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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:01 pm

This is one of my first efforts.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

wormburner
The original email: and my response...

> JAMES ORUMA&CO.CHAMBERS
> (ATTORNEYS&COUNSELORS AT LAW)
> FEDERAL HIGH COURT BENIN
> WHITE-HOUSE BUILDING,
> 14 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
> COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
> E-mail:[email protected]
>
> Attn:My Dear,
> Compliments,I barrister James have decided to bestow this trust on you, which I pray you will not ignore or betray.I appologize in advance for any inconviniences this may cause you. I am Barrister James Oruma the Personal Attorney to late Mr George K.Marshal, who was a contractor here in Benin Rep.Who, on the 3rd of Oct 2001, with his entire family were perished in a fierceful Auto-Crash along Midombo Togo express way.As a matter of fact, my client made a fixed deposit Amount, valued at (USD$10.7M)with Reliance Bank here in Benin Rep, and upon the duration time of their agreement,his bank started contacting him but no response. Conseqently, the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased as his personal attorney,or have his account confiscated after four years, as it is in the law of this country.
>
> Since then, I have made several contacts to His Countries Embassy in order to locate any of my clients extended relatives,which had also been unsuccessful. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since none of his relatives were no way to be found so that the proceeds of this account valued at $10.7m could be transffered into your account, thereafter,we will both share it in percentage according to our contributions to boost the success of this great transaction. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all the claims we will make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us make this great benefiting transaction successfully.
>
> I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me as fast as possible through phone and mail [email protected] also to enable us discuss further the progress of this business.
> With best wishes,
> Hon:James Oruma Esq,
> Senior advocate of Benin(SAB).
>

Greetings !

Thank you for having the kindness to contact me with this interesting business arrangement.
Please feel free to contact me with further information on this matter.

You may email me at this email address as it is at my office wher I usually am all the time. I also have a fax number:
1-509-562-9736

I understand the need for speed and secrecy.

respectfully

L. Rum Hubbard

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:04 pm

This is his reply to me and my reply back:

> Attn:Dear Rum Hubbard,
> I am in due receive of your urgent response mail and the contents therein were well noted. Before I proceed further, I will like to thank you for your willingness and readiness to co-operate with the retrieve this legacy payment left behind by my late cleint than allowing the government of this country to forfeit it. I believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable human-being will never allow to slip by. I am Advocate (Barrister James) and a solicitor at law and a human right activist here in Benin. I have held the post of secretary in Justice Minister in the time past.
> First of all, may I assured you that this transaction is 100% risk free. I also re-assured you that all necessary precautions and arrangements has been successfully put in place for the take-off of this transaction, I will also protect and guide you against any breach of law in the course of this transaction for our mutual benefits. All I needed is your sincere co-operation and assistance to present you to the Bank as the next of kin to my deceased client.
> I am doing this business with you based on trust, for this reason you have to assure me that this money will be save when transferred into your account and that you are not going to betray me in this business. I would have love to have a meeting with you but because of my legal engagements it will not be possible till thismoney is transferred into your account then I will be with you for the disbursement of the money.
> My late client(Mr.George) did not write any will before he died with his family in the fierceful auto crash. For this reason the bank is ready to welcome any person who will come up as the next of kin to the deceased by showing some proof like his account number with them, the amount involve, the nature of the accident, his age, the date the accident occured. I am going to furnish you with all this vital informations.
> For the take-off, furnish me with your direct telephone and fax and mobile numbers for easy, oral and constant communication. Also needed is your full names and address to enable me prepare some legal documents in your name which will back up this transaction. And also put you in a position of bonafide next of kin to the deceased and I will submit them to this bank on your behalf for the release of the legacy payment to you as the next of kin to the deceased.
> Please call me immediately on my direct/confidential line +229-07-42-41 for more clarifications about this transaction of mutual benefits.
> Thanks and God bless your family.
> My regards to your family,
>
> Hon. James Oruma Esq

Dear James,
I appreciate your thanks .

I am prepared to provide you with the assistance you need and my full co-operation.
Did I not provide you with a fax number? 1-509-562-5709 or 1-509-562-9736 both are secured lines but There is a problem in the State Of Arizona where I live with our Red Indian population and the state has moved in to supress the problem by cracking down on certain Fax and phone uses. That is why I'm not comfortable with using the phone at this time as secured connections have been curtailed by the police due to the Indian unrest. I have been providing certain assistances to the Indians , that while very profitable might attract attention we do not wish on this deal. Don't worry I can take care of things at this end. If we encounter a problem there is always the use of email attachments.
This last week has been very profitable for me and I am feeling very happy about the business we need to do my friend.

