Scam o Rama

THE LADS LEARN GAELIC

From Ireland, thoughtfully numbered and annotated.
Apart from witty writing, wins major style points for forms design.

The players:
Good guys:
Seamus O'Paddy - (the 'victim' of the scam)
Dewey Ripemov - (Mr. O'Paddy's lawyer)
Penny Mahoney - (Mr. O'Paddy's mistress/double agent)
Other guys:
Mrs. Grace Butuma - (the scammer)
Dr. Ebel Tutu - (scammer's phony banker)
Dr. Kenneth Casmir - (scam bank's lawyer)

There are phony documents galore and my Lad holds a sign in Gaelic - possibly a first in scambaiting.

Mrs. Grace Butuma [1]

Fri, 8 Aug 2003

From Mrs Grace BUTUMA g.butuma@libero.it [193.70.192.41]
TEL: Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

ATTN: CEO
Dear,
I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and invest my fund. Briefly, I'm Mrs Grace BUTUMA from Sierra-Leonean. The wife of late Dr MAXWELL BUTUMA.Until his death, my husband was the General overseerof diamond mine Kanema region (Sierra Leone). The military forces loyal to the government of the AHMED TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and they assassinated my husband with some other goverment officials,when the news reached me.I hurriedly gathered some valuables in our family villa and escaped for my dear life in the company of my children VICTOR and JOY.

Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in a SECURITY COMPANY here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,he deposited 15.5 millions US dollars, the money was made from gold and diamonds during his time as the general overseer.

Now I am in Abidjan to verify the transaction with the Security Company ,I need your assistance to move this funds out of this country Cote d'Ivoire for investment in your country, as we can not invest here due to the political crises here that may cause to war,and also we can not invest this huge amount of money here in Africa to avoid any tress to the money. I ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative business so that we can invest wisely.
I have it in mind to give you 10% of the total sum of US 15.5 million dollars) for share in any investment we will embark upon if you assist us. I will also set aside 5% of the fund for ancillary expenses which you may incur in course of this transaction.

This fortune I have revealed to you should remain confidential as it is only you whom I have told about it.The phone number above have been acquired for this transactions that your message will be confidentially received receipt of this message for further directives.E_ mailed me through the mail above.
Note : that this transaction is risk free. You are by the reason of this fax requested to forward your banking particulars to me, in order to have this fund transferred into your account. Please i am urgently waiting to hear from you as soon as you recieve this mail.

Best regards.
MRS GRACE BUTUMA

Seamus O'Paddy [2]

Saturday 9, August

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

Please accept my condolences in regards to the fate of your late husband.Too many good people like yourself have suffered at the hands of the local militaries and gendarmes in that part of Africa.Thanks be to God you and your children did not meet the same fate.

It is good that you wrote to me as I believe we have a common interest to be served here.I am a businessman in the Republic of Ireland and am looking for an investor to expand my business.You may also know that Ireland is a very friendly country for assylum seekers like yourself.Please do keep this secret as you say as I do not wish to incur any un-necessary tax liabilites and most of all you need to protect yourself and your little children.

I am curious how you came into possession of my email account.I have several business contacts in Africa.Perhaps we have a common aquaintance?Please write back with the particulars that you require and I shall see what I can do when I return from hunting in the Wexford Forest this weekend.

Yours Sincerely,

Seamus O'Paddy

Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Seamus O'Paddy [3]

Tue 12 Aug 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

It has been several days since you contacted me for help regarding moving the funds from Cote d'Ivoire.We had a terrible computer virus hit Europe over the weekend so I may have missed your email if you sent one.I do apologise.Do you still need my help or have you found someone else?Please reply as I stand ready to help you.

Sincerely,
Seamus O'Paddy
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

P.SHow are your children Victor and Joy?

Mrs. Grace Butuma [4]

Wed 13 Aug 2003

Dear Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,
I thank you for your message and your encouragement words. I do appreciated how you just openup to me this shows that you are very responsible and honest.
Infact with this I have increased my trust and confidence in you. In brief,I am 36 years old woman and I am prently here with my two children, a boy is presently 22 years old and a girl who is 18 years old now.

I will like you to be aware that this very fund was deposited by my late husband with a security company here as a belonging to his foreign partner and decleard before them that the Box contains Family Valuables which I knew he did for more security reasons and for the security of the fund.

I need your help here in order to use your influence as a foreigner to effect the release of this very box without any further delay or misunderstanding from the security company since my husband deposited the consignment as a belonging to his foreign partner. I want you to represent and play the role of this my late husband foreign partner to help us sign on our behalf the release bond/order of our consignment. I will send you the Certicate of Deposit which the security company's management issued to my late husband the very day he made this deposit for your reconfirmation and to proof our legitemacy. So that you can be able to contact the security company on our behalf to know their release procedures.

Note, that is only YOU and I knows the real content of the box as money! The Security Company only believed that the box contains Family Valuable as my husband decleard.

So for your viewing pleasure and for more confidence building I will send you my family photo. Note that you will arrange for our relocation to your country as soon as the Box is released.
I will like you to please send me your investment idea and suggestion so that I can be able to know how the money will be invested. I will like you to also tell me more about your country'and their culture.
Let me know if your fax numbers are privates and tell me the best time to send you the Certificate of deposit by fax because I dont want it to enter into a wrong hand as is my only hope for a better furture. I will send you the photo following your urgent response.
I will also like you to be calling me on phone any time any day.++22507990110.
I look forward to your earliest response.
May God Bless you and Your family.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Butuma & Children

Seamus O'Paddy [5]

Thu 14 Aug 2003
Dear Mrs. Butuma,
It occured to me that I never told you about my business. I am CEO of the Picadily Tart Bakers and Confectioners CO, Inc, LTD. We are a small firm in Clontarf currently employing 297 labourers and distribute our baked goods to the greater Leinster area. We are currently looking to expand our operations and distribution network to the United Kingdom The Netherlands, and Belgium but need investors if we are to become anything other than the small company we are at present We currently have $50 thousand cash on hand but will need something on the order of $1 million to put our plan into action.
I believe our business plan is sound based upon extensive market research. It is rare the young man these days that does not crave the taste of a tart.

Do you think this is something you would be interested in?As for my country it is a friendly place and very prosperous too. You may have heard bad things about it like poverty and terrorism but that is a thing of the past and mostly occurs in the North these days but what can you expect since it is administered by Great Britain? The weather here is usually cool but not very cold even in winter. Quite a difference from your home in the jungle. It rains twice per week: once for 3 days and once for 4. I think you would like it here. Shall I make inquiry with my contacts in the Foreign Office about the possibility of getting political assylum granted for you?

