, Charles Soludo,
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

Quote:

(I want my money!)

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 10, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Contract Payment Urgent

Chuck,

What's all this "equal percentage" talk? You said the money was mine, and I want it. You are witholding money you claim legally belongs to me.

You said in your original mail that the money would be "released to [me] as soon as [I] respond to this letter". I have responded, and yet my money has not been released. You don't need a scanned copy of my passport (what a security risk!) to complete this deal. All you have to do is send the money via Western Union to:

William S. Preston
400 Broad St.
Seattle, WA 98109
Security Question: What number?
Answer: 4

Please send me a copy of the receipt when you have transferred the funds.

William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 11, 2005 12:10 PM
Subject: Urgent Response Needed

Attn Williams S. Preston,

Thank you for your mail and content well noted. Note that this huge amount of money can not be transfered true western union money transfer,i can only approve it by international certified bank draft and send it to you with your home address which will be delivered by (DHL) corear (?) service to your address for you to cash it.

And you will pay for the delevring charges of (DHL) which will not cost you much so reconferm if this is ok with you.

Also kindly provide me with your telephone number to enable me to have a telephone conversation with you regarding this matter.

looking forward to your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Prof Charles Soludo
Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria.

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:55 am

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 11, 2005 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: Urgent Response Needed

Govcharlessoludo,

You must understand where I'm coming from. I get an email out of the blue from some guy in a country I've never been to, claiming that my company will receive 35 million dollars. Then, when I ask this stranger for the money, he comes up with all kinds of excuses not to give it to me. Is this some kind of sick joke you like to play?

I'm sorry for being so paranoid, but our company's website was recently hacked into by a malicious hacker. We lost all of our customer information. Now we have to take precautions against terrorism.

As I said in my original email, I don't remember our rock mining company having any contracts with the Nigerian government. However, we do have an African branch in Ghana which may have taken care of the contract. In any case, your account with us is lost because of the hacker. If you are truly who you say you are, I ask you to reinstate your account with us by visiting our website, http://wyldstallyns.4t.com

Once again, I'm sorry for being short with you, but we are desperately trying to reorganize our database system. Billions of dollars worth of rock mining contracts may have been lost. How do we know that you're not the hacker, trying to take even more from us?

William

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(This message was formatted differently from the rest, was in green text, and had images in it.)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 12, 2005 3:26 AM
Subject: REPLY THIS EMAIL URGENTLY.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
XXX-XXXXXXXXX

Attention: William Preston,

It is important you send your telephone number to me as writing only emails will not help us to conclude this transaction.

Note that the year is coming to an end and all over due contract payment will be cleared before four bank working days which is by friday from today. I wish to inform you that your payment is ready and the remittance Department will deliver your draft as soon as you meet up with the delivery requirement.

The Diplomatic Courier Delivery Company that will handle the delivery of your draft said that it will cost you USD. 1,550 only. That amount will cover the Insurance/delivery charge of the shipment of your draft to your destination.

Use the information below to send the money via Western Union Money Transfer:

Receiver's name: Amadi Valentine Chidi
Address: lagos, Nigeria
Text question: Who is he
Answer: Jesus is Lord
Amount: USD. 1,550.

Lastly, endevour to send the Western Union Transfer control number and your private phone number.

Your urgent reply to this email is highly needed.

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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(It seems Chuck doesn't like filling out online forms. I'll have to send him one to fill out by hand later)

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 12, 2005 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: REPLY THIS EMAIL URGENTLY.

Mr. Soludo,

My accounts manager tells me you have not reinstated your account with us. Please do so at http://wyldstallyns.4t.com before we go any further. I have my suspicions that you may be the hacker who took down our site in the first place. If you are indeed who you say you are, go to our site and click "ACCOUNT UPDATE" to reinstate your account.

William S. Preston
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

At this point I received the results from the online form. Unfortunately he used a different password than the one for his email address.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 14, 2005 2:31 PM
Subject: REPLY THIS EMAIL URGENTLY.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
XXX-XXXXXXXXXX

Attention: William Preston,

It is important you send your telephone number to me as writing only emails will not help us to conclude this transaction.

Also no that i have updated the account as you requested so please follow the instructions as stated ok.

Note that the year is coming to an end and all over due contract payment will be cleared before four bank working days which is by friday from today. I wish to inform you that your payment is ready and the remittance Department will deliver your draft as soon as you meet up with the delivery requirement.

The Diplomatic Courier Delivery Company that will handle the delivery of your draft said that it will cost you USD. 1,550 only. That amount will cover the Insurance/delivery charge of the shipment of your draft to your destination.

Use the information below to send the money via Western Union Money Transfer:

Receiver's name: Amadi Valentine Chidi
Address: lagos, Nigeria
Text question: Who is he
Answer: Jesus is Lord
Amount: USD. 1,550.

Lastly, endevour to send the Western Union Transfer control number and your private phone number.

Your urgent reply to this email is highly need.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 14, 2005 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: REPLY THIS EMAIL URGENTLY.

Gov. Soludo,

My accounts manager says that you have indeed reinstated your account with us. This is a great gesture of good faith on your part and I thank you.

Our telephone system was also affected by the hacker attack. Our voicemail and fax system seems to be working, but none of the outgoing lines are in operation. They tell me this will be fixed in a couple of weeks. If you would like to leave me a fax or voicemail, call my personal number at K7 Number.

Our company has a contract with Moneygram, and as such, I can only use their services for international money transfer. I'm assuming that this is this okay with you. I will send you the money as soon as I can.

I have to go - there is a meeting with the board of governors regarding the hacker incident.

