From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 18, 2004
Subject: Your Contractor document procurement requirement.

As I informed you in my provious mails, you are require to procure this documents, as the legal back up, first before the courier company will deliver your draft which I first told you of, I was having an official board meeting with the senate house of the CBN and the Presidency as well.This is why the issue of the fund release documents was implemented.

Kindly understand that You are requirment to obatin this document from CBN Telex Department and Presidency. As I have been in a good communication with all the board member in charge of this documentation procurement.

I want to inform you that, all this will cost you a little fee of $1,200 usd, This fee will not be deducted from your fund,I have concluded all arrangments only waiting to have the fee be forward to all the various departments for all the document procurement. before your draft will leave for your door step in next 48 banking working days from now as soon as the fee is comfirmed here.

I want you to read your mails everyday, as you giving much gap in attending my mails,this will not do us any good in furture.TAKE TO MY WORD AND INSTRUCTIONS , IT WILL DO YOU AND I GOOD IN THIS TRANSACTION.

I am waiting for the payment information today and tomorrow.This departments will not send you any document expect you make the procurement, this is the law in this transaction and also in the constitution of Nigeria.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Dear Charles,

Thank you for taking the time to explain what is happening. I still dont understand it, but I suppose I will have to take your word for it.

To get back to the facts, how much is the fee I must pay? $2500, $1200, $3700, or what?

What has come up since it now takes 48 days before I get the money? On October 6th you said 24 hours, and on October 13th you told me 24 days? Will it be 24 months next time?

Regards,
Miss Young

P.S. I try to answer my emails everyday, but I also have a job, and without that I could not pay your fees!

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 19, 2004
Subject: We have been keeping them waiting for too long.

Thanks for your mail, I like how you take your time to read and detailed my mails in your mind.How are you and your work as well? I hope you alright.

I have been work hard to see that your fund will be transferred to you through a wire transfer means from the Telex Department office of the CBN which the are requested the fee of $1,200 usd.

But I have made all arrangemnts with the CBN Telex Department in charge of your fund release,As you will have to pay for all the neccessary fund release documents by this week.

This will enable me to work perfectly in other to obtain this important document.As you know this document will Legalize you as the Original Onwer/ Benficiary of this fund $32.7 million usd.

As I informed you, This fund will have to be transferred to your account immediately you have you documents and you will have to forward your bank account detailes to me as well.

Kindly note now, that you are require to pay a fee of $1,200 usd to obtain this document for your fund release by the Telex department and Presidency.

I advice you to move straight to western union office right away to make this payment today and tomorrow as we have been keeping all this department waiting for too long.

Kindly use this same information I sent you in my provious mails,as it is neccessary to forward the payment to me with my personal secretary information:

Name:Faluyi Abimbola
Destination:Lagos-Nigeria
Text Question:What Colour?
Answer:Blue
Amount:$1,200 usd.

I am waiting for the western union office control number or MTCN#.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Now let me introduce The Presidency. They sent me a fax yesterday:

Dear Charles,

I have just received the attached fax that details how funds are sent in the most secured and special manner in order to avoid manipulation and desertion.

I would like to receive my payment in the same manner. Can you arrange that? I dont want to loose my money during the transfer to my account.

I hope for your positive response, ...

(You can read more about this fax in the Walter Obasanjo story.)

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 20, 2004
Subject: Be careful.

Following your mail to me, I want you to know that all the procedures that have been outlined in the fax is all acceptable and noted by me. As I informed you eariler you have to be very careful in this transaction and take to my instruction as the Central Bank of Nigeria, Executive Governor in charge of your payment release.

I have warned you to stop any commiuncation with any other person,else you will have yourself to blame at last.I have been working for you to have this fund transferred into your bank account and I have as well requested for your bank account.

Kindly forward the needed fee for the document procurement which is the step forward to receiving your payment.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 21, 2004
Subject: Why the so much silence.

Why the so much silence? I have not been able to do anything as for now, what is the situation of things? when are payment for your fund documentation? I can not waste any more time.

The ball is on your court now.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Another voicemail from Charles:

Hello, this is professor Charles Soludo. I have been waiting for your email and your call as well and please call me with this number 2 3 4 1 4 7 0 3 4 1 8. Call me so we can discuss more. You are delaying your transaction and presently an email. Kindly make the payment and get back to me for that I can be able to conclude the documentation so that your fund can be released immediately. Kindly waiting for your email, your phonecall. Bye.

