The colloquy of Michael Wilson

Someone forwarded a spammer's email to Spamnesty, which replied to the email, pretending to be a person called Michael Wilson and starting a conversation.

This is that conversation.


Spammer

  • Subject: Please do confirm to us,
  • On: Dec. 12, 2016, 5:01 p.m.

Re: Transfer Confirmation

Attn: Beneficary,

Please i want to inform you that your fund was brought to our desk,of
$2.8Million dollars, but it seems as you don't want to speak or write back
to us. However, One Mr tony visited my office, with a Beninios lawyer with
application of claim over your USD$2.8Million dollars with this financial
institution.

Please, do confirm to us, as matter of urgency if this man is really from
you so that this office will not be held esponsible for paying wrong
person. Based on board of directors meeting today, they have concluded to
approve the payment on his favor since you failed to fulfill the obligation
given to you by the wire transfer Department, to process your payment.
Therefore, if you are really serious and willing to receive the first
$2.8Million dollars through Diplomatic delivery, kindly get back to us and
we will work with you to complete this your long awaited fund, so you are
to effect the payment processing fees so that you will start expect your
USD$2.8Million dollars via over night delivery.

Since the Payment processing fee is $890 in my concerted efforts to
actualize your fund payment with the convenient time schedule I will raise
$590, so I am expecting $300 from you today. As an insider in this
Financial Institution, I must assure you that once you have provided to the
Bank with their demands, they would now be under legal obligation to
transfer the funds to you within 24hours once we confirm this $300. YES you
must receive the delivery within two working day, after you have send the
$300.

I will like you to co-operate with me to retrieve this legacy payment left
behind than allowing the government of this country to forfeit it. I
believed it is a life time opportunity which every reasonable human-being
will never allow to slip by. We do business each day with an absolute
commitment to ethics, honesty and credibility.

Re-confirm
..........

1, Your full Name:
2, Your address:
3, Your phone/Fax:
4, Your occupation/Age:
5, Your Marital Status:

Kindly make the payment to:

1. RECEIVER NAME======= LINDA M BLOWERS
2. COUNTRY=====LONDON U.K
3. QUESTION=======GOOD
4. ANSWER====== TRUST
5. AMOUNT======US$300.00

Call for confirmation today : +44 750 953 0182

EMAIL: ( [email protected] / [email protected]
)

Am waiting for your urgent response.
Ms. Linda Blowers / Barr. Tony Johnson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: Please do confirm to us,
  • On: Dec. 12, 2016, 5:01 p.m.

Hello,
can you give me an example of this? I would like to know roughly what it looks like.

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION: MR.MICHAEL WILSON
  • On: April 7, 2017, 8 a.m.

FROM:FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
TO: MR.MICHAEL WILSON
PAYMENT REFERENCE NO: FRB/944050550/2017/455
SUBJECT:RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING FUNDS WITH THE RESERVE BANK.

Good Morning,we have been in discussion with the United states treasury
department that you will contact us for the release of your funds worth
the sum of 3.5 million dollars.This office has waited to hear from you
but got no response.Its our duty to notify you that with the last
meeting we had with the Treasury department,they confirmed they have
verify your information and they have instructed us to allow you have
access to your funds on our online banking system and be able to make
transfer of your funds.With the reference quoted on top of this
message,its our duty to inform you that we are convinced that you are
the beneficiary to the Funds.In the next 24 hours we will give you
details on how to access your funds on our online banking system,but we
just need you to re-confirm to our office the below information for the
last time so that we are sure we are in contact with the same person
forwarded to us by the office of Mr.Steven Mnuchin of the Treasury
department.

Below are the information we request from you,if we can get the
information today,then within the next 24 hours we will send you
information on how to access your funds on our online banking system.

1)Date of Birth
2)Home Address
3)Office Address
4)Occupation
5)sex(male of female)
6)Original Country of origin

Upon receiving this information,we will get back to you immediately.

WE EXPEDITE SERVING YOU BETTER!!! YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED.

YOURS SINCERELY
MR JAMES POWELL
UNDER-SECRETARY
FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED AND TRANSMITTED BY THIS E-MAIL IS PROPRIETARY
TO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND/OR ITS CUSTOMER AND IS INTENDED FOR USE ONLY
BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED, AND MAY CONTAIN
INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL OR EXEMPT FROM A DISCLOSURE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
IF THIS IS A FORWARDED MESSAGE, THE CONTENT OF THIS E-MAIL MAY NOT HAVE
BEEN SENT WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE BANK. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY MAILS SENT WITHOUT DUE AUTHORISATION OR THROUGH
UNAUTHORISED ACCESS.
IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, AN AGENT OF THE INTENDED
RECIPIENT OR A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE INFORMATION TO THE
NAMED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT ANY USE, DISTRIBUTION,
TRANSMISSION, PRINTING, COPYING OR DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION IN
ANY WAY OR IN ANY MANNER IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE DELETE THIS
MAIL AND NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ©COPYRIGHT 2017

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION: MR.MICHAEL WILSON
  • On: April 7, 2017, 5:52 p.m.