- William

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:06 am

Quote:

(He can just taste the cash!)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 15, 2005 12:13 PM
Subject: PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

Attn:William S. Preston,

I got your email which is clear and well noted.I think Money Gram is ok for the transfer of the money.

As soon as you make the payment,endeavour to send the money gram refrence number.

Waiting to have your response shortly.

Regards

Prof Charles Soludo.

He calls my K7 number three minutes later looking for "Williams". I don't reply to his email.

Quote:

(I think he's getting worried. He sends this again)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 16, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: REMINDER,PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

I got your email which is clear and well noted. I think Money Gram is ok for the transfer of the money.

As soon as you make the payment,endeavour to send the money gram refrence number.

Waiting to have your response shortly.

Regards

Prof Charles Soludo.

I don't reply again.

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From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 17, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: WHAT IS GOING ON

Attn William S. Preston,

What is going on i have not had from you,please let me no when you are sending the money and also no that time is not on our side for any delay at this time.

Go ahead and send the money for us to meet up with the Diplomatic Courier Delivery Company that will handle the delivery of your draft as soon as you send the money.

Regards,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

Quote:

(Five days after my last mail, I finally reply)

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 19, 2005 12:25 PM
Subject: Help Me

Charles,

I'm sorry I haven't responded to you in the past little while - it seems the hacker has returned and deleted all of my emails! The IT department has managed to recover my address list, but all of my messages are lost.

Can you please send me your last message again? I am eager to proceed with our deal.

- William

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PWN3D BY PHR33KM4573R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He sends me the last few emails again. I reply:

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 20, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

Charles,

Thank you for replying so quickly.

Unfortunately I cannot send you the money right away. You see, it turns out the hacker was traced to a computer in Africa. The IT department is still working on finding him, but the Board of Governors has decided that all business with our African customers must be secured properly.

I know that you are an honest man, but the Board of Governors still insists that you pass the security clearance. We are working on creating a short security form for our African customers to fill out, but it won't be printed for about a week.

I could send you a draft copy of the form to fill out if you would like. Otherwise, we'll have to wait about a week or so to proceed. Please let me know what you want to do.

- William

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:19 am

Quote:

(He doesn't seem to like where this is going)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 21, 2005 12:49 AM
Subject: TRY AND SEND THE MONEY WITH PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

Attn Williams,

Note that you are the only person delaying this transaction after all your promise that you are going to send the money true money gram now you are saying another thing all to gather why have you chosen to delay your fund
transfer which i have concluded by draft to send it to you.

Regards

Prof Charles Soludo.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 21, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: TRY AND SEND THE MONEY WITH PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

Gov. Charles,

Please read my previous email again. It was not my choice to delay the transfer, but our Board of Directors feels that sending money to Africa is a security risk because the hacker who damaged our entire computer system was based out of Africa. We have created a new anti-terrorism form that all of our African customers must fill out, not just you.

As I previously mentioned, we can send the form to you in about a week from now, but I can email the draft version this afternoon if you would wish. The faster you fill out this form, the faster we can get this mess sorted out.

Please advise as to how you want to proceed.

- William

Quote:

(He's getting desperate. His English is slipping.)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 21, 2005 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: TRY AND SEND THE MONEY WITH PAYMENT REFRENCE NUMBER

Attn Williams,

How do you want us to conclude this transfer please let me no as i have done my best to see that your fund is being transfered to you as soon as you pay the money for the shipment of the fund,now i do not understand the form which you are talking about why don't you follow my instructions and send the money first so that the draft can be sent to you after which we can now go on luke into to the form you are talking.

So my addvisce to you now for to ahaed and send the money with the information i have given you ok.

Quote:

(I set up a phony exchange between Bill and Ted to forward to Charles)

From: William S. Preston
To: "Theodore T. Logan"
Date: Dec 21, 2005 10:53 AM
Subject: Anti-Terrorism Form

Ted,

Can you send me whatever you have for the anti-terrorism form? I have an African client who is eager to complete a very large transaction by the holidays, but due to the new regulations, he has to fill out the form. I know they haven't been printed, but I thought the client could print the form himself and email it back to me.

William S. Preston
President
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Quote:

From: Theodore T. Logan
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 21, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: Anti-Terrorism Form

Bill,

This is the file we sent to the printer this morning. Yes, it would be most excellent if the client wanted to print the form himself. If your client has any questions or suggestions about the form, please forward them to me. Remember our meeting tomorrow at 14:00. Don't be late again Smile

Theodore T. Logan
Director of Sales
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Ted sends Bill the form and Bill forwards it to Charles.

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:27 am

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 21, 2005 1:29 PM
Subject: Fwd: Anti-Terrorism Form

Charles,

Here is the anti-terrorism form I was talking about. The board of directors has spent the past few days creating it to ensure the safety of all our transactions with Africa, because the hacker who almost destroyed our company was from Africa.

Please fill it out and send it back as soon as possible. I am not allowed to send even one cent until this form is filled out. Since I know you are an honest man and not a terrorist, I'm sure you will have no problems.

I can release the Moneygram payment as soon as I receive proof that you are not the terrorist hacker.

- William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 23, 2005 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Anti-Terrorism Form

Attn Williams S. Preston,

I will get back to you soon,but please immediately you recive the form do send the money ok.

thank you

Prof Charles Soludo.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 23, 2005 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: Anti-Terrorism Form

Charles,

Thank you for understanding. I will send the money as soon as we receive and review your form.

- William

We both take a little Christmas break. When I get back, I find this

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From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 29, 2005 7:09 AM
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY

Attn. William S. Preston,

Compliments of the season. I hope your christmas holidays was an enjoyable one.

