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Somebody from the Osas Animal Farm in Nigeria sends an e-mail, apparently to Denise Norton, quoting some prices on African animals. Unfortunately Denise Norton is presently unavailable but her brother Denephew Norton may be interested in having some of these animals on his farm. The game continues.
Conventions within the thread:
E-mails from the fraudster are in black.
E-mails from me (Denephew Norton) are in italicized green.
Red X's represent characters that have been changed to protect personal info.
Comments from me are in bold black.
The game commences with the initial offer from The Osas Animal Farm.
From: osas animal
Subject: AFRICAN ANIMALS FOR SALE
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:55:39 +0100
OSAS ANIMAL FARM, <africanwildlife_4sale@hotmail.com>
EGORO AMEDE.
WEST AFRICA,
Nigeria.
Dear Denise Norton,
Compliment of the season we are OSAS ANIMAL FARM, we are specialised on
keeping reptiles like snakes,tortoise,crocodiles,bush lizard
e.t.c,we have many types of snakes,cobra snakes,boa from the
river,,bees and so on.
Our farm is located in a remote village surrounded by rivers,bush and
streams to create good health for this animals,we get our reptiles from
the forest and most other's from the northern part of the country.We
also rear other animals like lion,leopard,antelope,grass cutters,
dogs of various type,gorilla, monkeys, cats,tigers etc
We started training these animals since when there parents were
killed by hunters,this farm has been operating for many years.presently we
are selling the reptiles and animals to western countries like Europe,Asia and
America who may want to make good use of these animals and reptiles
either in a laboratory,in a college for teaching or for personal use in
there private compounds
The price list is listed below:
PRICE LIST
COBRA((BIG) $750.
COBRA(SMALL) $400..
BOA SNAKE $800
CROCODILE (BIG) $1000
CROCODILE (SMALL) $6,50
TORTOISE (BIG) $400
TORTOISE (SMALL) $150
LIZARD (CROCODILE) $950
FROGS $50
PRICE LIST FOR OTHER ANIMALS
LION(BIG) $3000
LION(BABE) $1,500
TIGER(BIG) $1,800
TIGER(BABE) $1,200
DOGS $250
CATS $200
LEOPARD $1000
GRASS CUTTER $100
ANTELOPE $600.
GORILLA $1,300
BABY ELEPHANT $1,450
CHIMPANZEE $1000
BABY MONKEY $300
BIG MONKEY $500
After going through the above listed reptiles and animals.You send
part of your payment to us to enable us to process the necessary
document's needed for the appropriate offices to facilitate the
exportation of what you are buying from us to your destination before
paying the balance money.
Any interested person's or group of person's who want to buy from us
our reptiles or any of the listed animals should send his or her
contact address and private phone number for a direct communication
with us before the conclusion of the transaction,bear in mind that any
of our animals or reptiles you buy from us must surely get to your
destination without any hindrance.God bless you as we expect your
response.For more details contact (africanwildlife_4sale@yahoo.co.uk )
Thanks
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:44:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Olop Farms <olopf@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: AFRICAN ANIMALS FOR SALE
To: africanwildlife_4sale@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Sir
I have received an email from you which was apparently
meant for my sister Denise. Unfortunately she had a
minor accident last week. She was making some cow pies
when she fell into a large, steaming vat of pie
filling. She is recovering just fine now.
I am her brother Denephew Norton. I have read your
email and I must say that I am impressed with your
selection of animals. Me and Denise believe that
several of your animals may be just what we need to
augment our own four-legged residents.
I would like to know more about some of your items for
sale. Could you tell me about your grass cutters. Our
own grass cutters are somewhat more expensive than
yours. I would certainly like to know more about
yours. Could you also include a picture of a typical
grass cutter? I may be interested in purchasing
several dozen of these.
I am also interested in your big crocadiles. Gorillas
would definately come in handy as well as a few
cobras. Some photos of these would be nice too.
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
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Denephew Norton,
Head Honcho
Olop Farms,
Bumfuk, Arkansas
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:03:33 +0100 (BST)
From: osas farm
Subject: Osas animals
To: olopf@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Dear Denephew,
Sorry for your sister's incident,do not worry she will be fine by God's grace.Regards to your mail,all the animals listed are available, except for the tigers both small and big.We have alots of grasscutters in the farm it depends how many dozens you want to buy from us,concerning the price i decided to sell it that way because in Africa we have alot of them almost everyday from our local hunters.
The pictures of the gorrilas,crocodiles,grasscutters and cobra has been attached via this mail.We have also the rare white albino python if you are interested do indicate in your next reply.
You are required to send to us your direct telephone number for easy communication with you.My greetings to your sister Denise.
Best regards
Osas animals.
 
  
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:01:17 +0100 (BST)
From: africa parrots <parrots4sale_2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: URGENT FROM OSAS ANIMAL FARM
To: Olopf@xxxxxxxxxx.com
This is Osas animal farm.Please we have a problem accessing our email address (africanwildlife_4sale@yahoo.co.uk) Forward further mails to this parrots4sale_2005@yahoo.co.uk , do contact me as soon as possible or call my number +2348035367837
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:01:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Olop Farms
Subject: Re: URGENT FROM OSAS ANIMAL FARM
To: africa parrots
Dear Sir
Thank you for the pictures. They have been very
helpful.
I don't believe that your grasscutters are quite what
we're looking for here at Olop Farms. They appear to
be quite different from what we had in mind. I have
attached a picture of our own fleet of grasscutters.
As you can see, ours would probably do the job much
faster than yours.
I believe we'll pass on the grasscutters.
