From: Richard Cohen <richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 28, 2005
Subject: BANK INFORMATION

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

THIS BANK HAS ENCLOSED IN HERE WESTERN UNION AGENTS AND THEIR ADDRESSES WITHIN YOUR LOCATION.

RITE AID #5210
802 THIRD AVENUE
SEATTLE, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 623-1190

MONEYTREE #85
715 3RD AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 652-2300

CENTRAL LOAN
1016 1ST AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 624-0430

MONEY MART #1704
1206 FIRST AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 622-2274

RITE AID #5206
319 PIKE STREET
SEATTLE, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 223-1128

THIS BANK ADVISE YOU PROCEED TO ANY OF THESE AGENTS AND MAKE THE PAYMENT OF THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE.

REGARDS.

MR.RICHARD COHEN
FOR MANAGEMENT.

From: Outblaze Abuse Desk <abuse@outblaze.com>
Sent: March 28, 2005
Subject: Re : 419 fraud: remittance_globalbankplc@financier.com

Hello This is to inform you that action has been taken against the user referenced in your complaint, in accordance with our zero tolerance Acceptable Use Policy ...

From: Richard Cohen <richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 28, 2005
Subject: FUNDS APPROVAL(CONGRATULATION)

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG
FUND BENEFICIARY,

THIS BANK IS IN RECEIPT OF THE OFFICIAL REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION WHICH YOU FORWARDED VIA EMAIL ATTACHMENT.

THIS BANK WISHES TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE APPROVAL OF YOUR FUNDS,WHICH WILL BE DUE FOR TRANSFER UPON THE RE-ACTIVATION OF YOUR FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OF $19.8MILLIONUSD IN OUR BANK.

IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK RE-ACTIVATED,YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A RE-ACTIVATION FEE OF $15,000USD(FIFTEEN THOUSAND US.DOLLARS). UPON PAYMENT OF THE ACCOUNT RE-ACTIVATION FEE, A NEXT OF KIN APPLICATION FORM WILL BE ISSUED TO YOU WHICH YOU MUST HAVE TO FILL OUT APPROPRIATELY AND SUBMIT BACK TO THIS BANK.

TO FACILITATE YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER TO YOU BY THIS BANK,THE MODE OF PAYMENT OF THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE MUST BE THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER,SO AS TO PAY DIRECTLY TO THE RESPECTIVE CASHIERS OF THIS BANK.

MAKE THE PAYMENT WITH THE THREE NAMES AND ADDRESS BELOW . THESE NAMES ARE THE NAMES OF THE BANK'S OFFICIAL CASHIERS.

1. OKORO CHUKWUEMEKA C.
2.CHIMA EMEKA
3.DANLADI BAKO

ADDRESS: GLOBAL BANK AVENUE,ABUJA-NIGERIA

CONGRATULATION
MR.RICHARD COHEN
FOR MANAGEMENT.

N:B THIS BANK WILL NOT ACCEPT A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER.

From: milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 28, 2005
Subject: Keep me Updated!!

Dear Miss Young,

I am very sorry about the bouncing back of your email messages to me. i do not seem to embarrass you in that way,it is just due to the fact that my server is not in perfect working condition. but i assure you that i will have it fixed up soonest.

I am glad to hear that you submitted the document to the bank. has the bank responded to your email since you submitted the document? if yes,please do keep me updated.

I would prefer you give me a call later on today,to get me informed with the bank's update if any.

I want to get you re-assured that i will work out everything perfectly well as regards to the conclusion of this transaction on my side,and you also make everything in perfect condition on your side.

Please do get back to me most urgently,so as to update me with the bank's response,if the bank has responded to you,as we have less than 4-5 working days from now to conclude this transaction.

Awaiting your prompt response.

Regards
Barrister Milton Joe
Tel:2348037558690

Richard Cohen sends me his mail from 2 days ago again (twice). He wants to be sure that I know about the new $15,000 fee! I continue to ignore him.

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 30, 2005
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED!!!

