Scam o Rama

YABBA DABBA DOO!

Updated april 20 2007

Dear Scamoramans, some time after this was originally posted, someone claiming to represent one of the banks mentioned herein contacted Scamorama's ISP, demanding that the name of the bank be removed, demanding an apology, and claiming that the bank's reputation had been damaged. We had never heard of the bank outside of this scambait, and what little we could dig up on it sounded dicey.

It seemed like some poor shnook was stuck with the job of monitoring every mention of his bank, and then sending out boilerplate threats. Still, we thought, why not make him happy.

If you have nothing better to do, you can read his demands here. Unpleasant, and inaccurate - the scambait below simply repeats the scammer's claim that he is banking at said bank. Apparently the bank shnook couldn't be bothered to read this page, but we thought, why not help him out. So, we added a disclaimer. End of story, so it seemed.

But he's back in April 2007 with the same demands. We were going to ignore him, but saw minor potential for comedy. So, the name of the bank has been changed to Some Bank in the Iddle Meast, or SBIM.

This is in no way the apology 'SBIM' was asking for. If they had good p.r. instincts they would be sponsoring Scamorama and handing out copies of the Scamorama book with each new account opened.

So far there have been no complaints from the numerous other banks these scammers claim to work for, or bank in. The Bank of Cobblestone Creek, where Fred does business, is also strangely silent.

The Scammers vs. The Flintstones, courtesy of a first-time Kindly Contributor. Starring:

The Scammer(s):
Barrister Fred Williams, Esq. - A.K.A. Fred Aku (fred_esq111@yahoo.com)
Harris Blessing - M/D Premier International Bank Plc.(africabank_plc@yahoo.co.uk)

The (intended) victims:
Fred Flintstone, cave man extraordinaire
Wilma Flintstone, wife of cave man
Perry Masonry, Masonry & Rock, Attorneys at Law, caveman with a briefcase

And in (involuntarily) supporting roles:
Western Union, Money Gram and PayPal

Dear reader, if you did not waste your precious childhood hours watching an old American cartoon called The Flintstones, the following may mean nothing to you. Know then, that if Barrister Fred manages to scam Fred and Wilma, he will be the first Lad ever to defraud a cartoon character. Previous scammers have gone after Bart Simpson, Bullwinkle and Astro Jetson, all without success.

Barrister Fred Williams, Esq.

HELLO ,

IF I REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN INTRUSTING MY LATE 'S CLIENT MONEY FROM THE BANK , I HOPE YOU COULD HELP ME ,
GET BACK TO ME.
BARRISTER FRED. (esq)

Fred Flintstone

I don't believe I know you, nor do I know what this concerns. Apparently, you have mistaken me for someone else. Please recheck your information.
Sincerely,
Frederick J. Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear frederick,

Thanks for your response, i'mnot mistaking i'm contacting you to help me get my late client money from the bank, I'm barrister Fred a personal attorney to Mr. RichardFelt who used to work with Dan tax Petroleum Nigeria Limited.

On the 4th of May 2003, my client, his wife and their three children were involved a fatal plane crash in jos. All passengers on board including my late client, his wife and three children lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has proved rather unsuccessful. I have therefore contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisticated or declared unserviceable by the bank in which his fund were deposited since both of you are foreigners.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased operated an account valued to the tune of (11.4million US dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of Kin or have the account revoked within the next 14 official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for close to 2 years now.

I solicit your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of his account can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money to a ratio of 6:3,meaning I take 60% and you'll get 30% 10% will map out for expenses.

I have all the necessary legal document that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will you to forward your private telephone and fax no for easy communication, as soon as you do this, i shall forward start processingdocuments in your name and i shall also forward a text of application which you forward to the bank as the next of kin to Mr. Felt. Once again i thank you.

Barr. Fred .(esq)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,
I'm sorry to hear about the passing of your client. I'm really not familiar with a plane crash, but I'm sure it must be bad.
I have read your email several times and discussed the matter with my wife Wilma, who is always suspiscious of most of my hairbrained schemes. What do you need us to do? I know you asked for phone number and fax, but we live in the small town of Bedrock, which is quite primitive by todays standards. Most homes here have no private phones yet, so for the present, I'm limited to emails. You say that I'm to present myself as the next of kin. Is this legal? I wouldn't want to get involved in any shady deals.
Also, I'm having a hard time understanding why a bank would want to revoke an account with 11.4 million dollars in it. Wouldn't they just rather leave the money there?
And one more thing....how did you get my name? Like I said, this is a primitive community and we don't travel or get out too much.
I'm sorry for so many questions, but Wilma wanted me to ask them so we can be sure we're not going to get into something illegal.
Thanks.
Frederick J. Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Frederick,

I thank you for yourresponse and is good to ask questions in situations like this, this is not illegal, this is 100% risk free i promise, the bank of my late client have given me a notices to provide the next of kin to Mr.Richard, this why i'm in need of you sir, I have all the legal back up to this fund, all i need is your maximum coperationin this transaction, don't be affraid of any legal deal, Is not, I need to present you to the bank of my late client as the next of kin to mr. richard felt.

All we need is to tranfer this fund into you accont or you get it through diplomatic means,any way you want it.
If you are satify with my explanation, give Onces small don't be affraid of any any thing count on me sir,

greet your wife for me,
best regards

Barrister Fred.

below is the application forward it to the bank first thing tommorow morning for the approve of the fund.fill the form

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
DEAR SIR,
RE: DEPOSIT OF LATE MR ......... DECEASED:
DEPOSIT NUMBER .......... INSTRUCTION FOR REPATRATION OF FUNDS.
I AM, NEXT OF KIN TO ONE OF YOUR DECEASED CUSTOMER LATE MR ........, OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE ABOVE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT DETAIL.
I APPLY ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY, FOR THE REPATRATION OF OUR LATE RELATIONS FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH THE ABOVE STATED BANK.
BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY LEGAL PROCESSES THAT HAVE AWARDED MY RELATIONS FUNDS TO ME, I HUMBLY WISH TO INSTRUCT YOU TO TRANSFER THE TOTAL SUM OF THE US$11.4MILLION OF HIS DEPOSIT TO MY BANK ACCOUNT BELOW.
PLEASE TREAT AS VERY URGENT, AND DO NOT HESITATE TO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTING THIS APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF THE ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTION.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS,
FULL NAME:...........................................................
ADDRESS:..........................
TELEPHONE:............FAX:........................
EMAIL:......................................
SEX:...............AGE:.........................
OCCUPATION:...........................
ACCOUNT NAME:.........................................
ACCOUNT NO:.......................................
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:......................
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
SIGNATURE:......................
ON BEHALF OF LATE MR .......

This is the email address of the bank, africabank_plc@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone; 234 803 6676 393
Name of the Dr. Frank Ekeh.

Fred Flintstone

Good day, Mr. Barrister Fred,

It is at this time I must make a confession. Due to extenuating circumstances, I was not able to attend school when I was young, so due to my lack of knowledge concerning monetary matters, all my business transactions are usually handled by my wife Wilma. However, Wilma is out of town for a few days to visit her mother. Mrs. Slaghoople has been a little sick lately and needs a little help.
However, I can probably get my bosses secratary, Ms. LaRock, to help me with this form tommorow. Give me a couple of days to get this together.
However again, I must ask you....why would a bank want to just revoke an account that contains 11.4 million dollars? It seems to me that they would do anything to keep it there.
Anyhow, I'll contact you when Ms. LaRock goes over this for me.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Fred,

Ireally understands all you said,but i want you to know that we don't much time on this transation, pls hurry up and get this fill THIS FORM before today runs out.

Regards,
Barrister, Fred.

