Milton is loosing interest in my brother. Milton did not answer the email I sent to him a week ago, but now he sends me a voicemail. His voice has changed, so maybe it is another Milton Joe?

I contact Milton again:

Sir, You did not answer the email I sent you a week ago. I received a voicemail yesterday. Was that you calling? I could not recognize your voice, and there was a lot of noise on the line. I am still willing to assist you. Please tell me the present status of affairs. Sincerely yours, ...

The email bounces because I sent it to his old Yahoo account. I resend it to the zipmail account.

From: milton joe <barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 15, 2005
Subject: Fill The Below Official Letter of Claim and Send to the Bank Now

Dear Miss Young,

Thanks for the information.For the urgency needed on this transaction,I have File Application on your behalf to Claim this $16.4m as a Next of Kin to my late client(Engr.Thomas Routwell)In view of this,you are advice to Fill the below Letter of Claim and send it to the Access Bank regards to the Claim of $16.4M as your Inheritance left by your Relative.

Be assured that i will process every Legal Documents that will present you as the Next of Kin to receive this Fund from the Bank.Note,that every arrangement have been concluded for you to receive this Fund as the Next of Kin to the Decease.Be assured that this transaction is totaly Risk Free,as long as absolute confidential is maintained.For this purpose you are required to keep this business confidential.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO FILL THE BELOW LETTER OF CLAIM AND SEND IT TO THE BANK FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE CLAIM/TRANSFER.

BANK E-mail ADDRESS: abn_acdeptnig@mail2banker.com

Thanks for your co-operation,as i await your urgent phone call 234-802-817-6803, as soon as you send the Letter of Claim.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Alexo Desmond(Esq)

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This email from Milton was obviously an error. It was meant for Mr Charles Routwell that has inherited $16,4m. Note that Milton here uses the name Alexo Desmond.

10 minutes later I receive this:

From: milton joe <barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 15, 2005
Subject: Fill The Below Official Letter of Claim and Send to the Bank Now

Dear Miss Young,

Thanks for the information.For the urgency needed on this transaction,I have File Application on your behalf to Claim this Funds valued at19.8 million dollars as a Next of Kin to my late client(Engr.JOHNNIE SHARP)In view of this,you are advice to Fill the below Letter of Claim and send it to the Access Bank regards to the Claim of $19.8M as your Inheritance left by your Relative.

Be assured that i will process every Legal Documents that will present you as the Next of Kin to receive this Fund from the Bank.Note,that every arrangement have been concluded for you to receive this Fund as the Next of Kin to the Decease.Be assured that this transaction is totaly Risk Free,as long as absolute confidential is maintained.For this purpose you are required to keep this business confidential.

YOU ARE ADVICE TO FILL THE BELOW LETTER OF CLAIM AND SEND IT TO THE BANK FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE CLAIM/TRANSFER.

BANK E-mail ADDRESS:
info_globankfinancia_plc@linuxmail.org

Thanks for your co-operation,as i await your urgent responce as soon as you send the Letter of Claim.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Milton Joe(Esq)

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Milton is really messing things up. His client, Hanson Hersh, is now called Johnnie Sharp. There is also some confusion about the banks name. Is it Access Bank or Global Bank? It is also worth to note that the bank account number, 511404111122, in Global Bank is the same as in the Access Bank regarding Thomas Routwell !

I decide to handicap Milton, so I ask for his Yahoo account and the bank email accounts to be closed.

Meanwhile I forward the prepared letter to the bank.

From: manager globalbankplc <info_globankfinancia_plc@linuxmail.org>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 15, 2005
Subject: ATTN:MISS YOUNG

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,
INFORMATION/ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK NIG PLC

ATTN:MISS YOUNG
FUND BENEFICIARY.