Attn:Miss Young,

I do not really know the reason for that okay. all i need to hear from you is if the bank has responded to you ,ever since you emailed the requested documentation to the Bank.

Get back to me most urgently,let me know the status of this.

Also urgently call me on 2348037558690 for detailed updates.

Awaiting your quickest response.

Barrister Milto Joe(SAN)

From: abuse@mail2world.com
Sent: March 31, 2005
Subject: RE: 419 fraud: abn_acdeptnig@mail2banker.com

Thank you for alerting us about the mailbox abn_acdeptnig@mail2banker.com. The email address abn_acdeptnig@mail2banker.com has already been disabled.
Sincerely,
Mail2World Abuse Dept.

Finally, I inform Milton about Richard Cohen:

I am worried because the banks email suddenly died. How can their email address vanish into to thin air?

I received an email yesterday from richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au, claiming to be from the Global Bank. I think it must be someone trying to scam me. He even asked me to send him $15,0000.

I don't know who I can trust. I cannot contact the bank, because I don't know their address or telephone number, and the Embassy does not know a bank with that name. Will you try to contact the bank? ...

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 31, 2005
Subject: Call me on 2348037558690 Urgently!!

Attn: Miss Young,

I am in receipt of your email message to me and its contents properly understood. i myself was very worried to hear that the Bank's email address had problem,so i decided to contact the Remittance director in person yesterday after i had read your email message expressing your worriedness over the bouncing back of your message to the Bank. Beign so annoyed with him over that, he then explained to me why such problems occured.he said it was beign done for security purposes. He also further explained to me that he was the person who contacted you with his yahoo private email address,advising you of the next step to follow in re-activating your account with Global Bank Plc with the re-activation fee of $15,000usd(Fifteen Thousand Dollars). Please i really know how you feel,but then i wish to inform you that no one tried to scam you rather,it was the Bank Director himself who contacted you via his private email,as i was informed by him yesterday in the Bank's Premesis.

Bearing in mind that you have invested in this transaction and i have also invested in this transaction,we will not allow all this mutual transaction go just like that more especially now it is almost coming to a conclusion. The bank director,also informed me that as soon as this account of the said fund of $19.8millionusd in a fixed deposit account with their bank is beign re-activated,the transfer of the said funds will be made within a space of 48hrs(two official bank working days). so as a matter of fact you will have to ensure that you correspond to the Bank's instructions as regards the payment of the re-activation fee via the private email address the Bank's Director Mr.Cohen used in contacting you.

Considering the stress you have been passing in order to contact the bank via email,i will now have to be contacting the Bank personally and then keep you updated on whatever instructions that is to be observed.

Also i would like you to treat this as very confidential and urgent untill we successfully get the funds in question transfered to your Bank account.

Awaiting your soonest response.

Barrister Milton Joe

N:B THE BANK'S DIRECTOR INSTRUCTED THAT THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE SHOULD BE PAID VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE NAMES OF THE BANK'S OFFICIAL CASHIERS WHICH HE PROVIDED VIA EMAIL TO YOU,AND NOT A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER JUST TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER .

I have almost missed hearing Miltons voice, but here he is again with a 4 minute message:

This is barrister Milton Joe. I want to speak with you. I got your email message this morning which I understood every contents of it. I wish you understand I wish to let you know I understand your position and your situation very much. It is quite embarrasing that you send an email to the bank and it bounce back to you.

Please as a matter of ### apology I wish to let you understand that you have invested so much in this transaction while I have invested so much.As a matter of fact, and it is quite in time that this transaction has almost gone into a conclusion. I would not want'a ### in a ### like that.

I am so very sorry for what has happened, I decided therefore ### and ###. ### and my own to ensure that everything was worth it. I'l do that ### email ### yesterday ### so ### 0 1 on the ### failure activation fee when I found it of 15,000 us dollar I have to ### today ### me understood that ### was the person contacted you ###. As a matter of fact I want you to understand that nobody is trying to scam you here. You're about to hear this kind of ### talk between to send you and myself so that we will be able to conclude this transaction professionally.

