TITLE: The mark of a moron

SCAMMER NAME: Nicholas Okorie

SCAMMER LOCATION: Nigeria

SCAMBAITER: Shiver Metimbers Sometimes you come across fellow human beings who can only be described as vile creatures, undeserving of the space they inhabit on this planet. The "reverend" Nicholas Okorie is one such pathetic excuse for a human being. Nicholas has contacted me purporting to represent a charity organisation collecting money for the Pakistan earthquake appeal. Such people are deserving of much more than the normal scammer humiliation, so I make no excuses for my treatment of Nicholas here. This guy gets off lightly in my opinion. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: Friday, November 11, 2005

Subject: To save lives Dear potential saviour I am a clergy man of the nigeria scripture union and my name is Rev.Nicholas Okorie presently residing in Imo state of Nigeria. We are gathering fund for thepeople of the pakstan earthquake and would like to enquire for your assistance in finance??can you donateso that our greatness in togetherness can benefit the survivours in pakistan. i humbly requestfor necessary procedures that will enable a great work of goodness,as it will help many people in their environment. i am expecting to hear from you to enable me know your anwer in this great spiritual journey. You should also provide us with the following: YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.

YOUR PERSONAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

YOUR PERSONAL ADDRESS.

Yours sincerly

Rev.Nicholas Okorie. OK. We need to concoct a cunning plan to make this vile piece of crap pay big time. Time to don my cassock! From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Friday, November 11, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Dept.

HCTS



Dear brother Nicholas,



Thank you so much for your very nice email. You sound like a very caring person, and I hope that God rewards your hard work appropriately and I am sure he will look after you and ensure you receive everything that you deserve. I will most certainly pray for you this evening and ensure my members do the same. I am sorry but in this instance I am unable to help you with your current proposition.



Please do note that my church give yearly donation and financial help to the underprivileged, sick and needy every year. In total we give approximately $12 million a year to the less fortunate and needy of the world. What can I say, my church is very generous! Sadly I am afraid that I am unable to help you at this time. You see the rules of my Christian ministry forbid members of my church from any business dealings personal, charitable, business or otherwise with people who are not part of our church or faith, so although I would normally be most pleased to help you my hands are tied. I would like to help your very noble cause by sending a generous donation of perhaps $40,000 or $150,000 to help you to help others as you are trying. But because you are not a member of my church it is sadly out of the question. It seems there is no hope for Nicholas. But wait, there's a light at the end of the tunnel: Of course, if you were to go through the induction procedure and join our church then of course I could help you, and even send a donation for you to pass on to the less fortunate and spread the word of our church, but of course I do not and would not expect you to go through the induction procedure for our church because it requires a lot of commitment to our church so of course I can understand if you refuse. Odds on Nicholas refusing anyone?! So once more, I apologise that I cannot help you at this time, but I will pray for you this evening that you find the help that you require. God be with you, Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint So, Nicholas knows we give millions away. He knows he's in contact with the church accounts department, and he also knows there's between $40K and $150K on the table if he follows what he probably thinks is our simple induction procedure. Nicholas of course takes the bait as expected. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005

Subject: Re: To save lives Dear father Bruce Corbin, I was so glad to have received a mail from you and i have thought carefully about the requirment of induction that leads to full membership. Please father mail the necessary information,so that i can start the journey to full membership.I will really be pleased to get this necessary things from you. Thanks and talk to you soon.

yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie. From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Friday, November 11, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS





Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you very much for your kind email



Brother Okorie, I have to tell you that I am extremely thrilled that you are indeed considering joining our church. Your commitment is to be admired greatly. However you must understand that in order for me to be able to help you it means you will have to join our church, and you must (like all our members) prove your absolute devotion to our cause and church. You must complete our short induction procedure before you can join with us. The induction procedure is simple, but you must be warned that it must not be taken upon lightly.



I must tell you that to join our church you must show great commitment, however the rewards are great. Once you have become a member and have completed the induction procedure I am sure that my board members can help you with a most generous donation, especially if as you say you are interested in setting up a branch of our ministry in your country to help spread the word our church. I cannot give you a firm commitment as to the amount of the donation we can send to you to help others, but it is normal in these types of cases for my church to offer sums of between $40,000 to $150,000 if you are indeed serious about helping us to spread the word of our ministry. Of course, in order to receive such financial help you must become a full and willing member of our church.



