実況中継も遂に決着！＜また来たぞ、ナイジェリアの手紙！＞今度はDr. Belindaだ/The last report!＜Nigerian Letter has arrived again!> Dr. Belinda, this time

＜約1か月にわたって『ナイジェリアの手紙』詐欺グループとのやりとりをリアルタイムで実況してきましたが、遂に決着の時を迎えました。日本語と英語が交互に出てきますが、毎日アップしてきましたのでスクロールして最後まで目を通してください＞

Linked in経由で再び『ナイジェリアの手紙』が！

このBlogの中でも最近注目を集め出したのが『ナイジェリアの手紙』関連の記事です。このテーマばかりが注目されるのは自分としてはやや不本意なところもありますが、やはり同じような詐欺メールを受け取った方々が検索の末にこの記事に辿り着くのでしょう。同じ文章で相当に多くのメールが日本人あてに送られてきているのことが想像できます。

＜I’m corresponding with “Nigerian Letter” fraud group and reporting them almost real time basis. Please read through until the end>

“Nigerian Letter” has arrived again through Linked in！

In my Blog, articles on “Nigerian Letter” have suddenly come under spotlight. It is not my true intention to gather attention only for those articles. But it might indicate that so many Japanese people are receiving these fraud mails with same kind of texts.

(The English text continues to the latter half of the page)

 

さて前回の詐欺メールから約半年がたったところですが、なんと再び自分の元に「ナイジェリアの手紙」と思われる詐欺メールが届きました！自分が登録しているLinked inというSNSを通してやってきたことも共通です。まずはLinked inで当人からメッセージが送られてきて、「あなたのプロフィールをみてぜひご相談したいことがある。Gmailアドレスの方に連絡が欲しい。」と言ってくる。もちろんLinked inを通してもチャットはできるので、こちらが「Linked inでお話しできないのか？」とこちらが聞くと、「そうなんだ。何としても自分のプライベートアドレスに連絡してほしい。」と言ってきます。こちらはこの時点ですでに詐欺の類だな、と気づくのですが、今回は面白いネタだと思ったのでそのままコンタクトを続けました。そして翌日に送られてきたのが以下のメールです。そっくりそのままコピーしたものを貼り付けておきます。

《Hello Dear,

Thanks for bringing your time to write back to me, how was your day together with your present condition of health? Please I’m so sorry i got back to you late, i was actually attending to casualties. Notwithstanding, I’m looking for a serious relationship and a business partner that is trustworthy, one who is serious, honest and reliable. Thereafter my aims are achieved i believe we could go far in life only if you accept to be my business partner in your country or if you assist me in this deal.

I actually want to inform you that i am tired of this Doctor without Borders work am doing, i am looking for a way to leave this Doctors without Borders and relocate for the sake of my life. i want you to know that we are being attacked by insurgent everyday here in Libya with Sophisticated Weapons, Fire Arms and Missiles on daily bases and stuff like that so during one of our rescue Mission we came across a safe box that contain huge amount of money that belongs to the supporters of the over thrown government of Libya and terrorist group, which we believe it was money meant for buying highly prohibited weapons and ammunition and there is no way we can hand this money back because the system of government here is corrupted, and all the Doctors on that rescue mission came to agreement that the money be shared among us which we did.

Out of the total money my share is $1.200,000 US Dollars(one Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Now I’m seeking your assistance to evacuate my share of the money out of (Senegal UBA Bank) to your own country. I want you to assure me that you will safe keep the money till i come over to your country to meet with you and start investing the money in a good business there in your country.

It’s clear to me that you might be scared of this proposal, but i want to let you know that i have made solid arrangements with a lawyer in Senegal to assist me in transferring the money to any country or destination of my choice. Right now the money has been transferred into UBA BANK De Senegal from Libya for security purpose.The bank told me that they have already processed the money into ATM VISA CARD so that there will be no Risk on the process of evacuation.

I have decided to compensate you with 40% out of the total money immediately after the ATM VISA CARD gets you, while the rest of the balance will be my investment capital in your country. Please i don’t want you to discuss this matter to a third party, if you don’t want to be party to this business please delete,

I want you to keep this information as top secret from any person in order not to jeopardize my position here. I chose to contact you after my prayers and i believe that you will not betray my trust nor thwart my dream, i know you might be wondering why i am revealing myself to you without formal introduction, well, i will say that my mind convinced me that you are the true person to help me in receiving this Fund.

Note; I do not know how long we are going to remain here since i have survived two bomb attack which prompted me to search out for a reliable and trust worthy person to help me receive and invest the Fund, because I will be coming over to your country to invest and start a new life.

I hope my explanation is very clear but if you need more clarification just let me know and i will explain further. I want to let you know that here in the Doctors without Borders Base we are not allowed to make use of mobile phone, we only make use of radio message and email communication so please let us continue communicating through email for the mean time.

I wish you could send me a reply immediately in regards to this proposal, your reply will be highly appreciated. Attached below is my pictures,I wait to receive your acceptable reply as soon as you read this letter.Thanks,

Love from Dr.Belinda Kendrick.》

今回の送り主は『アメリカ人のDr. Belinda Kendrick』と名乗っています。メールの内容をざっくりと訳すと、

《私はアメリカ人医師のDr. Belinda Kendrick、「国境なき医師団」に属して現在はリビアで働いているが、毎日のように高度に武装した暴徒に襲われて明日をも知れない状況に晒されている。我々医師団への救出ミッションが進行する中で我々は巨額の資金が眠る金庫を発見した。この資金はすでに転覆した政府やテログループの支援者たちのものだが、すでに国体は破綻しており、我々医師団の間で分配することになった。私の取り分は120万ドル（約1億3,000万円）で、この資金をあなたの国に持ち込みビジネスへの投資資金としたい。当地の弁護士と入念に準備をして、資金はUBA Bank De Senegalに移管され、後はATM VISA Cardで引き出すばかりになっているので、あなたには最後に現金を引き出す役目をしてほしい（ここは正直言って意味不明）。報酬として40％を差し上げて、残りは私が日本で暮らす資金とします。現在の私は携帯を持つことを禁じられているためメールでしか連絡ができないが、必ずや危険な日常から日本に脱出してあなたと顔を合わせたい。あなたが私の信じる通りの人間であることを祈っています。》

実にお見事なくらいに「ナイジェリアの手紙」の典型的なパターンです。さらに今度は写真まで添付しており、最近流行りの「国際ロマンス詐欺」の仕組みまで導入しようとしているようです。

   

多分ネットのどこかから拾ってきた写真なんでしょうがご苦労様です。2枚目の写真なんかは右下に「wiseGEEK」なんてしっかりと出所が見えちゃってます。こんな写真に騙されるような馬鹿な日本人のオヤジに思われたのが実に不愉快！どなたか画像検索に秀でた方がいらっしゃれば、ぜひ出所を調べてみてください。

