Here is how it began...

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:37:51 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Hi Greetings J'ai une nouvelle adresse mail                                     * Vous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : willyysimon@yahoo.fr Greetings I want to trust you with my estate kindly get back to me William Simon *  (The graphic is served from us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/pim/gr/gr_announce_1.gif)

I replied with a standard come-on letter, trying to draw him out a bit.  He replies from a new French email address:

The conversation

Introducing... Simon -- Amazon.com   Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:13:47 +0200 (CEST) From: "William Simon" <williamsimonus@yahoo.fr> Dearest One, As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My Name is William H. Simon I a merchant of Omani nationality but presently residing in Britain.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled [sic] all forms of medical eatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared f! or anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last goods deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the Oman, Algeri! a and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of eighteen million dollars 18,000,000 that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatche it to charity organizations. Private email: Williamsimonus@yahoo.fr I have set aside 20% for you and for your time. God be with you. William H. Simon. (What an angel he is.   There are many variations of this letter posted on the 'net, i.e.:  1, 2, 3, 4)

I am back now, thank you.  Simon, please let me know if you are OK, we have prayed for you and your family. If not Ok, you must be careful and close your email account as interlopers (your family?) are lurking on the internet, eager to see what you are up to, with the money. We pray for you and yours. God bless!

Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:58:15 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon Dearest One, Thank you very much for the Prayers and your kind gesture, May the Lord Grant you all your wishes in Jesus Name, Amen. I just want to know if really you want to help me with this project? William.

Thank you, William. I emailed you some days ago at the email address you have given me (willyysimon@yahoo.fr) but apparently that did not go through. I wrote a long letter. Can you transfer this money by Western Union? I will receive it and divide the rest with you later. I pray to God that this will work, the Lord never lets us down. How are you? Have my prayers word at all for you? We continue to pray for your speedy recovery. Please reply today, don't wait so long. I was very worried.  Tricking him into falsely thinking I'm religious helps, I think, because religious people will swallow anything, hook, line and sinker.  Simon knows that.

Simon sent me some pictures to show how sick he really is.  These also appear in the 'net, presented as evidence, by various scammers. Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:32:33 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon Dearest One, Thanks for your mail and your concern. in my last mail to you i introduced myself and gave you a summary of the present predicament i have found myself and how i lived my life(financial-wise).my failing health has necessitated my present over view of life and the meaning of life itself as it relates to day-to-day living. even surgery which is a last resort has been done but the cancer has already spread into the stomach and intestines. Find attached evidences of my present health status under Intensive care unit in my hospital bed, may Allah accept my soul. It is for this same reason i have randomly searched through the internet email directory to find somebdy who has the predisposition to accomplish the task of passing on a privately kept fund of US$18 (Eighteen) million dollars to charitable organisations as he or she deems fit, since i cannot do this myself due to my failing health. it was this random search that yeilded your contact email address with which i sent you my first email note that this was just a probing move to establish contact, because i am sure you know as well as i do that most people would snatch at the offer considering the large amount involved and more also since the disbursement of this fund would be entirely in the hands of the claimant. for this reason i felt that after our initial communication i should be able to determine if we can proceed based on certain indices as well as intuitive feeling i would deduce. I hope my first mail did not emabarrass you? if it did, i apologise for this. the fund in questions is privately kept and i wanted to put it in capable hands for disbursement. other such funds that i left to my relatives to disburse to charity were all plundered and used for their personal purposes. for this reason i have decided that within the confines of my hospital room and the privacy of my computer (to which i have internet connection) to look for a suitable person to transfer ownership of the deposit to, and after claiming the money, disburse 90% of the $18 million dollars to various charitable organisations of your choice in various countries and then retain 10% of the money for your effort. the $18 million dollars is physical cash in $100 dollar bills packed inside two metallic trunk boxes deposited in the security vault of a private finance/security company in Netherlands. This is not a business proposal and i do not expect any returns or share of the money. I am dying and i have distributed most of my earthly possessions to various individuals, groups and organisations. this deposit of $18 million dollars is the bulk of what is left. it is unknown to my other relatives. if i do not find a suitable person to disburse the funds as i plan to, then on my death the finance/security company holding the deposit would have to notify my next of kin to claim the deposit as stipulated on the deposit agreement. and from what i have seen of how they spent the other funds i designated for the same purpose, leaving the fund in their care would be a collosal waste of all i have worked and lived for. If you would be able to help me fulfil this last living request, i would need you to get back to me on the following issues: 1.That you are in a position to be trusted with such a large amount of fund, and that you have a heart for charity and thus would not have any problems locating the rigth charity and human aid groups to disburse the fund to.it would be nice to know what charities you have in mind to donate the money to. 2.That you are ready to work honestly with my humble person who will finalise the process for this transaction, send you all relavant deposit documents as well as send you the necessary authorisation document to retrieve the deposit on my behalf and disburse the fund. 3.That you are willing to contact the security company holding the deposit to discuss the terms of releasing the trunk boxes and bear the expenses that would be involved so the deposit can be released to you. 4.That you fully understand this transaction up to this stage and you are ready to proceed under these terms. Please send your full contact details as i requested in my first mail. I will need you to send me your direct tel / fax number and your full address. I await further communication. Best Regards, William Simon.