I'm looking forward to your next letter and hopefully getting a picture of you.
Your friend,
Seamus

Mrs. Grace Butuma [6]

15 Aug 2003
Dear sir,
Here is my photo and my childrens too. I will like to see yours so that I will feel more happy. Please let me have your private phone numbers and your fax numbers so that i wil be able to talk to you on phone first before sending the certificate of deposit for more proofs and confidence building.
I wanting for your urgent message and your call +22507 990110. so that we can discuss fine on how to effect this transaction more successfully.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Butuma and children
{G.Butuma photo} {Victor and Joy photo}

Seamus O'Paddy [7]

[I had to change to a new e-mail address because my original free email was losing messages]

Mon Aug 18

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

My old e-mail server has been giving me trouble so I have switched to another mail provider. Please contact me at this address from now on: seamus@xxxxxx.com.Thank you for sending me your picture.I must say that you are a handsome woman.It is hard to believe that someone who looks as young as you can have two adult children.In the picture of your son there is a woman.Is this you or your daughter?I have attached pictures of me and my wife, Bridget. After all your kind words and willingness to show me your picture I feel there is an atmosphere of openness and trust between us so I would like to request that you not be so formal in your letters by calling me "sir".Please feel free to call me by my first name "Seamus".

I have looked into several banks that might be able to handle such a large transfer of foreign funds and have nearly decided on one that we might use.I just need to get some personal references from some friends of mine so that I know I can trust them to keep this business confidential as you requested.This is a large sum of money we are talking about and we need to be careful about who processes this transaction.Don't worry, I only asked general or hypothetical questions and never mentioned your name orAbidjan, Cote d'Ivoire so we are still working on this in secret.

What do you think about my business as related in my earlier writing?We have grown our annual revenues by 25% each year for the last 4 years so I really think it is a recession-proof business.We will add perishables to our product line namely the ancient Irish dellicasy, the bearded clam and the favourite among college students, the North American beaver.

While we are on the subject of confidentiality I must ask you that our business be transacted over e-mail only for the time being.My wife has been snooping all over the office for any evidence of wrongdoing on my part.Ever since she found out that I was having a love affair with my secretary she has been skulking about the office intercepting my phone calls and faxes looking for any evidence of impropriety on my part.She theatens me with divorce if she believes I am cheating again and I would lose all I own so I do not want our project to be noticed by her.I hope you do not think of me as a bad person after reading this.You would be justified if you wanted to quit our little project.You may wonder why I would ever take a mistress when I have such a beautiful Irish lass at home but we have not been intimate for seven years since she lost her leg in the Longford-Downslag heap disaster.A man has appetites that are hard to suppress, you know?

I tried to reach you at the phone number you gave me but the line was engaged.I shall try again when my wife is sleeping.At least the sound of her wooden leg thumping on the floor boards will give me some warning that it is not safe to call.What is a good time to reach you?

Your friend,

Seamus

P.S.You still have not told me where you found my e-mail address.It is not the one I usually use for business and Bridget does not know about it.Perhaps we have a common friend in Africa?

Mrs. Grace Butuma [8]

Tue Aug 19

Dear Seamus,
I well received your message I will like to discuss more with you on how this business will be effected more effectively.
You can call me any time any day this is my private number which I rented specially for this transaction.+22507 990110.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Butuman and children

Seamus O'Paddy [9]

Tue Aug 19

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I just returned from ahunting trip that should have been a refreshing respite from the hustle and bustle of daily business but it was not without its harrowing moments.My friend Mr. McCreevy and I went hunting in the Wexford Forest for the elusive celtic tiger.Well this animal is so rare that it was once thought by the ancient Irish of the last millenium to be immortal but further study has proven that its true lifespan is only ten years at most.

In any case, Mr. McCreevy managed to spot one of the beasts in a meadow whenceforth he proceeded to lock and aim his rifle.Unfortunately he is a poor shot and the rifle's loud report startled the tiger and caused it to charge my poor friend whom I thought surely must die from the encounter. To our surprise the large cat bounded out of the meadow and onto the N81 motorway whereupon it was swiftly run down by a speeding motorbus.

I cannot overstate the trouble that this has caused me as the National Ministry of Wildlife has demanded we pay a fine (actually a bribe) of 15 thousand Euros.The fine is no problem as I have many reserves of money, gold and diamonds for use as bribes in my business dealings but the paperwork the Ministry of Wildlife has required of me is most vexing indeed!I was, however allowed to keep the animal's hide.Shall I have it made into something for your children?Perhaps some willy warmers for your son?

I hope I have not troubled you with my tale of woe nor given you cause to doubt my honesty and trustworthiness by relating to you my acts of bribery. Rather let me assure you that this just how business is done in this Emerald Isle.We Irish have a saying that 'one hand washes the other and both hands wash the face.'Palms must be greased and there is often no way around that.

Your phone numbers still do not work.I get disconnected most of the time and other times the line is engaged.I think I have found a trustworthy banker who can handle this and won't feck off with the money.

your Seamus

[The 'Celtic Tiger' was the term used to describe the roaring Irish economy of the 1990's.Mr. McCreevy is Ireland's Minister of Finance and he is still looking for any sign that his Tiger might return.]

Mrs. Grace Butuma [10]

21 Aug 2003

Dear SEAMUS,
I well received your message and the content was well understood. I will be sending you the Cetificate of Deposit which the security company issued to my late husband on the very day he deposited this box very shortly.

Please you have to bear in mind that is after the release of the box that I will have access to this very money, then I will lodge it in an international Bank here for onward transfer in your nominated account in future.

I want you to contact the security company directly as my late husbands foreign partner and also as the co-beneficiary of this consignment under thier custody in order to know their release procedures.

I only want to take the advantage of you, [Freudian slip perhaps] as a foreigner to use your influence to effect the release of this box simply because my late husband deposited the consignment as a belonging to his foreign partner and delared the content as family valuables. So I want you to maintain this secret, secret! while comunicating with the security company bacause it is only YOU and I knows the real content as money.

Note, do not disclose this secret only let them know that the consignment contains Family Valuables as my husbands delared and as they believed.

Contact Person:
Dr. Koffi Duke.
TEl+22507 4942 82

I will like you to call me on the receipt of this very CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT for more explaination. +(+22507 99 01 10).
NB: YOu have to go through this Certificate of deposit Attached to this message.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Grace Butuma & children

{Certificate of Deposit}

Seamus O'Paddy [11]

21 Aug 2003

[Now I'll bollox their minds with an e-mail in Irish that I 'accidentally' sent to them along with the intended recipients. (It is randomly pulled from the Irish government's website)]

Is an Plean Forbartha Nisinta (PFN) an plean infheistochta is m agus is ardaidhmeanna a leagadh amach d`irinn riamh. T i gceist ann infheistocht de bhreis is EUR 52 billin as cist Poibl agus Probhideacha agus n Aontas Eorpach (i bpraghsanna 1999) le linn na trimhse 2000-2006.

Bainfidh infheistocht shuntasach leis an PFN maidir le seirbhs slinte, tithocht shisialta, oideachas, bithre, iompar poibl, forbraocht thuaithe, tionsclaocht, agus seirbhs uisce agus dramhaola.

Murab ionann agus Pleananna roimhe seo, tiocfaidh formhr den mhaoini poibl le haghaidh an PFN (timpeall 90% de) fhoins intre, n Sttchiste go promha. Mar sin fin, beidh rannocaocht n AE de EUR 6 billin san iomlnChuathas i mbun dian-chomhchomhairleachta agus an PFN fhoirmi. Mar chuid de phriseas na comhchomhairleachta seo fuarthas aighneachta na dreamanna seo a leanas, agus bh cruinnithe leo chomh maith:
Ranna Rialtais
na Pirtithe Sisialta - Ceardchumainn, Fostir, an Earnil Dheonach/Phobail agus an Earnil Talmhaochta
na hdaris Riginacha
Coimisin Forbraochta an Iarthair
Thug Fitzpatrick & Associates faoi staidar a dhanamh ar na tosaochta infheistochta i ngach rigin thar ceann na nOcht dars Riginach.

