From: Denis Messan <denmessann@gmail.com>
Date: August 16, 2020 at 9:44:42 PM GMT+8
Subject:
Dear,
My name is Denis Messan, a legal practitioner in Togo. I represent one Mahone, supposedly from your lineage. He lived and operated his business in Lomé till death. He was sadly killed in cold blood by suspected armed robbers on February 17, 2016 along with his wife and daughter.
Recently, Ecobank informed me of the deceased deposit of $5,560,000.00. The bank further warned that the money could be turned to the State Treasury as 'Abandoned Bank Deposit' if no member of the deceased family comes forth for the claim within the period of time allowed. Unfortunately, I haven't found any of the decedent's extended family members and time is running out!
Although you may not be biologically related to the late expatriate, I wanted to see if we can use the sameness in your surname and country of origin with the deceased to protect his money from escheatment. That would afford me more time to further search for real relatives of the deceased and finally do justice to the funds. Hence, I would be grateful if you could work side by side with me on the matter.
I'm willing to further discuss the matter with you, including your remuneration if you would accept to help protect the money. You can send a reply to this email address or request for my private phone number.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Denis Messan.
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Denis Messan - denmessann@gmail.com
From: Denis Messan <denmessann@gmail.com>
Date: August 17, 2020 at 9:51:13 PM GMT+8
Subject: More details.
Dear,
I received your reply to my message concerning late Mahone fund deposit with Ecobank, Togo. Though we have not met each other before, I suppose that destiny may have brought us together for this matter.
Typically, when a person dies in Togo without a 'Valid Will', whatever he may have left behind will be passed on to the beneficiary through 'Intestacy Laws'. The law would be applicable if the late depositor survived no spouse, children, parents, nieces or nephews. In situations like this, 'Togolese Intestacy Laws' simply require any other extended family member of the deceased to inherit what was left behind upon proper documentation by the appropriate authorities.
The legal process is usually to obtain 'letters of administration' from a court of competent jurisdiction. However, this document won't be required by Ecobank due to my position as the deceased attorney. Based on that, I'm absolutely sure that we'll succeed in the endeavour if we dare, because cases like this don't require a 'Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid' (DNA) test, genealogical background check or witness to determine whether one is eligible for the inheritance.
Hence, the first primary step is to secure an 'Affidavit of Claim' and 'Succession Certificate' in your name from a district court within whose jurisdiction Ecobank is located. Both documents would establish the authenticity of your right over the funds and other assets of the deceased in Togo. The documents should bear your information, relationship with late Mahone as well as details of cause, time and place of death. In order for me to secure both documents, I'll require;
1. Your complete name........
2. Age.................................
3. Address..........................
4. Private Telephone............
5. Profession......................
6. Nationality.....................
Apart from both documents mentioned above, the information would enable me to file a "Letter of Presentation" to Ecobank in demonstration of your right over the funds. Thereafter, I'll prepare a specimen of a claim application letter which you'll send to Ecobank, requesting that the US$5,560,000.00, securities, and other assets of the deceased be transferred in your name. Upon completion of these preliminary claim steps, we'll wait for the bank to process your request.
It is though difficult to accurately estimate how long it could take Ecobank to completely process and release the funds and other assets of the deceased in your name. However, the entire arrangement is not expected to take up to 10 working days from the date we'll officially apply with the bank for the release of the money in your name. Everything should work out perfectly for us if we coordinate ourselves properly in trust and understanding.
I'm proposing 25% (US$1,390,000.00) of the total fund as remuneration for your involvement. You'll also be entitled to all profit or rather interest accrued by the funds while the search for real relatives of the deceased goes on. I hope you'll appreciate the proposed reward because I put many things into consideration before coming up with the offer.
If you have questions or require further clarification, please reply here or call: +22891647989/whatsApp me. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Mr. Denis Messan.
Date: August 17, 2020 at 9:51:13 PM GMT+8
Subject: More details.