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

I had Ms. LaRock go over the form today. Unfortunatley, we have a problem. She says I have to have a bank account. Since I'm practically living in the stone age, I don't have a private bank account, only a small joint account with my wife Wilma at the South Bank of Cobblestone Creek that only contains just a few pebbles.
However, I would like to see if we could use another account. You see, I work at the Bedrock Quarry and my boss, Mr. Slate, overheard my conversation with Ms. LaRock, so he has graciously offered to use his company bank account to transfer the money into, if this is permissible and legal...is it? If so, let me know and we'll get it ASAP. Also, do we just fill out the form and email it to the bank you requested?
Thanks.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

Thanks very much for your mail. Yes, presenting account to the bank is very vital, that is where the money will be transferred into as soon as the process is completed. Involving your boss is a very good thing provided he will not be greedy at the end of the transaction. Do not be scared I have every thing at my disposal being his personal attorney. Know you should know that your wife, your boss and the secretary in the office has known about this transaction please I will advice you to tell them not to disclose it to any other person until we actualize this.

Most importantly, you are going to act perfectly as the next of kin to the deceased. All I have to do is to feed you with any document they bank will require from you to authenticate your claim. File the application and send to the bank as soon as they respond you let me know I will advice you on what to do. If you can cooperate with me I promise you we will conclude this transaction less than 14 working days.

Thanks and I will wait for your response immediately.

Barr. Fred Esq.

(I didn't reply for a couple of days, so...........)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,
How is everything, have you finish filling the form and send it to the bank, if not do that asap,to enable us complete this transaction.
Regards,

Barrister.
Fred(esq)

(I still didn't reply...........)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,
if you not intrested in this transaction, you better notify me, or i look for any other person,than keeping me waiting like this .
Barrister. Fred

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear sir,

I have not heard from you since then, please update me ok. Have you sent the application to the bank? I want to hear from you and please if you have sent the application to the bank do let me know what they ask from you ok so that I will advicve you on how to reply to them ok.

Regards,
Barrister. Fred

(ok, ok...I filled out his bank form and sent that in, and then replied to him.........)

Fred Flintstone

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
DEAR SIR,
RE: DEPOSIT OF LATE MR .Felt........ DECEASED:
DEPOSIT NUMBER ...1....... INSTRUCTION FOR REPATRATION OF FUNDS.
I AM, Fred Flintstone NEXT OF KIN TO ONE OF YOUR DECEASED CUSTOMER LATE MR ..Barrister Fred......, OWNER AND THE OPERATOR OF THE ABOVE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT DETAIL.
I APPLY ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY, FOR THE REPATRATION OF OUR LATE RELATIONS FUNDS DEPOSITED WITH THE ABOVE STATED BANK. BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY LEGAL PROCESSES THAT HAVE AWARDED MY RELATIONS FUNDS TO ME, I HUMBLY WISH TO INSTRUCT YOU TO TRANSFER THE TOTAL SUM OF THE US$11.4MILLION OF HIS DEPOSIT TO MY BANK ACCOUNT BELOW.
PLEASE TREAT AS VERY URGENT, AND DO NOT HESITATE TO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTING THIS APPLICATION AND EXECUTION OF THE ATTENDANCE INSTRUCTION.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS,
FULL NAME:.Fred Flintstone................................................
ADDRESS:.........301 Cobblestone Way
Bedrock, CA 70777.........
TELEPHONE:.None...........FAX:...None.....................
EMAIL:.frederickjflintstone@yahoo.com................................
SEX:..M.............AGE:......45...................
OCCUPATION:...Dino-crane operator........................
ACCOUNT NAME:.Bedrock Quarry........................................
ACCOUNT NO:.10230BC.....................................
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:..South Bank of the Cobblestone Creek,
12 Dinosaur Way, Bedrock Ca. 70777....................

THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
SIGNATURE:.Fred Flintstone.....................

ON BEHALF OF LATE MR .Richard Felt per Mr. Barrister Fred......

Fred Flintstone

Mr. Barrister Fred.........
I didn't respond yesterday because it was my bowling night, and the previous day was the lodge meeting of the loyal order of the water buffalo, but Ms.LaRock said she sent the form to the bank...
let me know what is happening!! I'm looking forward to getting the money!! Yabadaba Doo!!! I'm going to give some of it to my best friend Barney Rubble!! I'm getting excited!
Sincerely
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I just got your mail, you dont need to be too excited all you need do for now is to put all your effort so that we get this money before next week runs out. We will wait till Monday let us see if the bank will respond to your application then I will direct you on to get back to them, make sure you forward to me what ever is there responds towards your application.

Please do not let involve any other person in this transaction meanwhile, I want to speak with you on the telephone, let me have your number so that I can call you or better still call me on my direct line: 234-803-332-9858. I want to speak with any of the people that is involve in this transaction since you are not good in English either your wife, the secretary or your boss who owns the account where the money will be remitted into.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred
(esq).

(Why does he think I'm not good in English? Maybe its the Yabba Dabba Doo?)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister
Fred,

As I mentioned earlier, we're pretty much in the stone age here, so we don't have phones yet. However, you might be able to contact me at my place of work. I work at the Bedrock Quarry, which is a subsidiary of the Warner Brothers Company. The phone number is (818) 562-3062,
Be sure to ask for me, Fred Flintstone, and if I'm out in the field operating mydino-crane, just ask for my boss, Mr. Slate, since he knows the details of this. If Ms. LaRock is there, you can talk to her too. My wife Wilma will be returning home tomorrow, andshes almost excited as I am....And I wont say a word to anyone else.
Yabba dabba
Doo!!!!!!

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(The phone number I gave him is to the Warner Brothers Studios, who own the rights to the Flintstones cartoons.)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,
I got your mails, thanks for reassuring me your sincerity. I will have to promise you that this transaction is real and i can not afford to loose it. I should be scared of you guys now because i am no longer dealing with you alone, it is now involved you, your wife your secretary in the office and your boss please you will have to promise me that this fund will be safe when it gets you over there.

I will send to you a copy of my international passport before today runs out at list this will enable you know whom i am and how my face look like. Please if the bank responds to you, do not reply until you hear from me because i will be here advising on how you will do about what ever question that comes from them.
I will call your office phone later today, if your wife has a phone please do let me know so that i will speak with here as well. Extend my greetings to her, i believe we will get to see soon.
Thanks and let me know as soon as the bank respond.
Regards,
Barr. Fred

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister,

My wife Wilma returned home today and immediatley reviewed our progress so far. She said that Ms. LaRock might have filled that form out incorrectly and said that this whole thing sounds like another hairbrained scheme to her. Could you please set her straight on this and let her know that you have things well in control? And please make sure that form is filled out correctly, I should have finished school so I would know how to do these things! Why, with my knowledge, I'm practically a cave man! If its not right, by all means, let us know ASAP so Wilma can get it taken care of! Oh, and by the way, Wilmas mother, Mrs. Slaghoople, is fine...she just ate a bad brontosaurus burger and had some stomach problems.
Please let Wilma know this is a legitimate deal....Thank you.
Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(I then received this from his "bank"......)

Harris Blessing

ATTN: FRED

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEAGE THE RECIEPT OF YOUR MAIL DATED 3RD SEPTEMBER 2005. THIS BANK IS HOLDING A MEETING CONCERNING YOUR FUND, THE MEETING DID NOT COME TO CONCLUSSION TODAY, IT WAS AJOINED TILL TOMORROW.

WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS THE MEETING IS OVER BY TOMORROW.

THANKS,

GENERAL SECRETARY
AFRICAN BANK PLC

(Attached was a copy of the form I had sent them...)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred...