Hello,
Thank you for your email! However, I don't know if this will fit in our budget. Is there anything better you could do?

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Atsushi Die Casting Co. Ltd
  • On: April 12, 2017, 9:02 a.m.

Dear Melissa,

Good Day,

Please could you please acknowledge my email of yesterday to know if you are still interested in becoming our Regional Representative.

Thank

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: Atsushi Die Casting Co. Ltd
  • On: April 12, 2017, 9:25 a.m.

Hi,
Sounds great, how can we proceed? We're interested in getting started pretty much immediately, as we could use this.

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Details and information.
  • On: May 17, 2017, 7:27 p.m.

Dear Michael Wilson,

My proposal came to you because my late client, who died with his Next
of Kin/ Heiress Apparent. I have searched for any other members of his
relative without any fruitful result; it was until the bank sent me a
notice of their re solution to confiscate the estate in line with
their abandoned property decree since I was not able to locate any
member of his relative that I decide to contact you for this claim as,
his only SURVIVING RELATIVE since you bear the same last name with
him.

You see,next of Kinship is not limited to relations of the
deceased,nor is it confided to the circuit of parental relationship,
rather it is by choice of the benefactor as regards to whom he wish to
WILL it to(Beneficiary) either formally by write up,or Informally by
secret Information disclosure to Beneficiary be him/her, business
partner,relation, kinsmen,or friends or well wishers,therefore by
virtue of the above stated,you can claim to be the next of kin of the
deceased.

Therefore, in a situation of this kind, it's not published and the
respective financial institution only informs the customer's attorney
as the case may be and then only waits for the real heir to show up as
the availability of such funds are expected to be in the late
"customer's will " which would be the only source of knowledge of it
by anybody who is entitle to such estate but the real heir was also
involved in the accident.

If this fund is not claimed, it will be re-deposited into the treasury
of the finance firm as unclaimed bill which be shared among the board
of directors due to high level of corruption here and that will become
history. There is nothing to worry about as everything is legal with
documentations, it is my duty to provide the next of kin and whosoever
I approve as the next of kin will become the beneficiary and receive
the fund.

The most important issue to be considered now is trust and confidence
in this matter hence I plead this should be our watch word throughout
this transaction and I can fully assure you on my own part that as
much as I work this with you, I will always remain the same.

More so, you shall admit with me that since my late client died
intestate(without a written will) and the apparent heiress died with
him, that his estate will be inherited by statute, and this statute
according to the customary law of Togo accord any surviving member of
his family "right to claim . It is on this wise that I contacted you,
since you bear the same surname with my late client; this will stand
as a nexus to establish un-doubtful kinship between you and my late
client.

Having understood the process of this claim, here under is what we
stand to benefit in this claim, the fund in question is $5,400,000.00
(Five Million Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).

Claims prerequisites: As his personal Attorney, I am required to know
the detail information of any The required information:

1, Your full names:
2, Contact Address:
3, Phone number:
4, Date of Birth:
5, Place of Birth:
6, Occupation:
7, Marital Status:

Be it as it may, the information is needed to present you officially
to the finance firm with a draft application letter of claim which,
will be backed by a sworn Affidavit of claim sworn in the High Court
of Togo, Lome Jurisdiction.

This is preceded by an application for a grant of letters of
Administration by the probate appointing you as the
executor/administration of the said estate.

I want to assure that you have nothing to worry about as all
proceedings will be legal and legitimate, at least as an intellectual
you can ascertain actions that may be considered repugnance to the
law. I want to also assure you that the bank where the fund was
domiciled is only acting as caretaker of the estate, as his personal
attorney; the bank will release the fund to whomever I present to
them.

All you need do is to adhere to my instructions and all will be fine.

Thanks for the understanding.

Yours,

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: Details and information.
  • On: May 18, 2017, 5:42 a.m.

Hello,
That is very helpful, thank you. Do you perhaps have some literature I could look at, or could you send me some more information about what exactly makes you unique?

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: More clarification for procedures.
  • On: May 18, 2017, 7:19 p.m.

Dear Michael Wilson,

I have read through your email and I can see from all indications that
you are very careful and cautious person and those who approach issues
with such carefulness as you have exhibited not only live long enough
but win each race of life. In direct answer I will HONESTLY AND
TRUTHFULLY RESPOND AS BELOW:

1) Please be informed that here in our country Togo, there is a lawful
government of the people, there is the constitution of the country as
such there is an established LAW AND ORDER which every citizen is
bound to abide in. There is also the police, army, and there is a
prison facility. The point am making is that HERE IS NO MAN'S LAND
where people can do anything and get away with it. No No.