I would like to duly inform you that the CBN has been taking up measures through reforms in eliminating irregularities in the Nigerian banking system. The deadline given to banks to effect full comliance is almost due. This precisely is responsible for the inadequate delay.

Shortly after receiving this mail, you will be sent a completed copy of that form. (I'm tingling with anticipation!) Please kindly note that the payment information you received initially is no longer valid. You will be updated with a fresh information soonest. Thanks for your cooperation. Hoping to here from you.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
CBN.

Quote:

(He doesn't even print it out! This is something I would do!)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 29, 2005 8:44 AM
Subject: KINDLY COOPERATE WITH THIS

Attn.William S. Preston

I would like you to understand that due to my official engagements and very busy state I'm in at the moment, I was unable to pay full attention to the form. In that case, I appologise and truely regret any inconviniences this might cause. Below is a portion of the form.

With regards,

Prof Charles Soludo

ANTI-TERRORISM AGREEMENT
SECTION 1 � PERSONAL INFORMATION
___________________________ __________________________________________
SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S)
DATE OF BIRTH (YYYY/MM/DD): _1960_______/_august___/_13___ AGE:_45__(Yrs.)
SEX (CIRCLE ONE OR BOTH): (M) / F
HEIGHT (Imperial): _6____ Feet __5___ Inches (Metric):_____cm
WEIGHT (Imperial): _____ Pounds _____ Ounces (Metric):____g(�5g)
MEDICAL CONDITIONS(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
ANTI-TERRORISM AGREEMENT
SECTION 3 � RELIGIOUS INTEGRITY CHECK
In this section, we will ask you questions about your religious integrity. Please
answer truthfully and honestly.
RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
. Atheist
. Buddhist
. Catholic
. Greek Orthodox
. Hindu
. Islamic
. Judaism
. Muslim
. Other Christian
. Pagan
. Pastafarian
. Photosyntheist
. Pirate
. Polytheist
. Presbyterian
. Satanist
. Shinto
. Voodoo
. Other (please specify)
__christian__________________
HOW OFTEN DO YOU PRACTICE RELIGION? (e.g. Go to church): ____________
__every weekend______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
WHY DON�T YOU PRACTICE YOUR RELIGION MORE OFTEN?: _____due to the nature of my job_________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
IF YOU COULD, HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU PRACTICE RELIGION?: __________
__everyday______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
WHY?: ______so i can get closer to God___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
USDHS FORM ATA419-B Page 6

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:44 am

Quote:

(Time for a slap, albeit a polite one)

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 29, 2005 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: KINDLY CONSIDER THIS

Charles,

I'm sorry if I was unclear about the form in my previous email.

We need to actually have a copy of the form, not just the information on it because of the way our filing system works. This means you have to print out the form, fill it out, and either scan it and email it to me, or fax it to me. The voicemail number I gave you before is also my fax number.

I am about to go on a trip, so please send or fax the form as soon as possible.

- William

Quote:

(He just doesn't want to fill out the darn form)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Dec 30, 2005 1:16 PM
Subject: KINDLY CONSIDER THIS

Attn. William S. Preston,

Proceeding this transaction without the form will be much more acceptable to me, because I really do not see any reason why I should go through such a rigorous process when I'm not actually demanding for a foreign financial aid.I think I did let you know about my very tight schedules this time and that wouldn't permit me enough time for the form.

Moreover, you being the beneficiary in this transaction should make you try to save time. Now, a new consensus reached by the CBN board of directors this week entails cancelation of such drafts after 29th of January 2006. You have to put this into consideration. My advice to you is to make the payment as soon as possible inorder to enable us send the draft to you. Thank you.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

Quote:

(I dangle the carrot a bit)

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Dec 30, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: KINDLY CONSIDER THIS

Charles,

The form is for financial aid AND foreign investment. Because the amount is over $500 USD, we consider this Foreign Investment for our tax purposes.

I would love to send you the money, but my company won't allow it until you have completed the anti-terrorism agreement. You are the only one delaying this transaction. As soon as you send me the form, I can send you the moneygram.

Please try to understand our situation. We have had a number of problems with terrorism from your region of the world, most recently the hacker attack my company is still trying to recover from. The fact that you do not want to fill out a simple form that will prove your innocence makes me worried about your trustworthiness. Do you have something to hide, Mr. Soludo?

- William

No reply for a couple of days.

Quote:

(Hallelujah! He's filled out the form!)

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: William S. Preston
Date: Jan 2, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: KINDLY SEND ME THE REFERENCE NUMBER

Attn. William S. Preston,

Here is the completed copy of the form. I hope you will find it satisfactory. Please kindly note that the payment information issued to you initially is no longer in official use. The new payment detail is as follows :

NAME : EJINDU EJINDU EDWARD

QUESTION : WHO IS HE?

ANSWER : JESUS IS LORD.

COUNTRY: NIGERIA

STATE : ABIA STATE

You are expected to make the payment immediately inorder to meet up before the deadline. Thanks.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo,
Executive Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN).

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:03 am

Nice bait! This should be interesting! I'll keep lurking!

Not quite a Newb Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 24

That form is fantastic. How do you mock up those lengthy questionnaires?

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:28 pm

@fin37

I used MS word for this one, created a PDF with OpenOffice. I'm also a graphic designer, so I know a few tricks to make a form official-looking. The first page is the only place where the name of the company is mentioned - I switch it out depending on the bait. The next two pages are copied from the USA Department of Homeland Security site, with an extra section added by me. The rest is actually typed out (I had a row of underscores on the clipboard to paste in after each question).