Dear Slimon! I reread your email and only now discovered the pictures. I am so sorry for you. I understand now why it takes you so long to write. Who is the beautiful woman with you? We hope and pray to God that you will get better soon!

Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:35:58 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon Dearest One, Good day to you and how are you feeling because the lord has been Good to us.I want you to get something Straight now; I do not have the money in my possession right now which i think have explained to you in my second email which is right now with a Security Company there in Madrid, Spain. I want you to first agree with me that, you will help me fulfill my last wish by sending to me your full Name and Address so that i can forward this informations to My Attorney including the Security Company for them to be aware who will be in charge of my estate in thier possession (The Two Trunk Boxes full of Money). I want you to also know that,this kind of money can not be sent through Western Union Money Transfer but only Big Bank Transfer but the best ways are: 1: Either you travel to spain yourself to clear the consignment (Trunk Boxes). 2: You to contact the Security Company to ship it directly to your location. I want you to know that, with this two good ways the project will come out sucessfully and you will have your 10% removed before sharing this money to Charity Organisation. I hope with this explanation, you now know your doing a very legal, straight forward and 100% risk free project then i await your urgent responce soon. William.

Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:11:54 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon Hello Friend, Good day to you anf how are you feeling? I hope all is right there with you? I am using this medium to tell you that, I am very much grateful over your decission to help me take good care of my estate which is now with One Security Company. The woman you are actually seeing in that pics is the Matron in charge of my cancer bacause my wife got separated from me after she heard about my Cancer problem. I want you to read the other mail i sent to you while i await your response soon. William.

Dearest Simon. I’m glad to know you are feeling better. Our prayers may be having an effect and we shall continue to pray. I am Dr Arnold Ick. ()Doctor of Divinity) My home address is 1100 Jadwin Richland, WA 99352, USA. Please forward this information to the attorney as soon as possible. Also please email money and documents as well as pictures of the t trunks of money in Security company vault. I want bless the money, and our transaction, need pics to do it properly, strongly. I pray that you will write soon, sooner. You did not reply, are you sure you don’t want to come to US for treatment? We pray for you daily. PS I understand about the infeasibility of using Western Union for this, they told me the same here, at our WU counter in the supermarket. I can came to pick up the money in Spain, just say when. But it would be more convenient for me to pick it up in Portugal since I have relatives in Lisbon (Llisboa).

Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:11:22 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon Dearest Dr. Arnold, Good day to you and how are you doing today? I want to use this medium to Thank you so much for Prayers, sincerity and kindness towards my aim in life time. I want you to know right now that, your information ask been sent down to my Attorney for quick documentation on this project to proceed with immediate action but you will have to contact My Attorney as soon as possible so that he will help you in getting out the Letter of Authority (which will makes you the only signatory to my estate). This is the Information of how to reach My Attorney (Attorney Dr. Mark Jones) through Phone nor Email: +44-7024097117 Email: attorneymarkjonesuk@yahoo.co.uk. Kindly get in touch with him so that he can help us get the Letter of Authority while i make with the C.O.D (Certificate of Deposit) and B.O.L (Bill of Lading) which is the more reason i want to ask if you want the Security Company to ship the Trunk Boxes to your doorstep or you'll Travel? I have duelly attach the Global Facility From the Security Company there in Madrid, Spain and the First Two document should be expexted soon. While i await your urgent response, Kindly send my warmest greetings to your entire family including others praying for me to get well soon. William. This certainly PROVES to me that the money is real!