Again I must repeat I that to enter our ranks does take great commitment. All members of our church (myself included) must bear the tattoo mark of our saint, Saint Bartholomew Shiver. This mark of faith is tattooed on to each individual member of our church. Not only does this serve as a graphic reminder of our commitment to our faith, but all over the world it helps us to recognise our brothers and sisters. It is a golden rule of our church that our members must do everything in their power to help and aid fellow members.



So, to be inducted into our church, you must agree to the following:



1. Agree to have a tattoo showing the mark and name of Saint Bartholomew Shiver. This can be placed on any part of your body.

2. Provide photographic proof of the tattoo mark.

3. Agree to use any donations sent to you for the good of your fellow men & women.



If you can agree to the above requirements then I see no reason why we cannot start your induction procedure immediately. On receipt of the photographic proof of your tattoo mark of St. Bartholomew and on receipt of the completed induction form we can provide you with a generous donation and regular help within 24 hours of receiving the photographic proof. We will also of course send much information by posts contain information about the church, and how we would like you to help spread word of our church and cause.



Let me know if you are in agreement to the above requirements and I will forward you more detailed information and also a picture of the tattoo mark of St. Bartholomew so that you can make your own arrangements to have the tattoo applied at your place of choosing.



Of course agreeing to have a tattoo placed upon your body is a very important one, and committing yourself to this is a great request, but it is exactly this which will show us your willingness to be a part of our ministry.



Please note that you must be able to fund the tattoo and photographs yourself. We will of course refund you all your costs as well as provide the donation to you, however this can only be given once the induction procedure has been completed successfully.



Thank you again for your email.



God be with you,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005

Subject: Re: To save lives Dear father Bruce Corbin, i have thought carefully about the requirment of induction/ Please father mail the necessary information and a sample of the tatoo of saint Bathelomew Shiver to me

with the induction form.. Thanks and talk to you soon.

yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie. I provide the info to Nicholas. I'm making a rather outrageous request, but I'm banking on this thief's greed to blind him from sane thinking! From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS





Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you so much for your reply.



I am very excited that we are soon to have a new member from your country, indeed, so far we have no members at all in your area and we would be thrilled if you are able to help spread the word about our ministry there.



As you have requested, the induction information is as follows. Please take care to follow the procedures very carefully. The four church board members will decide on your donation amount which depends on how strictly you have kept to our procedure.





The induction procedure, which we call "the baiting of the faithful" should take very little time to complete. How long this takes is completely up to you and how quickly you are able to present the photographic evidence that you have completed our procedure to the satisfaction of the four church board members. As I told you previously, the faster that you are able to complete the procedure the faster you will receive our financial help.





INSTRUCTIONS



1. I have attached a sample image of our induction logo. It bears the name of our Saint, St. Bartholomew Shiver. Phase one of the induction procedure is to have a copy of this logo tattooed onto a part of your body.



2. You may choose the part of the body which you feel comfortable with having the tattoo, however you must ensure that the completed tattoo is large and clear so as to be able to be photographed clearly. To aid you, I have also included a photograph of one of our recent inductees, Mary Jane Branson. As you can see, Mary chose to have the induction logo tattoo on her right shoulder.



3. You must ensure that photographs of as much of the tattooing procedure are taken as possible. Take photographs of the various steps of having the tattoo applied.



4. You must supply various photographs of the tattoo from different viewing angles, and also a photograph of yourself for identification, and if possible, showing the tattoo at the same time. To aid you further I have attached a picture of one of our latest inductees Miss Mary Clifton showing her tattoo mark of Saint Shiver.





** VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ***



You must understand that the tattoo MUST be a real tattoo, not a drawing or other type of fake tattoo. In other words, being a real tattoo you will of course have it with you for life, so it is important that you are absolutely sure and happy about your decision to join our church.



