The
End 
Return of The Saint part
II
A story
NOT written by Leslie Charteris, and certainly not starring Roger Moore.
(For those Philistines not acquainted with The Saint, look at the web
site The Saint)
(NB! The image and character of The Saint are copyright of Leslie Charteris and whoever has control over his work today, and are used in this counter-scam for humorous purposes only. No infringement is intended and copyrights remain at source. This page is part of the course in ICT and Law at Social Informatics II and illustrates the 419 problem and the ongoing operations of counter-scamming.NB!)
It seems that the various scammers, Nigerian or not, have some sort of beacon pointed at my electronic mail box. Here are some examples of communications between myself ( in various electronic disguises) and the scammers.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Hillman Cox - Me
in disguise, posing as a dubious businessman
Leonard Comporia - Absolutely NOT a poor refugee, but a notorious scammer
Remmy Adams - Absolutely no lawyer, but a notorious scammer
First a standard letter
Subject: private and confidencail
thank you urgent responde.
To: hillmancoxppk@yahoo.ca
Kinds days
With due respect and deep humility, i havingcome across your advert when going
through one magazine called ebony magazine immediately i was engolf to communicate
with you over this medium , Actually we havent met in person , but with the
spirit that moved me i am fully convinced beyound reasonable doubt that my problem
has solved over my pressing issue .my imformation My name is leonard comporia
I am 25 years old , my father who was the formal finance minister Dr phillip
.k. comporia who was killed during the political crisess in my country ivory
cost {cort de voir} on the date of 28 sept 2002,my father died when i was in
the school i am still a student both my junior sister , may his soul rest in
perfect peace . Been the loved son when my father was alive he called me and
explain to me where he kept tresures. This tresure is deposited as family tresures
box, at Standard Safe Keeping company in accra ghana west africa , the content
of this tresure is some of { $62 , 000, 000 . 00 sithytwo milloin us dollars
} and others tresures which you will be highly interested when you come to africa
. Presentely i am here in accra ghana in west africa with my carring mother
and my junior sister in refuges camp , meanwhile all the vital document which
my father used to deposit this fund is with my carring mother there with me
. Actually we have make up our mind to leave africa not coming back again .
For our life to be secured .
Subsequentely to this you are right away imformed to used your wealth expirence and personality to stand as my father foreing business partinaship again as the rightful benefiaciary of this fund you will bring this money into your account , which me and my carring mother both my junior sister will come down in your country. Neverdless i mark out 35% for your asistance then 25% for any expenditure thet orcall then 40% for me both my carring and my junior sister this is the only hope for the family , actually i know with this money i am coverd all over the world today that is why we need to build up stong relationship , for you are the only person who will lead us to esterblished this money in your country . IT was astornished and unbelieveble that the elders of our village are sillencing themselves in other to killed me and take what belong to me as the love son which is duly for me , that is why i need your urgent reply again i shall be very greatful to hear a favourable respond from you , please i want you to know that you are the only person i tell this issue so keep it secret inside you .
Regard
leonard comporia.
Remain bless thanks.
I promptly answered and got this reply. Surprise, surprise! He wants my telephone and fax number.
Subject: urgent
response
To: "Hillman Cox" <hillmancoxppk@yahoo.ca>
Dear Hillman
Cox,
Thanks for your mail,i recive you mail which you send to me the important is you to send to me your private phone number and fax number so that i will comunicate to you time to time any time i want to for more imformation,presentely i am still in the refegues camp in accra ghana here with my carering mother both my junior sister. Actually i have explain to my careing mother that i have get a reliable person like you so i will like you to co-oparet with me for this transaction never you forget to send your phone number and fax number is very important.
thanks and God bless you. i will be waiting for your urgent response.
leonard comporia.
N/B Please you should keep it secret within your self as i told you earlier so that know body will jobterlized our effort.
I will certanly keep everything a secret. By all means! After all I am The Saint. I sent him my fax number (obtained free on the Net). While we await his next mail and/ or fax, lets take a look at the reply from a scammer who was wee bit irritated at being fooled by his intended victim. As queen Victoria once said: "We are not amused." Mr. Adams certainly wasn't.
To: "Hillman
Cox" <hillmancoxppk@yahoo.ca>
From: "Remmy Adams" <remmyadams@lawyer.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 06:09:12 -0500
Subject: Re:
DEAR HILLMAN ,
YOU ARE THE BIGEST FOOL ON EARTH, DO YOU THINK YOU ARE THE GOD OF 419 JOB OR WHAT, THIS IS HOW PEOPLE LIKE YOU PUT THEMSELF IN BIG TROUBLE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO I AM, INSTEAD OF KEEPING YOUR MOUTH IN YOUR POCKET YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE SAYING BUL-SHEIT, YOU KNOW WHAT, GO FUCK YOUE MAMA, YOUR FATHER'S ASS AND EVEN A DOG'S ASS TOO, HASOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Dear me! Tsk, tsk. Language Mr. Adams. Language!
And now, back to Mr. Comporia:
From: "leonard
comporia" <leonardcomporia@yahoo.ie> | This is spam | Add to Address
Book
Subject: Re: urgent response
To: "Hillman Cox" <hillmancoxppk@yahoo.ca>
kind days
Hillman,
i thank you for your mail ,at the same time i understand your saying meanwhile
i will send you fax tomorrow expect my fax. you need to come down here in ghana
to see with your eyes . secoundly remember that your are going to stand as my
father business partnership ,again with your wealth expirence to claim this
money in your account in your country. Do you have Bank Account ? Do you have
international passport?
please i want to know if you can come down here in ghana .which we fasting this fund to be release quek out of safe keeping company , Actually if you really want to help me you need to come down here in ghana.so that i will make the aregement of your arrival. please make sure that you get telephone for communicating with you is very impotant for more imformation. i am looking forward to hear from you.
Best regard
Leonard comporia .
Mummy said i should send greeting to you. remain bless.
He seems really keen on me coming to Ghana. Perhaps I should? But let us first
see how much information we can get from him.
Subject: Re: urgent
response
To: "leonard comporia" <leonardcomporia@yahoo.ie>
Dear Sir,
I am not sure what you are trying to imply with the expression "kind days", because at Cox Investment these days are not kind at all. We have to work 24 hours a day to serve our clients, most of whom prefers that we deal in secrecy and with numerous Swiss bank accounts. AND the phone is OUT! Just because of a thunderstorm. Makes you almost cry with rage. All this is making me and my partners walking the tight rope backwards blindfolded and up shit creek without the proverbial paddle! But thank God for the Net! And the fax. And I therefore hope that you can utilize these methods of communication in order to enlighten my soul and personal self in this matter.
IF you give me proper details AND some personal info on your good self, including your passport etc, I will be ready to travel Ghana to finalize the deal. Yes I have a bank account. So what? What is the deal here? Give me some serious info please! Do I have an international passport? Jesus Christ on a Sunday! I am business man for crying out loud! To be perfectly honest I’ve got several passports and identities. That’s part of my job. So what? Again - GIVE ME MORE INFO!!!!!!!
Give my regards to your mother
Sincerely
Hillman Cox
I chuckled silently and turned of my computer. It was time for a Single Malt
and some reflections on the meaning of life, the Internet and Nigerian scammers.