Thanks, Simon. You said there are 2 boxes of money, but he picture shows at least 6 boxes. What is this, it shows no money! Please take one new pic and get back to me as soon as possible. I will wait for contact of attorney, but I will wait for picture first. I hope you are doing fine and I wish you would consider coming to US as the treatment is better here and we can pray for you better this way, too. It's up to you, my friend. (Don't wait the full day again to reply, I am here for you and pray to see your new material, pics and all, soon). Sincerely, A. Ick I think he has no better pictures, tht's why I egg him on a bit.

But I'm wrong.  He's well prepared. Whomever Simon stole these pictures from did a lot of work to veneer the top of these trunks with fake C-notes.  It seems that this trunk full of money even match the trunks on the previous picture. Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:25:33 +0200 (CEST) From: William Simon   Dearest Dr. Arnold, Thankz very much for your response but i have to let you understand one thing that, i am only giving you this pics which you should not show it to either the Security Company nor Anybody outside this project because i only told them the Trunk Boxes only contain my Personal things so see attach file which i also attach to you my Last Born Pics  to view his name is Suleimon Simon.  [I didn't realize it until later -- I don't always read his emails thoroughly :(  This is a picture of his youngest child, Suleimon Simon.] I want you to know that, the first one i sent to you was the one sent to me from the Security Company but requested for this so i had to give you because of trust i have in you also i await the Certificate of Deposit from My Attorney for the commensement of this project. I want you to know that, I am very much sorry for not to have respond back to your email but it is due to the Treatment am undergoing in the Hospital here also wont be able to come down to the state as i have different specialist cuming to my aid. William.

Greetings, Simon, I am very disappointed by your late response and slovenly attitude. I asked for pictures of the money and you did not send all the money. I emailed your pics to my accountant. He tells me that these 2 boxes contain LESS THAN 2 million U$D. Where is the rest of the money? MY share loot, alone should be more than the 2 boxes which you show. Where is the rest of the money? ps: if You continue to wait so long to reply, I will not be interested. You have money... hire someone to handle your emails, if you must, OK? I can't wait forever for replies, especially if there is no money. Only less than 2 million! And why did you send me the pic to the small boy? What use is that, pray tell? My minister tells us that you are to be trusted, especially if you are dying. We continue to pray for you and for the success of this mission. What do you mean when you say that you won't "copme down to the state". Which State? Sincerely, Ick

I decide to write to the lawyer, attorneymarkjonesuk@yahoo.co.uk .  Let's see if he (haha) will reply.  Dear Dr. Mark Jones  I am worried about our transaction with William Simon; he seems slow and inconsistent.  I assume he has contacted you about our business deal, god willing.  I hope to receive a reply from you ASAP, not wait for days and days, like Simon, not wait even one day.  What is the status of the money?  Simon has only 2 boxes of it, and there should be about 19 to 21 of these boxes.  Could you please send pictures, if they exist?  I await your earliest possible reply,  Arnold Ick

Dearest Dr. Arnold, Good day to you and how are you doing? I want you to know that, the condintion i am right now dose not even quarantee my typing nor talking on phone with anybody but i do have to explain to my personal doctor why i need to reply my mails also love to ask why the word "Slovenly Attitude"? I also want you to know that ,all i demand from you is trust but right now you do not want to give me the oppotunity to make it up to you like in what way do you know that actual amount in each Trunk Boxes !!!!!! i never knew when you solicitors become spiritual people while i said that is all you are now questioning my safety with you also ask your account to tell you what killogram is the box weight, breght & lenght before he will start telling you different things. I can not hire anybody to reply my mails for me because i do not trust anybody anymore so i prefere doing all this myself and I actual sent you the picture of my last son just to show you part of my appreciation but i can see you have another thing in mind please do send it back to me am very sorry about that issue.   The word "State" is the short way i use in calling Unite State of America. Like to let you know that, My Attorney as already finish up with your document but i have to send it to the Security Company first to sign before send it to you but i need to know your stage of trust because why did you ask my Attorney such question instead of introducing youself first.   William.

I do not understand this letter at all.  It's gibberish to me.  Please express yourself more clearly.  A.

Hello Ick, You have to get one thing straight..... that man is my Attorney so do not ask from him more that what i ask you to okay.   You see ...... you have to get something straight here that, i did not ask him to do anything except making up documents for the safety of the project and keeping my life insurance on his hand either you believe it or not that is all the money aight? Is he trying to tell me now that this is all the money -- that there is no more?  18 million dollars are contained in only these 2 trunks?

