Today, I received an email from a person who claimed to be Kennedy Ozuoka of United Bank of Africa. The email was as usual offering me money that I had been scammed off. I could immediately see that it was a scam email. There were many red herrings in the email. Given below is my communication with Mr. Kennedy Ozuoka. My comments are as usual in red.

Email from “Kennedy Ozuoka” of United Bank of Africa

From: Mr Kennedy Ozuoka <eduardo@world-soccer-academy.com> What is a Director of United Bank of Africa doing with an email with domain world-soccer-academy.com? And who is eduardo? Kennedy Ozuoka's pet name?? This is Red Herring One.
Sent: 23 November 2022 19:14 Email sent after office hours. Woking overtime, eh?
Subject: United bank for Africa. (U.B.A )

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA –
AFRICA'S GLOBAL BANK
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS UBA HOUSE

I Am Mr Kennedy Ozuoka the director cash processing united bank for
African the international monetary fund (I.M.F.) in conjunction with
Organization of African Unity (O.A.U) is compensating all the scam
victims with $1.500.000.00USD (Bad English, bad formatting and bad grammer. My antenna was screaming – scam, scam, scam…)

and your email address was found in the scam victim's, the united bank
for African and Federal Reserve Bank has been mandated by the (I.M.F)
to pay your compensation ($1.500, 000.00USD) in cash through means of
diplomatic courier service hand delivery, (More bad English)

Take note that Three thousand united states dollars (usd$3,000) have
been mapped out for all expenses in taxes and other documents that
matters.
Therefore, do forward your home address, direct phone number to this email,
mrkennedyozuokapersonal@gmail.com (another indication that it is a scam email. Note that the email address is different from the email address used to send the message)

Please reply/direct to this email:
mrkennedyozuokapersonal@gmail.com
Mr Kennedy Ozuoka
Managing Director
United bank for Africa. (U.B.A

Whenever I get such emails, I always Google to see if there are similar emails going around. This time my search for Kennedy Ozuoka took me to a Facebook post by the real Kennedy Ozuoka. He states in the post – It has come to my attention that people claiming to be Mr. Kennedy Uzoka send scam mails to innocent individuals urging them to part with their monies or other…

See the post here

As I have mentioned in one of my earlier articles, I like to understand how the mind of the scammer works. What does he desire? What will he ask for? So I communicate with them.

My reply to “Kennedy Ozuoka” of
United bank for Africa

Sanjeev Sharma 
to mrkennedyozuokapersonal

Dear Mr Kennedy Ozuoka

Many thankyou for your email telling me about the money that is going to be given by you to me because of the scam that I went through. (I have tried to be bad with my English too!)

I thank you and also the MOnetary Fund of the World and the United Bank of Africa for this wonderful thing.

What is this thing about 3000 US dollars that mapped for expenses? You will deduct that money from my payment? That is fine with me.

My address is: (Here the address and phone number have be anonymised)

XX-1234
Locality in Delhi
New Delhi
INdia

My phone number is 123456789

I look forward to receiving the money. Then I'll give you a big party.😍

best regards

Sanjeev Sharma

I now await reply from Mr. Kennedy Ozuoka. Will keep you posted

Last year, sometime in January I received an email from a person claiming to be Ms. Rose George. She said that she would like to give me $750,000 for some help that I gave her! I do not remember helping any Rose George. But, I guess I have Alzheimer's or Dementia! Frankly I don't remember that as well! Any way, jokes apart, my email communication with her is reproduced below. My comments on her email are in red.

Email from Rose George

From: Ms. Rose George <no-reply@elearnlanguage.com>
Sent: 11 January 2021 12:23
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam]Your bank Check. Merry Christmas !!! (ah! Advantages of an anti-virus. It marks the email as spam – see the Norton AntiSpam in the subject line? Invest in a good anti-virus)

Hello friend,

Did you receive my last email which i sent to you from Thailand? Anyway, the message was to inform you that I have successfully moved the funds to Paris, France. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort, time and concern you showed to help me out, even though we did not succeed following one reason or the other best known to you. (Yes, I know. It is because there was no such effort. At least I don't remember) It was with the help of a French business tycoon who was capable of assisting me in this great venture via a diplomatic means.

