Looks like a nigerian scam but english is alot better

[IcSilk]

Haha - I love these things ....... if the ones that you are actually in contact with are not the brains behind the scam you may be able to get money from them ..........

I was in touch with a nigerian named Edward Anthony (or Anthony Edward) last year and it was the same type of scam (differing details) - something about the inheritence of a Nigerian oil magnate that had recently passed away and Mr Anthony (or Edward) was his barrister.

As I was moving within that month I actually gave him my phone number, and throughout the whole thing I played as though I was the flat broke, extremely naive English teacher.

As it went on and on it finally got to the point that he wanted me to send him $6,500 for the fee of transfer of funds and the like. I told him that I couldn't afford it but I was very keen to help and even more keen to get my share of the 2.5mil. He had replied that he was able to get $2500 from his wife and urged me to get the rest of it. I told him that I would have to get a loan from the bank and in order to do that I needed some collateral, and that the bank was willing to take the authenticated versions of all the documents he had sent me as collateral BUT THEY HAD TO BE AUTHENTICATED AND THE AUTHENTIFICATION HAD TO BE NOTORIZED. I told him that a local attorney was able to authenticate them and to notorize them but that the whole legal process involved would cost me $1,500 up front - which I did not have, and since he was able to get $2500 from his wife for the transaction then he should wire me $1500 of it so I could pay the legal fees and then I would be able to take out the loan for the full $6500.

He didn't like this idea and he begged and urged me to try and get family or friends to loan me the money. After about a week of this I finally told him that I was able to get the $1000 but I was still $500 short to cover the cost of authentification and notorization to comply with the banks collateral requirements - 3 days later I had $500 from him wired by western union and I never spoke to him again.

So i could clean out my hotmail account I burned all the documentation and communications with him onto CD because I planned on writing an ebook about it ....... so Val keep all the documentation and letters you get from him and try to turn this thing around on your good doctor - I would really like to hear how it pans out and maybe, if I proceed with my ebook and get you permission - incorporate your thing into the book.

[schmit]

Come on I'm sittin' on the edge of my seat here...what happened?