Photos MUST be supplied so as to provide proof that a real tattoo has been applied. Sadly, some people have tried to fool us by applying fake tattoos, but I must warn you that our four man board are extremely diligent and can recognise a fake tattoo very easily. If your tattoo shop need it, we are happy to provide them with payment for their services and allowing you to take photographs of the tattooing process. Payment to the tattoo shop can be up to US $1,000. If you provide us with a receipt after the tattoo has been applied we will send payment to them immediately the photographs have been received.



NOTE: One photograph is not enough. You must provide MULTIPLE photographs showing as much of the tattooing as possible.





We require at minimum for you to send by email attachment HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS of the following:



1. The first stage of the tattoo being applied to the inductee. If possible, photographs showing the tattoo artist actually applying the tattoo would give great encouragement to the board members and will result in your donation payment being a higher amount.



2. Photographs of the tattoo immediately after it has been completed, so that the board members will be able to ascertain it is real because of normal scarring or marking.



3. Photographs taken 24 hours later, showing the healed tattoo.



It is your decision what colour to make the tattoo, but please ensure you choose a colour which can be photographed clearly. Most of our members choose to have a black tattoo applied.



Again, it is entirely your decision what part of your body to have the tattoo applied to. All you need to do is ensure the tattoo is large and clear enough to be photographed clearly. Places that our members usually choose are: arms, top of the legs, or back shoulders.



I must stress to you again that the tattoo must be real, and the photographs you send will be inspected very carefully to ensure that they are. I am sorry that I have to keep repeating this to you brother but as I have already told you, sadly there are ungodly people out in the world who try to take advantage of our church by applying for donations by sending in fake photographs, this is why it is very important that the photographs you send by email attachment are very large and clear so that the validity of the tattoos can be checked easily. Poor quality or small images will be rejected by the board members.



I offer one piece of advice brother; the board members usually give larger donations depending on the size of the tattoo. So the larger the tattoo the larger the donation payment is liable to be, but the very minimum we send to help is $40,000 so as you can so you will be able to do a lot of very good work with such an amount. Of course, once you become a member you will be invited to our yearly gathering here in the UK (your flight fees and expenses will of course be paid by us) and you will be able to meet many of our members and well as myself.



I hope that explains things clearly to you brother, and if you have any questions please feel free to contact me any time.



Please will you reply to this email as soon as possible to let me know when you expect to be able to email me the photographs. The four board members work all across the UK so they will need to be gathered to examine your photographs and make the donation payment. This may take 2 or 3 days, so if I know in advance when you are likely to be ready to send the photographs I can ensure that the board members are gathered together in readiness for your photographs.



Please also let me know by what means you would prefer the donation payment to be made.



God be with you,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint I attach a sample (Photoshopped) picture of one of our latest church inductees (random picture taken from the Net and face censored to protect the innocent!), and also a copy of the church logo which must be tattooed onto the members: Surprisingly, Okorie seems to have swallowed this hook, line and sinker... From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005

Subject: URGENT Dear father bruce corbin, I have received your mail and i am assuring you that by 21st of november you will be with the necessary photographs and information. What about the induction form. Yours sincerly,

Rev.nicholas okorie. Cool! From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Monday, November 14, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS







Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you for your reply.



Please note this reference number: 11871-232



Please use this reference number on all future communications. This number will be used in processing your payment and also for identification/security purposes.



The induction form will be sent to you on receipt of the photographs. One of your photographs has to be included on the forms (again for identification purposes). The form is very simple and really only requires your signature. Well, no it doesn't, but I don't want to put Okorie off at this delicate stage!



Please can you advise me how you would like your donation payment to be made?



God be with you,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint Amazingly, Okorie actually went through with the tattoo! He sent some small images with the message below. I complained and told him I wanted larger ones, and they are the ones presented below. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: Monday, November 18, 2005

Subject: URGENT Dear father Bruce Corbin, I have sent the photographs to you.Please go through them send me a reply on receiving.I am still waitin to receive the induction form. Please if there is any other information you need,please let me know. Thanks for the opportunity.



yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie.

All ready for his visit to the tattoo parlour. Does he look like a preacher to you folks?