RE: CLAIMS/TRANSFER OF INHERITED FUNDS VALUED AT $19.8MILLIONUSD(NINETEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US.DOLLARS)
WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. ALSO WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT MR.JOHNNIE SHARP YOUR LATE RELATIVE DEPOSITED WITH OUR BANK THE AFFOREMENTIONED FUND IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT BEFORE HE DIED.
THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ACCOUNT HOLDER:MR.JOHNNIE SHARP
ACCOUNT NUMBER:511404111122
ROUTING NUMBER:RETHSMKL
AMOUNT DEPOSITED:$19.8MILLIONUSD
CURRENCY:US DOLLARS
THIS BANK WISHES TO NOTIFY YOU THAT BEFORE YOUR INHERITANCE VALUED AT $19.8MILLIONUSD WILL BE TRANSFERED TO THE NOMINATTED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOURS WHICH YOU PROVIDED TO THIS BANK,YOU WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TO THIS BANK A SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF FACTS AND CLAIMS ON YOUR NAME PROCURED FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.
UPON RECEIPT OF THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTATION,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE APPROVED FOR TRANSFER.
REGARDS.
MR.DANLADI BAKO
FOR MANAGEMENT

From: Info Gulf Bank Nig <info_gulfbankng@financier.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 15, 2005
Subject: ATTN:MISS YOUNG(FUND BENEFICIARY)

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR, INFORMATION/ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC.

ATTN:MISS YOUNG
FUND BENEFICIARY.

RE: CLAIMS/TRANSFER OF INHERITED FUNDS VALUED AT $19.8MILLIONUSD(NINETEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND US.DOLLARS)
WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. THE BANK HAS DECIDED TO RESPOND TO YOUR APPLICATION VIA OUR ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS,SO YOU ARE FREE TO CONTACT OUR BANK WITH BOTH EMAIL ADDRESSES.

ALSO WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT MR.JOHNNIE SHARP YOUR LATE RELATIVE DEPOSITED WITH OUR BANK THE AFFOREMENTIONED FUND IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT BEFORE HE DIED.

THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT ARE AS FOLLOWS:

ACCOUNT HOLDER:MR.JOHNNIE SHARP
ACCOUNT NUMBER:511404111122
ROUTING NUMBER:RETHSMKL
AMOUNT DEPOSITED:$19.8MILLIONUSD
CURRENCY:US DOLLARS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANK'S REMITTANCE RULES AND REGULATIONS,THE BANK NOTIFIES YOU, THAT BEFORE YOUR INHERITANCE VALUED AT $19.8MILLIONUSD WILL BE TRANSFERED/REMMITTED TO THE NOMINATTED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOURS WHICH YOU PROVIDED TO THIS BANK,YOU WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TO THIS BANK A SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF FACTS AND CLAIMS ON YOUR NAME PROCURED FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.

UPON RECEIPT OF THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTATION,YOUR FUNDS WILL BE APPROVED FOR TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY.

PLS. NOTE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE OF 3 OFFICIAL BANK WORKING DAYS TO FORWARD THE SAID LEGAL DOCUMENTATION BEFORE YOUR FUNDS COULD BE TRANSFERED.

REGARDS.
MR.DANLADI BAKO
FOR MANAGEMENT

I inform Milton:

Sir, I received the following answer from the bank:
THIS BANK WISHES TO NOTIFY YOU THAT BEFORE YOUR INHERITANCE VALUED AT $19.8MILLIONUSD WILL BE TRANSFERED TO THE NOMINATTED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOURS WHICH YOU PROVIDED TO THIS BANK,YOU WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT TO THIS BANK A SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF FACTS AND CLAIMS ON YOUR NAME PROCURED FROM THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.
How do we proceed from here? Sincerely yours, ...

I haven't heard from Milton since I wrote him 4 days ago.

He finally reacts:

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Long Young
Sent: March 16, 2005
Subject: Goodmorning

Dear Long Young
Have you contacted the bank via thier private email address?
If yes,get me posted with the bank's future correspondence.
Awaiting your prompt response.
Barrister Milton Joe

I have to stop this show. I think Milton is giving up on me, but what about the bank? I send them this:

Sorry, for first answering your email now. I became nervous when I could not get any confirmation of your bank. You have to understand that I live in USA and we don't learn about Nigerian banks in the school. I also noticed that your website, WWW.FAIB-NG.COM, is not working. I was told that is would be ok this week. When will it be? Could you send me your banks SWIFT code, so that my bank can confirm your bank details? Regards, ...