- Bill

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:11 am

that's a great form! did he mail it back to you or fax it? what font is that?? I'm using it on my forms. courier?

awsome bait!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:38 am

@blarg

He emailed it to me. The font is good ol' Helvetica, the same one used on most official government forms in the US. Do not confuse this with the horrible abberation of typography known as Arial. These are completely different fonts. Click here if you don't believe me.

- Bill

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:43 pm

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 2, 2006 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: KINDLY SEND ME THE REFERENCE NUMBER

Charles,

The form was received and everything looks in order upon first glance.

I will bring this to the board meeting tomorrow morning for review. Thank you for understanding and co-operating. As soon as the form is approved, I will send the money.

- William

I let him wait for a couple of days.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: William S. Preston
Date: Jan 4, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

Attn. William S. Preston,

I want to the situation of things as regards to the transaction. You have to make the payment and get back to me urgently in the interest of time to enable me proceed with the necessary arrangemants. Thank you.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 4, 2006 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: REPLY URGENTLY

Charles,

Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about you. I am just waiting on the approval notice from my associates. I will ask them to get back to me today.

- William

Quote:

(Let's see what Ted has to say about the form)

From: William S. Preston
To: "Theodore T. Logan"
Date: Jan 4, 2006 2:05 PM
Subject: Approval

Ted,

What is the status on my client's ATA419-B form? He is very eager to receive the payment fee, and I do not want to make him wait any longer than he has to.

William S. Preston
President
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Quote:

(Uh oh. It looks like Chuck didn't fill the form out properly)

From: Theodore T. Logan
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 4, 2006 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: Approval

Bill,

I have reviewed your client's application, and he has made some glaring errors in completing the form.

Page 1 - APPROVED
Page 2 - APPROVED
Page 3 - APPROVED
Page 4 - APPROVED
Page 5 - APPROVED
Page 6 - APPROVED
Page 7 - APPROVED
Page 8 - Client did not list crime he would like to commit or motive for this crime.
Page 9 - APPROVED
Page 10 - Client did not explain what he would do in either situation or why.
Page 11 - APPROVED
Page 12 - APPROVED - Wonderful drawing!
Page 13 - Needs to be re-signed and re-dated when pages 8 and 10 are redone.

As soon as these errors are fixed, we will re-evaluate the form. We can review it as early as this Friday's meeting if the client has submitted the changes by then. Hopefully you will stay awake for the entire meeting this time instead of falling asleep during my presentation.

Theodore T. Logan
Director of Sales
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:32 pm

Bill, Most Excellent Work

Could I just point out one error:
"If you were a tree, what type of tree would you be?"
Your lad responded 'Vine'

I know this completely anal retentive of me to state but US$35.7 Million is at risk here and the future of your Rock Company

A vine is not a tree. It is a plant that grows on a tree, usually parasitic in nature.
Would it be too late for Mr Logan to re-assess his approval?

Will Rufus be making a guest apperance?

(George Carlin A.K.A. Rufus)

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:10 pm

Don't worry. I've only gotten started with this guy.

I wasn't planning on bringing Rufus in, but who knows what will come next. I am in need of a lawyer for one of my other baits. I was planning on using Ted again, but Rufus could work.

I did include Missy in my first bait about a year ago.

- Bill

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:40 am

Holy crap Bill, we both seem to be following pretty much the EXACT same modalities for our baits on this guy. I am doing the good cop bad cop as well as having him sign up for an account with my company based in Seattle. The password he used didn't happen to be emekas, was it?

Can you PM me his email address? Everything he has sent you look identical.

Wow, I mean just wow. That would explain why he was begging me to send him a form to fill out for the transfer. Once he figures out what is happening, it will be an old fashioned unintentional double-burn!

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:54 pm

Edit: forgot my reply to Chuck. I forwarded him Ted's message with it.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 4, 2006 3:36 PM
Subject: Fwd: Approval

Charles,

Unfortunately my associates have found some mistakes on your form. You need to fill in pages 8 and 10 properly.

On page 8, you did not write what your first crime would be, or your motives for that crime. This is not supposed to be a real life situation. The question is merely trying to determine what type of person you are. I would suggest a minor crime such as breaking the speed limit or something. Again, this is not implying that you are currently a criminal or terrorist, only what it would be like if you were.

On page 10, the questions are worded somewhat unclearly. The choice "Other" should actually say "Other (specify below)". This is one of the most important parts of the test, as it shows how you deal with moral issues. If you did not chose one of the options listed, you must write in what you would do in each situation, and why you would do that.

The back page needs to be redone as well, because the new form pages will have been submitted on a different day.

The rest of the form has been approved. Everybody around the office loved your drawing of Jesus. I printed it out and have it hanging on my wall to remind me of you.

Hope to hear from you soon,

- William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: William S. Preston
Date: Jan 5, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: VIEW ATTACHMENT AND GET BACK TO ME

Attn. William S. Preston,

Thanks for the complemant. View the attachment. Now, the ball is your court to play.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

He attaches the following:
http://billsprestonesq.4t.com/Soludo/FORM1.jpg
http://billsprestonesq.4t.com/Soludo/FORM2.jpg
http://billsprestonesq.4t.com/Soludo/FORM3.jpg

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 5, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: VIEW ATTACHMENT AND GET BACK TO ME

Charles,

Thank you for replying so quickly. I will take these pages to the meeting tomorrow for approval by the board.