しかしそれにしてもLinked Inは完全に詐欺師グループの草刈り場と化していますね。すでに通報はしてあるのですが、同じようにLinked Inに登録しておられる方はくれぐれもご注意を！

【3/27続報】

昨日記事をアップしたばかりですが、昨夜になって“自称Dr.Belinda”から返信が来ました。今度はメールに添えられた件名がやたら長くて実に香ばしい。下にそのまま掲載します。

「件名：My dear my spirit choose you that why I put my trust and confidence on you try to complete this transfer you will not regret of helping me in this transaction」

「（和訳）愛しい方、私の精神があなたを自信をもって信頼できる方として選んだのです。この送金スキームに協力してくれれば決してあなたを後悔させることはありません」

こんなセリフで有頂天になってしまう日本のおじさんはどのくらいいるんだろう。そして注目の本文が以下の通りです。

《My dear how was your day, I am so happy for your understanding I appreciate your effort, my attention and reason why i contact you I want us to be Business partner,I want you to help me to receive the ATM VISA CARD Fund $1.200,000,00 US Dollars from UBA Bank when you receive it in your country I will send you the ATM CARD secret PIN CODE NUMBER to start withdrawing the money out everyday limit is $20.000 USD after withdrawing the money you will deposit the total money $1.200,000,00 US Dollars in your bank account and inform me I will take leave from my Job and come to your country when I arrive to country i will give you 40% of the Total money be for I will start invest the money for a good Business you will direct me to.

 

I will first come to your country for Investment project, we now planing how to Invest the money in nice Business be for I will go back to Libya to finish my Job and stop the Job to come back to your country to live and Bass there with you, i have not marry yet and i don”t have kids.

My dear my spirit choose you that why I put my trust and confidence on you, I want you to receive the ATM VISA CARD by next week and start withdrawing the money Immediately,
Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full names:……….. Your age:……….. Your address:…………..Post code:……………..City:………………….Country:……………….
Telephone number:………Profession:…………….

have nice day.
I await your immediate response
Yours Dr.Belinda Kendrick.》

《（大意和訳）愛しい方へ、私のスキームを理解する努力をしてくださって感謝します。120万米ドルはすでにUBA Bank De SenegalのATM VISA Cardファンドに入金されています（家田注；VISAカードを使ってATMで引き落とせるの意味らしい）。あなたに秘密のパスワードを教えますので日本のATMで現金をすべて引き出してほしいのです。ATMの引出額の限度は1日2万ドル（家田注；この時点ですでに間違っています）までになっていますので、120万ドルすべてを引き出し終わったらあなたの銀行口座で管理しておいてください。連絡をいただき次第私が日本に参りますので、その時に現金の40％を差し上げて、残りを日本のビジネスに投資したいと考えています。私はまだ独身で子供もいません（家田注；だから何だよ！）。来週にはVISAカードを送りますので、そのためにあなたの以下の個人データをすぐに送ってください（家田注；出ました！時間を限って考える暇を与えない詐欺の常套手段！）。

以下、名前から始まる個人データの要請》

今度のメールでは“愛の花”の写真と共に、銀行の預金証明書が添付されていました。

 

しかし「Love, flower・・・」と思わせぶりな副題をつけた花の写真は明らかにネットのどこかで拾ってきた安っぽいグラフィック。ちょっと手を抜き過ぎじゃないかなあ。興味深いのはUBA Bank De Senegalが発行したという「預金証明書」。まずは住所が間違ってます。HPがあるんだからこのくらいは確認しないと・・・。またロゴのすぐ下にある“You’re Banking Partners”というスローガンは“Your Banking Partner”の間違いじゃないかなあ。またType of Account（預金形態）にある「DOMMICILARY」という単語は「DOMICILIARY」が正しい。銀行だったら絶対に間違えない単語です。さらに右下にあるバーコードをバーコードリーダーで読もうとしましたが読み取り不能でした。ほかにも通貨単位の記述とか突っ込みどころ満載なんですが、もうここまでで十分でしょう。それっぽい証明書を見せて騙されるのは素人だけ。Linked inで自分のプロフィールは確認しているんだろうから、小道具にはもう少し気を使うことをお勧めしたい。

なおこのメールを受けて自分からは、「日本に来ることができるのならば、どうして自分で引き出さないのか？」と返信を打っておきました。さてどんな言い訳が戻ってくるのか、あるいはそろそろ企みがバレていることに気が付くのか。いずれにせよ結果はこのBlog上でお知らせします。この記事はリアルタイムでまだ続いていきます。

【3/28続報】

昨夜も来ました、自称Dr. Belindaからの返信です。今回は「自分が日本に来られるのに、なぜこちらに現金の引き出しを頼んで多額の報酬を払うのか？」という疑問に答えたもののはずですが・・・。下にメールの原文と和訳を載せておきます。

《My dearest one how was your day,I will come Japan and Korea but not now is after my Job in Libya 2010,I want this Fund to move out of Africa for security reason ,that why i need your urgent help and when i will come to your country you will send me some money for my Air Ticket and PTA that why you need to receive my ATM VISA CARD Fund from UBA bank and start withdrawing the Fund out be for my Arrive for our Investment project OK, try to send your full information so that i will send it to the bank to register the ATM VISA CARD in your name and information and I will give you the lawyer contact i want to remind you once again that every arrangement towards this project is intact between both of us, Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full　names:………..Your　age:………..Your　address:…………..Post code:……………..City:………………….Country:……………….
Telephone number:………Profession:…………….》

《（大意和訳）愛しい方へ、私は2010年（家田注；2020の間違い？）にリビアでの仕事を終えてから日本と韓国に向かうつもりです。私はこの資金を安全上の問題でアフリカから一刻も早く移管したいので、あなたの協力が必要なのです。そして私が日本に向かう際には航空券とPTA（家田注；何のことだ？）のために少しお金を送ってもらいたいのです。そのためにも緊急にあなたの個人データを教えてください（家田注；詐欺師はいつも緊急を繰り返します）。私はそれを銀行に伝えてATM VISA Cardをあなたの名前で登録してあなたに送りますので、早急に現金の引き出しに着手してほしいのです。私の弁護士にも連絡させます（家田注；弁護士役も待機しているのか、やはりグループ体制をとっているのか、あるいはすべてメールを通しての一人芝居なのか）。以下に示したようにあなたの個人データをすぐに送ってください。》

そして今回添付されてきた写真が以下の4点。

   