OK, Understood.  YOU ask him to make the pictures of ALL the money, not just a tiny fraction of it, if indeed you have more boxes of it, which I doubt.  It's YOUR job to get this done, not mine... I never intended to ask him anything other than if he knows about me.  What's wrong with that?  I prayed today that he email me ASAP, so far, nothing.

Dearest Dr. Arnold, I am not really in a state of contacting anybody now but i have to take my time to write you back because i am the one demanding for your help. All i want from you is trust not telling what i know. if that is what your solicitor or accountant says please do ask him to tell you the weight,lenght and breaght of the box before making conclusion. I can not hire anybody to reply my mails for me because i do not trust anybody anymore so i prefere doing all this myself and I actual sent you the picture of my last son just to show you part of my appreciation but i can see you have another thing in mind please do send it back to me am very sorry about that issue.   He wants me to return the picture of his son, which he emailed me!   The word "State" is the short way i use in calling Unite State of America. Like to let you know that, My Attorney as already finish up with your document but i have to send it to the Security Company first to sign before send it to you (I have a funny feeling this is going to cost me money... but I have a plan :) but i need to know your stage of trust because why did you ask my Attorney such question instead of introducing youself first.   I answered your questions step by step the way you ask from me. William. [ If he will hit me up for money next, I'll act surprised but I'll tell him I'll pay, if he can verify the rest of the money.  But that won't happen, it would be too much trouble for him -- but I'll try anyway.  Next, I'll actually send him money, by Western Union, free and clear for him to keep... but... If he asks for, say $12,000, I'll send him only $1.20.  I wonder what Western Union's minimum is.  And I won't send it to the city where he wants it sent -- I'll send it to someplace where he will have to do some traveling.  That's the plan now, anyway.]

Dear Samon, Thank you for answering my questions step by step, and so quickly, too, (He has been replying daily, even more than once per day now -- before, he waited days, or a week, before replying.  Do I have him on the hook now?  I realize I may loose him because it will be quite difficult for him to dummy up more boxes of US currency -- about ten times as many trunks as are shown in his picture, are needed to convince me that he has 18 mill :)  I appreciate it and I feel a lot better now.  I prayed to get a soon reply form you and God has seen fit to put a fire in you to do so. I feel blessed to help you with this transaction to do good, and to also enrich the coffers of our people’s Temple here in America.   (I'm playing the religion card again) My accountant said that the weight is not important at all because a US 100 dollar bill weighs the same as a US 1/2 dollar bill, a US one dollar bill, and so on ad nauseam.  As for the amount and size, he says the following, as per your request, Simon: “… that United States Currency is all the same size 6 ¼ in x 2 ¾ in or 25mm x 68 mm. But it does not matter. To determine the amount all that is necessary is for one to multiply the number of  displayed 1000 dollar bundles, in the form of your $100-bill bundles, on the top, by the maximum estimated number of bundles contained in the depth of the trunk. I calculated the amount in the smaller box on the left because it is fully visible. Only ½ of the somewhat larger box is visible, but I can see at least ½ of it. Therefore it’s easy to determine its content, by simply multiplying by 2.  It’s easy to calculate the smaller box’s value as follows: On the to layer, 14,000 dollars per row show, and there are three rows. The depth of the box is no more than 20 bundles. So, the full volume of such a box would contain as follows: 14,000 x 3 x 20 = 840,000. This is less than one million dollars. The second box’s monetary contents is computed the same way, thus yielding 940,000 dollars, approximately. The total is thus no more than 1,780,000 dollars, most likely less, since conservative estimate was taken in estimate of the depth the trunk. I hope you see the logic in this. As for our church’s Quarterly Tax Return, as we spoke on the phone, everything..." So now you see, Salmon how it’s done.  Now that he’s explained it, it’s really simple.  You only need to count the money.  Knowing the "weight, lenght and breaght" of the trunk,  before making conclusion, is unnecessarily stupid, for an open coffer!  Is this, then, all the money you have -- do you have more, or what? If you have more, It would certainly be of my interest to do this transaction with you, otherwise no.  One more question:  Please say again how much my percentage would be, so I will make a correct determination.  I’m sorry to bother you again, on this point. Also I have not heard from our barrister yet… can you have him email me soon?  If the money is right as you said before, I would like you to go ahead and send me the document, so we can proceed.  This has gone on long enough, what with the delays caused by you, and all.  I want to do this quickly.  As I said, I can travel easily to Lisbon (Llisboa).  We continue to pray for your health and recovery, my friend. I don’t see much point in sending the picture of your son back to you, since it is only  a copy of the one you still have, on your computer!  Besides, I could not understand your previous letter, explaining the picture, anyway, the spelling and grammar was so poor.  I thought it was a picture of you as a baby.  I was wondering why the child looks Asian and you look Armenian, but everything is understood.  So, please look on your computer and you will see  that you still have the picture, my Indian-giver friend.  Sending a picture by computer is much like faxing, my friend.  When you put paper into a fax machine, it does not disappear, it is merely copied and that copy is rendered visible at the receiving fax machine.  It’s the same with computers, you still have the pic!  You have a fine looking boy, by the way, my friend. Please, again, go thru and answer the questions herein step-by-step, as you say, it’s important to me to establish our trust, especially about the money, god willing.  As soon as you can send pics of the rest of the money, then yes, please  finish up with our document ASAP and send it to the Security Company to sign before send it to me, and please hurry, I don’t want to stick my neck out and my reputation for some small percentage of some small amount of money.  I sincerely hope that your puke relatives have not run off with the bulk of the money and that you believe that those 2 boxes are big enough to hold all those millions you claim.  Let me know and show proof or at least very strong evidence.  Then let’s do those Security Company papers as fast as possible. May you go in peace, Arnold Ick PS:  I’m going to give you a new address of where to send the papers, the address will be our Church Headquarters there, not in the state of WA, which I told you before, I hope that’s OK.  And…by the way, it’s United States of America, not Unite State of America. I only showed my accountant your picture of the 2 boxes, he doesn't know what it is for, and he does not ask me, confidentiality is very important to me in our business transaction.  I hope you have not contacted and won't try to contact someone else either, can I have you word as a gentleman on that? [ If he will hit me up for money next, I'll act surprised but I'll tell him I'll pay, if he can verify the rest of the money.  But that won't happen, it would be too much trouble for him -- but I'll try anyway.  Next, I'll actually send him money, by Western Union, free and clear for him to keep... but... If he asks for, say $12,000, I'll send him only $1.20.  I wonder what Western Union's minimum is.  And I won't send it to the city where he wants it sent -- I'll send it to someplace where he will have to do some traveling.  That's the plan now, anyway.]