As a matter of fact I would want you ### with me whatever Mr Cohen instructed you and the email you sent ### yesterday. You have to follow it at urgently so that we will be able to conclude this transaction. As a matter of fact I want you to call me most urgently with the number I gave you 234 803755 8690. Once again 234 803755 8690. Please call me most urgently so that I'll happen to keep posted on the current development from the bank.

I'll deliver right away afterwards and leave this message to the bank, the mederenical director to know how far ### In fact ### our funds to you. As a matter fact you have to treat it as very very confidential. Please do not disclose to anybody because it has to be treated with confidentiality and most urgently.

As a matter of fact we have to see this deal out and keep it as very confidential so that nobody divert our money during the process of transfer. As soon as we get this fund in your ### bank account which you already provided ### email which you provided to Global bank ###. As soon as we get that fund then you can you're not ### free to disclose it to your friends, but for now that we are in the process of transfer.

Please I assure you. I beg you in Gods name not to listen with anyone with ###. This transaction is strictly between you and myself ok. Even the bank does not know that you are acting as a next-of-kin. They think that you are the actual next-of-kin so please my dear I want you to correspond to the banks instructions. And sure, and see what you can do to make the payment of the reactivation fee of 10,000 dollar which mr Richard Cohen from you.

He also ### and told me as soon this fee is being payed and the account will be re-activated that because of the ### of 19.8 million dollar would be made payable and transferred ### the 48 hours which is two banking official working days here in Nigeria. Please I want you to get back to me as I sent you a detailled email expressing the development and my position and situation as how I feel as result of the development. You've ### .

As a matter of fact from now hencefort I will be contacting the bank personally on yours behalf and I will keep you posted on the ###. Please get back to me via email ###.

Thank you very much and God bless you. Barrister Milton Joe.

From: Richard Cohen <richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 31, 2005
Subject: RE: WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVINIENCES

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

RE: WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVINIENCES.

THIS BANK WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT IT IS VERY SORRY FOR THE INCONVINIENCES YOU CURRENTLY FACED WITH OUR PREVIOUS EMAIL CONTACT(INFO_GULFBANKNG@FINANCIER.COM).

THE BANK ASSURES YOU THAT SUCH WAS DONE AS A RESULT OF SECURITY REASONS.

THIS BANK WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ATTORNEY ,BARRISTER MILTON JOE WAS HERE IN PERSON YESTERDAY,AND THE BANK INFORMED HIM OF ITS SECURITY REASONS.

WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVINIENCE,BUT ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE FORWARDED HENCE FORTH VIA THIS PRIVATE EMAIL OF THE BANK'S DIRECTOR.

THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING.

MR.RICHARD COHEN
FOR MANAGEMENT.

N:B PAYMENT OF YOUR ACCOUNT'S RE-ACTIVATION FEE OF $15,000USD, MUST BE MADE PAYABLE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITH THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND ADDRESS. THIS IS TO ENHANCE AND FACILITATE YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER WITHIN A SPACE OF 48HRS UPON PAYMENT. NO BANK TO BANK TRANSFER.
OFFICIAL CASHIERS:
1.OKORO CHUKWUEMEKA C.
2.CHIMA EMEKA
3.DANLADI BAKO
ADDRESS: GLOBAL BANK AVENUE,ABUJA-NIGERIA

I continue to ignore the bank, and send this to Milton:

Thank you very much for contacting the bank. Please give me their address and telephone number.
I still cannot understand why the bank closes its email for "security reasons". What kind of security are they talking about?
It is also beyond my imagination how you can operate a bank without being able to make a bank-to-bank transfer. On top of that they ask me to transfer $15,000. They should know that it is not possible to transfer more than $2,000 !! ...

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: March 31, 2005
Subject: Call me on 2348037558690 Urgently!!

Attn: Miss Young

I understand your position in this regards okay. I was with the bank's director a couple of hours ago,and he made me know that the reason for having the email address they used in contacting you closed was because of the fact that due to the fact that the funds in question for transfer is a huge amount of money,the bank would apply all necessary security measures to ensure that the funds were not tempered with during the process of transfer. you need not worry about that,all is very well.