I recieved this email from your bank. Should I reply to them that I am a cave man and have filled out the info incorrectly? Or will you be able to handle this? Please let me know, I would hate to miss out on all this money because of my ignorance. Also, my wife Wilma would like to see some sort of ID from you, to prove you are really who you say you are. She's not as trusting as I am, but I'm just a good natured guy. Let me know ASAP if I need to re-submit the form to your bank. Thank you, and yabadabba doo.
sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I just got your mail, please go through with the application with your wife and resend it to the bank before the close the meeting tomorrow. Please tell them that you are not good at English language that your wife wasnt around when you sent the application. Let your wife go through it properly and fill it correctly and send to the bank before the close theyre meeting tomorrow. Please do this now let them not deny us this because of your poor understanding of English. Do this now there are lots of arrows in that application, please correct it now and send to the bank okay.

I did not scan my international passport again and send to you, please I will do it tomorrow my scanner is bad. Tell your wife that she should not doubt this transaction, I am not the first person to

handle a transaction like this. One of my friends lost his client some time ago this is exactly how he transferred the money to foreign account. He is now residing in London because he worked it out with a foreigner from London. My own will not be exemption all you people over there will promise me is sincerity and cooperation. If you promise me this, the fund will be in your account before next week runs. Let the bank grant this money to you then we will know the next step okay.

Please resend the application to the bank, it is still there in your box.
Thanks,
Barr. Fred Esq.

(He still says I have poor english...I thought it was pretty good for a cave man.)

(I resubmited the form, almost identical to the first time. I decided to introduce the good Barrister to Freds wife, Wilma.....)

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,
I am Wilma Flintstone, wife of Fred. I just wanted to let you know that we got the bank form corrected and sent back to the bank. Fred is very excited and said to tell you yabba dabba doo. He will be working a double shift tomorrow, so let us know what you find out.
Thank you so much.
With blessings,
Wilma Slaghoople Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I got the mail from your wife I like the way she sounds. I am glad both of you sent the mail that same yesterday. Have you heard from them again after acknowledgement of the application? Please do not fail to hear from me before responding in any of there mail okay.

The attachment is a copy of my international passport, at least you can be able to see my face now and know how I look like. I gave you my international passport because it carries my vital information.

Please let me know if you have heard from the bank.
Regards,
Barrister Fred.

[We don't know who this face really belongs to, but the Lads like to make fun of politicians and police, so maybe he's one of those.]

(I got the reply and some instructions from the "bank".........)

Harris Blessing

RE: RELEASE OF FUND

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE OF US$11.4 MILLION. (ELEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

FIRST, THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THIS BANK WISHES TO EXPRESS OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO YOU OVER THE DEATH OF YOUR COUSIN/RELATION. MAY HIS GENTLY SOUL CONTINUE TO REST IN PERFECT PEACE WITH REFERENCE TO YOUR APPLICATION, I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS BANK HAVE MET AND APPROVED YOUR APPLICATION TO RELEASE THE SUM OF US$11.4 MILLION TO YOU ON THE AUSPICES OF YOUR RELATIVE.

BASED ON THE ABOVE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR RULES ON THE RELEASE OF FUNDS TO THE RELATIVES OF ANY OF OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER, YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO COME TO OUR OFFICE AND SIGN THE NECESSARY FUND RELEASE DOCUMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS FUNDS TO YOU. YOU ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO COME ALONG WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS.

(A) DEATH CERTIFICATE OF THE DECEASED (ISSUED BY THE NIGERIAN DEATH REGISTRY BOARD HENCE HE DIED HERE IN NIGERIA).

(B) SWORN AFFIDAVIT AND COURT CLARIFICATION OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP (SWORN & CLEARED IN ANY FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN NIGERIA)

(C) CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT WHICH YOUR COUSIN USED IN DEPOSITING THIS FUND TO US.

UPON THE PRESENTATION OF THE ABOVE LISTED DOCUMENTS IN THIS OFFICE AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE NECESSARY FUND RELEASE DOCUMENTS, WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY TRANSFER THE TOTAL SUM (US$11.4M) TO YOUR GIVEN ACCOUNT ACCORDINGLY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
HARRIS BLESSING
MANAGING DIRECTOR
AFRICA BANK PLC

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I sent you a copy of my international passport yesterday, which up till now you has not acknowledged it. Please let me know if you have received it and also update me if you have heard from the bank. I dont want this to take too long please update me if you have heard from the bank ok.

I have tried to call the number you gave me it is ringing but no one to pick it up, I will keep on try to see if it will be picked by any person.

Thanks and I will be waiting for your mail.

Regards,
Barr. Fred Esq.

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister,
Yes I recieved the reply from the bank, The're asking questions I do not know the answer to, so I am forwarding their reply to you...maybe you can help me figure this out! Wilma was satisfied with your passport and she is convinced you are real.
As far as calling the number, we are quite primitive here in Bedrock, so the few phones we do have work as well as prehistoric birds connected by string! If you continue to get no answer, let me know and I can give you another number to try.
Thanks, and Yabba Dabba Do.

Sincerely
Fred Flintstone.

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I got your mail this morning, I could not reply immediately because I want to send the documents requested from the bank at the same time. I have all this documents with me and I will forward them to you right away so that you send them to the bank as reqested for the transfer to commence. The only document that is not with me is sworn affidavit, which I will leave to Abuja any moment from now to get it. I will go to Abuja this evening with the last flight of today so that by tomorrow morning I will go to federal high court and get the affidavit on your behalf. I will send it from Abuja so that you will have time to send it to the bank immediately.

I am very happy the way you people are cooperating in this transaction, I promise you by this time next week this fund will be in your account. You will get an attachment of the deposit certificate and the death certificate of late Richard Felt right now. You will have to forward these two documents to the bank right away and tell them that you will send the sworn affidavit to them as soon as you get it from your attorney in Nigeria by tomorrwo.

I will get back to you with the documents, please let me have another phone number so that I will talk to you on phone.

I wish you good luck,

Regards,
Barr. Fred Esq.

(The Barrister then sent these documents to me................)

One death certificate coming right up:

And in a fine display of inkjetsmanship, a certificate of deposit:

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I have sent to you the two documents I promised you the death certificate and the certificate of deposit. All you have to do now is to forward them to the bank like that they will not see our communication okay. As soon as I am through with the sworn affidavit I will send it to you meanwhile send the once I have sent to you to the bank and tell them that you will send the sworn affidavit as soon as you get it from your attorney in Nigeria.

Please let this transaction be confidential.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred Esq.

(He then sent the sworn affidavit.................)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

I have just sent to you a copy of the sworn affidavit, please send it to the bank before they closes for today. We are on progress latest Thursday this fund will be in your account I promise you. Get back to me as soon as they respond to the documents you sent to them ok.

Thanks very much and God bless all of you that is making it possible for us to get this fund.

Extend my greetings to your wife.

Thanks
Barr. Fred Esq.

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,

I have forwarded all items to the bank as you asked. However, my best friend Barney Rubble noticed that the death certificate says that Mr. Felt died in an auto crash....I thought you said he died in a plane crash....it would be terrible if the info I sent the bank was incorrect! Which is it?? I don't want to lose all this money now, we are planning a big trip to Rock Vegas! Please check into this, yabba dabba doo?

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(uh oh, he's kinda ticked off that I got Barney involved............)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

The real is the one on the death certificate maybe my secretary made a mistake in the first contact. Every thing is in progress, let us wait to see the respond from the bank. But my good friend I have begged you not to disclose this to any other person, who is Mr. Barney Rubble? Please do not let us loose this money out of our own carelessness.

Why do you involve another person to extend of showing him the documents involve please I wouldnt want a thing like that again. Why I said you should not disclose this to people i dont want to loose this money you know people can be greedy.