- William

I see how long he'll wait. 5 days - a new mugu record.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 10, 2006 5:26 AM
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Attn. William S. Preston,

I have not yet received any notification from you concerning the payment. As a matter of fact, the directive from the presidency to pay all long over due contract depts is on until 29th of this month which I earlier on disclosed to you. We are doing everything within our power to comply to this mandate. Therefore, any reluctance by concerned persons is totally uncalled for as that will constitute a major deterrent towards achieving this goal.

After obliging me to squeeze out time from my tight schedule to fill those forms, I became very much willing to help you conclude this transaction. Now, I would like you to confirm your readiness to receive the fund by your payment of the courier service bill if you are still willing to receive the money.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo,
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 10, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Charles,

I just got word from my board this very morning that your application was approved. I am going on vacation starting tomorrow, so I will send the Moneygram today before I leave.

- William

Surely there won't be any further complications Smile

P.S. I uploaded the audio file from when he phoned early on in the bait.

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:58 am

Here's a long overdue update.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 11, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: PLEASE SAVE TIME

Attn. William S. Preston,

I received your mail, but up till now I have not received the expected control number. While sending the money, please do not forget to use the last payment information I gave to you ok.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

Settle down, Chuck! I haven't even sent the money yet.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 11, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: PLEASE SAVE TIME

Charles,

I just got back from the Moneygram office. I sent the Moneygram to Ejindu Edward like you told me.(a lesson to Chuck - don't ask for two things in one email. You'll only get one.) I am now heading for the airport to catch my flight. I will be out of the country for ten days. I expect our transaction will be completed when I get back.

Thank you for choosing to do business with Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc. Your understanding in this recent hacker situation has been appreciated. Hopefully you will take out more contracts with us in the future.

- William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 13, 2006 2:41 AM
Subject: GIVE ME THE REFERENCE NUMBER OK

Attn William S. Preston,

Please i was unable to receive the moneygram because of the reference number kindly give me the reference number that you used to send the money to enable me receive the money to day ok.

Regards,

Prof Charles Soludo.

No reply from me, of course. I'm on vacation.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 16, 2006 7:12 AM
Subject: REFERENCE NUMBER NEEDED

Attn. William S. Preston,

I do hope you have been having a wonderful time on your vacation. I humbly want to remind you that you need to give me the reference number you used in sending the moneygram to enable my secretary receive the money. The sooner you do this, the more time we will save. Thank you.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

I drop the bomb here. I've been planning this since I sent the form for Charles to fill in. Enter: Prof. Charles Soludo II, a fake scammer of my own who wants to chop govcharles' maga.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 16, 2006 11:10 PM
Subject: What is going on?

Charles,

You asked me not to contact you at this address, but you keep sending me mail. What is going on? I have cancelled the fee like you requested, but I feel like I am talking to two different people.

- William

Quote:

On 01/12/06, Charles SOLUDO wrote:

dearest williams,

yes this is the same man you were talking with before. only contact this email because my last one was hacked. cancel the fee and instead please send me the money by western union as soon to this location

OBI MARTINS (This is the name of the scammer from my very first bait. He'll always hold a special place in my heart).
LAGOS, NIGERIA
QUESTION: COLOR OF SKY?
ANSWER: BLUE

and we can proceed with the transaction.

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO

Quote:

On 01/12/06, William S. Preston wrote:
Charles,

I still don't understand. We have been working on this transaction for almost two weeks, and now you act as if you don't know anything about it. I have sent you the advance fee already.

- William

Quote:

On 01/12/06, Charles SOLUDO wrote:
Dear ,

Your mail was well received and it's content well noted.

Your questions are normal, and I assure that this transaction is real and legal and %100 risky free. You do not need to worry. Please send me your details.

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) company name,position and address.

4)profession, age and marital status.

As soon as i have these informations we may proceed with our transaction.

GOV. CHARLES SOLUDO

Quote:

On 01/11/06, William S. Preston wrote:
Charles,

What is this change in email address? I thought the contract was for $35 million, not $18 million. Please advise as to what is going on. Did you receive the fee yet?

- William

Quote:

On 01/11/06, Charles SOLUDO wrote: (This was sent to me by a different Charles Soludo. It looks almost exactly the same as the opening letter from this bait. I was going to do something goofy with it, but it would have been lost on Chuck)

FROM THE DESK OF

Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria

PROF CHARLES SOLUDO

ATTENTION : THE HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR WITH THE FDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us $18 million dollars(eighteen million united states dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings :

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) company name,position and address.

4)profession, age and marital status.

As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.

You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me

Regards,

PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.

Executive Governor,Central Bank Of Nigeria.

URGENT REPLY/ CALL ME

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:10 pm

He formats this one with the CBN logo at the top and Charles Soludo's picture at the bottom. Or so I think - I have external images turned off on my account, so I don't see them.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 17, 2006 12:47 PM
Subject: VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTICE

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Attn. William S. Preston,

I am uterly marvelled at the complain you brought to me. Your email must have some how gotten into the hands of fraudulent persons because I do not have knowlegde of any other individual who should be officially sending you emails. That as a matter of fact is totally my responsibility. Therefore, in the interest of security, I advise you not to reply any other email that does not bear my picture and that is not throuh my private email : [email protected]. I personally filled the anti terrorism form you sent to me and placed my signatory on it with the assistance of my friend Prof. Babalola Borishade whose signature also appeared in the form.