Dear,
I received your reply to my message concerning late Mahone fund deposit with Ecobank, Togo. Though we have not met each other before, I suppose that destiny may have brought us together for this matter.
Typically, when a person dies in Togo without a 'Valid Will', whatever he may have left behind will be passed on to the beneficiary through 'Intestacy Laws'. The law would be applicable if the late depositor survived no spouse, children, parents, nieces or nephews. In situations like this, 'Togolese Intestacy Laws' simply require any other extended family member of the deceased to inherit what was left behind upon proper documentation by the appropriate authorities.
The legal process is usually to obtain 'letters of administration' from a court of competent jurisdiction. However, this document won't be required by Ecobank due to my position as the deceased attorney. Based on that, I'm absolutely sure that we'll succeed in the endeavour if we dare, because cases like this don't require a 'Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid' (DNA) test, genealogical background check or witness to determine whether one is eligible for the inheritance.
Hence, the first primary step is to secure an 'Affidavit of Claim' and 'Succession Certificate' in your name from a district court within whose jurisdiction Ecobank is located. Both documents would establish the authenticity of your right over the funds and other assets of the deceased in Togo. The documents should bear your information, relationship with late Mahone as well as details of cause, time and place of death. In order for me to secure both documents, I'll require;
1. Your complete name........
2. Age.................................
3. Address..........................
4. Private Telephone............
5. Profession......................
6. Nationality.....................
Apart from both documents mentioned above, the information would enable me to file a "Letter of Presentation" to Ecobank in demonstration of your right over the funds. Thereafter, I'll prepare a specimen of a claim application letter which you'll send to Ecobank, requesting that the US$5,560,000.00, securities, and other assets of the deceased be transferred in your name. Upon completion of these preliminary claim steps, we'll wait for the bank to process your request.
It is though difficult to accurately estimate how long it could take Ecobank to completely process and release the funds and other assets of the deceased in your name. However, the entire arrangement is not expected to take up to 10 working days from the date we'll officially apply with the bank for the release of the money in your name. Everything should work out perfectly for us if we coordinate ourselves properly in trust and understanding.
I'm proposing 25% (US$1,390,000.00) of the total fund as remuneration for your involvement. You'll also be entitled to all profit or rather interest accrued by the funds while the search for real relatives of the deceased goes on. I hope you'll appreciate the proposed reward because I put many things into consideration before coming up with the offer.
If you have questions or require further clarification, please reply here or call: +22891647989/whatsApp me. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Mr. Denis Messan.
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Phillip Odom - Ecobank - phillipodom@financier.com
From: Phillip Odom <phillipodom@financier.com>
Date: August 31, 2020 at 4:19:09 PM GMT+8
Subject: NOTICE OF APPROVAL-
ECOBANK FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
20 AVENUE SYLVANUS OLYMPIO,
BP 3302, LOME TOGO.
FAX: 228 2242 60 42.
FAX: 228 9735 49 33.
TEL: 228 9695 49 02.
OUR REF: ECB/LT8/ICF-0405073.
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF APPROVAL.
DATE: AUGUST 31, 2020.
ATTENTION:
17 MASAGANA ST. STA ANA PATEROS M MLA.
TEL: 09610573244.
MADAM,
THE ATTACHED FILE IS OUR NOTICE OF PAYMENT APPROVAL OF YOUR CLAIMS. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO SPECIFY DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT OF YOUR ENTITLEMENT OF SIX MILLION AND ELEVEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE US DOLLARS (US$6,011,475.00).
THE RECEIVER'S BANK INFORMATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROPOSED REMITTANCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INTERMEDIATE BANKS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN TRANSFER TRANSACTION OF YOUR ENTITLEMENT. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING UNDER LISTED DETAILS RELATING TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT:
1. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER OR IBAN ___
2. YOUR ACCOUNT NAME ___
3. YOUR BANK NAME ___
4. YOUR BANK BRANCH OR ADDRESS ___
5. BIC/SWIFT CODE OF YOUR BANK ___
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE ATTACHED PAYMENT APPROVAL LETTER, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. PHILLIP ODOM.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER,
ECOBANK, TOGO.