They never answered this, and I never heard from Milton and the bank again.

From: milton joe <barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 16, 2005
Subject: Very Important and Urgent

Dear Miss Young,
I received your email in good faith,and also a copy of the response the bank gave you.
As you know this is the only documentation standing between this transfer. the bank as indicated,will only have the funds in question approved for transfer if we are able to get the said affidavit of facts and claims on your name.
I wish to inform you that the federal judiciary council has placed the stipulated cost for having the said legal documentaion procured at the cost of $1,250usd. this is stated as follows: Oath fee:$400usd Stamp duty:$850usd. All amounting to $1,250usd.
So as a matter of fact,you will have to pay for the fee via western union money transfer with the following names and information. both names are my secretaries in the office.

Here are the information:
1. NAME OF SENDER:
NAME OF RECEIVER: OKORO CHUKWUEMEKA C.
ADDRESS:N0.10 MALONEY ROAD,OWERRI,NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION:WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? TEXT
ANSWER: OKORO
CONTROLL NUMBER:
AMOUNT:$600USD
2.NAME OF SENDER:
NAME OF RECEIVER: CHIMA EMEKA
ADDRESS:N0.10 MALONEY ROAD,OWERRI,NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION:WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME?
ANSWER: CHIMA
AMOUNT:$650USD
MONEY CONTROLL NUMBER:

Have the respective money controll numbers sent to me most urgently so as to enable me proceed from here to get the requested documentation.
Awaiting your prompt response.
Barrister Milton Joe.

Lets tell Milton we don't like this Western Union transfer:

Sir, I talked with my bank regarding transfer of the money, and suggested that we transfer it directly to your bank account. Please give the name of your bank and the account number. Sincerely yours, ...

From: milton joe <barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 16, 2005
Subject: Very Important and Urgent

Dear Miss Young,
I am in receipt of your email. i wish to inform you that the idea your bank suggested is more better,as regards to safety and convinience.

Below is my full bank account information in VolksBank. have the fee for the affidavit at the amount of $1,250usd wired straight into the account below,and i would be able to make withdrawals here in Nigeria.

NAME OF BANK: VOLKSBANK MUNSTER
ACCOUNT HOLDER:AAMEL GMBH
ACCOUNT NUMBER:523590900
BLZ:40160050
SWIFT CODE:GENODEM1MSC

Ensure you have the payment slip emailed to me most urgently as soon as you have the money wired into my Bank account.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Barrister Milton Joe

N:B ENSURE THAT THE FEE IS PAID TODAY,SO AS TO GET IT IN 2 OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS FROM NOW IN ORDER TO MEET UP WITH THE BANK'S MANDATE AS REGARDS TO PROCURING THE SAID DOCUMENTATION.

From: Yahoo! Mail <mail-abuse@yahoo-inc.com>
Sent: March 16, 2005
Subject: Re: 419 fraud: barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com

Hello, Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail.
In this particular case, we have taken appropriate action against the Yahoo! account in question that was reported for fraudulent activities, as per our Terms of Service (TOS). ...

I inform Miltons bank, Volksbank Münster, about what is going on:

419 fraud: ACCOUNT NUMBER:523590900

I have received the e-mail shown below. It is part of a 419-fraud. The scammer uses the names MILTON JOE and Alexo Desmond. He has given me 5 addresses in Nigeria, 5 telephone numbers, 10 email accounts. Most of his email accounts have been closed as well as a fake bank, "FIRST AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK", that he operated from www.faib-ng.com. Contact me if you need further information.
Please close his bank account, because it is used for "Advance Fee Fraud", also called 419 fraud.
Regards, ...

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 17, 2005
Subject: Reach me via this Email

Dear Miss Young,
I have awaited your response since yesterday. i do not know if you contacted me via my yahoo email address.

For convinience,and as i am not able to access my yahoo email address,i advise you email to me the payment slip which you used in wiring the fee to this email of mine.

All future correspondence,should be forwarded to this email address of mine.

Awaiting your quickest response.

