Post by Yastreb on Aug 14, 2022 1:59:15 GMT
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian Federal and State governments imposed very stringent measures to combat the disease. One of the harshest measures was the closure of the borders, in both directions, to all but a few categories of people.
Among those who found the border closure a problem were scammers with courier scripts.
The scammers' emails are date-stamped; their names have been changed. My comments are in bold.
7 August 2020
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA NIGERIA
ZARIA STREET, GARKI
P.M.B. 0187, GARKI, ABUJA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA)
Attn Customer,
I AM REV JAMES AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] The only Bank appointed by all AFRICA PRESIDENT LED BY OUR NEW PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN BECAUSE OF FRAUD GOING ON IN BENIN REPUBLIC WERE AN INNOCENT CREDITORS WERE ASK TO PAY CHARGES BEFORE THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR MONEY OWN TO THEM BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM I.M.F.I will want to make it clear to you that what you are paying to the diplomat WHOM WE ARE GOING TO USE HIS IMMUNITY FOR THE SHIPMENT is $50,000 FIFTY thousand united state dollar immediately YOU received your fund and confirm it not in advance. And i also received a security report that you are paying money to some fraudster who are deceiving you telling you that they are going to send this your money to you. A s a man of GOD and an ordained REVEREND i advise you in spirit not to waste your money paying any body till you follow my instruction and did not get your money in the next three days. Let GOD take my life if i am not telling you the truth. OUR SECURITY REPORT SHOWN THAT THIS PEOPLE IS DEMANDING MONEY FROM YOU AND YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING THEM MONEY IN ADVANCE. DO NOT PAY TO ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAUDSTER AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUD ACTIVITIES THAT WE HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL OUR CREDITORS CASH THROUGH THIS MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE IN ALL AFRICA COUNTRY.
IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELEGRAPHIC MONEY TRANSFER DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HON OURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO PAY THROUGH THIS MEANS AND KNOWN OF OUR BANK DRAFT IS WORKING BECAUSE OF THIS THIEVES IB BENIN REPUBLIC YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN PACKAGED TODAY WHICH IS ATTACH TO THIS MAIL AND I WILL TAKE THE TWO BOXES TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND SEND THE KEYS TO THE BOXES SEPARATELY TO YOU BY DHL TO AVOID THE COURIER SERVICE STAFF TEMPERING WITH THE CONTENT OR DIVERT IT TO ANOTHER PLACE. PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THIS FRAUDSTERS FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SENT MONEY TO THEM JUST LET ME KNOW SO THAT OUR SECURITY AGENT WILL RETRIEVE IT BACK TO YOU BUT THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUND.
I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK INFORMATION BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE. ALL THE DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER AND FACELESS AFRICAN. BUT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN WHEN YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT MR SUNDAY BEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL, AS $15,000 FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES OF SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU.
THIS IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND IS NO MORE $850.000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND USD BUT $835,000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLAR. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR SUNDAY FRED AS HE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT . REV JAMES AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED AFRICA BANK PLC. OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY IS BEEN PACKED Please contact on this E-mail. REDACTED
REV JAMES AHMED
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
ZARIA STREET, GARKI
P.M.B. 0187, GARKI, ABUJA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA)
Attn Customer,
I AM REV JAMES AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA [UBA] The only Bank appointed by all AFRICA PRESIDENT LED BY OUR NEW PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN BECAUSE OF FRAUD GOING ON IN BENIN REPUBLIC WERE AN INNOCENT CREDITORS WERE ASK TO PAY CHARGES BEFORE THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR MONEY OWN TO THEM BY AFRICAN COUNTRIES.WE RECEIVE YOUR FILES FROM I.M.F.I will want to make it clear to you that what you are paying to the diplomat WHOM WE ARE GOING TO USE HIS IMMUNITY FOR THE SHIPMENT is $50,000 FIFTY thousand united state dollar immediately YOU received your fund and confirm it not in advance. And i also received a security report that you are paying money to some fraudster who are deceiving you telling you that they are going to send this your money to you. A s a man of GOD and an ordained REVEREND i advise you in spirit not to waste your money paying any body till you follow my instruction and did not get your money in the next three days. Let GOD take my life if i am not telling you the truth. OUR SECURITY REPORT SHOWN THAT THIS PEOPLE IS DEMANDING MONEY FROM YOU AND YOU WANT TO WASTE YOUR MONEY BY PAYING THEM MONEY IN ADVANCE. DO NOT PAY TO ANYBODY BECAUSE THEY ARE FRAUDSTER AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR FRAUD ACTIVITIES THAT WE HELD MEETING IN BENIN REPUBLIC AND RESOLVE TO PAY ALL OUR CREDITORS CASH THROUGH THIS MEANS OF DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE IN ALL AFRICA COUNTRY.