Date: August 31, 2020 at 4:19:09 PM GMT+8
Subject: NOTICE OF APPROVAL-
ECOBANK FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
20 AVENUE SYLVANUS OLYMPIO,
BP 3302, LOME TOGO.
FAX: 228 2242 60 42.
FAX: 228 9735 49 33.
TEL: 228 9695 49 02.
OUR REF: ECB/LT8/ICF-0405073.
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF APPROVAL.
DATE: AUGUST 31, 2020.
ATTENTION:
17 MASAGANA ST. STA ANA PATEROS M MLA.
TEL: 09610573244.
MADAM,
THE ATTACHED FILE IS OUR NOTICE OF PAYMENT APPROVAL OF YOUR CLAIMS. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO SPECIFY DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT OF YOUR ENTITLEMENT OF SIX MILLION AND ELEVEN THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE US DOLLARS (US$6,011,475.00).
THE RECEIVER'S BANK INFORMATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROPOSED REMITTANCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE INTERMEDIATE BANKS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN TRANSFER TRANSACTION OF YOUR ENTITLEMENT. THE REQUIRED INFORMATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING UNDER LISTED DETAILS RELATING TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT:
1. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER OR IBAN ___
2. YOUR ACCOUNT NAME ___
3. YOUR BANK NAME ___
4. YOUR BANK BRANCH OR ADDRESS ___
5. BIC/SWIFT CODE OF YOUR BANK ___
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE ATTACHED PAYMENT APPROVAL LETTER, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. PHILLIP ODOM.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER,
ECOBANK, TOGO.
FRAUD WARNING: The above information is being provided as a fraud warning. Do not contact the sender of the above email. The source of this information is from a scammer who is a criminal imposter. Any names of real people being used within the above information from this imposter is unauthorized and illegal. Do not provide this scammer any of your personal information. Do not send them any of your personal identity documents. Do not send them any money. Do not call any phone numbers that they provide to you. This email, and all of its content, are part of a fraudulent, criminal act and the only intention of the scammer who sent this email is to steal money from you and to obtain personal information leading to identity theft of the scam victim. If you received the same email (or one very similar) then stop all communication with the scammer immediately. All claims made within the email are lies fabricated by a fraudster and this criminal will never provide you any money, assets, investments, property, commodities, merchandise, employment, romance, or anything of value. Every email scammer uses a completely false identity, thus their names used in the email (and any company name, employment, occupation, street address and/or location information that they provide) is 100% fake. Any photos, scans of passports or other personal identity documents and/or any other documents (government, corporate, legal, financial, etc) or forms that they send to you are all stolen, fake and/or forged and the file attachments they send with their scam emails may also contain viruses. Also avoid all website links that any scammer sends to you because their websites are all fraudulent and may also contain hidden Malware, Trojans, Spyware and/or key loggers. In conclusion, do not send any money to this scammer or you will lose it permanently. Contact with this scammer also places you at risk of identity theft and having your identity wrongfully used for illegal activities, which can place you in legal, financial, and physical danger. Click here to read what qualifies the above email as a scam. Scroll up and click the link at the top of this page for more information about this particular type of scam. Click here if you had interactions with a scammer and need support.
Phillip Odom - Ecobank - phillipodom@financier.com
From: Phillip Odom <phillipodom@financier.com>
Date: August 27, 2020 at 7:29:07 PM GMT+8
Subject: OFFICIAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
ECOBANK FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
20 AVENUE SYLVANUS OLYMPIO,
BP 3302, LOME TOGO,
FAX: 228 2242 60 42.
FAX: 228 9735 49 33.
TEL: 228 9695 49 02.
OUR REF: ECB/LT8/ICF-0405073.
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
DATE: AUGUST 27, 2020.
ATTENTION:
17 MASAGANA ST. STA ANA PATEROS M MLA.
TEL: 09610573244.
