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You’ll have to be careful with me because I’m very forgetful and a bit eccentric. In essence, I’ve made a lot of money but have no one to spend it on. It just sits in a Swiss account earning interest. How boring! Don’t go thinking I’m some sort of business mogul. I’m not; I’ve just made a few shrewd investments along the way (I bought hummus back in ’93 when everyone was like “what’s hummus?”) and, as I say, I’ve had no one to share my wealth with.
So there; you’ve heard the good things about me. Here are some embarrassing things! I’m quite naïve and tremendously gullible. Really! My trusting nature has landed me in a pickle or two, I can tell you! I’m whimsical and spontaneous. I make rash decisions and I don’t think about the consequences until afterward.
I hope none of this puts you off :( Tell me more about you. Who is your favorite Beatle? Mine’s John. I am a very attractive man.
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Attractive man Date: February 22 10:42 pm
Hello my honey Jimbo! I already started my trip to you!
I still cannot believe I’ve done it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every my cell shouts about how it wants to see you. I do not want even to breath without you! I need you as an air.
I think that when a man and woman take the bath together it is very romantic. Would you like to take bath with me?
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Bath Date: February 22 11:55 pm
So glad to see your sweet name in my inbox once again. Every my cell shouts too! I wish you were here. I wish I had someone to share my life and wealth with; something to keep me from those bi-weekly money bonfires I have for tax purposes. I feel so alive!
But, Elena, the two-person bath isn’t what they promise it’s going to be. The only reason Julia Roberts and the guy could do it is because they were in a jacuzzi. Right from the start, they’re a pain to coordinate and, once you’re in, there’s no space, hardly any water and your bum makes un-sexy squeaking noises as it rubs on the acrylic. And then you lie there waiting for one of you to admit that it isn’t fun until the water gets cold. That said, if you want to have a bath with me, who am I to argue.
Your Jimbo, X
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Picture Date: February 23 7:20 pm
I am attaching a picture of me:
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Re: Picture Date: February 23 7:44 pm
Amazing! Which one are you?
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Tickets Date: February 24 12:15 am
I didn’t guess that tickets costs so much. May be you could borrow some money?! You may send it by Western Union. It is pretty easy to use.
Here is a picture with your email address to show that I am real.
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Re: Tickets Date: February 24 12:23 pm
Love the picture. See attached! Will you bring Homka with you?
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: So sorry Date: February 24 8:38 pm
Without your help I will not be able to fly to you. But I do not want to be lonely again. I want you to warm your hands up in the back pockets of my jeans. I want you to love me.
I do no know homka. Who is homka?
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Re: So sorry Date: February 24 9:11 pm
Homka is your cat and, frankly, if you can forget about Homka so easily, what’s to stop you forgetting about me?
But I want to see you, too. Not only do I want to warm my hands in the back pocket of your jeans but I get the distinct impression you would like to dip your hands into my back pocket, too.
Much love, James
P.S. I improved your photo for you. See attached.
P.P.S. Somewhere, in Moscow, there is a hungry cat.
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Bad day :-(( Date: February 24 11:44 pm
I do not wish to give you a words of good bye! If you cannot lend me money then I can not pay for a ticket. My last hope is you and only your kind and understanding heart.
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Re: Bad day :-(( Date: February 25 9:57 am
Thoughts?
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Broken dreams Date: February 25 2:36 pm
My Love! I have not understood your last letter! All my dreams is broken now. If i will not have money I should go home. I am crying everyday. I am ready to do everything to come to you and to see you. Please respond to my massage.
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Re: Broken dreams Date: February 25 4:46 pm
I loved your massage. But could we make a date further down the line? Perhaps September might suit? It all feels so rushed.
From: Elena
To: James Veitch
Subject: Passport Date: February 26 5:11 am
This is me and my passport.
From: James Veitch
To: Elena
Subject: Back at ya! Date: February 26 11:59 am
This is really fun. Send me something else too! xxx
Mary Gary Gary Mary
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Secret Date: December 27 9:45 am
I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep this as top secret.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Secret Date: December 27 12:02 pm
I didn’t read further than “trust” and “confidentiality.”
I’m in.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: My story Date: December 27 1:20 pm
During a routine patrol by my unit sometime ago, I discovered a safe buried in a destroyed building. I inspect the safe and found it contained the sum of $15,000,000
But can I trust you? You take 40 percent and keep my 50 percent and donate 10 percent to charity organizations so that our good Lord will assist and bless us in future. I believe this is fair enough.
Your role is to find a safe place where it can be sent to. Can you handle these? We need to build trust. Do not let me down.
Mary Gary
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 27 1:50 pm
Dear Gary,
I shan’t let you down!
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 28 8:29 am
My name is Mary Gary, feel free to call me Mary.
You must provide the following information: complete Names, Delivery Address, Occupation, Country.
I shall await your response. I am sending my Identification to you
M. Gary
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 28 4:00 pm
Gary, please find the info you need below.
Name: James Veitch
Address: Acacia Road W1 42S
Occupation: Fruit Consultant
Country: United Kingdom
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 3:07 am
It is Mary. my name is Mary Gary. There is no Gary unless it is my second name.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 8:29 am
Ok. But if you’re Mary, then who’s this Gary? Are you sure we should involve a third person in this? Seems risky to me.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 9:51 am
It is only Mary. No Ga
ry.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 1:34 pm
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Gotcha.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 1:46 pm
Good.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 29 2:47 pm
Dear Mary and Gary,
Can you 100% confirm that this is real? I’m worried about scams. All that Mary/Gary stuff got me a bit worried.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 30 11:44 am
This project is real, this transaction is no joke and such opportunity comes once in a life time. As stated in my last email to you, my name is Mary and Gary is my second name. Please remember.
