THE LONG AND WINDING SAGA OF RICHARD LIQUOR AND MR. JOHNSAMA
From Dr Johnsama
Director:Audit/Account unit,
Foreign Remittance
International Bank of
Dear,
PLEASE TREAT AS ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENTIAL.
My name is Dr Johnsama, I am one of the Senior Managers in the bank I work for
(International bank of Africa Lome Togo) and I work under the Director of
Foreign Exchange Operations(International Bank of Africa PLc).I am contacting
you presently because I need your urgent assistance in a business transaction
that will be of immense benefit to both of us.
I have the immediate need to transfer some money that has long been
declared_UNCLAIMED_ by the Chairman and some members of the board of directors
of our bank.
The money is the closing balance of one of our best customers ever, Late Engr.
Lee Yung , I was his personal account officer just before he died in the ADC
plane crash of 1997 in
At this point I trust you can picture what the situation is like. We have
strong proof that the chairman and the board of directors will keep most of the
money for themselves and donate the remainder to a discredited military trust
here in
This of course, is senseless, hence my mission. My colleagues and my self have
made several attempts at locating persons that could be remotely related to
engr. Lee Yung and we have been doing this for about 4 years now. Right now I
am almost alone in this enterprise and I have presently decided on moving the
money to a foreign account. I am hereby soliciting your assistance and I will
be very grateful if you will be willing to help in this regard. I have worked
out a plan to handle this transaction in carefully followed stage. You will
help by providing a safe bank account into which the money will be paid and you
will stand, as a next of kin of Engr. Lee Yung I will provide you with answers
to security question, which you will have to answer. I will also provide you
answers to questions that only a person related to him will know. If you follow my instructions closely, we
will successfully conclude this transaction in 14 working days.
Every thing should be concluded on telephone and fax between you and the bank.
For your participation you will be commensurately compensated with 25%,5% is
set aside to settle all expenses incurred by both parties.70% will be kept on
trust in your account proir to my arrival for the sharing. If you disagree, you should call me so that
we discuss the compensation among other primary details. I make this proposal
in trust and in good faith, therefore,if you are interested and you agree to
assist me then contact me immediately you receive this email, there is a lot
more to talk about. If you are not interested, then, please, do get rid of this
email and please forgive me if this message has upset you in anyway.
Thank you and best regards.
DR Johnsama
Oh, my goodness, pennies
from heaven. I play dumb…
Dear Mr. Johnsama:
It appears as if you have sent the
attached e-mail to me by mistake as it was not addressed to me, or anyone
else for that matter.
I know that the person it was
intended for will appreciate the opportunity to get all that money and help you
out, I know I would if it was me.
Regards,
A. Richard Liquor
john sama
My dear,
I got your mail and i thanks you for your understanding again,please regarding
in what you say i told you for your participation you will be commensurately
compensated with 25%,5% is set aside to settle all expenses like phone call and
fax ok,and again is only you i want to do this transaction with there is know
another person for your information ok,.
Then why me and my parties will have 70% ok, and will be kept on trust in your
account prior to my arrival for the sharing.and I want you to believe me as
long as i am here right in the bank to
covers your interest and at the same time give you every information that bank
may need from you as the next of kin or as a business partner to the
deceased.So my dear i dont want you to
raise any fear i believe that God will make it to go successfully and we will
conclude this transaction within 14
working days.Immediately i confirm your full willingness to assist me,i will
forward the death certificate of the deceased to you,aswell as the text of
application which you will use to apply to the bank as the deceased next of kin
or business partner,though everything will depend on how we will arrange the
text of application.
Get back to me immediately with this email address .co.uk so that i can forward to you the
text of application so that you can act immediately ok.
Take care,
I continue to play dumb,
poor old Richard Liquor just doesn’t get it.
Dear Mr. Johnsama:
As I wrote before, I think you have
me confused with someone who you are doing business with. That person is
very lucky to have the opportunity that you are offering. If this person
is unable to complete the transaction would you consider me?
Thanks and may the love of the one
true God be with you.
Regards,
Richard Liquor
Dear Richard,
I do not understand what you are trying to say.
we are going to conclude this business without any problem. Just indicate your full interest to do the
business with me.
John.
Now,
dumb, but greedy Richard is beginning to get it…
From: "Richard Liquor"
Subject: Re: Re: THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE:
To:
Mr. Johnsama, I thought that your
message was intended for someone else. Is it possible for us to do this
incredible transaction. I am most interested in it.
Regards,
A. Richard Liquor
Subject: THIS
IS THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FILL AND SEND IMMEDIATELY TO THE
BANK.