I re-assure you once again that everything is in perfect condition,as there is nothing to worry about okay.

As regards to the transfer of the account re-activation fee, the bank understands the fact that you cant transfer more than 2,000usd at a time,thats is the reason according to Mr.Cohen the Bank's director,why you were given the names of the Bank's official cashiers to make the payment in bits via western union money transfer.this is for our own good,as to facilitate this transfer.

As a matter of fact,this is the way you will have to make the payments: make a payment of 2,000usd each on each name of the Bank's cashiers which Mr.Cohen said he provided to you,all will amount to a total of $6,000usd.(ie make a payment of 2,000usd on one name,and another 2,000usd on the second name,and another 2,000 on the third name respectively which the director had provided to you. and have the respective money controll numbers forwarded to the director. this is the very way you will continue to split the fee and make payments via western union money transfer with the 3 names untill the re-activation fee will be completely sent in the amount of $15,000usd). To avoid beign questioned you might make the payments through different western union agents in your location.

Please my sister in Christ,you will have to treat this as very urgent,as we have just less time to conclude this transfer transaction.

All i need from you is your unreserved honesty and understanding in seeign this deal through as we are almost at the end of this transaction.

Ensure that you make the payments most urgently,in order to facilitate the transfer of our funds valued at $19.8millionusd to you as soon as possible.

Remember that as soon as this account is re-activated,in a space of 48hrs the funds will be transfered right into your bank account.

Awaiting your prompt response.
Barrister Milton Joe.

Milton will go a long way to get my $15,000, but he will not get it! 2 days later I send him this:

Sorry for the late answer, but I have been out of town for some days.
I still think a bank-to-transfer will be necessary. The transfer via WU you describe will take 3 month to complete, because I can only transfer $2000 every 30 days to each of these persons. How do you expect that to be completed within 48 hours?? ...

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 4, 2005
Subject: Most Urgent!!

Attn:Miss Young,

I wish to inform you that you are the one who is delaying this transfer of the said funds valued at $19.8millionusd to your bank account.

I still dont understand what you said as regards to sending $2000usd every 30 days.

Listen Miss Young,proceed to different western union agents,and have the fee sent respectively with the 3 names,the way i described to you in just one day,and the transfer will be made outright,and have the controll numbers sent to Mr.Cohen via his private email(richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au),so as to have the account re-activated.

Awaiting your reponse to inform me that you have sent the fee.

Regards
Barrister Milton Joe

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 4, 2005
Subject: Update from The Bank

Attn: Miss Young

I very well understand the western union rules and regulations at your end.

I wish to inform you that i was at the paying bank this morning to discuss your plight with the remittance director of the Bank Mr.Cohen,and we discussed in details.and he advised you pay an intial deposit of $2,000usd so as create the transfer file on your name first,thn you will be provided with a reliable bank account to make the payment of the balance.

At this point in time considering this whole thing,you will have to proceed right away and have the payment of $2,000usd sent via western union money transfer with one of the names,and have it sent to me most urgently so that i would be able to forward it to the bank as intial deposit for the re-activation fee,so as to enable the bank creat a transfer file immediately on your name,after which i will plead with the bank to provide you with an account number to make the payment of the balance of $13,000usd.

Here is the name the director gave to make the intial deposit of $2,000usd via western union money transfer:

Name of sender:
Name of receiver:CHIMA EMEKA
Address: GLOBAL BANK AVENUE,ABUJA-NIGERIA.
Text Question: FOR WHO?
Answer : YOUNG

Have the money controll number sent to me most urgently,as i have to send the fee to the bank as soon as possible.

Awaiting your prompt response.
Barrister Milton Joe

From: milton joe < milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 5, 2005
Subject: Re: Update from The Bank

Dear Miss Young,

I wish to let you know that this is no child's play or comedy as you may be thinking okay.

I understand your situtation in this transaction,but we must conclude this transaction as soon as possible.