For your effort, sincerity, and trustworthiness, you showed at the beginning of the transaction, I have decided to compensate you and show my gratitude with the sum of $750,000. (Wow! If only every sincere  person was shown gratitude of scuh magnitude! The world would be full of good samaratins only) I have authorized my new lawyer who is now also my legal adviser in Bangkok, Thailand to issue you an International certified bank cashiers check which I signed in your favor before leaving Thailand for Paris. I will like you to contact the lawyer for the collection procedure of this international certified bank check, and below is the contact information's of the lawyer:.

(Mr): Richard Morgan
Email: info.richardmorgan28893904@gmail.com

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand in Paris France. Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Lawyer on your behalf to send the bank Check to you as soon as you contact him without delay.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. I wish you a strong and successful new year.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Regards,

Ms. Rose George

My reply to Rose George

Re: Your bank Check. Merry Christmas !!!

Richard Harris <rh@gmail.com>
Wed, 28 Sept, 23:13 
to info.richardmorgan28893904</rh@gmail.com>

Dear Mr. Richard Morgan,

I received an email from Ms. Rose George (God bless her) last year. I was very ill. Practically on my death bed, so to speak because of this stupid Coron virus. But I am a stubborn old man and I am not so easy to kill for a virus. That originated in China. Even quality of their virus is so bad. Huh!

She said that she is giving me some money. I am really thanksfull Ms Rose for her gesture.

So tell me, when are you going to send me the money.

Yours sincerly

Richard Harris

Email to new lawyer of Rose George was sent very late

As you can see, I had sent the email very late. I have so far not received any reply. Maybe they have moved on to new email address.Anyway, whatever happens I'll keep you posted about the Rose George saga.

Email from Godwin Emefiele

My reply to Godwin Emefiele

Sanjeev Sharma <ss@ss.com> To:
henryboat67@gmail.com,
cbnbankofnigeria637@gmail.com

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021 at 4:30 pm

Dear Dr Godwin,

Your email is indeed Godsent. I am sorry to write back so late. I was suffering from this bloody virus Coronoa and have receovered now with God's grace.

I have not given any power of attorney to anyone that I am dead. I am alive. He must have known that I was critical and so he went to you. I think he hopped (I can also make spelling mistakes!) that I will be dead soon.

I do not know that man. I hope I am not late is replying. I was not well as you can know.

I would be happy if you can return me my money. Do let me know the ways to do that.

I remain your faithfully

Sanjeev Sharma

I did not receive a reply to this email. However, a new email was received by me sometime later, askimg me if I was Dead or Alive?

Today, I received an email from someone who claimed to be Frances & Patrick Connolly Family from County Down in Northern Ireland informing me that they have decided to gift me £3,600,000.00 million Pound sterling (GBP). I am elated.

I have replied to “them” to let me know how I can get the money. My  communication as it unfolds is given below. My comments are in red.

Email from “Frances & Patrick Connolly”

—–Original Message—–
From: Patrick Connolly <thouston@acworth.org> Sent: 22 August 2022 12:19
To: Recipients <thouston@acworth.org> Subject: DONATION

An amount of £3,600,000.00 million Pound sterling (GBP) (That is 3.6 million million – a few trillion actually – Pound Sterling. The money they are talking about is more than the GDP of many countries. You think I can sue them if they do not give me that money??) has been donated and given, gifted to you and your family by Frances & Patrick Connolly Family from County Down in Northern Ireland, who won the Euro Millions jackpot, lottery of £115m Euro Millions, part of this donation. please contact her to claim the money via email for more details: connollyp974@gmail.com (Why is the reply to email different from the one that you used to write to me? I am only thinking aloud. But will not ask them this. Why? because I know that it is a scam email)

Scam email based on true facts

As I have maintained in many earlier posts, the scammer always bases the scam on some true fact. I googled to check if there is indeed a Frances & Patrick Connolly Family that won a multi-million Pound lottery and found that it is really so. 

The scammer did not share any link to have the recepient verify the claim, but is clever enough to use a verifiable true fact to build the scam.

My reply to “Frances & Patrick Connolly”

Collins <collins@zzz.com> Sent: 22 August 2022 15:31
to connollyp974

Dear Frances & Patrick Connolly,

I received an email today informing me that I have been given a donation gift of £3,600,000.00 million Pound sterling (GBP) by your good selves.