Please get back to me as soon as the bank responds to you okay.

Thanks and God bless you.
Fred Esq.

(At this time, I was contacted by another scammer with a $3 million deal. I didn't have the time to keep two of these at the same time, but I figured I would let the Barrister know about it.)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

I'm glad that things are going well, Yabba Dabba Doo, but I thought I had told you about Barney...he's not only my next door neighbor, but he's also my best friend. We share everything together.You do not need to worry about Barney, he is also a cave man like me and is well trusted! I'm going to split the money with him. His wifes name is Betty, and they have a small son named Bam Bam...strong as an ox, too!
But let me tell you of my good fortune!! You, sir, must be good luck, because I have been contacted by someone else of Nigerian extract to help invest 3 million dollars!! Can you believe this??? First you, and now this!!! Perhaps I should go ahead and open my own private bank account to hold all this money!!! And just think, Wilma thought this was a just another hairbrained scheme!
Well, anyway, let me know what to do next....and Yabba Dabba Doo.
Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone -

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Sir,

Please I would advice you wait for any other business until we finalize this one at hand. I am not saying you should not welcome investors but make sure the person is for real. Because most bank managers here use that way to extract money to foreign countries but our government is against that. Let me have what the person sent to you and investigate. Do not reply to it the email until I get back to you. Meanwhile let me know as soon as you hear from the bank okay. How is your wife and the rest of the family? Okay now I know what Mr. Barnney is to you but please tell him to be confidential okay.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred Esq.

(I'm really getting tired of him calling me "sir" instead of Fred........)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.

I will take your advice on other business deals from now on, as Wilma figured out right away the other one had somehow found out about this deal and was going to try to scam us!! Its a good thing Wilma was too smart for them!!!

Also, you keep referring to me as "sir"....please, you may call me Fred, as we are practically business partners now. Wilma is fine, as is our 3 year old daughter Pebbles, thank you for asking. I will not take any further action until I hear from you. We plan on going to the drive-in tonight for some reptar-ribs, I hope I don't eat too many!! Yabba Dabba Doo!

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred

I got your mail, I am use to sir you know as an attorney we are meant to serve public. I am glad I can now have every trust on you. Please as soon as this fund hit your account you will withdraw some money and make preparation on my coming. What I mean is this, you will send invitation letter so that when I go to your embassy here they will issue me visa without delay.You will also send some money that i will use for my ticket and every other process because right now i don't have money i hope on this business. If this transaction is over by this week then I will arrange my self by coming over by next week. I have been to united state before but that was long ago.

You will also make inquiry fora very lucrative business where I will invest my percentage. I want to spend the rest of my life there in your country with my family.

Please update me as soon as you hear from the bank and do not delay at all. You know we bear the same name so I will call you my namesake. I cannot wait to see you and your family I am already in love with your family. I have told my wife about you and your family she is happy about the whole thing.

Thanks and I wish you good luck. Please what is the meaning of (Yabba Dabba Doo)?
Barr. Fred Esq.

(At this time, I got the good news from the bank..............)

Harris Blessing

AFRICA BANK PLC
56 BROAD STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE: 234-1-7912568
FAX LINE: 234-1-7912569
EMAIL: AFRICABANK_PLC@YAHOO.CO.UK

ATTENTION: MR. FRED FLINSTONE.

SIR,

WE WRITE TO NOTIFY YOU THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE NEEDED DEATH CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND SWORN AFFIDAVIT YOU SENT TO US. THIS HAS PROVED TO US THAT BEYOND ANY DOUBT YOU ARE TRULY THE RELATIVE/NEXT OF KIN TO OUR LATE CUSTOMER (MR. RICHARD FELT) BE INFORMED THAT YOUR TRANSFER HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS AND WE ARE SERIOUSLY WORKING ON THE PROGRAMMING PROCESS.

NOTE: WE HAVE ONLY ONE OPTION TO TRANSFER MONEY TO ANY OF THE RELATIVES/NEXT OF KIN OF OUR LATE COSTUMER. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVICE TO SEND TO US A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE AND RE-CONFIRM TO US THE ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WANT THIS FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED. ALSO INCLUDING THE ACCOUNT RE-ACTIVATION FEE THAT IS ($2,450USD) TO ENABLE US ACTIVATE OUR SWIFT CODE AND CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT YOU COMING DOWN TO OUR OFFICE HERE IN NIGERIA.

PAYMENT ADVICE: YOUR FUND (US$11.400,000.00) ELEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS WILL MOVE FROM OUR BANK HERE AFRICA BANK PLC TO OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN LONDON (CELTIC INTERNATIONAL BANK) FINALLY REFLECT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN UNITED STATES IN LESS THAN 24HRS. SO THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISE TO EXPEDITE ACTION FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.

WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALMOST IMMEDIATELY SO THAT YOU WILL GET YOUR FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE THE WEEK RUNS OUT. SCAN AND SEND TO US THROUGH EMAIL ATTACHMENT YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER LICENSE TOGETHER WITH THE ACCOUNT NUMBER WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED .

THIS IS THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO SEND THE REACTIVATION FEE OF $2,450 USD. YOU WILL SEND THROUGH OUR GENERAL SECRETARY.

NAME: CHARLES CHUKWUMA
ADDRESS: LAGOS NIGERIA
QUESTION: DATE OF BIRTH
ANSWER: 1970

THIS WILL BE VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE ALL THIS YOUR TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

HARRIS BLESSING
MANAGING DIRECTOR
AFRICA BANK PLC

(They sent this email twice......)

(so, Wilma replied back to them twice...............)

Wilma Flintstone

To whom it may concern,

Since we do not have an International passport or a drivers licence, it will take a couple of days to get this together. We will notify you when these are ready. Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Wilma S. Flintstone (wife of Fred)

(I wasn't able to reply for a couple of days, so............)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear, Mr. Fred

I have not heard from any of you, what is the problem? Is every thing ok with my friend Mr. Fred? Please somebody should get back to me.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred.

(Wilma replied to the Barrister, and since he wants to come to the states, we recommended Bedrock as a good community....)

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

This is Wilma, I am writing this for Fred. We had a slight mishap at the drive-in restaurant last night, it seems the waitress had the rack of Reptar-Ribs too heavy and when it was placed on the side of the car, it flipped us on our side! But all ends well, everyone was ok, except for Fred, and he only slightly injured his wrist...but thats not good with the Bedrock Bowling championship coming up. He should be ok in a couple of days, though.

My reason for writing you concerns the documents your bank has asked for. You see, Fred has driven all his life without a drivers license. Yes, We know thats not smart, but neither is Fred! Also, we have never had any kind of passports, we never had a need for any. We need a few days to get Fred a drivers license. The license office here in Bedrock is only open on thursdays and fridays, so we need at least until then. I know that the bank may charge a late penalty, but Freds boss Mr. Slate told us he would cover all the charges. Let us know if this is a problem.

If you are coming here, perhaps you should consider settling in Bedrock. We have a nice climate, in fact most people here don't even wear shoes. There are lots of sturdy houses made of stone, and maybe Fred could get you into his lodge club The Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo. I'm attaching to this message a picture of the Bedrock Inn....its the only picture I have of local attractions. One more thing....Fred said that Yabba Dabba Doo is merely his _expression of excitement, and a way of wishing good luck to others.

Thank you for your help so far, and we will contact you when we have the drivers license.

Sincerely,
Wilma S. Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mrs. Wilma

I got your mail and I am very sorry about what happened. How is your husband doing now? I hope he is better now. Is there any number that I will call him on? I want to hear his voice so that I can feel how he is doing. Please take proper care of him okay.