Barrister Milton Joe
Telephone:2348037558690

From: xxx@volksbank-muenster.de
Sent: March 17, 2005
Subject: your mail mentioning Aamel GmbH

Dear Miss Young,
thanks for your mail. Please give us further details of the deal you contracted with Barrister Milton Joe. In cause of so much persons we have to have more details. Please inform us how you have been damaged.

Sincerely yours,
xxx
******************************************
Volksbank Mnster eG
EDV-Orga
Neubrckenstr. 66
48143 Mnster
Tel.: 0251/5005-228
Fax: 0251/5005-375
www.volksbank-muenster.de

It is time to answer Milton. I send him a fake bank transfer, to let him taste his own medicine.

Sir,
Please assure me that everything is alrigth. My email to you bounced, and your telephone number 234 803 5905745 does not work.
I have been to the bank this morning, and I have attached to receipt you need to collect the money.
Please prepare the documents quickly so that we can forward them to the bank.
Sincerely yours, ...

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 18, 2005
Subject: Everything is Moving as Planned

Dear Miss Young,

I wish to inform you that everything is alright. be rest assured that everything is okay. i have been able to clear the fees and i would proceed right away to have the said affidavit of facts and claims prepared on your name from the federal high court as requested by the bank.

I also wish to let you know that the number you were trying was in correct. here is the correct number for reaching me 2348037558690.

As soon as i procure the said document,i will have it forwarded most urgently to you so that you will forward it to the bank, in order for the bank to have the funds approved for transfer.

Please provide me with a more convinient telephone number which i might always get intouch with you at all times.

I will keep you posted as soon as i procure the said documentation. please endeavour to get back to me forwarding your private telephone number,and an appropriate time i will call to get you.

Awaiting your soonest call.

Kind Regards
Barrister Milton Joe

From: Mr.Milton Joe <milton_joe22@hotmail.com>
Sent: March 21, 2005
Subject: GET BACK TO ME MOST URGENTLY

Dear Miss Young,

Why haven't i received your email response or telephone call. i have been expecting you to give me a call or better still an email message to ask me of the updates so far as regards to the document that i am about procuring.

I am writing to inform you that i have been to my Bank this morning to clear the fee,and i was asked to come and withdraw the fee you sent tommorow morning.

I have a question for you. Why was my Bank account number in which you sent the fee was not shown on the payment slip?

Please get back to me with the answer.

Awaiting to hear from you.

Barrister Milton Joe
Tel:2348037558690

N:B YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL BE NEEDED FOR EASY COMMUNICATION,AS I AM ALWAYS HITTING YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE EACH TIME I TRY TO CALL WITH THE NUMBER YOU EARLIER PROVIDED TO ME.

Milton sends me an identical email from his old zipmail account.

I ask Hotmail to close his new Hotmail account.

Then I answer Milton:

Sir,
I am glad to hear that everything is fine, and that you about to send me the documents for the bank.
I can understand that it is exciting for you that this is about to end, but you don't have to be so impatient with me. You must understand that due to the timedifference the week-end has just ended here, and I also have a job, so I cannot sit next to the phone and wait for your call.
I cannot answer your question regarding the payment slip. You have to ask the bank for that. I just signed their form.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely yours, ...

From: milton joe <barr_miltonje11@yahoo.com>
Sent: March 23, 2005
Subject: INCONVINIENCES!!URGENT!!GET BACK TO ME VIA THIS EMAIL

Attn: Miss Young

I wish to notify you that i have not been able to get the fee you sent.

I was in my bank yesterday,and this morning to clear the fee which you sent,but was told by my banker that the fee never reflected in my account.

So as a matter of fact,you will have to urgently go to your bank to verify things properly with your banker to confirm actually what would be holding the fee.

Also bear in mind that we have wasted much time in trying to get the fee for the document.the bank in question where we are to submit the document is pressing hard as regards to its manadate to receive this documentation.

On the contrary,if you could call the fee back and send it via western union money transfer as earlier advised that will be more convinient.

Awaiting your prompt and urgent response. Ensure you get back to me most urgently via this email address.

Call me urgently as soon as you receive this email message.(2348037558690)

Barrister Milton Joe

N:B VERIFY PROPERLY IF THE FEE WAS SENT TO THIS BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WHICH I EARLIER GAVE YOU.