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 23, 2004
Subject: Urgent

You wasted a lot of time and I will like to know your faith in this transaction, If you can handle it kindly let me know, So I can got about it.

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Dear Charles,

My financial advisor, Louis, has gone through our contract database and your emails again. He tells me that you use different contract numbers in your email. Which one is correct, MAVN/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 or FGN/PTF/407/2003 ?

He cannot find any trace of either contract in our database. If you want to continue with the transfer of money, you will have to give me some details of the contract so that we can add the missing contract to our database.

Regards, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 25, 2004
Subject: Take to my instruction.

I am very disappointed at your mail and the the matter you are handle this transaction, I have explaned to you that this payment was forwarded to me desk by the Vice-president of Nigeria. I was asked to contact you for your fund remittance and your contract is based on MAVN/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009 and FGN/PTF/407/2003, This your contract datas.

I am here to assist you make this payment into your bank account and before this will be done as you know the year is going to any end and you will have yourself to blame if I dares hands up my hand in this transaction, you will not receive this payment any more. I know you are still dealing with does people I asked you not to have any thing with.

I am waiting for your fund release documents procurement which you must pay to obtain from the Telex Depoartment and Presidency. This is the step forward untill you procure this documents before I can do any thing for you. I have to inform you that this documents will be send to you through DHL for you to study and endorse it for your documentations purpose.

Waiting for the fee of $1,200 usd payment information.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Dear Charles,

I keep getting faxes from your countrymen, and I dont know how to distinguish between true and false stories.

The attached fax is from Mr Sule Ahmed that claim to have stolen $2,5m from your bank, and he seems afraid of you coming with your auditors next week.

Is this a true story? Is yours?

Regards, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: October 26, 2004
Subject: Update.

Thank you for your mail, I want you to know that this person is a criminal and he is trying to put you into money laundering and if you accept this proposal you will be in deep problem. TAKE MY WORD.

I do not know why you are delaying your payment from CBN and your delays have really cost me a lot of problem here, as I am not respected any more in my office by the Vice-President because I can not conclude your payment with you. as you know your are the only one who can move me to work for you to receive your payment by paying the little fee as you to pay.

Kindly do something about this as this is the only way out.The year is ending and the CBN will soon close for this year services.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

5 days later I need Charles' help to call another scammer, that I want to stop:

Dear Charles,

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for checking Mr Sule Ahmed out. I dont want do be connected to criminals in any way, so I have taken your advice, and stopped further contact with him.

Regarding our little business, I think that we have to talk in order to find a solution.

Can you call me on monday? I will be together with Mr. Rudy Walters from FFO in Amsterdam. The telephone number is +31-645-816-396.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 1, 2004
Subject: Think you are in trouble in holland.

I called the number in the gave in your last mail to me, I sincerely thing you are in trouble with some Nigerian fellow there. Why did you visit the Netherland without informing me eariler. The Nigeria Guys there told me there is nobody like you there.

I am not interested to do any with someone like you,who does not take to instructions and advice.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 17, 2004
Subject: Update me.

How are you and what is the matter with you? how ws your trip in Holland? I hope you have a nice time over there.

I sincerely do not understand you any more, I told you not to do any business with any one but you refused, so what is the out of your journey in Holland. I hope they wash some paper for you as money. I am sorry the are fraudstars.

Well, I want you to response to this e-mail now.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Charles calls me again:

Hello, this is professor Charles Soludo. I have been waiting to hear from you. What is happening? What is the situation? How was your trip to the Holland? I hope everything after sending my email, was not, I tell you what's going on. Kindly get back to me, for as you know, the situation. The number you gave me in the Netherlands, I tried it and I can get some Nigerian people on the phone, so I don't know what is going on. Kindly get back to me by email. Let me know where you stand, because very soon this transaction we are handling will simply close down for the yearly revision of the central bank, which means, if you ### to this transaction this year, I don't know if there will be an opportunity again for it. Kindly do this and get back to me. I have keept some patience enough, and I must tell you the silence and the way I'm going about this transaction is not the way it's supposed to be. So you ### my email and get back to me for me to know your position. Bye.