Here's the tattoo parlour (and it seems, dry cleaners) sign

Okorie's in the chair

Bzzzz. Bzzzz. Bzzzz!

Poetry in picture form

Looks painful.... hopefully!

And here's the proud owner (for now) of a new tattoo

A close-up of some fine work!

Congratulations to Nicholas Okorie for being the first scammer on the planet to be suckered into having a tattoo! I'm quite surprised how easy this was to achieve. I have a few more scammers going through the same process, and they are showing a little more resistance than Okorie. Just shows what sheer greed can do to you I suppose. Now on to the "induction form", but first we must congratulate Okorie. From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Monday, November 20, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS







Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you so much for sending your induction photographs enlarged this morning, it is very much appreciated.



Unfortunately the board members do not meet on Saturday or Sunday so it will be Monday before I am able to announce your donation amount but I can tell you that you should be happy with the amount awarded. "Happy" is a very relative term here by the way folks!



I am happy to inform you that from what I myself have seen you have performed the procedure perfectly, thank you again. I will forward the induction application form to you shortly. This just requires your details filling in and your signature. One this is completed your award amount can be paid immediately. Also, please will you forward me a copy of any official ID that you have that bears your photographs, such as a passport, driving license or other governmental identification. Some details need to be included on the induction form.



Blessings,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: November 24, 2005

Subject: IDENTIFICATION Dear Father Bruce, i sent in my id card as u requested i know by now u must have got it. am now waitting patiently for your reply. God bless you Yours Sincerely Rev Nicholas okorie Nicholas attaches his "ID", which is as far from official or real as you can get! From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: Monday, November 20, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS







Dear Brother Okorie,



I am sorry brother Okorie, but that ID is totally unacceptable. The image is too small and too blurred. Unless you are able to scan the original ID to a proper size and NOT just try to stretch the tiny original image then we cannot accept it.



Also, that particular ID is unacceptable as it is not an official governmental ID such as your driving license or passport image. Your church ID is not acceptable I am afraid.



I am afraid that sending the incorrect ID is causing a delay in your payment.



Blessings,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: November 26, 2005

Subject: Re: IDENTIFICATION Dear father Bruce Corbin, I have just received your mail and i am so sorry to inform you that the reson why i could not scan my drivers licence was because it has expired.I have also takan it to be renewed.Here in nigeria it takes a lot of time like few days.I would have sent an international passport but i dont have any.Please do give me some days to get back to you. Sorry for whatever this new development may cause you.



your sincerly, Rev. Nicholas Okorie. I don't bother to reply. Amazingly, just FIVE days later Nicholas sends me a copy of his "new" passport. It was apparently issued to him on November 30th, just 4 days after he told me he was going to get a new passport. Damn they work fast over there! From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 1, 2005

Subject: urgent Dear father Bruce Corbin, My drivers licence was slow in renewing, so i have to apply for an international passport.Consider it and send me a reply. Now to put part two of my dastardly plan into action. I decide to take on the part of another scammer who has taken over the Holy Church's email system and is blocking Nicholas's emails to Father Corbin. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: Decenber 1, 2005

Subject: Join wit me okorie.



my name is ali and i am angin scam jobs from da netherlands. i am from bulgaria by birth but married to a nigerian woman (jane), it was jane dat introduced me to da 419 business and i ave bin runnin dis scam since 3 years and wiv great success.



i am also a computa programmin graduate and ave 8 years experience. i ave bin dealin wiv your maga bruce corbin and he last sent me $42000 whun i joined his church. of course dig yous i no need fa is church i just want the maoney so i am opin to get more from dis geeza.



i am in control of da church email system and ave bin watchin your emails to and from corbin. i can check by your style yous is like me a scammer tryin fa cash from corbin. me would like to make a new partner in nigeria. my last wicked geeza james was takun from me a auto accident and now i need a new working partner. me would dig da way yous run your job so i dig yous to join me in future jobs. This is my deal - i can give yous many wcontacts fa easy payin magas but i need somebody to take payments in nigeria. fa me it is gettin dangerous to get payment her now from jobs. i want yous to take da money thun take your share and send me da remaining. i can get maybe $20000 to £40000 every month from my jobs.