Regards to the transaction, I am very happy we are concluding this, how long will it take for him to get drivers license? Is it some thing you will apply for that day and still get it that same day? If you can be able to know when exactly the drivers license will be ready then email the bank and tell them the exact time you will send it to them. I hope you get me clear? Or if you look at it as something that will take time before you will get it, then you can ask the bank if there is any other alternative apart from your drivers license. Please I want this fund to be in your account before this week runs out avoid any thing that will delay us okay.

I have seen the picture of the bedrock, it is very beautiful, I will show it to my wife when I get home I believe she will like it too. Please get back to me and tell me how your husband is doing and also tell me if the drivers license will be ready that Thursday.

I wait to hear from you.

Regards,
Barr. Fred Esq.

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,

Hello, this is Fred Flintstone. Thanks for asking about me, I'm doing fine. It was just a slightly sprained wrist. That waitress should have know that that rack of ribs was too heavy!! But everything is ok now.
Concerning the drivers license, I intend to go take the test today, and if I pass, Should have the license by tomorrow. However, we are somewhat confused by the term "Western Union Money Transfer". I think I have mentioned to you that we are somewhat primitive here in Bedrock, and no one here seems to have ever heard of that. We do have a money transfer service called "Dino-Gram", but I'm not sure if you have that where you are. I will see if my boss Mr. Slate knows another way to do this, since he is anxious to complete the transaction. Barney Rubble suggested we just send the money to your bank through the mail, but that might take too long.
Please let us know if there is another way. I will forward a copy of my new drivers license to your bank when I get it. Thank you for your patience.
Also, I am glad to hear you might consider making Bedrock your new home! I will see if we can take any new members at The Lodge.... I think you would make a greatWater Buffalo! I also might need a good Attorney, since I will be renewing my contract with Warner Brothers soon....they own the Bedrock Quarry.
Looking forward to meeting you,
Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(I also got a reply from the "bank".............)

Harris Blessing

Attn: Mr. Fred

We got your mail and will be waiting for the requested drivers license together with the reactivation fee $2,450usd. If you will find it difficult locating western union money transfer from your area you can make alternative of using MONEY GRAM. Look for any one that will be convenience to you and make the transfer then send the informtaion through email. You will scan the front view of your driver's license and send it as well. Thanks Harris Blessing M/D Premier International Bank Plc.

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

I will suggest you do every thing possible to make sure you get the drivers license by tomorrow please, it has happened that we are no longer going to have this money in your account this week because of the delay.

About the charge, email the bank and explain to them. Ask them if there is any other means to send the money to them. It is in there position to tell you if there will be any other alternative okay.

I am happy you are better now. Let me know as soon as you send the drivers license to the bank and make sure you update me in whatever is the outcome.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred.

(ok, so I emailed the "bank"..........)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr.Harris Blessing,
M/D Premier International Bank Plc.

We should have the license by tomorrow. However, we need another way to send the money. Do you have an address we could send a certified bank check to? The only wire service we have here in Bedrock is Dino-Gram, which is not very popular elsewhere. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

We contacted the bank, I will let you know as soon as we hear from them. Yabba Dabba Doo.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(Evidently, the bank doesn't use Dino-Gram..............)

Harris Blessing

Attn: Mr. Fred Flintstone,

We recieved your mail this morning, we will either recieve the payment from western union money transfer or money gram. This is to save your time and our own, we can not afford to give you an account where you will make the deposit because it will take some weeks before it will get to us. western union or money gram gives immediately the transfer is made, So Mr Fred, you are advice to look for any western union or money gram close to you and make this payment.

Be informed that we can not transfer your fund without reactivating it. This is based on our rules and regulations in the bank and i believe that is how banks work all over the world. A transfer like this can not be made without reactivation so try and send the money with the information given to you. We are still waiting for the driver's license.

Thanks,

Harris Blessing
M/D Premier International Bank Plc.

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

Have you heard from the bank? Please update me okay. Still let me know if you have gotten the drivers license.

Thanks and I wish you good luck.
Barr. Fred.

(Time to contact the bank again................)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Harris Blessing,

Yes, I understand your bank policy. My boss, Mr. Slate, has been checking with his contacts and may have found us a Western Union office in the town of Tarpit, about 30 miles from here. However, he will be leaving in the morning to attend a rock quarry seminar where the Great Gazoo is the guest speaker (this is important to us in Bedrock), and won't get back until Monday. I also will have the license on monday, as they take 2 days here to put my picture on it. He seems to think we can get everything completed by the close of business monday. Thank you in advance for your patience, we as simple cavemen were not prepared for such a transaction. The Barrister Mr. Fred had some problems with some of my English, I hope you can understand. Thank you, and Yabba Dabba Doo.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

(And also time to contact the Barrister again..........)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,
It is good to hear from you again. Yes, I got a reply from the bank, and my boss, Mr. Slate, may have found a Western Union office we can use. Mr. Slate had to make a trip to Stonecinatti this weekend to hear the Great Gazoo speak at a seminar, but I won't have my license until monday anyway. I passed the test, but it takes 2 days for them to put my picture on it. Mr. Slate says we should have the whole deal finished by monday. I'll let you know if I hear anything from the bank. I'm very excited! I've never had a license before!! Yabba Dabba Doo! Sincerely, Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

Thank you for the update, I am very happy he has found a western union. Tell whom so ever that is going to send the money through western union not to ask much question. When he get to the office tell them you want to make a transfer, they will give you a form to fill, then you know have to fill in the information they have given to you.

Make sure you update me immediately you sent the whole information.

I cannot wait to see your family.

Thanks,
Barrister Fred

Well, this is where it stands as of now........I'm supposed to contact him monday (today is sunday) but I think I'll let him wait a couple of days before I email the photoshopped stone age drivers license I came up with......So, for now.........To Be Continued???????

... yup! ...

I thought I had lost the Barrister at first, but he came back to me. Well, when I last left off, I wasn't able to reply to him for a couple of days.....so he started looking for me.

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

How are you today? I have not heard from you? Please update okay.

Thanks,
Barrister Fred.

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

How are you today? I have not heard from you so it made worried please email me on the situation okay. Have you send the copy of your drivers license to the bank?

Please let me hear from you.

Thanks,
Barr. Fred

(He sure gets edgy when I don't reply for a day or so....I guess he misses me!! I guess I better let him AND the bank know whats going on!)

Fred Flintstone

Dear Harris Blessing
M/D Premier International Bank Plc.,

This is Fred Flintstone, there has been a small problem with obtaining my license. It seems the Bedrock License Department did a very poor job, they put the wrong information on it and my picture made me look like a cartoon caveman or something, so they are going to fix it and I should have it back to send to you later today.

Also, my boss, Mr. Slate, left yesterday for Tarpit with the money to wire to you and I have not heard from him since. Have you recieved the money yet? If not, you should get it soon.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

Again it is good to hear from you. I have emailed the bank of the current situation. Hopefully this will be complete by the end of today. Barney Rubble and I will be bowling tonight, so it will be tomorrow night before I can contact you again. Let me know if you hear from the bank. Thank you, and Yabba Dabba Doo.

Sincerely
Fred Flintstone

Apparently, the good Barrister is slipping up....I got this from the bank today, but it came from Barrister Freds email address........

Harris Blessing

Attn: Fred Flinstone,

We have not received any money yet, we will be waiting for it. It is already getting late here, in the next two hours I should be leaving the office. Make sure the money is sent to us before today runs out so that we will pick it up tomorrow morning, this will enable you recieve your fund to your account on Friday. If we should get this money tomorrow morning together with your driver's license your fund will leave to London that same tomorrow and reflect to your account on Friday. So if you want your fund this week it is left for you to make sure that the reactivation fee and the driver's license is sent to us today so that we will get it tomorrow morning and make your transfer.

