From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 8, 2004
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION:

From Ransin Ken
Ransin Chambers,
Rue 52 Pisimoula,
Lome-Togo West Africa.
Telephone/00228-925-74-18
Email:ransin_ken@hotmail.com
Date 7/10/2004.

Attention:Miss Young,

Private Message

I am contacting you for the claim of your late uncle fund that was deposited with the Union Togolaise de Banque.I am soliciting for your confidence in this matter, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top Secret. Though I know that a contact of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well since I know everything about your late uncle fund.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this matter. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am Barrister Ransin Ken, the personal Attorney to your late uncle Engr.J.C Young (Snr)an oil Merchant with the Federal Government of lome-togo,who die some years ago in Kenya Air Bus (A310-300)Flight KQ430.He was Banking with Union Togolaise de Banque Lome Togo and had a closing balance as at the end of september,2001 worth $19.5M (Nineteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).The bank now expects the Next of Kin to come forward as beneficiary.

Efforts have been made by the Union Togolaise de Banque Lome Togo to get in touch with any of the Deceased Family or Relatives, but they have met with no success. Now the management under the influence of the bank Chairman and Members of the Board of directors, has made arrangement for the fund to be declared Unclaimed so that they can share the money amongst themselves.

In order to avert this negative development, it is my duty to contact you since your name was amongst listed in his personal files that was with me, now you are to stand as the next of kin to his properties.

All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out by me for this claim. I have secured from the probate an order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so am assuring you that this claim is 100% risk free. Now it is left for you decide on what you will give as my percentage for assisting you in this claim.remember that you most Reply with this email (ransin_ken@hotmail.com).

Call me 00228-925-74-18 upon receipt of this information.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister Ransin Ken.(Sat)

Nice surprise. I did'nt know I had an uncle, but it is hard to say no to $19,5m. I answer the lawyer:

Dear Mr. Ransin Ken,

Thank you for your email, that came as a surprise to me. I knew that I had an uncle, but I did not know that he had a bankaccount in Togo. I will offer you 25 % of the sum if you will take care of all the necessary paperwork etc. Will that be ok? ...

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 9, 2004
Subject: More Informetion Reply Urgently

Dear Miss Young,

I just received your mail.I am the personal/ confidential attorney to the late Engr J. C. Young, who was a big contractor in Lome Togo until his untimely death.He died on the 21st of April,2001 without any survivor.Since then i have made several equiries to locate his extended family or relative without success.

After making these attempts for some time now, i decided to contact you since you have the same last name with him because the bank where he deposited his fund($19.5million) has issued me a final notice since the past five days setting a deadline of 21 days within which i have to forward the details of a next of kin to Late Engr J. C. Young, for the claims of this fund or have it frozen at the expiration of the said deadline.

I am now fully convinced that you are the right and legal next of kin that i have searched for all these while because my client has told me many times about having his family scatered after the world war.The reason being that this fund has been dormant since the past two years. Its as a result of this that i am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you .

Therefore,I need your full guarrantee to cooperate with me and full assurance that i will receive my commission as soon as the bank transfers this fund to your bank account.I will send you a copy of the death certificate of the late Engr J. C. Young, issued to me by the hospital authority here after his death.Its quite very necesary that we agree on what i will be entitled to for my assistance to claim this fund with all the necessary backing .

I have other informations which are most vital for successfull claim of this fund without any hitch.The Deposit certificate is with me and the Death certificate, I will be forwarded them you on my next mail. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will free from any breach of the law. I will be sending to you an application text which you will fill and send to the bank for the claim(release/transfer) of this fund to your bank account.The application has to be sent to the bank foreign remittance department immediatelly i sent it to you in my next mail. As soon as the bank receives it,they will acknowledge it and request informations regarding this account from you which i already have. Immediatelly they receive these informations, they will be proceeding for onward transfer of the fund to your bank account without further delays.The whole process of this transaction will take about four working days to conclude. I will be waiting for your immediate reponse to enable us proceed so that we can conclude the whole process within the time frame mandated by the bank.I will send you the documents of claim upon the demand from the Bank.

Best regard,
Barrister Rasin Ken.

