Saturday, March 29, 2008
Anatomy Of A New York Newspaper Eating Crow
I'm sure you've all heard of the recent scandal in New York where the Governor (Eliot Spitzer, Democrat) was caught up in a call girl ring, but there was another scandal before that in which the Governor's political rival, State Senate majority leader Joe Bruno (Republican) found out that Governor Spitzer was using the State Police to spy on him:
In the meantime, Bruno was also accused of abusing taxpayer funded transportation. Naturally Bruno was denying that.
A July 6 2007 excerpt from the NY Daily News editorial:
Of course, the Governor and his aides hotly denied the accusation against him, but still it resulted in an investigation by the Albany DA, David Soares, whose investigation exonerated Spitzer.
The NY Daily News, being a pro-Democrat newspaper (though they didn't endorse Spitzer's candidacy for Governor), was overjoyed and immediately printed the following September 23rd 2007 editorial, titled "Anatomy Of A Smear":
Well.............not so fast.
Now, as it is turning out, Soares had engaged in a cover up, a whitewash. His investigation wasnt worth the paper it was printed on. And neither was the editorial printed by the NY Daily News.
It is being discovered that Spitzer DID have the State Police spy on Bruno, as well as ordered his aides to release a smear campaign, accusing Bruno of misusing public transportation, etc.
From the March 24, 2008 editorial by the New York Post:
From the March 25 NY Post:
Note that part again:
Here is the NY Times report:
An excerpt:
-snip
And here is todays, March 29th editorial from the NY Post:
Of course, the New York Daily News has had little, if anything, to say about their gullibility, being taken in way back last summer by the Soares cover up (Nor has the Albany Times-Union said anything, at least that I know of, about being used by the Governors office to help spread the smear of Joe Bruno).
For the New York Daily News, here's a bunch of recipes for eating crow:
http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm
UPDATE:
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A Press Release by Joe Bruno:
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Friday, March 28, 2008
http://www.senate.state.ny.us
STATEMENT BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOSEPH L. BRUNO
The report released today by the Albany County District Attorney’s
Office confirms what I have been saying all along, that former Governor
Eliot Spitzer lied to the people of this State about his direct knowledge
and involvement in the Troopergate scandal; that he was obsessed with
conducting a political “hit job” to damage me personally and politically;
and that the administration enlisted favored members of the news media,
principally the Albany Times Union to carry out their plot.
The report represents a turnaround from the District Attorney’s
report issued last September that cleared the Governor of any wrongdoing.
That report was done after a so-called “investigation” in which the DA did
not place anyone under oath and was clearly issued as cover for
then-Governor Spitzer and his administration.
I feel it was a serious mistake not to present this information to a
grand jury and proceed with a prosecution, as there is clearly evidence of
criminal conduct.
I urge Governor Paterson to take appropriate action against those
involved in the plot and cover-up, and who should not continue to represent
him and the Executive Chamber.
This scandal was a blatant abuse of government power. This time it
was aimed at me. However, these abuses should present a concern to all New
Yorkers. It also illustrates the importance of having checks and balances
in State government and avoiding one-party rule and power.
While we will continue to move forward with measures to address some
of the legislative issues raised by this scandal, this report sheds more
light on a sad and disgraceful chapter in New York State history and on a
Governor who clearly had his priorities wrong and, as I said so often,
lacked the temperament to govern.
UPDATE 2:
A March 27 article by Michael Aronson, NY Daily News columnist and editorial board member:
Where was this skepticism back in September?
UPDATE 3:
New, March 30 article from the New York Post, with the following graphic:
D.A. 'COVER-UP': RIPPED ON SPITZER-PROBE FLIP
Flip-flopping Albany District Attorney David Soares was blasted yesterday for "a second cover-up" because his new report on the Dirty Tricks Scandal left many key questions unanswered.
Soares, whose first report on Sept. 21 falsely found that then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer wasn't part of the plot to use the State Police against Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, conceded in the second report that not only was Spitzer involved, but that the DA may have sought Spitzer's removal from office if the disgraced ex-governor hadn't resigned March 12 in the wake of a high-priced-hooker scandal.
-snip
More of that article here.
"I've been in government 31 years and I've never experienced anything like this," said Bruno. "I was stunned to learn Governor Spitzer is using the fine men and women of the New York State Police to conduct surveillance on me," Bruno said. "This should send shivers up the spine of every New Yorker."
In the meantime, Bruno was also accused of abusing taxpayer funded transportation. Naturally Bruno was denying that.
A July 6 2007 excerpt from the NY Daily News editorial:
"Clear away the smoke being blown by Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno over his blatant abuse of taxpayer-funded transportation, and it all boils down to this: He wants to act like a jerk, live like a king - and not be held accountable for any of it."
Of course, the Governor and his aides hotly denied the accusation against him, but still it resulted in an investigation by the Albany DA, David Soares, whose investigation exonerated Spitzer.
The NY Daily News, being a pro-Democrat newspaper (though they didn't endorse Spitzer's candidacy for Governor), was overjoyed and immediately printed the following September 23rd 2007 editorial, titled "Anatomy Of A Smear":
The verdict is in. At last, the "Troopergate" so-called scandal is certified as a gigantic fraud perpetrated on the public by state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.
Having penetrated the intense smoke blown by Bruno, Albany District Attorney David Soares concluded in an authoritative, fact-based report that Gov. Spitzer committed no crimes, did not spy on the senator, did not conspire with aides to smear Bruno and, most important, did not engage in a coverup or lie about anything whatsoever.
Soares' retelling of the events that triggered no less than three investigations and Bruno's endlessly hyped accusations of wrongdoing lead to the conclusion that the only one who did wrong in this affair was Bruno. As the state Ethics Commission in effect concluded, the senator exploited absurdly lax rules to fly around the state on the taxpayers' dime to political events.
That was the true scandal, and those were the facts that Spitzer's aides provided to an enterprising reporter from the Albany Times Union. Caught red-handed misusing state police aircraft, Bruno turned the world on its head with charges that Spitzer had created a police state. State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo quickly found no criminality, but he fueled Bruno's smoke by issuing a report without questioning two key Spitzer aides.
But now Soares has nicely detailed the behind-the-scenes story, including the revealing fact that Spitzer ordered his aides not to refer to Bruno's use of aircraft to investigators. According to Soares, Spitzer correctly felt Bruno was operating within the overly porous rules then in effect. He also wanted to avoid a "distraction" in budget negotiations. So much for a get-Bruno plot directed from the top.
Despite the evidence, Bruno seems determined to beat this dead horse. He intimates with absolutely no justification that, maybe, Soares didn't get to the bottom of things. And he has pinned his hope of vindication on the last remaining probe, an inquiry by the Ethics Commission. He shouldn't hold his breath.
Having wasted everybody's time, he should cancel his half-million-dollar contract with a hit man lawyer. And then he should get down to the business of state government, perhaps explaining why on earth New Yorkers should keep his Republicans in charge of the state Senate. Does he have an agenda beyond ginning up unfounded investigations? Not so far as anyone can see right now.
Well.............not so fast.
Now, as it is turning out, Soares had engaged in a cover up, a whitewash. His investigation wasnt worth the paper it was printed on. And neither was the editorial printed by the NY Daily News.
It is being discovered that Spitzer DID have the State Police spy on Bruno, as well as ordered his aides to release a smear campaign, accusing Bruno of misusing public transportation, etc.
From the March 24, 2008 editorial by the New York Post:
Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer was up to his neck in his administration's dirty tricks aimed at discrediting State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno.....Spitzer ordered senior aides to release potentially damning information, The New York Times reported. Spitzer has adamantly denied involvement....But, according to the DA's report, he even called former aide Darren Dopp at home to check on his progress in carrying out the orders. Dopp said he warned Spitzer that Bruno would be angry - but the then-governor dismissed the alert, getting so furious, he turned red and spit out the coffee he was drinking, according to the report. "He was spitting mad," Dopp reportedly said.
From the March 25 NY Post:
From the moment last July when State Editor Fred Dicker broke the story that the State Police - at the direction of then-Gov. Spitzer's office - began detailed surveillance of Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, one question has remained: What did Spitzer know - and when did he know it? Now, comes a front-page NY Times report confirming nearly every exclusive broken by The Post's Albany bureau. That puts the lie to the whitewash report issued last September by Albany DA David Soares......... Attorney General Andrew Cuomo certainly came close to the real story. His bombshell report concluded that key Spitzer aides had the State Police cook up documents implicating Bruno. Cuomo also concluded that Team Spitzer then lured a credulous newspaper, The Albany Times-Union, into using the documents to smear Bruno. In contrast to Soares, Cuomo managed to find all this out, even though Dopp and Baum refused to answer any of his questions.
Note that part again:
key Spitzer aides had the State Police cook up documents implicating Bruno. Cuomo also concluded that Team Spitzer then lured a credulous newspaper, The Albany Times-Union, into using the documents to smear Bruno
Here is the NY Times report:
An excerpt:
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was deeply involved in his administration’s efforts last year to discredit the State Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, holding detailed discussions with senior aides, ordering damaging information about Mr. Bruno released, and calling an aide at home repeatedly to check on the progress, according to several people with direct knowledge of the investigation.
The governor has previously said he was not personally involved in the effort, suggesting only that he was vaguely aware that his aides had responded to a reporter’s inquiry about Mr. Bruno’s travels on state aircraft.
But testimony and other information gathered by the Albany County district attorney, P. David Soares, indicate that the governor’s participation was extensive and reflected Mr. Spitzer’s intense desire to damage Mr. Bruno, the people with knowledge of the case said.
-snip
The effort to tarnish Mr. Bruno was the first major blunder of Mr. Spitzer’s first term. A report by the attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, on July 23 said that the Spitzer administration had improperly used the State Police to assemble records on Mr. Bruno’s flights. Mr. Spitzer apologized, placed Mr. Dopp on indefinite unpaid leave, and said he would not tolerate such behavior.
But according to the people with knowledge of the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the inquiry is not over, Mr. Dopp described a meeting he had with Mr. Spitzer just before releasing the records assembled on Mr. Bruno to a reporter from The Times Union of Albany.
Around June 25 or June 26, Mr. Dopp told prosecutors, he first met with Richard Baum, the governor’s chief of staff, who told Mr. Dopp that the governor wanted the records on Mr. Bruno released to the media. “Eliot wants you to release the records,” Mr. Baum told him.
But Mr. Dopp, mindful of the political war that would erupt between the governor’s office and Mr. Bruno, hesitated and decided to check with the governor.
He told the governor that Mr. Bruno would be furious, according to people familiar with his account. Mr. Spitzer responded with expletives about Mr. Bruno and belligerently dismissed the warning.
The governor was so angry, Mr. Dopp recalled, that he turned red and spit out coffee he was sipping as he directed him to release the records immediately. “As he was saying it, he was spitting a little bit,” Mr. Dopp said. “He was spitting mad.”
And here is todays, March 29th editorial from the NY Post:
What is obvious, of course, is that Soares sought to whitewash the affair all along.
That's why he never had Spitzer testify under oath.
That's why he rushed out with a report in September claiming everything was hunky-dory with the gov and his people.
That's why, to this day, he is declining to pursue criminal charges - for perjury, suborning perjury, obstruction of justice, issuing false statements or anything else - in this affair.
Indeed, were Spitzer not gone from office, Soares might never have produced even the soft-pedaling, incomplete findings he released yesterday.
Soares would never have gone after his old ally - even to the limited extent he did in this report - were Spitzer still in a position to hurt him.
So much for backbone.
Soares' behavior has been a travesty.
Of course, the New York Daily News has had little, if anything, to say about their gullibility, being taken in way back last summer by the Soares cover up (Nor has the Albany Times-Union said anything, at least that I know of, about being used by the Governors office to help spread the smear of Joe Bruno).
For the New York Daily News, here's a bunch of recipes for eating crow:
http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm
UPDATE:
#################################################
A Press Release by Joe Bruno:
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Friday, March 28, 2008
http://www.senate.state.ny.us
STATEMENT BY SENATE MAJORITY LEADER JOSEPH L. BRUNO
The report released today by the Albany County District Attorney’s
Office confirms what I have been saying all along, that former Governor
Eliot Spitzer lied to the people of this State about his direct knowledge
and involvement in the Troopergate scandal; that he was obsessed with
conducting a political “hit job” to damage me personally and politically;
and that the administration enlisted favored members of the news media,
principally the Albany Times Union to carry out their plot.
The report represents a turnaround from the District Attorney’s
report issued last September that cleared the Governor of any wrongdoing.
That report was done after a so-called “investigation” in which the DA did
not place anyone under oath and was clearly issued as cover for
then-Governor Spitzer and his administration.
I feel it was a serious mistake not to present this information to a
grand jury and proceed with a prosecution, as there is clearly evidence of
criminal conduct.
I urge Governor Paterson to take appropriate action against those
involved in the plot and cover-up, and who should not continue to represent
him and the Executive Chamber.
This scandal was a blatant abuse of government power. This time it
was aimed at me. However, these abuses should present a concern to all New
Yorkers. It also illustrates the importance of having checks and balances
in State government and avoiding one-party rule and power.
While we will continue to move forward with measures to address some
of the legislative issues raised by this scandal, this report sheds more
light on a sad and disgraceful chapter in New York State history and on a
Governor who clearly had his priorities wrong and, as I said so often,
lacked the temperament to govern.
UPDATE 2:
A March 27 article by Michael Aronson, NY Daily News columnist and editorial board member:
"Spitzer's latest lies are just par for a very long course"
It surprised me little that Eliot Spitzer misled his family and constituents about his use of prostitutes - or, as we now learn, that he hid his involvement in the Troopergate scandal.
I've known for 10 years that Spitzer's a liar. And one with a white-hot temper, as well.
-snip
Over the years, I had dealings with Spitzer but I was always mindful of his lack of candor.
In late 2004, as Spitzer was preparing to kick off his run for governor, I checked the old 1994 promissory note. And sure enough, the loan from Dad was reaching the end of its 10-year term, so I called to find out if he had fully repaid his father.
After anger for my questioning, at first he said he had. When I pressed for proof, he didn't have any. A few days later, hecalled to say that to take the matter off the table he just sold more than $4million in municipal bonds to fully repay his father. At tax time in 2005, just to be sure, I asked for proof of his big bond sale. An aide faxed me Spitzer's tax returns.
I didn't believe him until I was holding the proof. It was needed because his word was worthless.
Where was this skepticism back in September?
UPDATE 3:
New, March 30 article from the New York Post, with the following graphic:
D.A. 'COVER-UP': RIPPED ON SPITZER-PROBE FLIP
Flip-flopping Albany District Attorney David Soares was blasted yesterday for "a second cover-up" because his new report on the Dirty Tricks Scandal left many key questions unanswered.
Soares, whose first report on Sept. 21 falsely found that then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer wasn't part of the plot to use the State Police against Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, conceded in the second report that not only was Spitzer involved, but that the DA may have sought Spitzer's removal from office if the disgraced ex-governor hadn't resigned March 12 in the wake of a high-priced-hooker scandal.
-snip
More of that article here.
Labels: bias, bruno, eliot spitzer, joe bruno, liberal media, media bias, new york, new york daily news, ny, ny daily news, spitzer, troopergate
Sunday, March 23, 2008
More scambaiting the scammers
Sender rita kone ritakone@zwallet.com
Subject Sincerely In Need Of Your Help.
FROM:MISS Rita Kone.
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Dear Respectful one
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going in to business relationship with you. I am Miss Rita Kone the only Daugther of late Mr.Mikko. Kone.My Father was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my Father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My Father died on june 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan before his death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he lodge the sum of of nine million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($9.500,000) left in a prime bank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire with my name as the next of kin, so because of the political problem here now that cost the death of many people since 19th september 2002 here cote d'ivoire, then i decided to seek for a foreign partner who will help me in transferring the money out of Africa for investment purpose under his care since i am a girl also ignorant of investment.
He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice as to invest the money wisely.
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years old also a girl.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
More over, sir i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days, you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Miss Rita Kone
_________________________________
Hello Rita,
I think it is good fortune that we found each other. My name is Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. I am the founder, Treasurer, and Chairman of The Lovenstein Institute. We are located in Scranton, PA. I believe that I can assist you as you asked (provide a bank account, be a guardian to the funds, make arrangements for you to come here to this country)
Please get back to me as to how I can be of assistance to you.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
The Lovenstein Institute
_________________________________
Sender
rita kone
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDILUTED INTEREST TOWARDS ASSISTING ME GET THIS FUND TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY. THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU IS TO ASSIST ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO LIVE THERE AND INVEST THE MONEY IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE AND AS WELL CONTINUE MY EDUCATION. I WANT YOU TO KNOW NOW THAT THERE IS AN AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THE LAWYER REQUESTED ME TO GIVE HIM BEFORE HE COULD HELP ME GET THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK OF AFRICA WHERE IT WAS BEEN DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER. ESQUIRE COULIBARI CHARGED ME THE SUM OF ?1.500.00 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EURO AS HIS CONSULTATION AND MOBILISATION FEE FOR THE SERVICE.
THEREFORE,IF YOU REALLY WANT TO ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION,WHICH MEANS I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER IN MY NEXT MAIL TO YOU SO THAT YOU CONTACT HIM AND REGULATE THE MATTER WITH HIM.AND AS WELL SEND TO HIM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS AND EVERY NECCESSARY INFORMATIONS HE MAY NEED FROM YOU.
IF I GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER,YOU WILL THEN WORK WITH HIM HAND IN HAND TILL THIS MONEY IS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,BECAUSE I DON'T YET HAVE ANY IDEA OR RATHER EXPERIENCE OF MONEY TRANSFER.I AM NOW 21 YEARS OLD AND A SECONDARY FIVE SCHOLL DRUP OUT. I HAVE TWICE MET THIS LAWYER ASKING HIM FOR HIS NOBLE HELP.BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT THEIR CHAMBERS CAN NEVER ATTEND TO SUCH SERVICE WITHOUT COLLECTING THE CONSULTATION AND MOBILISATION FEE.
UNCLE DR.WERNER,THINK ABOUT THIS AND GET BACK TO ME A.S.A.P.
IN CASE YOU NEED ANY OF MY PERSONAL INFORMATIONS,I WILL DEFINETLY FORWARD IT TO YOU AT SHORTEST NOTICE. MEANWHILE,I NEED YOUR PICTURE,PLUS YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA KONE.
__________________________
Hello Rita,
I'll be happy to help you.
My address is:
91 Lovenstein Road
Scranton, PA
USA
Phone number:
+XX XXXXXXXX
Attached is a photo of myself with my colleague and friend Dr. Marcus Welby. I am the grey haired gentleman, and Dr. Welby is the younger gentleman. I'm not sure of what kind of personal information I would like from you. Give me a little while to think of something and I'll get back to you on that.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
_____________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject CONTACT THE LAWYER
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDILUTED INTEREST TOWARDS ASSISTING ME GET THIS FUND TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN U.S.A. I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOUR PICTURE AND PHONE NUMBER WHICH YOU SENT TO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED BARRISTER COULIBARI CONCERNING YOUR TODAY'S MAIL,HE PROMISED ME THAT AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE REQUESTED MONEY TO HIS CHAMBERS,PLUS YOUR PARTICULARS,THAT THEY WILL WHOLE HEARTEDLY ASSIST YOU TO GET THIS MONEY SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERED TO YOU.I HAVE ALSO HANDED EVERY PARTICULARS CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT,AS WELL HANDED YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND NAME TO HIM,FOR HIS AWARENESS TOO.
HE INSTRUCTED ME TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE STILL NEEDED TO SEND YOUR FAX NUMBER,BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS,AND ALSO A CLEAR IDENTITY OF YOURS,EITHER YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTO COPY,FIRST AND SECOND PAGES OR DRIVING LICENCE OR ANY OTHER INTERNATIONALY ACCEPTABLE IDENTITY. HE INFORMED ME TO INSTRUCT YOU TO SEND THESE REMAINING REQUIREMENTS TO HIS CHAMBERS DIRECT,TO ENABLE HIM FORWARD THEM IMMEDIATELY TO THE BANK OF AFRICA FOR IMMEDIATE REQUEST OF THE RELEASE OF THIS FUND TO YOU,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL THEN SEND SOME MONEY TO ME FOR THE PREPARATION OF MY TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE LAWYER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CONTACT ADDRESSES.
THE LAWYER'S NAME IS BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI.WHILE HIS CONTACTS ARE.
PHONE 00225-05-62-77-34.,
FAX 00225-21-24-17-45,
E-MAIL coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CALL THE LAWYER AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR SOME VITAL AND ORAL DISCUSSION CONCERNING THIS FUND TRANSFER AS WELL AS CO-OPERATING AND PLANING WITH HIM ON THE EARLIEST MEANS OF RETRIEVING THIS FUND FROM THE BANK,SINCE MY LIFE IS NOW IN GREAT POOR CONDITION HERE. PLEASE UNCLE,I COULDN'T CALL YOU ON PHONE NOW BECAUSE OF MY IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL CONDITION.BUT I WILL LIKE YOU TO COME BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU FORWARD THESE REQUESTED THINGS TO THE LAWYER.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
MISS RITA.
___________________________
Dear BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI,
Hi. My name is Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. I am a friend of Rita Kone. She has instructed me to contact you about the fund.
What do I do now?
Thanks,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
The Lovenstein Institute
_________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject ATTACHED ARE MY PICTURES
UNCLE,
I HAVE ATTACHED THREE OF MY PICTURES TO YOU,FOR YOUR PLEASURE GLANCING.ENJOY YOURSELF WITH THOSE PICTURES. THE SECOND ATTACHED PICTURE IS TAKEN IN MY HOTEL ROOM. I HAVE TO INFORM YOU EARLIER THAT I AM SQUATING IN ONE OF THE HOTELS HERE IN ABIDJAN,PAYING TO THE MANAGEMENT EVERY WEEKEND.YOU CAN IMAGINE A YOUNG GILR OF MY TYPE WITHOUT ANY FATHER OR MOTHER NOR A GOOD RELATIONS.THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WANT YOU TO HURRY UP AND HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY URGENTLY FROM THE BANK OF AFRICA INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN AMERICA,AFTER WHICH I WILL COME UP TO LIVE WITH YOU THERE IN AMERICA FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE TIME.
PLEASE UNCLE,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS MONEY IN THE BANK IS MY ONLY HOPE OF SURVIVAL IN THIS WORLD,THEREFORE I WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH YOU ,IF YOU HAVE A BAD THING IN YOUR MIND OVER THIS MONEY,BECAUSE I AM READY TO COMMIT SUCIDE IF YOU DIRE TRY TO SIT ON THIS MONEY WHEN IT ARRIVES IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
I KNOW HOW I AM MANAGING TO SURVIVE HERE IN ABIDJAN OR EVEN PAY MY HOTEL BILLS. I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME AS YOUR DAUGHTHER OR RATHER JUNIOR SISTER,BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SOME HOW CONVINVCED THAT YOU ARE THE ONE SENT BY GOD TO MAKE ME COME OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. I WOULD BE MORE HAPPY WITH YOU,IF YOU CAN TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR MARITAL STATUS AND FAMILY BACK GROUND,SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHAT I AM COMING TO FACE WHENEVER I ARRIVE IN AMERICA.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON PHONE,SO THAT I CAN TEEL YOU MORE ABOUT ME,BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN NOT EFFORD THE EXPENCES INVOLVED,I PREFFER TO LIVE IT PENDING.I WOULD HAVE ALSO LIKE YOU TO CALL ME ON ANY OTHER PHONE LINE,BUT IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE FOR ME,BECAUSE I WILL NOT LIKE TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER PERSON'S PHONE NUMBER SO THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL CONCRETLY REMAIN SECRET BETWEEN YOU,ME AND THE ESQUIRE COULIBARI.
I WOULD HAVE BE VERY GLAD IF YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR ANY CELL PHONE FOR ME FROM THERE SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR CALL ANY MOMENT YOU NEED TO DISCUSS WITH ME TILL THIS TRANSACTION IS FINALLY CONCLUDED.BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CERTAIN SECRET THINGS I WILL LIKE TO CONFIND IN YOU,ALL FOR OUR BETTERMENT. I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR A GOOD NEWS FROM YOU.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
N/B NEVER FORGET TO CONTACT ESQUIRE COULIBARI TODAY.
____________________________
Hello again Rita,
Attached is a scan of my passport. Don't worry about the hotel expenses. I will be able to take care of it in due time. Just tell the hotel to make out the bill to Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein of Scranton, PA
Feel free to order room service, and be sure to leave tips (about 15 percent) on the bill. I'll take care of the tips too.
Rita, I can't get over on how good you look in your pictures. It makes me wonder what you look like underneath all those clothes. Have you any photos of yourself like that? If you do, please send them to me.
My phone number and fax number are the same. Country code 44 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BANKING DETAILS
Account no. 4328906439-81
Account holders name Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
Bank name South Wok Bank
Bank address
1224 South St
Philadelphia, PA
Bank fax No. 215-XXX-XXXX
Bank phone No. 215-XXX-XXXX
(In reality it's the name, address, and phone numbers of a chinese restaurant)
Will contact the lawyer very shortly.