Thanks,
Harris Blessing
M/D Premier international bank.
234-803-332-9858.

I guess he must have caught himself, as I also got this one about 10 minutes later.....

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Fred,

The mail I sent to you I got it from the general secretary of the bank because I went to bank to know what is going on. But is unfortunate I did not meet the manager they said he has gone. Please act fast on this let us get this fund on Friday as they promised it is very important.

Please do take care of your self, and drive carefully. How is your wife and all the rest that is involve in this transaction. We are going to be together soon I am very happy.

Let me know as soon as every thing is sent to the bank.

Regards,
Barr. Fred.

then I got another (same one as before) from the bank......

Well, I guess its time to stir the pot again

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Harris Blessing
M/D Premier international bank.

This is Fred Flintstone. My boss Mr. Slate returned from Tarpit this morning and has some disturbing news. You see, he spoke with Mr. Mehoff at the Western Union office in Tarpit, and Mr. Mehoff said there has been a lot of problems wiring money to Nigeria, it seems a lot of people get involved in shady deals and have their money stolen. Mr. Slate assured him that we have seen the proper documents, but he insisted that he must see them too. So now, we have to takecopies of thedocuments to his office this thursday. It really seemed strange, because Mr. Slate had the cash for the transaction. Have you ever heard of this happening before? We are just simple troglodites and know nothing of these large transactions!
But the good news is I finally got the problems with my license straightened out, so I'm sending it now, but I hope it comes out ok, I don't have a very good scanner.
We will go back Thursday with the documents and let you know then. Thank you for your patience. Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

See attachment for the "license" I sent. The photo is actor Mark Addy, who played Fred Flintstone in the movie "The Flintstones In Rock Vegas".....

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

I emailed the bank about a problem we had at the Western Union Office.There is a man there named Mr. Mehoff that is giving us a hard time over this. He is insisting to see the documents you sent me, so we're going back there Thursday to take them. If I get a phone number, would You call him and tell him this is legit??
I also finally got the license sent to the bank, so we don't need to worry about that anymore. We are just simple cave people and don't really understand how all this International money exchange works. I hope we can get this finished tomorrow, we want to take the kids to Jurrassic Park this weekend. Let me know if theres anything else we can do, or if you can do something.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Uh oh....I must've scared him!!!

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Fred,

I was wondering what is the delay for, any well that God I have heard from you.

Please my good friend you know I have suffered a lot for this transaction and would not want any thing that will stand as an obstacle. I will advice you know not to go bank to western union any longer to avoid intruders please. Email the bank now and tell them that you are having problem with western union, they should give us an account to make the transfer to them. I know that they will ask for charges for the delaying of the fund in their programming system but it will be better for us than loosing the whole money to the intruders.

Like I told you earlier before now a lot imposters are all over the world please be careful with the people you relate this business with. I know what I am saying I cannot afford to loose this fund because of a may mistake from any one. I am now telling you this as a lawyer I know what is happening, I know the kind of case we face every day in the law court. Please obey my advice, I will not deceive you I want to make you great.

Email the bank now and tell them that you need account to make this transfer, what ever they said let me know but make sure they give you account and do not go back to the western union office again.

I wait to hear from you.

Thanks,
Barr Fred.

And from the bank, but I'm really not sure what the last part means...

Harris Blessing

Attn: Mr. Fred Flinstone,

We got your mail this morning and we are very sorry of what you are going through in the western union money transfer. We will get back to you on the next decision on this matter.

Thanks,
General secretary

NB: Premier international bank is a new bank that just emerged to us. It is just like a sister bank to us. Just ignore it whenever I made mistake of putting it in my writing ok.

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,

Thank you for the advice, I have already Emailed the bank and explained the situation to them. They are supposed to let me know what to do next. I will let you know as soon as I hear from them.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

uh-oh, I haven't heard from him in a day or so...I hope he hasn't gotton scared off yet

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,

I am still waiting on the reply from the bank. They said they would let me know what to do, but I haven't heard a thing, do you know if they're still interested in this. If they are not, I might could get someone here at the Bank of Cobblestone Creek to come up with some ideas. I will be waiting to hear from you, I had a long light last night, it was our bowling night, and I had to play against Blowhard Sandstone. He seems to beat me every time. If I only had a way to make Barney invisible, perhaps I could win for once....do you know how to make someone invisible? Anyway, I must go to bed, I'm very tired. I'll be waiting to hear from you or the bank.

Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

From the "bank"...........

Harris Blessing

Attn: Fred Flintstone

This bank has concluded a meeting this morning and has agreed to give you an account where you will make the payment you will also include the cost of transfer to the payment. We would not want you to make this payment two times because of the difficulties in making transfer from your city. The cost of transfer (COT) due to the total fund involve this bank will charge you $5,500. This is cost of transferring this money to your account. We will know longer charge you for the time wasted because of this (COT) that just came up.

We want to assure you the safety of your fund. You will therefore send the total sum of $2,450 for the reactivation and 5,500 for the cost of transfer. The total is $7,950, you will send to our consultant in Nicosia Cyprus it will easily get to us. This is for your own good.

This is the information of the account where you will pay in.

SBIM BANK LIMITED
NICOSIA CYPRUS.
SWIFT CODE: SBIMCY2N.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 072804
BENEFICIAY: GLOBAL CONSULTANT. CORP.

Let us know as soon as you make this payment. Meanwhile reconfirm your account to us where this total fund will be transferred.

Thanks
Harris blessing

"Harris" is claiming that his "consultant" has a bank account with SBIM (formerly Some Bank in the Middle East, in Cyprus). If true, this does not imply that SBIM condone or are even aware of his behavior.

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Now from the Barrister. Its getting so I don't hear from one without hearing from the other............

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

I got your mails, I will advice you wait till you hear from them. They must surely contact you the money has pronounced yours, so there is no way they will not be interest to transfer it to you. Please do not go for any ideas I am here to advice you the victory is for us.

Please update me as soon as you hear from the bank. I was not expecting this transaction to last up till this time. Please let us hasten up. Please make arrangement on my invitation because I want to come over immediately people I owe are on my neck. I would want us to have this concluded before Tuesday.

Please update me as soon as you hear from the bank. How is your wife? My regards to her.

Thanks,
Barrister Fred.

Well, the bank has now got 'ol Fred Flintstone really ticked off....(wink wink)......I even decided to address his name backwards.....

Fred Flintstone

Dear Mr. Blessing Harris

I am not very happy about your fee increase, I think an additional $5500 is totally out of line. It is not our fault that you seem to be in question with Western Union, and now I'm beginning to wonder if my wife Wilma was right, if this truly is on the up and up. Mr. Barrister Fred, who is helping us with this, has been up front with all the information, and so have I by obtaining and sending you my ID when asked for it, so perhaps I need to ask you for some sort of identification before we proceed....maybe a copy of your license or passport and a copy of your bank charter, if you really are a bank. After that, we will make the arrangments to continue. I'm sorry if I sound angry, but now I'm having to work a double shift at the quarry to earn the extra money....and my dino-crane doesn't like it either. Perhaps I can win the Bedrock bowling tournament next week, as first prize is $25000.
I'll be waiting to hear from you. Sincerely,
Fred Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

How are you today? Have you heard from the bank? Please I need an update. Is everything all right? Please let me hear from you ok.

Regards,
Barrister Fred.

And since Fred is working double shifts, its left to Wilma to contact the Barrister, but thats ok, he seems to have somewhat of a crush on her, and who wouldn't?? Shes so nice to everyone.......

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.

