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Not quite a Newb Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 28

Being impatient to get lads/mugus to spam me, I found this email from the 419 Surplus section of this forum and decided to give it a shot:

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From : William Tavington
Sent : June 23, 2005 11:12:57 AM
To : (email deleted)

Hello,

Consider this email as my sincere condolences to what you and your family must be going through. I would be more than happy to help invest your money. I am the Vice President of Loyalist Consulting Limited, an international law business consulting firm.

Please let me know what I can do to help you.

Sincerely,
William (Bill) Tavington

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MESSAGE REPLY TO:

Compliment,

My Name is Mrs. Kumba Susan Dutu from Liberia. I was the wife of the late
Chairman of Mines Commission who died in the civil war in Liberia during the
regime of President Charles Taylor, owing to the strong opposition from the
people as a result of his dictatorial rule which led to a civil war in my
country, Liberia. I am currently living in Liberia with my children. I am
therefore soliciting for your assistance in a mutual beneficial Business
transaction that requires absolute CONFIDENTIALITY.

This probably may come to you as a surprise since we have never met before but I
believe I can trust a person with your kind of profile and reputation which you
have here, which will guarantee an absolute trust, with whom I can build a
solid business foundation. Right now there is available cash of (US10.3 Million
Dollars) Ten Million three Hundred Thousand Dollars whichhas been TACTFULLY
secured in a reputable Security Firm in Cotonou,Republic of Benin, by my
husband when he was alive. This money was deposited during his tenure as a
Chairman of the Commission.

I will therefore need your assistant to secure and invest this money in your
country. I don't want to invest this money in this sub- region due to a poor
economic policy, and also for some security reasons. It is my desire to invest
this money in a blue chip industry or any other business you may advise me. I
will compensate you with 20% of the total sum; while the remaining will be for
investment according to your
professional advice.

If you are interested and ready to assist, contact me immediately via here :

She replied and I sent her this email:

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My deepest condolences and sympathizes in regards to your husband. Your email has touched my heart.

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In respect to the investment I wish to embark on, I would want to know how
the Blue Chip Industries are doing in your place, for that is the areas I
wish to put in some money too. I will also want to hear your suggestion on
the type of business you think will be profitable for us to invest this fund
on.

I would recommend the following investments: solid precious metals (Gold and Silver) and energy companies. These will secure your hard-earned family fortune and make it grow to help you and your children and your children's children for years to come.

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I will like you to send to me these your personal information below so that
I can hand it over to my family lawyer to commence the documentation process
of this fund with the security company in Cotonou,Republic of Benin.

YOUR FULL NAMES: William Tavington

CONTACT ADDRESS: (gave fake address that goes nowhere)

TELEPHONE: (deleted)

FAX NUMBERS: same

OCCUPATION: Vice President, Loyalist Consulting Limited

AGE: 41

Please, my Lawyer's name is Shaw Bedie as I mentioned above, he has been my
Family Lawyer for many years now and he personally handled the legal aspect
of the deposit when it was been done. He will be our facilitator in this
transaction. I will introduce you to him as my late husband's business
partner, and I know he will not object to it. I hope you wouldn't mind that?

That sounds perfect. I do not mind at all. Will I be dearling with your lawyer from now on?

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Besides, I have four children and this I must have to do for their better
tomorrow. My Lawyer will secure all documents protecting this money from the
above vices, and also make sure that the money gets to you safely too, that
is where his contract ends with you and probably me too. I would therefore
like to tell you that this business is 100% risk-free and all aspect of the
transaction is legally based.

You have my full confidence that everything will go all right accordingly. I am sad that your children have lost their father, but knowing that I am doing a little bit to help out your family fills joy in my heart.

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I will stop here till I hear from you. If there is any area you don't
understand, kindly let me know ok.

Please let me know what else you need from me.

Thanks and God bless.
Mrs. Kumba Susan Dutu

Thank you and best regards,
William Tavington

Not quite a Newb Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 28

Now she wants to immigrate to Canada as well? Well, Tavington, the uber-leftist is more than happy to oblige!

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Dear Mrs. Susan Kumba

When I received your email, I felt ecstatic. I feel that I have already made a new friend in you. I can guarantee you that the investment advice that I will provide for you will give you financial security for the rest of your life, including your children's. You and your family will not even have to work another day if you choose to.

Your lawyer has contacted me by email and I will email him as soon as I have sent this email to you.

In regards to your request to immigrate to Canada, I will talk to my friend who is an immigration attorney. Deciding to move to another country is a difficult decision, and I think that you and your children would like it here very much in Canada. We are such a spoiled and rich country, I think it would be selfish for anyone in Canada to be against other people of different cultures and races to immigrate here. I feel very guilty for being white (colonialism, racism, slavery) and I feel it's my duty to help people of other cultures, especially Africans to make a better life. We are one world, and I hope that we all become one race as well some day.

Included is my picture. I feel more comfortable talking to people if they know how I look like. If you like, you can send a picture of yourself or your family so that I can display it in my office. I would be eternally grateful if you could do this.

My deepest and warmest regards,
William Tavington

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From: susan kumba
To: William Tavington
Subject: UPDATE INFORMATION TODAY.
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:40:19 -0800

Dear Mr.William Tavington,

Greetings to you and your family members. I received your email today with
great excitement because with your kind of person, I believe that I have
gotten the most sincere person who can handle this viable project for me and
my family and also can invest this fund in a profitable business. I can
assure you that following your recent email to me I have decided with my
family and have accepted that you are now my TRUSTEE to this fund. This is
because investing in Gold businesses will last for a period of long time,
and with this huge amount of funds and appropriate management from your side
as a business oriented personel it will be okay for us to start something
doing.