Thanks
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
_______________________________________
Sender
johnson coulibari coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
Subject Letter of Acknowledgement
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Lovenstein,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your maill to our chambers,inwhich you were directed to contact me by your friend Miss Rita Kone in respect of assisting you transfer the fund deposited with the bank of africa by her late father into your account. Hence she has consulted us to assist you to transfer the fund into your account,we promise to offer you the best of our servise.
As she visited our chambers yesterday,she intimated me that you will be contacting me as soon as possible concerning this project. However,It's pettinent that you forward to our chambers henceforth(1)your internationl passport photo copy,or driving license in alternative,(2)Your bank account details (3) Your phone and fax numbers,to be submitted to the management of bank of Africa,for the immediate effect of the transfer of this fund into your overseas account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone,coupled with our mobilisation fee of ?1.500.00 one thousand five hundred euro through the western union money transfer,to the name of our secretary Rev.Alexander peter.
It's pettinent also to notify you on time,that we can only render our service to you on receipt of our mobilisation fee from you,as it entails in our etics. On receipt of this fee with your particulars,we will henceforth forward your datas to the management of the bank of africa for immediate request of the transfer of this fund into your overseas account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
______________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject THANK YOU UNCLE DR.WERNER,
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR SENDING TO ME THE PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT,PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS PLUS YOUR BANK INFORMATION.THIS SHOWS ME THAT YOU REALLY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN ME.BUT I AM VERY GLAD ALSO TO HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU WILL CONTACT THE LAWYER.I LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THEIR CHAMBERS AND SEND TO THEM ALL THESE THINGS WHICH YOU SEND TO ME PLUS HIS FEE SO THAT HE WILL START THIS TRANSACTION QUICK. WHEN YOU CONTACT HIM TRY TO LET ME KNOW PLEASE.
I ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE HOTEL EXPENCES WHICH YOU PROMISED ME TO HELP ME CARE FOR,EVEN WITH MY FEEDINGS ALSO.I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.MAY MY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU FULLFILL YOUR PROMISE AMEN.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HAND SET SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO REACH EACH OTHER ON LINE ANY TIME WE WANT.I WISH YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CELL PHONE TO THIS TRANSACTION AND SEND IT TO ME LATEST BY MONDAY THROUGH THE D.H.L. SERVICES OF FEDEX.I AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THIS PLEASE UNCLE. UNCLE,I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COMPLEMENTS GIVEN TO MY PICTURES.BUT I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY NACKED PICTURE NEITHER I CAN TAKE THAT KIND OF PICTURE.BECAUSE OUR AFRICAN CULTURE CONDEMS IT PLEASE. BUT IF YOU STILL NEED SOME MORE CO-OPERATE PICTURES OF MINE,I CAN STILL PROVID YOU.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
_________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject WHAT IS HAPPENING??
DEAR UNCLE WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I WONDER WHY YOU HAVE NOT WRITTEN TO ME FOR COUPLE OF DAYS NOW. I VISITED THE LAWYER YESTERDAY,AND HE TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT SENT THE REQUESTED PATICULLARS TO THEM NEITHER THE MOBILISATION FEE. WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT YOUR END NOW? PLEASE UNCLE,I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS,GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TELL ME YOUR STATE OF MIND OVER THIS TRANSACTION TO ENABLE ME KNOW THE NEXT THING TO DO ON TIME.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
MISS RITA.
___________________________
Dear Miss Rita Kone,
My name is Dr. Marcus Welby. I am a colleague of Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein at the Lovenstein Institute. I am afraid to say that Dr. Lovenstein has been arrested and charged by the authoritites for the crime of child molestation. To put it more bluntly, he has been diddling little boys.
It seems that he has been doing this for quite some time. Using his position as a Doctor to get close to little kids. Plying them with candy and money, and then having sex with them. When the parents found out, Dr. Lovenstein has bought their silence using funds that he embezzled from his own institute.
As it turned out, he has a past record of this from when he was a juvenile. It all started way back when he was 16 years old. He was caught and sentenced to 6 years in prison. But because he was a juvenile (under the age of 18), his sentence was reduced to two years, and after his release, his conviction was expunged from the official record.
We were all in great shock as you can well imagine.
The Lovenstein Institute Board of Directors have named me as Dr. Lovenstein's replacement and I have appointed accountants to go over the institutes financial records to see what was stolen and where did he spend it. So far they have managed to account for almost everything except for the sum of $350,000 which is still missing. I visited Dr. Lovenstein in jail and he refused to tell me the location of this missing money.
I am doing everything possible to prevent this news from being reported in the press. Failing that, I will be trying to save the good image of the Lovenstein Institute. That being said, I wish to continue the business deal you had with Dr. Lovenstein so that there will be no hard feelings from you. I hope that this is ok with you.
Please tell me what I have to do and what you need from me.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
__________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject ONLY THE TRUTH I NEEDED FROM
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD MESSAGE WHICH REALLY REVEALED TO ME THE TYPE OF PERSON DOCTR WERNER IS.I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHAT MIGHT HAVE STOPED HIM FROM WRITTING TO ME FOR COUPLE OF DAYS NOW.IF YOU ARE REALLY SINCERE TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION,I WILL LIKE YOU TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOURSELF BEFORE I WILL CONSIDER YOU TO DO THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME,BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS MY ONLY HOPE OF SUEVIVAL IN LIFE.THE REASON WHY I AM TELLING YOU ALL THIS IS BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LIKE TO FALL INTO THE HAND OF ANY PERSON THAT WILL SIT ON HIS THIS MONEY WHEN FINALLY TRANSFERED INTO HIS ACCOUNT.
I HOPE YOU ARE NOT TELLING ME LIES,BECAUSE OF THE MOBILISATION FEE WHICH THE LAWYER DEMANDED DOCTOR WERNER TO SEND TO HIM BEFORE HE WOULD STEP INTO THIS TRANSACTION.IF I FOUND OUT THAT ALL THESE THINGS YOU ARE TELLING ARE LIES,I WOULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH YOU AT ALL.AND WILL DO EVERTHING TO BREAK THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU.
I WILL LIKE YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE TO SEND TO ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR FULL LENGHT PICTURE,WITH THE PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT BEFORE I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
______________________________
Dear Miss Kone,
I am telling you the absolute truth. I wish all of this wasn't true. I wish all of this was not happening. But it is. It's all true.
I have additional bad news. Dr. Lovenstein tried to escape from jail, somehow he stole a car and was chased by the police off the side of a hill. He crashed and died. I am filled with nothing but grief. I can barely type this letter, I am so sad. He was my best friend and mentor for over 20 years. Attached are a couple of newspaper clipping proofs that I obtained from the Scranton Newspaper (the editor is a friend of mine) that mentions more of this story.
I think that it is in the best interest of the Lovenstein Institute to continue this transaction that you had with Dr. Lovenstein. I have a photo to send you as you require (a couple of photos of me and Dr. Lovenstein, both with and without my beard), but I do not have a scan of my passport handy right now. I will get that scanned and then send that to you in a later email.
My contact number is the same as it was for Dr. Lovenstein (44 XXXXXXXXX). I now have his office, and his phone number assigned to me. We are being deluged with calls, and as a result, I may have to change it. If I do that, I will give you the new number.
Thanks so much, Miss Kone.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marcus Welby
___________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject CONTACT THE LAWYER
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR OPEN MINDEDNESS AND INTEREST IN ASSISTING ME GET THIS MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL HELP ME TO COME UP TO AMERICA FOR CONTINUATION OF MY STUDIES AND INVESTMENTMENT OF THIS MONEY IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS VENTURE OF YOUR CHOICE.
I ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE SERIES OF PICTURES YOU SENT TO ME CONCERNING DOCTOR WERNER.I AM NOW VERY MUCH CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH. BUT,I WILL LIKE YOU TO ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT LIKE YOUR FRIEND,BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO RECEIVE ANY HEART BREAKING NEWS AGAIN ABOUT YOU IF I OPEN UP FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE GONE BACK TO THE PREVIOUS MAILS I SENT TO YOU FRIEND,YOU SHOULD FIND OUT THAT I HAVE GIVEN HIM THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER AND THE REQUIRED THINGS NEEDED FROM HIM.
ANYWAY,SINCE YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR MIND TO CONTINUE THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME,I AM GIVEN YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER ON TRUST FOR YOU TO CONTACT HIM AND FORWARD TO HIM THOSE REQUIREMENTS WHICH HE NEEDED FOR THIS TRANSACTION.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ESQUIRE COULIBARI'S CHAMBERS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE MANAGMENT OF THE BANK FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN AMERICA,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL THEN SEND SOME MONEY TO ME FOR THE PROCESSION OF MY TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS TO MEET WITH YOU RIGHT THERE IN AMERICA.
THE INFORMATIONS NEEDED FROM YOU ARE AS FOLLOW;
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS,
YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS PLUS YOUR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT PHOTO COPY YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR
DRIVING LICENCE IN ALTERNATIVE OR ANY OF YOUR
INTERNATIONAL RECORGNISED IDENTITY.
PLUS THE SUM OF ?1.500 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EURO WHICH THE LAWYER REQUESTED AS HIS MOBILISATION FEE.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE LAWYER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CONTACT ADDRESSES. THE LAWYER'S NAME IS BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI.WHILE HIS CONTACTS ARE.
PHONE 00225-05-62-77-34.,
FAX 00225-21-24-17-45,
E-MAIL coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND COME BACK TO ME WITH FEED BACK FROM THE LAWYER.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA KONE
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Dear Barrister Johnson Coulibari,
My name is Dr. Marcus Welby. You might not know me, but you might know a Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. He is, or I should say was, my colleague here at the Lovenstein Institute. He was an acquaintance of Rita Kone, and as I understand it, prepared to go into business with Miss Kone. However, those plans were waylaid when Dr. Lovenstein was arrested and charged with 26 counts of child molestation. A day or two after that, he tried to escape from jail and died while being chased by the police when his car went over an embankment.
I am taking you into my confidence when discussing this because I am trying to save the good image of the Institute. So I hope you will keep all of this information confidential.
Anyways, as I was saying, I took it upon myself to contact Miss Rita Kone and continue this business transaction as scheduled because I did not want Miss Kone to have any hard feelings towards the Institute.
My details are as follows:
My phone number and fax number are the same. Country code 44 07092812628
BANKING DETAILS
Account no. 7442896439-84
Account holders name Dr. Marcus Welby
Bank name South Wok Bank
Bank address
1224 South St
Philadelphia, PA
Bank fax No. 215-XXX-XXXX
Bank phone No. 215-XXX-XXXX
My passport is attached.
Thank you,
Dr. Marcus Welby
____________________________________
Sender johnson coulibari
Subject Acknowledgement of your mail.
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
(I looked up the address of "35 Boulevard de la Replublique" and it's the address of the Nigerian Embassy. The phone number however doesn't match with the Embassy)
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:XXXXXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Marcus Welby,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your maill,coupled with your requested datas to our chambers,for the onward submission to the international remittance department of the Bank of Africa Cote d'Ivoire for the effect of the transfer of the fund deposited with the bank africa by the late father of Miss Rita Kone into your account in the United States of America.
Hence she has instructed us to assist you to transfer the fund into your account,we promise to offer you the best of our servise. As she visited our chambers yesterday,she intimated me that you will be contacting me as soon as possible concerning this project.
Having received your particulars henceforth, however,It's neccessary that you send to our chambers our mobilization fee of ?1.500.00 one thousand five hundred euro through the western union money transfer,to the name of our secretary Rev.Alexander peter.
We also wish to notify you on time,that we can only render our service to you on receipt of our mobilisation fee from you,as it entails in our condition of service.
On receipt of this fee,we will henceforth forward your datas to the management of the bank of africa for the request of the transfer of this fund into your already submitted account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
________________________
Dear Barrister,
I'm sending the money "restricted delivery", That means you can only pick up the money at a specified location. Pus, the transaction won't be trackable online (after all, it is a secret transaction we are dealing in here) and as a result, the transaction wont be posted online. I thought that was probably a good idea to make sure that you got it.
I will be sending it here:
ECOBANK COTE D'IVOIRE
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougère
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
I will try to send it on Monday morning. If I can't, I will send it on Tuesday morning.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
____________________________________________
Email sent to the Ecobank branch in Abidjan:
To whom it may concern,
A man named Rev. Alexander Peter, will be coming to the following branch on Monday morning.
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougères
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
If he isn't there on Monday, he will be there on Tuesday morning. He will be stopping by to pick up 1,500 Euros from Dr. Marcus Welby at Western Union. Only thing is that the money won't be there because it was never sent. The man coming to pick up the money is a Nigerian 419 scammer. Be sure to get lots of photographs of him and get his identification.
___________________________________
À qui de droit, A Rev. appelé par homme Alexandre Peter, viendra à la branche suivante lundi matin.
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougères
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
S'il isn't là lundi, il sera là mardi matin. Il cessera près de prendre 1.500 Euros de Dr. Marcus Welby à l'union occidentale. Seulement la chose est que l'argent won't soit là parce qu'il n'a été jamais envoyé. L'homme venant pour prendre l'argent est un scammer du nigérien 419. Soyez sûr d'obtenir un bon nombre de photographies de lui et d'obtenir son identification.
__________________________________
(Below, no mention of the trouble they ran into trying to collect the Western Union payment at the bank)
Sender johnson coulibari
Subject Bank account provided
Recipient Werner Lovenstein
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Marcus Welby,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail. However as you have rejected sending the money through the western union,for proper accountability reasons,you are therefore instructed to send this money through the BIAO bank(BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST) to our cashier,Madam Attobrat Mouloubra Clementine.
A/C Number: 228/34/341/708x
Swift Code: BIAO CIABXXX
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
_______________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject I AM VERY WORRIED TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SINCE LAST WEEK CONCERNING YOUR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE LAWYER.BUT I NEVER HEAR FROM YOU WHY?? I AM VERY WORRIED TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY SO THAT I WILL KNOW THE LEVEL OF THIS TRANSACTION.BECACAUSE I AM NOT READY TO CONTINUE STAYING HERE IN AFRICA. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME YOUR MIND CONCERNING THE BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH WE ARE GOING TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AMERICA.
WHAT IS THE ARRANGEMENT WHICH YOU ARE MAKING FOR ME OVER THE SCHOOL I AM GOING TO BE ENROLED IN.BECAUSE I AM A SECONDARY FIVE SCHOOL DROOP OUT. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE ARRANGEMENT YOU ARE MAKING FOR ME ABOUT WHERE I AM GOING TO STAY IN AMERICA WHEN I COME.I AM GOING TO STAY WITH YOU OR ARE GOING TO BUT A HOUSE FOR ME.BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF STAYING IN HOTEL ANY LONGER.
PLEASE DOCTOR MARCUS WRITE TO ME A.S.A.P. AND PROVIDE ME ANSWERS TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS.SO THAT I WILL WHERE ARE I AM GOING TO.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.
THANKS ANS GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
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Hi Rita,
Sorry for the delay, but running the institute has taken alot of my time.I thought that maybe you could move in with me. We can share a room. My wife wouldn't like it, but she doesn't like anything I do.
Your attorney has sent different instructions to me which has confused me. I tried to send it Western Union, and then he turns around and tells me to send it directly to his account. He said that I "rejected" sending it through Western Union, which wasn't the case. I had already sent it Western Union.
After this new wrinkle in this transaction, I went to the Board of Directors, and they said that they had major doubts about this transaction. I asked them for the money to complete this transaction, and they complained that you haven't shown any good faith towards the institute. That the Institute is putting up all this money for you on your behalf, and you're not even a member of the institute. I asked them that if you were a member, would they then allow me to send the money to your lawyer. They said definitely. Yes.
So, I need to make you a member of the institute. I hope you don't have any objections. If not I'll send you by email the requirements for you to sign up. Don't worry. It's pretty simple and you don't have to stay a member after I send your lawyer the money.
In any case, if you recall I told you something about $350,000 dollars missing from the Institutes accounts. And that Dr. Lovenstein, just before he died, said it was hidden under a "big W" in Santa Rosita Park. Well, I've just found out the location of the money, but I haven't told anyone about it. I'm the only one who now knows this information and I do not know what to do with the money.
I have attached a photograph of the location, of where it is hidden in the park.
Later on, I'm going to go dig it up. I've already bought a pick and a shovel from the hardware store and dig up that money. But once I got it, I do not know what to spend it on. If you have any ideas, let me know.
As for what schools you should go to, I was thinking of Harvard, or Princeton, or Yale. You write very well for a secondary school drop out, so I think you would fit right in one of those schools.
As for business ventures, I was thinking of you to invest in Enron, Pioneer Aviation, or in Automotive stocks like Edsel.
Thanks,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
__________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject I AM NOT HAPPY WITH YOU AT ALL
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE.
I AM NOT HAPPY THE WAY YOU TELL ME ALL THIS STORIES NOW. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT THE VERY PERSON I WANTED TO DO THIS BUSSINESS WITH. AND YOU TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN MAN IS DEAD THAT YOU WILL HELP SO THAT I WILL NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT YOUR INSTITUTION.TO HONEST WITH YOU I AM NOT HAPPY WITH ALL YOUR THINGS YOU ARE TELLING. WHICH MEANS YOU THINK THAT I AM JOKING WITH YOU ON THE NET.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME OPENING WHETHER YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION OR NOT INSTED OF TELLING ME ALL THESE COOCK AND BULL.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
MISS RITA.
__________________________________________
Dear Miss Kone,
I am not telling you any stories. Dr. Lovenstein is indeed deceased. If he isn't dead, then why isn't he emailing you? Because he's long gone.
I realize that you wanted to do business with Dr. Lovenstein originally, but he is dead. And I now have his job. So now you have to deal with me and the Board of Directors.
And yes, I will gladly help you out in your transaction.
And dont you dare talk to me the way you have. Otherwise you will force me to spank you, you naughty girl.
Thanks,
Dr, Marcus Welby, MD
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
____________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject PLEASE STOP INSULTING ME
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LATEST MAILTO ME. IN THE FIRST PLACE I WANT TO INFORM YOU ARE NOT THE MAIN PERSON PERSON I CONTACTED FOR THIS TRANSACTION.BUT YOU ARE THE ONE THAT TOLD ME THAT HE IS DEAD.ALSO YOU ECCEPTED TO ASSIST IN THIS TRANSACTION ON HIS BEHALF SO THAT I WILL NOT FEEL BAD. BUT HOW CAN YOU NOW TURN ARROUND TO INSULT ME,TELLING ME THAT I AM A NAUGHTY GIRL,AND ALL SORTS OF RUBBISH.HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO BELEIVE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME??? YOU TALK TO ME LIKE AS SOTO SAY THAT I AM A TEIF OR RATHER A BASTERD.
NOW WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT,IF YOU REALLY WANT ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSDACTION,YOU BETTER GO AHEAD AND PAY THE HIS MONEY SO THAT TRANSACTION WILL BE CARRIED ON AT THE SAME TIME.BUT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ASSIST ME,YOU BETTER STOP WRITTING TO ME.
BYE FOR NOW.
MISS RITA.
______________________________________
Dear Miss Rita Kone,
I do not know what you are talking about. I have sent the payment. Not only that, but I have received an email confirmation for the payment, and a request for more funds. See for yourself:
_____________________________________________
From : ububuka@XXXXXXXXX
Sent : Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:35 AM
To : lovensteininstitute
Subject : we got payment!
dear mr. lovenstein institute,
we have received your payment of 1500 euros. thank you! we will prepare all the documents for you signature. now we need is an additional 12,000 euros for attorney remitance fees.
please send that munny by western union to:
arnold jackson ububuka
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire WEST AFRICA
and please send me the control numbers here.
cordially,
Barrister PERRY MASON, esq.
_________________________________________
Miss Kone, I need to know who these people are. You and the Lawyer have not introduced me to them (Mr. Ububuka, and Mr. Mason). Maybe Dr. Lovenstein was acquainted with them through you, but I am not.
Before I send the additional 12,000 Euros to them, I need to know who they are.
Thank you,
Dr. Marcus Welby
__________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject URGENT REPLY PLEASE
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LATEST MAILTO ME. DR MARCUS PLAESE I WILL LIKE YOU SEAND TO ME THE DORCURMENTS YOU USED TO PAY THE MONEY TO THE LORYER AND SLIP AND CONTROL NUMBER YOU USED TO PAY THE MONEY PLAESE DEAR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EMEBRASED IN THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT ALL IS CAUSED BY THE WAY YOU TOURKED TO ME TRY TO GET BACK TO ME AS POSSIBLE WHITH THE REQUESTED INQUIRY TO ENABLE US CONTINUE THIS TRANSACTION AS WILL AS FINALISE IT SUCCSSFULLY, AFTERWHICH HAPPINESS AND JOY WILL BE OURS
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU
THANKS
MISS RITA
_____________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject Sincerely In Need Of Your Help.
DEAR DR MARCUS!
I DECIDED TO COMMUNICATE YOU FOR THE SECOND TIME,CONCERNING YOUR QUESTIONS,BECAUSE SINCE I HEARD THAT MY FIRST CONTACT PERSON IS DEAD,THINGS IS NOMORE WORKING HOW IT SUPPOSE TO BE. THE NAME YOU MENTIONED(ARNOLD JOHNSON UBUBUKA)AND( MASON),I'VE NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH SUCH NAME,I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE PREVIOUS TRANSACTIONS WITH DR LOVENSTEIN,AND YOU MISTAKINGLY MISPLACED THEM FOR MY PERSONAL LAWYER (BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI),I CALLED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS WORK AND HE SAID THAT HE CAN NOT WORK WITHOUT HIS FEES BEING PAID,THEN I SUGGEST THAT IF YOU'RE SURE YOU SEND THE FEES TO MY PERSONAL LAWYER,DO ME THIS FAVOUR BY SCANNING THE WESTERN UNION SLIP YOU FILLED BEFORE SENDING THE MONEY.I NEED TO KNOW THE PHONE NUMBERS OF THE ARNOLD AND MASON.
PLEASE I DON'T WANT ANOTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS FROM NOWHERE TO JEOPARDISE YOUR EFFORT AND I CAN NOT STAND TO LOSE MY MONEY WHILEBECAUSE EVERY THING ABOUT MY LIFE LIES ON THE MONEY.
I TRIED THE PHONE NUMBERS YOU GIVE TO MY LAWYER AND IT WASN'T RINGING (XXXXXXXXX),REALLY I HAVE GIVEN ALL MY TRUST TO YOU,SO PLEASE I DESERVE SAME AS WELL. THANKS FOR THE EFFORT.
MISS RITE KONE.
N/B:HAVE COULIBARI SPOKEN WITH YOU ON THE PHONE,IF YES,GIVE ME THE NUMBERS YOU'RE USING TO COMMUNICATE YOU.FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.
_______________________________________________________
Sender rita kone r_k19812002@yahoo.com
Subject MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS.( I NEED THE TRUTH).
UNCLE MARCUS!
I DECIDED TO BE COMMUNICATING YOU PRIVATELY,BECAUSE I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE WHOLE ISSUE,I COULD HAVE ASKED YOU TO STOP COMMUNICATING BARRISTER COULIBARI,FOR NOW TILL I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH MY SELF.
ANOTHER QUESTIONS OF MINE;IS BARRISTER COULIBARI THE ONE THAT TOLD YOU TO PAY HIS FEES WITH THOSE NAMES,IF YES,ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU HIS PHONE NUMBERS,BEFORE YOU'LL CONTINUE WITH HIM,BECAUSE HIM COULIBARI IS THE ONE THAT GIVE ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER,WHICH IS NOT THROUGH.SO PLEASE RECONFIRM ALL THESE FOR ME.
THANKS FOR THE EFFORT;
KIND REGARDS;
MISS RITA KONE.
_______________________________________________________
Dear Miss Kone,
I have looked through Dr. Lovenstein's old records and papers, and I cannot find any mention of Mr. Ububuka or Mr. Mason. So, I do not think that they are old acquaintances of him.
I have placed the Western Union receipt away. I will have to get that scanned. Unable to do that right now due to other concerns. As soon as my hands are free, I will have it scanned and sent to you.
No, your Barrister, Mr. Coulibari did not ask me to make payment to those guys. Here are his exact instructions to me:
________________________
However as you have rejected sending the money through
the western union,for proper accountability
reasons,you are therefore instructed to send this
money through the BIAO bank(BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DE
L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST)
to our cashier,Madam Attobrat Mouloubra Clementine.
A/C Number: 228/34/341/708x
Swift Code: BIAO CIABXXX
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
__________________________
I should have listened to him and made payment that way instead of Western Union.
I too am confused. I am wondering where the payment went. Because the Western Union offices are closed right now, I will not be able to check untill they are open.
Do me a big favor and keep the lines of communication open with Mr Ububuka. I gave you his email address (ububuka@XXXXXXX). Contact him, and try to find out who he is, where he is, how he got the money, what he did with it, etc. And then turn that information over to me.
Thanks,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
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Sender rita kone r_k19812002@yahoo.com
Subject GOOD CO-OPERATIONS:
Recipient Werner Lovenstein
DEAR UNCLE MARCUS!
I AM SURPRISE WITH YOUR EXPLANATIONS.