Dear Mr. Ken,

I received your email, and understand that you go ahead and make the necessary paperwork.

You have asked for your commission. I suggest that you get 20 % of the fund, and that you can use further 5 % for expenses that may come up prior to the release of my uncles fund. Will that be ok?

Since we are going to do business, I have attached my picture. Will you send me your picture? I find it easier to communicate with people, if I know how they look like.

Best regards, ...

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 12, 2004
Subject: SEND THE APPLICATION TO THE BANK.

Dear Miss Young,
Thanks for your mail.Since you have aggreed to be presented as the next of kin to my late client,below is an an application text that you will fill and submite to the bank for the release of the fund immediately as time is not on our side right now to avoid the bank confiscating the fund.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Barrister Ransin

APPLICATION OF CLAIM ********************************

ATTN: DR.ANTHONY MARTINS,
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
UNION TOGOLISE DE BANQUE (UTB),
76,AVE JOSEHP STRUASS AJOLOLO
LOME,TOGO B.P 363 Tel/fax:00228 222 11 49 Tlex 5221 Dept Email: africbank_foreignremitt@accountant.com

DEAR SIR,
APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF NINTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USD ($19.5M )FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER: UTB/TG/286/41732/55 TO A NEW ACCOUNT AS DETAILED BELOW:

FIRST NAME.....................................
LAST NAME.......................................
BANK NAME:........................................
HOUSE ADDRESS: .................. ..........
ACCOUNT NUMBER:...........................
ROUTING NUMBER: ...........(IF AVAILABLE)
PHONE NUMBER.......................................
FAX NUMBER: .............. ..........................
BENEFICIARY: .........................................
COUNTRY.....................................................
AGE.................................................................
PROFESSION............. ..................................
SEX.................................................................

This is the money left behind in your Bank by my deceased cousin, I am his cousin and named next of kin with all documents to proof. I wish as the heir apparent to claim and instruct that the above mentioned amount be transferred into my nominated Bank account as shown above.
Please,accept this late application as it was due to family logistic problems consequent upon his funeral rights. I hope you will expedite action.
Thanks for your Anticipated co-operation,

Yours faithfully.
your name.................

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 12, 2004
Subject: HERE IS MY PICTURE

Dear Miss Young,

Here is my picture you request.kindly fill the application and forward to the bank. I expect your mail.

From: AFRICBANK TOGO <africbank_foreignremitt@accountant.com>
Sent: October 13, 2004
Subject: OFFICIAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Attn : Miss Young

From : Union Togolise De Banque (UTB)
13/10/2004

Sir,

Inrespect to your application tender to this honourable bank, we are please to let you know that after going through our normal screening proccess we are satisfy with your application.

You are advice to please answer these bank official questionnaire,this is to be filled and returned back to this honourable bank not more than 48hours from date.You are adviced to comply with the bank instructions and your inheritance fund with this honourable bank will immediately be transfered to your nominated account without any further delay.

Thanking you for your anticipated co'operation.

SEE MESSAGE ATTACHED

Thanks and Regards
Mrs Dr,Patience James
Secretary Union Togolise De Banque

I forward the questionnaire to Ransin:

Dear Mr Ken,

Thank you for your pictures. They were very nice. I have full confidence that you will handle this case to our mutual benefit.

I have attached a questionnaire that the bank has sent. Will you help me fill it in??

In your previous mail you promised to send the Deposit certificate and the Death certificate. I am looking forward this.

Thank you and regards, ...

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 14, 2004
Subject: THIS IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS

Dear Miss Young,

Thanks for your Email.
I have gone through the questions cearfully,this are the answers to the questions.Kindly fill in your own informations on the remaining space, copy it into the questionaire and send back to the bank immediately.Bear in mind that the bank gave you only 48hours to send back the questionaire.
Below are the answers:

1) His name is Engr.J.C.Young
2) He was from U.S.A. He was 59 years old
3) He is my cousin
4) state your own age.................................................
5) He died on the 21st, April 2001, road accident (car crash)
6) He was a contractor with shell
7) Yes he had a firm
8) The name of his firm was Young &Sons trading company ltd
9) He was operating a Domiciary account with your bank
10) Yes he was married
11) He had a son
12) His residentional address was 95, Boulevard du commerce Kpalime Lome Togo
13) State your full name..........................
14) State your occupation and your full address.............................