IF ANY BODY TELLS YOU THAT HE IS PAYING YOU IN BANK DRAFT OR TELEGRAPHIC MONEY TRANSFER DO NOT LISTEN TO HIM BECAUSE DUE TO THIS FRAUD NO INTERNATIONAL BANK HON OURS OUR REMITTANCE INSTRUCTION. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO PAY THROUGH THIS MEANS AND KNOWN OF OUR BANK DRAFT IS WORKING BECAUSE OF THIS THIEVES IB BENIN REPUBLIC YOUR FUND HAVE BEEN PACKAGED TODAY WHICH IS ATTACH TO THIS MAIL AND I WILL TAKE THE TWO BOXES TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND SEND THE KEYS TO THE BOXES SEPARATELY TO YOU BY DHL TO AVOID THE COURIER SERVICE STAFF TEMPERING WITH THE CONTENT OR DIVERT IT TO ANOTHER PLACE. PLEASE STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THIS FRAUDSTERS FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE SENT MONEY TO THEM JUST LET ME KNOW SO THAT OUR SECURITY AGENT WILL RETRIEVE IT BACK TO YOU BUT THAT WILL BE AFTER YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR FUND.
I WILL SEND YOU MORE MAILS TO GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION WITH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOU TO KNOW THE GENUINE OF THIS TRANSACTION. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR QUICK INFORMATION BECAUSE TIME IS NOT IN OUR SIDE. ALL THE DOCUMENT WILL BE SENT TO YOU IF I AM ASSURED THAT YOU HAVE STOPPED SENDING MONEY TO THOSE FRAUDSTER AND FACELESS AFRICAN. BUT GOD WILL JUDGE ALL OF THEM WHO LIVES BY CHEATING. MY BIBLE SAYS WHAT DOES IT PROFIT A MAN WHEN YOU GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT LOOSE YOUR SOUL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT MR SUNDAY BEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL, AS $15,000 FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ALL EXPENSES OF SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU THROUGH GENUINE DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AND HOW IT WAS SPENT WILL BE DETAILS TO YOU.
THIS IS FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR TOTAL FUND IS NO MORE $850.000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND USD BUT $835,000.00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE UNITED STATE DOLLAR. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR SUNDAY FRED AS HE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT . REV JAMES AHMED DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT UNITED AFRICA BANK PLC. OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY IS BEEN PACKED Please contact on this E-mail. REDACTED
REV JAMES AHMED
DIRECTOR CASH PROCESSING UNIT
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
That's an old script, referring as it does to "OUR NEW PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN" (Goodluck Jonathan served from 2011 to 2015).
I dispense with my usual "Did you mean me to get that" response.
Mr Ahmed
I don't have any issues with Benin; my problems are with Ghana. Also. who is "SUNDAY FRED" and where's the attachment you mentioned?
Malcolm Reynolds
I don't have any issues with Benin; my problems are with Ghana. Also. who is "SUNDAY FRED" and where's the attachment you mentioned?
Malcolm Reynolds
His CAP LOCK key must have broken.
8 August
I have acknowledged receipts of your mail.please you are advised to send your address, where you will like to receive the two consignment
boxes
I am waiting for your reply promptly.
Thanks
Best Regards
Rev. John Ahmed
Director Cash Processing Unit
boxes
I am waiting for your reply promptly.
Thanks
Best Regards
Rev. John Ahmed
Director Cash Processing Unit
Time for the bad news.
Mr Ahmed
There is no way that you can send any "consignment boxes" to me because the borders are closed. And again, who is Sunday Fred and why did you mention him, and where's the attachment you mentioned?
Malcolm Reynolds
There is no way that you can send any "consignment boxes" to me because the borders are closed. And again, who is Sunday Fred and why did you mention him, and where's the attachment you mentioned?
Malcolm Reynolds
9 August
I dont know who is sunday Fred
Mr Ahmed
You wrote this: "I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT MR SUNDAY BEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL" and "I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR SUNDAY FRED AS HE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT" - so who is Sunday Fred?
You also wrote: "OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY IS BEEN PACKED" - what attachment?
Malcolm Reynolds
You wrote this: "I WANT YOU TO TAKE NOTE THAT MR SUNDAY BEN HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STOP ALL MEANS OF ASSOCIATING HIMSELF WITH THIS FRAUDSTER OR FACE JAIL" and "I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MR SUNDAY FRED AS HE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATE ABOUT THIS ARRANGEMENT" - so who is Sunday Fred?
You also wrote: "OPEN THE ATTACHMENT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY IS BEEN PACKED" - what attachment?
Malcolm Reynolds
But Mr Ahmed has become Rev No Longer Appearing In This Scam!
12 August
Please , be advice that your consignment box will be take off departure with Diplomatic Courier Company representative today night flight to London at 9.25 am tomorrow (Transit airport ) and same flight to Country on next day .
And again , be inform that the Diplomatic Courier Company representative named Mr.Frank Okoye are not aware of the exact contents of your consignment box as cash and it was registered with the Diplomatic Courier Company as personal effects to your receiving , this is to avoid higher charges , therefore , you must not let him understand the exact contents . Okay .
Thanks
Best Regards
Ima G Odium
And again , be inform that the Diplomatic Courier Company representative named Mr.Frank Okoye are not aware of the exact contents of your consignment box as cash and it was registered with the Diplomatic Courier Company as personal effects to your receiving , this is to avoid higher charges , therefore , you must not let him understand the exact contents . Okay .
Thanks
Best Regards
Ima G Odium
I'll tell them again!
Mr Odium
The borders are CLOSED. I repeat, THE BORDERS ARE CLOSED. No-one gets in or out. Do you understand me?
Malcolm Reynolds
The borders are CLOSED. I repeat, THE BORDERS ARE CLOSED. No-one gets in or out. Do you understand me?
Malcolm Reynolds
Next up; the courier enters the plot!
x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)