(1) MY LAWYER DENIED RECIEVING 1,500EURO,AND HE DENIED KNOWING UBUBUKA AND MASON,AND I AM CONFUSED THAT YOU SETTLE ANOTHER LAWYER HIS FEES WITHOUT CONFIRMING THROUGH ME OR COULIBARI.
(2) MY LIFE NOW IS LIKE BEING IN DANGER WHILE BECAUSE,IT SEEMS THAT SOME BODY SOME WHERE WANTS TO GET MY MONEY TO HIM/HER SELF.
YESTERDAY;I CONTACTED A CHURCH PASTOR WHOM HAS ACCEPTED TO HELP US OUT WITHOUT APPLYING ANY LAWYER,BUT HE DEMANDS THAT YOU MUST COME DOWN TO ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST TO MEET FACE TO FACE WITH HIM AND ARRANGE ON HOW BEST THE FUND WILL MOVE TO YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT PROBLEM FROM ANY PARTY OR PERSONS UNKNOWN TO US.
HIM THE PASTOR INSTRUCTS THAT YOU'LL MUST WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT STOP COMMUNICATING WITH ANY PERSONS CONCERNING MY MONEY UNLESS ON HIS DIRECTIVES. HIM THE PASTOR DEMANDS FOR YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
I MYSELF HAS MAPPED OUT ANOTHER PERCENTAGE THAT WILL COVER ANY EXPENSES YOU MIGHT INCURE ON THIS TRANSACTIONS.
AS SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBERS THE PASTOR IN QUESTIONS WILL COMMUNICATE YOU FOR GOOD CO-OPERATIONS.
THANKS,
SINCERELY YOURS;
RITA KONE.
__________________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject Waiting Your Response.
STILL WAITING FOR YOUR PHONE NUMBERS AS THE PASTOR DEMANDS.
RITA KONE.
___________________________________________________________
Dear Rita,
You and him have my number It is the same as Dr. Lovenstein's old number.
Thanks,
Dr.. Marcus Welby
Subject Sincerely In Need Of Your Help.
FROM:MISS Rita Kone.
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.
Dear Respectful one
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going in to business relationship with you. I am Miss Rita Kone the only Daugther of late Mr.Mikko. Kone.My Father was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in Abidjan , the economic capital of Ivory coast, my Father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My Father died on june 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan before his death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he lodge the sum of of nine million ,five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($9.500,000) left in a prime bank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire with my name as the next of kin, so because of the political problem here now that cost the death of many people since 19th september 2002 here cote d'ivoire, then i decided to seek for a foreign partner who will help me in transferring the money out of Africa for investment purpose under his care since i am a girl also ignorant of investment.
He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice as to invest the money wisely.
Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only 21 years old also a girl.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
More over, sir i am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14) days, you signify interest to assist me. Anticipating to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless.
Best regards,
Miss Rita Kone
_________________________________
Hello Rita,
I think it is good fortune that we found each other. My name is Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. I am the founder, Treasurer, and Chairman of The Lovenstein Institute. We are located in Scranton, PA. I believe that I can assist you as you asked (provide a bank account, be a guardian to the funds, make arrangements for you to come here to this country)
Please get back to me as to how I can be of assistance to you.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
The Lovenstein Institute
_________________________________
Sender
rita kone
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS HIGHLY NEEDED
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDILUTED INTEREST TOWARDS ASSISTING ME GET THIS FUND TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY. THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU IS TO ASSIST ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT SO THAT I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO LIVE THERE AND INVEST THE MONEY IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE AND AS WELL CONTINUE MY EDUCATION. I WANT YOU TO KNOW NOW THAT THERE IS AN AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH THE LAWYER REQUESTED ME TO GIVE HIM BEFORE HE COULD HELP ME GET THIS MONEY OUT OF THE BANK OF AFRICA WHERE IT WAS BEEN DEPOSITED BY MY LATE FATHER. ESQUIRE COULIBARI CHARGED ME THE SUM OF ?1.500.00 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EURO AS HIS CONSULTATION AND MOBILISATION FEE FOR THE SERVICE.
THEREFORE,IF YOU REALLY WANT TO ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION,WHICH MEANS I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER IN MY NEXT MAIL TO YOU SO THAT YOU CONTACT HIM AND REGULATE THE MATTER WITH HIM.AND AS WELL SEND TO HIM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS AND EVERY NECCESSARY INFORMATIONS HE MAY NEED FROM YOU.
IF I GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER,YOU WILL THEN WORK WITH HIM HAND IN HAND TILL THIS MONEY IS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,BECAUSE I DON'T YET HAVE ANY IDEA OR RATHER EXPERIENCE OF MONEY TRANSFER.I AM NOW 21 YEARS OLD AND A SECONDARY FIVE SCHOLL DRUP OUT. I HAVE TWICE MET THIS LAWYER ASKING HIM FOR HIS NOBLE HELP.BUT HE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT THEIR CHAMBERS CAN NEVER ATTEND TO SUCH SERVICE WITHOUT COLLECTING THE CONSULTATION AND MOBILISATION FEE.
UNCLE DR.WERNER,THINK ABOUT THIS AND GET BACK TO ME A.S.A.P.
IN CASE YOU NEED ANY OF MY PERSONAL INFORMATIONS,I WILL DEFINETLY FORWARD IT TO YOU AT SHORTEST NOTICE. MEANWHILE,I NEED YOUR PICTURE,PLUS YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND RESIDENCE ADDRESS.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA KONE.
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Hello Rita,
I'll be happy to help you.
My address is:
91 Lovenstein Road
Scranton, PA
USA
Phone number:
+XX XXXXXXXX
Attached is a photo of myself with my colleague and friend Dr. Marcus Welby. I am the grey haired gentleman, and Dr. Welby is the younger gentleman. I'm not sure of what kind of personal information I would like from you. Give me a little while to think of something and I'll get back to you on that.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
_____________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject CONTACT THE LAWYER
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDILUTED INTEREST TOWARDS ASSISTING ME GET THIS FUND TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN U.S.A. I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOUR PICTURE AND PHONE NUMBER WHICH YOU SENT TO ME. I HAVE CONTACTED BARRISTER COULIBARI CONCERNING YOUR TODAY'S MAIL,HE PROMISED ME THAT AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE REQUESTED MONEY TO HIS CHAMBERS,PLUS YOUR PARTICULARS,THAT THEY WILL WHOLE HEARTEDLY ASSIST YOU TO GET THIS MONEY SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERED TO YOU.I HAVE ALSO HANDED EVERY PARTICULARS CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT,AS WELL HANDED YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND NAME TO HIM,FOR HIS AWARENESS TOO.
HE INSTRUCTED ME TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE STILL NEEDED TO SEND YOUR FAX NUMBER,BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS,AND ALSO A CLEAR IDENTITY OF YOURS,EITHER YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTO COPY,FIRST AND SECOND PAGES OR DRIVING LICENCE OR ANY OTHER INTERNATIONALY ACCEPTABLE IDENTITY. HE INFORMED ME TO INSTRUCT YOU TO SEND THESE REMAINING REQUIREMENTS TO HIS CHAMBERS DIRECT,TO ENABLE HIM FORWARD THEM IMMEDIATELY TO THE BANK OF AFRICA FOR IMMEDIATE REQUEST OF THE RELEASE OF THIS FUND TO YOU,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL THEN SEND SOME MONEY TO ME FOR THE PREPARATION OF MY TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE LAWYER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CONTACT ADDRESSES.
THE LAWYER'S NAME IS BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI.WHILE HIS CONTACTS ARE.
PHONE 00225-05-62-77-34.,
FAX 00225-21-24-17-45,
E-MAIL coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CALL THE LAWYER AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR SOME VITAL AND ORAL DISCUSSION CONCERNING THIS FUND TRANSFER AS WELL AS CO-OPERATING AND PLANING WITH HIM ON THE EARLIEST MEANS OF RETRIEVING THIS FUND FROM THE BANK,SINCE MY LIFE IS NOW IN GREAT POOR CONDITION HERE. PLEASE UNCLE,I COULDN'T CALL YOU ON PHONE NOW BECAUSE OF MY IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL CONDITION.BUT I WILL LIKE YOU TO COME BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU FORWARD THESE REQUESTED THINGS TO THE LAWYER.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
MISS RITA.
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Dear BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI,
Hi. My name is Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. I am a friend of Rita Kone. She has instructed me to contact you about the fund.
What do I do now?
Thanks,
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
The Lovenstein Institute
_________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject ATTACHED ARE MY PICTURES
UNCLE,
I HAVE ATTACHED THREE OF MY PICTURES TO YOU,FOR YOUR PLEASURE GLANCING.ENJOY YOURSELF WITH THOSE PICTURES. THE SECOND ATTACHED PICTURE IS TAKEN IN MY HOTEL ROOM. I HAVE TO INFORM YOU EARLIER THAT I AM SQUATING IN ONE OF THE HOTELS HERE IN ABIDJAN,PAYING TO THE MANAGEMENT EVERY WEEKEND.YOU CAN IMAGINE A YOUNG GILR OF MY TYPE WITHOUT ANY FATHER OR MOTHER NOR A GOOD RELATIONS.THAT IS THE REASON WHY I WANT YOU TO HURRY UP AND HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY URGENTLY FROM THE BANK OF AFRICA INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN AMERICA,AFTER WHICH I WILL COME UP TO LIVE WITH YOU THERE IN AMERICA FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE TIME.
PLEASE UNCLE,I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS MONEY IN THE BANK IS MY ONLY HOPE OF SURVIVAL IN THIS WORLD,THEREFORE I WILL NOT BE HAPPY WITH YOU ,IF YOU HAVE A BAD THING IN YOUR MIND OVER THIS MONEY,BECAUSE I AM READY TO COMMIT SUCIDE IF YOU DIRE TRY TO SIT ON THIS MONEY WHEN IT ARRIVES IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
I KNOW HOW I AM MANAGING TO SURVIVE HERE IN ABIDJAN OR EVEN PAY MY HOTEL BILLS. I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME AS YOUR DAUGHTHER OR RATHER JUNIOR SISTER,BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SOME HOW CONVINVCED THAT YOU ARE THE ONE SENT BY GOD TO MAKE ME COME OUT OF THIS COUNTRY. I WOULD BE MORE HAPPY WITH YOU,IF YOU CAN TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR MARITAL STATUS AND FAMILY BACK GROUND,SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHAT I AM COMING TO FACE WHENEVER I ARRIVE IN AMERICA.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SPEAK WITH YOU ON PHONE,SO THAT I CAN TEEL YOU MORE ABOUT ME,BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN NOT EFFORD THE EXPENCES INVOLVED,I PREFFER TO LIVE IT PENDING.I WOULD HAVE ALSO LIKE YOU TO CALL ME ON ANY OTHER PHONE LINE,BUT IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE FOR ME,BECAUSE I WILL NOT LIKE TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER PERSON'S PHONE NUMBER SO THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL CONCRETLY REMAIN SECRET BETWEEN YOU,ME AND THE ESQUIRE COULIBARI.
I WOULD HAVE BE VERY GLAD IF YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR ANY CELL PHONE FOR ME FROM THERE SO THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR CALL ANY MOMENT YOU NEED TO DISCUSS WITH ME TILL THIS TRANSACTION IS FINALLY CONCLUDED.BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CERTAIN SECRET THINGS I WILL LIKE TO CONFIND IN YOU,ALL FOR OUR BETTERMENT. I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR A GOOD NEWS FROM YOU.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
N/B NEVER FORGET TO CONTACT ESQUIRE COULIBARI TODAY.
____________________________
Hello again Rita,
Attached is a scan of my passport. Don't worry about the hotel expenses. I will be able to take care of it in due time. Just tell the hotel to make out the bill to Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein of Scranton, PA
Feel free to order room service, and be sure to leave tips (about 15 percent) on the bill. I'll take care of the tips too.
Rita, I can't get over on how good you look in your pictures. It makes me wonder what you look like underneath all those clothes. Have you any photos of yourself like that? If you do, please send them to me.
My phone number and fax number are the same. Country code 44 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BANKING DETAILS
Account no. 4328906439-81
Account holders name Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
Bank name South Wok Bank
Bank address
1224 South St
Philadelphia, PA
Bank fax No. 215-XXX-XXXX
Bank phone No. 215-XXX-XXXX
(In reality it's the name, address, and phone numbers of a chinese restaurant)
Will contact the lawyer very shortly.
Thanks
Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein
_______________________________________
Sender
johnson coulibari coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
Subject Letter of Acknowledgement
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Lovenstein,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your maill to our chambers,inwhich you were directed to contact me by your friend Miss Rita Kone in respect of assisting you transfer the fund deposited with the bank of africa by her late father into your account. Hence she has consulted us to assist you to transfer the fund into your account,we promise to offer you the best of our servise.
As she visited our chambers yesterday,she intimated me that you will be contacting me as soon as possible concerning this project. However,It's pettinent that you forward to our chambers henceforth(1)your internationl passport photo copy,or driving license in alternative,(2)Your bank account details (3) Your phone and fax numbers,to be submitted to the management of bank of Africa,for the immediate effect of the transfer of this fund into your overseas account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone,coupled with our mobilisation fee of ?1.500.00 one thousand five hundred euro through the western union money transfer,to the name of our secretary Rev.Alexander peter.
It's pettinent also to notify you on time,that we can only render our service to you on receipt of our mobilisation fee from you,as it entails in our etics. On receipt of this fee with your particulars,we will henceforth forward your datas to the management of the bank of africa for immediate request of the transfer of this fund into your overseas account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
______________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject THANK YOU UNCLE DR.WERNER,
UNCLE DR.WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR SENDING TO ME THE PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT,PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS PLUS YOUR BANK INFORMATION.THIS SHOWS ME THAT YOU REALLY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN ME.BUT I AM VERY GLAD ALSO TO HEAR FROM YOU THAT YOU WILL CONTACT THE LAWYER.I LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THEIR CHAMBERS AND SEND TO THEM ALL THESE THINGS WHICH YOU SEND TO ME PLUS HIS FEE SO THAT HE WILL START THIS TRANSACTION QUICK. WHEN YOU CONTACT HIM TRY TO LET ME KNOW PLEASE.
I ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE HOTEL EXPENCES WHICH YOU PROMISED ME TO HELP ME CARE FOR,EVEN WITH MY FEEDINGS ALSO.I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS.MAY MY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU FULLFILL YOUR PROMISE AMEN.
BUT I STILL HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HAND SET SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO REACH EACH OTHER ON LINE ANY TIME WE WANT.I WISH YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS CELL PHONE TO THIS TRANSACTION AND SEND IT TO ME LATEST BY MONDAY THROUGH THE D.H.L. SERVICES OF FEDEX.I AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR THIS PLEASE UNCLE. UNCLE,I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COMPLEMENTS GIVEN TO MY PICTURES.BUT I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY NACKED PICTURE NEITHER I CAN TAKE THAT KIND OF PICTURE.BECAUSE OUR AFRICAN CULTURE CONDEMS IT PLEASE. BUT IF YOU STILL NEED SOME MORE CO-OPERATE PICTURES OF MINE,I CAN STILL PROVID YOU.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
_________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject WHAT IS HAPPENING??
DEAR UNCLE WERNER,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I WONDER WHY YOU HAVE NOT WRITTEN TO ME FOR COUPLE OF DAYS NOW. I VISITED THE LAWYER YESTERDAY,AND HE TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT SENT THE REQUESTED PATICULLARS TO THEM NEITHER THE MOBILISATION FEE. WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT YOUR END NOW? PLEASE UNCLE,I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS,GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TELL ME YOUR STATE OF MIND OVER THIS TRANSACTION TO ENABLE ME KNOW THE NEXT THING TO DO ON TIME.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
MISS RITA.
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Dear Miss Rita Kone,
My name is Dr. Marcus Welby. I am a colleague of Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein at the Lovenstein Institute. I am afraid to say that Dr. Lovenstein has been arrested and charged by the authoritites for the crime of child molestation. To put it more bluntly, he has been diddling little boys.
It seems that he has been doing this for quite some time. Using his position as a Doctor to get close to little kids. Plying them with candy and money, and then having sex with them. When the parents found out, Dr. Lovenstein has bought their silence using funds that he embezzled from his own institute.
As it turned out, he has a past record of this from when he was a juvenile. It all started way back when he was 16 years old. He was caught and sentenced to 6 years in prison. But because he was a juvenile (under the age of 18), his sentence was reduced to two years, and after his release, his conviction was expunged from the official record.
We were all in great shock as you can well imagine.
The Lovenstein Institute Board of Directors have named me as Dr. Lovenstein's replacement and I have appointed accountants to go over the institutes financial records to see what was stolen and where did he spend it. So far they have managed to account for almost everything except for the sum of $350,000 which is still missing. I visited Dr. Lovenstein in jail and he refused to tell me the location of this missing money.
I am doing everything possible to prevent this news from being reported in the press. Failing that, I will be trying to save the good image of the Lovenstein Institute. That being said, I wish to continue the business deal you had with Dr. Lovenstein so that there will be no hard feelings from you. I hope that this is ok with you.
Please tell me what I have to do and what you need from me.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
__________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject ONLY THE TRUTH I NEEDED FROM
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD MESSAGE WHICH REALLY REVEALED TO ME THE TYPE OF PERSON DOCTR WERNER IS.I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHAT MIGHT HAVE STOPED HIM FROM WRITTING TO ME FOR COUPLE OF DAYS NOW.IF YOU ARE REALLY SINCERE TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION,I WILL LIKE YOU TO TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOURSELF BEFORE I WILL CONSIDER YOU TO DO THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME,BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS MY ONLY HOPE OF SUEVIVAL IN LIFE.THE REASON WHY I AM TELLING YOU ALL THIS IS BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LIKE TO FALL INTO THE HAND OF ANY PERSON THAT WILL SIT ON HIS THIS MONEY WHEN FINALLY TRANSFERED INTO HIS ACCOUNT.
I HOPE YOU ARE NOT TELLING ME LIES,BECAUSE OF THE MOBILISATION FEE WHICH THE LAWYER DEMANDED DOCTOR WERNER TO SEND TO HIM BEFORE HE WOULD STEP INTO THIS TRANSACTION.IF I FOUND OUT THAT ALL THESE THINGS YOU ARE TELLING ARE LIES,I WOULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH YOU AT ALL.AND WILL DO EVERTHING TO BREAK THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU.
I WILL LIKE YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE TO SEND TO ME YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR FULL LENGHT PICTURE,WITH THE PHOTO COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT BEFORE I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
______________________________
Dear Miss Kone,
I am telling you the absolute truth. I wish all of this wasn't true. I wish all of this was not happening. But it is. It's all true.
I have additional bad news. Dr. Lovenstein tried to escape from jail, somehow he stole a car and was chased by the police off the side of a hill. He crashed and died. I am filled with nothing but grief. I can barely type this letter, I am so sad. He was my best friend and mentor for over 20 years. Attached are a couple of newspaper clipping proofs that I obtained from the Scranton Newspaper (the editor is a friend of mine) that mentions more of this story.
I think that it is in the best interest of the Lovenstein Institute to continue this transaction that you had with Dr. Lovenstein. I have a photo to send you as you require (a couple of photos of me and Dr. Lovenstein, both with and without my beard), but I do not have a scan of my passport handy right now. I will get that scanned and then send that to you in a later email.
My contact number is the same as it was for Dr. Lovenstein (44 XXXXXXXXX). I now have his office, and his phone number assigned to me. We are being deluged with calls, and as a result, I may have to change it. If I do that, I will give you the new number.
Thanks so much, Miss Kone.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marcus Welby
___________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject CONTACT THE LAWYER
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR OPEN MINDEDNESS AND INTEREST IN ASSISTING ME GET THIS MONEY TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL HELP ME TO COME UP TO AMERICA FOR CONTINUATION OF MY STUDIES AND INVESTMENTMENT OF THIS MONEY IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS VENTURE OF YOUR CHOICE.
I ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE SERIES OF PICTURES YOU SENT TO ME CONCERNING DOCTOR WERNER.I AM NOW VERY MUCH CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME THE TRUTH. BUT,I WILL LIKE YOU TO ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT LIKE YOUR FRIEND,BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT TO RECEIVE ANY HEART BREAKING NEWS AGAIN ABOUT YOU IF I OPEN UP FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE GONE BACK TO THE PREVIOUS MAILS I SENT TO YOU FRIEND,YOU SHOULD FIND OUT THAT I HAVE GIVEN HIM THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER AND THE REQUIRED THINGS NEEDED FROM HIM.
ANYWAY,SINCE YOU HAVE MADE UP YOUR MIND TO CONTINUE THIS TRANSACTION WITH ME,I AM GIVEN YOU THE CONTACT OF THE LAWYER ON TRUST FOR YOU TO CONTACT HIM AND FORWARD TO HIM THOSE REQUIREMENTS WHICH HE NEEDED FOR THIS TRANSACTION.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ESQUIRE COULIBARI'S CHAMBERS FOR SUBMISSION TO THE MANAGMENT OF THE BANK FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN AMERICA,AFTER WHICH YOU WILL THEN SEND SOME MONEY TO ME FOR THE PROCESSION OF MY TRAVELLING DOCUMENTS TO MEET WITH YOU RIGHT THERE IN AMERICA.
THE INFORMATIONS NEEDED FROM YOU ARE AS FOLLOW;
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS,
YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS PLUS YOUR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT PHOTO COPY YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR
DRIVING LICENCE IN ALTERNATIVE OR ANY OF YOUR
INTERNATIONAL RECORGNISED IDENTITY.
PLUS THE SUM OF ?1.500 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EURO WHICH THE LAWYER REQUESTED AS HIS MOBILISATION FEE.
YOU CAN CONTACT THE LAWYER THROUGH THE FOLLOWING CONTACT ADDRESSES. THE LAWYER'S NAME IS BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI.WHILE HIS CONTACTS ARE.
PHONE 00225-05-62-77-34.,
FAX 00225-21-24-17-45,
E-MAIL coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND COME BACK TO ME WITH FEED BACK FROM THE LAWYER.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA KONE
__________________________________________
Dear Barrister Johnson Coulibari,
My name is Dr. Marcus Welby. You might not know me, but you might know a Dr. Werner R. Lovenstein. He is, or I should say was, my colleague here at the Lovenstein Institute. He was an acquaintance of Rita Kone, and as I understand it, prepared to go into business with Miss Kone. However, those plans were waylaid when Dr. Lovenstein was arrested and charged with 26 counts of child molestation. A day or two after that, he tried to escape from jail and died while being chased by the police when his car went over an embankment.
I am taking you into my confidence when discussing this because I am trying to save the good image of the Institute. So I hope you will keep all of this information confidential.
Anyways, as I was saying, I took it upon myself to contact Miss Rita Kone and continue this business transaction as scheduled because I did not want Miss Kone to have any hard feelings towards the Institute.
My details are as follows:
My phone number and fax number are the same. Country code 44 07092812628
BANKING DETAILS
Account no. 7442896439-84
Account holders name Dr. Marcus Welby
Bank name South Wok Bank
Bank address
1224 South St
Philadelphia, PA
Bank fax No. 215-XXX-XXXX
Bank phone No. 215-XXX-XXXX
My passport is attached.
Thank you,
Dr. Marcus Welby
____________________________________
Sender johnson coulibari
Subject Acknowledgement of your mail.
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
(I looked up the address of "35 Boulevard de la Replublique" and it's the address of the Nigerian Embassy. The phone number however doesn't match with the Embassy)
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:XXXXXXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Marcus Welby,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your maill,coupled with your requested datas to our chambers,for the onward submission to the international remittance department of the Bank of Africa Cote d'Ivoire for the effect of the transfer of the fund deposited with the bank africa by the late father of Miss Rita Kone into your account in the United States of America.
Hence she has instructed us to assist you to transfer the fund into your account,we promise to offer you the best of our servise. As she visited our chambers yesterday,she intimated me that you will be contacting me as soon as possible concerning this project.
Having received your particulars henceforth, however,It's neccessary that you send to our chambers our mobilization fee of ?1.500.00 one thousand five hundred euro through the western union money transfer,to the name of our secretary Rev.Alexander peter.
We also wish to notify you on time,that we can only render our service to you on receipt of our mobilisation fee from you,as it entails in our condition of service.
On receipt of this fee,we will henceforth forward your datas to the management of the bank of africa for the request of the transfer of this fund into your already submitted account,as directed by Miss Rita Kone
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
________________________
Dear Barrister,
I'm sending the money "restricted delivery", That means you can only pick up the money at a specified location. Pus, the transaction won't be trackable online (after all, it is a secret transaction we are dealing in here) and as a result, the transaction wont be posted online. I thought that was probably a good idea to make sure that you got it.
I will be sending it here:
ECOBANK COTE D'IVOIRE
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougère
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
I will try to send it on Monday morning. If I can't, I will send it on Tuesday morning.
Thanks so much,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
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Email sent to the Ecobank branch in Abidjan:
To whom it may concern,
A man named Rev. Alexander Peter, will be coming to the following branch on Monday morning.
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougères
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
If he isn't there on Monday, he will be there on Tuesday morning. He will be stopping by to pick up 1,500 Euros from Dr. Marcus Welby at Western Union. Only thing is that the money won't be there because it was never sent. The man coming to pick up the money is a Nigerian 419 scammer. Be sure to get lots of photographs of him and get his identification.