However, we are definitely interested in your
gorillas. We own/operate a rather large wildlife farm
and we employ a sizable workforce utilizing a great
number of undocumented immigrants. We are looking
towards gradually replacing these illegals sometime
before they are due to be paid off at the end of
September.
I have some questions. Can these gorillas be trained
easily? How much do they eat? Are they potty trained?
What kind of a deal can you cut me on three dozen
mature gorillas? (please include the cost of their
airfare)
We also have a large pond which we would like to call
home to a dozen or so crocadiles. We will need these
before the end of September as well as they will play
an integral role in our workforce replacement program.
If I wish to order ten or twelve crocadiles, what kind
of a deal can we work out.
As you operate an animal farm yourself, you may be
interested in some rare wildlife that we have in our
care as well but I'll get back to you on this in
another email.
I'll await your response. Thanks.
Regards
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Denephew Norton,
Head Honcho
Olop Farms,
Bumfuk, Arkansas
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:51:44 +0100 (BST)
From: africa parrot
Subject: Reply me immediately
To: Olop Farms
Dear Norton,
Regards to your previous mail, you indicate grasscutters I never knew you were referring to farm implements. Well sorry I do not sell farm implements; my business is to sell animals.
Concerning the questions you asked, Gorilla is an animal that is very easy to train. Gorillas eat large amounts of vegetation and spend about 30 percent of each day foraging for food. They consume roots, leaves, and stems of herbs, vines, and bark from trees, shrub-sized plants, and bamboo shoots. I know you are very liable to take care of the gorilla because you have a farm animal as well. Yes they are potty trained.
The shipping cost will depend on the destination the animals are going so we could know the total cost. Concerning the purchases of crocodiles we will give you a discount $100 U.S.dollar so the sales will be for $900 U.S.dollars for each one.
I do believe we can also transact animal business together, because I always get others of animals that are not in Africa I do believe you can be helping me getting the animals for my clients you are need. If you have any buyer that is interested in buying animals from Africa please do refer them to our farm here in Nigeria, also I will be referring people looking animals not breed in Africa to you. To this effect you are required to send me your private telephone number for easy communication.
Best Regards
Osas animals.
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:56:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Olop Farms
Subject: Swamp-Donkeys, Giant Bats and the Hairless Ozark Mutt
To: africa parrots
Dear Sir,
I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. This
is a very busy time of year for us at the farm and as
you can imagine, with my sister Denise incapacitated
at the moment, I have to do double duty running things
here.
Gorillas waste 30 percent of their time looking for
food? Wow. Now I'd say that they can use a little help
with time management but I'm sure that we can handle
that.
I'd certainly love to have about 15 gorillas to start
with, probably more a a later date. Also, 10 - 12
crocadiles for our gator pond.
Now, as you have expressed some interest in rare
animals native to our area, I'd like to introduce you
to two of our favorite species, the swamp donkey and
the and the Hairless Ozark Mutt. I have attached
photos taken by me personally.
Please note that both of these animals are extemely
rare and difficult to find in their native habitat.
The first two pics are of our magnificent swamp
donkeys residing at our farm. To show how far some
people are willing to go to capture one of these, see
the third picture. One of our neighbors had do drive
his Chevy to the levee via three fields and two rivers
to catch this one. Luckily for him the levee was dry.
The last photo depicts the Hairless Ozark Mutt, also
known as the smart-ass. These animals are very
intelligent. This particular one is our personal pet.
They are extremely rare but we have been breeding them
successfully for quite some time now.
I have raised enough issues for this email. I am
looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
----
Denephew Norton,
Head Honcho
Olop Farms,
Bumfuk, Arkansas
   
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:07:55 +0100 (BST)
From: africa parrots
Subject: Osas animals farm
To: Olop Farms
Dear Denephew Norton,
I received your email with much anticipation, it has been very hectic here in my farm too, due to the fact that we have to meet huge supply of wildlife animals to our numerous clients around the globe, we have just successfully made our second shipment for the summer and you are aware that it is only this period we can make shipment due to the favorable climatic conditions.
Your request for fifteen gorillas and ten crocodiles is indeed a very large shipment and it will be shipped in two separate batches and since the order involves animals this big we have to freight it through sea. I want you to be more specific on your order so as to know the cost of your total package.
We also have clients who would be interested in some of your rare specie on animal and we will be sending them correspondences on your varieties of animals.
Sorry for the health of your sister and I pray to God that she recovers very soon.
Best regards
Osas farm
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:33:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Olop Farms
Subject: Re: Osas animals farm
To: africa parrots
Dear Sir,
Thanks for your concern regarding Denise. She is at
home now and recovering nicely. She is looking forward
to visiting your farm soon. Would this be possible?
I understand that 15 gorillas and 10 crocs is a large
shipment. As you would be shipping these by sea, the
closest seaport to our farm would be Phoenix. I would
like you to quote me a rate F.O B. Phoenix, AZ. We can
handle the transportation logistics from Phoenix to
our farm.
As I mentioned earlier, we would like to take
possession of this shipment before the end of
September if possible.
I know that I forgot to include our phone number in my
last email. Sorry. It is XXX-XXX-XXXX.
Regards,
----
Denephew Norton,
Head Honcho
Olop Farms,
Bumfuk, Arkansas
I notice that on the Osas Animal Farm bait, you say in the comment that he changed his email address because someone reported him for being a 419 scammer.
That was me! lol. I also reported his new one.. So expect another change notification.. He has already notified me of his 3rd account.
I keep reporting him, he gets new accounts and then I verbally abuse him for continually changing his email address! LOL!
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