Once again thank you and God bless America
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 30 11:47 am
What’s next?
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 31 6:50 am
I must tell you about me. I love my husband and kids with great passion, but I lost them at the 9/11 bomb blast. I have given you my military id and like to see a picture of you too if you don’t mind.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: My story Date: December 31 6:55 am
I’m so sad to hear you lost your family during the 9/11 bomb blast. I lost many of my relatives during the bombing of the Titanic.
I don’t have any photographs of me to hand but I’m attaching a portrait of me standing in front of my house.
Do not be alarmed; this is not to scale:
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Shipment Date: December 31 6:30 pm
I must confess that I really appreciate your kind of person. I’ll do all my possible best to make sure everything go smooth out here
The shipment will be tagged Ancient Graphic Art Materials and will be in Trunk Boxes. With this, it will not be checked at any port of entry by country customs or airport securities. So, it will be just you and me that is aware of its original content.
I trust in you, so please do not fail me or steal the money when it gets to you.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: December 31 7:30 pm
Ok. How much are these Ancient Graphic Art Materials worth?
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 1 8:54 am
Please try to understand my previous message. The trunk boxes contains the sum of $15,000,000
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 1 2:46 pm
But you just said they would contain Ancient Graphic Art.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 2 5:20 pm
The shipping company was told the trunk contains ancient graphic art, the company does not know the real content of the consignment, only you and i know that the trunk contains cash.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 3 5:45 pm
Gary, I just don’t understand how ancient graphic art can be worth 15 million dollars. What am I meant to do with it?
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 4 9:18 pm
Do you read my mails very well, if you do you would understand everything.
Listen my friend, the trunk boxes contains cash and not ancient graphic art okay.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Shipment Date: January 4 10:19 pm
Why didn’t you say that before? This makes perfect sense now. I’m excited!
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Blessings Date: January 5 9:51 am
May the almighty God continue to guide and protect us in all our doings, I demand that, truth, honesty, sincererity and confidentiality should be our CODE WORD in this transaction.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Re: Blessings Date: January 5 10:53 am
That’s four code words. Which are we using?
May God Almighty help manifest a speedy transaction.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Shipment dispatched Date: January 5 9:11 pm
This is to inform you that the trunk boxes were dispatched some hours ago.
The shipping company charged $10,350 for diplomatic shipment. I had to remove the sum of $10,350 to complete payment for the charges. The total amount available in the trunk boxes after this deduction is now $14,989,650
The shipping company will contact you with the details
M. Gary
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Honesty Date: January 5 10:42 pm
Sorry to be a dummy but I went for a cup of tea and when I got back to the computer I had forgotten what was in the trunk. Are you sending me a mix of money and graphic art or is the graphic art actually money or ancient money?
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Honesty Date: January 6 3:45 am
The consignment contains money and not ancient graphic art.
I had to lie to the shipping company so that they would believe the consignment contains ancient graphic art
From: AIRRA SHIPPING
To: James Veitch
Subject: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 3:47 am
This is to inform you that we have received a shipment of two trunk boxes and presently waiting for onward shipment to you.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Truth Date: January 6 9:16 am
Thanks Gaz.
I was really worried about the ancient graphic art. I’ve got a small apartment and nowhere really to display it. Unless I got rid of the toaster. But, it matters not because I’ve received an email from Airra Shipping.
Question. Do we need to give Mary a cut of the money too?
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Truth Date: January 6 9:51 am
If at any time you are asked, just tell the shipping company the trunk boxes is full of ancient graphic art materials as indicated on the air way bill.
From: James Veitch
To: AIRRA SHIPPING
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 10:55 am
Please don’t open the trunk boxes. There’s no reason to. The trunk boxes is full of ancient graphic art materials as indicated on the air way bill.
From: AIRRA SHIPPING
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 5:23 pm
We have received approval for your Non-Inspection Certificate at a cost of: $1085
From: James Veitch
To: AIRRA SHIPPING
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 5:26 pm
No, there is nothing of interest for you inside the trunk boxes.
Being a dealer in Ancient Art and whatnot, I am accustomed to large shipments of this nature. There’s nothing suspicious about that.
Ancient Graphic Art. That’s my racket. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
From: AIRRA SHIPPING
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 6:01 pm
You are required to immediately send the balance payment of $1085 for the The Non Inspection Certificate Fee This will enable the subsequent delivery of your trunk boxes to you.
To: AIRRA SHIPPING
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 6 9:12 pm
These aren’t the trunk boxes you’re looking for.
You won’t find anything anyway—apart from Ancient Art that’s Graphic in nature.
From: AIRRA SHIPPING
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 7 12:59 pm
If you cannot meet up with the payment today, then the shipment will have to be delayed.
From: James Veitch
To: AIRRA SHIPPING
Subject: Re: SHIPMENT RECEIVED Date: January 7 3:06 pm
DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES LOOK INSIDE THE TRUNK BOXES. I FORBID IT.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Panic Date: January 7 3:06 pm
Mary, how long do I need to keep up this ruse? I’m acting super natural but I think they know something’s up.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Panic Date: January 7 3:36 pm
You should pay the fee they are asking for.
From: James Veitch
To: Mary Gary
Subject: Sincerity Date: January 7 8:51 pm
I’ve been thinking about the percentages a lot. Could we do 40% for me, 50% for you, but also give 20% to charity? I don’t feel like we’re giving them enough in the current split.
From: Mary Gary
To: James Veitch
Subject: Re: Sincerity Date: January 8 3:22 pm
i do not mind increasing the percentage to see the success of this,