なんと今度はアメリカのパスポートまで添付してきました。彼らにもこの程度のグラフィック偽造能力はあるようですね。しかし写真と背景の接点に不自然なものを感じるのは自分だけだろうか。アメリカ人の方がいらっしゃればぜひ感想をお寄せください。そして再び医師姿の写真が2点。特に3点目はいかにもネットで拾ったフリー素材の匂いに満ち溢れています。最初に送ってきた手術写真の右下に「wiseGEEK」としっかり出所がクレジットされていたことに今更ながらに気づいたのか。それにしても送ってくる写真のタイトルがいずれも「通し番号」であることが気になります。本当に自分のフォトアルバムであれば写真ごとに想い出に応じた名前をつけると思うんですが。おそらくは彼らグループの“詐欺の小道具リスト”というフォルダーが存在して、そこからストーリーに応じて写真を抜き出しているのか。これまでに届いた写真の通し番号で一番大きなものは「444」、いったいどれだけのストックを持っているんだ！

さて、まだ終わりません。先ほど自称Dr. Belindaに以下のような返信を打ちました。

「親愛なるDr. Belinda, 私の優柔不断な行動で貴女をイラつかせているのではないかと危惧しています。しかしLinked inで貴女がチェックしたように私は金融の世界で長年働いてきて、すべてを理解することなく先に進めない性格なのです。貴女のリビアにおける決死の覚悟と働きを心から敬愛しております。どうか貴女が私に再び返信をくれるほどに忍耐強い方であることを願っております。

以下、預金証明書についての疑問点を並べ立てる」

さあこれで返信は来るのでしょうか。自分であればここら辺でおちょくられているいることに気づいて手を引くのですが。結果は必ずこのBlog上で報告します。しかし彼らの最終目的は一体何なのか？まさか個人データが目的であるとは思えないので（たった一人の個人データを採るのにこんな労力をかけていては割に合わない）、ここから先で「現金引き出しのための保証金」やら「信託手数料」とかの話が出てくるのか。そこまでは見極めたいな、と考えています。

【3/29続報】

今度も律義に回答がやってきました！「預金証明書は偽物じゃないのか」に近いトーンで質問を送ったというのに、性懲りもなく幼稚な言い訳を送ってきました。以下文面をそのままコピーしたものを貼り付けておきます。しかしかなり焦りだしたのか、ミススペルがやたらに目立つ文面です。

《My dearest one how was your day,thanks for write back to my mail,I appreciate all your effort and to accept me as your Business partner,I promise you will not be disappointed by me or regret of assist me,in respect of your last question?

 

1. Main office address of United Bank of Africa de Senegal is “Boulevard du President Habib Bourguiba, Dakar”. Why the address on the certificate is defferent?……………… my dear UBA bank in Senegal is up to 10 Branch Office,so you don”t need to worry about the address OK.

2. The slogan “You’re Banking Partners”. Isn’t it “Your Banking Partner”?….. No

3. “$1,200,000 US Dollars” Should the description be “USD1,200,000-“?……………. my dear Senegal is French speaking country and their writ up is difference OK

4. The type of account is “DOMMICILARY”. But isn’t it the mistake from “DOMICILIARY”? I guess bankers never make mistakes like this. But does it indicate the cultural level in Africa? my dear Senegal is French speaking country and their writ up is difference OK ,some of the words is using French way to write it OK,what we need is love and trust try to trust me the way I trust you by choosing me to be my Business partner OK.Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full　names:………..Your　age:………..Your　address:…………..Post code:……………..City:………………….Country:……………….

Telephone number:………Profession:…………….》

《（大意和訳）愛しい方へ、私のビジネスパートナーになるために私を受け入れてくれる準備をしてくれていることに感謝しています。その最後の質問に対してお答えします。

1．「預金証明書に書かれた銀行の住所が違うのではないか」←セネガルには10以上の支店があるので住所が違っていてもOK（家田注；ちなみに預金証明書に書かれた住所にはUnited Bank for Africaではなくフランスのソシエテ・ジェネラル銀行があります。おそらく過去に詐欺の小道具で使ったものを使いまわしてるんじゃないか）
２．「スローガンが間違っているんじゃないか」←そんなことはない（家田注；まあ、言ったもの勝ちです）
３．「金額の表記スタイルが間違っていないか」←セネガルはフランス語圏なのでこれでもOK（家田注；自分はフランスの銀行グループで働いたこともありますがもちろん出鱈目）
４．「預金形態にある“DOMMICILARY”というのは“DOMICILIARY（在宅、住民などの意）”の間違いではないか←セネガルはフランス語圏なのでこういう言葉も使う（家田注；もちろんフランス語にもこんな単語はありません）

愛しい方、大事なことは私たちの間の愛と信頼です。私をビジネスパートナーに選んでくださったんですよね。早急に以下の個人データを送ってください。》

今回添付してきたのはハート形の花束のグラフィックだけ。阿保らしいのでこれは省略します。しかしほとんど破綻気味の文面になってきましたね。その場で思いつく口から出まかせが並ぶようになりました。もう少し知的レベルの高い相手だったら楽しかったんですが、少し期待外れ。

さてこの次に相手に送るメールは次のようなものにする予定です。

《Dr.Belinda,　私のぶしつけな質問にていねいにお答えいただきありがとうございます。貴女の実在を確認するために最後のお願いをしたいと考えています。貴女の美しい姿はすでにいくつかの写真で拝見しておりますが、あらためて私の言う通りのポーズで写真を撮って送っていただけないでしょうか。医師としての白衣で、生魚を両手に持って写真を撮ってください。その写真を見れば貴女が実在の人間であることが確認できます。》

さあ、どんな返信が来るのでしょうか。

 

【4/1続報】爆笑ものの写真が添付されてきた！

週末の間は自称Dr.Belindaとのやり取りをお休みしたのですが、月曜の朝になってまたメールが届きました。ただ内容はこれまでに送ってきたメールの後半部分である「早くあなたの個人データを送ってくれれば銀行にあなたの名前を登録する」というところをコピー＆ペーストしただけのものでした。向うもずいぶん余裕を失くしてます。ところが添付してきた写真がとんでもないものだった！！

しかし“谷間”を見せれば男は判断力を失くすとでも思っているのか、あまりにやり口がベタ！しかしこの写真は以前に送られてきた写真と同一人物なんでしょうか？
さて、つい先ほどメールに返信を打ちました。前回も予告した通り「大きな生魚を両手に持って写真を撮って送ってくれ」というものです。さあどんな返信が返ってくるのか、フォトショップで一生懸命に加工してくるのか、あるいは企みがばれていることに気づいて手を引くのか。結果は必ずこのBlog上で報告します。