I am really so happy and thankful to you. I will always praise the LOrd and pray for your long good happy and healthy life.

Tell me how I can get the gift.

Yours sincerely

Collins

I now await to know how I can get the money. Stay tuned.

Today, I received a funny email from one Charles Joseph Bonaparte who claimed to  be the Chairman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Whenever I receive an email from such an “important person”, I always google and check. In this case Google search informed me that Charles Joseph Bonaparte was founder of Bureau of Investigation which later became FBI. Also that  Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte had died in 1921!  So this phishing email is the case of dead man sending email.

Below, please find my communication with Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte. My comments are in red, as usual.

Email from Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte

—–Original Message—–
From: Charles Joseph Bonaparte <test@contaboserver.net>
Sent: 19 August 2022 12:23
To: Undisclosed recipients: (Red herring 1 – phishing email)
Subject: ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION

ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. (Self goal – drawing attention to self in the hope of gaining trust and confidence of the recepient)

Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

Attn: Beneficiary,

I am Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte, the chairman of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). in alliance with the economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with the head Office . We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of the United States Government and the United Nations. (Red herring 2 – bad grammer,  punctutaions and formatting)

We have been able to track down so many of these scam artists in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROON AND SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA). (heard for the first time – scammer tracking scammers!)

We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe. (Why are you not returning the money to people from whom the scammers stole the money?)

This email is being directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here and with the information gartered from this Scam artist, we notice that you have been scammed of so much money and have decided to compensate you with a little token to recover the lost of your fund. You are therefore being compensated with the total sum of $1.5 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, Lottery Agents who have money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which does not exist. (Frankly, I had no idea that so much money had been stolen from me – 1.5 Million USD. I'll not complain anymore)

Since your name appeared among the lucky beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of US$1.5 Million, we have made arrangement to register an Online Banking through our Global Bank, where you will have full access to your Online Banking Account Fund, to transfer your fund personally to your Private Bank Account with no complication of things or questioning as the Account will be fully registered in your Name. (Account in my name? Wow!)

Feel free to contact the processing officer MR BRIAN PETERSON. The online Banking Processing is made much easier for you to transfer your funds to your private Bank Account personally, to avoid any delay or complication of things. With this Online Banking Transfer Processing, you can only transfer the Maximum Amount of US$500.000.00 daily/install mentally (intall mentally? Could'nt understand that) until the total amount of your Compensated/deposited fund is transferred and completely paid to you.

So you are advised to contact processing officer MR BRIAN PETERSON with your provided information required for verification below.

CONTACT PERSON: MR BRIAN PETERSON
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: brianpet3rson@yandex.com (Red Herring 3: FBI using Russian email service provider. I just can't believe it)

Provide the information below to enable the processing of your Online Banking Account for deposition of your total compensation fund.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR OCCUPATIaON
5) YOUR IDENTITY.
6) COUNTRY

Contact MR BRIAN PETERSON with the information required for verification to enable him start the processing of your Online Banking Account Registration.

We guarantee your safety and wish you the best of luck.

Best Regard,
Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte
Federal Bureau of Investigation

________________________________

CONFIDENTIALITY

This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named herein. Any attachment transmitted with this email is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this email is addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system or please notify the system manager. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and in the event of any unauthorized disclosure, copying and/or distribution of the contents the generating entity and/or the sender reserves the right to take any action against such unauthorized use in law, equity or otherwise.
The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The sender accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email, delays, data corruption, unauthorized access or unauthorized amendments.

________________________________

My reply to email from Charles Joseph Bonaparte

Sanjeev Sharma <ss@ssl.com>
15:01
to brianpet3rson

Dear MR BRIAN PETERSON

I have been directed by Mr. Charles Joseph Bonaparte to write to you to claim my compensation of 1.5 Million Dollars that FBI has recovered from scammers.

I am so very much thanksfil to you all for this.

My details given below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME. Sanjeev Sharma

2) YOUR ADDRESS. C-356, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi

3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER. 81300XXXXX

4) YOUR OCCUPATIaON service

5) YOUR IDENTITY. mole on cleft cheek

6) COUNTRY India

Thanks you for everything.

Please send details of my bank account so I can get the money.

best regards

Sanjeev SHarma

I am now waiting for the 1.5 Million USD from Charles Joseph Bonaparte! Will let you know what happens.