He's stalling; he repeats his initial for letter, touched up slightly (sans the graphic): Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:42:54 +0200 (CEST) <-- Note the time From: "William Simon" <williamsimonus@yahoo.fr> Subject: RE : About the boxes (Very Urgent) Dearest Arnold Ick,   Good day to you with all my mind and i also want you to know how happy i am over your effort trying to know who i am, the source of this project and to be quite sure the amount in the Box.   My Name is William H. Simon I a merchant of Omani nationality but presently residing in Britain because of the treatment am   undergoing just before God's wish be done on me or the other way round as some other doctors are there to encourage me for i will live.   My Attorney is there to tell you more about this project but you have to make him know who you are at least let me also know little about your stage of living but with clear mind call him Attorney Mark D. Jones on this number 07027047117 with email: attorneymarkjonesuk@yahoo.co.uk in London, England.   I want you to know that,it is now i believe am starting up a good business relationship with someone reliable after all have seen in the hands of My family Members and Some Close Friends. Since you are confuse about the Trunk Boxes So therefore i will advise you to get in touch with the Telephone Banking in control of the project below: Westpac Bank Westpac Banking Corporation Tel: +44-2070601661 Fax: +44-8701210516 Email: Westpacbank@aim.com Manager In Charge; Jon Oberholster. I will like you to kindly get back to me with the response or discussion you have with the Maneger In Charge and i  hope with this your mind will surely be at rest while your % still remain 20%. Thank you very much for the patience and to let you know that, have not contacted anybody except you. William.

Thanks for this information again, I had misplaced it. Please let me know you when you are ready with the questions I asked and with the new pics I requested that you make now -- there is no hurry, But I will be in Europe soon, just so you know so you can time your events. I hope that my previous email was well understood. Good luck to you, I continue to pray for you and for our transaction, my friend. I gotta to go to set up the schedule for the 4ht of July services and picnic now, I'll be busy. Cheers, A. Ick

Introducing... Mrs. Elisa -- I received a new scam email, this time from mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr, about the ubiquitous plane crash where all members of a family had perished, and the bank wants to split the estate's loot with a foreigner, me -- If only I will help get the money out of the country.  I had replied: Is this for real? Is it legal? Can you tell me a bit more? Did you contact someone else? How did you get my email?

Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:25:28 +0200 (CEST) <-- Note the time From: "MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO" <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Subject: WAITING TO HEAR YOUR URGENT REPLY. DEAR APR, Thanks for your mail, how is your family?. The business i proposed to you is real,i am not a small girl,i am a widow with five children. I will not put my self into shame or my children. Regard to the information about this business, The information of this business is as follow: Is a diseased customer in our bank who died along side with his entire family on plane crash, and after some couple of years our bank could be able to notice that no body are coming for the claim of the fund, and to our bank cosistutional is that after five years without no body coming for the claim the fund will go into the bank treasury, That is the reason why i take it upon my self with the possition i am with bank as a bank manager under foriegn remittance department, i decided to look for an honest one who is a foriegner with foriegn account that can help so that the both of us could join heads together and make sure that the fund is been released into the account, Regard to the deseased customer every infomations about him that will lead to the releases of the fund are with me, as it may be i promised that i will be feeding you with the informations, and what ever the bank may ask you concerning the deseased customer all you have to do is to send me a copy so that i will feed you the answers. I did not contact any other person apart from you. i got your email address through internation directroy. I will tell you the next step to follow when i hear from you. Mrs. Elisa.  Yahoo! Mail réinvente le mail ! Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail et son interface révolutionnaire. Note the similarities in spelling of Mr. William Simon and Mrs. Elisa.  Note the time of the two emails above, both from @yahoo.fr.  apparently it took Simon / Elisa about 18 minutes to prepare the first email.  Good, at least he's working :)

Perhaps this is a non-no, but I'll try this anyway.  Here's my letter to Elisa: Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:17:06 -0700 (PDT) From: "APR" Subject: Re: WAITING TO HEAR YOUR URGENT REPLY. To: "MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO" <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Dear Elisa, What is "internation directroy"? You did not answer all my questions from before, can you do so now, please? Be that as it may, this sounds like we would be cheating someone, taking money which does not belong to us, is it so? I am an honest one who is a foreigner, I am a God fearing Parish Minister, a Theologian and will not break the USA or WA law. What to do? It is very tempting, for that kind of money, if I remember correctly. How much money was there, anyway? Sincerely, A.I.

Perhaps I'm over-playing this, I may have lost William Simon.  But his alter ego, Mrs. Eliza replied, same spelling expertise as William. He's taking his time to reply, so I wrote a short note to William Simon: I know you're sick, take your time with the new pics.  We pray for you and for our deal, it seems to be working, as you are not dead yet.  May God bless you and may Jesus receive you in his grace. my friend.

I FEAR GOD TOO.... MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr>... Friday, June 30, 2006 6:15:58 AM Dear Apr,   Thanks for your mail: International directroy is where they recorded all the names of business and important people for the whole word. I answered all your questions. Unless if you have more questions to ask, you are free to ask them.   This is not matter of cheating someone because the owner of the money died in plan crash and no one remain to claim the money, if we did not fine way to bring the money out.. The money will go back to the Bank treasury which  i don't want because when we claim the money we can use part of it to help poor peaple, motherless children and those who need help. We can use parth of it to build churches..    i am an honest and  a God feating  too.   I will send my picture to you when i see that you are with me.   Waiting to hear from you.   Mrs Elisa.   Yahoo! Mail réinvente le mail ! Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail et son interface révolutionnaire.

Thank you for your explanation.  One question remains, are there laws that REQUIRE the money to go back to the bank treasury? Are there laws in your country about abandoned accounts similar to laws in developed and first World countries?  If so would this not be illegal?  It certainly would be tempting to imagine becoming rich, though.  And to think nothing of all the good the money would do for poor peaple [sic].  Can you send me some documentation as well as a picture of yourself now?  I would like it to be a large one, with you holding today's newspaper, showing the headline and name of paper.  I'm honored that I'm in the International directory with important people, I must say; Thank you for pointing it out.  Does the International directory mention the name of our Church as well as the address of its headquarters in Washington?  Can you please send me a copy of that page, if it's not too much trouble?  I think I'd like to frame it and hang it up in our Reception Hall. Thank you in advance and God bless. AI