【4/3続報】こんな安っぽい医師免許がどこにある！

さてこちらから、

「貴女の実在を確認するために、両手に大きな生魚を持った写真を送ってほしい」

というメールを送ったところ向うからは、

「はっきりと警告しておきますが、私は国境なき医師団の中で昼夜を分かたずリビア軍と連携して働いています。余計なことをしている時間はないのです。そんなことよりも早くあなたの個人データを送ってください。その情報をもとにATM VISA Cardをあなたの名前で発行しますので（家田注；しかし生年月日を聞かずに発行できるクレジットカードってあるんだろうか？）」

との返信。まあ当然の答えですね。今まで送ってきたセクシーなお姉さんの写真はネット空間のどこかから拾ってきたもので、当人がナイジェリアにいるわけがないので。また向うから今度はアメリカの医師免許のコピーも送ってきました。これがまた爆笑ものとしか言いようがない！

 

いったいこんなカラフルでファンキーな公的証明書があるんだろうか？フロリダ州の医師免許の実物を見たことがないので何とも言えませんが、その内容を見ていくとまた突っ込みどころが満載！目についたところだけでも上の図のように華やかなものですが、さらに調べていくといくらでもお粗末なミスが出てくること必至です。さすがに時間の無駄なのでここまでで十分。こちらが懐疑的になっていると思って慌てて小道具を用意したのかもしれませんがあまりに拙速。

さてこちらから、

「指定のポーズで写真を撮る時間もないんですか。金庫から資産を搾取し、それを現金化するプランを練り上げる時間はあったんでしょう。もし生魚が用意できないんなら2つの卵を両手に持った写真を送ってください。こちらからも警告しますが、貴女がこちらの指定のポーズをとった写真を送らない限り貴女のスキームに協力することはありません。

しかしひとつだけ妥協をしましょう。貴女が毎回要求している私の個人データをここで送ります。」

そう、ここで終らせてしまうのも惜しいので、新しい展開を見るために敢えてこちらの個人データを送ってみることにしました。もちろん内容はでたらめです。もしもこのデータでATM VISA Cardとやらが発行できましたと言ってきたら面白いことこの上ない！

そして翌朝になって返信がありました。

「あなたのフィードバックに感謝します。あなたの個人データをセネガルの弁護士であるCarlos MoKutaに伝えました。これであなたにATM VISA Cardを発行できます。あなたにカードをDHCで送り、さらにあなたに秘密のパスワードを教えますのでこれを使って日本のあなたの銀行から現金を引き出してあなたの銀行口座で預かっておいてください。2010年にリビアの仕事を終え次第日本に行ってあなたに会います。」

そして弁護士Carlos MoKutaと名乗る人物からデータの確認を求めるメールも届きました。遂に弁護士役も登場です！さてどうやって自分から金をだまし取ろうとするんだろう。どうも送られてくる予定のカードと、現金引き出しのための手順というものが怪しそう。そのカードを使ってATMで手順通りに操作すると自分の口座の資産が彼らの口座に移るという仕掛けなのか。しかしこれまで送ってきた穴だらけの小道具を考えると、そこまで高度なテクニックが使えるのかな、とも感じます。もう少しだけ付き合ってみましょう。

Linked Inは完全に詐欺師たちの草刈り場に！

 

上に掲げたのはLinked Inに登録している「Dr. Belinda Kendrick」のページ。同じ写真で世界中に42人もDr. Belinda Kendrickが存在します。おそらく微妙にストーリーを変えながら世界中に（そのほとんどは日本人向け？）詐欺を仕掛けているんでしょう。しかしこの状態を放っておくのはLinked Inとしてもあまりにお粗末なセキュリティコントロールではないでしょうか。

 

ちなみにこちらはBelinda Kendrickの名前で開設されたFacebook。3/21に開設されたばかりで、恐らく自分への詐欺を始めた後にアリバイのために開設したんでしょう。しかしリビアで昼夜を問わず働いてまったく時間がないと主張する彼女ですが、こんなのんびりしたムードのFacebookを作る時間はあったんですね。

そろそろ引き際を考えるときが近づいてきたかもしれませんが、今後の展開も粘り強くこのBlog上でレポートします！

 

【4/9続報】初めての金銭要求！

弁護士と称する相手に個人データ（もちろん出鱈目）を提供したら以下のようなメールがDr. Belinda Kendrickから帰ってきました。

《愛しい方へ、UBA Bank De Senegalが無事に120万ドルのATM VISA Cardを発行できたことをお知らせします（家田注；おい、おい、生年月日を聞かずに発行できるカードがあるのか？）弁護士に手数料をDHLで280ドル送金してあげて（家田注；遂に出ました！このスキームで初めての金銭要求！）、彼からカードをあなたの国へ郵送してもらってください。申し訳ないのですが私自身は現在自分の資産にアクセスできない状況にあるので、手数料は立て替えて払っておいてください。「国境なき医師団」ではどの国に派遣されても自分の国に帰るまで現金に手を付けられないのが規則なのです（家田注；本当かよ！？）。あなたの迅速な行動を期待しています。あなたのDr. Belinda Kendrickより。》

遂に具体的な金銭要求が出ました！この詐欺スキームで初めての事態です。しかしまさかこの「280ドル」のために小道具を揃えてここまで延々と演技を続けてきたとは考えにくいので、恐らくは彼らが送ってくるカードと、出金のための手続きに何かこちらの現金を奪い取る仕掛けがあるのではないかと想像します。

しかしこの280ドルを払わないと話が前に進みそうにない・・・。さすがにこんな金を払うほど酔狂ではないので、ここら辺が引き時かもしれません。最後に以下のようなメールを打ってみて向うの出方をみてみましょう。

《親愛なるDr. Belinda Kendrick、我々のプロジェクトが前に進みだしたことは嬉しいことです。ただここから先の行動を進めるためには以前にお出しした条件を呑んでいただかなければなりません。ぜひ医師の白衣を着て大きな生魚、もしくは2つの卵を両手に持った写真を私に送ってください。忙しくて馬鹿なことをしている暇はないと仰いますが、少なくとも3/21付でこんなにのんびりしたムードのFacebookを開設する余裕はあるわけでしょう。リクエスト通りのポーズをとった写真を送っていただき、貴女の実在を最終確認しないことには貴女のプロジェクトに協力するわけにはいきません。》

普通であればここら辺でネタバレに気付くところなんですが、どんな返信が返ってくるのか、もしくは黙殺を決め込むのか。いずれにしても結果はこのBlog上でお知らせします。

画像検索の結果

彼らからは様々な写真が送られてきており、その多くが自称Dr. Belinda Kendrickのセクシーなお姉さんぶりなんですが、Google画像検索にかけてみたらそのうち1枚の出所がわかりました。

初期に送ってきたこの1枚です。

 