This is Wilma Flintstone, wife of Fred. Fred replied to the bank earlier today and we are still waiting on a reply, but I must tell you that Fred wasn't very happy with the banks increase in fees. He was even mad at our pet snorkasaurus, Dino!!! He is now working extra at the quarry to make some extra cash to try to pay for this. Mr. Slate is out of town for the weekend so we can't call on him, and Barney Rubble is on some secret assignment for the government and we don't know when he will be back.
But while Fred is gone, perhaps you can confide in me...why is the bank so concerned about Western Union asking questions and wanting to see the documents? Are you sure they are being honest about this? Its quite a large sum of money, and I would hate for you and us both to be the victims of a scam artist. We have grown quite fond of you, and are looking forward to meeting you when you come to Bedrock. We don't want you to fall victim to a con-game.
Fred Won't return home from work until tomorrow afternoon. Thank you so much for all your help.

Sincerely
Wilma S. Flintstone

Oh, what the heck....The Barrister has been a pretty nice guy (for a thief) and Wilma is feeling generous today, so..............

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq......

This is Wilma Flintstone again. I have just returned from the Bedrock Inn where the owner, Mr. Yippyio Rock is a personal friend of mine. I told him how much you have helped us on this deal, and he has agreed to let you have a two bedroom suite for no charge until you can find a stone house of your own! When we get this finished, I'll email you with the details and his phone number. Just thought I would give you the good news....and don't worry, I didn't give him any details, I just told him you were helping us on a business deal.

Sincerely,
Wilma S. Flintstone

(for you Flintstone trivia freaks, in the cartoon, Yippyio Rock was better known as Freds Uncle Tex.)

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mrs. Wilma Flintstone,

How are you today? Please can I know what the bank requires from you again, what is the increment for please let me know ok? Just forward to me what they sent to you. Why would they increase the fee again, did they tell you any thing about the increase or they just increase it without explanation. Please let me know more about this ok.

Please my good friend tell Mr. Fred that I am very sorry on the inconveniency this transaction has cost to him, imagine he is now working double shift in other to accomplish this transaction. Please tell him that he will never regret it at all, if we can be able to settle with the bank between today and tomorrow at list Thursday/Friday we will achieve our aim. But please I would want you to put any thing scam out of this because this transaction is real. You should know what I have involved my self to this level cannot be a scam ok.

About the western union, did the bank still want you to send the money through western union? Please I will advice you ask them to give you account to make the payment it will be more confidential to both of us. Please I dont like much people knowing about this transaction you should understand the point I am trying to make. I cannot afford to loose this fund because of mistake, you know people can be greedy that is my reason of asking you to keep this confidential.

I will start coming over as soon as this fund is in your account. If we can finalize before this weekend then I will prepare my self the following week by then you people must have send me some money to get my travel documents ready and also my air ticket. I dont speak with you people on phone and I am not comfortable about that, please let me have a number to talk to you ok. You dont have a cell phone?

It will be better you get back to me today let me know the situation of the whole thing and know the advice to give you ok

My regards to every body.

Barrister Fred.

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred,

Thank you for all your help in this situation. Here is the letter the bank sent to Fred........

Attn: Fred Flintstone

This bank has concluded a meeting this morning and has agreed to give you an account where you will make the payment you will also include the cost of transfer to the payment. We would not want you to make this payment two times because of the difficulties in making transfer from your city. The cost of transfer (COT) due to the total fund involve this bank will charge you $5,500. This is cost of transferring this money to your account. We will know longer charge you for the time wasted because of this (COT) that just came up.

We want to assure you the safety of your fund. You will therefore send the total sum of $2,450 for the reactivation and 5,500 for the cost of transfer. The total is $7,950, you will send to our consultant in Nicosia Cyprus it will easily get to us. This is for your own good.

This is the information of the account where you will pay in.

SBIM BANK LIMITED
NICOSIA CYPRUS.
SWIFT CODE: SBIMCY2N.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 072804
BENEFICIAY: GLOBAL CONSULTANT. CORP.

Let us know as soon as you make this payment. Meanwhile reconfirm your account to us where this total fund will be transferred.

Thanks

Harris blessing

Fred was upset about it, but Mr. Barrister, you must understand that operating a dino-crane at the rock quarry is a very tiring job, both for the operator AND the dino-crane, and a double shift is twice as tiring! Fred was also looking forward to taking our daughter Pebbles and our neighbors son Bamm Bamm over to Jurassic Park for a picnic this weekend and had to cancel that. Fred means well, but sometimes he has a temper.

Secondly, I don't believe Fred understood that you need some cash to make your move, so I will explain it to him when he gets home. He is in the Bedrock bowling tournament later this week, and could possibly win $25000. He is trying to get his boss, Mr. Slate, to put him in touch with the Great Gazoo for some advice!! If he could beat his nemisis, Blowhard Sandstone, he might just win it all, Fred is a pretty good bowler!

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help, and hopefully we can get those people who you owe money to off your back. If you need to talk to Fred, he will be home later today.

Sincerely,

Wilma S. Flintstone

Ooooo...A letter of explaination from the bank......

Harris Blessing

ATTN: FRED FLINTSTONE,

THIS BANK IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL AND WILL CONTINUE BEEN FAITHFUL TO YOU. REMEMBER WE DONT KNOW YOU THE ONLY PERSON WE KNEW WAS YOUR LATE COUSIN WHO DEPOSITED THIS FUND WITH US. OUR ONLY CONCERN IS TO MAINTAIN THAT GOOD NAME WHICH IS OUR SYMBOL. WE ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD YOUR COUSIN WAS TO US, WE WOULD NOT WANT TO DELAY YOUR TRANSFER. YOU ARE EVEN LUCKY WE ARE TRANSFERRING DIRECT FROM OUR BANK HERE, IN SOME CASES LIKE THIS WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WHICH IS THE HEAD OF THE BANKING INDUSTRIAL IN NIGERIA. THERE YOU WILL PAY MANY CHARGES BECAUSE THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE FUND. THEY WILL ASK YOU FOR THE PIN CODE BEFORE THEY WILL TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOU, IF YOU DONT HAVE IT, YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY MONEY BEFORE THEY WILL SECURE A PIN CODE TO YOU BECAUSE THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE FUND. BUT HERE WE DONT ASK FOR IT BECAUSE THE FUND ORIGINATED FROM OUR BANK HERE. WE KNEW EVERY THING ABOUT THE FUND AND WE ALSO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE LAYING AND WHEN YOU ARE TELLING THE TRUST. YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS HERE THAT CORRESPONDED WITH THE ONE YOU SENT TO US BEFORE WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THIS FUND TO YOU. BUT THERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA THEY DONT KNOW ANY THING ABOUT IT SO YOU WILL HAVE TO PROVE THE WHOLE THING TO THERE REASONABLE DOUBT. BEFORE YOU WILL GET THROUGH THIS IT WILL COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY AND TIME. WE DONT WANT YOU TO FACE ALL THIS DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD YOUR COUSIN WAS TO US.