Also, I have since contacted my family lawyer and have discussed with him
about you been my TRUSTEE. I have given to him all the information as
provided to me and he has accpted to commence the transaction by opening
correspondence with the security company in Cotonou Benin Republic and also
with you latest by today.

Please let me know when he contacts you today. Also I will like you to know
that as soon as this transaction is been concluded, you will make a way for
my to relocate from Africa here to Canada. Please we place our hope and
chances of survival in you, as we pray to God Almighty to give us the
bravity and enthusiam to accomplish the main purpose for this transaction.

I will be waiting to hear from you very soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu.

Tavington's picture:

That is actor Jason Isaacs, who played the infamous character, "Colonel William Tavington" in the film _The Patriot_

Oh and her "lawyer" wanted to confirm the contact information:

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Hello Mr. Bedie!

I would like to personally thank you for all of the hard work you have done on behalf of Mrs. Susan Kumba. I was touched very deeply about the story of her family. When she requested that I also help her in immigrating to here in Canada, I could not be more happy. I only hope that I am able to help her in this request, as I have very little knowledge about immigration matters. Hopefully an immigration lawyer-friend of mine will be able to give me some very good advice. I think that immigration and multiculturalism are wonderful--the more the better! When I see younger white people here in Canada socializing with people of other cultures and races, it really warms up my heart. I have two nieces who are married to African men, so my family is already starting to look like a rainbow nation.

In regards to my contact information, yes it is correct. Please do not hesitate to call me any time, as I also have a voice mail option to record messages. I hope that we can make this transaction as quickly as possible as I am afraid that Mrs. Kumba's situation is very desperate.

Thank you,
William Tavington

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From: Barrister shaw Bedie
To: [email protected]
Subject: ON BEHALF OF MRS SUSAN KUMBA DUTU'S FUNDS, PLEASE CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW.
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:29:58 +0100 (BST)

Attn: Mr.William Tavington

I received a brief information about your person from Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu, whom I represent her interest in pursuance to the subject above. I have been mandated and obliged by her followings to tender a summerize modus-operandi regarding the transfer of this fund in your name for a purported business investment on your behalf.

Candidly, I have been constrained to make my findings on this subject through a brief telephone correspondence with the security company in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, this morning in order to initiate providings for this transaction. I have also been made to know that this transaction between you (Mr.William Tavington) and my client (Mrs.Susan Kumba Dutu) will be subject to legal ECOWAS Monetary transfer on cash floating Laws.

Intiating conditions for the above, I have been induced to tender an approved submissions on behalf of Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu, stating you as her sole TRUSTEE to the claim of this fund, as the need may be. Also, as an Attorney at Law, representing you as the sole TRUSTEE and the rightful beneficiary (Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu) to this claim, I have induced probation and also submitted sworn affidavits of claim to the security company at about 11:30am today, to ascertain and acknowledge your persons fully to the security company.

Please, I want you to know that the fund will be transferred to you through a bank designated by the security company in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, which is a regulatory ethic of the security company. In furtherance to the actualisation and commencement to this claim, I will want you to confirm these following information as presented to me by Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu, if correct,

Name: Mr.William Tavington.
Address: (fake address, and different city from mine--just in case)
Telephone:(goes directly to a voice mail box, and hopefully I can record some of the funnier messages left here)

As soon as I get to hear from you that these information are correct, I will start processing all the documents required before the various Ministries responsible for the effective transfer of this fund. Also, I shall in a couple of days from today provide a copy of an INVESTMENT AGREEMENT which will be approved between you (TRUSTEE) and Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu (Next of Kin) to the said fund proposed investments.

I await your favourable response to this effect.

Thank you.
Yours in Service,
Shaw Bedie Esq.
Attorney at Law

I have to admit, these lads are a bit more articulate than the other lads I read about here on this forum. I suspect these are just custom form letters and once they have to write their own stuff, their (il)literacy will start to show itself.

Question: am I going too far with my evil twin's ultra-leftist politics?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 3:29 pm

I don't think you are going too far, but you mentioned the magic words 'evil twin'. Your evil twin (or maybe just extremely politically incorrect twin) might appear once necessary, to thwart your plans of getting rich to share it with the poor and needy, and the 'widow's' plans to make your wallet somewhat lighter. Keep him in reserve.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 28

Now her lawyer is referring me to a security company. So I ask him questions that any normal person would do. Not a slap, but I want to sound slightly skeptical at the start.

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Hello Mr. Bedie,

I find this process very bureaucratic to be handled by email alone. I would like to speak to a live person in regards to this. Can you tell the security company to call me personally at the telephone number that I provided you???

Please understand that I am a businessman, and I rarely get this far without having first spoken to an actual person

I will keep you posted of any future developments.

Thank you,
William Tavington

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From: Barrister shaw Bedie
To: William Tavington
Subject: TODAY'S INFOMATION FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:46:01 +0100 (BST)

Attn: Mr William Tavington,

I am obliged to write you once again in respect of Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu's decision for the transfer of her funds to you being the TRUSTEE. As a matter of fact, I have proceeded to the security company and have submitted all your information admitted to be correct, in order to enable the appropraite authority commence on the documentation process for the final remittance to you.

Please bear in mind that you will be contacted by the security company "TRINITY TRUST SECURITY & FINANCE SARL.".

As regards to Mrs Susan Kumba Dutu's ambition to immigrate as soon as possible, I have advised her to keep that pending until when we have successfully concluded this transaction with the above security company. Upon this we can start planing on the proceedure which will be used for her relocation. As you already know, a transaction of this magnitude deserved to be kept confidential among all parties involved until the transaction is been effected and actualised.

However, I will want you to keep me posted when the security company contacts you.

I await your response to this effect.

Thank you.

Yours in Service,
Shaw Bedie Esq.
Attorney at Law.