Rinne an Economic and Social Research Institute mrstaidar "National Investment Priorities for the Period 2000-2006" ar son an Rialtais.

Bh comhchomhairleacht ann freisin leis an gCoimisin Eorpach agus le hdaris Thuaisceart ireann.

Seamus O'Paddy
CEO
Picadily Tart Company

[Scam-o-pologies for any butchering of accent marks]

Mrs. Grace Butuma [12]

22 Aug 2003

Dear Mr. Seamus,
Please I did not understand your language please reply me in English. I will be waiting.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Grace Butuma

Seamus O'Paddy [13]

22 Aug 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,
I'm sorry to have confused you with my last e-mail. Actually I included your address by accident.It was just some economic statistics from the Irish government I was sharing with some of my business contacts. Just delete it. I'll bet there aren't too many people in Abidjan who can speak Irish.

I have found a banker that I believe we can trust for the transaction. He is going to set up an account for us at the "First Bank of Eire An Gaeilge." I have told him of the need for secrecy but I have not revealed any of your particular information because of your need for confidentiality. We will meet again on Monday and I will get the specific bank account number. He never mentioned a need for a Certificate of Deposit for the transaction. Are you sure we will need it?
I would have had this deal with the bank completed but we had to evacuate due to a large fire nearby Howth.

I tried to call Dr. Koffi Duke at the number you gave me but nobody answered. Is Dr. Duke the banker or some kind of barrister?It would be good if you had someone learned in the law to facillitate legal matters in Afrika and to look after your interests.
Well it looks like we are coming along quite nicely with this project and I'm looking forward to its successful conclusion. I'm glad that you happened to send your mail to me as there are many unscrupulous people out there who would think nothing of robbing a widow out of all her family treasures.
I will be away for the weekend roiding with my female 'friend' while Bridget is at her sister's house in Cork but I will check the mail from time to time.

Sln go fill,
your Seamus

Mrs. Grace Butuma [14]

23 Aug 2003

Dear Seamus,

I thank you for your message and I am very happy that you realised the mistake. Dr. Koffi Duke is the Director of operations of the security company where this very consignment was deposited not a banker is after we effect the reelease of this box that we can now lodge the funds in an account here for onward transfer in your country.

We need a lawyer actually but don't need to consult one yet untill the security company gives you their instructions guiding the release of this box in their custody. So you have to insist and keep trying the line it will surely go through so that you can speak with koffi duke on our behalf concern the release procedures of this consignment.

Remember Dr. Koffi Dukes number is +22507 49 42 82. Contact him immediately and let me know.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Butuma and children.

Seamus O'Paddy [15]

27 Aug 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I would have gotten this information to you on Monday but we have had some of the worst weather pop up quite unexpectedly across Ireland. A nor'easter came roaring out of the North Sea and across England to hit Ireland. Floods and extreme wind prevented me from travelling to the bank until now. The storm is still not over as it is still blowing a Fine Gael.

I should have listened to my cousin ireann who is a meteorologist. He told me this storm was coming and if you've ever met ireann you would know he is a man of his word. Anyway the bank information is as follows:

First Bank of Eire An Gaeilge
CHIPS NO: 0007
ABA NO: 021000089
SWIFT CODE: EAGAEILGE IE27
A/C NO: 4559668A-22-48B

Warmest Regards,
Seamus
[Fine Gael is one of Ireland's political parties.
Met ireann is the Irish national weather service]

Mrs. Grace Butuma [16]

28 Aug 2003

Subject: Thanks for Your Account
Dear Seamus,
Your message has been received and the Bank information was acknowledged. I will try and effect the release of the Box as soon as possible and lodge the money in a private Bank here for onward transfer to your nominated account and I will keep you posted as for the progress but me while you have to be at alert and await for the Bank further instruction concerning this transfer.

I thank you for your efforts and mutual concern.
Thanks and may God Bless you.
Yours sincerely,

Mrs Grace Butumta and children
[notice how this guy can't even remember how to spell his alter-ego's name. Butuma, Butuman, Butumta - it's all good]

Seamus O'Paddy [17]

29 Aug 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I hope you are well today.It is good that you will soon be able to move your money and escape your terrible condition in Côte d'Ivoire.I still have not heard from the folks at your bank or security company but maybe next week?Have you given any thought to possibly investing in the Picadily Tart Company?As I said before, we are trying to expand to other markets and are looking for investors.I really think we are the best thing to come out of Dublin since U2.I am also considering increasing my shares in 'Sheepfanciers Monthly'.

Also, I wonder if you could tell me anything about that woman in Nigeria who was to be stoned under Sharia law.Amina Lawal was her name, I think.The local papers in Dublin were very keen on the story a few months ago but have not reported on her ultimate fate.It seems to be a very strange custom to stone a woman for the crime of using luggage with wheels.

Sln leat,

Seamus

Dr. Ebel Tutu (phony banker) [18]

bicicibank210ci@financier.com [193.220.188.194]

1 Sep 2003

FROM: THE DESK OF:
DR. EBEL TUTU.
DIRECTOR INTERNATION
REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT.

TEL.++22507494282/FAX22522420904.Bank :

ATTN: OUR VALUED CUSTORMER, (SEAMUS O'PADDY -IRELAND)

RE: SWIFT KTT TRANSFER OF US$15.5 MILLION INTO FIRST BANK OF EIRE AN GAEILGE
CHIPS NO: 0007.ABA NO: 021000089, SWIFT CODE: EAGAEILGE IE27,A/C N# 4559668A-22-48B, BENEFICIARY: SEAMUS O'PADDY.

Dear Sir,
I hereby stated the folowing informations and advise regarding to your funds transfer.

It is our banking regulation you identify your self legally as the beneficiary of the said deposit fund under our custody for the past years.

These are our rules and regulation, that before such huge mount of money will be transferred out of cote d'Ivoire, an attorney must swear an Affidavit of Oath,legalised and notarised and normalised all documents related to the transfer,with an Approval from Ministry of Finance Cote D'Ivoire for Exchange Approval Including change of ownership,to enable us remove a clause attached by your partner during the time of deposit.

After he/ she has fully identify himself as the bonafide beneficiary of the fund,every dealings of this transfer will be forwarded straight to the beneficiary as you are the only identity we know.

Therefore, you are advised to contact immediately our Bank Attache'Attorney for the above stated issues,before the transfer will be made.

Contact Barrister CASMIR KENNETH,
Principal Attorney,CASMIR KENNETH CHAMBERS.
Tel:(225)07 38 05 30.
Email: lawyers_atlaw@yahoo.fr

We will commence on the transfer immediately the Attorney concluded with your file.

We await your prompt attention.

Yours in service,
DR.EBEL TUTU.