Once again if we are always in agreement I see no reason why we can't trust each other on the delicate matters.
Go in health and His Love my partner.
The best to your family! We will be good providers together.

L.R.H.

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 2300

It looks like you're doing just fine. Remember to take your time and build your bait. If you're building this story of the Red Indians, you can use it later on to stall. Also, anything that goes wrong will be HIS fault, or you can blame it on the Indians in the end. Perhaps in the future, you'll be required to go to a smoke shack and have a meeting with the spirits and what not. That can add a week to your bait there. Plus, you'll be coming down off your high, and having hallucinations along the way. You can be typing and then tell him how a giant 2 story tall dog just walked by. Just keep it up, and you'll get your trophy. Take your time in asking for photos though.

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:14 pm

His next email was a rehash of his original email and a request that I call him. I'm just going to ignore his phone call requests for now, I don't see how that would further things or make this bait last any longer.

Rather than making any demands of him up front it strikes me that letting the bait develope longer will improve my chances of getting some sort of trophy later. Seeming resonable and gullible strikes me as the best pose.

well here's the form he wanted filled out:

Attn:My Dear,

Many thanks for your mail along with the requested contact informaton of yours and the contents therein were well noted and validated in good faith.I had done the paper work and will forward them to the Bank as the bona-fide next of kin to my late client Mr.George Marshal so you have to fill the below application form and send to the Bank for payment legacy of my late client. You are to abide by my instructions and guidiance so that things will work out for us.
You are full of confident and aspiration.More grease to your elbow.
Also,it is very essential that we always be in contact to enable our correspondance ryhme.This will help us greatly to achieve our goal.
Awaiting to hear from you as soon as you fill and send the application form.

Best wishes,
Hon.James Oruma Esq.

FILL THE GAPS AND E-MAIL IT TO THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIVISION, RELIANCE BANK COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN IMMEDIATELY AND INFORM ME AS SOON AS YOU SCAN AND SEND AS AN ATTACHMENT.

ATTN: MR.AKANGO PAUL
The Director of Operations
Foreign Remittance Division
Reliance Bank Benin.
Cotonou Republic of Benin
West Africa
Email:[email protected]

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF $10.7M (TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES- DOLLARS ONLY) FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER:$296-41732-44.

Please be inform that I wish to transfer the sum of $10.7M (TEN MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) from Account number $296-41732-44 to a account as will be detailed below

BANK NAME:.............................................................................

ADDRESS: .....................................................................................

ACCOUNT NUMBER: .............................

ROUTING NUMBER: .........................

SWIFT CODE:.......................................

BENEFICIARY:YOUR FULL NAME

AGE:......................

OCCUPATION:..........................................

ADDRESS:..........................................................

PHONE:1-509-562-5709

FAX:1-509-562-9736

Emails:[email protected]

I printed and filled out and scanned the form. Made a PDF file out of it , sent an email to the bank without attaching the file. I just typed in:

attachment: application.pdf

At some point I'll send out the largest possible pdf file but let him work for it a bit.

And there will be forms in Mr. Oruma's future......

Here's my most recent email to Oruma:

Dear Dearest Mr. Oruma

I filled out the form as you said and have sent it on to the bank as you requested. What will happen next Oruma?

Thank you for your detailed email. I must say I am beginning to feel a lot better about our venture. Your background leads me to believe things will go well for us. There are still a couple things I will need for myself but let us worry about that later I will go into them when appropriate.

I do doubt though that the transaction is completely with out risk. AS a fellow businessman and attorney I'm sure you recognize that risk is part of any deal or pleading in court. With the funds at risk here I'm sure there will be some risk ahead for both of us. But with trust and working together I'm sure we can weather anything.

A Good day to you.
My best wishes to your family

Larry.

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:40 am

Easy way to stall is to tell the lad you:

A) are Deaf
B) Stutter
C) Suffer from Tourette's (note to self - call random lad next week while having a Tourette's bout)
D) Are deathly afraid of using the telephone since you're Aunt Dorothy from Kansas passed away because she was on the phone during a thunderstorm. (and it killed Toto too) (Stranger than fiction - about a dozen people in the US die every year because they are talking on the phone during a thunderstorm, and lightning hits one of the poles).