i will do da wurk and thun yous can take da payments (western union) and yous take 40% and send back to me da remaing. dis way yous can make maybe $15000 or $20000 every month fa well little wurk. let me know your answa fast.



your main man ali. Nicholas ignores Ali's email and continues to persue Father Corbin. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 2, 2005

Subject: very urgent Dear father Bruce Corbin, I have been expecting your reply since yesterday but it just wouldn't come.Please i really need to know what's going on.Send me a mail to get me informed,because i am presently lost.Also how about the induction form,am still expecting it.



yours sincerly, Rev.Nicholas Okorie. Of course, Father Corbin can't read this email or reply because his email system has been hacked by Ali Gee! Ali Gee sends proof to Nicholas that he controls the church email system. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: Decenber 2, 2005

Subject: re: Join wit me dear okorie i check dat yous ain't bother to reply to my previous email. i ave told yous i control da church email system now and dey only check and send wot me i control. i will borrow proof to yous now. Here is a message yous ave just sent to corbin: "Dear father Bruce Corbin,

I have been expecting your reply since yesterday but it just wouldn't come.Please i really need to know what's going on.Send me a mail to get me informed,because i am presently lost.Also how about the induction form,am still expecting it.



yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie." So without being mi partner in da future business I can spoil yoa job. Reply to me urgent. Ali. Nicholas decided to reply to Ali Gee. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: what do you want Ali Gee or what ever, u have no right over this mail but if u feel so then come 2 me.be a man From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 2, 2005

Subject: re: what do you want? dear okorie All U have 2 do is to agree to join wiv me bro. How long ave you been in da scamming business. do you have much experience? Ali Nicholas doesn't reply to Ali Gee right away, but decides to take one more go at Father Corbin. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: urgent Note: forwarded message attached.



Dear Father corbin, My pc has a little problem, and some ungodly people taped into my email adress fowarded is the threatening letter sent to me.



i still await your reply as to know if u received my mail and my scanned international passport.



God Bless you

Bro Nicholas Okorie Nicholas attaches Ali Gee's first email. Father Corbin of course can still not reply. Ali Gee of course spots Nicholas's message to Father Corbin and decides to give Nicholas an ultimatum. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: u will lose ur money!!!! You seem 2 want 2 act like a maga Okorie. Mi as seen this message U snet to CORBIN: "Dear Father corbin,

My pc has a little problem, and some ungodly people taped into my email adress fowarded is the threatening letter sent to me.

i still await your reply as to know if u received my mail and my scanned international passport." CORBIN canot reply 2 ur mail bro because i control al that he sees. Guy you know lik me you are a scam artist so you can join with me or i will contact CORBIN and claim your money for miself. Ali Nicholas replies to Ali. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: I am grieved ali we have not met and i dont know who u are if u feel u want to reap where u did not sow no problem we have to meet and u state what i will give you release the mail corbin sent to my box so as to faclitate pay ment hoping to hear from you to start with is not a scam i have spent plenty money on this project thank u He also has another wasted attempt at contacting Father Corbin via a new email address. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: VERY URGENT dear father bruce corbin, I am really having problems with hackers here in nigeria.Therefore i have changed my mail address once again.The first was [email protected] while the second was [email protected] i intend to let you know that since i scanned my international passport i have not received any mail from you.Please i am so sorry for the inconvinences this development may cost you. Please also note that you should disregard any mail that comes through the two previous mail address because there are a lot of ungodly people roaming the streets. I intend to receive further mails through this mail box and you can also add your phone number so that we can interact one on one.



yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie. Sorry Nicholas. It seems Father Bruce can't see that email either! Ali Gee is of course unimpressed by Nicholas's lies. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 3, 2005

Subject: Re: I am grieved We will not get very far if you lie to me guy. this is what you told CORBIN you were: "I am a clergy man of the nigeria scripture union

and my name is Rev.Nicholas Okorie presently residing

in Imo state of Nigeria" You are no clergy man I know that fo sure. you can give me no proof of dat. You will do well to admit you are on a scam with corbin. if we both tell teh truth lik i am doin 2 u then we can go far together. Ali Nicholas replies to Ali. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 4, 2005