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À qui de droit, A Rev. appelé par homme Alexandre Peter, viendra à la branche suivante lundi matin.
Head Office Branch
Avenue Terrason de Fougères
01 B.P. 4107 Abidjan 01
Tél: (225) 20.21.10.41
Fax: (225) 20.21.88.16
Télex: 22504 ECOBNK CI / 23266 ECOBNK CI
S'il isn't là lundi, il sera là mardi matin. Il cessera près de prendre 1.500 Euros de Dr. Marcus Welby à l'union occidentale. Seulement la chose est que l'argent won't soit là parce qu'il n'a été jamais envoyé. L'homme venant pour prendre l'argent est un scammer du nigérien 419. Soyez sûr d'obtenir un bon nombre de photographies de lui et d'obtenir son identification.
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(Below, no mention of the trouble they ran into trying to collect the Western Union payment at the bank)
Sender johnson coulibari
Subject Bank account provided
Recipient Werner Lovenstein
Coulibari Associates & Solicitors.
35 Boulevard de la Replublique 101 BP 1095.
Abidjan 101 Cote d'Ivoire.
Phone:00225-05-62-77-34.
Fax:00225-21-35-09-68.
E-mail:coulibariassociates@yahoo.com
From the desk of Barrister Jonhson coulibari.
Attn:Dr.Marcus Welby,
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail. However as you have rejected sending the money through the western union,for proper accountability reasons,you are therefore instructed to send this money through the BIAO bank(BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST) to our cashier,Madam Attobrat Mouloubra Clementine.
A/C Number: 228/34/341/708x
Swift Code: BIAO CIABXXX
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
_______________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject I AM VERY WORRIED TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
DEAR DOCTOR MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SINCE LAST WEEK CONCERNING YOUR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE LAWYER.BUT I NEVER HEAR FROM YOU WHY?? I AM VERY WORRIED TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY SO THAT I WILL KNOW THE LEVEL OF THIS TRANSACTION.BECACAUSE I AM NOT READY TO CONTINUE STAYING HERE IN AFRICA. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME YOUR MIND CONCERNING THE BUSINESS VENTURE WHICH WE ARE GOING TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AMERICA.
WHAT IS THE ARRANGEMENT WHICH YOU ARE MAKING FOR ME OVER THE SCHOOL I AM GOING TO BE ENROLED IN.BECAUSE I AM A SECONDARY FIVE SCHOOL DROOP OUT. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME THE ARRANGEMENT YOU ARE MAKING FOR ME ABOUT WHERE I AM GOING TO STAY IN AMERICA WHEN I COME.I AM GOING TO STAY WITH YOU OR ARE GOING TO BUT A HOUSE FOR ME.BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF STAYING IN HOTEL ANY LONGER.
PLEASE DOCTOR MARCUS WRITE TO ME A.S.A.P. AND PROVIDE ME ANSWERS TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS.SO THAT I WILL WHERE ARE I AM GOING TO.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.
THANKS ANS GOD BLESS YOU.
MISS RITA.
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Hi Rita,
Sorry for the delay, but running the institute has taken alot of my time.I thought that maybe you could move in with me. We can share a room. My wife wouldn't like it, but she doesn't like anything I do.
Your attorney has sent different instructions to me which has confused me. I tried to send it Western Union, and then he turns around and tells me to send it directly to his account. He said that I "rejected" sending it through Western Union, which wasn't the case. I had already sent it Western Union.
After this new wrinkle in this transaction, I went to the Board of Directors, and they said that they had major doubts about this transaction. I asked them for the money to complete this transaction, and they complained that you haven't shown any good faith towards the institute. That the Institute is putting up all this money for you on your behalf, and you're not even a member of the institute. I asked them that if you were a member, would they then allow me to send the money to your lawyer. They said definitely. Yes.
So, I need to make you a member of the institute. I hope you don't have any objections. If not I'll send you by email the requirements for you to sign up. Don't worry. It's pretty simple and you don't have to stay a member after I send your lawyer the money.
In any case, if you recall I told you something about $350,000 dollars missing from the Institutes accounts. And that Dr. Lovenstein, just before he died, said it was hidden under a "big W" in Santa Rosita Park. Well, I've just found out the location of the money, but I haven't told anyone about it. I'm the only one who now knows this information and I do not know what to do with the money.
I have attached a photograph of the location, of where it is hidden in the park.
Later on, I'm going to go dig it up. I've already bought a pick and a shovel from the hardware store and dig up that money. But once I got it, I do not know what to spend it on. If you have any ideas, let me know.
As for what schools you should go to, I was thinking of Harvard, or Princeton, or Yale. You write very well for a secondary school drop out, so I think you would fit right in one of those schools.
As for business ventures, I was thinking of you to invest in Enron, Pioneer Aviation, or in Automotive stocks like Edsel.
Thanks,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
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Sender rita kone
Subject I AM NOT HAPPY WITH YOU AT ALL
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE.
I AM NOT HAPPY THE WAY YOU TELL ME ALL THIS STORIES NOW. YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT THE VERY PERSON I WANTED TO DO THIS BUSSINESS WITH. AND YOU TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN MAN IS DEAD THAT YOU WILL HELP SO THAT I WILL NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT YOUR INSTITUTION.TO HONEST WITH YOU I AM NOT HAPPY WITH ALL YOUR THINGS YOU ARE TELLING. WHICH MEANS YOU THINK THAT I AM JOKING WITH YOU ON THE NET.
I WANT YOU TO TELL ME OPENING WHETHER YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSACTION OR NOT INSTED OF TELLING ME ALL THESE COOCK AND BULL.
I AM STOPPING HERE TILL I HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.
MISS RITA.
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Dear Miss Kone,
I am not telling you any stories. Dr. Lovenstein is indeed deceased. If he isn't dead, then why isn't he emailing you? Because he's long gone.
I realize that you wanted to do business with Dr. Lovenstein originally, but he is dead. And I now have his job. So now you have to deal with me and the Board of Directors.
And yes, I will gladly help you out in your transaction.
And dont you dare talk to me the way you have. Otherwise you will force me to spank you, you naughty girl.
Thanks,
Dr, Marcus Welby, MD
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
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Sender rita kone
Subject PLEASE STOP INSULTING ME
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LATEST MAILTO ME. IN THE FIRST PLACE I WANT TO INFORM YOU ARE NOT THE MAIN PERSON PERSON I CONTACTED FOR THIS TRANSACTION.BUT YOU ARE THE ONE THAT TOLD ME THAT HE IS DEAD.ALSO YOU ECCEPTED TO ASSIST IN THIS TRANSACTION ON HIS BEHALF SO THAT I WILL NOT FEEL BAD. BUT HOW CAN YOU NOW TURN ARROUND TO INSULT ME,TELLING ME THAT I AM A NAUGHTY GIRL,AND ALL SORTS OF RUBBISH.HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO BELEIVE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP ME??? YOU TALK TO ME LIKE AS SOTO SAY THAT I AM A TEIF OR RATHER A BASTERD.
NOW WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS THAT,IF YOU REALLY WANT ASSIST ME IN THIS TRANSDACTION,YOU BETTER GO AHEAD AND PAY THE HIS MONEY SO THAT TRANSACTION WILL BE CARRIED ON AT THE SAME TIME.BUT IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO ASSIST ME,YOU BETTER STOP WRITTING TO ME.
BYE FOR NOW.
MISS RITA.
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Dear Miss Rita Kone,
I do not know what you are talking about. I have sent the payment. Not only that, but I have received an email confirmation for the payment, and a request for more funds. See for yourself:
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From : ububuka@XXXXXXXXX
Sent : Wednesday, May 12, 2004 3:35 AM
To : lovensteininstitute
Subject : we got payment!
dear mr. lovenstein institute,
we have received your payment of 1500 euros. thank you! we will prepare all the documents for you signature. now we need is an additional 12,000 euros for attorney remitance fees.
please send that munny by western union to:
arnold jackson ububuka
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire WEST AFRICA
and please send me the control numbers here.
cordially,
Barrister PERRY MASON, esq.
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Miss Kone, I need to know who these people are. You and the Lawyer have not introduced me to them (Mr. Ububuka, and Mr. Mason). Maybe Dr. Lovenstein was acquainted with them through you, but I am not.
Before I send the additional 12,000 Euros to them, I need to know who they are.
Thank you,
Dr. Marcus Welby
__________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject URGENT REPLY PLEASE
DEAR DR.MARCUS,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LATEST MAILTO ME. DR MARCUS PLAESE I WILL LIKE YOU SEAND TO ME THE DORCURMENTS YOU USED TO PAY THE MONEY TO THE LORYER AND SLIP AND CONTROL NUMBER YOU USED TO PAY THE MONEY PLAESE DEAR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EMEBRASED IN THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT ALL IS CAUSED BY THE WAY YOU TOURKED TO ME TRY TO GET BACK TO ME AS POSSIBLE WHITH THE REQUESTED INQUIRY TO ENABLE US CONTINUE THIS TRANSACTION AS WILL AS FINALISE IT SUCCSSFULLY, AFTERWHICH HAPPINESS AND JOY WILL BE OURS
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU
THANKS
MISS RITA
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Sender rita kone
Subject Sincerely In Need Of Your Help.
DEAR DR MARCUS!
I DECIDED TO COMMUNICATE YOU FOR THE SECOND TIME,CONCERNING YOUR QUESTIONS,BECAUSE SINCE I HEARD THAT MY FIRST CONTACT PERSON IS DEAD,THINGS IS NOMORE WORKING HOW IT SUPPOSE TO BE. THE NAME YOU MENTIONED(ARNOLD JOHNSON UBUBUKA)AND( MASON),I'VE NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH SUCH NAME,I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE PREVIOUS TRANSACTIONS WITH DR LOVENSTEIN,AND YOU MISTAKINGLY MISPLACED THEM FOR MY PERSONAL LAWYER (BARRISTER JOHNSON COULIBARI),I CALLED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS WORK AND HE SAID THAT HE CAN NOT WORK WITHOUT HIS FEES BEING PAID,THEN I SUGGEST THAT IF YOU'RE SURE YOU SEND THE FEES TO MY PERSONAL LAWYER,DO ME THIS FAVOUR BY SCANNING THE WESTERN UNION SLIP YOU FILLED BEFORE SENDING THE MONEY.I NEED TO KNOW THE PHONE NUMBERS OF THE ARNOLD AND MASON.
PLEASE I DON'T WANT ANOTHER UNKNOWN PERSONS FROM NOWHERE TO JEOPARDISE YOUR EFFORT AND I CAN NOT STAND TO LOSE MY MONEY WHILEBECAUSE EVERY THING ABOUT MY LIFE LIES ON THE MONEY.
I TRIED THE PHONE NUMBERS YOU GIVE TO MY LAWYER AND IT WASN'T RINGING (XXXXXXXXX),REALLY I HAVE GIVEN ALL MY TRUST TO YOU,SO PLEASE I DESERVE SAME AS WELL. THANKS FOR THE EFFORT.
MISS RITE KONE.
N/B:HAVE COULIBARI SPOKEN WITH YOU ON THE PHONE,IF YES,GIVE ME THE NUMBERS YOU'RE USING TO COMMUNICATE YOU.FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.
_______________________________________________________
Sender rita kone r_k19812002@yahoo.com
Subject MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS.( I NEED THE TRUTH).
UNCLE MARCUS!
I DECIDED TO BE COMMUNICATING YOU PRIVATELY,BECAUSE I AM CONFUSED ABOUT THE WHOLE ISSUE,I COULD HAVE ASKED YOU TO STOP COMMUNICATING BARRISTER COULIBARI,FOR NOW TILL I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH MY SELF.
ANOTHER QUESTIONS OF MINE;IS BARRISTER COULIBARI THE ONE THAT TOLD YOU TO PAY HIS FEES WITH THOSE NAMES,IF YES,ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU HIS PHONE NUMBERS,BEFORE YOU'LL CONTINUE WITH HIM,BECAUSE HIM COULIBARI IS THE ONE THAT GIVE ME YOUR PHONE NUMBER,WHICH IS NOT THROUGH.SO PLEASE RECONFIRM ALL THESE FOR ME.
THANKS FOR THE EFFORT;
KIND REGARDS;
MISS RITA KONE.
_______________________________________________________
Dear Miss Kone,
I have looked through Dr. Lovenstein's old records and papers, and I cannot find any mention of Mr. Ububuka or Mr. Mason. So, I do not think that they are old acquaintances of him.
I have placed the Western Union receipt away. I will have to get that scanned. Unable to do that right now due to other concerns. As soon as my hands are free, I will have it scanned and sent to you.
No, your Barrister, Mr. Coulibari did not ask me to make payment to those guys. Here are his exact instructions to me:
________________________
However as you have rejected sending the money through
the western union,for proper accountability
reasons,you are therefore instructed to send this
money through the BIAO bank(BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DE
L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST)
to our cashier,Madam Attobrat Mouloubra Clementine.
A/C Number: 228/34/341/708x
Swift Code: BIAO CIABXXX
Best regards.
Barrister Johnson Coulibari.
(Attorney-at-law)
__________________________
I should have listened to him and made payment that way instead of Western Union.
I too am confused. I am wondering where the payment went. Because the Western Union offices are closed right now, I will not be able to check untill they are open.
Do me a big favor and keep the lines of communication open with Mr Ububuka. I gave you his email address (ububuka@XXXXXXX). Contact him, and try to find out who he is, where he is, how he got the money, what he did with it, etc. And then turn that information over to me.
Thanks,
Dr. Marcus Welby
Lovenstein Institute, Chairman
_________________________________________________
Sender rita kone r_k19812002@yahoo.com
Subject GOOD CO-OPERATIONS:
Recipient Werner Lovenstein
DEAR UNCLE MARCUS!
I AM SURPRISE WITH YOUR EXPLANATIONS.
(1) MY LAWYER DENIED RECIEVING 1,500EURO,AND HE DENIED KNOWING UBUBUKA AND MASON,AND I AM CONFUSED THAT YOU SETTLE ANOTHER LAWYER HIS FEES WITHOUT CONFIRMING THROUGH ME OR COULIBARI.
(2) MY LIFE NOW IS LIKE BEING IN DANGER WHILE BECAUSE,IT SEEMS THAT SOME BODY SOME WHERE WANTS TO GET MY MONEY TO HIM/HER SELF.
YESTERDAY;I CONTACTED A CHURCH PASTOR WHOM HAS ACCEPTED TO HELP US OUT WITHOUT APPLYING ANY LAWYER,BUT HE DEMANDS THAT YOU MUST COME DOWN TO ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST TO MEET FACE TO FACE WITH HIM AND ARRANGE ON HOW BEST THE FUND WILL MOVE TO YOUR COUNTRY WITHOUT PROBLEM FROM ANY PARTY OR PERSONS UNKNOWN TO US.
HIM THE PASTOR INSTRUCTS THAT YOU'LL MUST WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT STOP COMMUNICATING WITH ANY PERSONS CONCERNING MY MONEY UNLESS ON HIS DIRECTIVES. HIM THE PASTOR DEMANDS FOR YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.
I MYSELF HAS MAPPED OUT ANOTHER PERCENTAGE THAT WILL COVER ANY EXPENSES YOU MIGHT INCURE ON THIS TRANSACTIONS.
AS SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR PHONE NUMBERS THE PASTOR IN QUESTIONS WILL COMMUNICATE YOU FOR GOOD CO-OPERATIONS.
THANKS,
SINCERELY YOURS;
RITA KONE.
__________________________________________________
Sender rita kone
Subject Waiting Your Response.
STILL WAITING FOR YOUR PHONE NUMBERS AS THE PASTOR DEMANDS.
RITA KONE.
___________________________________________________________
Dear Rita,
You and him have my number It is the same as Dr. Lovenstein's old number.
Thanks,
Dr.. Marcus Welby
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Scambaiting The 419 Email Scammers (Johnson)
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject : urgent """
HELL MY GOOD FRIEND
COMPLIMENT OF SEASON THAT I WISH TO YOU, HOW ARE YOU DOING I HOPE FINE
AM VERY HAPPLY TO WRITHER THIS LETTER TO YOU, ON THE FIRST PLACE I WILL LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY SELFY TO YOU AM JOHNSON GODWIL AM FROM WEST AFRICA I DO WELL ANT
THING I DO IN LIFE. AM HERE TO DAY TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU. MEANWHILE I SEE YOU
EMAIL ADDRESS IN AMERICA SINGL THAT WHY AM WRITHER TO KNOE YOU. I WILL LIKE TO
KNOW UR COUNTRY AND UR NAME AND THE JOB U DOING IN LIFE I WILL LIKE ALSO LIKE TO
SEE UR PICT IF ANY PLS WRITHER ME BACK AND TELL ME
ME THIS INFORMATION. AS FOR ME IF HAVE ANY THING TO ASK U ARE FEER TO DO SO
BYE
I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FROM YOU .
______________________________________
My friend,
My name is Won Dum Phuc. I am American. My job is Cellist in Orchestra. I do not have photo now, but will send one later. What you need from me?
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
___________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Friday, July 23, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject : THANK YOU FOR MAIL, URGENT """""
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU. MEANWHILE, YOU HAVE
TELL ME WHAT STRONG MY MIND TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOOD FRIEND TO BE. PLS ARE A F/
M I WILL LIKE TO KNOW YOU MORE TRY AND WRITE TO ME AND I WILL SEND MY PICT TO
YOU FOR YOU TO KNOW ME AND SEE MY FACE. SO MY GOOD FRIEND HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I
HOPE GOD IS TAKE CONTRON. IF HAVE ANY THING TO ASK ME U ARE FEER TO DO SO AND I
WILL VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU THIS MY QUASITION THAT I WANT TO ASK YOU DO
HAVE YAHOOBOX IF HAVE TELL ME FOR ME TO ADD YOU IN MY YAHOOCHAT. I LOVE YOU
ONECAGAIN I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY TO ASK PLS ASK I
WILL TELL YOU. BUE FOR NOW UNTILIY I HEAR FOR YOU.
JOHNSON GODWILL
MAIL ME AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR UR VIOCE AGAIN
____________________________________
Hi again.
I am male. I was born in Asia. I move to America and become citizen. I love my adopted country.
I do not have yahoo chat. I tried to download it and use it but my computer freeze up on me everytime I try.
I go have question for you. In your picture that you send to me, can you hold sign that reads my name, Won Dum Phuc?
I ask this because I once had relationship with a girl that I meet on website. She sent me photo and I thought it was her and I send her some money, but then I find out she not who she said she was. She was not even a girl. And I never got my money back. So now when I meet people on internet, I ask for photo with sign that reads my name.
So I hope you understand when I ask for a photo of you holding a sign that read my name:
WON DUM PHUC
Thank you,
Won Dum Phuc
____________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Sunday, July 25, 2004 11:29 AM
Subject : URGENT INFORMATION AND THANK YOU FOR MAIL AGAIN
DEAR SIR WON DUM NHUC
HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I HOPE FINE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL ONECAGAIN
I AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FORM YOU MY GOOD FRIEND. I HAVE HAND WHAT SAID ABOUT
THE
PICTURE I WILL DO THAT AS SOON PROSSIABLE.MEANWHILE, SIR THAT A QUESTION THAT I
WILL
LIKE TO ASK YOU (1) I WAHT TO KNOW THE REASION WHY YOU YOU BE COME A CITIZEN
IN AMERICA
I AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW THE PART OF AMERICA YOU ARE LIVE. ARE YOU GET
MARRIEND?
AND DO YOU GO TO ASIA AT ALL AND FATHER AND MOTHER DO THEY LIVE IN AMERICA
WITH YOU?
AS FOR WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THE PRESON YOU SEND MONEY AM NOT LIKE THAT AM
A KIND PRESON THAT
FAIR GOD AND PROMISSION THAT WE MAKE A GOOD FRIEND. FOR THE YAHOOMAIL I TALK
ABOUT I WILL LIKE TO OPEN IT FOR YOU
AND GIVE YOU THE YAHOO NAME AND THE PASSWORD IF DO NOT MAIND FOR ME TO DO IT
FOR YOU
I WILL LIKE TO STOP HERE, I WILL BE VERY GLAND TO HEAR FORM YOU
PLS MAIL BLAK MY GOOD FRIEND I LOVE YOU MAIL ANY TIME I MAIL YOU
I LOVE YOU
UR FRIEND
JOHNSON GODWILL
_______________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Sunday, July 25, 2004 11:51 AM
Subject : urgent information and thank you for mail again
hi my good friend
how is lifeto day i hope fine, thank you form ur mail aneagain i am very hope
to hear 4 you, meanwhile i do as you said about the picture, to show how i love
you, just give sometime i will send to you, sir i will like to ask you question
i want to know the reansion why you be come a citizen in america and what to
know if you have get marriend i hope the question that iam ask is not affiend
you this b/c i don't like ask you that i that this i have found that that you a
r good preson to be and i promission that i will keep ur law i will like stop
here untiliy i hear 4 you pls correct me for mt mistake
ur good freind
johnson godwill
__________________________________
Dear Johnson,
I become citizen of American to escape communist oppression in my homeland. I am free man now. I now live in New York. No, I dont go to Asia since I left. I might go back someday but not now. My father and mother still live in Asia. I send them money every month. I hope they come to live with me But they dont want to leave. They were born there and all their friends are there.
Yes, please give me yahoo name and password. I will try to see if I can work it.
your friend,
Won Dum Phuc
_________________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:47 AM
Subject : URGENT
DEAR WON DUM
HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I HOPE FINE , AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR 4 YOU ONEC
AGAIN.
PLS WON, I WANT TO KNOW THE communist oppression in UR HOMELAND PLS I
HOPE THE QUESTION ID NOT AFFEND YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELP UR FATHER AND
MOTHER TO MAKE THEM LIVE ALONG . MEANWHILE
MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TRY AND GO TO ASIA ANY TIME THAT YOU WANT
GO NO THING ON EARTH WE HARM YOU IN JESUS NAME. I WILL BE PUT YOU INTO PARY
NOW FOR THE GOOD GOD WE SEE YOU TRY IN ANY THING YOU DO IN LIFE IN JESUS NAME.
WON, HOW OLD ARE YOU AND HAVE YOU GET MARRIEND ? WHAT ARE THE NAME OF UR
MOTHER AND FATHER. DO HAVE OTHER BROTHER AND SISSTERS IN THE HOME I MEAN IN THE
ASIA. HOWEVER THIS THE YAHOOBOX AND THE PASS WORDS
XXXXXXXX@XXXXX and the password is XXXXXXX.
I WILL LIKE TO STOP HERE UNTILY I HARD 4 YOU .
UR FRIEND JOHNSON GODWILL.
IF YOU HAVE SOMTHINGS TO TELLME ABOUT I WILL BE GLAND TO HEAR IT.
BYE
I LOVE YOU MY GOOD FRIEND WON.
_________________________________________
I not offended. But I dont know exactly what you want to know. I have no freedom there. I am 42 years old. I not married. My father name is Long Duk Dong. My mother name is Sum Dum Phuc
I have no brothers or sisters. I try to get on yahoo but I still cant do it. My computer freeze up when I try.
When you send me pictue of yourself holding a sign that has my name?
Won Dum Phuc
_______________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Friday, July 30, 2004 8:28 AM
Subject : urgent and thanks 4 ur mail
Dear won dum.
Am very happy to hear form you, how is life and every things i hope fine.
Thank you 4 ur mail am very gland to hear from you. I will like to thank you
for the
Information that you give to me. I love that, i will like to say that i love ur
fathers and ur mother's name them name sound like japans names are they form
Japan? Am very sorry for my question that i ask you i just want to know the
Reason that you left Asia but pls if it a bad to tell me pls don't tell me.
Also for ur age you are a young man, however i want u to take me like ur brother
and i will also take you like my brother too, i will like to tell you my
age am 21 years age am also the only son that my father and mother have before
they are died since them
For the yahoo chat do found it difficult to down lodge it or the yahoo mail
that i open
For you is not work. Pls my good brother what parts of Asia are you form?
And second i will like to see ur picture pls u are the only person that i have
meet on earth i want to promises something that you be my brother for life, pls
mail and tell
Something about New York government and their temperature pls correct me for my
entire mistake that have be made.
I love my good brother
Ur brother Johnson goodwill
______________________________________
My friend
I not from japan. I from china. The province of Yo-Yo Ma.
I try yahoo again. I cant get it to work for me. My computer is old and yahoo chat wont work. i have to consult computer fixing guy.
attached is my photo of me with my cello in orchestra.
Yes I be your brother for life.
What you want to know about new york government? it is democratic government and I can vote. We have summer temperature right now. today it is 85 degrees.