Dear Richard,
Thanks for you mail We are now going to forge ahead. Just go
ahead and send the text of application to the bank immediately so that them
will know that somebody is coming for the fund. and again i will like you to
act immediately so that we will achieve this money within 14 working days.Make
sure that you fill in your information to avoid any mistake. and again you can
contact the bank by FAX or they EMAIL ADDRESS immediately ok. but i will like
you to forward it to the bank by FAX ok.
As soon as you send it to the bank keep in touch to me immediately so that i
will monitor it down here.Please get back to me by this
Dr
Time
to tell Mr. Johnsama my entire life story and waste some more of his precious
time…
Thanks Mr. Johnsama:
I am extremely intrigued by your
offer. This could not have come at a
more opportune time for me. My aunt, a
wonderful, Christian, loving woman recently passed away on the
As I have been a dutiful nephew
through the years Auntie Grace decided
that I was fit to inherit all of the family fortune. I will also get right to the title if I
choose. Do you think that this is a good
idea? Would dealing with a Lord make any
difference to this transaction?
We have the largest apple growing
plantation in the
My greatest ambition is to add to
my family’s considerable fortunes in any way that I can. I think that your proposal would be of great
interest to me. How to we begin the
process of transferring the money? You mentioned filling in a form for
the bank, however, there was nothing attached to the e-mail you sent me.
I would like to move quickly on this transaction could you please send along
the form?
I await your reply with much
enthusiasm.
Sincerely,
A. Richard Liquor, Sixteenth Lord
of Summerisle (pending)
By the way if you have seen the movie “Wicker
Man” you will recognize Lord Summerisle.
Now, all I have to do is fill in a simple form…
To: "Richard
Liquor"
My dear,
This business does not stop you from your religion.From this
business,we will have enough money to invest in your apple farm.Go through the
below message and fill your information and send to the bank either by fax or
email.
TEXT OF APPLICATION SEND TO THE BANK.
Your Name ................
Your Full Address.........
Your Phone ...............
Your Fax
.................
Date .........................
To The Board of Directors
International Bank For
20, Rue Du Commerce, B.P.3302
Lome-Togo.
Attn : Dr. Musa Ogbonna
Sir,
Application to transfer and open a new bank account as the next of kin to
ENGINEER Lee Yung.
I, Mr ......, of the above address, wish to inform the IBA board of Directors
that I am the next of kin and named apparent of Engr Lee Yung,who ran and
operated Lee Yung Society Sarl, Lome Togo, was a former customer of your
bank,and operated the Bank account # with your Bank:14-225-2004/IBA/T
containing the sum of(US$30M) as balancedplaced dormant.He died as a result of
plane crash accident on 5th October 1997 while on a business trips.I wish to
operate and open up a domicillary/transit bank account at your bank to
pay and transfer the said (US$30M) into my favour as the beneficiary in the
account to be opened.Please, accept this late application as it was due to my
family logistics problem which has just been resolved.
Treat this as a matter of
urgency.
Your`s sincerely.
Time
to introduce a new time wasting wrinkle into Mr. Johnsama’s clever scheme…
Mr. Johnsama,
Thank you for your prompt response
to my letter. I have received the application and will fill it in and
forward it to the Bank quickly. However, I did have one thing that I
wanted to bring to your attention before I sent it along. It appears that
Mr. Lee Yung might be a Chinaman. I have researched my family history
going back 20 generations and can find no Chinese blood in it. This might
pose a problem with the bank. The closest I can come to Chinese blood in
my family is my cousin Grover, the former Lord of Summerisle, had relations
with a Pekinese. Do you think this would be sufficient to satisfy the
Bank? If not I can try to find a Chinese woman who will marry me and then
we can claim that Lee Yung is her brother. Do you think that it would be
difficult for me to find a Chinese woman with Yung as a last name? I hope
that I could find her here in the
Please let me know quickly as I am
going up to the
All the best,
A. Richard Liquor
P.S. - Is it very hot where you
are? Are there any Chinese women there? Maybe I should come down
there to see.
To: "Richard
Liquor"
My dear,
There's no problem about that and that was why
i am here as your insider.Any person can even apply as a business partner to
the deceased or even a relation but what the bank will be looking upto is the
information about the deceased which they have in their file.
I will be here and will be given you
information about the deceased.it is from all these information that i will be
feeding you with will make the bank not to think as you are saying,morever the
money has taking time and the bank have been expecting the deceased relation to
come up for the claim but all to no avail before i made up my mind to contact
you for the business.I would have done it alone but i am still on active
service and we are not allowed to opperate a foreign account.
Whether your blood have a china blood or not
does not matter ok,you are applying as the new beneficiary to the account and
as a business partner to the deceased.