As for the bait, so far, so good - just one concern - can any of the phone numbers be traced to you? Even at work? It's not good if they can.
PM either myself or your mentor for details on how to hide this stuff.

Z
BTW - Love the avatar - Texas Eagle? Or the Sunset Ltd?

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:50 pm

Zed wrote:

Easy way to stall is to tell the lad you:

A) are Deaf
B) Stutter
C) Suffer from Tourette's (note to self - call random lad next week while having a Tourette's bout)
D) Are deathly afraid of using the telephone since you're Aunt Dorothy from Kansas passed away because she was on the phone during a thunderstorm. (and it killed Toto too) (Stranger than fiction - about a dozen people in the US die every year because they are talking on the phone during a thunderstorm, and lightning hits one of the poles).

Thanks for the ideas. I slowed it down by getting Yahoo to shut down that mailbox. When he turned up with a different address I ofcourse need proof that he's the same Attorney. He still has the other stalls to look forward too.

As for the bait, so far, so good - just one concern - can any of the phone numbers be traced to you? Even at work? It's not good if they can.
PM either myself or your mentor for details on how to hide this stuff.

The phone no.s are all J2 and the like. I'm pretty well hidden.
Thanks for the advise..
Z
BTW - Love the avatar - Texas Eagle? Or the Sunset Ltd?

I figured you would like the avatar! Its The Sunset just east of Shawmut.
I have to say I like the VIA F unit. A real loco on a top notch RR.

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:44 pm

I haven't heard back from the attorney in a couple days , probably because he has had three email accounts closed in the last week, Yahoo has been very helpful....

The really funny thing is this is the same "attorney" another on of my lads is using as a go between between her and our security company, Pengard Security.

Is this as confusing for them as it is for me sometimes? Keeping track of who is who is getting to be a real chore.

I admire those of you who have these complicated multi character baits going on. Right now there are two characters on my side and five on hers including a Priest, Banker and my idiot lawyer.

Guest

When your lad says this: Also,it is very essential that we always be in contact to enable our correspondance ryhme.--

It appears he wants your correspondance with him to rhyme! Wink

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:48 pm

Good Gawd- could you imagine trying to corr. in rhyme with these folks? It seems Babelfish is on the verge of bursting into flames just trying to come up with translations of what they are saying as is...

Smile

Hmm Mugu poetry might be an interesting thread though...

There once was a mugu from Congo
Who tapped out a beat on his bongo
He thought he was clever
with his scamming endeveor
But I showed him he was wrong-o

Okay- give me a break - I came up with that on the spot!!! Smile

Baiting Guru Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 2300

There once was a man from Nantucket
He had a ......

Okay, I won't go there...hehehe.

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 7:58 pm

Seems to my n00b eyes you're doing great. I have found that its easy to get them off their horrible scripted replies by sending short emails which contain one or two questions. He will have to break script if you ask him what's a good hotel in Lagos or whatever.

Ignore the requests for a phone call, or sign up for a K7 number, which is a US based voicemail thing. He leaves voicemails for you, he pays. Lovely.

YOu can eeven tell him he can't speak to you directly unless he says the "password" out LOUD. I have a lad on audio going " scutterbucket, scutterbucket" , just cos it was the word I thought of at the time!

Take your time...

And ENJOY!!!

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:22 am

wormburner wrote:

I figured you would like the avatar! Its The Sunset just east of Shawmut.
I have to say I like the VIA F unit. A real loco on a top notch RR.

<thread hijack>

That's an F9 that used to be on the Churchill run. I got that picture on the Vancouver platform on my 2002 train trip around North America. It was coupled to a Budd car, both waiting for the new owners to take delivery. According to the staionmaster, they have (at that time) another F9 doing yard duty in Vancouver.

At least The Canadian still runs the flute-side cars - they have been redone to their original glory.

I think the two best trains in the US are the Coast Starlight, and the Texas Eagle. I still have to ride the City of New Orleans, but I do miss the International (Chicago to Toronto)

</thread hijack>

Now, all we need to do is to get a lad to sing "City of New Orleans" into a K7 number. Smile

Z