Won Dum Phuc
(A Pic Of Cellist Yo-Yo Ma)
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Monday, August 2, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject : U R A NICE MAN URGENT
MY DEAR BROTHER
THANKS FOR UR MAIL AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR 4 YOU. HOW R U DOING TO DAY AND HOW
NEW YORK WEATHER TREAT YOU I HOPE THINGS R MOVE WELL AS FOR AM OK. PLS I WANT
TO, TELL ME HOW YOU BECOME A ORCHESTRA IS WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE ? PLS I HOPE AM
NOT INBERISE YOU PLS. HOWEVER R U A NICE MAN IN THE PICT MY WILL BE COME UP ON
WEDDAY THISWEEK I PROMISE THAT. PLS DID THE TEMPERTURE CHANGE EVER DAY ? AND
WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK PLS MAIL AND TELL
ALL THESE INFORMATION
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR 4 YOU
UR BROTHER
JOHNSON GODWILL
I LOVE U MY GOOD BROTHER
__________________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Thursday, August 5, 2004 9:06 AM
Subject : wun dum
my dear won dum
how is life to day i hope fine, meanwhile sir i jut want to know if you get my
mail that i send to you. i will be very happy to hear 4 you
bye
johnson Godwill
________________________________________
Hello my friend Johnson,
I sorry that I not answer your email but I got a job and was busy. I answer your questions:
The Governor of New York is George Pataki. The Mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg. I play Cello in orchestra. It is not easy to get hired in orchestra. I audition for job. I play my cello for them and if they like me how I sound, then they hire me. Yes, playing cello is my job. It is good work and it pays very good.
Yes the temperature changes everyday. But only by a few degrees. Sometimes its 86 degrees and the next day it is only 84 degrees. It is during the winter months that the temperature drops to freezing.
I would like to see your picture very much (with you holding sign that has my name on it).
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
______________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Monday, August 9, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject : urgent this my pic am johnson Godwill
Attachment : JOHNSON__GODWILL.jpg (0.17 MB)
my dear won dum
i am send this pic to you through this box b/cos i don't know how to send it throuhg my katamail in box i will like if you get this pic pls write to me and tell me, you can reply it any of my box either this or katamailbox
take you you for ur understand
i love am very gland to hear 4 you
i will like to know ur phone number so i can youand hear ur voice of my brother
bye
johnson Godwill
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My friend,
I curious. I still dont know why you email me in first place. You no tell me how you got my email address and what you need from me. Is there something I can do for you?
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject : RE: urgent this my pic am johnson Godwill
dear sir
am very happy to hear 4 you i hope all is well is jesus name.
meanwhile am johnson Godwiil ur friend that mail you through katamail the one you said that he should write ur name befor send you my pic
am total confuse about ur quastion that you ask me why are sound like this have i affended you pls forgive me. the last mail that i send to you which be ur name on my shrit i experain everthing to you
i will be very happy to 4 you
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My friend,
I thank you for photo. I not offended. I just curious. I know you my friend johnson. I know you change emails. I just curious how you choose me to email and why. Just curious.
Again I thank you for photo. It is good photo. You look good. What country you in? You told me west africa But where in west africa? anything more you want to know about me?
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject : thank you 4 ur understand
dear won dum
thank you for ur mail and immedient respone, am very glad for ur understnad and am happy to hear 4 again. how r u diong i hope fine . i hope the new job is move well in jesus name amen.i will like to thank you for ur quanestion that u ask me. am 4 ghana but i live in nigeria . my father was 4 ghana and mother was 4 nigeria i am was live with they in ghana where a group of guys kill my father b/cos of some problem that develop in my community , they i have't following my mother to nigeria and since that time i have't go to ghana if i do they will kill me too . so i disicend to to be a nigeria now am a nigeria.however my mother left this world to meet her husband, since that i am live in a cool world.pls my brother i will like to stop here now b/cos i do't want to remeber past i will like ask you this quanestion, i will like to know the meaning of won dum phuc in english and secon i will like to know ur phone number so i call at any time to hear ur voice b/cos u are nice man i have meet in my life . pls tell me more about ur life stly . nevertherless i will like you to take me like ur brother and i pray to God we will make a good brother to each another .i will be very happy to hear 4 you
bye
ur brother
JOHNSON GODWILL
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Hi Johnson,
I sorry to know about your parents. Thats a tragedy. I not sure of english translation of my name. I think my parents know. I will as them and see if they know.
My phone number is here:
212-XXX-XXXX (phone number of a chinese restaurant)
If i am not there leave message with servants.
I dont know how to describe lifestyle. I have penthouse apartment on uper west side of Manhattan. I have two cars. One is a limousine. I go to cocktail parties and meet with celebrities alot. But I like to stay home when I not working.
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject : thank you for ur mail you are a nice man
DEAR SIR WON DUM
compliment of the season that i wish to you, how aRE YOU DOING I HOPE FINE.
I WILL LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVOID TO ME
I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT AM VERY SORRY FOR MY LATE TO WRITE TO YOU IS DUE TO THAT AM NOT FEELING WELL BUT THANK GOD THAT AM OK TODAY .
WON, I WILL LIKE TO ASK YOU FOR ONE THING AND DO'KNOW HOW IT MAY SOUND TO YOU, WON, I WILL LIKE TO ASK FOR A FAVOUR, I NEED UR HELP FOR ME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SINCE THAT MY FATHER LEFT THIS WORLD AM NOT ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL DUE TO MONEY AND SECOND I NEED TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION,
EDUCATION IS LIFE AND WITHOUT EDUCATION YOU NOT IN THIS WORLD.
I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE VERY DIFFCULT NOW PLS TRY AND HELP ME OUT
I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSON TO HELP OUT BUT THANK GOD THAT I FOUND YOU
THAT REMEBER WHEN MY FATHER WAS ALIVE HE TOLD THAT I WILL FIND A HELP FOR NO WAY. THANK YOU FOR UR PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU GAVE ME
MAY THE GOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU
BYE
UR BROTHER
JOHNSON GODWILL
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Hi Friend Johnson,
I think you for compliment. I have lots of questions. How much money you need for education? What school are you going to? What education have you had so far? What are you learning? Where and how do I send money?
Thanks.
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:39 AM
Subject : thank you very much, may you live long life.
DEAR sir won dum
it my pleasure to write this letter to, am very happy to hear form you onecagin. befor i procedure i will like to ask you about ur heath which very improtant to me , how are you doing i hope all is well in jesus name amen.
for the question that you ask me this the ans. the school that i want to go is university (HIGH INSTITION ).meanwhile, for the education that i have so far is my primary and secondary since that am not able to go further. for what i want to study or learning is computer science in the university. won, the amount i need is $350 (DOLLAR) pls my good brother if this money is to much for you to give you can give any amount and i will mbe very glad for it.
however, how you can send the money is through WESTER UNION MONEY TRANSFER ANY OF THE NIGERIA BANKS WITH THIS INFORMATIONES
1NAME OF THE RECEIVER : JOHNSON GODWILL
2 CONTRACT ADDRESS: NO 3 OJKE ST UMUAHIA ABIA STATE NIGERIA .
3 THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU SEND TO ME
3 THE NAME OF THE SEND WHICH IS YOU.
4 UR CONTRACT ADDRESS. THE CODE NUMBER OR THE PASSWORD
5 YOU ASK ME A QUESTION AND TELL ME THE ANS INAABLE ME TO GET THE MONEY
PLS WON IF THERE IS ORDER INFORMATION IN WHICH I DO NOT MEANTION HERE PLS TRY AND TELL ME ORDER INFORMATION THAT YOU SEND THE MONEY
thank you very much is only my GOD will bless you, and i promiss you that i will not fail you in life. my lord will give you long life and see throug in any thing you do inlife.
i will be very happy to hear for you any time you send the money
pls remeber to tell me all the information that you use to send the money to me inorder for not to do any mistake when conllent it
bye
i love u
JOHNSON GODWILL
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Dear Friend Johnson,
Hi. Thanks for answers. But I have another question. What is name of school you will be attending? Harvard, Yale, or Princeton?
Thanks
Won Dum Phuc
___________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:22 AM
Subject : THANK YOU FOR MAIL, MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU
Dear sir won dum
thank you for ur mail, meanwhile the school that i want to attending is nigeria university and the name of the univerisity is (FEDERAL UNIVERISITY OF TECH ) I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR PLS MY GOOD BROTHER REMBER ALL THESE INFORMATION
BYE
I LOVE YOU
JOHNSON GODWILL
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From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:37 AM
Subject : look at this my good brother
Attachment : johnsonGodwill2.jpg (0.08 MB)
sir won dum
am very glad to send this my pic how do i look like?
bye
i love you
Sent : Tuesday, July 20, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject : urgent """
HELL MY GOOD FRIEND
COMPLIMENT OF SEASON THAT I WISH TO YOU, HOW ARE YOU DOING I HOPE FINE
AM VERY HAPPLY TO WRITHER THIS LETTER TO YOU, ON THE FIRST PLACE I WILL LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY SELFY TO YOU AM JOHNSON GODWIL AM FROM WEST AFRICA I DO WELL ANT
THING I DO IN LIFE. AM HERE TO DAY TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU. MEANWHILE I SEE YOU
EMAIL ADDRESS IN AMERICA SINGL THAT WHY AM WRITHER TO KNOE YOU. I WILL LIKE TO
KNOW UR COUNTRY AND UR NAME AND THE JOB U DOING IN LIFE I WILL LIKE ALSO LIKE TO
SEE UR PICT IF ANY PLS WRITHER ME BACK AND TELL ME
ME THIS INFORMATION. AS FOR ME IF HAVE ANY THING TO ASK U ARE FEER TO DO SO
BYE
I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FROM YOU .
______________________________________
My friend,
My name is Won Dum Phuc. I am American. My job is Cellist in Orchestra. I do not have photo now, but will send one later. What you need from me?
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Friday, July 23, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject : THANK YOU FOR MAIL, URGENT """""
HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU. MEANWHILE, YOU HAVE
TELL ME WHAT STRONG MY MIND TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOOD FRIEND TO BE. PLS ARE A F/
M I WILL LIKE TO KNOW YOU MORE TRY AND WRITE TO ME AND I WILL SEND MY PICT TO
YOU FOR YOU TO KNOW ME AND SEE MY FACE. SO MY GOOD FRIEND HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I
HOPE GOD IS TAKE CONTRON. IF HAVE ANY THING TO ASK ME U ARE FEER TO DO SO AND I
WILL VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU THIS MY QUASITION THAT I WANT TO ASK YOU DO
HAVE YAHOOBOX IF HAVE TELL ME FOR ME TO ADD YOU IN MY YAHOOCHAT. I LOVE YOU
ONECAGAIN I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY TO ASK PLS ASK I
WILL TELL YOU. BUE FOR NOW UNTILIY I HEAR FOR YOU.
JOHNSON GODWILL
MAIL ME AND I WILL BE VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR UR VIOCE AGAIN
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Hi again.
I am male. I was born in Asia. I move to America and become citizen. I love my adopted country.
I do not have yahoo chat. I tried to download it and use it but my computer freeze up on me everytime I try.
I go have question for you. In your picture that you send to me, can you hold sign that reads my name, Won Dum Phuc?
I ask this because I once had relationship with a girl that I meet on website. She sent me photo and I thought it was her and I send her some money, but then I find out she not who she said she was. She was not even a girl. And I never got my money back. So now when I meet people on internet, I ask for photo with sign that reads my name.
So I hope you understand when I ask for a photo of you holding a sign that read my name:
WON DUM PHUC
Thank you,
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Sunday, July 25, 2004 11:29 AM
Subject : URGENT INFORMATION AND THANK YOU FOR MAIL AGAIN
DEAR SIR WON DUM NHUC
HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I HOPE FINE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL ONECAGAIN
I AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR FORM YOU MY GOOD FRIEND. I HAVE HAND WHAT SAID ABOUT
THE
PICTURE I WILL DO THAT AS SOON PROSSIABLE.MEANWHILE, SIR THAT A QUESTION THAT I
WILL
LIKE TO ASK YOU (1) I WAHT TO KNOW THE REASION WHY YOU YOU BE COME A CITIZEN
IN AMERICA
I AND I WILL LIKE TO KNOW THE PART OF AMERICA YOU ARE LIVE. ARE YOU GET
MARRIEND?
AND DO YOU GO TO ASIA AT ALL AND FATHER AND MOTHER DO THEY LIVE IN AMERICA
WITH YOU?
AS FOR WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT THE PRESON YOU SEND MONEY AM NOT LIKE THAT AM
A KIND PRESON THAT
FAIR GOD AND PROMISSION THAT WE MAKE A GOOD FRIEND. FOR THE YAHOOMAIL I TALK
ABOUT I WILL LIKE TO OPEN IT FOR YOU
AND GIVE YOU THE YAHOO NAME AND THE PASSWORD IF DO NOT MAIND FOR ME TO DO IT
FOR YOU
I WILL LIKE TO STOP HERE, I WILL BE VERY GLAND TO HEAR FORM YOU
PLS MAIL BLAK MY GOOD FRIEND I LOVE YOU MAIL ANY TIME I MAIL YOU
I LOVE YOU
UR FRIEND
JOHNSON GODWILL
_______________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Sunday, July 25, 2004 11:51 AM
Subject : urgent information and thank you for mail again
hi my good friend
how is lifeto day i hope fine, thank you form ur mail aneagain i am very hope
to hear 4 you, meanwhile i do as you said about the picture, to show how i love
you, just give sometime i will send to you, sir i will like to ask you question
i want to know the reansion why you be come a citizen in america and what to
know if you have get marriend i hope the question that iam ask is not affiend
you this b/c i don't like ask you that i that this i have found that that you a
r good preson to be and i promission that i will keep ur law i will like stop
here untiliy i hear 4 you pls correct me for mt mistake
ur good freind
johnson godwill
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Dear Johnson,
I become citizen of American to escape communist oppression in my homeland. I am free man now. I now live in New York. No, I dont go to Asia since I left. I might go back someday but not now. My father and mother still live in Asia. I send them money every month. I hope they come to live with me But they dont want to leave. They were born there and all their friends are there.
Yes, please give me yahoo name and password. I will try to see if I can work it.
your friend,
Won Dum Phuc
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From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:47 AM
Subject : URGENT
DEAR WON DUM
HOW IS LIFE TO DAY I HOPE FINE , AM VERY HAPPLY TO HEAR 4 YOU ONEC
AGAIN.
PLS WON, I WANT TO KNOW THE communist oppression in UR HOMELAND PLS I
HOPE THE QUESTION ID NOT AFFEND YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELP UR FATHER AND
MOTHER TO MAKE THEM LIVE ALONG . MEANWHILE
MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TRY AND GO TO ASIA ANY TIME THAT YOU WANT
GO NO THING ON EARTH WE HARM YOU IN JESUS NAME. I WILL BE PUT YOU INTO PARY
NOW FOR THE GOOD GOD WE SEE YOU TRY IN ANY THING YOU DO IN LIFE IN JESUS NAME.
WON, HOW OLD ARE YOU AND HAVE YOU GET MARRIEND ? WHAT ARE THE NAME OF UR
MOTHER AND FATHER. DO HAVE OTHER BROTHER AND SISSTERS IN THE HOME I MEAN IN THE
ASIA. HOWEVER THIS THE YAHOOBOX AND THE PASS WORDS
XXXXXXXX@XXXXX and the password is XXXXXXX.
I WILL LIKE TO STOP HERE UNTILY I HARD 4 YOU .
UR FRIEND JOHNSON GODWILL.
IF YOU HAVE SOMTHINGS TO TELLME ABOUT I WILL BE GLAND TO HEAR IT.
BYE
I LOVE YOU MY GOOD FRIEND WON.
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I not offended. But I dont know exactly what you want to know. I have no freedom there. I am 42 years old. I not married. My father name is Long Duk Dong. My mother name is Sum Dum Phuc
I have no brothers or sisters. I try to get on yahoo but I still cant do it. My computer freeze up when I try.
When you send me pictue of yourself holding a sign that has my name?
Won Dum Phuc
_______________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Friday, July 30, 2004 8:28 AM
Subject : urgent and thanks 4 ur mail
Dear won dum.
Am very happy to hear form you, how is life and every things i hope fine.
Thank you 4 ur mail am very gland to hear from you. I will like to thank you
for the
Information that you give to me. I love that, i will like to say that i love ur
fathers and ur mother's name them name sound like japans names are they form
Japan? Am very sorry for my question that i ask you i just want to know the
Reason that you left Asia but pls if it a bad to tell me pls don't tell me.
Also for ur age you are a young man, however i want u to take me like ur brother
and i will also take you like my brother too, i will like to tell you my
age am 21 years age am also the only son that my father and mother have before
they are died since them
For the yahoo chat do found it difficult to down lodge it or the yahoo mail
that i open
For you is not work. Pls my good brother what parts of Asia are you form?
And second i will like to see ur picture pls u are the only person that i have
meet on earth i want to promises something that you be my brother for life, pls
mail and tell
Something about New York government and their temperature pls correct me for my
entire mistake that have be made.
I love my good brother
Ur brother Johnson goodwill
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My friend
I not from japan. I from china. The province of Yo-Yo Ma.
I try yahoo again. I cant get it to work for me. My computer is old and yahoo chat wont work. i have to consult computer fixing guy.
attached is my photo of me with my cello in orchestra.
Yes I be your brother for life.
What you want to know about new york government? it is democratic government and I can vote. We have summer temperature right now. today it is 85 degrees.
Won Dum Phuc
(A Pic Of Cellist Yo-Yo Ma)
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Monday, August 2, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject : U R A NICE MAN URGENT
MY DEAR BROTHER
THANKS FOR UR MAIL AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR 4 YOU. HOW R U DOING TO DAY AND HOW
NEW YORK WEATHER TREAT YOU I HOPE THINGS R MOVE WELL AS FOR AM OK. PLS I WANT
TO, TELL ME HOW YOU BECOME A ORCHESTRA IS WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE ? PLS I HOPE AM
NOT INBERISE YOU PLS. HOWEVER R U A NICE MAN IN THE PICT MY WILL BE COME UP ON
WEDDAY THISWEEK I PROMISE THAT. PLS DID THE TEMPERTURE CHANGE EVER DAY ? AND
WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK PLS MAIL AND TELL
ALL THESE INFORMATION
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR 4 YOU
UR BROTHER
JOHNSON GODWILL
I LOVE U MY GOOD BROTHER
__________________________________________
From : johnsonsmith
Sent : Thursday, August 5, 2004 9:06 AM
Subject : wun dum
my dear won dum
how is life to day i hope fine, meanwhile sir i jut want to know if you get my
mail that i send to you. i will be very happy to hear 4 you
bye
johnson Godwill
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Hello my friend Johnson,
I sorry that I not answer your email but I got a job and was busy. I answer your questions:
The Governor of New York is George Pataki. The Mayor of New York is Michael Bloomberg. I play Cello in orchestra. It is not easy to get hired in orchestra. I audition for job. I play my cello for them and if they like me how I sound, then they hire me. Yes, playing cello is my job. It is good work and it pays very good.
Yes the temperature changes everyday. But only by a few degrees. Sometimes its 86 degrees and the next day it is only 84 degrees. It is during the winter months that the temperature drops to freezing.
I would like to see your picture very much (with you holding sign that has my name on it).
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
______________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Monday, August 9, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject : urgent this my pic am johnson Godwill
Attachment : JOHNSON__GODWILL.jpg (0.17 MB)
my dear won dum
i am send this pic to you through this box b/cos i don't know how to send it throuhg my katamail in box i will like if you get this pic pls write to me and tell me, you can reply it any of my box either this or katamailbox
take you you for ur understand
i love am very gland to hear 4 you
i will like to know ur phone number so i can youand hear ur voice of my brother
bye
johnson Godwill
__________________________________
My friend,
I curious. I still dont know why you email me in first place. You no tell me how you got my email address and what you need from me. Is there something I can do for you?
Thanks,
Won Dum Phuc
___________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject : RE: urgent this my pic am johnson Godwill
dear sir
am very happy to hear 4 you i hope all is well is jesus name.
meanwhile am johnson Godwiil ur friend that mail you through katamail the one you said that he should write ur name befor send you my pic
am total confuse about ur quastion that you ask me why are sound like this have i affended you pls forgive me. the last mail that i send to you which be ur name on my shrit i experain everthing to you
i will be very happy to 4 you
____________________________________
My friend,
I thank you for photo. I not offended. I just curious. I know you my friend johnson. I know you change emails. I just curious how you choose me to email and why. Just curious.
Again I thank you for photo. It is good photo. You look good. What country you in? You told me west africa But where in west africa? anything more you want to know about me?
Won Dum Phuc
_____________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject : thank you 4 ur understand
dear won dum
thank you for ur mail and immedient respone, am very glad for ur understnad and am happy to hear 4 again. how r u diong i hope fine . i hope the new job is move well in jesus name amen.i will like to thank you for ur quanestion that u ask me. am 4 ghana but i live in nigeria . my father was 4 ghana and mother was 4 nigeria i am was live with they in ghana where a group of guys kill my father b/cos of some problem that develop in my community , they i have't following my mother to nigeria and since that time i have't go to ghana if i do they will kill me too . so i disicend to to be a nigeria now am a nigeria.however my mother left this world to meet her husband, since that i am live in a cool world.pls my brother i will like to stop here now b/cos i do't want to remeber past i will like ask you this quanestion, i will like to know the meaning of won dum phuc in english and secon i will like to know ur phone number so i call at any time to hear ur voice b/cos u are nice man i have meet in my life . pls tell me more about ur life stly . nevertherless i will like you to take me like ur brother and i pray to God we will make a good brother to each another .i will be very happy to hear 4 you
bye
ur brother
JOHNSON GODWILL
_____________________________________
Hi Johnson,
I sorry to know about your parents. Thats a tragedy. I not sure of english translation of my name. I think my parents know. I will as them and see if they know.
My phone number is here:
212-XXX-XXXX (phone number of a chinese restaurant)
If i am not there leave message with servants.
I dont know how to describe lifestyle. I have penthouse apartment on uper west side of Manhattan. I have two cars. One is a limousine. I go to cocktail parties and meet with celebrities alot. But I like to stay home when I not working.
Won Dum Phuc
________________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject : thank you for ur mail you are a nice man
DEAR SIR WON DUM
compliment of the season that i wish to you, how aRE YOU DOING I HOPE FINE.
I WILL LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVOID TO ME
I WILL LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT AM VERY SORRY FOR MY LATE TO WRITE TO YOU IS DUE TO THAT AM NOT FEELING WELL BUT THANK GOD THAT AM OK TODAY .
WON, I WILL LIKE TO ASK YOU FOR ONE THING AND DO'KNOW HOW IT MAY SOUND TO YOU, WON, I WILL LIKE TO ASK FOR A FAVOUR, I NEED UR HELP FOR ME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SINCE THAT MY FATHER LEFT THIS WORLD AM NOT ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL DUE TO MONEY AND SECOND I NEED TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION,
EDUCATION IS LIFE AND WITHOUT EDUCATION YOU NOT IN THIS WORLD.
I KNOW THAT THINGS ARE VERY DIFFCULT NOW PLS TRY AND HELP ME OUT
I DON'T HAVE ANY PERSON TO HELP OUT BUT THANK GOD THAT I FOUND YOU
THAT REMEBER WHEN MY FATHER WAS ALIVE HE TOLD THAT I WILL FIND A HELP FOR NO WAY. THANK YOU FOR UR PHONE NUMBER THAT YOU GAVE ME
MAY THE GOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU
BYE
UR BROTHER
JOHNSON GODWILL
________________________________________
Hi Friend Johnson,
I think you for compliment. I have lots of questions. How much money you need for education? What school are you going to? What education have you had so far? What are you learning? Where and how do I send money?
Thanks.
Won Dum Phuc
________________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:39 AM
Subject : thank you very much, may you live long life.
DEAR sir won dum
it my pleasure to write this letter to, am very happy to hear form you onecagin. befor i procedure i will like to ask you about ur heath which very improtant to me , how are you doing i hope all is well in jesus name amen.
for the question that you ask me this the ans. the school that i want to go is university (HIGH INSTITION ).meanwhile, for the education that i have so far is my primary and secondary since that am not able to go further. for what i want to study or learning is computer science in the university. won, the amount i need is $350 (DOLLAR) pls my good brother if this money is to much for you to give you can give any amount and i will mbe very glad for it.
however, how you can send the money is through WESTER UNION MONEY TRANSFER ANY OF THE NIGERIA BANKS WITH THIS INFORMATIONES
1NAME OF THE RECEIVER : JOHNSON GODWILL
2 CONTRACT ADDRESS: NO 3 OJKE ST UMUAHIA ABIA STATE NIGERIA .
3 THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU SEND TO ME
3 THE NAME OF THE SEND WHICH IS YOU.
4 UR CONTRACT ADDRESS. THE CODE NUMBER OR THE PASSWORD
5 YOU ASK ME A QUESTION AND TELL ME THE ANS INAABLE ME TO GET THE MONEY
PLS WON IF THERE IS ORDER INFORMATION IN WHICH I DO NOT MEANTION HERE PLS TRY AND TELL ME ORDER INFORMATION THAT YOU SEND THE MONEY
thank you very much is only my GOD will bless you, and i promiss you that i will not fail you in life. my lord will give you long life and see throug in any thing you do inlife.
i will be very happy to hear for you any time you send the money
pls remeber to tell me all the information that you use to send the money to me inorder for not to do any mistake when conllent it
bye
i love u
JOHNSON GODWILL
_________________________________
Dear Friend Johnson,
Hi. Thanks for answers. But I have another question. What is name of school you will be attending? Harvard, Yale, or Princeton?