I wish to inform you that i was able to speak with the Bank director on telephone this morning as i perused through your email. we spoke in details and i told him the difficulties you were having in sending the fee via western union money transfer. he saw reasons with me and informed that the bank will be emailing to you a bank account number as soon as possible. so you will be expecting a bank account number from him which you will use to make the payment immediately.

Please my sister-in-Christ,my aim is for us to have this funds valued at $19.8millionusd transfered to you sucessfully. that is the reason why i am undergoing all these stress on my end. please ask your banker this time not to make the transfer of the fee via VISA NETWORK,as most banks here are not under the visa network system. Make him understand that the fee should be transfered directly into the bank account the bank will provide to you,this is for easy acess okay.

As soon as you receive the bank account number from The Bank,do let me know,and also ensure that the fee is beign transfered as soon as possible,and have the payment slip emailed to the bank,as you already know we have wasted enough time in finalising this transfer transaction. i assure you that by the time we come to a conclusion with this transaction,you will have smiles all over your face.

Awaiting your prompt response.
Barrister Milton Joe

10 minutes later, Milton is back on the voicemail

. This is barrister Milton Joe. I wish to let you understand the fact that I got your email message to me this morning, and also I wish to let your understand that this is not a childs play neith I did a comedy as you may think. I wish to inform you also that I was able to speak with the bank this morning as soon as I perused through your email.

I let the bank director to understand the difficulty you personally having the fee sent via Western Union money transfer and I pleaded with him to provide you with an account number to make the payment. I wish to also make understand I am not a ### and not a bank.Please get that taught into your memory that there is no way an attorney can also be a bank director. I am only trying my best at my end and you also should try your best at your own end.

Please as a matter of fact and urgency, you know we have already wasted much time in ### this transaction until that where we do not have much time. Please I wish to make you understand you that. The bank will be contacting you any moment from now. They're as soon possible to provide you with bank account number which you are going to use to make the payment of the re-activation fee.

Please I wish to let you understand something. You are to note that this time around you don't have to send the fee in order to have fee transferred like the former time you did. Please instruct your banker to make the payment directly to the account number which the bank could provide to you today. Instruct your banker on that. That he shouldn't make the transfer without internet work. Here in Nigeria most banks in Nigeria do not operate VISA network system. Please get that taught into your memory. Do not forget.

Instruct your banker to make the payment directly into the bank account number and also make him understand that there should be a need for the provision of where the beneficial account number will be sitting. Please note that very well. The payment slip should be should have the provision should have his place for where the beneficiarys account number was sitting. Please and I don't want what happened that time so I don't want the bank to experience the difficulties I had to pull out the order fee you sent for the affidavit.

Please as a matter of fact as soon as you hear from the bank, please get in touch with me. As soon as the bank provides you with the account number get in touch with me and let me know that the bank has gotten in touch with you. Also as soon you upon receipt of the bank account number please you have to do proceed to your bank most urgently and have the fee transferred immediately and have the payment slip emailed to the bank ok. Yes.

You have to email the payment slip to the bank for easy access of the transferred fee. Please do remember that the re-activation fee is 15,000 dollar. Thank you very much. I wish to hear from you as soon as possible. Barrister Milton Joe.

From: Richard Cohen <richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 5, 2005
Subject: BANK RULES

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

THIS BANK HAS LONG AWAITED THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE OF $15,000USD THE SUPPOSED AMOUNT FOR RE-ACTIVATION YOUR FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OF $19.8MILLIONUSD WITH THIS BANK. THIS BANK WISHES TO NOTIFY YOU THAT NO BODY WHATSOEVER QUESTIONS THE REMITTANCE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS BANK. WE RECEIVED ATELEPHONE CALL THIS MORNING FROM YOUR REPRESENTING ATTORNEY BARRISTER MILTON JOE ABOUT PROVIDING YOU WITH AN ACCOUNT NUMBER TO MAKE THE PAYMENT.
YOU ARE HEREBY STRICTLY ADIVSED TO MAKE THE PAYMENT VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER WITHIN THE WESTERN UNION AGENTS THIS BANK PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE. ALSO YOU WERE CLARIFIED THAT THIS BANK WILL NOT ACCEPT A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK RE-ACTIVATED,THEN THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE MUST BE PAID VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OR YOU COME TO OUR BANK IN PERSON WITH THE SAID AMOUNT.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

GENERAL MANAGER
FOR MANAGEMENT.