LISTEN, I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU ASK FOR THE ID, HOW CAN YOU ASK THIS BANK TO GIVE YOU ID? ARE YOU HAVING DOUBT ABOUT US? YOU SHOULD NOT FOR ANY REASON AS FOR ID FOR WHAT? THIS IS A LAY DOWN TO THIS BANK. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AT ALL? WE ARE ONLY DOING YOU A FAVOR AND WE HAVE NOT FAILED YOU REMEMBER. AFTER YOU COMPLAINED OF YOUR DIFFICULTIES WITH THE WESTERN UNION WE HAD A MEETING AND CONCLUDED THAT WE WILL GIVE YOU AN ACCOUNT TO MAKE THE TRANSFER BEFORE WE NOW REMEMBERED THAT IT WILL NOT BE GOOD AFTER ASKING FOR REACTIVATION FEE WITH THE DIFFICULTIES YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE WESTERN UNION WE WILL NOW ASK FOR COST OF TRANSFER (COT) AGAIN IT WILL DELAY YOUR TRANSFER, THAT IS WHY WE WANT YOU TO PAY THE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT AFTER PAYING IT YOU HAVE YOUR FUND IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE NOT DISAPPOINTED YOU AND WILL NOT AFFORD TO DISAPPOINT BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING ACCORDING TO THE RULE GUIDING US. IF AFTER PAYING THIS MONEY AND YOUR FUND ARE NOT TRANSFERRED TO YOU, THEN YOU CAN TAKE US ANYWHERE. DONT YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RULES GUIDING US AND WE ALSO HAVE MONITORING UNIT, IF WE MESS UP WITH YOUR FUND GOVERNMENT WILL QUERY US. LISTEN WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR LATE COUSIN AND WE WANT THAT TO CONTINUE WITH YOU. AFTER ALL, WHAT IS $5,500 TO COMPARE WITH YOUR TOTAL FUND? IN SOME BANK HERE THEY WILL NOT CHARGE YOU $5,500 FOR THE COST OF TRANSFER WE DID IT BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO CONTINUE DOING BUSINESS WITH US.

LISTEN I HAVE A PERSONAL LIKENESS ON YOU BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD YOUR COUSIN WAS TO ME IN PARTICULAR, I AM EVEN MAKING ARRANGEMENT TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT DIRECT INSTEAD OF GETTING TO LONDON FIRST BEFORE YOUR ACCOUNT BUT THE WAY YOU ARE SOUNDING NOW I WILL WORK ACCORDING TO THE BANKS DIRECTION SINCE YOU THINK WE ARE NOT DOING YOU GOOD.

IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TRANSFER WITH THE ACCOUNT GIVEN TO YOU LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY AND ALSO TELL US WHEN IT WILL BE MADE. IF NOT TELL ME LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER OPTION WE NEED TO GIVE YOU. WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANKS,

HARRIS BLESSING.

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Blessing,

This is Wilma Flintstone, wife of Fred. Fred is working a double shift and is not here at this time, but we are awaiting advise from Mr. Barrister Fred before we can continue. Fred was very upset when he emailed you last, but I'm sure he has cooled off. Sometimes he runs his mouth before he thinks! He just doesn't understand the banking industry, and the fact that spending the $5500 with you is much better than doing business withanother bank that will not charge anything.We have also considered getting an attorney here in Bedrock to help us do this transfer, since we are simple cave dwellers and know nothing of how to do this. I am good friends with an attorney here that owns the Bedrock Hotel, and I'm sure he can help with this. What exactly do you need from us? Our bank name and address maybe? Do you need their phone number? We really need to get started on this as soon as I hear from Mr. Barrister Fred Esq. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Sincerely,
Wilma S. Flintstone

Harris Blessing

ATTN: FRED FLINTSTONE

WE RECEIVED YOUR MAIL THIS MORNING, YOU WERE LIKE ASKING WHAT THIS BANK NEED FROM YOU. ANY WELL, ALL THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THIS TRANSACTION, YOU HAVE GIVEN IT TO US. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO IS HERE WITH US, THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS FOR YOU TO MAKE THIS PAYMENT AND YOU WILL HAVE YOUR FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT AS WE PROMISED YOU.

WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANKS,

HARRIS BLESSING

And now, from the Barrister........

Barrister Fred Williams

Dear Mr. Fred,

I got your mail yesterday, I could not reply immediately because I had to make inquiry from the bank and know why they make additional fee of $5,500. I found out that it is for the cost of transferring the fund to your account, they made me to understand that it is normal thing that happens in a banking industry. And they promised me that after completing this payment the fund would transfer to your account immediately.

Mrs. Wilma Flintstone, I know how your husband feel but please do not let his anger spoil what we are meant to achieve. Please calm him down and let him believe that after this transaction his financial stand will not be the same. I know we are going to make good partners in business, I even have some other business you will help me carry on when I come over but let us not talk about it now until we finalize on this. I need to come over so that we can have round table discussion.

Please my friend, do not involve any other person in this transaction no matter what happen. I have now introduced my self to the bank as your attorney remember I told you that I dont want them to know that I am involve but now I had to do it because they have programmed your money already. You will only tell them that I am your attorney here.

Now I want to bring another suggestion to you since the bank has known that I am your attorney here. I believe it will be more better I direct you on how to send the money to me so that I will go to the bank and make the payment on your behalf for them to release this fund immediately to your account. If this is okay by you then tell me how much you have come up with let us go and make a deposit, I dont want this to pass this week again. I can now boldly go to the bank on your behalf because they have known me as your attorney now.

Please get back to me on this because I am getting disturbed about the whole thing. I know you are working hard on this but we have to take a step, send what ever you have come up with let me go and make a deposit.

Thanks and I will be waiting for your reply on this. Barrister Fred.

Wilma Flintstone

Dear Mr. Barrister Fred Esq.,

Wilma Flintstone here, its good to hear from you. I was able to get Fred calmed down, and we recieved a letter of explaination from the bank. I told them that we would continue after I heard from you.

At the present moment, we only have about 3000 Clams to pay on this, and that includes the 2400 in cash that Mr. Slate fronted us. Fred is working as much as he can to raise additional funds, but it takes a while. Also, the Bedrock Bowling championship starts wednesday night and goes through friday night, and Fred hopes to win the top prize of 25000 clams!!!!

My next question concerns how to do the bank transfer. As we have said before, we are simple cave dwellers and know nothing about doing this kind of thing. I have told you about the owner of the Bedrock Inn, Mr. Yippyio Rock. He also runs, along with his partner, Mr. Perry Masonry, the law office of Masonry & Rock. He would be more than happy to assist us with this transfer, if you would tell us what you need. All we have is a small account at the South Bank of the Cobblestone Creek, unless you would rather use Mr. Slate's business account, which is at the same bank. Hopefully, you can let me know what to do sometime today so we can get started. After today, things will be very busy around here, with Fred working during the day and bowling at night.

And by the way, Fred said to tell you Yabba Dabba Doo, and his lodge members are looking forward to having a new Water Buffalo!!!

Take care, and we hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely,
Wilma S. Flintstone

Barrister Fred Williams

Attn: Wilma S. Flintstone,

I so much appreciate your effort towards this transaction, your reward is waiting for you after this transaction. I have told my wife everything about you she cannot wait to see you she said you are such a wonderful woman.

What you have to do now is to go to your bank tell them that you want to make a transfer to the account given to you but do not go into details with them. You will now present the account given to you to them it is left for them to make the transfer and give you the transfer slip that is all. You will now inform the bank here that you have made the transfer, they will wait until it clears. My good friend Wilma you can do it, go to your bank with that $3,000 and make the transfer as soon as you get this mail. Let is stand as a deposit it is very good we deposit money, this is to avoid any other fee coming in to this transaction. Go and do it and inform them that you have deposited the sum of $3,000 in the account given to you, it will completed within the period you feel the rest will be ready.

Inform me as soon as this is down then I will proceed to the bank to make sure everything is in record. My friend Wilma, make sure this is down before you go for the Bedrock bowling championship on Wednesday.

I will be waiting to hear from you.

Thanks,

Barrister Fred.

Ok, thats where we stand today, tuesday, sept.27th......We gonna let him sit a day or two. Will Wilma make it to the bank?? Will Fred win the Bedrock bowling championship?? And will the law firm of Masonry & Rock get involved???? Hopefully, more to come as it develops!