Thanks
Won Dum Phuc
___________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:22 AM
Subject : THANK YOU FOR MAIL, MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS YOU
Dear sir won dum
thank you for ur mail, meanwhile the school that i want to attending is nigeria university and the name of the univerisity is (FEDERAL UNIVERISITY OF TECH ) I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR PLS MY GOOD BROTHER REMBER ALL THESE INFORMATION
BYE
I LOVE YOU
JOHNSON GODWILL
________________________________________
From : johnson Godwill
Sent : Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:37 AM
Subject : look at this my good brother
Attachment : johnsonGodwill2.jpg (0.08 MB)
sir won dum
am very glad to send this my pic how do i look like?
bye
i love you
Labels: 419, nigeria, scambaiting, scammers
Lowbridge Scambaiting The 419 Email Scammers (FRANKLIN DUBE)
FROM:FRANKLIN DUBE{JNR)
ATTN: A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON BUSINESS TRANSACTION
I got your contact through the South African Trade and Business Information Service through a very reliable friend of mine who introduce your capability,personality and business addresses to me.I am Mr FRANKLIN DUBE(JNR)the eldest son of Major Johnny Dube,the former military head of state of Republic of Sierra Leone.
My father was involved in the plot to overthrow the president,Tejan Ahmed Kabba.He among others was found gluity by then special Militry Tribunal.The government seized all my father`s properties and assets.When the West African peacekeeping forces (ECOMOG) arrived we escaped to South Africa where we sought for and were granted asylum in South Africa.
My main purpose of contacting you is to solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund.Recently,while I was going through my father`s documents(files)I discovered that there are some amount of money which was generated from the sales of my country treasure which is DIAMOND amounting to US$48.5million(FOURTY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)which he secretly deposited with a private security company here in South Africa in coded cash. My family has mandated me to secretly contact with a foreign partner that is reliable and trustworthy so that we can pay in this money into his account for onward transfer out South Africa.
Our resolution to use a foreigner outside is due to my father`s name,which may attract attention and result in the seizure of this money.Moreover,the present civilian government of Tejan kabba has frozen all accounts overseas owned by the coup leaders.I have in my position all the documents with which the money will be easily transferred to your account overseas.My lawyer has promised to assist me to move this money as soon as we can have the necessary contact that is reliable and trustworthy.
Since I got your contact through the information servicehere, I believe that you will meet our standard and that you will not take advantage of my situation.It may be necessary for you to furnish me with your bank details (either private or company`s account)where this money will be deposited or come to South Africa to open a Remittance Account(Non-Resident Accountin your name or that of your company where we pay in this money before it can be transferred to your account overseas and the conclusion of this transaction.
Immediately this money is confirmed to be in your account,my mother and I will come over to your country to invest it.We urgently need your sincere co operation.Be assured that the transfer of this money into your account will be in a matter of days going by the assurance of my lawyer.I assure you that nobody knows about this transaction except my mother,the lawyer and myself.
In appreciation for your effort and assistance,I have worked out the sharing ratio for this transaction as follows:70%for my investement under your close supervision anddirection,25%for your efforts and we shall set aside 5% for all incidntal expenses. We are looking up to your assistance and I know you will not fail us. As soon as you get this message,reply me on the above-mentioned E-mail address for further clarifications on this transaction.
Be free to assist me for this transaction is very risk free on your personality going by the assurance and the help of my lawyer.
Yours faitfully
FRANKLIN DUBE(JNR)
_______________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
Thanks for the help, but you neglected to inform me of where and how I can send the funding to you. Please get back to me with that information.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Monday, August 2, 2004 6:00 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : Re: Urgent Response is needed?
ATTN; Mr Bundy thanks very much for your urgent response.
Please i needed your private telephone & fax number to enable me send to you your request.
Please is very important so that we can proceed.
Thanks From/Dr Frank Dube.
________________________________________
From: frank dube
To: Al Bundy
Subject: reminder.
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:19:37 +0100 (BST)
Attn: Mr Bundy
Am still waiting to hear from you but you still never say any thing why? are you still serious or not? please i want to hear from you or else i will look for someone else who can be very trustworthy to do this busines with me with out any delay.
thanks hope to hear from you soon.
Mr Frank Dube.
_____________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
I do not understand the nature of your last email. Do business with you? I need to know where I am supposed to send the funds for the sporting goods, for the team. We already hashed this out before. We signed the agreements and everything.
Now I am still waiting on you to fulfill your part of the contract.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
_______________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:36 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : HERE ARE THE ACCOUNT INFO FOR THE PAYMENT.
FROM:DR. FRANK,
ATTN: Al Bundy,
How are you? I hope you are okay? I am very sorry for my late reply. here are the account information where you will send the money through, and after sending the money, I want you to send the payment slip to me immediately to enable me confirm the payment has been made.
The account information are as follows:
ACCOUNT NAME: S.L WORA
ACCOUNT NO: 996165
BANK NAME: ABSA
BRANCH CODE: 537155
SWIFT CODE: ABSAZAJJ.
Kindly make the payment and get back to me with the payment slip by scanning.
Best regards,
DR. FRANK.
_____________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
No problem about the reply. Thanks for the account information, but we are still waiting for you to fulfill your side of the bargain with a photograph of the sporting team to whom the funds will be used for.
I am resending the company's specific instructions for this photograph. After I have received the photograph (send it here to my email address) and submitted it to the board for confirmation, then I will be able to get the authorization from the company CEO to transfer the funds to you.
Instructions below:
There must be at least 20 athletes in the photo.
Each and every athlete in the photo must hold a sign that reads the name of the company:
_______________________
LOWBRIDGERULES
_______________________
ALL athletes in the photo must be holding a sign. That means if you have 20 athletes in the photograph, you must have 20 signs. One sign for each athlete.
I hope you understand the requirement of this photograph. The reason for this photo is that I will submit it to the board of directors for aproval to move forward with the funding.
Please make sure that the signs in the photo can be clearly read, and that the photo is large and very clear. Small or unclear images will be rejected by the board, and a new photo will have to be commissioned. So please let's not make any mistakes with the first one.
Once the photo is taken, and you are ready to scan and send it, please follow these scanning isntructions:
*** SCANNING INSTRUCTIONS ***
1. Set the scanning software to scan at a MINIMUM resolution of 200 DPI (Dots Per Inch) then scan in your original photograph.
2. Once the photograph has been successfully scanned, resize the photograph to approximately 1,000 (one thousand) pixels in WIDTH.
3. Save the image as a JPG image but be sure to make the JPG compression set to a minimum. If the image has the compression set too high the result will be a blocky and unclear image. Blocky or blurry images will be REJECTED.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask them.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Friday, August 13, 2004 5:29 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : HERE ARE THE PHOTOS YOU REQUESTED.
Attachment : AthleteTeam.jpg (0.06 MB)
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: Al Bundy,
Compliments of the day. How are you? I hope all is okay? Thanks for your mail with content well understood. I hereby scanning the photo of the team/ athletes for you as you requested, I am looking forwards to receive the payment slip from you and I hope this will be okay for you and the board of directors? Let us finish and finalize this, as there is no time.
Best regards,
Dr. Frank,
_________________________________
Dear Dr Frankenstein,
I submitted your photo to the board, and they are unhappy with it.
There are two things wrong with it.
1) None of the athlete's are holding up the sign of the company. In order for the company to properly sponsor the team, we will need that photo.
ALL athletes in the photo must be holding a sign. That means if you have 20 athletes in the photograph, you must have 20 signs. One sign for each athlete.
Each and every athlete in the photo must hold a sign that reads the name of the company:
_______________________
LOWBRIDGERULES
_______________________
The signs dont have to be professionally made. You can use handmade signs. Just as long as they can be seen and clearly read in the photograph.
2) The photo is not clear enough. Again, it doesnt have to be professionally made, but it must not look as bad as the one you sent me. Remember: Unclear or blocky images will be rejected by the board.
Now, we need the correct photo for the company. Otherwise the board will look for another team to sponsor, and I have had high hopes for our team.
By the way, I completely understand that you train different teams on different days, so the team in the photo that you have sent me does not need to be in the next photograph. You may use the photo of a different team. But again, ALL team members in the photo must be holding a sign that reads the name of the company.
Please understand. The opening ceremony at the Olympics have just started, and we need that photo before the end of the Olympics.
After I get the correct photo, then the company will certify me to release all the funds to you.
I thank you for your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Al Bundy
__________________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Monday, August 16, 2004 9:17 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK, REPLY URGENTLY.
FROM DR. FRANK
Attn.: Al Bundy,
How are you today? I hope all is moving well? I am very sorry for my late reply, I was very busy. The photos of the athletes are ready, but I am a little bit confused based on the company name you are requesting. Do you mean to use the name that you send to me on the mail, which is: LOWBRIDGERULES, or should I use the company name that I am using which is: VODACOM, my athletes team is using VODACOM COMPNAY and that is what is printed on their Jessie, so clarify me properly as to enable me send you the photos by tomorrow for you to hurry up for the payment, and also as I don't have time left.
Waiting for your urgent answer.
Best regards,
DR. FRANK.
_______________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
Must use the name: LOWBRIDGERULES
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Friday, August 20, 2004 10:18 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK,
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: AL BUNDY,
GOOD DAY, HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE OKAY? I AM VERY SORRY FOR MY LATE REPLY BY NOT SCANNING THE PHOTOS TO YOU. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT MY SCANNING MACHINE IS HAVING A PROBLEM THAT IS WHY I AM TAKING SO LONG, PLEASE I WILL SEND THE PHOTOS TO YOU ON OR BEFORE MONDAY. PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXPLANATIONS?
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FRANK.
______________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
We understand the explanation. We are not angry. Monday, or before, will be fine.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
_______________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Saturday, August 21, 2004 8:00 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK HERE IS THE ATTACHED FILES.
Attachment : ATHLETE.jpg (0.21 MB)
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: AL BUNDY,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I HOPE YOU ARE OKAY? THANKS FOR YOUR URGENT MAIL REPLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR KINDEST UNDERSTANDING. I HEREBY SCANNING YOU THE PHOTOS OF THE ATHLETES, I HOPE NOW THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE AS PROMISE, AS SOON AS YOU TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT I GIVE YOU, KINDLY SEND ME WITH THE PAYMENT SLIP FOR MY CONFIRMATION. I WISH YOU A LOVELY WEEKEND.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FRANK.
ATTN: A REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON BUSINESS TRANSACTION
I got your contact through the South African Trade and Business Information Service through a very reliable friend of mine who introduce your capability,personality and business addresses to me.I am Mr FRANKLIN DUBE(JNR)the eldest son of Major Johnny Dube,the former military head of state of Republic of Sierra Leone.
My father was involved in the plot to overthrow the president,Tejan Ahmed Kabba.He among others was found gluity by then special Militry Tribunal.The government seized all my father`s properties and assets.When the West African peacekeeping forces (ECOMOG) arrived we escaped to South Africa where we sought for and were granted asylum in South Africa.
My main purpose of contacting you is to solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund.Recently,while I was going through my father`s documents(files)I discovered that there are some amount of money which was generated from the sales of my country treasure which is DIAMOND amounting to US$48.5million(FOURTY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)which he secretly deposited with a private security company here in South Africa in coded cash. My family has mandated me to secretly contact with a foreign partner that is reliable and trustworthy so that we can pay in this money into his account for onward transfer out South Africa.
Our resolution to use a foreigner outside is due to my father`s name,which may attract attention and result in the seizure of this money.Moreover,the present civilian government of Tejan kabba has frozen all accounts overseas owned by the coup leaders.I have in my position all the documents with which the money will be easily transferred to your account overseas.My lawyer has promised to assist me to move this money as soon as we can have the necessary contact that is reliable and trustworthy.
Since I got your contact through the information servicehere, I believe that you will meet our standard and that you will not take advantage of my situation.It may be necessary for you to furnish me with your bank details (either private or company`s account)where this money will be deposited or come to South Africa to open a Remittance Account(Non-Resident Accountin your name or that of your company where we pay in this money before it can be transferred to your account overseas and the conclusion of this transaction.
Immediately this money is confirmed to be in your account,my mother and I will come over to your country to invest it.We urgently need your sincere co operation.Be assured that the transfer of this money into your account will be in a matter of days going by the assurance of my lawyer.I assure you that nobody knows about this transaction except my mother,the lawyer and myself.
In appreciation for your effort and assistance,I have worked out the sharing ratio for this transaction as follows:70%for my investement under your close supervision anddirection,25%for your efforts and we shall set aside 5% for all incidntal expenses. We are looking up to your assistance and I know you will not fail us. As soon as you get this message,reply me on the above-mentioned E-mail address for further clarifications on this transaction.
Be free to assist me for this transaction is very risk free on your personality going by the assurance and the help of my lawyer.
Yours faitfully
FRANKLIN DUBE(JNR)
_______________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
Thanks for the help, but you neglected to inform me of where and how I can send the funding to you. Please get back to me with that information.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Monday, August 2, 2004 6:00 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : Re: Urgent Response is needed?
ATTN; Mr Bundy thanks very much for your urgent response.
Please i needed your private telephone & fax number to enable me send to you your request.
Please is very important so that we can proceed.
Thanks From/Dr Frank Dube.
________________________________________
From: frank dube
To: Al Bundy
Subject: reminder.
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:19:37 +0100 (BST)
Attn: Mr Bundy
Am still waiting to hear from you but you still never say any thing why? are you still serious or not? please i want to hear from you or else i will look for someone else who can be very trustworthy to do this busines with me with out any delay.
thanks hope to hear from you soon.
Mr Frank Dube.
_____________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
I do not understand the nature of your last email. Do business with you? I need to know where I am supposed to send the funds for the sporting goods, for the team. We already hashed this out before. We signed the agreements and everything.
Now I am still waiting on you to fulfill your part of the contract.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
_______________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:36 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : HERE ARE THE ACCOUNT INFO FOR THE PAYMENT.
FROM:DR. FRANK,
ATTN: Al Bundy,
How are you? I hope you are okay? I am very sorry for my late reply. here are the account information where you will send the money through, and after sending the money, I want you to send the payment slip to me immediately to enable me confirm the payment has been made.
The account information are as follows:
ACCOUNT NAME: S.L WORA
ACCOUNT NO: 996165
BANK NAME: ABSA
BRANCH CODE: 537155
SWIFT CODE: ABSAZAJJ.
Kindly make the payment and get back to me with the payment slip by scanning.
Best regards,
DR. FRANK.
_____________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
No problem about the reply. Thanks for the account information, but we are still waiting for you to fulfill your side of the bargain with a photograph of the sporting team to whom the funds will be used for.
I am resending the company's specific instructions for this photograph. After I have received the photograph (send it here to my email address) and submitted it to the board for confirmation, then I will be able to get the authorization from the company CEO to transfer the funds to you.
Instructions below:
There must be at least 20 athletes in the photo.
Each and every athlete in the photo must hold a sign that reads the name of the company:
_______________________
LOWBRIDGERULES
_______________________
ALL athletes in the photo must be holding a sign. That means if you have 20 athletes in the photograph, you must have 20 signs. One sign for each athlete.
I hope you understand the requirement of this photograph. The reason for this photo is that I will submit it to the board of directors for aproval to move forward with the funding.
Please make sure that the signs in the photo can be clearly read, and that the photo is large and very clear. Small or unclear images will be rejected by the board, and a new photo will have to be commissioned. So please let's not make any mistakes with the first one.
Once the photo is taken, and you are ready to scan and send it, please follow these scanning isntructions:
*** SCANNING INSTRUCTIONS ***
1. Set the scanning software to scan at a MINIMUM resolution of 200 DPI (Dots Per Inch) then scan in your original photograph.
2. Once the photograph has been successfully scanned, resize the photograph to approximately 1,000 (one thousand) pixels in WIDTH.
3. Save the image as a JPG image but be sure to make the JPG compression set to a minimum. If the image has the compression set too high the result will be a blocky and unclear image. Blocky or blurry images will be REJECTED.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask them.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Friday, August 13, 2004 5:29 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : HERE ARE THE PHOTOS YOU REQUESTED.
Attachment : AthleteTeam.jpg (0.06 MB)
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: Al Bundy,
Compliments of the day. How are you? I hope all is okay? Thanks for your mail with content well understood. I hereby scanning the photo of the team/ athletes for you as you requested, I am looking forwards to receive the payment slip from you and I hope this will be okay for you and the board of directors? Let us finish and finalize this, as there is no time.
Best regards,
Dr. Frank,
_________________________________
Dear Dr Frankenstein,
I submitted your photo to the board, and they are unhappy with it.
There are two things wrong with it.
1) None of the athlete's are holding up the sign of the company. In order for the company to properly sponsor the team, we will need that photo.
ALL athletes in the photo must be holding a sign. That means if you have 20 athletes in the photograph, you must have 20 signs. One sign for each athlete.
Each and every athlete in the photo must hold a sign that reads the name of the company:
_______________________
LOWBRIDGERULES
_______________________
The signs dont have to be professionally made. You can use handmade signs. Just as long as they can be seen and clearly read in the photograph.
2) The photo is not clear enough. Again, it doesnt have to be professionally made, but it must not look as bad as the one you sent me. Remember: Unclear or blocky images will be rejected by the board.
Now, we need the correct photo for the company. Otherwise the board will look for another team to sponsor, and I have had high hopes for our team.
By the way, I completely understand that you train different teams on different days, so the team in the photo that you have sent me does not need to be in the next photograph. You may use the photo of a different team. But again, ALL team members in the photo must be holding a sign that reads the name of the company.
Please understand. The opening ceremony at the Olympics have just started, and we need that photo before the end of the Olympics.
After I get the correct photo, then the company will certify me to release all the funds to you.
I thank you for your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Al Bundy
__________________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Monday, August 16, 2004 9:17 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK, REPLY URGENTLY.
FROM DR. FRANK
Attn.: Al Bundy,
How are you today? I hope all is moving well? I am very sorry for my late reply, I was very busy. The photos of the athletes are ready, but I am a little bit confused based on the company name you are requesting. Do you mean to use the name that you send to me on the mail, which is: LOWBRIDGERULES, or should I use the company name that I am using which is: VODACOM, my athletes team is using VODACOM COMPNAY and that is what is printed on their Jessie, so clarify me properly as to enable me send you the photos by tomorrow for you to hurry up for the payment, and also as I don't have time left.
Waiting for your urgent answer.
Best regards,
DR. FRANK.
_______________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
Must use the name: LOWBRIDGERULES
Thanks,
Al Bundy
___________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Friday, August 20, 2004 10:18 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK,
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: AL BUNDY,
GOOD DAY, HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE OKAY? I AM VERY SORRY FOR MY LATE REPLY BY NOT SCANNING THE PHOTOS TO YOU. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THAT MY SCANNING MACHINE IS HAVING A PROBLEM THAT IS WHY I AM TAKING SO LONG, PLEASE I WILL SEND THE PHOTOS TO YOU ON OR BEFORE MONDAY. PLEASE DON'T BE ANGRY WITH ME, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND MY EXPLANATIONS?
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FRANK.
______________________________________________
Dear Dr. Frankenstein,
We understand the explanation. We are not angry. Monday, or before, will be fine.
Thanks,
Al Bundy
_______________________________________________
From : frank dube
Sent : Saturday, August 21, 2004 8:00 AM
To : Al Bundy
Subject : FROM DR. FRANK HERE IS THE ATTACHED FILES.
Attachment : ATHLETE.jpg (0.21 MB)
FROM: DR. FRANK
ATTN: AL BUNDY,
COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I HOPE YOU ARE OKAY? THANKS FOR YOUR URGENT MAIL REPLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR KINDEST UNDERSTANDING. I HEREBY SCANNING YOU THE PHOTOS OF THE ATHLETES, I HOPE NOW THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE AS PROMISE, AS SOON AS YOU TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO THE ACCOUNT I GIVE YOU, KINDLY SEND ME WITH THE PAYMENT SLIP FOR MY CONFIRMATION. I WISH YOU A LOVELY WEEKEND.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FRANK.
Labels: 419, nigeria, scambaiting, scammers
Friday, March 21, 2008
What happens in a town when the privileged move in (Moultonboro, New Hampshire)
This is what happens when people move from Massachusetts to New Hampshire, only to look to foul it up with bigger government. Same way they did to their former home towns.
Labels: ma, massachusetts, new hampshire, nh
Thursday, March 20, 2008
FBI posts fake hyperlinks to snare child porn suspects
FBI posts fake hyperlinks to snare child porn suspects
Posted by Declan McCullagh
The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them.
Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to stage armed raids of homes in Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada last year. The supposed video files actually were gibberish and contained no illegal images.
A CNET News.com review of legal documents shows that courts have approved of this technique, even though it raises questions about entrapment, the problems of identifying who's using an open wireless connection--and whether anyone who clicks on a FBI link that contains no child pornography should be automatically subject to a dawn raid by federal police.
Roderick Vosburgh, a doctoral student at Temple University who also taught history at La Salle University, was raided at home in February 2007 after he allegedly clicked on the FBI's hyperlink. Federal agents knocked on the door around 7 a.m., falsely claiming they wanted to talk to Vosburgh about his car. Once he opened the door, they threw him to the ground outside his house and handcuffed him.
Vosburgh was charged with violating federal law, which criminalizes "attempts" to download child pornography with up to 10 years in prison. Last November, a jury found Vosburgh guilty on that count, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22, at which point Vosburgh could face three to four years in prison.
The implications of the FBI's hyperlink-enticement technique are sweeping. Using the same logic and legal arguments, federal agents could send unsolicited e-mail messages to millions of Americans advertising illegal narcotics or child pornography--and raid people who click on the links embedded in the spam messages
More on this story by clicking here
Posted by Declan McCullagh
The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them.
Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to stage armed raids of homes in Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada last year. The supposed video files actually were gibberish and contained no illegal images.
A CNET News.com review of legal documents shows that courts have approved of this technique, even though it raises questions about entrapment, the problems of identifying who's using an open wireless connection--and whether anyone who clicks on a FBI link that contains no child pornography should be automatically subject to a dawn raid by federal police.
Roderick Vosburgh, a doctoral student at Temple University who also taught history at La Salle University, was raided at home in February 2007 after he allegedly clicked on the FBI's hyperlink. Federal agents knocked on the door around 7 a.m., falsely claiming they wanted to talk to Vosburgh about his car. Once he opened the door, they threw him to the ground outside his house and handcuffed him.
Vosburgh was charged with violating federal law, which criminalizes "attempts" to download child pornography with up to 10 years in prison. Last November, a jury found Vosburgh guilty on that count, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22, at which point Vosburgh could face three to four years in prison.
The implications of the FBI's hyperlink-enticement technique are sweeping. Using the same logic and legal arguments, federal agents could send unsolicited e-mail messages to millions of Americans advertising illegal narcotics or child pornography--and raid people who click on the links embedded in the spam messages
More on this story by clicking here
Labels: child porn, fbi, federal bureau of investigation, pornography
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
The "Cowman" of Copalis Beach, Attempted kidnapping by Bigfoot
A true life Bigfoot story posted in 2004 by "ResplendentYeti" over the the bigfoot forums:
Last weekend I went to visit my Dad in Idaho, and one of our conversations got around to Bigfoot, and he related an interesting story to me. It’s quite long, but I think you’ll find it’s worthwhile to read. I enjoyed hearing it from my Dad, and I enjoyed writing it down here. Got a few goose bumps looking over my notes and writing it all out with my back to set of windows facing a thick Northwest forest at three in the morning. But they were the good kind of goose bumps that accompany that anticipatory thrill one gets while doing a good bit of research, or reading a strange account that just might be true. I’m posting this in the general forum, because I can’t in good conscience call it a sighting or encounter. Most of the participants in the tale are long gone, I can’t vouch for the veracity of their claims.
Now keep in mind this is all at least third hand information, and it happened close to forty years ago, so it is really nothing more than good, spooky story. When my Dad first began relating it to me, it was kind of in the spirit of ‘here is a crazy story, I don’t believe it but it’s a good yarn anyway’. But as he got further along into it, I could tell it had quite an effect on him. The fact that he remembered so many details and could tell the story like it had happened last week, leads me to believe there is something to it. After hearing it, I asked him if he would mind if I tried to write it out and share it with some people on the internet who were serious about the subject and might be interested in the story. He said he didn’t mind, as long as I kept his name out of it, and didn’t “cause a stir.” Please keep in mind that this is not a scientific report, I occasionally invoke artistic license throughout the story to make it more readable. But the events are as my Dad related them to me. So, without further ado, here is “The Cowman of Copalis Beach!”
My Dad worked in the timber industry his whole life. His Father was a logger, and he grew up in and around the woods. My Dad started his own logging company when he was eighteen, and has owned and operated shake and shingle mills from Oregon clear up to Thorn Bay, Alaska. He is an intelligent man and holds over a dozen patents for various pieces of equipment he has designed and built over the years. He has employed dozens of people over the years, all of them spending extensive time in the wilderness. When I was a boy, I remember hearing bits and pieces of conversations among some of the men at the mill. Although nobody would tell me directly, I understood that something had gone on before I was born, and it involved one of the foremen, ‘Jon’. They weren’t joking around, they were genuinely afraid, and wouldn’t talk about it with a kid.