Director Internation Remittance Dept.
BICICI BANK ABIDJAN CI, 1-09-2003

Seamus O'Paddy [19]

1 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I just receieved the email below and I wanted to let you see it to make sure that this is legitimate.Please write back soon and tell me if these are the people we should be dealing with.I thought it advisable to check with you since this is such a large sum of money and I don't want it to be intercepted by some swindler pretending to me to be your banker.

your Seamus

[cut and paste of the previous email from 'the bank']

Mrs. Grace Butuma [20]

2 Sep 2003

Dear Seamus,

Good morning and how are you today. I well received your letter and I am very glad to hear that the Bank contacted you yesterday.

Please you have to carry out their instructions accordingly to enable them effect their duties more effectivelly and conclude the transfer within the shortest time.

I will be waiting for your response.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Grace. Butuma

Seamus O'Paddy [21]

2 Sep 2003
Dear Mrs. Butuma,

Thank you for confirming the authenticity of the mail I received.I will contact Dr. Kenneth Casimir today and make the arrangements.

I noticed that the bank has a barrister to represent them.As I wrote to you earlier, it would be wise if you were to secure one for yourself to protect your interests in this transaction. One can never be too careful when lawyers are involved.

your Seamus

Seamus O'Paddy [22]

[to Barrister Casmir]

2 Sep 2003

Dear Sir,

Per your request I am contacting you to complete the transfer of funds owned by Mrs. Grace Butuma.I need you to send me any paperwork which will be required and I will complete it as soon as possible.

Seamus O'Paddy
CEO, Picadily Tart Company
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Kenneth Casmir (phony bank lawyer) [23]

lawyers_atlaw@yahoo.fr [66.163.170.64] [213.136.110.43]

3 Sep 2003

To: Mr. SEAMUS O' PADDY,

I have already studied your files with the BICICI Bank as required and I have been able to put in record the necessary needed documents to enable your smooth funds transfer.

In this regards I need to do some official inquiries at the various offices/ organisation that matters to know what we need to do and how we can secure all these documents that are required which I had duely done on your behalf.

My last Appointment will be with the Ecowas Economics committe and I will proceed very shortly after putting one or two things in order in my office.

Furthermore, I will send you my mode of operation with full details on what next you need to be as soon as I come back from my appointment and at the same time I will send you the AFFIDAVIT OATH OF CLAIM which I am going to secure right away in your favour.

Note: That this transfer will only last for a mimum of4 working days following your prompt services and attention. You are adviced to give me a call as soon as you received this messsage for more important briefing. +22507 38 05 30, send your phone and fax numbers to me in your next message in case of any emergency.

Thanks for your understands and co-operation.

Yours In Service,

Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Pricipal Attorney.
TEL/+22507 38 05 30.

Seamus O'Paddy [24]

3 Sep 2003

Dear Mr. Casmir,

Thank you for your quick reply.I don't know how much Mrs Butuma has told you about me but there are some security concerns that I have that prevent me from telephoning you.I would like this transaction to be done as much as possible through email and wire transfers because there are people in my office who may be intercepting my phone calls and faxes.Also we are still suffering the effects of a bad storm several days ago and phone service is still unreliable here.If it is absolutely necessary for you to give me oral instructions you may ring my answering service that I have set up in Seattle, USA in the wake of the storm's damage.

The number is xxxxxxxxxx

It may be necessary to dial a country and region code as well.I don't know what your phone company's requirements are.

Mrs. Butuma said that this was an urgent matter so I hope that this can be concluded in less than the 4 days you mentioned in your previous mail.

Finally I would like to know if you represent the bank's interests in this deal or Mrs. Butuma?I would hate to think that she has no advocate in this complex legal matter.She has suffered so much in life and this money is all she has left.

Sincerely,
Seamus O'Paddy
CEO Picadily Tart Company
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Mrs. Grace Butuma [25]

4 Sep 2003
Dear Mr. Seamus,

I thank you for your message I am glad that you are in good communication with the Bank and the Lawyer.
Please keep in constant communication with the Bank and the lawyer to enable the carry our their various duties more effectivelly.
Always keep me informed as for your progress.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Grace Butuma.

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [26]

4 Sep 2003

To: Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,
Yes, I will make sure that this transaction ends within 4 days as you request but this will depend on your mutual support towards my efforts.
I will get back to you as soon as possible with the Affidavit of Claim which I will swear in your favour at the high court here.
Yours in Service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney

Mrs. Grace Butuma [27]

[a strange message]

6 Sep 2003

Subject :What is happening keep informed

From Mar Butuma

Seamus O'Paddy [28]

[Let's stir up the pot a bit by trying to bring another scammer into the deal]

6 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I hope all is well with you. The bank's lawyer said he was filing some legal paper work but I still have not heard from him. I hope he is not dragging his feet. I told him of your need for urgency. Perhaps if you had a lawyer of your own he would work harder for you. Everything is ready with my bank.

How is the weather over there? It's raining out all the heavens here and I've had to keep another set of wellies at the office.

I received an email from a Mrs. Mariam Abacha yesterday. It seems that she is in a similar situation to yours and living in Nigeria. Did you ever know her? Did you give my mail address to her? Any way I was thinking that since we already have this account in Ireland set up we could let her use it for the same purpose. It would be nice to help somebody else too. What do you think?

your Seamus

Mrs. Grace Butuma [29]

6 Sep 2003

Dear Mr. SEAMUS,

I thank you for your message and I am very much happy to hear that you are in good communication with the Bank and attorney.

Note that I did not give any body your email address. You have to be very care full incase of any junk mails.

Please as soon as you receives some good news from the Lawyer please let me know.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Grace Butuma

Seamus O'Paddy [30]

7 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I was talking to my lawyer several days ago about my annual tax liability and I must tell you that I inadvertantly let out the secret of our business arangement.I know that you wanted it to remain a secret and I had every intention to but Mr. Ripemov was able to guess the true nature of the questions I was asking and upon further questioning he was able to prise from me that I was involved in a transfer of foreign monies.On retrospect I think that we should be glad that I let our secret slip.He expressed some doubts about the legitmacy of this whole affair but I assured him that I have been in contact with you for a month now and I am a pretty good judge of character so he agreed to take the case.

He explained to me that foreign transfers are far more complex than my banker has led me to believe.If anyone can bring this transaction to completion, it is Mr. Dewey Ripemov.Mr. Ripemov is a master of legal manoeuvre and I think we will need his expertise.

He is a tenacious ould Kazakh sod who came to Ireland with nothing but the clothes on his back and a fierce will to succeed.Don't ever tell him that I told you this but he learned the "art of deal" by running contraband on the blackmarket in the USSR while keeping one step ahead of the KGB.He escaped to the west by walking more than 200 kilometres barefoot through the snows of Uzbekistan to reach freedom in Afghanistan.I'm telling you this so that you will know that he is a tough man who knows how to see things through to the end and most importantly he knows how to keep his mouth shut.We are lucky to have him working for us.

Mr. Ripemov has agreed to look over our case and contact us with his assesment of what needs to be done here in Ireland.I will rely on Mr. Casmir to handle things in Africa.