I receive a fax from another scammer also using the name, Charles Soludo. I forward it to "my" Charles:

Dear Charles,

Thank you for your mail. I was afraid that you had dropped me. I had a long trip to Amsterdam. The business was ok, although I still am negotiating the price.

I also had a meeting with FFO, and have decided to drop the business with them. They could not convince me that their setup was legitimate.

I received your fax the other day (Attached). It is a nice offer that I am considering at the moment. It must be nice to have a job like yours, where you can send millions of dollars to a lot of people.

Regards, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 18, 2004
Subject: Get back to me immediately.

Thank you for your mail, I sincerely do want you to receive this payment without any further, I have concluded with the various ministries in regards to the documentation procurements before your fund will successfully be released by the telex department of the CBN.

I am waiting to hear from you, as I am have your phone conneted to fax. I will like you to call me as soon as you receive this mail.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Direct Line: +234-1-471-4962

This is the 3rd telephone number he gives me. I don't want to talk to him, but let me try to keep the conversation going:

Dear Charles,

How was your day? I am tired after a long journey, and plan for a good nights sleep.

I am willing to take up our dialogue. Which case are we discussing? The $32,7m or the $20m in your latest fax?

Good Night, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 19, 2004
Subject: Very urgent.

Thank you for your mail, I want you to know that the fax was to inform you about our new fund transfer development, Telex Department has agreed to send the first $20 million usd to your account immediately your fund document is procured.

Then, the other $10.7 million will be after two days as soon as your fund document is procured and endorse by the CBN Telex Department boards and the presidency.Then it will be sent to you my our Governmental Fedex Courier Company or DHL Courier Company.

Kindly do as I have been pleading since more than a month now, so your fund can be transferred to you, I have not had such a delays and hitches since I am in the business sector since more 25 years. The Government have been treathening to confiscate your fund and transfer your fund into federal fund.

I believe you see where my fears is going to now, as I do not want you to loss your fund in any way, I have place my class down to see that I do all I can to assist you. Moreover, I advice you to take to my word and me and me alone will see that you have this payment to your bank account in the next 7 bank working days from today.

I advice you to make this payment today with the Telex Department chief in cahrge of your fund remittance.

Name: David Mark.
Destination: Lagos-Nigeria.
Text Question: what colour?
Answer:Blue.
Amount: $1,200 usd.

Do not waste any more time again, send it by western union and get back to me with this same information after the payment via e-mail with the western union control number or MTCN#

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Can we get him to go to the Western Union office?:

Dear Charles,

thank you for the pleasant telephoneconversation. I have done as we agreed, and sent the money to you by Western Union.

I hope that this finally will get our business back on the tracks, at that I will receive the $20m within 48 hours.

Have a nice day, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 22, 2004
Subject: Urgent

Thank you for your mail,

I did not receive your payment with the information below:

Name: David Mark.
Destination: Lagos-Nigeria.
Text Question: what colour?
Answer: Blue.
Amount:$1,200 usd.

So, I will like to know the name you used in sending the money, If it is not the name above, then you will have to send it back with the name above.

I have now found out that some fraudstars are using my name and my identity to send you fax.

Kindly get back to me now, before you find yourself in deep problems.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Dearest Charles,

You make me nervous. The other day you told me that your fax was part of a new fund transfer development. Therefore I followed your instruction and sent the money by Western Union to your name. If you meant "David Mark", why did you not say so in the fax?

What do you mean by "I have now found out that some fraudstars are using my name and my identity to send you fax."? How can I know what is true and what is false?

What kind of "deep problems" do you mean?

Good night, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 23, 2004
Subject: I told you to make the payment with David Mark in my mail.

I want you to know that you sent the money to wrong people here, who are as well using my name to send me fax. I want you know that, I also did not ask you to send the money with another name than David Mark.

Kindly withdraw the money now and send it with the information, I provided to you with David Mark. I want you to know that any mail without this code (111) is a scam. Do as I have instructed to avoid any mistake of send the money to a wrong person.

After sending the money please do not forget to give me the western union money control number immediately.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Let me send him another Charles Soludo-fax:

Dear Charles,

How are you today?