N:B CONTRARY TO THIS BANK'S INSTRUCTION,YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN DORMANT.

Was this their final attempt to make me pay via WU?. I have to explain the WU rules to the bank:

Sir, I have already explained the problem to Mr Milton Joe, but his brain is not big enough to understand it. I have been to Western Union to try to transfer the money, but it is not realistic. The rules are: "... The maximum initial send amount for a money transfer is under $1,000 or $2,000 per 30 days depending on your transaction history with westernunion.com. Western Union strictly prohibits the use of its Internet service to directly or indirectly fund illegal Internet gambling and/or illegal activities. ..."
In this particular case I can send $999.99 to a named person, and have to wait 30 days before I can send anything to him again. If I send to 3 different people I will be able to send 3x$999.99, but that is still a long way from the $15,000. Can you understand this ???
A bank that cannot handle a bank transfer is not a real bank. BTW, you never explained why the bank went into hiding by closing the email account.
Finally. I went into this business because I wanted to assist Mr Milton Joe. If you do not want to cooperate, I certainly can find other ways to spend my $15,000. ...

From: Richard Cohen <richard_cohen01@yahoo.com.au>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 5, 2005
Subject: BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ,GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

THIS BANK UNDERSTANDS YOUR POSITION AS REGARDS TO SENDING THE RE-ACTIVATION FEE.

AFTER A DUE CONSIDERATION OF THIS,THIS BANK HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF THE ACCOUNT RE-ACTIVATION FEE JUST FOR YOUR CONVINIENCE AS OUR CUSTOMER.

STATED BELOW IS THE BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OF THE $15,000USD FOR THE RE-ACTIVATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT.

NAME OF BANK:LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC-LONDON
SWIFT CODE:LOYDGB2L
FURTHER CR TO:SWIFT CODE:BCYPGRAA
BENEFICIARY:PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS LTD.
ACCOUNT NUMBER:GR08 0730 0850 0000 0001 0707 605

ENSURE THAT YOUR BANK STATES CLEARLY ON THE PAYMENT SLIP THE RECEIPIENT/BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NUMBER,AND THE NAME OF ACCOUNT/BENEFICIARY AS THIS IS VERY NECESSARY.
ALSO EMAIL TO THIS BANK MOST URGENTLY THE PAYMENT SLIP YOU USED IN MAKING THE PAYMENT.
THIS BANK WISHES TO OFFER YOU THE BEST OF ITS SERVICE.

GENERAL MANAGER
FOR MANAGEMENT.

I ask the (real) bank to close his bank account:

I have received the e-mail shown below. It is part of a 419-fraud using the (fake) bank GLOBAL BANK PLC in Nigeria. The scammer uses several names, f.ex. MILTON JOE, RICHARD COHEN, OKORO CHUKWUEMEKA C. and CHIMA EMEKA. He has given me 5 addresses in Abuja in Nigeria, 6 telephone numbers, and 14 email accounts. Most of his email accounts have been closed. Contact me if you need further information.
Please close his bank account, GR08 0730 0850 0000 0001 0707 605, because it is used for "Advance Fee Fraud", also called 419 fraud. Regards, ...

Then I answer Mr. Cohen:

Sir,
You keep surprising me. Who is PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS LTD, and why should I send $15,000 to a greek bank? Is it your private account? I have great difficulty in believing in your socalled bank. The bank has no address, no telephone, no fax, no bank account, no website, a closed email address, and is operated singlehanded by one man from his private email account.
You will have to confirm that the account that I have to re-activate, exist, and contains $19,8m.
Sincerely yours, ...