Keep well,

your Seamus

Mrs. Grace Butuma [31]

8 Sep 2003

Dear Mr. Seamus,

I thank you for your message. All you have to do is do everything that the lawyers says for him to be able to get the necessary needed papers so that we can have a smooth funds transfer.

Waiting to hear good news from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs G. Butuma

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [32]

(or is it 'Casmir Kenneth?')

8 Sep 2003

[and now the other shoe drops!]

To Mr. Seamus O' paddy

PROCEDURE UPDATE / URGENT ATTENTION

Once again, I thank you for the recommendation of my chambers more especially for appointing me to represent your interest and to testify on your behalf your transfer related documents.

I humbly pledged to serve you with honest and dignity at it is written in the act of Oath 1956, Decree 47 Article 7.

Below is my mondus-operandi, my normal charges together with the consultation fees in such case is US$25,000.00.

You must be aware that I will need an immediate and down payment of US$4,800 as my mobilisation fee as to enable me facilitate all my positive arrangements to obtain the necessary needed documents that are relevant to your successful funds transfer from various organisation that matters such as:

1) swearing an Affidavit Oath of claim in the High Court of Justice, in order to get an authorisation letter for your fund transfer. (Aleady Secured)

2) We need to obtain a certificate of non criminal origin/smooth pass transfer from the Cote d'Ivoire Ministry of Finance.

3) Last but not the least we need an Approval letter from the ECOWAS Economic Committee (EEC).

Caution: all these documents are very! Very!! essential.

Be advised: that I have been able to secure one out of the three necessary needed documents with my powers and personality and it remains the approval letter from the Ministry of Finance and Ecowas Economic Committee ECC you need to acquire all these very aforementioned documents / approvals at the earliest time so that I will accomplish my assignment and submit your file before the day runs dark.

In order for the bank to effect your transfer successfully by Friday the 29th of August 2003 into your nominated account.

As to avoid all these place talk meetings and other governmental activities here not to be a hindrance to your funds transfer. I personally advise you to be prompt in your services because the earlier the better.

Make the payment (US$4,800) with the name of my personal secretary Mr. NTOMCHUKWU OKAFOR ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. I am expecting to hear from you immediately as to commence my duty.

Thanking you for your co-operation.

Congratulations!!!

Yours in service
Casmir Kenneth Esq.
Principal Attorney
TEL/+22507 38 05 30

Dewey Ripemov [33]

9 Sep 2003

To: g.butuma@libero.it; bicicibank210ci@financier.com [Dr. Ebel Tutu]; lawyers_atlaw@yahoo.fr [Kenneth Casmir, Esq.]

Cc: seamus_opaddy@xxxxx.com; deweyripemov@xxxxxx.com

Amadan [the first password is the Irish word for 'fool']

Dear Lady and Gentlemen,

Per Mr. O'Paddy's previous letter to you, I will be representing Mr. O'Paddy in legal matters pertaining to the transfer of funds to his bank in Ireland.

After interviewing Mr. O'Paddy and and a thorough examination of his correspondance and documents pertaining to this transaction, I must say that I have serious reservations about pursuing this deal.Much of the documentation that Mr. O'Paddy has provided to me looks suspicious and highly irregular.However my client has insisted that he wishes to go through with the transaction if only to help Mrs. Butuma so I am reluctantly agreeing to assist him in this matter.

FIRST and most importantly before we proceed any further we must address the issue of security or rather the lack of security precautions which has permeated this entire deal since Mrs. Butuma first contacted Mr. O'Paddy.In light of the two attempts that have been made on Mr. O'Paddy's life since15 August 1998 and our lack of 256 bit e-mail encryption, I am immediately imposing the use of secret passwords in all correspondance. All correspondance MUST begin with the pre-assigned password or phrase which can be found at the URL found below:

http://forums.bicycling.com/bic/profile.jsp?user=17335

You will notice that I set up this personal profile for g.butuma when Mr. O'Paddy first contacted me and made me aware of what he had been doing.Look at the word or words listed as 'homepage'.The current password will be underlined.I will change the password at random intervals so go to the URL often to ensure that you have the latest password as all e-mails received by either Mr. O'Paddy or myself will go UNANSWERED if they do not begin with a valid password.I know that this may be an inconvenience but it is absolutely necessary if we are to be sure that we know who we are talking to is genuine and that e-mail accounts have not been compromised.I will not allow Mr. O'Paddy to suffer another assassination attempt as the Paisley Shirt Brigade has promised to kill him!

Memorise the security URL and DESTROY ALL HARD AND SOFT COPIES OF THIS E-MAIL.

SECOND, I have advised Mr. O'Paddy not to have further contact with Mrs. Abacha.We have no idea who this person is.They could be from a terrorist organisation or possibly someone who wants to steal Mrs. Butuma's fortune.

THIRD, I have instructed Mr. O'Paddy not to call any phone number given to him over the e-mail.If it becomes absolutely essential to give verbal instructions to either Mr. O'Paddy or me, then you must call Mr. O'Paddy's voice mail service at xxxxxxxxxx in the U.S.. Preface all messages with the same password used to authenticate e-mails or they will be considered to be those of an imposter!

Let us pray that it is not already too late to ensure Mr. O'Paddy's security in this matter.

I will write to you all again soon regarding my findings of the irregularities of this transaction which must be remedied before it can be completed.

Dewey Ripemov, Esq.

Atty. at Law

Seamus O'Paddy [34]

[New password:Cad is ainm duit? 'What is your name?' in Irish]

9 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I hope you were not too put off by Mr. Ripemov's letter.He can be quite brusque at times and even seems quite rude but that is just the way of the Kazakh people and he is just concerned for my safety and the actualisation of the transfer of funds.He really has some balls so it is appropriate that he settled in Dalkey.I will let him handle the legal business in this transfer of funds but I would like to keep in touch with you as I have become quite fond of you and enjoy our conversations.

We have finally entered the information age at the Picadily Tart Company and have our website up in its intial phase.My American website developer says that it is still under construction but it can be viewed in its current state at :

http://www.XXX.com

When we have our own servers up and running it should be picadilytarts.ie but for now the above address should work.Please take a look and let me know what you think.

Barrister Casmir's last letter mentioned that he needed money by Western Union but I have never done a transfer of money by wire so I don't know what really needs to be done and he does not answer his telephone.Do you know how this works?I would like to make sure he gets paid so that the transfer of funds is not jeopardised.Keep well and give my regards to your children.

your Seamus

{Picadily 800}

Mrs. Grace Butuma [35]

10 Sep 2003

Dear Seamus,

How are today and your family.

You appology is accepted all you have to do now is to comply with the lawyers demands so that he will get the necessary documents that are required.

Please try and do something.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Grace Butuma.

Seamus O'Paddy [36]

10 Sep 2003

Cad is ainm duit?

Dear Mr. Casmir,

I well received your letter regarding your fees but I require some assistance in dealing with Western Union.I have never done a wire transfer of funds by Western Union or any other company for that matter.I don't know the process and even if there is a WU outlet anywhere in Dublin.No one I have talked to has heard of such a thing.Perhaps there is one down in County Kerry.I will try to find out.Anything you can tell me about this process would be most helpful in getting your fee to you.

