Joseph Okiro

Joseph Okiro says:
"at my age,i will not be joking or playing with a serious issue as this" Joseph

Hello, I am Miss Young. I received this story from a friend. Let me call him Fred Merrygood.

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	Dear, Miss Young I have recentlyt been getting E-mails from a Barrister joseph A Legal practitioner, In lagos, Nigeria. I figured it was kinda fishy. That just because There is no next of kin in nigeria,he did a search on yahoo and find me.Anyway's he has very impressive and convincing e-mails. But to make a long story short I started doing searches on google to find this guy, And i found your site. Luckly I found your site before I went any further with him.he sent me pictures of the people who's money I was getting and his passport, Wich I found funny. Where his name is the writing is darker then the rest. But If you would like I can forword the emails he has been sending me And you can share them with everyone else. The one main thing that made me think about what he was saying , IS when he told me the name of the desceased,. He said his name was Alam Merrygood and he died in a auto accident. Well I had a cousin Alam Merrygood Who in fact died in a car accident. But I have all the e-mails he has sent me I will forword all e-mails I have recieved from this man to you. Thank you , Fred Merrygood
	From: Barrister Joseph < mrjackson7@peoplepc.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:06:26 AM Subject: WAITING FOR YOU TO GET BACK TO ME:Merrygood JOSEPH CHAMBERS, LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY & HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA LAGOS - NIGERIA. Dear Friend I am Barrister Joseph Okiro,a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to Mr.Alam Merrygood,a national of your country,who used to work with Chevron Oil company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,On the 21st of April 2002, my client,his wife and their three children were involved in an Auto Crash All occupants of the Vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.I have contacted you to assisting repatriating most especially,the Money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.Particularly,the Bank where the deceased Had an account valued at about $14.6 million dollars,has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin,or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account Valued at $14.6 million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin,and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage.All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin,will be provided.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss further.I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour. 1,Your full Name, 2,Your contact Address 3,Your private phone ,Mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating. 4,Your occupation 5,Your age. Best Regards Barrister Joseph Okiro Esq.
	This is the second one I got Same message different name on the header And different email from the rest of them.
	From: Barrister Jackson < crysta5@peoplepc.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:50:25 PM Subject: URGENT INFORMATION:Merrygood JACKSON CHAMBERS, LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY & HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA LAGOS - NIGERIA. Dear Friend I am Barrister Jackson Madu,a solicitor at law.I am the personal attorney to Mr.Alam Merrygood,a national of your country,who used to work with Chevron Oil company in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,On the 21st of April 2002, my client,his wife and their three children were involved in an Auto Crash Alloccupants of the Vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquirers to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.I have contacted you to assisting repatriating most especially,the Money left behind bymy client before they get confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposit were lodged.Particularly,the Bank where the deceased Had an account valued at about $14.6 million dollars,has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin,or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account Valued at $14.6 million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin,and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage.All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin,will beprovided.All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my e-mail to enable us discuss further.I willwant you to send to me on your return email the following information for the transfer in your favour. 1,Your full Name, 2,Your contact Address 3,Your private phone ,Mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating. 4,Your occupation 5,Your age. Best Regards Barrister Jackson Madu Esq.
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:56:35 AM Subject: Still waiting to hear from you Dear Friend, Please try and get back to me for me to know my position with you concerning this business,as we did not need to waste more time again. Regards, Barrister Joseph Okiro.
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 3:54:34 AM Subject: Reply with requested informations Dear Friend, Thanks for your mail as i am assuring you that this is real and not a joke,because at my age,i will not be joking or playing with a serious issue as this. I got your contact during one of my desperate search for someone to assist me in this business,as you know,internet is a global village were we met people we would not have met earlier in life. All i needed now is for you to give me the informations i requested from you,so that i will use it to secure an affidavit of claim on your behalf here which will be used to submit an application of claim to the bank for the bank to process this money and transfer it to you. I am assuring you that this business is 100% risk free,as you know,i am a legal practitioner here so i know allit takes to establish one as a next of kin to a deceased foreigner. You can call me any time on my secure telephone number 234-80-32153253 Here is the informations i needed from you: Your full name Your address Telephone number and fax (if any) Occupation I will be waiting for this informations from you. Regards, Joseph Okiro.
	This is the email I got after I sent him a fake address. And he sent me pictures of the husband and wife and a pictureof the car accident. And A picture of his passport.What I couldn't help noticing about the passport was everywhere it has his name the writeing is darker.