I was waiting for your reply to the last mail I sent concerning the inability of my secretary to lay claims on the payment you were requested to make. I need you to send the reference number with which you made the payment as soon as possible so that we can commence with the necessary arrangement for the release of the draft. Do not also forget that we are working on a mandate like I told you earlier on.Once again, the information I gave is as follows :

NAME : EJINDU EJINDU EDWARD

COUNTRY : NIGERIA

STATE : ABIA STATE

QUESTION : WHO IS HE

ANSWER : JESUS IS LORD

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
e-mail: [email protected]

That's not going to fly. I need a photo.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo, Charles SOLUDO (The fake scammer. I wanted to see if the lad would email me. He didn't.)
Date: Jan 17, 2006 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: VERIFICATION AND PAYMENT NOTICE

Charles,

I am sending this to both email addresses because I am unsure which one is you and which is the hacker.

I have thought the matter through very thoroughly, and I have come up with a solution. Since both the real Charles and the hacker are going to claim that they are the real person, the only possible way of confirming who is truly Charles Soludo is for the real Charles to take a picture of himself holding proof that he is not a hacker.

I propose that the real Charles Soludo do the following:

1. Create a sign that says "Wyld Stallyns Rock".
2. Hold up the sign along with the front page of the newspaper from whichever date you took the picture.
3. Scan this picture and email it to me.

I will then take the picture to our photography experts to have them analyze it for forgery. Wyld Stallyns Rock has an extensive branch dedicated to analyzing photographs of rock samples, and it will be easy for them to tell if the photo is a fake.

This photograph will be the ONLY way of confirming the identity of the true Charles Soludo. I will not send any money without it.

- William

Since he didn't email my fake scammer, I send a message from Charles SOLUDO to him in my best Igbo (which isn't very good, so I keep it short).

Quote:

From: Charles SOLUDO
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 18, 2006 1:33 AM
Subject: KEEP OFF OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I DEY CHOP MAGA WILLIAMS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 18, 2006 8:58 AM
Subject: VERIFICATION

Attn. William S. Preston,

I have just discovered that the person you are talking about is a hacker. I got this mail from him today warning me to keep off and I thought it wise to bring it to your notice. Better still, I suggest you give him the anti terrorism form to fill and submit to you. That I feel will scare him aware.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

Quote:

Date:
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:33:16 -0700
From: "Charles SOLUDO" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by gmail.com. Learn more
To: "govcharlessoludo soludo"
Subject: KEEP OFF OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I DEY CHOP MAGA WILLIAMS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

It's a good thing William doesn't understand Igbo

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo, Charles SOLUDO
Date: Jan 18, 2006 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: VERIFICATION

Charles,

I have no idea what that even means. There is no proof that this even came from the other email address. I still require the picture stated in the last mail.

- William

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:25 pm

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 18, 2006 12:42 PM
Subject: VERIFICATION

Attn. William S. Preston,

This hacker of a problem gives me cause for worry. It is only constituting inappropraite delay to this transaction. You should take into consideration the fact that I am rendering a helping hand to you. It is practically very easy for me to keep calm and allow the deadline for all fund release elapse thereby have your fund deposted into the country's reserve. But, honesty forbids that.

As I am made to understand by the mails you forwarded to me, the hacker was even giving you figures(18million) and payment details contrary to what I gave you initially, but you still seem to be confused.

Now, the easiest means out of this is for you to demand the completed copy of pages 12 and 13 of the anti terrorism form from him. For security purpose, do not make known to him its contents. I will provide mine on your request because I still have them with me. After this, please reconfirm your willingness to receive your payment. Thank you.

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo,
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria.

I ignore this, and reply with a message from the other Charles. I hope this will scare him into getting a picture.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo, Charles SOLUDO
Date: Jan 18, 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: VERIFICATION

Charles,

Thank you for your quick reply. I am expecting the picture soon.

- William

Quote:

On 1/18/06, Charles SOLUDO wrote:

Dear Williams,

i did not write the letter from the other man is a hacker. i will make your picture with sign because i am the real man soludo and i'm not a hacker. once i make this picture, i expect our transaction to continue. if you have some anti-terrorist form for me to sign i will do that too. i want to assure you of my true nature as a businessman of trust.

PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO (CBN)

Charles doesn't want to take a picture. He has some demands of his own. I decide to ignore this while I take care of something else.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 21, 2006 10:45 AM
Subject: WHAT IS KEEPING YOU?

Attn. William S. Preston,

I was waiting for you to give me a feedback on the verication I asked you to make. Have you done what I told you to do?

Regards,

Prof. Charles Soludo.

I send this to myself from the fake scammer account.

Quote:

From: Charles SOLUDO
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 22, 2006 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: VERIFICATION

Dearest Williams

this is the picture proof i am not a hacker and the true soludo. please send money to

OBI MATINS
LAGOS, NIGERIA
QUESTION: WHAT COLOR IS SKY?
ANSWER: BLUE

thank you and we can now proceed.

I attach this image and send it off to Chuck with the following:

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: Charles SOLUDO, govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 22, 2006 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: VERIFICATION

Charles,

Thank you for the picture, but it is not what I asked for. This picture could have been found anywhere on the internet.

I need you to write the name of my company, "Wyld Stallyns Rock" on the sign so I know the picture was specifically created for me, and not just found on some website.

This effort on your part is very good, however, and I suspect the [email protected] address (the real scammer) is actually a hacker since that man has not even tried to make a picture for me.

I will have to send the picture to our photo analysis laboratory, but it looks good to me. If you just send me the picture with the right sign, we can proceed as soon as possible.

- William

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:36 pm

I then decide to reply to Charles' demanding email. Slapitty slap.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo, Charles SOLUDO
Date: Jan 23, 2006 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: WHAT IS KEEPING YOU?

Charles,

It is I who have asked you to provide me with verification. I need to know which email address you are truly using so I can send you the MoneyGram. The picture you sent me was not what I asked for. Please send it again, but holding a sign that says "Wyld Stallyns Rock" As soon as this picture has been verified, I will send the money.