2) On the strength of the above paragraph, I WILL BE THE MOST
STUPID LAWYER ON EARTH IF I SHOULD EMBARK ON THIS KIND
OF TRANSACTION WITHOUT MAKING SURE OF SUCCESS AT THE
END OF THE DAY. Of course, there is no way at my age as a lawyer,
experience and position in the society can I get myself involved this
claim in the first place if I think it was tress-passing and implicating.
(I am old, married with four children and now a grand father of 2, I have
been in the bar association of Republic of Togo for years) so by all
means I have a reputation I cannot just tarnish.

On your part, there is NO DIRECT CRIMINAL IMPLICATIONS. I, as the
lawyer to the deceased will recommend and introduce you to the
management of the bank as NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED. The
moment I make the introduction officially, then on the part of the
management of the bank it will be ACCEPTED WITHOUT QUESTIONING
because they have no way to prove otherwise. Again, according to our
Probate law and constitution, a NEXT OF KIN (DOES NOT NECESSARILY
MEAN BIOLOGICALLY RELATED RELATION). Here, a next of kin goes
further to mean a friend, a loved one, a most trusted person or a close
confident ant. So by our own law and definition of the meaning of NEXT
OF KIN, YOU ARE PERFECTLY IN A POSITION TO REPRESENT AS
NEXT OF KIN TO MY DECEASED CLIENT. So you have nothing to worry
about as there is no tress-passing on your part.

It is my belief that my above explanation will give you peace of mind
and encourage you to co-operate with me fully so that we can get the
said amount transferred to your account without further delay. Towards
this end, I want us to have an agreement since I have resolved that
45% of the total fund will be for you as the beneficiary and next of
kin, 10% I suggest should be donated to the less-privilege and charity
organization while the remaining 45% will be my own share of the
splits as the presenter and representing attorney of this transaction.

Finally, to enable me forward a formal letter to the bank introducing
you as the next of kin I would be grateful if you provide me with the
following information's and documents: There is no atom of risk
involved.

((1)Full name_________________
(2)Age______________________
(3)Sex______________________
(4)Profession_________________
(5)Nationality ________________
(6)Telephone and Fax Number __
(7)Home address_____________
(8)Marital status______________

I am expecting your quick reply for the proceeding of the above matter.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: More clarification for procedures.
  • On: May 19, 2017, 6:56 a.m.

Hello,
That is reasonable, but do you think you can go into more detail about your main product? What is it about, exactly?

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Compensation for your name used as attempts to assist in achieving this fund.
  • On: May 29, 2017, 3:57 p.m.

Dear Michael Wilson,

I was shocked, you stopped communicating with me. I really could not
understand your reason for doing so,but I am very happy now to inform
you about my success in getting the Fund transferred with the help of
a staff working in the remittance office and also with the special
assistance of a French business Man who an Investor that catered for
all everything about the transaction.

However,I left the sum of $500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars
Only) in an ATM CARD withdrawal Card. This $500,000 is for you and it
is purposely for your compensation for your little effort in this
transaction and compensation for your name used as attempts to assist
in making this transaction successful.

The ATM VISA CREDIT CARD is a global payment card which is acceptable,
workable and usable worldwide in making daily withdrawal of money from any
Bank ATM station. So you can be able to make withdrawal/cash money in any
countries on daily basis.

I would have sent the card to you by myself but I lack the time to do
that now because I have to urgently meet up with my business
colleagues. I will be heading to the airport as soon as I send you
this email because I will be traveling out of my country to the
country where I shall continue with an investment engagement with the
French business Man who assisted in working out this fund. Although a
lot of money was spent for the completion of this transaction but
success was finally achieved. Presently,I am into a project and
investment with the said French Business man,so I'm leaving for France
and due to my program schedule I will be traveling from France to
England.

It is quite unfortunate that you lose the trust and confidence I had
earlier reposed on you. Although,I actually understand all you went
through,skeptism and doubt, you definatelly gave up.

For your good, I left the ATM MASTER CREDIT CARD with amount
$500,000.00 with my Reverend Father which should be sent to you as a
part of your share of my appreciation for all you have contributed in the past
to this transaction especially your name being used to make this easy.

It is save in his hand and I have my full trust in him, so kindly
accept this with good mind and contact my Reverend Father, Rev. Father
Cyril Martin on his E-mail: [email protected]

Instruct him where to send the ATM CARD to you. Or better still, you
may forward my email to him for his perusal to enable him expedite
action.

However,I may not be opportune to attend to your mails for now since I
will be very busy with my project at the moment but you may drop your
current telephone number if different from the former. I will give you
a call from France as soon as possible. I have attached copy of the
ATM CARD here.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the ATM CARD

Your faithfully,

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: Compensation for your name used as attempts to assist in achieving this fund.
  • On: May 30, 2017, 2:54 a.m.

Hello,
That is very interesting! Could you elaborate? Do you have any details online I could look at?

Michael Wilson
CEO, MNesty, LLC