When I was young, my Dad wouldn’t tell me about it because I would often go out into the woods cutting blocks with him on the weekends, and he didn’t want me to be afraid of the woods. While I was speaking with him last weekend, I told him of a couple of strange events that happened to me later in the wilderness, and that reminded me of the hints at a story I heard when I was a boy. After some prodding he told me the following story.
In the mid 1960’s, my Dad owned a large roofing product mill in Aberdeen, WA. He had teams of men that would cut the fallen old growth cedar salvage left after a logging operation. He had permits to salvage a large amount of wood in the coastal areas of Grays Harbor County, primarily in the area around Copalis Beach. Several of the men on his cutting crews lived in and around Copalis Beach. His foreman, a man I will call Jon for the story, was a bright, down to earth hard worker. My Dad trusted him with thousands of dollars of vehicles and equipment, as well as the safety of his crews. He was not the kind of man to make up stories.
On a Monday morning sometime in July, Jon was several hours late for work. This was highly unusual as he was always there early, getting the saws and trucks ready for the day. My dad said he was visibly shaken up, and when he asked him what was wrong, he asked my Dad to go in the office so the others wouldn’t hear them. They went in and sat down, and Jon simply said “Something destroyed our house this weekend.” My Dad thought he said “someone” broke into the house, and asked Jon if it was someone he knew. Jon said, “You don’t understand, this wasn’t a person. It was a… I don’t know what it was, but it completely trashed the house. The family is going to stay with my brother in Elma for a while.”
My dad asked him to explain what had happened. Jon said that when he got home from work Friday evening, his youngest son Tim, who was around four at the time, told him he saw a big “Cowman” walking at the edge of their field that afternoon. He thought the boy meant “Cowboy”, because some of his neighbors wore cowboy hats when they were out in the sun. He asked him if the man was wearing a cowboy hat, and the boy said, “No Daddy, he was a Cowman, furry and stinky like the cows.” He asked his wife if she knew what he was talking about, and she said Tim was playing on the porch that afternoon, when he came running in and said the cow man was stuck on the fence. He was very excited, so she went out to see what he was talking about. She said as she opened the door, she was hit by a horrible smell, like wet dogs and garbage. Tim was pointing across to the field opposite their house and said “He got loose!” She looked where he was gesturing and could see the top strand of barb wire bouncing up and down, as if somebody had just pulled on it really hard and let it go. She didn’t see the “Cowman”, and noticed nothing out of the ordinary except for the smell.
She told Tim to come inside to play for rest of the day, she felt uneasy and a little scared. Their older son, Jon Jr. who was twelve at the time, was at a friend’s house and walked home a short while after Tim saw his “Cowman”. He told her somebody had followed him home, walking in the woods off the right side of the road. He never seen who it was, they never left the woods, but he said it had to be a really big man. He would hear large sticks cracking, and the footsteps were very heavy. Once he got to the driveway of their house where the woods stopped at the field where his brother had his sighting, the footsteps stopped and Jon Jr. never saw anything. He was pretty shaken up by the event, and wanted his Dad to go out to the woods and check it out with him.
Later that evening, Jon strapped on his .357 and took his older son out into the field to have a look. They first walked to the area where the “Cowman” was supposedly stuck on the fence, and walked down the fence line looking for anything. They came upon a large clump of long, reddish brown hair tangled in the top strand of barbed wire. He tried to pull it off but it was really tangled up, so he pulled out his buck knife and sawed it off. He said the hair was over a foot long, real coarse and stringy. There appeared to be a bit of flesh matted in the clump, and the top wire was pulled loose from one of the posts. Whatever was hung up on the fence was very big. He handed the hair to his son to hold, and they climbed through the fence and walked toward the woods. He said he was looking for any sign of tracks on the ground; the hair kind of looked like it was from a horse’s mane or tail. The ground was a solid grassy field, and there were no hoof prints or any other tracks he could see.
The edge of the woods began about ten feet from the fence line, and they entered on a small game trail that deer frequented. It was around eight at night, and in the woods it was getting to be fairly dark. They walked for a ways, and soon began to smell the rotting garbage/wet dog odor his wife reported earlier. Jon said he got the feeling they were being watched, the hair on the back of his neck was standing up. He told his son they should head back before it got dark, and the boy didn’t argue. As they began walking back out, they could hear heavy footsteps off to their left. They stopped, and the footsteps stopped. They walked on nearly to the clearing, and Jon whispered to his son to run like Hell to the house on the count of three. Jon Jr. nodded, and Jon whispered, “One, two…Three!” and gave his son a push in the back to get him started, then spun around and raced off the trail in the opposite direction, toward the footsteps with his gun drawn.
Off the trail, the underbrush was dense with ferns and bushes; he had a hard time making headway. But as he got closer, he could hear it moving away from him, deeper into the woods. At this time, he told my Dad that he thought it was a vagrant camping out in the woods and possibly scoping houses out to rob at night. Jon was a big man and capable of taking care of himself in most any situation and he had a large caliber handgun so he wasn’t too worried about confronting a vagrant in the woods. He was a few yards off the trail in deep brush when he heard the movement stop just ahead of him. He stopped to look and listen, and thought he saw movement by a large tree, like someone was trying to hide there. He leveled his gun and said “Come out nice and slow, or I swear to God I’ll come back there and shoot you!”
It was silent for a moment, and then he caught movement out the corner of his eye and spun around to his right for a better look. He said it looked like a huge bear moving through the brush, he could only see bits of it through the dense ferns, but it was moving quietly away from the tree on four legs. It was about fifteen feet away from him. At first he thought it was a bear, and then suddenly he saw a huge hairy arm with a human like hand reach out of the brush and grab a small alder tree. The tree was about four inches in diameter, and it grabbed hold about five feet up. He said it happened so fast it was a blur, but the thing pulled itself upright out of the brush by holding the tree. It stood on two legs and turned its upper body to glare at Jon. It was enormous; he couldn’t believe how bulky it was. He said it was well over seven feet tall, and at least half that big through the chest. It was too dark to make out many features, but its eyes seemed to glow a deep red, and he thought he could see teeth, like it was curling its lips back.
It stood for just a brief moment, and then lunged ahead, pushing back on the tree with tremendous force. The tree snapped loudly and crashed into the trees around it, getting hung up in the branches and not falling to the ground. It then disappeared into the deep brush with frightening speed, sounding like a bulldozer with no engine sounds. Jon stood there in shock, his gun temporally forgotten, then he realized it was heading toward the house, the way his son had went. He turned and ran to the trail, hoping to gain ground on it and cut it off before it reached the clearing. He hit the trail and ran as fast as he could toward the clearing, all the while hearing the creature thrash through the brush on his side.
He burst into the clearing and looked franticly about for his son. Jon Jr. was standing just inside of the fenced field, waiting for his Dad. Jon screamed at him to run to the house, then he saw the thing crash out of the woods about fifty feet to his left. It crossed the ten foot clearing and stepped over the fence in two strides, and was running through the field parallel to his son in a matter of seconds. Jon screamed at his son to run faster, and took aim at the creature. He didn’t fire because he was afraid to hit his son or his house, so he vaulted over the fence and ran in pursuit of them. He could see it angling toward his son, and knew there was no way his boy would make it to the gate before it cut him off. In desperation, he pointed the gun to the ground at his side and fired as he ran, hoping to scare it. It veered more sharply toward his son, and put on an enormous burst of speed. He heard his boy scream as they seemed to collide, he saw the creature dip its shoulder down a little bit and suddenly Jon Jr. was airborne, he flew about ten feet then hit the ground rolling.
The creature never paused; it continued to run at an amazing speed in a loop back towards the woods. Once the line of fire was clear, Jon stopped and squeezed off the remaining five rounds at the retreating creature. He was pretty sure all the shots went wild; the creature never made a sound or slowed down, and was soon over the fence and back in the woods. He reached his son, who was shaken up but not physically hurt. He asked his Dad if it was a bear. Apparently, little Jon was so busy running for the house that he didn’t see the creature running after him, he said something big and black suddenly ran into him, and he felt a huge paw hit his bottom and he said he felt like he was falling.
Jon pulled his son to his feet and they ran through the gate and into the house locking the door behind him. They were both out of breath and white as ghosts, his wife was screaming at him, demanding to know what the gunshots were for and if they were all right. When he could catch his breath, he told her to make sure the back door was locked, he was going to call the Sheriff. He went to the phone and began to dial the number; this was before 911, then stopped and wondered what exactly he was going to say. He hung up the phone, realizing what an idiot he would look like if he told the Sheriff the boogie man just chased them out of the woods.
He told his wife that it was a large animal, possibly a bear. He didn’t know how to begin to tell her their four year old was right, his Cowman was real and it was more frightening than anything he could imagine. He told them all to keep the doors locked, and stay away from the windows. Around ten o’clock that night, both boys were in bed and Jon and his wife sat down to watch the news. They soon heard a loud moaning cry, kind of like the siren on the volunteer fire department. It would stretch out for a long time, and then end with a “whoop whoop” sound. It was coming from the woods opposite the house. His wife asked “What the Hell is that?” Jon answered truthfully; “That is Tim’s Cowman.”
He then described to her the full details of what had happened, and she immediately wanted to call the Sheriff. He persuaded her that they would sound crazy, and that he would handle it himself. She reluctantly agreed, and told him she didn’t want either of the kids to go outside until this thing was gone. The howling went on until around midnight, when it got quiet again. Jon wanted to stay up through the night and watch over the house, but he had a long day at work and the excitement earlier had worn him out. They went to bed around one in the morning, and had no further problems that night.
They slept in that morning, and the boys were already up and watching cartoons when they got out of bed. The first thing little Jon said was that he had heard the bear rubbing against the house last night. He said he was too scared to get up and tell his parents, and fell back asleep soon after. Then Tim said “The Cowman talks funny.” This stopped Jon cold. He asked his son “When did you talk to the Cowman?” Tim replied “Last night, in my room.” Jon asked: “The Cowman was in your room?” “No Daddy, he’s too big for my room, he talked to my window.” Tim said, and turned back to the cartoons. “What did the Cowman say, Tim?” Jon asked. “He talks funny; I don’t know what he said. He talks like this…OOH AHH AHH OOH!” Tim said, and started making strange monkey like noises. “Did the Cowman try to get in your window?” Jon asked, breaking out in a cold sweat. “He’s too big for that. He made funny faces, he has Lincoln Log teeth!” Tim said with a smile.
Jon later learned Tim meant it had square teeth that looked the same size as the small blocks in a Lincoln log set. It apparently spent quite a while “talking” and making faces outside the boy’s window. Tim said it lay down and went to sleep outside, and he could hear it snoring. Jon walked to his younger son’s room, and cautiously peered out the window. No sleeping Cowman. Jon told the boys to get dressed; they were going to go visit their uncle in Elma for the day.
After his wife and kids left, he called one of the men from his crew, and asked him to come over. I’ll call him Patrick, he was an ex-State patrolman and my Dad said he was kicked off the force because of his drinking problem. He was a good worker and never got drunk before dark, so Jon figured they would have most of the day to look for this thing. When Patrick arrived, Jon greeted him at the door and said, “Are you up for some hunting?” Seeing how it was not hunting season, Patrick told him he doesn’t poach, and doesn’t even want to know about it if Jon did. Jon told him it wasn’t deer he was after, and went on to explain the previous night’s events. Patrick didn’t really believe him, but could see he was sincere and still shook up. Jon had his pistol and a bolt action 30.06, Patrick had a .38 in his car and Jon loaned him a 12 gauge. They first circled the house looking for any signs of a nocturnal visitor.
At the back of the house, there was a spigot for the garden hose, and it always leaked. There was a patch of ground worn bare of grass under it, and it had turned to mud. In the center of the mud, there was a huge, clear imprint of what looked like a bare human foot. Jon said it was at least 18 inches long, and very wide. It was so clear that he got the feeling it was left there on purpose. They found no other prints around the house, and in places in the field and woods where a track could be made, the creature seemed to avoid them. Off to the side of the track in the mud were four straight lines about eight inches long. He said it looked like someone had raked their fingers through the mud. When they circled around the side of the house and got to Tim’s window, they saw what it was for.
Above the top of the window, a good seven feet up, were four muddy streaks. And on the window itself were dozens of large, muddy fingerprints. The glass wasn’t cracked or broken, just smeared with mud. By this time Patrick was fast becoming convinced something strange had indeed happened the night before.
Before going out into the woods, Jon wanted to feed the families pigs. They had two of them apparently fairly young weighing around 40 pounds each. The pig pen was about a hundred yards away from the house, behind an old barn. As they got closer Jon became concerned because they couldn’t hear them making any noise. Usually they squealed like crazy when they knew food was near at hand, but this morning it was completely silent. They rounded the corner and the pen was empty. No sign of damage or struggle, the pigs were just gone. They searched the barn but found nothing out of place, so they decided to hit the woods and try to kill this thing.
They entered on the same trail Jon and Jon had used the day before, Jon showed Patrick the broken fence wire and told him again about the hair. It was a bright summer morning, and Jon was surprised at the difference from the previous evening. The night before had been still and silent, now the woods were alive with birds and small animals. He showed Patrick the broken tree, and they followed the creatures’ trial and found several more trees and large branches twisted and broken. They could see large, faint impressions of footprints where the ground was soft. They followed the deer trail further into the woods, and encountered nothing unusual. By noon they were both getting hungry, so they hiked back to the house for lunch. They spent the rest of the day poking around, but saw nothing more out of the ordinary.
Just before dark that night, his wife and kids drove up. He and Patrick were sitting on the porch with the guns, watching the woods. His wife asked if they had seen anything, Jon told her about the footprint and mud on the window. Patrick had retrieved a pint of booze from his car and was well on his way to getting smashed. Jon decided he didn’t want a frightened drunk with a gun around his family, so he suggested that Patrick could go home, nothing was going to happen anyway. Patrick agreed and drove off, and Jon continued to watch the woods. His wife brought out a plate of food and a Coleman lantern and a flashlight. He told her would stay out here and watch the house through the night. Before they went to bed, he went into their bedroom, and with help from his wife, pushed the king sized bed as far from the windows as they could. They agreed that his wife and kids would all sleep in that bed for the night, and he would keep watch around the house. She had grown up hunting and knew how to handle a gun as good as him, so she insisted on keeping the shotgun in the room with them. He agreed after making her promise to ask for a name before shooting anything. If it replied “Jon”, please don’t shoot it.
There was a full moon that night, and Jon could see across the field and into the inky dark of the woods. The night air was filled with the sound of thousands of crickets, and the pond behind the house was full of croaking frogs. As the moon rose higher, clumps of weeds in the field began casting sinister shadows, and before long Jon was seeing big hairy creatures sneaking up on him in each of them. He stood up and lit a cigarette, trying to shake the fear and concentrate on the task at hand. As he smoked, he wandered to the end of the porch, and stood looking at the darkened barn. Something was different, but he couldn’t quite place it. The front of the barn facing the house was open, and the moonlight was hitting it from the side, casting the interior in deep shadows. He stood watching the black opening as he finished his smoke, thinking about the missing pigs. He then realized what was wrong. All the crickets and frogs had gone silent. It was as quiet as the inside of a mausoleum at night; he could hear the minute shrill buzz of his own nervous system. As he turned to walk back to his chair, he thought he saw movement in the barn. He looked intently at the opening and could make out nothing, then turned his head a bit to the side and saw what looked like two red eyes hovering about eight feet off the ground. He couldn’t see them if he looked straight at them, but when he averted his eyes a little, they became clearer. They were a deep burning coal red, almost invisible in the dark. Every few seconds they would disappear when the creature blinked.
His heart began thudding in his chest, and he waited for it to leave the barn and approach the house. He slowly backed up to his chair, never looking away, and picked up his 30.06. He walked back to the end of the porch and watched and waited. He stood looking at the blinking red eyes for what seemed like hours, and then the eyes blinked out and never came back. He watched intently but could see no movement. He thought for a moment, then grabbed the flashlight and shined it at the barn. The flashlight was too small to penetrate the darkness of the barn from this distance, he had to get closer. He was none too keen about leaving the relative safety of the porch and confronting a glowing eyed monster in his barn, but he was damned if he was going to live in fear in his own house.
He left the porch and began slowly working his way toward the barn, taking his time, building his courage up. He got closer and could still see no movement; it had gone further into the dark. He got within 20 feet of the opening, and his flashlight would now penetrate the gloom in the barn. He moved the feeble beam of light over the contents of the barn, an old tractor, and old pickup, boxes and buckets. Too many places for something to hide, even something big. He cautiously walked closer, now shining the flashlight down the barrel of his rifle. He stopped at the entrance and shined the light all over, searching the corners and under the vehicles. He stepped into the barn, every sense straining for sound or movement. He walked around the pickup, tensing for a huge, hairy arm to reach out and grab him at any second. He made his way clear to the rear of the barn without seeing anything, and slowly turned around to leave. He felt both relieved not to have encountered it in the dark barn, and frightened and somewhat confused about where it could have gone.
As he was walking out he glanced at the wide stairs leading up into the hayloft and froze. He knew with complete certainty that it had climbed those stairs and was waiting for him to walk out under the hayloft and jump down upon him. He couldn’t move, he was literally frozen in fear. He swore he could here the floorboards softly creak above him as an enormous weight edged stealthily closer to the edge. He stood with his heart pounding in his ears, unable to move or act. Suddenly there was the booming explosion of a shotgun from the house, followed by his wife screaming. His paralysis broke and he bolted out of the barn toward the house, completely forgetting what may have been in the hayloft.
As he ran toward the house, he heard an inhuman roar coming from the woods behind the house. It sounded pissed off and in pain. It screamed again and he heard branches breaking as it plowed through the forest, thankfully away from the house. He got to the house and almost knocked down the front door in his hurry to get inside.
He ran down the hall to their room and found his family huddled together on the bed, sobbing. One of the widows was blown out, and his wife was still pointing the shotgun at it. When he burst into the room she swung the gun in his direction and screamed, and he hit the floor. He waited for the blast but it didn’t come. He slowly stood up and she had put the gun down and he went to the bed. He asked her what had happened, but she was too shook up to answer just then. Tim started crying: “Why did you shoot the Cowman Mommy, why?” Jon Jr. Had his face buried against her shoulder crying. After they calmed down a bit, he told them to get up and follow him. He led them to the living room, then went out the open front door and looked carefully around. He could see no sign of it, all was quiet again. He told them to come out and get in the car. They ran out in their pajamas and piled in the car; he got in and drove them to his brother’s house in Elma.
On the way there, they had calmed down enough to tell him what happened. She said a couple hours after they went to bed, she finally dozed off. She was awakened by Tim talking to someone, and this bizarre clicking chirping sound. Tim wasn’t in the bed; he was standing in front of one of the windows. The moonlight was shining through both windows illuminating the room pretty good, but there was a large shadow, like a tree obscuring the window in front of Tim. She knew there were no trees close enough to cast a shadow, she told to get away from the window. “Mommy, listen! The Cowman can sound like a bird!” Tim said pointing excitedly at the dark figure in the window. “Timmy, get away from the window.” She said, trying to keep her voice quiet. Right after she spoke, the noises from outside changed, it went from a soft chirping, to a strange gibbering, almost like human speech with an occasional pig-like snort thrown in.
At this time, little Jon woke up and said “What is that?” rather loudly. This seemed to incite the creature and it hit the side of the house with its fists hard enough for the walls to tremble. At this, Little Jon screamed and Tim yelled “Quiet, you’re going to scare him away!” She yelled at Tim to get away from the window again, and reached up on the headboard and grabbed the shotgun. She got out of the bed and started toward Tim; the creature leaned down and looked straight in the window at her. She screamed and raised the shotgun, afraid to shoot because her son was so close to it. She started foreword to grab Tim, and there was an explosion of breaking glass, and a gigantic hairy arm reached through the window toward her son. She screamed again and fired over Tim’s head, blowing out the rest of the window and hitting the creature with .00 buckshot. It jerked backwards out of the window and disappeared into the dark. A few seconds later she heard it screaming in the woods. “It was trying to get Tim, it was trying to grab my baby!” she started crying again and he comforted her as best he could while driving.
They stayed the rest of that night and the following night with his brother’s family. He told his brother about it, but could see he didn’t really believe him. He agreed to ride back to Jon’s house with him early Monday morning before work. They had left the front door open in their haste to leave, and he was afraid animals or vandals would have got into the house. When they arrived, the house looked like a tornado had gone through it. The couch was upside down. They had a large, heavy console TV and it was apparently thrown across the room, lying in a spray of broken glass. The kitchen was trashed, the refrigerator knocked over and food everywhere. The doors to both of the boy’s rooms were left closed, and the rooms were untouched, same as the bathroom. The master bedroom was torn apart, the pillows ripped up and feathers everywhere. The chest of drawers was knocked over and the large mirror smashed. Jon’s brother looked around in awe, and said “You better call the police!” Jon looked at him and said “And tell them what? Bigfoot destroyed my house?”
They left and closed the front door this time, and drove to my Dad’s mill in Aberdeen. Jon’s brother waited in the car while Jon went in and told this to my Dad. After he was done, my Dad said, “Well, let’s go have a look at it then.” They drove back out to the house, and Jon showed my Dad the damage. He pulled the clump of hair from his shirt pocket and let my Dad look at it. As they were walking through the house surveying the damage, my Dad pointed out cracks in the ceiling where it had apparently stood up and hit its head. Jon told my Dad that they couldn’t live there anymore, even if the creature was gone, they would always be afraid. Their homeowners insurance wouldn’t cover the damage; the adjuster claimed Jon must have done it in a drunken rage. My Dad helped them find a place in Aberdeen, and gave him a loan for new furniture and stuff. The house was eventually fixed up and sold, and my Dad never heard about another problem there.
A few observations about this story; My Dad lost contact with “Jon” and his family in the mid eighties. They moved out of state and my Dad hasn’t heard from them since. His brother died around the same time. Why didn’t they call the cops? Jon had a lot of pride as well as a lot of common sense. He knew he couldn’t logically explain what had happened to the authorities, and he didn’t want the story to get out and have him branded a nutcase. I asked my Dad if they saved the hair, he said Jon never mentioned it again and my Dad never asked him about it. I asked my Dad if he saw the footprint and muddy fingerprints, he said he did. He said it looked like a giant barefoot man had stepped very carefully in the center of the mud. He’s not a tracker, but he said it was the clearest print of any kind he had ever seen. I asked my Dad if the neighbors had heard any of this. He said if they did, none of them ever mentioned it again. I also asked him if he thought it was possible Jon had made it all up. That he HAD trashed his house in a drunken rage, and made up this elaborate cover story. My Dad said Jon and his family were terrified of that place; they didn’t even want to go back and get their clothes. If was just an elaborate story, what did he stand to gain? To profit from a story in any way, you have to share it with people. My Dad and the other folks mentioned in the story are the only ones who ever heard it. Until now, of course. He also said that whatever trashed that house was no man. The TV had to have weighed close to 200 pounds, and it was obviously thrown across the room with great force. He said that even after two days, there was still a wild animal smell in the house.
I asked him if thought there may have been two creatures involved, considering the incident in the barn. He said he asked Jon that same question, and was told that Jon felt there was only one, that it lured him into the barn then snuck out the side door to the house. The thing he thought he heard in the hayloft was either his imagination, or some common animal like a raccoon.
For whatever reason, this critter seemed focused on their four year old son. Their son was the only one who never showed any fear of it. He seemed to think of it as his friend. And although the sex of the animal was never determined, it was referred to as a male because of the predatory stalking type behavior. That and the conspicuous lack of breasts, or perhaps it was just not as well endowed as the Patterson Film Subject? Anyhoo, its behavior almost seems indicative of a mother that has lost her little Bigfoot and is looking for a replacement. I rather facetiously asked my Dad if little ‘Timmy’ was a particularly hairy child, perhaps suffering from that rare condition that causes uncontrollable hair growth all over the body. He said ‘Timmy’ was a normal little boy, with normal brown hair on his normal head. I didn’t ask if ‘Timmy’ regularly reeked of rotting garbage and wet dogs, didn’t seem a polite course for the conversation to take. He told me of other possible Bigfoot encounters he and his crews had in the woods around Grays Harbor. None of them are quite as titillating as the ‘Cowman’ story, but interesting none the less.
Last weekend I went to visit my Dad in Idaho, and one of our conversations got around to Bigfoot, and he related an interesting story to me. It’s quite long, but I think you’ll find it’s worthwhile to read. I enjoyed hearing it from my Dad, and I enjoyed writing it down here. Got a few goose bumps looking over my notes and writing it all out with my back to set of windows facing a thick Northwest forest at three in the morning. But they were the good kind of goose bumps that accompany that anticipatory thrill one gets while doing a good bit of research, or reading a strange account that just might be true. I’m posting this in the general forum, because I can’t in good conscience call it a sighting or encounter. Most of the participants in the tale are long gone, I can’t vouch for the veracity of their claims.
Now keep in mind this is all at least third hand information, and it happened close to forty years ago, so it is really nothing more than good, spooky story. When my Dad first began relating it to me, it was kind of in the spirit of ‘here is a crazy story, I don’t believe it but it’s a good yarn anyway’. But as he got further along into it, I could tell it had quite an effect on him. The fact that he remembered so many details and could tell the story like it had happened last week, leads me to believe there is something to it. After hearing it, I asked him if he would mind if I tried to write it out and share it with some people on the internet who were serious about the subject and might be interested in the story. He said he didn’t mind, as long as I kept his name out of it, and didn’t “cause a stir.” Please keep in mind that this is not a scientific report, I occasionally invoke artistic license throughout the story to make it more readable. But the events are as my Dad related them to me. So, without further ado, here is “The Cowman of Copalis Beach!”