In the meantime I would like you to continue working on the transfer and please forward any legal documents that you have filed in High Court to me and Mr. Ripemov.

Regards,
Seamus O'Paddy
CEO, Picadily Tarts Company

phonexx xxxx xx xx

Seamus O'Paddy [37]

10 Sep 2003

Cad is ainm duit?

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

Just a quick note to let you know that I contacted Barrister Casmir for better instructions on how to effect a Western Union transfer. I have never had to send money this way so I really don't know what is required. I couldn't even find anyone who knows of a Western Union outlet in Dublin so I may have to travel to some boghole in County Kerry in order to accomplish this. There is no sense in asking Mr. Ripemov for money as he is quite a scabby individual and won't give you the steam off his piss. If he were in charge of the stable atBethlehem the Holy Family would be wandering the world still, bereft of food or shelter.

Bridget and I just returned from Dublin's premier social event, the Angeline Ball, where I spoke with General Martin Cahill, commander of the Crumlin Fusiliers, Ireland Defense Forces. He warned me that we are on Terrorist Alert level "Orange" for at least a fortnight after the 11 September anniversary so I would appreciate it if you used the password system that Mr. Ripemov imposed. It is a small thing but it will add to my security. Here is the link to get the password again:

http://forums.bicycling.com/bic/profile.jsp?user=17335

Perhaps you can accompany me to the Angeline Ball next year when you are in Dublin. We hope that Mrs. Maria Doyle Kennedy will perform then if she has no prior Commitments.

I was also wondering if you could do me a personal favour. Our production line is idle at the moment because of some broken parts that we cannot find replacements for. Our equipment is very old and badly in need of upgrading but we cannot pay for all new equipment right now. Our repairmen say that the only parts in existense for this old equipment might be found in Africa or South America but my web searching has turned up nothing. If you have some spare time could you please inquire locally if anyone has three co-houter valves for a model 8AX77 straight line conveyer? We need the blue ones with the red flanges and not the black ones with the blue intake ports. Also I need to locate a sphincter cage for the exhaust scrubber (also for the 8AX77 unit). Either a series 2 or series 3a will work.

Thanks so much,
Your Seamus

P.S. Did you see our new website yet? What do you think? As a customer do you find the homepage pleasing to the eye or does it need improvement? I am eager for your opinion.

[Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle Kennedy are Irish actresses who starred in the best Irish movie of all time, 'The Commitments.'Martin Cahill aka 'The General'was one of modern-day Dublin's most infamous gangsters.]

Dewey Ripemov [38]

11 Sep 2003

[sent to Mrs. Butuma, Barrister Kenneth Casmir, Dr. Ebel Tutu, Seamus O'Paddy, and Michael Collins (Seamus's fictional banker)]

Cad is ainm duit?

Lady and Gentelmen,

I have attached a copy of a necessary form which each of you will have to fill out, sign, and return to me as soon as possible to quickly effect the transfer.It is my duty to inform you that the Ministry of Finance requires truthful disclosure of the facts on the above-mentioned form and that you must retain a copy for you records for a minimum of 7 fiscal years.

Please print out the form, complete it, sign it, scan and return to me as a JPEG file.

Dewey Ripemov

Attorney at Law., BS, MA

{Form EJIT}

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [39]

11 Sep 2003

To Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,

I got your message. Sending the required fee by Western Union money transfer is very simple, all you have to do is to take the name of my personal sercretary Mr. NTOMCHUKWU OKAFOR, Abidjan, Coted' Ivoire to any of the Western Union Office of representative aroun your City because the have their agents all over the entire world.

And then ask them to send the required fee with the name which I indicated and they will give you the transfer information which you will send to me via email to enable my secretary to cash the money without problems here.

Waiting for your urgent response.

YoursIn Service,

Kenneth Casmir Esq.

Principal Attorney

Mrs. Grace Butuma [40]

11 Sep 2003

Dear Mr.Seamus,

How are you today and your family.

Please you have to try and check around your area and you will see western union Agent or you contact the Lawyer for further advice on how you will send the necessary required fee.I thanks you for your response.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Grace Butuma.

Mrs. Grace Butuma [41]

11 Sep 2003

[to Mr. Ripemov.Notice how this lad prints his full name as 'MRS. GRACE BUTUMA/CHILDREN' as if that is his full legal name.He also doesn't understand what 'check one' means and I have to wonder what the conditions in his 419 scamming boiler room are like judging by the amount of grime he put on my pristine form.How ironic that they sign an 'affidavit of non-terrorist affiliation' on 11 Sept. ]

See attachment !

{signed Form EJIT Grace Butuma}

Mrs. Grace Butuma [42]

[to Mr. Dewey Ripemov]

11 Sep 2003

Dear Sir,

Please do check your attachment file for the paperwork,signed and retured. I will like you to be rest assured that you are dealing with the right person. I want you people to treat this as a metter of urgent and comply with the necessary demands here so that the documents for the transfer will be secured.

Thanks and May God Bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Grace Butuma and children.
[Form E-JIT is attached again]

Seamus O'Paddy [43]

12 Sep 2003

seanfhocal

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I have made several contacts regarding my search for a Western Union vendor that I will follow up on tomorrow.I will have to travel by car to Galway so I may not return your mail for a couple days.Who would have guessed that the search for something as simple as this would be so difficult but in a lot of ways we are still very much a third world country.

Please try to use the password like you see at the top of this letter.It is the only way that we will know that the mail is genuine and not intercepted by some grimy scammer, according to Mr. Ripemov.

The latest password can be found at the URL below:

http://forums.bicycling.com/bic/profile.jsp?user=17335

Have you had any luck finding the co-houter valves I need for my tart manufactory?Our production is at a full stop and my accountant estimates that we are losing upwards of $8000 per hour and I don't know how long my funds will hold out at that aweful rate.

Take care,

your Seamus

Dewey Ripemov [44]

12 Sep 2003

seanfhocal

Mrs. Grace Butuma,

Thank you for your prompt return of form EJIT. Remember to retain a copy for your records. I did notice, however, that you checked the box for "Purchase of Irish Real Estate by foreign persons". Was this your intention? There are many fine properties available for purchase in Blanchardstown but I must know if you intend to pursue relocation to the Republic of Ireland in conjunction with the transfer of funds because I am currently handling these proceedings pro quim and do not wish for you or Mr. O'Paddy to incur "ad hoc loss of consortium per diem encumbrances" if you don't have to.

Dewey Ripemov

Attorney at Law., BS, MA

Mrs. Grace Butuma [45]

12 Sep 2003

Attn: Dewey Ripemov

Attorney at Law., BS, MA

How are you sir, I hope to more than investing with your client in a more viable ways as you will advice when the money arrives in your account.

So please do all you can to do everything posible to see that you client acted as requested at the earlier time so that things will work out very fine as planed.

Thanks and God Blesss you sir,
Yours sincerely, Mrs Grace Butuma and children.

Mrs. Grace Butuma [46]

12 Sep 2003

seanfhocal [they use the password for the first time!]

Dear Mr. Semus,

How are you today and you family.

I well received your message and I thank you for your efforts so far. Please do all you can to see that you that you do as you promised so that the lawyer will commence his duty and conclude everything concerning this matter in the nearest shortest time.