Please keep in touch with me from time to time.
Barrister Ransin

Note that some of the facts have changed, but why should I worry. I forward the answers to the bank:

Dear Mrs Dr Patience James,

Below please find the answers to your questionnaire. From your last mail I noted: "...your inheritance fund with this honourable bank will immediately be transfered to your nominated account without any further delay...". I am looking forward to this. Kind regards, ...

And a reminder to Ransin:

Dear Ransin,

Thank you so much for helping me with the questionnaire. I am glad that you know all these details. I have sent it to the bank as you instructed. What happened to the Deposit certificate and the Death certificate? Did you forget, or are you just too busy? Kind regards, ...

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 14, 2004
Subject: ALWAYS UPDATE ME

Dear Miss Young,

Thank you for your mail. I did not forget about the deaposit and death certificate,I shall send them to you as soon as the bank demand them. Once the bank contacts you,always keep me updated.

Barrister Ransin

From: AFRICBANK TOGO <africbank_foreignremitt@accountant.com>
Sent: October 15, 2004
Subject: OFFICIAL / CONGRATULATION YOUR FUND TRANSFER HAVE BEEN APPROVED

Attn : Miss Young

From : Union Togolise De Banque (UTB)
15/10/2004

Following your application being approved by the Apex Authorities of the Union Togolise De Banque (UTB) We are very happy to inform you that this honourable bank have approved the transfer of your inheritance fund.

With this we will sending along this mail to you the slip of your approval by scanning , So that you can present to this hounorable bank the requested certificates on or before the deadline.

Once again we are congratulating your for being approved

Thanking you for your anticipated co'operation.

SEE MESSAGE ATTACHED

Thanks and Regards
Dr, Anthony Martins
Foreign Remittance Director
Union Togolise De Banque (UTB)

Dear Dr, Anthony Martins,

I have received your email with an attached document. I noted that the document has not been signed. According to my adviser, this means that it has no legal value.

Will you please sign it?

Regards, ...

From: AFRICBANK TOGO <africbank_foreignremitt@accountant.com>
Sent: October 16, 2004
Subject: OFFICIAL / CONGRATULATION SINGNED

ATTENTION: MISS YOUNG

THIS BANK DO NOT SIGN APPROVAL OF FUND LETTERS,SINCE WE ARE WORKING FOR YOU,YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR CONCINE.WE ATTACH A SIGNED FUND APPROVAL LETTER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

DR MRS PATIENCE JAMES.

The document asks me to present 6 documents. I put Ransin to work:

Dear Ransin,

The bank sent me the attached document. Will you collect the certificates they want?

Kind regards, ...

From: ransin ken <ransin_ken04@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: October 18, 2004
Subject: ask the bank to nominate an attorney on ur behalf

Dear Miss Young,
Thanks for your update. The contents of your mail was well understood.I would want you to understand that I am not a bank accredited attorney so I can not procure the documents on your behalf.
The bank requested 6 documents from you but I have two out of the six. I have the deposit certificate and the death certificates .
To procure the remaining documents,the bank gave you two options, to come down to Togo and procure the documents yourself or in alternative were you can not come,ask the bank to nominate an Attorney to do the procurement on your behalf.

Please were you are unable to come down in person tell the bank to nominate an attorney who will procure the documents on your behalf immediately.Remember the bank gave us only two weeks to procure the documents,get them submitted and sign the final transfer order with two week or else the fund approval will be canceled and the fund confiscated.
As soon as the bank nominate an attorney,do not fail to update me.
I shall forward to you the death and deaposi certificate so that you can forward them to the attorney who will inturn submite it to the bank along with the remaining 4 documents.
I wait to hear from you as soon as possible.
Barrister Ransin ken

Back to the bank:

Dear DR MRS PATIENCE JAMES.

In reply to your letter, I have considered whether I should go to your country to sign the papers. As I am rather busy at the moment, I would prefer to have an Attorney nominated, that can handle on my behalf. Since I dont know any attorneys in your country, I would like you to put me in contact with one.

I hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, ...

From: AFRICBANK TOGO <africbank_foreignremitt@accountant.com>
Sent: October 20, 2004
Subject: ATTORNEY NOMINATED

ATTENTION: MISS YOUNG
THIS IS THE CONTACT ADDRESS OF ONE OF THE BANK'S ACCREDITED ATTORNEY.
DANIEL ADVOCATES &LAW FIRM
HON.BARRISTER AMAH DANIELS
56 RUE BLOULEVARD DJANKASSE
BP 50214 LOME TOGO
TELEPHONE: 00228-9326312
E-MAIL: daniel_advocates_lawfirm@lawyer.com
CONTACT HIS SERVICES.

BEST REGARDS
DR MRS PATIENCE JAMES.

Contacting the 2nd lawyer:

DANIEL ADVOCATES &LAW FIRM
HON.BARRISTER AMAH DANIELS
56 RUE BLOULEVARD DJANKASSE
BP 50214 LOME TOGO

Sir,

I need your professional assistance to prepare some certificates. I have attached a document from the bank. I need your help to prepare certificate number 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Can you assist me?

What information do you need from me?

Regards, ...

From: DANIEL AMAH <daniel_advocates_lawfirm@lawyer.com>
Sent: October 22, 2004
Subject: WE ARE READY TO WORK FOR YOU.

ATTENTION : MISS YOUNG

FROM : DANIEL ADVOCATES & LAW FIRM

GREETINGS FROM THE CHAMBERS, WE RECEIVE YOUR MAIL AND WENT THROUGH THE CONTENTS IN YOUR LETTER AND WE ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR YOU ON ONE CONDITION, IF ONLY YOU CAN SUPPLY THE CHAMBERS WITH THE WHOLE NECCESARY INFORMATIONS WE NEED TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS.TO ENABLE US PROCCED IN YOUR CLAIM,YOU ARE ADVICED TO SUBMITE TO THE CHAMBERS THE NEEDED PARTICULARS, AS FOLLOWS.
(1)YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX, NUMBERS.
(2)YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
(3) THE NAME OF THE BANK & ACCOUNT NUMBER OF THE BANK HERE WERE YOUR INHERITANCE FUND IS
(4). THE NAME OF THE BANK YOU WANT THE MONEY TO BE TRANSFER TO
(5) THE AMOUNT INVOLED

REPLY THE CHAMBERS AND CALL THE CHAMBERS FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON TELEPHONE NUMBER +228 9326312.

BEST REGARDS HON,
BARRISTER AMAH DANIELS (S.A.T)

I send him the information, and ask for his picture:

... Since we are going to work together on this transfer, I send you my picture, so you know how I look. Will you send me your picture?

Sincere regards, ...

From: DANIEL AMAH <daniel_advocates_lawfirm@lawyer.com>
Sent: October 28, 2004
Subject: REGISTRATION/CONSULTING FEES

ATTENTION: MISS YOUNG

GREETING FROM THE CHAMBERS.

THE CHAMBER IS IN RECIEPT OF THE INFORMATIONS SENT TO THE CHAMBERS.FOR THIS CHAMBER TO REPRESENT YOU IN THIS CASE,YOU HAVE TO ATTEND TO THE CHAMBERS BY PAYING YOUR CONSULTATION AND REGISTRATION FEE .THIS IS THE CHAMBERS GUIDELINES THAT YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH OUR WORK. WE ARE ATTACHING THE CHAMBERS REGISTRATION AND CONSULTATION INFORMATIONS A LONG WITH THIS MAIL. SO WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR ATTACHMENT.

REPLY THE CHAMBERS AND CALL THE CHAMBERS FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON TELEPHONE NUMBER +228 932 63 12.

BEST REGARDS

HON, BARRISTER AMAH DANIELS (S.A.T)

I need this scammer to help me call another scammer in another story, so I ask the lawyer to help ;-)

Sir,

Thank you for your email.

I had big trouble reading your attachment. The last paragraph I could only read partly, beause it mingled very much with the watermark. The header is "Fee", so I assume that this is important to read.

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

Sincerely yours, ...