POLICE YOURSELF

Lonslo Tossov was recently approached by a scammer masquerading as Nigeria's former inspector general of police, Tafa Balogun. This appeared to be a form of political satire, as well as a sincere effort to relieve Tossov of his millions. Tossov, whose connections are too powerful to refuse, has passed along the correspondence.

He did not supply "Tafa's" original e-mail. However, the ScamBase contains so many examples of Lads pretending to be Tafa Balogun that this presented no obstacle. Scamorama is not, after all, a highbrow publishing house with journalistic ethics to maintain, but a cheesy comedy site with mild ancillary hopes of preventing you, dear reader, from losing your savings.

(The real) Balogun was recently indicted in Nigerian court on charges of embezzling billions of naira. It has been reported that, after trying to leave despite bail not having been set, he was severely beaten by EFCC police. The dramatic Balogun affair is one which you can follow in the press.

the kiss-off July 4th

Featuring:

Tafa Balogun (not!) - scammer

Lonslo Tossov - mysterious investor
[Visiting scammers, don't be offended more than necessary. Tossov seldom gets anyone's name right.
He's too busy investing his billions of rands and rubles. In some cases it may indicate endearment.]



/ Tafa /

From: tafa balogun <baloguntafa1860@eresmas.com>
To: baloguntafa1860@eresmas.com
Subject: ASSIST ME
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005

[ Generic Tafa letter pulled from the files ]

Dear Friend,
I AM ispector general of police , Committee with NIGERIAN POLICE FORCES (N P F) NIGERIN, and i have been delegated by my colleagues to seek the assistance of a reliable foreign company or individual into whose bank Account we can transfer the sum of $350,000,000.00 USD (THREE AND FIVETY Million, U.S. Dollars Only).
This sum arose from a deliberate over-invoicing of contract bills of some contracts, which were awarded by us (N P F) during the administration of the CURENT military AND CIVILIAN PRESIDENT, General OLUWASEGUN OBASANJO THE MONEY IS CURENTLLY lying in our suspense current ACCOUNT IN UK ,LONDON NIGERIA POLICE FORCES(N.P.F) with the SECURITY COMPANY.

presents an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of THE BANK without any hitches - as we hope and believe it would be of mutual benefit to both of us. Already,we have put in motion the complete machinery to enhance successful commencement and completion of this transaction and further actions will commence the moment we hear from you. We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 20% of the total sum. My two colleagues and I shall take 70% while 10% is being mapped out for reimbursement of minor expenses that may be incurred during the course of this transaction. Conclusively, the nature of your business is not particularly relevant for the success of this transaction. All we require is your willingness to co-operate with us, and also an assurance that our share of the funds will be given to us when the money arrives your account. Most importantly, we have taken all necessary precautions to ensure a no risk situation on the side of both parties as this transaction is expected to be through within 10 to 14 working days. Please if the proposal is acceptable to you, contact me immediately on the following email ) you can call ,me on my direct telephone no for more clarification.
However, if you are not interested, kindly let us know and do not disclose the content of this letter to any third party. Kindly include your private Telephone and Fax numbers while replying for easy and effectiv communication.

Best Regards,

[ The real Mr. Balogun, whatever he may have been like as an inspector general, can probably write better than that.]

/Tossov/

June 22

BALOBUM_NO DOUBT MY WORLD WIDE REPUTATION AS A KINDLY PHILANTHROPIST AND BENEFACTOR TO DESERVING CAUSES PRECEEDS ME WHICH IS WAY I HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE FROM YOU THOUGH GOD KNOWS HOW YOU GOT THIS PRIVATE MAILBOX_VERY WELL SIR I AM PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN YOUR CLAIM_HOW CAN YOU PERSUADE ME THAT IT IS GENUINE AND NOT SOME SORT OF NAUSEOUS NATIVE TOMFOOLERY???_REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR I SHALL ASSUME YOU ARE SOME SORT OF SCOUNDREL ON THE MAKE IS THAT CLEAR AND FOR GODS SAKE KEEP THE LITERACY LEVELS UP YOUR GRAMMAR IS AS SHAKY AS YOUR GOVERNMENT IS THAT CLEAR?