この方はアメリカ、ユタ州出身のJill Stevens（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Stevens）さんのようです。左側が詐欺グループが送ってきたもの、右側がネットから拾ったものです。見事に一致しますね。むしろこんなに解像度の高い写真をよく入手できたな、と思います。この方はミス　ユタ州を始め様々なミスコンテストの常連、さらにユタ州の陸軍州兵として救命救急活動をしておりこうした衣装の写真があることも頷けます。こんな詐欺グループの小道具に使われて気の毒な限りです。

 

【4/20続報】「真実の瞬間（The Moment of Truth）」を迎える

さて前回のレポートで予告した通りのメールを先方に送りました。Dr. Belinda Kendrickに対して「実在の確認のために大きな生魚を両手に持って写真を撮って送ってください」というものです。どんな返事が返ってくるのか、一生懸命フォトショップか何かで加工した写真を送ってくるのか、マスクをして顔を隠した女に魚を持たせてお茶を濁すのか、とても楽しみに待っていたのですが、結論から言うとメール送信から10日が経ちましたが返答は返ってきませんでした！まあ普通に考えると、さすがにここまで来ると騙されていることに気付きますね。普段は自分が騙す立場なんだから。もう少し付き合ってほしかったんですが、まあよく持った方でしょう。

「The Moment of Truth」という言葉があります。IT用語ではなく、もともとはフレデリック・フォーサイスの小説に出てきた「スパイが協力者のために正体を明かす瞬間」のことです。一昨日になって次のようなメールを打ちました。

《親愛なる（自称）Dr. Belinda Kendrick、私からメールを送ってそろそろ10日になりますがあなたからの回答がいただけませんね。もう私を騙すことを諦めてしまったのでしょうか。あなたの本名はわかりませんが、ひょっとしてラゴス（ナイジェリアの首都）に暮らす若い失業者の方でしょうか。

さあ「真実の瞬間」の時間です。さすがにすでに気づかれたようにあなたが詐欺師の類だと言うことは、最初のコンタクトをもらった時点からわかっていました。これまで続けてきたメールのやり取りは毎日私のBlog上で実況中継されており、このドタバタ劇が日本ではかなりの人気コンテンツになっているうえに、TV局のひとつがニュースショーで取り上げることに興味も持っています。これまでお付き合いいただきありがとうございました。

しかしひとつわからないことがあります。あなたはこれまで最後のメールにあった280ドル（弁護士費用）を除いて何も金銭を要求していません。まさかこんなはした金のために延々と詐欺メールを送り続けていたとは思えません。最終的にはいったいどのような仕掛けで金を騙し取ろうとしていたのか教えていただけませんか。ひょっとしたらいいアドバイスができるかもしれませんよ。》

はい、もちろんこのメールに関しても返答は一切ありません。約1か月続けてきたこの企画も遂に終了です。ちょっと名残惜しい・・・。

しかしこの詐欺メールは世界各国のアンチ詐欺サイトでも取り上げられてますね。目についたところを下に並べておきました。医師の名前はそれぞれ違うものを使っていますが、リビアで活動する「国境なき医師団」の一人で国内が大混乱で明日の運命もわからない緊迫した状況と言う設定は同じ。ひょっとしたらこの設定は2014年のリビア内戦の時で、詐欺グループはこの時期にこの文章を作成して未だに同じものを送り続けているのか、とも想像します。いずれにせよこの詐欺メールは本Blogで一部の方にはお馴染みになったとは言え、今後も日本を始め世界中に送られていくでしょう。たとえ一部の人間にばれても世の中にはさらに馬鹿な人間がいるから商売になると考えるのがこうした詐欺師の常道です。今回の相手は残念ながらかなりレベルが低かったようですが、それ以上に馬鹿なカモがいる限りこうした詐欺はいつの時代でも成立します。自分を守るためには本人が常にITと社会常識のリテラシーを高める努力をするしかありません。

https://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=275897

https://anti-scam.de/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1554644151/1
（これはひょっとしたら小職Blogからの転載？）

http://419.bittenus.com/15/12/Christina-M-Hammock.html

“Nigerian Letter” has arrived again through Linked in！

In my Blog, articles on “Nigerian Letter” have suddenly come under spotlight. It is not my true intention to gather attention only for those articles. But it might indicate that so many Japanese people are receiving these fraud mails with same kind of texts.

Now it is almost 6 months after I received the first Nigerian mail. I received it again this week through Linked in as well as last time. The first contact was made through Linked in message, “I confirmed your interesting profile. I really love to talk with you, give me a mail to my gmail address”. I replied, “We can talk on Linked in function. Nevertheless you want a mail to gmail address?”. And she (probably “he”) said “Yes, I absolutely need a mail to my gmail address.” Although I noticed this is a kind of fraud at this moment, I found it very curious and sent gmail to the sender. The reply mail was like followings (Copy & Paste);

《Hello Dear,

Thanks for bringing your time to write back to me, how was your day together with your present condition of health? Please I’m so sorry i got back to you late, i was actually attending to casualties. Notwithstanding, I’m looking for a serious relationship and a business partner that is trustworthy, one who is serious, honest and reliable. Thereafter my aims are achieved i believe we could go far in life only if you accept to be my business partner in your country or if you assist me in this deal.

I actually want to inform you that i am tired of this Doctor without Borders work am doing, i am looking for a way to leave this Doctors without Borders and relocate for the sake of my life. i want you to know that we are being attacked by insurgent everyday here in Libya with Sophisticated Weapons, Fire Arms and Missiles on daily bases and stuff like that so during one of our rescue Mission we came across a safe box that contain huge amount of money that belongs to the supporters of the over thrown government of Libya and terrorist group, which we believe it was money meant for buying highly prohibited weapons and ammunition and there is no way we can hand this money back because the system of government here is corrupted, and all the Doctors on that rescue mission came to agreement that the money be shared among us which we did.

Out of the total money my share is $1.200,000 US Dollars(one Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Now I’m seeking your assistance to evacuate my share of the money out of (Senegal UBA Bank) to your own country. I want you to assure me that you will safe keep the money till i come over to your country to meet with you and start investing the money in a good business there in your country.

It’s clear to me that you might be scared of this proposal, but i want to let you know that i have made solid arrangements with a lawyer in Senegal to assist me in transferring the money to any country or destination of my choice. Right now the money has been transferred into UBA BANK De Senegal from Libya for security purpose.The bank told me that they have already processed the money into ATM VISA CARD so that there will be no Risk on the process of evacuation.

I have decided to compensate you with 40% out of the total money immediately after the ATM VISA CARD gets you, while the rest of the balance will be my investment capital in your country. Please i don’t want you to discuss this matter to a third party, if you don’t want to be party to this business please delete,

I want you to keep this information as top secret from any person in order not to jeopardize my position here. I chose to contact you after my prayers and i believe that you will not betray my trust nor thwart my dream, i know you might be wondering why i am revealing myself to you without formal introduction, well, i will say that my mind convinced me that you are the true person to help me in receiving this Fund.