You know the nature of business we are into
and that i will not want anybody here in the bank to know about my involvement
because,as an active service staff,i am suppossed not reveal the secret to
anybody.So ,if they noticed my involvement,it will be a capital
purnishment because it is contrary to the oath office as a banker,so just
follow it and always keep intouch.Victory must surely be ours at the end
of the day.Send it immediately and let me know.As the business progress,i will
want us to have a partnership agreement so as to protect the interest of both
of us..
Take care,
Your Friend,
Dr John Sama.
Oops something has happened to the form, it is
not looking at all well…
From:"Richard Liquor"
To:international_bankafrica
Dear, Mrs. Akwene, I'm sorry
but the documents that were attached were far to small for me to read. By
now you should have received the adminstration form that I forwarded to you at
the end of last week. You have a lovely name, is it Chinese by
chance? I am most anxious to complete our business as I really need
the money to help me plant this year's crop of delicious Summerisle
apples. Have you tried one of our apples?
Sincerely yours,
A. Richard Liquor, Lord Summerisle
(PENDING)
From: "international bankafrica"
Subject:OFFICIAL BANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & QUESTIONAIRE.
ATTN:RICHARD LIQUOR,
SIR,
YOU ARE ADVICED TO VIEW THE ATTACH DOCUMENTS AND GET BACK TO
US.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS ROSE AKWENE.
It’s time to show a little indignation with the
process and throw a few nonsense words at Mr. Johnsama…
Subject: Disappointed
and Frustrated
To: johnsama
Mr. Johnsama, this transaction
appears to be bogging down due to the incompetence of the Bank. I have
now sent them the filled in form twice and then they send me back gibberish.
This does not raise my confidence in the bank's ability to handle this
transaction. Is there any chance that we could move the funds to another
bank. I would certainly recommend the Merchant Bank of
Spring is fast approaching and my
responsibilities as Lord of Summerisle will keep me away for weeks at a time
while I supervise this year's planting.
Any thing you could do to help
croushmere this transaction would be most appreciated.
Yours truly,
A. Richard Liquor, Lord Summerisle
(PENDING)
Johnsama is starting to get annoyed with this
stupid white man…
To:"Richard Liquor"
My dear,
I do not understand what you are talking about.PLease,this
business is never force that you must do it with me,so if you know that you are
not ready to conclude the business with me,let me know so i can look for
another person.What do you know abount banking and what do mean by incompetence
of the bank.Listen my dear,the deceased left the money with IBA
and you can not transfer it to another bank without the normall approval
of International Bank for Africa.
If invariably they need any information from you,they
will seek for your attention ,so what are you saying.
Always keep intouch at any time you hear from the bank.
John Sama.
To: "john sama"
Mr. Johnsama, I do not like the
tone of your e-mail. As I explained in my previous e-mail the bank has
completely botched it up every time that I have sent in the form. When I
send a note to you to let you know about their incompetence, you react with
eppersanceifness. Perhaps you could contact me by telephone and we could
clear up this misunderstanding. Please call me at my office in the
morning. I can be reached at 0131-467-2551. I look forward to your
call.
A. Richard Liquor, Lord Summerisle
(PENDING)
Oops, I forgot the country code…
From: "international bankafrica"
Subject:OFFICIAL BANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT &
QUESTIONAIRE.
To:"Richard Liquor"
WE RESEND THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS
And indeed they did, in exactly the same format
as before…
To:"international bankafrica"
Dear Richard,
Thanks for your information, but i want to know if the bank
has contacted you let me know so that i will know what to do immediately
because as you are saying all this i don't have any thing to do or say on till
the bank contact you then i have to look in to it and get back to you
immediately ok.
And again i try your number which you give me to call
you but is not going true this is the number you give me
0131-467-2551, so please i will like you to resend another number to me
immediately so that i will get you true or you can call me now. My number is 00228-909-52-69 so that i can take yours number
immediately.
Thanks
God bless
Dr John Sama.
Of course Dr. Johnsama, you forgot the country
code for
At this point in the game it’s time for a new
player to rattle Mr. Johnsama’s cage.
Introducing Mr. Neil N. Bobb (me, of course).
From: "Neil Bobb"
Subject:URGENT MATTER!
To:richardliquor
From Neil N. Bobb
Director:Audit/Account unit,
Foreign Remittance
International Bank of
Dear Sir,
CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE IN THE MATTER OF LEE YUNG
My name is Neil N. Bobb, I am one of the Audit Members in the
bank I work for, the International Bank of Africa Lome
work under the Supervisor of Internal Audits.
I am contacting you presently
because it has come the attention of the bank that you are attempting to access
unclaimed funds of a deceased customer of the bank Lee Yung.