My Dad worked in the timber industry his whole life. His Father was a logger, and he grew up in and around the woods. My Dad started his own logging company when he was eighteen, and has owned and operated shake and shingle mills from Oregon clear up to Thorn Bay, Alaska. He is an intelligent man and holds over a dozen patents for various pieces of equipment he has designed and built over the years. He has employed dozens of people over the years, all of them spending extensive time in the wilderness. When I was a boy, I remember hearing bits and pieces of conversations among some of the men at the mill. Although nobody would tell me directly, I understood that something had gone on before I was born, and it involved one of the foremen, ‘Jon’. They weren’t joking around, they were genuinely afraid, and wouldn’t talk about it with a kid.
When I was young, my Dad wouldn’t tell me about it because I would often go out into the woods cutting blocks with him on the weekends, and he didn’t want me to be afraid of the woods. While I was speaking with him last weekend, I told him of a couple of strange events that happened to me later in the wilderness, and that reminded me of the hints at a story I heard when I was a boy. After some prodding he told me the following story.
In the mid 1960’s, my Dad owned a large roofing product mill in Aberdeen, WA. He had teams of men that would cut the fallen old growth cedar salvage left after a logging operation. He had permits to salvage a large amount of wood in the coastal areas of Grays Harbor County, primarily in the area around Copalis Beach. Several of the men on his cutting crews lived in and around Copalis Beach. His foreman, a man I will call Jon for the story, was a bright, down to earth hard worker. My Dad trusted him with thousands of dollars of vehicles and equipment, as well as the safety of his crews. He was not the kind of man to make up stories.
On a Monday morning sometime in July, Jon was several hours late for work. This was highly unusual as he was always there early, getting the saws and trucks ready for the day. My dad said he was visibly shaken up, and when he asked him what was wrong, he asked my Dad to go in the office so the others wouldn’t hear them. They went in and sat down, and Jon simply said “Something destroyed our house this weekend.” My Dad thought he said “someone” broke into the house, and asked Jon if it was someone he knew. Jon said, “You don’t understand, this wasn’t a person. It was a… I don’t know what it was, but it completely trashed the house. The family is going to stay with my brother in Elma for a while.”
My dad asked him to explain what had happened. Jon said that when he got home from work Friday evening, his youngest son Tim, who was around four at the time, told him he saw a big “Cowman” walking at the edge of their field that afternoon. He thought the boy meant “Cowboy”, because some of his neighbors wore cowboy hats when they were out in the sun. He asked him if the man was wearing a cowboy hat, and the boy said, “No Daddy, he was a Cowman, furry and stinky like the cows.” He asked his wife if she knew what he was talking about, and she said Tim was playing on the porch that afternoon, when he came running in and said the cow man was stuck on the fence. He was very excited, so she went out to see what he was talking about. She said as she opened the door, she was hit by a horrible smell, like wet dogs and garbage. Tim was pointing across to the field opposite their house and said “He got loose!” She looked where he was gesturing and could see the top strand of barb wire bouncing up and down, as if somebody had just pulled on it really hard and let it go. She didn’t see the “Cowman”, and noticed nothing out of the ordinary except for the smell.
She told Tim to come inside to play for rest of the day, she felt uneasy and a little scared. Their older son, Jon Jr. who was twelve at the time, was at a friend’s house and walked home a short while after Tim saw his “Cowman”. He told her somebody had followed him home, walking in the woods off the right side of the road. He never seen who it was, they never left the woods, but he said it had to be a really big man. He would hear large sticks cracking, and the footsteps were very heavy. Once he got to the driveway of their house where the woods stopped at the field where his brother had his sighting, the footsteps stopped and Jon Jr. never saw anything. He was pretty shaken up by the event, and wanted his Dad to go out to the woods and check it out with him.
Later that evening, Jon strapped on his .357 and took his older son out into the field to have a look. They first walked to the area where the “Cowman” was supposedly stuck on the fence, and walked down the fence line looking for anything. They came upon a large clump of long, reddish brown hair tangled in the top strand of barbed wire. He tried to pull it off but it was really tangled up, so he pulled out his buck knife and sawed it off. He said the hair was over a foot long, real coarse and stringy. There appeared to be a bit of flesh matted in the clump, and the top wire was pulled loose from one of the posts. Whatever was hung up on the fence was very big. He handed the hair to his son to hold, and they climbed through the fence and walked toward the woods. He said he was looking for any sign of tracks on the ground; the hair kind of looked like it was from a horse’s mane or tail. The ground was a solid grassy field, and there were no hoof prints or any other tracks he could see.
The edge of the woods began about ten feet from the fence line, and they entered on a small game trail that deer frequented. It was around eight at night, and in the woods it was getting to be fairly dark. They walked for a ways, and soon began to smell the rotting garbage/wet dog odor his wife reported earlier. Jon said he got the feeling they were being watched, the hair on the back of his neck was standing up. He told his son they should head back before it got dark, and the boy didn’t argue. As they began walking back out, they could hear heavy footsteps off to their left. They stopped, and the footsteps stopped. They walked on nearly to the clearing, and Jon whispered to his son to run like Hell to the house on the count of three. Jon Jr. nodded, and Jon whispered, “One, two…Three!” and gave his son a push in the back to get him started, then spun around and raced off the trail in the opposite direction, toward the footsteps with his gun drawn.
Off the trail, the underbrush was dense with ferns and bushes; he had a hard time making headway. But as he got closer, he could hear it moving away from him, deeper into the woods. At this time, he told my Dad that he thought it was a vagrant camping out in the woods and possibly scoping houses out to rob at night. Jon was a big man and capable of taking care of himself in most any situation and he had a large caliber handgun so he wasn’t too worried about confronting a vagrant in the woods. He was a few yards off the trail in deep brush when he heard the movement stop just ahead of him. He stopped to look and listen, and thought he saw movement by a large tree, like someone was trying to hide there. He leveled his gun and said “Come out nice and slow, or I swear to God I’ll come back there and shoot you!”
It was silent for a moment, and then he caught movement out the corner of his eye and spun around to his right for a better look. He said it looked like a huge bear moving through the brush, he could only see bits of it through the dense ferns, but it was moving quietly away from the tree on four legs. It was about fifteen feet away from him. At first he thought it was a bear, and then suddenly he saw a huge hairy arm with a human like hand reach out of the brush and grab a small alder tree. The tree was about four inches in diameter, and it grabbed hold about five feet up. He said it happened so fast it was a blur, but the thing pulled itself upright out of the brush by holding the tree. It stood on two legs and turned its upper body to glare at Jon. It was enormous; he couldn’t believe how bulky it was. He said it was well over seven feet tall, and at least half that big through the chest. It was too dark to make out many features, but its eyes seemed to glow a deep red, and he thought he could see teeth, like it was curling its lips back.
It stood for just a brief moment, and then lunged ahead, pushing back on the tree with tremendous force. The tree snapped loudly and crashed into the trees around it, getting hung up in the branches and not falling to the ground. It then disappeared into the deep brush with frightening speed, sounding like a bulldozer with no engine sounds. Jon stood there in shock, his gun temporally forgotten, then he realized it was heading toward the house, the way his son had went. He turned and ran to the trail, hoping to gain ground on it and cut it off before it reached the clearing. He hit the trail and ran as fast as he could toward the clearing, all the while hearing the creature thrash through the brush on his side.
He burst into the clearing and looked franticly about for his son. Jon Jr. was standing just inside of the fenced field, waiting for his Dad. Jon screamed at him to run to the house, then he saw the thing crash out of the woods about fifty feet to his left. It crossed the ten foot clearing and stepped over the fence in two strides, and was running through the field parallel to his son in a matter of seconds. Jon screamed at his son to run faster, and took aim at the creature. He didn’t fire because he was afraid to hit his son or his house, so he vaulted over the fence and ran in pursuit of them. He could see it angling toward his son, and knew there was no way his boy would make it to the gate before it cut him off. In desperation, he pointed the gun to the ground at his side and fired as he ran, hoping to scare it. It veered more sharply toward his son, and put on an enormous burst of speed. He heard his boy scream as they seemed to collide, he saw the creature dip its shoulder down a little bit and suddenly Jon Jr. was airborne, he flew about ten feet then hit the ground rolling.
The creature never paused; it continued to run at an amazing speed in a loop back towards the woods. Once the line of fire was clear, Jon stopped and squeezed off the remaining five rounds at the retreating creature. He was pretty sure all the shots went wild; the creature never made a sound or slowed down, and was soon over the fence and back in the woods. He reached his son, who was shaken up but not physically hurt. He asked his Dad if it was a bear. Apparently, little Jon was so busy running for the house that he didn’t see the creature running after him, he said something big and black suddenly ran into him, and he felt a huge paw hit his bottom and he said he felt like he was falling.
Jon pulled his son to his feet and they ran through the gate and into the house locking the door behind him. They were both out of breath and white as ghosts, his wife was screaming at him, demanding to know what the gunshots were for and if they were all right. When he could catch his breath, he told her to make sure the back door was locked, he was going to call the Sheriff. He went to the phone and began to dial the number; this was before 911, then stopped and wondered what exactly he was going to say. He hung up the phone, realizing what an idiot he would look like if he told the Sheriff the boogie man just chased them out of the woods.
He told his wife that it was a large animal, possibly a bear. He didn’t know how to begin to tell her their four year old was right, his Cowman was real and it was more frightening than anything he could imagine. He told them all to keep the doors locked, and stay away from the windows. Around ten o’clock that night, both boys were in bed and Jon and his wife sat down to watch the news. They soon heard a loud moaning cry, kind of like the siren on the volunteer fire department. It would stretch out for a long time, and then end with a “whoop whoop” sound. It was coming from the woods opposite the house. His wife asked “What the Hell is that?” Jon answered truthfully; “That is Tim’s Cowman.”
He then described to her the full details of what had happened, and she immediately wanted to call the Sheriff. He persuaded her that they would sound crazy, and that he would handle it himself. She reluctantly agreed, and told him she didn’t want either of the kids to go outside until this thing was gone. The howling went on until around midnight, when it got quiet again. Jon wanted to stay up through the night and watch over the house, but he had a long day at work and the excitement earlier had worn him out. They went to bed around one in the morning, and had no further problems that night.
They slept in that morning, and the boys were already up and watching cartoons when they got out of bed. The first thing little Jon said was that he had heard the bear rubbing against the house last night. He said he was too scared to get up and tell his parents, and fell back asleep soon after. Then Tim said “The Cowman talks funny.” This stopped Jon cold. He asked his son “When did you talk to the Cowman?” Tim replied “Last night, in my room.” Jon asked: “The Cowman was in your room?” “No Daddy, he’s too big for my room, he talked to my window.” Tim said, and turned back to the cartoons. “What did the Cowman say, Tim?” Jon asked. “He talks funny; I don’t know what he said. He talks like this…OOH AHH AHH OOH!” Tim said, and started making strange monkey like noises. “Did the Cowman try to get in your window?” Jon asked, breaking out in a cold sweat. “He’s too big for that. He made funny faces, he has Lincoln Log teeth!” Tim said with a smile.
Jon later learned Tim meant it had square teeth that looked the same size as the small blocks in a Lincoln log set. It apparently spent quite a while “talking” and making faces outside the boy’s window. Tim said it lay down and went to sleep outside, and he could hear it snoring. Jon walked to his younger son’s room, and cautiously peered out the window. No sleeping Cowman. Jon told the boys to get dressed; they were going to go visit their uncle in Elma for the day.
After his wife and kids left, he called one of the men from his crew, and asked him to come over. I’ll call him Patrick, he was an ex-State patrolman and my Dad said he was kicked off the force because of his drinking problem. He was a good worker and never got drunk before dark, so Jon figured they would have most of the day to look for this thing. When Patrick arrived, Jon greeted him at the door and said, “Are you up for some hunting?” Seeing how it was not hunting season, Patrick told him he doesn’t poach, and doesn’t even want to know about it if Jon did. Jon told him it wasn’t deer he was after, and went on to explain the previous night’s events. Patrick didn’t really believe him, but could see he was sincere and still shook up. Jon had his pistol and a bolt action 30.06, Patrick had a .38 in his car and Jon loaned him a 12 gauge. They first circled the house looking for any signs of a nocturnal visitor.
At the back of the house, there was a spigot for the garden hose, and it always leaked. There was a patch of ground worn bare of grass under it, and it had turned to mud. In the center of the mud, there was a huge, clear imprint of what looked like a bare human foot. Jon said it was at least 18 inches long, and very wide. It was so clear that he got the feeling it was left there on purpose. They found no other prints around the house, and in places in the field and woods where a track could be made, the creature seemed to avoid them. Off to the side of the track in the mud were four straight lines about eight inches long. He said it looked like someone had raked their fingers through the mud. When they circled around the side of the house and got to Tim’s window, they saw what it was for.
Above the top of the window, a good seven feet up, were four muddy streaks. And on the window itself were dozens of large, muddy fingerprints. The glass wasn’t cracked or broken, just smeared with mud. By this time Patrick was fast becoming convinced something strange had indeed happened the night before.
Before going out into the woods, Jon wanted to feed the families pigs. They had two of them apparently fairly young weighing around 40 pounds each. The pig pen was about a hundred yards away from the house, behind an old barn. As they got closer Jon became concerned because they couldn’t hear them making any noise. Usually they squealed like crazy when they knew food was near at hand, but this morning it was completely silent. They rounded the corner and the pen was empty. No sign of damage or struggle, the pigs were just gone. They searched the barn but found nothing out of place, so they decided to hit the woods and try to kill this thing.
They entered on the same trail Jon and Jon had used the day before, Jon showed Patrick the broken fence wire and told him again about the hair. It was a bright summer morning, and Jon was surprised at the difference from the previous evening. The night before had been still and silent, now the woods were alive with birds and small animals. He showed Patrick the broken tree, and they followed the creatures’ trial and found several more trees and large branches twisted and broken. They could see large, faint impressions of footprints where the ground was soft. They followed the deer trail further into the woods, and encountered nothing unusual. By noon they were both getting hungry, so they hiked back to the house for lunch. They spent the rest of the day poking around, but saw nothing more out of the ordinary.
Just before dark that night, his wife and kids drove up. He and Patrick were sitting on the porch with the guns, watching the woods. His wife asked if they had seen anything, Jon told her about the footprint and mud on the window. Patrick had retrieved a pint of booze from his car and was well on his way to getting smashed. Jon decided he didn’t want a frightened drunk with a gun around his family, so he suggested that Patrick could go home, nothing was going to happen anyway. Patrick agreed and drove off, and Jon continued to watch the woods. His wife brought out a plate of food and a Coleman lantern and a flashlight. He told her would stay out here and watch the house through the night. Before they went to bed, he went into their bedroom, and with help from his wife, pushed the king sized bed as far from the windows as they could. They agreed that his wife and kids would all sleep in that bed for the night, and he would keep watch around the house. She had grown up hunting and knew how to handle a gun as good as him, so she insisted on keeping the shotgun in the room with them. He agreed after making her promise to ask for a name before shooting anything. If it replied “Jon”, please don’t shoot it.
There was a full moon that night, and Jon could see across the field and into the inky dark of the woods. The night air was filled with the sound of thousands of crickets, and the pond behind the house was full of croaking frogs. As the moon rose higher, clumps of weeds in the field began casting sinister shadows, and before long Jon was seeing big hairy creatures sneaking up on him in each of them. He stood up and lit a cigarette, trying to shake the fear and concentrate on the task at hand. As he smoked, he wandered to the end of the porch, and stood looking at the darkened barn. Something was different, but he couldn’t quite place it. The front of the barn facing the house was open, and the moonlight was hitting it from the side, casting the interior in deep shadows. He stood watching the black opening as he finished his smoke, thinking about the missing pigs. He then realized what was wrong. All the crickets and frogs had gone silent. It was as quiet as the inside of a mausoleum at night; he could hear the minute shrill buzz of his own nervous system. As he turned to walk back to his chair, he thought he saw movement in the barn. He looked intently at the opening and could make out nothing, then turned his head a bit to the side and saw what looked like two red eyes hovering about eight feet off the ground. He couldn’t see them if he looked straight at them, but when he averted his eyes a little, they became clearer. They were a deep burning coal red, almost invisible in the dark. Every few seconds they would disappear when the creature blinked.
His heart began thudding in his chest, and he waited for it to leave the barn and approach the house. He slowly backed up to his chair, never looking away, and picked up his 30.06. He walked back to the end of the porch and watched and waited. He stood looking at the blinking red eyes for what seemed like hours, and then the eyes blinked out and never came back. He watched intently but could see no movement. He thought for a moment, then grabbed the flashlight and shined it at the barn. The flashlight was too small to penetrate the darkness of the barn from this distance, he had to get closer. He was none too keen about leaving the relative safety of the porch and confronting a glowing eyed monster in his barn, but he was damned if he was going to live in fear in his own house.
He left the porch and began slowly working his way toward the barn, taking his time, building his courage up. He got closer and could still see no movement; it had gone further into the dark. He got within 20 feet of the opening, and his flashlight would now penetrate the gloom in the barn. He moved the feeble beam of light over the contents of the barn, an old tractor, and old pickup, boxes and buckets. Too many places for something to hide, even something big. He cautiously walked closer, now shining the flashlight down the barrel of his rifle. He stopped at the entrance and shined the light all over, searching the corners and under the vehicles. He stepped into the barn, every sense straining for sound or movement. He walked around the pickup, tensing for a huge, hairy arm to reach out and grab him at any second. He made his way clear to the rear of the barn without seeing anything, and slowly turned around to leave. He felt both relieved not to have encountered it in the dark barn, and frightened and somewhat confused about where it could have gone.
As he was walking out he glanced at the wide stairs leading up into the hayloft and froze. He knew with complete certainty that it had climbed those stairs and was waiting for him to walk out under the hayloft and jump down upon him. He couldn’t move, he was literally frozen in fear. He swore he could here the floorboards softly creak above him as an enormous weight edged stealthily closer to the edge. He stood with his heart pounding in his ears, unable to move or act. Suddenly there was the booming explosion of a shotgun from the house, followed by his wife screaming. His paralysis broke and he bolted out of the barn toward the house, completely forgetting what may have been in the hayloft.
As he ran toward the house, he heard an inhuman roar coming from the woods behind the house. It sounded pissed off and in pain. It screamed again and he heard branches breaking as it plowed through the forest, thankfully away from the house. He got to the house and almost knocked down the front door in his hurry to get inside.
He ran down the hall to their room and found his family huddled together on the bed, sobbing. One of the widows was blown out, and his wife was still pointing the shotgun at it. When he burst into the room she swung the gun in his direction and screamed, and he hit the floor. He waited for the blast but it didn’t come. He slowly stood up and she had put the gun down and he went to the bed. He asked her what had happened, but she was too shook up to answer just then. Tim started crying: “Why did you shoot the Cowman Mommy, why?” Jon Jr. Had his face buried against her shoulder crying. After they calmed down a bit, he told them to get up and follow him. He led them to the living room, then went out the open front door and looked carefully around. He could see no sign of it, all was quiet again. He told them to come out and get in the car. They ran out in their pajamas and piled in the car; he got in and drove them to his brother’s house in Elma.
On the way there, they had calmed down enough to tell him what happened. She said a couple hours after they went to bed, she finally dozed off. She was awakened by Tim talking to someone, and this bizarre clicking chirping sound. Tim wasn’t in the bed; he was standing in front of one of the windows. The moonlight was shining through both windows illuminating the room pretty good, but there was a large shadow, like a tree obscuring the window in front of Tim. She knew there were no trees close enough to cast a shadow, she told to get away from the window. “Mommy, listen! The Cowman can sound like a bird!” Tim said pointing excitedly at the dark figure in the window. “Timmy, get away from the window.” She said, trying to keep her voice quiet. Right after she spoke, the noises from outside changed, it went from a soft chirping, to a strange gibbering, almost like human speech with an occasional pig-like snort thrown in.
At this time, little Jon woke up and said “What is that?” rather loudly. This seemed to incite the creature and it hit the side of the house with its fists hard enough for the walls to tremble. At this, Little Jon screamed and Tim yelled “Quiet, you’re going to scare him away!” She yelled at Tim to get away from the window again, and reached up on the headboard and grabbed the shotgun. She got out of the bed and started toward Tim; the creature leaned down and looked straight in the window at her. She screamed and raised the shotgun, afraid to shoot because her son was so close to it. She started foreword to grab Tim, and there was an explosion of breaking glass, and a gigantic hairy arm reached through the window toward her son. She screamed again and fired over Tim’s head, blowing out the rest of the window and hitting the creature with .00 buckshot. It jerked backwards out of the window and disappeared into the dark. A few seconds later she heard it screaming in the woods. “It was trying to get Tim, it was trying to grab my baby!” she started crying again and he comforted her as best he could while driving.
They stayed the rest of that night and the following night with his brother’s family. He told his brother about it, but could see he didn’t really believe him. He agreed to ride back to Jon’s house with him early Monday morning before work. They had left the front door open in their haste to leave, and he was afraid animals or vandals would have got into the house. When they arrived, the house looked like a tornado had gone through it. The couch was upside down. They had a large, heavy console TV and it was apparently thrown across the room, lying in a spray of broken glass. The kitchen was trashed, the refrigerator knocked over and food everywhere. The doors to both of the boy’s rooms were left closed, and the rooms were untouched, same as the bathroom. The master bedroom was torn apart, the pillows ripped up and feathers everywhere. The chest of drawers was knocked over and the large mirror smashed. Jon’s brother looked around in awe, and said “You better call the police!” Jon looked at him and said “And tell them what? Bigfoot destroyed my house?”
They left and closed the front door this time, and drove to my Dad’s mill in Aberdeen. Jon’s brother waited in the car while Jon went in and told this to my Dad. After he was done, my Dad said, “Well, let’s go have a look at it then.” They drove back out to the house, and Jon showed my Dad the damage. He pulled the clump of hair from his shirt pocket and let my Dad look at it. As they were walking through the house surveying the damage, my Dad pointed out cracks in the ceiling where it had apparently stood up and hit its head. Jon told my Dad that they couldn’t live there anymore, even if the creature was gone, they would always be afraid. Their homeowners insurance wouldn’t cover the damage; the adjuster claimed Jon must have done it in a drunken rage. My Dad helped them find a place in Aberdeen, and gave him a loan for new furniture and stuff. The house was eventually fixed up and sold, and my Dad never heard about another problem there.
A few observations about this story; My Dad lost contact with “Jon” and his family in the mid eighties. They moved out of state and my Dad hasn’t heard from them since. His brother died around the same time. Why didn’t they call the cops? Jon had a lot of pride as well as a lot of common sense. He knew he couldn’t logically explain what had happened to the authorities, and he didn’t want the story to get out and have him branded a nutcase. I asked my Dad if they saved the hair, he said Jon never mentioned it again and my Dad never asked him about it. I asked my Dad if he saw the footprint and muddy fingerprints, he said he did. He said it looked like a giant barefoot man had stepped very carefully in the center of the mud. He’s not a tracker, but he said it was the clearest print of any kind he had ever seen. I asked my Dad if the neighbors had heard any of this. He said if they did, none of them ever mentioned it again. I also asked him if he thought it was possible Jon had made it all up. That he HAD trashed his house in a drunken rage, and made up this elaborate cover story. My Dad said Jon and his family were terrified of that place; they didn’t even want to go back and get their clothes. If was just an elaborate story, what did he stand to gain? To profit from a story in any way, you have to share it with people. My Dad and the other folks mentioned in the story are the only ones who ever heard it. Until now, of course. He also said that whatever trashed that house was no man. The TV had to have weighed close to 200 pounds, and it was obviously thrown across the room with great force. He said that even after two days, there was still a wild animal smell in the house.
I asked him if thought there may have been two creatures involved, considering the incident in the barn. He said he asked Jon that same question, and was told that Jon felt there was only one, that it lured him into the barn then snuck out the side door to the house. The thing he thought he heard in the hayloft was either his imagination, or some common animal like a raccoon.
For whatever reason, this critter seemed focused on their four year old son. Their son was the only one who never showed any fear of it. He seemed to think of it as his friend. And although the sex of the animal was never determined, it was referred to as a male because of the predatory stalking type behavior. That and the conspicuous lack of breasts, or perhaps it was just not as well endowed as the Patterson Film Subject? Anyhoo, its behavior almost seems indicative of a mother that has lost her little Bigfoot and is looking for a replacement. I rather facetiously asked my Dad if little ‘Timmy’ was a particularly hairy child, perhaps suffering from that rare condition that causes uncontrollable hair growth all over the body. He said ‘Timmy’ was a normal little boy, with normal brown hair on his normal head. I didn’t ask if ‘Timmy’ regularly reeked of rotting garbage and wet dogs, didn’t seem a polite course for the conversation to take. He told me of other possible Bigfoot encounters he and his crews had in the woods around Grays Harbor. None of them are quite as titillating as the ‘Cowman’ story, but interesting none the less.