I do not want the money to fall into the hands of the hacker after we have spent so long working together.

- William

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 25, 2006 6:54 AM
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY

Attn. William S. Preston,

I write you this mail with a deep sence of disappointment. I was expecting you to come up with a confirmation that you have identified the hacker email. I am really surprised that you find it difficult to make a simple descretion.

In the first place, we have no staff here who bears the name Obi Martins. The payment detail I gave you was referred to Ejindu Ejindu Edward and the money gram was meant to be received in Abia State not Lagos State like the hacker gave you. If you take a critical look into the picture he sent you, you will find out that I'm not the person in that picture. Also, I normally begin my mails with 'Attn.' , but he begins his with 'dear' which I do not use. How come you now believe an impersonator to be me when all his writings carry wrong informations. The truth of the matter is that my email box has never been hackered. Since you have the anti terrorism form I filled, why don't you simply ask him to provide the page where I made a sketch of Jesus christ and my signature. That alone is enough security measure to bring an end to this.

Notably, I think you are giving me so much unwarranted duties despite my tightly occupied schedules that it seems you are becoming unwilling to assume ownership of your fund. Permit me to express my pity to you Mr Preston if you have already made any payment to that individual, because you are sure to go through regrets. Let me also remind you that you are four days away from the deadline. Three of our Chinese contractors have received their due payments. The last draft among the three was despatched yesterday. You may wish to inform me of your decisions. Thank you.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

Time for a slap. I end the deal.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 25, 2006 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: REPLY URGENTLY

Dear Hacker,

I find it very disappointing that you have not found five minutes in the past week and a half to complete one simple task that will allow us to complete this transaction. You have been making nothing but excuses.

I have no choice but to say goodbye to you, Hacker, and continue business with the other email address who has been the only one making a true effort to prove his true identity as Charles Soludo.

- William

This seems to have worked.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 27, 2006 10:25 AM
Subject: VIEW ATTACHMENT AND GET BACK TO ME

Attn. William S. Preston,

Having received a derogatory address from you has really given me cause for thought. That inded was an act of impudence which I surmise emanated from the way I sounded in my last mail. I do sincerely appologise for that. It came from impulse as I was trying to give you reasons not to believe the hacker. Inasmuch as my effort to do that proved ineffectual, I must commend your obstinate and astute approach.

In any case, I have come to understand that the picture proof is the only sure means to obviate the hacker problem. Therefore, I have provided you with one as you requested since it is obligatory of me to give you the necessary assistance. View attachment for the picture. Your draft will be delivered to you as soon as the payment is made. Please, do understand that it is in my best interest to release this fund to your company. Thank you for understanding.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

He attaches this picture. Check out his hat - he looks more like Charlie Chaplin than Charles Soludo!

Naturally, I don't reply.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Jan 28, 2006 10:53 AM
Subject: I AM WAITING ON YOU

Attn. William S. Preston,

I hope I have met your demand. I am waiting to hear from you as regards to the continuation of the transaction.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

To be continued...

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:54 pm

A couple of days later I send this:

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Jan 30, 2006 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: I AM WAITING ON YOU

Charlie,

I have received your photo, and I am waiting from the photo analyst for confirmation of veracity. Thank you for being so patient with us during this hacker situation.

- Bill

I then wait for his next email.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Feb 3, 2006 2:31 AM
Subject: NO PROBLEM

Attn. William S. Preston,

I have been looking forward to hearing from you on the result of the veracity check of the photograph. You must have confirmed by now that it is veritable.

You may have heard of the fire outbreak which occurred in one of the CBN offices wednesday morning. It actually happened at Ibadan city of Oyo state, Nigeria. Furtunately, the fire service was on time to save the situation. But so far, few valuable documents has been lost in the incident.

However, I want to inform you that none of the documents pertaining to your company's transaction with us is in that office. So, there is no problem whatsoever. We are still on track.

I hope to hear from you concerning our continuation. Thank you.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

He sends this next one as I am typing my reply.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Feb 7, 2006 3:25 AM
Subject: MAKE HASTE

Attn. William S. Preston,

I am still waiting to hear from you. Is the veracity check such a long process? Please, I surmise that you make haste so as to enable us bring this transaction to a conclusion. Thank you.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

I was setting up some fake correspondence between Rufus and William. Here it is:

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Feb 7, 2006 3:35 AM
Subject: Fwd: Image Verification Results

Charles,

Here is the message from the image analyst. The image has not been approved because we cannot get a clear match between your face and the photo we have on file. The analyst said that it might not be matching because you don't have a moustache, and you weren't smiling in the picture. The hat you are wearing, although very stylish, is also throwing the software off.

I need to be 100% sure before I continue, so if you send me another picture, without the hat (showing your bald head), with a moustache, and smiling, the software may be able to confirm your identity. A 20% match is not high enough for me.

- William

Quote:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rufus G. Carlin
Date: Feb 3, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: VIEW ATTACHMENT AND GET BACK TO ME
To: "William S. Preston"

Bill,

I have included the log files from the image verification.

