The colloquy of Russell Erickson

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

This is that conversation.


Spammer

  • Subject: GOOD DAY
  • On: March 29, 2017, 11:24 a.m.

Dear Buyer,

Please accept my warmest greetings to you.

We want to sell our Gold bar to you at a rate of $48,000 which is below the PMMC or world market price. We are fully licensed by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) of Ghana. We can export worldwide from Ghana to your office location through PMMC.

Please find herein commodity specification of available products:

1. Commodity: AU Gold
2. Form: Gold Bar
3. Purity: Over 96.5%
4. Origin: Ghana
5. Minimum Quantity: 10kg.
6. Maximum Quantity: over 100kg and 250kg
7. Carat: 23 carat

Please note that we deliver our Gold to the PMMC for Assay, export documentation, insurance and shipment..

I shall be grateful to send you our Full Corporate Offer and any other information that you may require after hearing from you.

Please note that we shall be obliged to send you scanned copies of our past shipment and sales transaction which were carried out through PMMC, so that you can verify our genuineness. We can also provide you with a copy of our PMMC export license and passport copy.

Thanks very much and best regards.

Johnson Appiah

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: March 29, 2017, 11:24 a.m.

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

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: March 31, 2017, 12:11 p.m.

Dear Russell EricksonCEO, MNesty, LLC
Thanks for your mail and interest to corporate with us. Let me elaborate everything to you as you demanded.We are a small scale industry that is into mining of gold dust and we are seeking for an investor who can invest in this business to enable us expand our supply chain globally.
In this case we love it more if every of our potential customer will be able to visit us here to see things by him/herself at our mining site and we will also know ourselves in person and discuss the future business relationship. At present we have up to 75 kgs of gold bars for sale.
I will like to know if you are a gold dealer or a mandate. Our current price is usd48,000.00 but negotiable according to quantity you will be able to purchase from us.
I will drop my pen here till I get your response then we will know the next step to take.
Thank you very much and best regards,Johnson Appiah.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: March 31, 2017, 4:39 p.m.

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

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: March 31, 2017, 4:52 p.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
Yes I can give you sample of it but it will cost you a little.Where are you from?.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 1, 2017, 2:13 a.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?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 1, 2017, 3:07 p.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
Don't you know what is gold dust or gold bar?.I attached a picture of it for your preview.Which country are you from?.It will definitely fit your budget because is a very good business.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Hello,
Can you give me some more info about what you're offering? Specifically, how does it apply to our business? How can we use this?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 3:36 p.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
I think the best thing we will do is to talk on phone verbally, it will enable you understand it better.What kind of business do you do?.
Kindly enclose to me your personal cell phone number for better explanation.
Best Regards,Johnson AppiahYou reach me with my personal number +233237915128

Spammer

  • Subject: Please read my condition and get back.
  • On: April 2, 2017, 3:51 p.m.

Dear Friend,
I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral
ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal
life, but please treat with absolute secrecy and personal and I pray
that this email reaches you in the best of health.
I pray God that this message reaches you in wonderful spirit as I am
making this contact with you based on trust and confidence
irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because of
the nature of the situation I found myself. I got your contact from
web through personal endeavor and decided to contact. I believe my
contacting you is not an ordinary coincidence because God can use any
body known or unknown to accomplish great things which he has
ordained.
I am Helen Aguilera Williams, I was hospitalize after I had a car
accident with my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who
were also on board in the accident. After the accident, I have been
battling with some health problems from the major injuries that I
sustained in the cause of accident.
Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due
the surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs is my presence
predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damaged of my
spinal cords in the accident. Having known my condition, I have
decided to Willing/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million(Five Million,Five
hundred thousand Dollars) to charity and individual through you for
the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged
and also for the assistance of the widows. Because I am the only
surviving person and nobody else that will inherit this money because
they are now dead. I don't want a situation whereby this deposit will
be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the officials of the
finance company where it was deposited by my late husband who used to
work with shell development company as an engineer before his death.
All I want you to do is to assist in safe-keep of this fund valued at
US$5.5 Million United States Dollars deposited at the custody of the
security firm before it gets confiscated or declared un-serviceable.I
seek your consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's
inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
If you are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact
me immediately, so that I can arrange all the modalities to effect the
release of the fund to you. I know I have never met you but my mind
tells me to do this, and I hope you will act sincerely. I have also
decided that 30% of this money should be taken by you from the total
sum upon the success release of this fund, because I am now too weak
and fragile to do things myself because of my present health problems.
I have been given 21 working days by the finance company for the
collection of the deposited item before it will be confiscated. I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish.
Kindly furnish me your full name and your address also your contact
number, so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the
assistance of our family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to
you.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Helen Aguilera Williams

<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 4:30 p.m.

Hey there,
Could you tell me where you are located? Also, could you tell me more about your offer?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 5:03 p.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
That is why I asked for your number so I can explain to you about my offer.Am located in Ghana West Africa, and you?.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 5:06 p.m.

Hello,
I am a bit busy now, but I am definitely interested. When can we talk?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 5:27 p.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
Call me any time you want if you are really interested.What is your cell phone number and where are you located?.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 2, 2017, 9:10 p.m.

Hello,
I am a bit busy now, but I am definitely interested. When can we talk?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 3, 2017, 7:56 a.m.

Dear Russell Erickson,
Call me any time you want if you are really interested.What is your cell phone number and where are you located?.

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 3, 2017, 12:05 p.m.

Hey there,
Could you tell me where you are located? Also, could you tell me more about your offer?

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC

Spammer

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 3, 2017, 2:19 p.m.

YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS. BYE

Spamnesty

  • Subject: Re: GOOD DAY
  • On: April 3, 2017, 8:49 p.m.

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

Russell Erickson
CEO, MNesty, LLC