His closing balance in the
bank,THIRTY million (US30M) has been tagged unclaimed because no relative of
Engr.Lee Yung has come forward to make a statement of claim. We have no
previous knowledge of a next of kin.
Would you contact
me IMMEDIATELY on this URGENT MATTER.
Very sincerely yours.
Neil N. Bobb
I’d better get Johnsama on this right away to
waste some more of his time…
To: "Johnsama
Dr. Johnsama, I am just going out
the door to fly to Summerisle tonight. I received this e-mail. I am
very confused by this. Is this someone that is working at the bank?
If so, I will go ahead and send my information to him. If not, what is
going on?
Please get back to me this week, I
will really need the money in the next few weeks.
Regards,
A. Richard Liquor, Lord Summerisle
(PENDING)
I have no idea whatsoever, what Mr. Johnsama is
talking about, but he is obviously really annoyed…
Subject:Re: Fwd: URGENT MATTER!
Dear Richard,
I cannot just understand you because you are not putting
your best in this transaction.You are not getting into any problem,just go
ahead and get me the person number,i know how to deal with him.I am
from the Northern Side of Togo and even the same village with the president
,so there is no problem on your side,as long as i am here to protect your
interest here in the bank.
From my inquiries,it appears that the bank have contacted
you are still waiting to hear from you but all to no avail.please,if you are
nolonger interested to conclude this business with me,let me know so that i can
look for another capable hand.
I wait to hear from you.
John.
Mr. Johnsama is starting to lose patience. The scam isn’t moving as fast as he would
like. I decide to let him stew for a bit. However, three hours later he sends a second
message.
Richard,
A word is enough for the wise.I believed that to him whom
much is given,much is also expected.You can receive anything you like but my
business with you is real and not a childs play.
I will stop communication because,i can see that you are not
taking this business serious.
I have told you what to do,so go ahead and do it.
John.
I ignore him for several days to make him sweat…
A couple of days later I reconnect with Mrs.
Akwene just to say hi and to see if she can hurry things along.
Subject:Re: OFFICIAL BANK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT & QUESTIONAIRE.
To: "international bankafrica"
Dear, Mrs. Akwene, I'm sorry
but the documents that were attached were far too small for me to read.
By now you should have received the administration form that I forwarded to you
at the end of last week. You have a lovely name, is it Chinese by
chance? I am most anxious to complete our business as I really need
the money to help me plant this year's crop of delicious Summerisle
apples. Have you tried one of our apples?
Sincerely yours,
A. Richard Liquor, Lord Summerisle
(PENDING)
And I decide to reply to Mr. Johnsama again,
indignant of course. How dare he!
Subject:Re: Fwd: RICHARD PLEASE CONTACT ME, THIS IS A MOST URGENT
MATTER
To:"john sama
Mr. Johnsama, you are right you do
have my number and you can call it anytime, I'll even give it to you again +00-00000 .
I am an honourable man and I
thought that I was dealing with an honourable man, however, I can see now that
I was mistaken.
I thought that it was just the Bank
that was incompetent and couldn't even send a few simple forms for me to fill
in. But I can see it is much more widespread than that.
As far as I am concerned this
business is concluded.
Lord Summerisle
My dear,
You can say what everthing you like but all i know is that
you are being serious in this business and if you are,you can aswell call me.I
have been trying to call you but the number cannot go ,so what do you want me
to do?.
If you should expect me to be calling you everytime,what
else is your contribution in the business or simply decide not to contribute
anything and at the end of the day ,you will eat part of the money.It is
improper and very unkind of you.
Please,call me if you are serious.
John.
Mr. Johnsama, I am completely
perplexed as to why you have not been able to get through to me. I will
try to telephone you in the morning and we can talk.
Sincerely,
Lord Summerisle
My dear,
Thanks for your mail.It is now that you are given me the
impression that i am working with somebody.I have committed everything i
have in other to make sure that this business works out fine so i expects
whoever i am dealing with to contribute because,both of us will benefit from it
at the end of the day.
I wait for your call.
Your friend,
John.
NO RESPONSE…
Mr.
Johnsama, I have been waiting all day and into the night for you to get back to
me with the telephone number so I can call you. I sent the bank the
information so everything should be okay to transfer the money. When can
we accomplish this? The offices will be closed this Friday (March 26th)
for the annual Snarp Day celebration here in
Regards,
A.
Richard Liquor
STILL NO RESPONSE… IT’S OBVIOUSLY TIME TO END IT…
Johnsama,
check out my photo which will show you everything that you can expect from me
in the future.
Your
friend,
Dick
Liquor
FINALLY, DICK LIQUOR IN THE
FLESH, SO TO SPEAK…