<::BEGIN IMAGEVER LOGS::>
ImageVer v. 2.3 - Copyright 2004 Imaging Verification Incorporated All Rights Reserved
02/03/2006 - 13:42:23 - Loading file: PROOF.JPG........................COMPLETE
EXIF DATA NOT FOUND
02/03/2006 - 13:42:27 - Checking for compression artefacts........................COMPLETE
JPEG compression detected
02/03/2006 - 13:43:02 - Eliminating compression........................COMPLETE
02/03/2006 - 13:43:36 - Enhancing pixels........................COMPLETE
02/03/2006 - 13:44:01 - Detecting image modification algorithm 1........................COMPLETE
NO IMAGE MODIFICATION FOUND
02/03/2006 - 13:44:59 - Detecting image modification algorithm 2........................COMPLETE
NO IMAGE MODIFICATION FOUND
02/03/2006 - 13:45:45 - Detecting image modification algorithm 3........................COMPLETE
NO IMAGE MODIFICATION FOUND
Summary: IMAGE PROOF.JPG APPEARS TO BE GENUINE
<::END IMAGEVER LOGS::>

<::BEGIN FACEREC LOGS::>
FaceRec v. 1.8 - Copyright 2004 Imaging Verification Incorporated All Rights Reserved
02/03/2006 - 13:52:21 - Loading file: PROOF.JPG........................COMPLETE
EXIF DATA NOT FOUND
02/03/2006 - 13:52:41 - Checking for compression artefacts........................COMPLETE
JPEG compression detected
02/03/2006 - 13:53:04 - Detecting faces in image........................COMPLETE
1 FACE(S) FOUND
02/03/2006 - 13:54:32 - Enhancing pixels........................COMPLETE
02/03/2006 - 13:55:30 - Building Eigenfaces........................COMPLETE
02/03/2006 - 13:56:12 - Finding Match(es)........................COMPLETE
MATCH(ES):
60%-F-Aaliyah
56%-F-Angelina Jolie
53%-M-Olusegun Obasanjo
50%-M-Ville Valo
50%-F-Jane Fonda
02/03/2006 - 13:59:52 - Finding Requested Match(es)........................COMPLETE
22%-M-Charles Soludo
Summary: SUBJECT IS NOT REQUESTED MATCH
<::END FACEREC LOGS::>

The picture itself is not edited in any way. It is actually a real photograph of a man holding our logo.

However, the man in the picture only has a 22% match to our file photo of Charles Soludo. Most of the matches came up as female. In our file photo, Soludo has a moustache and is smiling. Also, the man in your picture is wearing a hat, which may be reading as hair. Since our photo of Soludo is bald, this may also be throwing the software off.

As it stands, the photo is NOT verified.

Rufus G. Carlin
Photo-Analyst
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Quote:

On 1/28/06, William S. Preston wrote:

Rufus,

Can you do a standard forgery check on this image from Gov. Charles Soludo of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I want to make sure he did not edit the photograph in any way.

William S. Preston
President
Wyld Stallyns Rock Inc.

Uh oh - no reply from Charles, and I know he's online right now. I wait another day then send this:

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Feb 8, 2006 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: MAKE HASTE
Charles,

Did you receive my last email?

- William

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:06 pm

He gets back to me the next day with a perfectly logical explanation for why he looks nothing like Charles Soludo.

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Feb 9, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Attn. William S. Preston,

Recently, I went through a very serious ordeal. I am presently not in my usual physical form due to a fatal accident which took the life of my late driver. God in his infinite mercy saved my life. That is why I insisted you should use any means other than picture verification.

The first photograph I gave to you was taken few years when I assumed office as CBN governor. But now, I don't go without wearing hat to cover a nasty wound in my head which I conceived during the accident. I will keep wearing it until the wound heals completely. So, even if I take another photograph, I will still look thesame. I do not grow monstache any longer unless I allow it for this purpose.

In conclusion, I still suggest you request the later part of that form from the hacker, if he is still writing you. This he will never be able to provide. We need to carry on with this transaction Mr Preston. Thank you.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

I wonder why he won't take off the hat. Maybe the allegations regarding his true gender have some truth to them after all.

Quote:

From: William S. Preston
To: govcharlessoludo soludo
Date: Feb 9, 2006 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: GET BACK TO ME

Charles,

I am very sorry to hear about your accident and your driver.

I have spoken with my image analyst, and he says that the hat is not as important as the moustache or smile. He even said a false moustache would work, as long as it is the same style as in your previous pictures to me. Also, a smiling expression on your face would improve the facial match results.

I personally believe you, but Theodore Logan says that he needs at least 50% proof before authorizing a transfer of this magnitude. I tried to convince him otherwise, but he won't agree.

If you could just send me one more picture like the one before, but with a moustache (either false or real) and a big smile on your face, I can send the money immediately. This transaction is too important to let a single photograph stand in the way.

The other man claiming to be Charles Soludo was verified as a fraudster, but this does not mean that you are genuine. Please send the picture to confirm my trust in you. I do not want to look like a fool in front of my company.

- William

He buys it. I get this a couple of days later:

Quote:

From: govcharlessoludo soludo
To: "William S. Preston"
Date: Feb 11, 2006 11:39 AM
Subject: VIEW ATTACHMENT AND GET BACK TO ME
Attn. William S. Preston,

View attachment for the second photogragh you asked for. That I believe will make a better match. Hope you will expedite action as soon as it is confirmed. Do not forget to feed me with the necessary informations on any payment you will make. Thank you.

Regards,
Prof. Charles Soludo.

Here's the picture. Enjoy, folks.

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:19 am

BBWWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!!!!!!!

THAT'S good comedy.

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:34 pm

Cannot open your inks...

"Remote Linking Forbidden. Freeservers does not support remote linking of images or files for FREE accounts. Please upgrade your account."

I really want to see that pic of Soludo Soludo.

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:16 pm

I think we got ourselves a Ms. Charles Soludo...there are some serious gender confusion issues going on here.

excellent stuff. I don't know if I'd put it in the hall of shame or the hall of fame.

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