Re: God is my Hevenly Father, i must fear Him .... Friday, June 30, 2006 10:48:58 PM To:MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> There are laws that reuire money to go back to the bank treasury, and law concerning abandoned accounts. Not only in my country but the whole world.   I am telling you that it is not illegal. and nothing like imaginetion in it.   To send my picture is not a problem as i said, (great!) but i will know how far i have gone with you in this because and how trustful you are because i don't what any body to implicate me in my office as i don't what to put shame on my children.  (Hmm... This money transfer is not illegal, but it may shame you' chullin, eh?  Maybe I'll ask her later to explain this better, right now, she's not writing, so no there is no point in burdening her with philosophy.)   God is my Hevenly Father, i must fear Him.   Waiting to hear from you.   Mrs Elisa.

Re: God is my Hevenly Father, i must fear Him .... Friday, June 30, 2006 10:48:58 PM To: MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Ok, Elias, Let's do itI  Let's begin after you send me your picture as I specified.  Please also send evidence of money.  And send instructions.  God bless you, I will pray for success.  Of what religion are you?

Simon has been quiet during the past few days.  I demanded too much from him.  Maybe he hopes that his alter ego. Mrs. Elisa will persevere.  But Eliza ha been quiet for a couple of days now, too, since I asked her to send a picture of herself with today's newspaper. I probably overplayed my hand.  I'll try one last time to kick-start this thieving scammer: Simon, I hope you are feeling better, I'm going to Europe for a few days.  I may not be able to get to my email for some time.  I'm going to visit our Flock there.  Let me know how you are receiving our prayers when I get back.  Say hello to my family for me and give my best regards to  the Mrs. (He hates his wife, yes?) Arnold Ick Perhaps this will get our matron, Mrs. Eliza, off her fat ass. I'm going to cancel Simon's first email address, willyysimon@yahoo.fr.  Maybe that will cause him some grief and perhaps loos some information.  The email address is one from France.  The French are picky, so I need to use  Babel Fish Translation to write my cancellation letter.  The French Yahoo people have previously corrected me on my English-only faux pas, before.  Here goes: Fwd: Yaoo-France abuse <abuse@yahoo.fr> Subject: Hi <-- West African / scam Nigerian 419 Scam Voici un email d'un scammer du NIGÉRIEN 419 ; votre email address apparaît dans le corps du message. Veuillez me dire ce que vous avez fait, si quelque chose. Merci avec bonté à l'avance de votre réponse.  (attached is email with full headers.) Excuse my French, but this has worked before... stay tuned.

Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 14:33:06 +0200 (CEST) From: "MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO" <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Subject: GOD BESS YOU. Dear Apr, Thanks for your mail.To send my picture is not a problem as i told you, now if i send my picture to you and you reported in my Bank and i miss my work, what do you think i will do.You can use my picture and impicate me. Before i send my picture to you i will make sure that you are with me as i said and i will make sure that we have starting the business. Even if i will send my picture for you i will send the one i take in my office or i can send both my international passport to you. My brother in christ, opportunity come but once, if actually you are a man of God.go before God in praying concerning this business, He will revew to you that this business is a successful business.I don't like too much of argument because the world of God said 'let your yes be yes, and let your no be no i don't see why i should lie for you. What type of sending evidence of money. do you need from me?. I am a protestant. Waiting for you reple. GOD BESS YOU. Mrs Elisa.

Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 08:53:01 -0700 (PDT) Subject: You can use my picture and impicate me. NO!! To: "MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO" <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Thank you for writing. Eliza, I shall be going on a sabbatical shortly, so I don't know if I will read you for a few days. I do have one question. You told me that this transaction will not be illegal. Yet you say "You can use my picture and implicate me." Do you mean implicate? I don't understand. If this is illegal I don't want to do it, I done tole you before, my chile. But I know which side the Lord is on. I know whom the lord would want to have this money, which is blessed with the great power to do good in America. After all, what did Jesus say of the money changers? Jesus disdains financial institutions, in other words. I assure you that you can trust me as I trust you. 'Trust but verify' is my motto, it's from the Bible, after all. I want to have this transaction finished and done with, by the time I get back. Please answer the unanswered questions from my previous 2 letters last week as I still await your reply If you should linger longer steeped in indecision and do not give me your latest picture with newspaper, god willing, I will turn elsewhere and condemn this transaction to hell.  Indecisiveness is the Devil’s playground. You don't know this, but I have multitudes, bigger fish to fry, 1780000 of them, in fact. You should trust in the Lord our God and leave the worrying to Him. This transaction is right in the Lord’s eyes, I know, but now, after what you say I have my doubt in your judgment regarding earthly law. You speak out of both sides of your mouth, in regard to earthly legality, methinks. I pray that you give this your most urgent attention. Good day to you and yours, and Best regards, Reverend Arnold Ick, Phd.

Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 21:10:12 +0200 (CEST) From: Send an Instant Message "MRS ELISA ANGELINA DRABO" <mrs_elisa_a@yahoo.fr> Subject: MAY GOD LEAD YOU IN JESUS NAME. Dearn Apr, Thanks for your mail, I told you that this transaction is not illegal, why i said that i don't want you to implicate me is that our Bank dose not know that i am looking for some body to apply as the next of kin. Even we start doing the business, i don't want my Bank to know that you know me,or know any body here. Money changes with this business is not the same thing in Bible .Money changes are using the Temple of God as market, that is why Jesus said to them that His father's house is not a market but is for praying. I answered all your questions, if you have any one you are free to ask me, maybe i forgot and you know that i am a government worker, i don't have much time to be reading your past letters everyday. My brother when you agree with me and apply, i will send to you my picture, You cannot condemn this bisiness, you will only refuse to do it, then God will bring the right person to me,if it is not the will of God for you to do the business with me, God will bring the right one for me, but i will be still be write you as my brother in Christ because that one is most important one than money. Waiting to hear from you before you go for your sabbatical.  Let's keep you waiting for a while, you s.o.b. MAY GOD LEAD YOU IN JESUS NAME. Mrs Elisa.

After laying low for almost a week, Simon rears his ugly head.  He thinks I'm in Europe now (on my sabbatical, as I told his alter ego, Mrs. Elisa), so I won't reply.  He did send his "proof"  that the trunks full of money are in a safe place.  But now he claims only $ 5.1 million, not 18 million smackaroos. Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:01:47 +0200 (CEST) From: "William Simon" <williamsimonus@yahoo.fr> Subject: Re: RE : Re: Hi Dearest Arnold, Thank you very much for the Patience towards this Project because i had to look for the money to pay for Document (Certificate Of Deposit) that will qualify you as the New beneficiary to My Estate with the Security Company. I have attach with this mail the Document while I want you to look below or Pick up the Security Company Information so as to get in touch with the Manager In Charge then we commense on the Project. TRANS EUROPE VAULT SECURITIES, LUSDEN 754, ALMERLSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS. TEL: + 31-633-787-705,FAX: + 31-847-536-947 EMAIL : diplomaticcarriereu@Europe.com     <--  So this seems to be the place here I'll be hit up for money. Let's see if I can get this email address cancelled now, while I'm still waiting, on my "sabbatical".  A  WHOIS search revealed that the following email addresses are connected with europe.com:   abuse@outblaze.com, abuse@mail.com, gerald.gorman@att.net. I'll send a complaint email similar to the one below. I'll await your urgent response after Contacting the Security Company for progress. William. What?      Now there is only 5.1 million dollars? Enhanced version.  (Click image to enlarge.) It's easy to see how the text has been  Photoshopped onto a blank page.

I haven't heard from the Yahoo.Fr yet about my request to cancel Simon's first email  account. So I'll now ask abuse@yahoo.com.  Let's see if that will work. Fwd: Yaoo-France abuse <abuse@yahoo.fr> Subject: Hi <-- West African / scam Nigerian 419 Scam Here is an email from a NIGERIAN 419 scammer; your DOMAIN name appears with the address in this attached message. Please tell me what you did, if anything, by return mail. Thank you kindly in advance for your reply. (attached is the original email with full headers.)

It's about time to return from my "vacation".  I haven't emailed Simon in a week,  Here goes: To: diplomaticcarriereu@europe.com Sent: Saturday, July 8, 2006 12:05:26 AM Subject: Pope John Paul II  kisses  the  BOM. Dear Simon, I returned 2 days ago from a wonderful, fulfilling trip,  I got your certificate of deposit thank you.  But it says only 5.1 million, not 18 mil.  Now I really wonder about he boxes, please send the pics we talked about before.  I met with many heads of our Congregations in various countries and we even had a special audience with il papa, the Pope!!  I'm still very tired & jet lagged.  Please reply quickly, I am filled full with the Holy Spirit of the Lord; it is the greatest  blessing ev