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:08:10 AM Subject: I received your informations Dear Fred Merrygood, I received your informations,and i will use it to get an affidavit of claim from the high court here on your behalf,and then submit it to the bank with an official application of claim i will prepare also for you,so that the bank will process this money and transfer it to you. Kindly assure me that you are not going to sit on this money when it is transferred to you,that you are going to give me my own share of the money as we are going to share it 40%for you,and 50% for me as the initiator of this business,while the remaining 10% will be set aside to offset any expenses we might incurre during the course of the business. You can call me any time on my secure telephone number 234-80-32153253 for me to brief you more as we need to be in constant communication with each other. Kindly understand that as a legal practitioner here, i know all it takes to establish one as a next of kin to a deceased person,as i have perfected every arrangement to make sure that this business is successful,and make sure you keep this business highly confidential. Attached is the picture of Late Mr Alam Merrygood and his wife,and the picture of the car accident that resulted in their death as i also attach my International Travelling Passport for you to know that i am for real.Try and give me your telephone number for quick and easy communications with you as it will also be needed. Expecting to hear from you soon. Regards, Barrister Joseph Okiro. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = PERSONAL INFORMATION OF DECEASED ACCOUNT HOLDER: 1.NAME OF DECEASED/ACCOUNT HOLDER: Mr Alam Merrygood 2.LAST ADDRESS OF ACCOUNT HOLDER:Plot 234 Abiola Crescent,Ikeja,Lagos; 3.DATE OF DEATH:21st April 2002 4.CAUSE OF DEATH:Auto Crash 5.ACCOUNT TYPE: Personal current account 6.CLEARED BALANCE TO DATE:US $14,600,000,00
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 4:16:00 AM Subject: Your informations has been submitted to the bank Dear Fred Merrygood, Thanks for your mail as i want you to know that a process such as this takes between 4 to 5 working days for it to be concluded with your maximum cooperation. Right now i have secured the affidavit of claim on your behalf here,and have submitted it to the bank with an application of claim and other supporting documents for the bank to processs this money and transfer it to you. The bank will contact you soon,and if the bank contacts you,kindly let me know and also follow their instructions so that they can transfer this money to you. Please try and give me your telephone number as it is very important that i have it. Regards, Joseph Okiro.
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2007 4:39:37 AM Subject: Expecting to hear from you Dear Fred Merrygood, Thanks again for your mail as i want you to know that this is for real because if not, i will not still be interested in doing this business with you after all the threats you are giving to me,but i still stood my ground because i am very sure of what i am doing as i know at the end,you will surely hug me and thank me a lot for involving you in this business as you are going to be very happy at the end of the business as i will be coming over to meet with you in your place to collect my own share of the money when it is transferred to you. Please just calm down and have a little more patience as you will be very very grateful to me at the end of this business as i know it is going to be a great suprise to you and there and then you will knowthat i am for real and sincere. As soon as you hear from the bank,kindly let me know and make sure you follow their instructions. Also try and give me your telephone number,as i am a very busy person,and did not have much time to sit on my computer to use messenger and that is the more reason why i prefer to talk to you over the telephone. Regards, Joseph Okiro.
	I did receive a mail from the bank but it went to my SPAM folder. .
	From: Joseph Okiro < barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 6:11:23 AM Subject: Expecting to hear from you Dear Friend, Kindly let me know if you have heard from the bank,as i will be waiting to hear from you so that i will know how to follow things up here. Regards, Joseph Okiro
	This is the letter from the bank that went into my spam box, I told him I didn't get it. Notice the top left corner, With the horse and it says union bank. When I went to the union bank website, That is just what is on the top left corner of the website of union bank.When I did a branch search on union banks web site, There was no Aspmda branch that this letter claims to be from.
	From: Union Bank plc <unionbnkhome1@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 2, 2007 6:38:27 AM Subject: Your Application of Claim has been received in this Bank UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC Aspamda Branch International Trade Fair Complex,Lagos,Nigeria Tel:234-1-886562 Fax:234-1-7592017 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dear Fred Merrygood Jr, We received an application of claim on your behalf here from your lawyer,and all of us in this bank sympathises with you on the death of our esteemed customer Mr Alam Merrygood. We have started the processing of this claim for this money to be transfered to your account,but we did not see any account informations were this money will be transfered to after the processing of the claim. Kindly try and give us the account informations were this money will be transferd into on your behalf as the next of kin and the beneficiary of the money. Further details will be communicated to you soon when we hear from you. Once again kindly accept our sincere condolence. Yours Faithfully, Mrs Esther Udozor (For:Manager International Remittance Dept)!
	This is the most recent letter i got after I told him I did not get A letter from the bank. It's kinda fun messing with his head when he thinks he's messing with mine.
	From: Joseph Okiro <barristerjosephokiro@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2007 4:25:48 AM Subject: Waiting to hear from you Dear Fred, I was at the bank today were i inquired from the bank manager and he reliably toldme that they have already contacted you several times but you still do not respond to them,kindly check your mail very well,as the name of the bank is Union Bank Will be waiting to hear from you. Regards, Joseph Okiro.
	This is the return Email I just reiceived from the Actual Union bank of nigeria. I sent them the email that was claimming to be from them.
	From: customer service < customerservice @ unionbankng.com> Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2007 2:28:34 PM Subject: Re: Your Application of Claim has been received in this Bank Our bank has nothing to do with this. - - - Original Message - - - To: customerservice@unionbankng.com Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 2:27 PM Subject: Fw: Your Application of Claim has been received in this Bank To who It may concern: My name Is Fred Merrygood. I have been receiving emails From A Man claiming to be a legal practitioner in your country. Saying that I am the next of kin to A, Alam Merrygood Who has 14.6 million dollars in your bank that he needs to get transfored to me. I have done very exsessive searches on everything he is telling me and I found the bank this man told me the money was in Can you tell me if this email that was sent to me is a lugit email from your bank.? IT appears to be fake to me, But If someone in your country is causing fraud as this using your bank name I would like to bring it to your immediate attention. If you could please let me know What you think of this matter it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, Best Regards, Fred Merrygood
	End of story.