TOSSOV

Lonslo Tossov
Tossov Investments SA
1 Yanker Ave,
Mbalongawank 123
Via Costeira - Natal
Phone/Fax: +55 (84) 202.1300

http://www.freewebs.com/tossovinvestments

/Tafa/

From: "tafabalogun1860" <tafabalogun1860@myway.com>
Reply-To: tafabalogun1860@myway.com
Subject: WAY FORWARD
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005

My Dear Tossov, Thank you for your prompt response, I quite understood your position and why you must be sure of the reality of the business before your involvement. Let me reasure you once more of total safety and genuiness of this transaction, it was like I saw my present situation comming which made me sent out the said sum to a security company in europe pending when I will be ready or when I can ask a surposed partner of mine to represent me by collecting it for safe keep till I can join him or her. Since you have shown interest to help me I am going to inform the security firm of you and then authorise them to hand over the consignment to you, this is just what this transaction entails. However this can only be possible after you and I have agreed fully in principal and terms,then I will forward to you the deposit certicate which you will have with you upon your arrival for claims. I will like you to know that this transaction is not a thing of stress, you will have
nothing to worry for, once I instruct the company with your details and you having the deposit certicate, at their perusal the consignment will be handed over to you as soon as posible. For us to move on in this transaction, the immediate requirments that Is needed from you is your full house address, your private phone and fax numbers to enable communication flow freely. I have equally mapped out how things will work out for the good of both of us, because of how things are for me here,I will not advice you call me for safety sake,as we progress in this transaction I will occassionally be calling to speak with you in confidence, but first let us get to understand each other then we can commence transaction. I await your immediate response. Sincerely, Tafa Balogun


/Tossov/

June 23

TAFABALOGUNT_YOU CAN SEE ALL NECESSARY DETAILS ON MY WEBSITE MAN WHY THE DELAY??_FOR GODS SAKE GET ON WITH IT

T

/Tafa/

Subject: EXPECT MY CALL ..................
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005

Dear Tossov,

I am in receipt of your mail, I welcome your understanding of this project, indeed there will be no further waste of time, I am going ahead to make all the contacts today as I said in my previous mail.

I will scan send to you the DEPOSIT CERTICATE today, and I will also contact the company in Holland with your details to enable them contact you for an appointment.

About the sharing modality, I think that will be better discussed on phone. I will endeavour to call you to day on 55 (84) 202.1300, I do hope you will be there for me.

Sincerely,

Tafa Balogun

/Tossov/

TAFABALOGUNT I AM STILL AWAITING YOUR CALL_NOTE THAT I RENT A SUITE HERE AT THE HOTEL_SHOULD I NOT BE AVAILABLE ASK FOR HUGH VAN DEFERENS MY PA WHO WILL TAKE A MESSAGE NO MATTER HOW BUNGLED IS THAT CLEAR?_I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO PROVE A DISAPPOINTMENT

T

Lonslo Tossov

/Tafa/

June 24

Dear Tossov

I was not able to send the documents yesterday as promised.Here are the documents,AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM/CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE which has been done to your favour.

Please find attached the two [2] documents.

Regards,
Tafa Balogun


The attached "certificates" were so visually appealing - the first one being a delightful shade of lavender - that we regret the inability to make it legible in your web browser. The "affidavit" was decorated with the scales of justice and included Tossov's name and address on Mbalongawank.

/Tossov/

TAFABALOBUM_VERY WELL I WILL ALLOW YOUR CERTIFICATES ALL OF THE WEIGHT AND AUTHORITY THEY OBVIOUS POSSESS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN KEPT WAITING WHAT NOW THEN MY FINE FELLOW??

T

/Tafa/

Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005
Received: from [213.185.106.7]

My Dear Tossov,

I am very happy you received the documents. I have equally authorised the company with your informations to open up communication with you as well as hand over the consignment to you upon your arrival depending on your agreed date with the management of the company.