Subject: what now ali since u know too much what is it u really want tell me how did u get ny box number? HAVE U RECEIVED ANY MAIL FROM CORBIN IF SO FOWARD I 2 /if u want in stop threating me . and state what u want i have spent so much money and dont want any one to fuck me up so pls statewhat u reall want from me. Nice language from a reverend! if any one is using u is just too bad u have taught me not to trust any one again so pls tell me what u want from me and tell me how all this started then lets get down to buisness From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: Decenber 5, 2005

Subject: Re: what now Good we seem to be gettin down 2 some real talk. Tell me as i know you are not a clergy man, what is your real job? do you have a real job or lik me is your money just from scamming? star to be truthful and we can do some good business. i will soon make sure you money from corbin comes 2 you must i wan mek sure we can maybe work togetha in future Aii From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: o.k. whats up dawg,lets agree on something real good.whats your percentage and forward any mail to my box.if you want us to see cool by me,any number drop.will really need to talk you know.there no need spoiling your fellow man job.talk to me man. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: 0% Okorie first we cannot meet becos as i done told you i am in Netherlands. i wan no percentage of your cash from corbin, u can keep it all. all i want from you is to know how much and how long experience you have scamming and do you get many magas? then we can come to some understanding on future partner cos i need one in Nigeria to claim cash for me. i done give you 35% of all jobs i collect on. now tell me your experience and give me ur number and once u have given me your histor i will mek call 2 u and we will discuss terms and jobs. when we have agreement i will let you continue with corbin. i need to know how much sucess you are gettin an if u are experienced enough to be mi partner Ali Now we seem to be getting somewhere. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: AT YOUR SERVICE What's up man, I just figured out that you sure should be respected.anyway i am ready to play with you.My real name is charles,my number is 08033168xxxx{+2348033168xxxx}.I reside in imo state and i am good in the scamming besiness.Help me through with my job and i will help you with whatever you choose.I have really spent a lot on this deal with holychurch. Here in nigeria,i pull a lot of strings,so whatever you need will surely be achieved.Need to know your mind as soon as possible.



At your service, Charles. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: Re: AT YOUR SERVICE charles. i am glad we can come to agreement. i am desperate for a contac/partner in Nigeria to pass mi payment to collect. it is good you see sense and u will soon see i am a man of my word. i will now let your messages get through to cobin so you can mail him now or later. i wan to open a new yahoo account for us both for receiving job information. i will open a new account shortly. please tell me what password you want me to use for the new account and i will make it so. i have one question for you Charles. u say your real name is charles but i see you send a passport to corbin which looks good/real to me with nicholas okorie. is this passport fake? please explain. thanks for your number and i will call you sometime soon ali From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: OK What's up man, I just received a mail from you.about the name and the face,the face is real and the full name is charles dimitree korie.I really need to work with you man to also learn some major stuffs.You can use this password to open the new yahoo account.It is (LAGGOS). About corbin,i really need to know the last mail he saw to be able to know how to follow up.I can only continue on receipt of your reply. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 5, 2005

Subject: Re: OK Charles. this is da last message corbin has sent you........ "Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you so much for sending your passport image, and I can confirm that your identification is acceptable to us. I will now pass your case over to Father Jack Hackett who is in charge of the Charity Awards department here at the church. He will be sending you the induction form to sign and once you have returned that by email attachment your payment will be made.



Please can you confirm the full name and address of the person that the payment is to be made to?" you can now reply to corbin, but please tell me, how did you get the passport what you send to corbin. are you able to buy more? give me details please. Ali. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 6, 2005

Subject: OK Whats up man,your mail qiute interesting.and about the passport it is a real nigerian passport and its gotten very easily through my contacts.I hope you saw the password i sent to you.

Hope to hear from you soon.