From: International Remittance <info_globalbankng@excite.com>
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 6, 2005
Subject: ACCOUNTS/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

ACCOUNTS/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL BANK PLC
ABUJA-NIGERIA.

ATTN: MISS YOUNG

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS BANK WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY FORM OF INSULT OR INTOLERANCE FROM YOU. THIS BANK DOES NOT INDULGE IN ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY AND WILL NEVER DO SO.

FOR YOUR CLARIFICATION, THE BENEFICIARY OF THE ACCOUNT PROVIDED TO YOU,WHICH IS PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS LTD, IS A FINANCIAL AGENCY AFFILIATED TO THIS BANK,THAT WILL AID IN THE RE-ACTIVATION OF YOUR FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OF $19.8MILLIONUSD IN OUR BANK,CONSIDERING THE HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED. THEREFORE YOU ARE BEIGN NOTIFIED THAT THE RE-ACTVATION FEE IS NOT BEIGN PAID TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT.
IN ORDER TO HAVE YOUR SAID ACCOUNT WITH THIS BANK RE-ACTIVATED,YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE BANK ACCOUNT PROVIDED TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.
ON THE CONTRARY,YOU MAY COME TO OUR BANK IN PERSON AND VERIFY THINGS FOR YOURSELF.

REGARDS.
MRS.STELLA BROWN
ACCOUNTS OFFICER
GLOBAL BANK PLC

From: milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 6, 2005
Subject: Urgent Call from Global Bank

Attn:MISS YOUNG

I received a very annoying telephone call from Mrs Stella Brown,the accounts officer of Global Bank Plc this morning,which expressed the bank's annoyance over you. she further explained in anger that you were beign provided a bank account by Global bank to make the payment,instead of making the payment,she said you were insulting and questioning the impetus of The Global Bank Plc,and was saying that you are finding it hard to believe that Global Bank is real. I had to calm her down by pleading on your behalf. on behalf of the bank,she wanted to stop the whole transfer process until further notice,but i had to seriously plead with her to forgive you.

Miss Young,why do you want to spoil what we have been toling for from the very begining. we had underwent several stress and difficulties,also invested in bringing this transfer transaction up to this conclusive aspect of it,and here you want it to go just like that???

Listen miss young,we have to complete this transaction now that the bank is giving this matter urgent and maximum concern. now that i have pleaded to the bank to carry on with the transfer process,you will have to ensure that the re-activation fee is beign paid most urgently,so we could complete this transaction once and for all. remember that as soon as the fixed deposit account of my late client is beign re-activated,the transfer will be made within a space of 48hrs(2 bank official working days)

Awaiting your most urgent reply.

Barrister Milton Joe
Tel:234-803-755-8690

From: Enquiries@LloydsTSB.co.uk
Sent: April 6, 2005
Subject: Response from Lloyds TSB

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Milton has been very eager to get the $15,000. Now it is time to put an end to this story. I write to him:

Sir,
I wish I had as much fantasy as you. "Having an annoying telephone call with Mrs Stella Brown" - Bull ! I can see that you and Stella share the same PC, so either she lives with you, or you wear womens cloths.
Your bank is not a bank. It has no address, no telephone, no fax, no bank account, no website, a closed email address, and is operated by various email accounts, all using your PC.
Sincerely yours, ...

From: milton_01joe2@zipmail.com.br
To: Miss Young
Sent: April 7, 2005
Subject: Change of Ownership

Attn: Miss Young

All these insult and embarrasment is all in the expense of paying for the re-activation fee right!!!!

If you feel that i might be living with the accounts officer thats solely your bussiness okay. or if you feel we are using the same pc.

I can understand fully well that you have some kind of problem with your reasoning and understanding.

If you are no longer interested in completing this transaction with me,let me know so i might look for an investor who is willing to complete this transaction,and then make a change of ownership.

Here is the direct telephone line to reach the bank +234803786614

Regretfully,
Barrister Milton Joe

7 month later I hear about Joe Milton again. Read more here.

And in january 2006 he is back in the Grace Ventures story.