SIR,
THIS LETTER IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ECOBANK RECEIVED THE INHERITANCE CLAIM YOU FILED ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST 2020. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL PROTOCOLS ARE OBSERVED, YOU ARE ADVISED TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS STATED IN THE ATTACHED QUESTIONNAIRE.
THE REVIEWING PROCESS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR OFFICIAL AFFIRMATIVE PURPOSES AND WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR YOUR CLAIM. ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2020. IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. PHILLIP ODOM.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER,
ECOBANK, TOGO.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: THERE MAY BE NEED FOR OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH YOU DURING PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIM. THEREFORE, IT IS ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANOTHER PHONE NUMBER, BECAUSE ALL OUR EFFORT TO CALL THE ABOVE LISTED PHONE NUMBER FAILED!
Date: August 27, 2020 at 7:29:07 PM GMT+8
Subject: OFFICIAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
ECOBANK FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
20 AVENUE SYLVANUS OLYMPIO,
BP 3302, LOME TOGO,
FAX: 228 2242 60 42.
FAX: 228 9735 49 33.
TEL: 228 9695 49 02.
OUR REF: ECB/LT8/ICF-0405073.
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL QUESTIONNAIRE.
DATE: AUGUST 27, 2020.
ATTENTION:
17 MASAGANA ST. STA ANA PATEROS M MLA.
TEL: 09610573244.
SIR,
THIS LETTER IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ECOBANK RECEIVED THE INHERITANCE CLAIM YOU FILED ON THE 26TH OF AUGUST 2020. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL PROTOCOLS ARE OBSERVED, YOU ARE ADVISED TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS STATED IN THE ATTACHED QUESTIONNAIRE.
THE REVIEWING PROCESS IS BEING IMPLEMENTED FOR OFFICIAL AFFIRMATIVE PURPOSES AND WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY FOR YOUR CLAIM. ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE MUST BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN AUGUST 31, 2020. IF YOU NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. PHILLIP ODOM.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS MANAGER,
ECOBANK, TOGO.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: THERE MAY BE NEED FOR OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH YOU DURING PROCESSING OF YOUR CLAIM. THEREFORE, IT IS ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANOTHER PHONE NUMBER, BECAUSE ALL OUR EFFORT TO CALL THE ABOVE LISTED PHONE NUMBER FAILED!
FRAUD WARNING: The above information is being provided as a fraud warning. Do not contact the sender of the above email. The source of this information is from a scammer who is a criminal imposter. Any names of real people being used within the above information from this imposter is unauthorized and illegal. Do not provide this scammer any of your personal information. Do not send them any of your personal identity documents. Do not send them any money. Do not call any phone numbers that they provide to you. This email, and all of its content, are part of a fraudulent, criminal act and the only intention of the scammer who sent this email is to steal money from you and to obtain personal information leading to identity theft of the scam victim. If you received the same email (or one very similar) then stop all communication with the scammer immediately. All claims made within the email are lies fabricated by a fraudster and this criminal will never provide you any money, assets, investments, property, commodities, merchandise, employment, romance, or anything of value. Every email scammer uses a completely false identity, thus their names used in the email (and any company name, employment, occupation, street address and/or location information that they provide) is 100% fake. Any photos, scans of passports or other personal identity documents and/or any other documents (government, corporate, legal, financial, etc) or forms that they send to you are all stolen, fake and/or forged and the file attachments they send with their scam emails may also contain viruses. Also avoid all website links that any scammer sends to you because their websites are all fraudulent and may also contain hidden Malware, Trojans, Spyware and/or key loggers. In conclusion, do not send any money to this scammer or you will lose it permanently. Contact with this scammer also places you at risk of identity theft and having your identity wrongfully used for illegal activities, which can place you in legal, financial, and physical danger. Click here to read what qualifies the above email as a scam. Scroll up and click the link at the top of this page for more information about this particular type of scam. Click here if you had interactions with a scammer and need support.