I will search for your other request as soon as possible because I don't want you to loose for you manufacturing company to be moving. As soon as you send the Lawyer the required fee, please let me know. I hope to hear some good news from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Grace Butuma and children

Dewey Ripemov [47]

To: lawyers_atlaw@yahoo.fr [Kenneth Casmir], bicicibank210ci@financier.com[Dr. Ebel Tutu], seamus_opaddy@xxxxx.com, michael_collins@firstbankeireangaeilge.ie[Seamus' phony banker]

13 Sep 2003

craicDear Sirs,

Please fill out form E-JIT and return it to me as soon as possible. It is absolutely necessary that each of you complete this form so that I can submit them to the courts and the Ministry of State Security to effect the activation of the bank account atFirst Bank of Eire An Gaeilge.

To date, the only party to this deal who has completed it has been Mrs. Grace Butuma. Please make haste so that I can submit the forms prior to the deadline.

Here, again is the form in case you lost my prior mailing. Remember to retain a copy of the completed form for your records for a minimum of seven fiscal years.

Dewey Ripemov,Attorney at Law., BS, MA

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [48]

14 Sep 2003[to Dewey Ripemov]

[he forgot to use the password again]v To: Dewey Ripemov Esq,

I will print out the form and fill itout then and pass it over to you first thing tomorrow, I will also check on with the Bank Management to see if they have done same too.

Mrs Grace has done hers and I will make sure that my own and the Banks get to you tomorrow, bear with me.

Thanks for your understanding,

Yoursin service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney.

Seamus O'Paddy [49]

14 Sep 2003

craic

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

I have had quite a difficult time trying to find a Western Union location to send Barrister Casmir his fee.After receiving a tip that I might find one in Galway I drove to that city to inquire at one of the local pubs if anyone might help direct me to it.Well I made it as far as Gortnahoe when my car ran out of petrol necessitating a walk to the nearest pump.I didn't even get 100 metres when two gurriers set about stealing the tyres off my car.I tried to stop them but the larger of the two gave me a dig in the gob that sent me to the ground and they finished their business.Dazed I had to walk to Tipperary and it's a long way to Tipperary.I was able to hire a car to complete my journey but when I got there, I was dismayed to find that instead of a Western Union there was a place called Weston Urinal Supply at the address supplied to me.

The garda to whom I reported my assault directed me to the only Western Union that he knew which was - you guessed it - nearly where I started from, in lovely Blanchardstown.I hope that Barrister Casmir appreciates all the trouble I have gone through to get him his money.My car is complete insurance write-off.

Unfortunately, they shut the doors of the place just as I arrived and told me that I should come back on Tuesday as they would be closing Monday for the Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine.The clerk was most helpful.

I shall report the news to Mr. Casmir and I hope that he will now be able to work unfettered by worries of getting paid.

yours faithfully,

Seamus

P.S.Any luck finding the co-houter valves and sphincter cage that I need?

Seamus O'Paddy [50]

14 Sep 2003

craic

Dear Barrister Casmir,

I have found a location that can handle a Western Union money transfer but they sent me away until I can comply with a few security requirements that they have recently adopted.Since many of their recent customers have had their funds intercepted at the receiving end by imposters, they now require a photo of the person who will be picking up the funds, in this case, that would be your secretary, Mr.Ntomchukwu Okafor.They will fax a copy of the photo to your Western Union office so they can verify his identity.Since I have no idea who this Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor really is, I must request that you photograph him.Please have him hold a sign with our first password written on it, which you may remember is 'AMADAN' so that I may know that I am dealing with the right person before I give your fee to the Western Union agent.

I hope this requirement does not embarrass you or Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor in any way but the photo is absolutely essential for the Western Union agent and the sign with the word AMADAN will let me know that I am dealing with the genuine Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor and not a scam artist attempting to steal Mrs. Butuma's funds.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.Please keep me and Mr. Ripemov informed as to your progress at High Court and contact Mrs. Butuma from time to time so that she may have the peace of mind of knowing that you are taking care of her business.

Regards, Seamus O'Paddy
CEO, Picadily Tart Company

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [51]

15 Sep 2003

To: Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,

You are advised to check your attachment file for the Affidavit.

Western Union office isall over the world and their operation are very simple, you only have toinstruct them to send the money with the name I initially indicated.

[And if you send a scammer a WU money order you will not get it back. But you knew that.]

And also attached as message to them over there to pay the money to the beneficiaryONLY with valid identity card or passport so my secretary need to present his identity for the cashing of the funds here and mean while them have to give you the transfer mtcn numbers and also the question test and the answer test for more easier and safest way of collecting the money here.

I personaly adviced you to act fast and get back to me with the transfer info to enable me accomplish my duty.

Yours in service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq,
Principal Attorney.
+225 07 3805 30.

{Affadavit of Fund transfer}

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [52]

15 Sep 2003

To: Dewey Ripemov Esq,

Here is the form, I went to the Bank this morning in order to make sure that they acted according yours request.

You are adviced to check your attachment files for the both form doc.

Experdite action for I have alredy sent Affidavit to your client with directiveson the instructionson how to send the required fees.

Yours In Service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney.

{Casmir's E-JIT}{BICICI Bank E-JIT}

[Funny how Mrs. Butuma, Ebel Tutu, and Barrister Casmir all have the same handwriting.]

Seamus O'Paddy [53]

16 Sep 2003

Craic

Dear Barrister Casmir,

I wish to thank you for you work so far on Mrs. Butuma's case. Everything appears to be in good order according to Mr. Ripemov so it would be a shame to jeopardise the payment of your fee. The agent at the The Western Union outlets here are required by new IRISH LAW to produce photographs of the recepients of funds as of July this year. These are the requirements of Western Union and the law. I need your secretary to hold a sign or piece of paper with our first password which was AMADAN. This is my requirement as a sign of security that I will know I am releasing my funds to the right person. I am sorry if I failed to explain myself properly so I will repeat: I will release no funds to Western Union until I receive the picture of Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor. This is a small request so please do not delay.

Mr. Seamus O'Paddy
CEO Picadily Tart Company
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [54]

16 Sep 2003

To: Mr Seamus

Check your attachments file for your request. Please do go the Western Union as soon as possible and make the payment and send me the western union information accordingly to enable me accomplish my duty.

waiting for your urgent response.

Yours in service
Barr. Casmir Kenneth
Attorney
{Ntomchukwu Okafor Passport}

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [55]

16 Sep 2003

To: Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,

Act immediately.

Yoursin service,
Principal Attorney.
Casmir Kenneth Esq.

[passport is attached again]

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [56]

[A message and passport attached for the 3rd time today. He really is eager]

16 Sep 2003

To: Seamus O' Paddy,

Check your attachment and use it to please your western union office and send the required fee.

Send the transfer information to me.

Yours in service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney.

Dewey Ripemov [57]

17 Sep 2003

to:bicicibank210ci@financier.com,lawyers_atlaw@yahoo.fr,g.butuma@libero.it, seamus_opaddy@xxxxxx.com,michael_collins@firstbankeireangaeilge.ie

Lady and Gentlemen,

Thank you for submitting your form E-JITs so quickly. I will now be able to submit our case to the High Court on Friday. I will follow up by letting you know of our case number and an estimate of when we can expect authorisation for activation of the account at First Bank of Eire An Gaeilge.