You really complicate thing for me. I tried to withdraw the money you say was sent to a wrong person, but I couldnt because it had been claimed already. How is this possible? It was sent to "Charles Soludo". Did you claim it?

You also sent me a fax yesterday (attached). What is the meaning of it?

What do you mean by "any mail without code (111) is a scam"? I never received a mail with a code.

Have a nice day, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 24, 2004
Subject: Urgent

Attn: Miss Young (code 111)

Today I have tried to call the Mobile number in the fax and find that you are been scam by people who are using my name, I advice you now that you are to withdraw from any contacts from these people who are using my name to act as the governor of CBN.

I will like you to do all you can now to write me by e-mail, not fax any more as the fax was not sent by me and I have no idea about the fax. I will assure you now, that you will receive your payment as I informed you eariler as soon as you pay that important fee with the name David Mark and send me the control number today.

I advice you to stop all your commnuication with these fraudstars they are not me, I said they are not me. You just wested your money to wrong people this is why I told you to stop any discussion with these people. I warned you before and again!!!

I advice you to send the fee to me by the name David Mark with other information. I will transfer your money immediately, just the fee is the problem. I will like you to send any information again about this people.

I do not know them and they are not me Charles C. Soludo. They fax to you was false fax and it does have a information regarding the documentation procurement for your fund release from Telex Department and Presidency. the fax was a fabricated fax from my desk, CBN logo and I am afraid you are in scammed of your money.

I will not like you to be scammed. Any mail, fax or telephone calls without the code (111) above please do not answer to avoid any other problem to your self.These people have no idea about your payment stand with the presidency and the telex depaetment. THIS IS MY WORD.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

Another voicemail:

Hello, this is professor Charles Soludo. In regard to the email I sent to you. You are advised to stop any communication with all this before they using my name for scam you. I am professor Charles Soludo and I give a code in my email, and the code is 1 1 1. If anybody call you without that code, please don't respond. I have to ### all my ### before the proper authorities and they are investigated the isssue. So by the time I came into recognition and I find out who are dealing with you who are using my name to scam you, I'll get back to you. When you read my email and get back to me, and if you are sending me any mail, send me the mail by email. I am not going to fax you any document again. I would probably send it by email. Kindly know that this transaction need an utmost urgency. Kindly read my email and get back to me with the fee I asked you to pay. As you know you payed the wrong fee to the wrong people. You don't have to pay fee to somebody that's supposed to act like he is working for you. Nobody there is professor Charles Soludo except me. So, you read my email and get back to me. Bye.

And the following day:

Hello, this is professor Charles Soludo. I have been waiting to hear from you in regard to this little fee I asked you to provide for the documentation. I don't know why you are delaying your transaction. You have been working with other people and they have scamming you. They are taking your money away from you. I have told you several times. Don't cooperate with anybody. Don't listen to anybody. They are claiming me in my name of professor Charles, but they are not me. As I told you before in my email, remember, I send you this code 1 1 1. Kindly check your email and get back to me with the payment information so that i can be able to ### and conclude your documentation and make it transfer of your funds into your bank account without any further delays. As you know we do not have much time to waste. The year is running out and the ### will soon close for the yearly auditing. Kindly do that and get back to me. Bye.

Dearest Charles,

Thank you for caring so much about me and trying to keep me out of trouble. Where would I be today, I you hadnt warned me about these criminals that are only thinking about how the can get me to pay as much money as possible. They are really clever, but I am glad that you are much smarter than them. Maybe you should start a 419-department in your bank to fight these bandits.

I had a long talk with my friend Jefferson here in Lome about the problem. It seems that it also exists in Togo, although in a much smaller scale. He also told me that he had met Charles Soludo to a bankers meeting in Abuja. I know that you live in Lagos, so there must be another Charles Soludo living in Abuja. Do you know about him?

Have a nice day, ...

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: November 26, 2004
Subject: Be care to whom you disclose about me and this transaction.

Where are you now? Lome or USA? I want you to know that anything you are doing with any African is scam. I do not know know any jefferson from Lome, I live in Nigeria but has my bank headquarters in Abuja.

I am the only Charles C. Soludo in this country, Be care to whom you disclose about me and this transaction.As they will scam you will more information about me from you.

So, I will like you to know that, I will like you to conclude your transaction before some scammers will take to any where in the world and scam you the more for the name of this payment which I have here in my bank.