Note; I do not know how long we are going to remain here since i have survived two bomb attack which prompted me to search out for a reliable and trust worthy person to help me receive and invest the Fund, because I will be coming over to your country to invest and start a new life.

I hope my explanation is very clear but if you need more clarification just let me know and i will explain further. I want to let you know that here in the Doctors without Borders Base we are not allowed to make use of mobile phone, we only make use of radio message and email communication so please let us continue communicating through email for the mean time.

I wish you could send me a reply immediately in regards to this proposal, your reply will be highly appreciated. Attached below is my pictures,I wait to receive your acceptable reply as soon as you read this letter.Thanks,

Love from Dr.Belinda Kendrick.》

This is very very typical pattern of Nigerian Letter. Moreover she sent pictures like below. She might have tried to add the essence of “International Romance Fraud” which is making headline in Japanese TV news.

 

   

I guess these are pictures “self-styled Dr. Belinda” picked up somewhere in internet. The second picture shows the source “wiseGEEK” on the lower right. I feel really unpleasant if I was taken as stupid Japanese middle aged guy who is cheated by such pictures! Please tell me picture sources, if anybody of you are keen on Image search.

Anyway, now so many Nigerian con men are acting behind scenes at Linked in. I already reported it to Linked in. Please be aware, if you are using Linked in.

【Follow up on 27. March】

I found a reply from Dr. Belinda this morning, right next day after uploading the article. Email subject is so long and full of fraud smell. Following is the one.

“My dear my spirit choose you that why I put my trust and confidence on you try to complete this transfer you will not regret of helping me in this transaction”

How many Japanese middle aged guys are filled with rupture with such a word? And main contents of the mail is following;

《My dear how was your day, I am so happy for your understanding I appreciate your effort, my attention and reason why i contact you I want us to be Business partner,I want you to help me to receive the ATM VISA CARD Fund $1.200,000,00 US Dollars from UBA Bank when you receive it in your country I will send you the ATM CARD secret PIN CODE NUMBER to start withdrawing the money out everyday limit is $20.000 USD (Ieda note: this is wrong) after withdrawing the money you will deposit the total money $1.200,000,00 US Dollars in your bank account and inform me I will take leave from my Job and come to your country when I arrive to country i will give you 40% of the Total money be for I will start invest the money for a good Business you will direct me to.

 

I will first come to your country for Investment project, we now planing how to Invest the money in nice Business be for I will go back to Libya to finish my Job and stop the Job to come back to your country to live and Bass there with you, i have not marry yet and i don”t have kids (Ieda note; So what?).

My dear my spirit choose you that why I put my trust and confidence on you, I want you to receive the ATM VISA CARD by next week and start withdrawing the money Immediately (Ieda note; Yes, this is typical pattern of fraud not giving enough time to think!),
Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full
names:………..
Your
age:………..
Your
address:…………..
Post code:……………..
City:………………….
Country:……………….
Telephone number:………
Profession:…………….

have nice day.
I await your immediate response
Yours Dr.Belinda Kendrick.》

 

This time she attached pictures of flowers and the deposit certificate like below.

 

 

This flower picture is titled “Love, flower”, but this is actually very peanut graphic picked up somewhere in Internet. Isn’t it too much corner-cutting? Curious is the deposit certificate of Union Bank of Africa. First the address is wrong. She should have checked carefully from the web site. And the slogan of “You’re Banking Partners” might be “Your Banking Partner”. And though “Type of Account” is described as “DOMMICILARY”, it must be the mistake from “DOMICILIARY”. Bankers never make mistake like this. I also tried to read the barcode right down the corner but it was not available. Except those there are still so many blemish points like currency description, but it’s enough. She must have checked my profile in Linked in, then she should have known I’m not the one to be cheated by such a fake certificate. I like to recommend her to take more care on stuffs for fraud.

I already replied her, “Hi Dr. Belinda, Thank you so much for advising me. However I have still some points which I cannot understand. You say you would come to Japan after I withdraw whole money from ATM. If you can come to Japan, why don’t you do that by yourself in Japan?” Which excuse would come back or she (or he) would notice I know all? Anyway I will report the outcome on this Blog. This article goes on real time.

【Follow up on 28. March】
I got a reply last night from “self-styled Dr. Belinda”. This time she answered my question why she doesn’t withdraw money by herself despite she can come to Japan. Following is the mail from her.

《My dearest one how was your day,I will come Japan and Korea but not now is after my Job in Libya 2010(Ieda note; mistake from “2010”?),I want this Fund to move out of Africa for security reason ,that why i need your urgent help and when i will come to your country you will send me some money for my Air Ticket and PTA (Ieda note; what is this?) that why you need to receive my ATM VISA CARD Fund from UBA bank and start withdrawing the Fund out be for my Arrive for our Investment project OK, try to send your full information so that i will send it to the bank to register the ATM VISA CARD in your name and information and I will give you the lawyer contact (Ieda note; Is there the role of lawyer, too? Or is it monodrama only by him through email only?) i want to remind you once again that every arrangement towards this project is intact between both of us, Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full　names:………..
Your　age:………..
Your　address:…………..
Post code:……………..
City:………………….
Country:……………….
Telephone number:………
Profession:…………….》

And she attached 4 pictures as followings;

Oh, she attached her US Passport this time! Even the fraud group in Nigeria has this level of graphic counterfeit ability. However the part between the picture and back setting looks quite artificial. If anybody of you come from USA, please send me a feedback. And 2 pictures of medical scene. The third one really looks like free material from internet. The other one sent 2 days ago had a credit of “wiseGEEK” down the corner. They might have noticed it after sending it. What is curious is title of each picture is “serial number”. If it is private photo album, each picture should be named along her memory. I guess they have something like “Cheating stuff folder” and store pictures with serial number. The largest number of picture is “444”. How huge stocks they are storing!

It is not the end yet. I just sent a reply mail to her like following;

“Dear Belinda,

I really appreciate your patient reply. I’m afraid that my indecisive stance might be irritating you. Please have an understanding. As you checked my profile at Linked in, I have been working in Financial sector for quite long time. I am the guy who can’t take next step without full understanding of the situation. I truly hope you are tenacious lady to wait for the guy like me.

So you would come to Japan after 2020 (you wrote “2010”, but it is a mistake from “2020”, isn’t it?), but it takes at least 60 days ($1.2 million/$20,000) to liquidate whole fund, that is why you want me to withdraw money everyday before you come to Japan. That’s the situation, isn’t it?

My next question is something concerning the deposit certificate.