So far nothing is expected of you now until you hear from them. Again I thank you for all of your understanding.

I tried to get you on phone the other day so as to deliberate on the sharing ratio as I ealier implied that it will be better discussed on phone than writing, unfortunately I was not allowed to speak with you. In a nutshell, I have thought over all of these, what my mind came up with is 30% of the total money for you excluding expences that you may incure in the cause of securing the consignment.

Now that we have gotten this far, I think I deserve to have your direct number so I can talk with whenever necessary without going through your office routing.

I await your immediate response.

Kind regards,

Tafa Balogun

/Tossov/

June 27

TAFABALOBUM_SO FAR SO GOOD BUT THIS FAILURE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH ME IS ALARMING TO SAY THE LEAST ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NUMBER??_ALSO 30% SEEMS RATHER LOW CAN WE NOT GO 50%-50% SIR THIS SEEMS THE VERY LEAST FOR ALL THE TROUBLE AND RISK I AM LIKELY TO ENDURE_YOUR OPINION IS WELCOME IN THIS MATTER

TOSSOV

/Tafa/

28 Jun 2005

Dear Tossov,

I am sure you must have a direct number to call you on, a man of your personality surely will have a special number.

You should know that a man in my place is desperate to ensure life does not go from bad to worst, this project is all I have to depend on, this is why I depend on you so much to have it safe with you pending my meeting you soon. I realy think 30% of the total fund is fine although you are right, the trouble that goes with it attracts negotiation, I am begging you to please have 40% while I keep 60%, but if you insist on 50-50 so be it, at least I am not going to be without money when my troubles is over.

I was hoping you would have been contacted by the company in Holland, please as soon as you are contacted let me know and if possible forward me the message to keep me abreast with all correspondence from tnem.

I await your immediate response.

Kind regards,

Tafa Balogun

/Tossov/

June 29

TAFABALOGUMS_THERE IS NO NEED TO ADOPT THIS FACETIOUS TONE AS I AM DOING MY BEST HERE AND HAVE GIVEN YOU A NUMBER ALREADY_IS IT MY FAULT THAT YOU SEEM UNABLE TO DIAL PROPERLY OR ASK FOR ME DIRECTLY BY NAME??_HOWEVER I HAVE ARRANGED FOR ANOTHER NUMBER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AND YOU MAY TRY THAT_I AM VERY ANXIOUS TO SPEAK TO YOU AND SEE YOU GET WHAT IS DESERVED_ SO NO MORE DILLY DALLY IF YOU VALUE THIS BUSINESS AS MODALITIES ARE PRESSING _CALL 55 (84) 202 1454_ FOR GODS SAKE HURRY MAN BEFORE I GET AGGRIEVED AT YOUR IRRITATING INABILITIES

Lonslo Tossov

/Tafa/

June 29

Thank you Mr. Tossov for the mail and the new number, I shall try to call today. Please do not be furious at me, understand my situation and how I want to resolve this project with you fast.

Sincerely,

Tafa Balogun

/Tossov/

VERY WELL I ACCEPT YOUR HUMBLE APOLOGY BOLOCKGUN LET US MAKE CONTACT NOW AND PUSH FORWARD IN THIS ENDEAVOUR TOGETHER WITHOUT DELAY

TOSSOV

/Tafa/

Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005

Dear Lonslo,

Again I have tried many times to get you on phone with the new number but unable to, this is because the network gateway is not responding favourably, although I will try much later today to call you.

You can call me still on 234 1 7202639, I will have this phone with me for a while, I hope you will call while I await clear network.

Kind regards,

Tafa Balogun

/Tossov/

June 30

BOLOKGUN ARE YOU ENTIRELY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS MATTER_??_YOUR PHONE IS DISCONNECTED I HAVE DISCOVERED_AFTER SOME CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE_HAVE YOU PAID YOUR BILL?_I AM GETTING FRACTIOUS AND FEARFUL ABOUT THIS WHOLE ILL FATED CONCERN IT SEEMS THAT YOU ARE UNABLE_ OR UNWILLING_ TO MAKE CONTACT AND TIME IS PASSING NOW_FOR GODS SAKE MAN SHIFT THAT CHUNKY HAMMOCK SWINGING RUMP OF YOURS AND MAKE AN EFFORT IN THE OFFICE WORLD SIR_THIS IS GETTING BEYOND A JOKE IS THAT CLEAR?