I pray God save you in their hands, I have you not send the money? I want to receive this fee in your next mail to me. I have no more of time to waste. If do not have the money payment information from you I will not respond to your mail.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo

He forgot the 111-code, so is he Charles Soludo or a Charles Soludo impostor?

I don't answer him, and I think he finally gave up on me.

One month later I send him my Seasons Greetings card.

From: charles soludo <cbnexecutivegovernor@hotmail.com>
Sent: December 22, 2004
Subject: Very Urgent.

Thank you for your card, I want you to understand that our bank will close for the yearly auditing account, so I wish to informa that all your fund have be arrangement in an international bank draft.

So, I will like you to send a fee of $700 usd for the draft delivery to this name today so, you can receive your fund fast before friday to closing date.

The Corurier Company in charges have been waiting as you know, I will assist you pay $500 usd to complete your payment $1,200 usd.

The send money by western union with this information.

Name: Jide Johnson
Destination:Lagos-Nigeria
Text Question:what is the clour?
Answer: Blue.
Amount:$700 usd

I waiting to have the western union control number.

Regards,
Prof. Charles. C. Soludo.

He gave up on the $500 fee. The $2500 fee was first reduced to $1200, and now to $700. After all he is a nice guy ;-)

But I have to try to stop him from stealing money from other people. Therefore I ask for his e-mail accounts to be closed.

I never contacted Charles Soludo again.

From: charles soludo

Attn: NN

I have trying to call you but I was not successful to reach you, your payment of $32.7 million have been prepared an International Certified bank draft payable to you in any bank of your choice in any bank in the world,this is what you are required to do immediately in regards to the delivery of your Certified Bank Draft payment, I have contacted the Banker Courier service that will handle the delivery of your draft to your door step and below is their requirements.

(1) A 24hrs express delivery charge $350 usd (2) delivery postage/duty stamp charge $250 usd (3) Your Draft registeration Charge $250 usd. You are required to make this payment immediately to the Courier Company through Western Union Money Transfer with the payment instruction below as this is a responsibilty and obligation of all international / foreign clients.

NAME: Anthony Uzuegbunam.
DESTINATION: Lagos-Nigeria
TEXT QUESTION: What is my name
ANSWER: Anthony
AMOUNT: $850 usd.

Do this immediately and get back to me with the MTCN # for your payment confirmation and collection to enable your draft be in transit immediately and be delivered to you in the next 24hrs for your confirmation.

You can call me as soon as you read this message for discussion.I want you to understand that there is no problem you will have in this transaction, I only want you to keep this transaction to yourself alone as I will not like to deal with any one else and I will not like you to call any body whatsoever in this transaction is out of our law here.

Regards,
Prof. Charles C. Soludo.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Tel: +234-1-471-4962

From: charles soludo

Attn: NN

Thank you for your mail and your understanding, I must say that your suggestion was well understood but I am sorry this payment was arranged in an international bank draft from an escrow account the fund was deposited by the Federal Government and Federal Ministry of Finance. This made is difficult for anyone to have a free access of the fund.

In that regards, I was asked to contact you as the fund was not made available through a wire transfer procedures, this made it more hard for any one in this office or the Telex Department Remittance Office to touch the your $32.7 million usd.

So, I want you to understand that you are the last contractor, who is yet to receive his payment as other 3 contractors, 2 from the United Kingdom and 1 from the United State of America have all received their fund on Thursday the 24th March 2005.

I advice you to follow my instruction as this is the only way forward for us to conclude as there is no more fees be paid to the best of my knowledge as for now, Before you receive your draft payment through our Governmental Courier Company agent to your doorstep as soon as you send me your home address in Russia and the $850 usd fee via western union.

I am willing to do all my best to assist you and work for you as soon as you send the fee with the information I send you in my very last mail. I am waiting to hear from you shortly.

Regards,

Prof. Charles C. Soludo.

NN ends her email to me as follows:

...and this all story,i found your web page, he call me time to time, but i dont pick up my phone. You can publicate my story if you want, we need to be more careful.

3 month later, July 12th, I received an email from K.M.:

The attached files were a fake passport and 2 fake documents.

Compare the passport to the passport I received from Martins Bakare. Note that the passportnumbers are identical!