1. Main office address of United Bank of Africa de Senegal is “Boulevard du President Habib Bourguiba, Dakar”. Why the address on the certificate is defferent?
2. The slogan “You’re Banking Partners”. Isn’t it “Your Banking Partner”?
3. “$1,200,000 US Dollars” Should the description be “USD1,200,000-“?
4. The type of account is “DOMMICILARY”. But isn’t it the mistake from “DOMICILIARY”? I guess bankers never make mistakes like this. But does it indicate the cultural level in Africa?

I really pay respect for your desperate courage in Lybya and hope to receive your reply.”

So can I expect the reply from her? If it were me, I would have stopped contact as I notice to be played. Anyway I will report the outcome on this Blog.

【Follow up on 29. March】

So sincerely as it seems, Dr. Belinda wrote back again upon my questions. My questions were very suspicious one to doubt the forgery of the deposit certificate. Nevertheless she (or he) sent incorrigibly infant excuses. Anyway following is the copy of the mail. This mail contains so many miss spelling as they seem like to fall into half panic.

《My dearest one how was your day,thanks for write back to my mail,I appreciate all your effort and to accept me as your Business partner,I promise you will not be disappointed by me or regret of assist me,in respect of your last question?

 

1. Main office address of United Bank of Africa de Senegal is “Boulevard du President Habib Bourguiba, Dakar”. Why the address on the certificate is defferent?……………… my dear UBA bank in Senegal is up to 10 Branch Office,so you don”t need to worry about the address OK (Ieda note; there is Societe General Bank at the address on the certificate, not Union Bank of Africa, maybe they recycle fraud materials and forgot to correct details) .

2. The slogan “You’re Banking Partners”. Isn’t it “Your Banking Partner”?….. No (Ieda note; OK, as you like)

3. “$1,200,000 US Dollars” Should the description be “USD1,200,000-“?……………. my dear Senegal is French speaking country and their writ up is difference OK (Ieda note; I had once worked at French Bank and I know this is just bullshit)

4. The type of account is “DOMMICILARY”. But isn’t it the mistake from “DOMICILIARY”? I guess bankers never make mistakes like this. But does it indicate the cultural level in Africa? my dear Senegal is French speaking country (Ieda note; French speaker would say “Bullshit!”) and their writ up is difference OK ,some of the words is using French way to write it OK,what we need is love and trust try to trust me the way I trust you by choosing me to be my Business partner OK.Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full　names:………..Your　age:………Your　address:………..Post code:……………..City:………………….Country:……………….

Telephone number:………Profession:…………….》

This time she attached just heart figured flower graphic. The tone of the mail has become quite catastrophic as they speak only random. I had expected a little bit more smart one, but they are just disappointing.

Now I’m planning next mail like below.

《Dr.Belinda,　I truly appreciate your sincere attitude to answer my bold questions. Now I like to make the last request to confirm your existence. I already saw your beautiful picture shots. Could you take picture upon my requested pose? I want you to hold raw fish on your both hands and take a picture to send me. Then I can finally confirm you are the real existence.》

So which answer do you expect? Off course I will report everything on this Blog without delay!

 

【Follow up on 1. April】Such a hilarious picture was attached！

After taking day off during weekend, a mail from “self-styled Dr. Belinda” has arrived on Monday morning. The contents is just the copy of second half of previous mail requiring my personal data. It seems like they are not in the right frame of mind to handle. However the attached picture was outrageous!!

Do they believe all guys loose judgements with cleavage? This is too trite! Incidentally is this lady the same one as they had sent before?
Then I sent a reply mail to them. It is the one I foresaid in last article, requesting to take a picture of herself holding big law fish on both hands to confirm her existence. Which reply do you expect? They might be going to process picture with Photoshop? Or they finally gave up by noticing they get already caught? Anyway I will report the outcome on this Blog.

 

【Follow up on 3.April】Is there such a flashy Doctor Certificate?!

So I sent (self-styled) Dr. Belinda Kendrick the mail requesting “I like you to send your picture holding big raw fish on both of your hands in order to confirm your existence”. I received the reply mail like below;

《My dearest one how was your day,i come this evening to wish you happy new month,this month is our celebration month and we must rejoice,I want to inform you and warn you i m busy Doctor without Borders,I work with military in Libya Doctors without Borders Bass no time to eat or travel until i finish my Job,i don”t have time and we are not allow to use tel phone in our Military Bass we only use Radio and computer,if you are serious and capable want to assist me in this transaction of ATM VISA CARD Fund $1.200,000,00 USD for our Investment project in your country,go ahead and forward me your full information so that i will summit it to UBA bank to register the CARD and process it for delivering (Ieda note; Don’t they need the date of birth to issue credit card?),this transfer is for your own good because you will be the one to Invest the fund in your country,I have give you all necessary documents for you to be live me and trust me as i trust you,I m waiting for your information.Dr.Belinda.

Send your below information to me urgently;

Your full names:………………Your age:………………Your address:…………….Post code:……………..
City:………………….Country:…………….Telephone number:…..Profession:…………….》

Well, this reaction is just as expected. Pictures of sexy woman they sent me were those they picked up somewhere in internet. Dr. Belinda Kendrick is their imaginary existence and never exist in Libya or Nigeria. Maybe they noticed my suspicion and they sent the copy of US Doctor Certificate this time which I couldn’t stop from laughing!

Have you ever seen such a funky colorful official certificate? Although I have not seen Doctor License in Florida, there are so many blemish points in every line! As for just only ones which caught my eye, I can indicate mistakes like above. Maybe I can find much more when I make further investigation, though I don’t do it as waste of time. They might have presented this because they noticed I might have become suspicious. But this is too hasty.

Then I sent the mail like below;

《Dr.Belinda,

You are very tied up and too busy to meet my request? But you have enough time to cheat money from the safe and plan how to liquidate it. And my request to confirm your existence must be the most important gate to start your scheme. I have to warn you as well as you did, I can’t cooperate with you without following my request. If you can’t prepare big raw fish, prepare 2 eggs and take your picture with those eggs on your both hands. You are based in Lybya, aren’t you? Then show me the proof of your existence there, please.

However I make one compromise with you. I give you my personal data as followings;

Details of personal data (all fake, off course)》

Yes. I have sent my personal data to them as it was shame to finish all correspondents. I wanted to see a little bit more into their trick scheme. Off course all data are just fake. It will be extremely funny, if they could issue the card from them.

And next morning I had a reply.

《My dear Thank you so much for your reply, how was your day, please go ahead and contact the lawyer with his contact information be low tell him you are the right person to receive the ATM VISA CARD from Dr.Belinda Kendrick, send your information to him,I will direct him what to do and how to go to the bank and receive the ATM VISA CARD and post to your Country Address.do that and get back to me.