NAME OF BANK:VOLKSBANK MUNSTER
ACCOUNT HOLDER/BENEFICIARY:AAMEL GMBH
ACCOUNT NUMBER:523590900
BLZ:40160050
SWIFT CODE:GENODEM1MSC

Milton got a new Yahoo account. I write to Yahoo again:

Thank you for closing milton_123joe@yahoo.com, barr_milton_joe11@yahoo.com, barr_miltonjoe11@yahoo.com, milton_joe22@hotmail.com, barrister_milton_joe11@yahoo.co.uk and barrister_joe_milton11@yahoo.co.uk due to 419 fraud. I just received the following email, that shows that he again has opened a new account with you: barr_miltonje11@yahoo.com. Please close that account too. Regards, ...

Then I answer Milton:

Sir,
I want to know what is going on. My emails keeps coming back because your email address is "unknown". I can see that you keep changing your email address. What is going on? Are you involved in activities that are illegal?
Regarding the fee, I sent, I have talked with my bank. They say that everything is ok, and that you should be able to get the money from any bank connected to the VISA network. If your current bank cannot help you, I suggest you try another bank connected to VISA.
Sincerely yours, ...

From: milton joe <barr_miltonje11@yahoo.com>
Sent: March 24, 2005
Subject: I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

Dear Miss Young,

I am very sorry for hearing that you have been sending emails to me and it has been bouncing back . Please do bear in mind that i am not involving in any illegal activities,and would never think of such scandal..

The reason why i change my email address was that i was having some technical difficulties with my server,that is why i decided to create a new email address. please be rest assured that everything is in perfect condition only for the fact that i am finding difficulties with getting the fee. but like you informed me about the bank connected to the visa network,i will try my best and see if it will be possible. if it does not work that way,you will have no option than to call the money back and have it wired to me with the information i earlier provided to you via western union money transfer.

I will keep you posted as soon as i arrive back from the bank.

Regards
Barrister Milton Joe

From: milton joe <barr_miltonje11@yahoo.com>
Sent: March 25, 2005
Subject: Here is the Affidavit,Have it Submitted to the Bank

Dear Miss Young,

I wish to inform you that after going to my bank and other banks as you told me,i was still not able to get the fee cleared.

I had to get a little loan from a friend which enabled me to procure the said affidavit on your name as we do not have much time on our side. this i procured from the federal high court today,and have forwarded it to you so you could immediately submit it to the bank.

I had to personally plead with the remittance director of Global Bank Plc where the funds in question valued at $19.8millionusd was beign lodged by my late client,to help me in extending the mandate the bank gave you to submit the requested documentation,and he agreed that it should be submitted unfailingly today or tommorow beign saturday,thats the reason why i had to do everything possible best to ensure that the document was procured today.

I will still be trying my very best to see if i would be able to clear the fee of $1,250usd which you sent so as to enable me pay back the loan i got from a friend.

Please ensure that you have the said document i am forwarding to you now,submitted to the bank unfailingly today via these email addresses([info_globankfinancia_plc@linuxmail.org or remittance_globalbankplc@financier.com)which the remittance director gave to me two days ago.

Be rest assured that on submission of this form to the Bank,we will be having just 3-4 bank official working days to conlude this transaction. so do treat with maximum concern and urgency.

Get me posted immediately you have the document submitted to the Bank.

Regards
Barrister Milton Joe
Tel:2348037558690

From: Yahoo! Mail <mail-abuse@yahoo-inc.com>
Sent: March 25, 2005
Subject: Re: 419 fraud: barr_miltonje11@yahoo.com

Hello, Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Mail.
In this particular case, we have taken appropriate action against the Yahoo! account in question that was reported for fraudulent activities, as per our Terms of Service (TOS). ...

Another of Miltons accounts was closed. Now I ask for the "Global Bank"s email account to be closed.

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 26, 2005
Subject: Keep me Updated!!

Dear Miss Young,
Have you been able to submit the document to the bank? if yes,please keep me posted.
Regards,
Barrister Milton Joe