Dewey Ripemov

Attorney at Law., BS, MA

Seamus O'Paddy [58]

17 Sep 2003

Craic

Dear Barrister Casmir,

Thank you for sending me your passport.This should be sufficient for the new requirements of Irish Law regarding wire payments however I still need to attend to the matter of my security.There has been a severe lapse in the use of my password security system so I will still require you to send me a picture of Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor or yourself holding the sign with the word AMADAN on it as this was our first password.I have attached a file of this sign for you to print out and use in the photograph.Please attend to this matter which is necessary to safeguard me and Mrs. Butuma's funds.I will not release any money to you until I am satisfied in this matter.

Please also tell me if you wish to be paid in United States Dollars or Euros.Personally, I think you will come out better if you take the Euros because the current rate of exchange is $1=$.92

Regards, Seamus O'Paddy
CEO, Picadily Tart Company

Seamus O'Paddy [59]

17 Sep 2003

craic

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

All is proceeding according to plan.Mr. Ripemov is going to submit our case to the Court and Barrister Casmir has sent me the Statuary Declaration for Funds Transfer.All that remains is for Mr. Casmir to take care of one little detail for me and I shall release his fee to the Western Union Office.

Have you had any luck finding the co-houter valves I mentioned last week?I have located a replacement sphincter cage so we are nearly ready to start production again.The co-houter valve is an outdated piece of machinery so I have included a picture that my chief engineer found.Perhaps it will help.

Thanks,Seamus

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [60]

18 Sep 2003

To Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,

Check the attachment for your following request.

Waiting for your urgent action.

Yours in Service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney

[Here's yer sign!]

Seamus O'Paddy [61]

19 Sep 2003

craic

Dear Mr. Casmir,

Thank you for sending me the picture as well as the passport of Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor.I really needed assurance that I was dealing with the right people and that my e-mails have not been intercepted.My confidence in you has increased one metric tonne.I will send your fee immediately.

Seamus O'Paddy

CEO, Picadily Tart Company

Dr. Kenneth Casmir [62]

19 Sep 2003

Mr. Seamus O' Paddy,

How are you today. Received your message and will be waiting for the western union transfer inform.

Yours in service,
Kenneth Casmir Esq.
Principal Attorney.

Seamus O'Paddy [63]

19 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

You may stop your search for co-houter valves. My chief maintenance technician has found a way to start our equipment without them. We should be back up to full production within 24 hours. Thank you for trying to find them but as I said before, they are very outdated equipment and nearly impossible to find.

good day,
your Seamus

Dewey Ripemov [64]

21 Sep 2003

Clontarf

(From official transcript: J22K~:18/09/2003)

Remanded to the High Court of the Republic of Ireland Docket per annum ad dinerius pro quim diem:

Be in hereby known that the following case is registered in the High Court:
case # 4849A4GJ995ED419E
"Transfer of Foreign Funds."
Place of Originating Bank: Ivory Coast. Place of Destination Bank: Republic of Ireland.
Legal name of sender: Grace Butuma and Children
Legal name of recipient: Seamus O'Paddy

The above-mentioned persons are hereby granted a temporary license for Transfer of Foreign Funds to Domestic Banking Institution for a period of 90 days from date of issue.

Right Hon. Troy McClure BA, MA, PDQ
High Court of the Republicv Dublin, Ireland.
Dewey Ripemov
Attorney at Law., BS, MA

Dewey Ripemov [65]

23 Sep 2003

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

Can you please supply me with a email address for Mr. Koffi Duke Universal Trust and Securities, Inc.?

The phone number that Mr. O'Paddy gave me does not seem to be in service. Thank you, kindly.

Dewey Ripemov

Attorney at Law., BS, MA

Penny Mahoney [66]

24 Sep 2003

Dear Sir,

Allow me to introduce myself.My name is Penny Mahoney.I am Seamus O'Paddy's secretary and for the past 5 years I have been his lover.I know that he has been dealing with you in an attempt to transfer money from Africa to Europe because I have read his emails.He is careless and uses the same password for everything.I do not believe he has any intention of following through because I overheard him and his partner talking last night about plans to get hold of Mrs. Butuma's fund.I know he has told Mrs. Butuma that he has over $50 thousand on hand for business but I can tell you that it is closer to $500 thousand and I make you this offer.

If you will work with me and give me 10 percent of Mrs. Butuma's fund I will give you all of Seamus' cash that he keeps in a safe at his office.We can meet in Dublin or London and I will pay you in cash or you can send your secretary.Do not let Mrs. Butuma or Seamus know that anything is different.You must let me know soon if you wish to do this because I will have to get the money and get away from Seamus before he knows what has happened.

If you do this for me, I may also do another favour for you.I have sent my picture.Do you want to meet me?Please let me know soon.

Penny Mahoney

[photo of beautiful blonde lady]

Seamus O'Paddy [67]

25 Sep 2003

Clontarf

Dear Mrs. Butuma,

It has come to my attention that Barrister Casmir's secretary is using what looks like a falsified passport.He could be trying to steal your fund or possibly just trying to rob Mr. Casmir.In the worst of all scenarios he could even have something to do with the men who killed your husband.In any case please be careful and do not let this person know where you are living.Security must be our watchword.

On another note.I have a friend in New York who is upgrading his business and has a quantity of laptop computers that he no longer needs.Are your children in University?Perhaps they could make use of them.They are not top of the line models to be sure but they would be quite useful to a student.Let me know if you are interested and I will try to acquire some of them for you and your family.

Take care,

your Seamus

Seamus O'Paddy [68]

25 Sep 2003

Clontarf

Dear Barrister Casmir,

I was about to send your money through Western Union today when the clerk at their office noticed something peculiar about the passport for Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor and refused to send the money to you and, in fact they impounded my money and would not return it to me!It seems that the passport number that is handwritten does not match the number that is pre-printed and the one that is punched out along the edge.Furthermore, the mismatched number and Mr. Ntomchukwu Okafor's name look like they have been altered in a computer imaging program.The name is in a different font from the rest of the document and it is sharper and darker too, as if it were added later using a Photoshop program.Near the name you can see where the watermark has been blurred as a result of this manipulation.I believe you should be very careful about this individual because I do not think he is who he says he is.He could be an imposter trying to steal Mrs. Butuma's fund.Please do some checking into this person's criminal history because he may even try to steal from you.I have had tosack peoplein my company for theft and embezzlement and it is never enjoyable but sometimes necessary.For your sake be careful.Do not let this man have contact with Mrs. Butuma.She or her children could be in danger.

I have a friend at the Tir na ng garda station, that is to sa, police station, who might be able to get the money.He is running for a seat in the Dil, that is to say Parliament, and I have some personal information about him that would ruin his political future if it were revealed so I believe I can make him "persuade" the people at Western Union to release the money.I hope he won't have to kneecap the bastards but he will do whatever it takes.

Seamus O'Paddy

CEO, Picadily Tart Company