TOSSOV

/Tafa/

Subject: WHY ?
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005

TOSSOV,

WHY THE SILENCE,WHAT IS HAPPENING?

TAFA BALOGUN

/Tossov/

June 30

SIR YOUR ACCUSATORY ANTICS DO YOU NO FAVOURS_ AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED I HAVE TRIED YOUR NUMBER REPEATEDLY_DIALING UNTIL MY ASSISTANTS FINGER WAS SORE_THIS TO NO AVAIL WHILE YOUR BELATED APPEARENCE ON EITHER OF THE TWO LINES I HAVE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU IS STILL AWAITED_ ALBEIT WITH DIMINISHING EXPECTATION_EITHER PURSUE THIS PRESSING BUSINESS TO THE END OR STOP THIS NATIVE CAT AND MOUSE NONSENSE AND GET BACK TO YOUR SALOON SOUSED ASSOCIATES FOR I AM NOT AMUSED_I HAVE A INTERNATIONAL COMPANY TO RUN AND HAVE NO TIME TO WASTE ON A COMMERCIAL CATASTROPHE SUCH AS YOURSELF_ IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

/Tossov/

June 30

BALDGUMS I AM SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING FROM YOU VIA EMAIL INSTEAD OF PHONE AS WE HAVE AGREED_I HAVE ALREADY REPLIED TO YOUR LAST WHINING MESSAGE WITH THE REASON WHY I CANNOT GET HOLD OF YOU MAN_IT IS BECAUSE YOUR PHONE IS DEFECTIVE OR CUT OFF FOR SOME GODFORSAKEN REASON BEST KNOWN TO YOURSELF_YOU HAVE TWO NUMBERS NOW OF MINE AND YET PERSIST IN THIS ATTITUDE OF BLAMING ME FOR YOUR OWN TELEPHONIC TITHEADEDNESS_NOW FOR GODS SAKE_GET ON THE PHONE_DIAL MY OFFICE_PERSIST IN ASKING FOR ME_ SHOULD YOUR ASININE ACCENT BE TOO UNINTELLIGIBLE OR YOU MUST LEAVE A MESSAGE TO PROVE GOOD FAITH _YOU MAY DO IT WITH MY BUSINESS MANAGER ISA WANKER_IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH???_FOR GODS SAKE THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS WE ARE AIMING AT HERE NOT THE SELLING OF VOODOO VESTS AT SOME LOCAL MARKET_ IT REQUIRES APPLICATION_ NOW GET ON WITH IT

Will he break or run?

/Tafa/

From: "tafabalogun1860" <tafabalogun1860@myway.com>
Subject: STOP .................
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005

Tossov, from the look of things, I think I am not dealing with the right person. Your words does not reflect whom you said were, You have no working phone and you have never tried to call me as you claim. I ask you not to worry anymore about this project as continuing with you will only cause me more troubles than I already had. Please, stop further communication from now on as I found you to be a joker. Bye, Tafa


/Tossov/

July 4

TAFABALAMUGU _I AM SEVERLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ENTIRE MATTER I CAN TELL YOU IN HAVING ONLY WASTED YOUR TIME AND MONEY FOR A WEEK OR SO_FORTUNATELY YOUR MEAGRE MINDED CORRESPONDENCE HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED ON LINE FOR THE MERRIMENT OF MANY_NOW GET YOUR ILLITERATE AND DUMB MESSAGES OUT OF MY IN BOX FOR GOOD YOU MORON_THIS WHILE I HOPE THAT THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED TO VARIOUS AUTHORITIES ABOUT YOUR UNAPPEALING ACTIVITIES LEADS TO A KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR SHORTLY_GET CAUGHT AND GET ARRESTED SOON SCAM BOY_ IS THAT CLEAR????




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