Charles. Lets see if we can get Charles to make me a fake Nigerian passport! From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 6, 2005

Subject: Re: OK charles. can you arrange a passport for me? I need nigerian passport bad and i willin to pay you once my current jobs have paid. if you can do this let me know and i send you my informations for the passport and a picure. I have contact for 100% quality bristish passport so i can suplly you with may uk passport if it will help on any future jobs you have. i have contact for nigerian passport but the quality is no good,, yours is better so i would be in your debt for you to get me one quickly to enable me to complete some jobs and i will give you percentage for the favour please get back to me ugently Ali. Whilst I'm negotiating the passport with Okorie, he gets in touch with Father Corbin. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 6, 2005

Subject: URGENT Dear father Bruce Corbin, I am sorry i have not kept in touch with you for a couple of days,i have been busy arranging some programmes.Also, i am looking forward to receiving the induction form so as to confirm my full membership.



yours sincerly,

Rev.Nicholas Okorie. From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 6, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS





Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you for your email. I was worried that something had happened to you because of your long delays in replying back to me. Thank God you are fine.



Please can you forward me the name of the person the payment is to be made to, along with the full address. This will need to be included on the induction form that we send to you.



Blessings,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint Okorie (or is it Charles?!) agrees to supply me with a passport. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Ali Gee

Date: December 7, 2005

Subject: OK what' up man, i sure can arrange a good quality nigerian passport for you.it will cost some money but i am ready to help you out because you helped me out.

send the necessary information down to me to start processing it. it will be thursday before it can be made ready,



charles. I send Okorie my passport details. From: Ali Gee

To: Rev. Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 7, 2005

Subject: Re: OK thanks charles that is gud to hear and you will be rewarded for your favours i can promise that to u i have attach piture for the passpot to this message. the details i need is: surname: Koffi

first name: Craig

nationality: Nigerian

date of birth: 24 April 1964

place of birth: Lagos i will leave it to you for start and end date but make it quite new please please get this scan of the passort to me as soon as possible cos i have 3 urgent jobs waiting for this and some percentage i can give to u when i get payment. respect and luck with your payment from corbin Ali I attach a picture of Craig Charles, probably best known as the lead actor in the UK Sci-Fi series 'Red Dwarf'. Okorie send his payment details. Parts edited out as I will be reporting this account to the bank concerned. From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 7, 2005

Subject: URGENT Dear father Bruce Corbin, Here is the information you need to make the donation. HSBC BANK

MAIN BRANCH: HONG KONG

SWIFT CODE: HSBC HKHH HKH

FAVOR:XXXXX LOGISTICS

AC/NO: 004 808 09868X XXX



For the induction form,use this:



REV.NICHOLAS CHIDIOBERE OKORIE

ADDRESS:PLOT 131 IKENEGBU LAYOUT

OWERRI,IMO STATE.

NIGERIA. Lets give Okorie some great news. From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 7, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS





Dear Brother Okorie,



Thank you for your email and for your payment information.



I am pleased to announce to you that the board members have deliberated over your case this morning and decided to award you US $46,775. I hope that this will help you to make a great difference to your fellow brothers and sisters in your country, and I look forward to hopefully meeting with you in the future at one of our yearly membership meetings.



Please note that we have had a problem at our printer's today so I have not been able to get the induction form over to you today as I would have liked to, however I hope to be able to do that within the next 24 hours. Of course once you have returned the signed form your $46,775 payment will be paid immediately.



Blessings,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint I need to delay Okorie until at least Thursday because if I upset him before then I will pobably never receive my passport! From: Nicholas Okorie

To: Father Bruce Corbin

Date: December 8, 2005

Subject: URGENT Dear father Bruce Corbin, I really thank you and the holychurch board of directors for the favourable donations.This will surely enable me assist my fellow brothers and sisters in this same journey. I am also expecting the induction form,as this will confirm my full membership.I hope to receive the induction form today.



yours sincerly, Rev.Nicholas Okorie. A couple of days later I send the form. From: Father Bruce Corbin

To: Nicholas Okorie

Date: December 11, 2005 Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

HCTS





Dear Brother Okorie,



Please find attached the induction form for your signatures. Please print it out and complete the form and send a high quality scan of it back to us by email attachment.



After that your payment shall be made. Kind of. Maybe.



Blessings,



Father Bruce Corbin

Accounts Department

Holy Church of The Tattooed Saint INDUCTION FORM ATTACHED A note from the webmaster