Name. ………… Barrister Carlos Mokuta,

E-mail address ….( barristercarlosmokutalawsen@gmail.com )
E-mail address ….( barristercarlosmokutalawsen@africamail.com )
Telephone number:…… ( +221 706793186)》

Carlos MoKuta, a lawyer, gave me a mail to confirm my data, too. Finally the role of lawyer has come up to the stage! I wonder how they cheat money from me. It seems like something suspicious is consisted in the card they will send and directions how to withdraw money. It might be the scheme to transfer money from my account to their account when I make some certain operation with ATM. However I wonder if they can achieve such high level scheme when I think about their infant cheating materials. Anyway I keep along with them a little bit more.

Linked In has become the den of con men！

 

Above is a part of “Dr. Belind Kendrick” page of Linked In. 42 Dr. Belinda Kendrick with same faces exist all over the world. Again, this is just a part of it. Probably they are making slightly different cheating stories with each “Dr. Belinda” and sending “Nigerian Letter” all over the world (most of them are coming to Japan?). I really worry about Security control of Linked In. Aren’t they too lousy?

And then this is the Facebook opened by Belinda Kendrick. The Facebook was opened on 21. March. Maybe this is for alibi after they tried cheating with me. Although Dr. Belinda asserted she was deadly tied up in Libya days and nights, she had a time to make such a laid-back Facebook.

Although the time to leave might be coming closer, I will tenaciously repot the progress on this Blog.

 

【Follow up on 9. April】The first money request！

After I presented my personal data (all fake, off course) to the lawyer roll guy, I received a mail like below from Dr. Belinda Kendrick.

《My dear how are you today,I want to inform you that UBA Bank De Senegal have Issue the ATM VISA CARD Fund $1.200.000 USD to the lawyer today (Ieda note; Hey, hey, do they issue the card without the date of birth?),please try to co operate with the lawyer by sending him money $280 USD for DHL post tax in other to enable him to post the ATM VISA CARD to your country (Ieda note; The first money request, finally!),for your notice you don”t need to delay the ATM CARD in lawyer office as you know the bank have issue it out for security reason,I m sorry that i did not have money to pay for the DHL post tax right now because of my position in Doctors Bass i don”t have access to my money until i go back to my country as i told you that is our law when ever we are on mission in any country (Ieda note; Is that true?),try to send the money to the lawyer and receive the ATM CARD so that i can take my leave to come over to your country for our Investment project,thanks for your understanding and help,I await your immediate response
Yours Dr Belinda Kendrick.》

Yes, finally the first money request has come! However it is not very likely that they have spent so long time to demand only “US$280”. I suspect their conspiracy is consisted in the card and instructions how to withdraw money from ATM.

It is quite shame that the story will not go ahead without paying this US$280. Off course I am not idiot enough to pay this. I have to prepare the moment of truth. I will write the mail like below and wait what happens.

《Dr. Belinda Kendrick,

I thank you for informing me the progress of the project. But please bear in mind, I cannot cooperate with you without meeting my last request. I absolutely need to confirm your real existence before going forward. Please take a picture of you in Doctor’s white robe with big raw fish or 2 eggs both on your hands. Then I can confirm your existence and go ahead. You might say you’re strictly tied up and have no time to respond my request. However you had a time to open such a laid-back atmosphere Facebook on 21st March like attached.
This is absolute condition for cooperation. Without this I cannot go ahead with this project. Please think about this.》

Ordinary people would know the attempt is already broken. Which reply is going back, or they will keep silent? I will report the outcome right away on this Blog.

The result of Image search

They have sent many pictures and quite many of them are sexy pictures of Dr. Belinda Kendrick. Google Image search found the source of the one.

This is the one they sent me in the beginning.

 

She is Ms. Jill Stevens（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Stevens） from Utah State, USA. The left is the one they sent me and the right is the one I found in Internet. They are clearly matched. I am rather impressed with high resolution of group’s picture. This lady had won “Miss Utah” and many other Miss contests. She is also working as combat medic in the Utah Army National Guard and served as a medic during an 18-month tour in Afghanistan in 2004-2006. So it is no surprising this costume picture remains. It is only too bad for her to be used as such a fraud tool.

 

【Folow up on 20.April】“The Moment of Truth”

Well, I sent the mail which I noticed in my last report. It was the mail to demand Dr. Belinda Kendrick to hold big raw fish on both of her hands in order to confirm her existence. I had looked forward to the reply mail. Do they make fake picture by Photoshop? Or do they take picture of local girl covering her face with big mask? However it is quite shame that they did not send the reply mail. It is no surprising even if they had finally noticed that I had made fool of them. I really wanted to keep talking with them a little bit more!

Do you know the word “The Moment of Truth”? It is not IT term but the word used in Frederick Forsyth’s novel which means the moment when a spy identifies himself for informant. I sent a mail 2 days ago like below.

《Dear (self-styled) Dr. Belinda Kendrick,

it is almost 10 days since I wrote to you the last mail. Have you already given up to cheat me?

Then I give you the moment of truth now. Yes, I had known you are the fraud group maybe from Nigeria. Are you a young jobless in Lagos? And all of our correspondents have been reported in real time on my Blog everyday, Japanese MassMedia is very interested in broadcasting this mail exchange through TV nation wide. You are now very famous man in Japan. You better give up the fraud scheme with the name of “Dr. Belinda Kendrick” as so many people have enjoyed this slap stick show. I tell you just in case, no credit card is issued without checking “the date of birth”. And other cheating staffs are too hasty like attached. You should have known how long time I had been working in global finance industry. And you have sent so many pictures but I found most of their sources through Image Search.

However I couldn’t understand just one thing. You have not demanded any money except $280 as lawyer’s commission. I don’t think you have planned this plot just for this tiny money. How have you planned to take money from me? Maybe the card you would send me and the instruction how to operate ATM are the key of the fraud scheme. Can you tell what you had tried to do? Probably I can give you some advice for your future success.

Best regards,》

They did not reply this mail either. I have been going along with this project for a month, but it is finally over. It’s a bid sad, I have to say…

Incidentally this fraud mail is quite familiar with other overseas anti-scam sites. You can see a part of them below. Although names of Doctors are various, the plot of “Doctors without borders”, and“Working at Libya in terrible and dangerous circumstance” is all same. Probably this description of Libya was made at the time of 2014 Civil war and they are still keeping this mail text. Anyway they will keep sending this mail all over the world, though a part of people are familiar with this scheme through my Blog. Because this is something like “Market of bigger fool”. Though my speaking partner was quite stupid, there must be more stupid people than him. In order to defend yourself, you have to brush up the literacy in IT and social common sense.

https://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=275897

https://anti-scam.de/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1554644151/1
（This might be reprinting from my Blog?）

http://419.bittenus.com/15/12/Christina-M-Hammock.html