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Home - The Chronicles - The Anchorite The Anchorite - NewIn which Gilbert Murray, a modern-day anchorite with serious digestive issues at Saint Bodkin's church, Gypping in the Marsh, is contacted by a banker from Burkina Faso who is looking for someone to share unclaimed millions of dollars that belonged to a deceased client. With Gilbert walled up inside his anchorhold, repeatedly dreaming of toilets and soiling his hairshirt, will his helper, Beaker, be able to provide the banker with the assistance he is seeking? Cast of characters
From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: TRANSFER Sent: Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:32 From Bank Of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (West Africa). Remittance of USD$15 million. This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction, I am a banker by profession from Burkina Faso in West Africa and currently holding the post of Bill and Exchange Manager of the bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds (USD$15 million) belonging to of one of our bank clients who died along with his entire family in a plane crash. He was a big business man and he executed so many deals with the government of Burkina Faso. Unfortunately the man died in a plane crash living nobody to claim this money, as his personal Financial Advisory when he was alive I have all the informations relating to he and this is why I am using my good office to bring you in to put claim for these monies because he was a foreigner and only a foreign partner that will be able to put claim for these money in our bank. Be informing that this transaction will cost us some little expenses when transacting with the paying bank. I have wholeheartedly mapped out 5% of the total money for the expenses before the sharing of the money according to this percentages I am mapping out for you as a foreign partner who will help me to stand before the paying bank as next of kin to our decease customer to enable us pull out these money into your account without any delay. I will come over to your country as soon as the money is transfer to your receiving bank account and I will invest my percentage in your country by your advice. I want you to understand that a stitch in time saves nine so write back and tell me if you really want to carry out this transaction with me. I have decided to offer you 35% of the total fund while 5% will be use to run all the direct or indirect expenses, the balance 60% will be for me and family immediately we come over to meet you after transfer of the whole deposit into the account you will supply after. From my banking experience it will take up to Twenty One (21) working days to conclude this transfer. I sincerely need your help because this is my first major deal in this bank and it might be the last opportunity of hitting big money from this bank. I want you to treat this affair as very urgent, top secret and confidential because this secret will remain intact until the whole money is finally transfer into your personal bank account in your country. This transfer/payment will be effected through Swift Telegraphic Transfer. Your urgent response is highly needed to know your full interest for immediate transfer of this money into your receiving bank account in your home town. (PLEASE FILL THIS FORM BELOW AND RESEND IT TO ME).
Best regards, Mr Sule Mohamed Bill and Exchange Manager, Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: Re: TRANSFER Sent: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:42 Dear Mr Mohamed, I have just received the email that you sent me last Friday. I think you may have sent it to the wrong person: I know nothing about banking. May I suggest that you check the email address you used to send the email? I wonder whether you may have mis-typed it. Incidentally, I am very sorry to hear about the death of your client, together with his whole family. I shall pray for them. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Treat as urgent Sent: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:15 Dear Mr Gilbert Murray, Thanks for your swift response to this profitable deal at hand. No, I didn't sent it to wrong person but to you directly. I want you to understand that it is not a matter of knowing something about banking, it is about bringing you in to stand as the next of kin to our late customer, so that the bank can release and transfer this money into your account in your home town. Understand that without a foreign person applying for this money the bank will not release the money out of this bank, because the deceased customer as a foreign person and have no next of kin before his sudden death. That make everything easy and possible for you and I to claim this money together into your account for mutual respect and sharing according to the percentage set above in my previous message. Please before we move forward, I want you to send me some of your details, like your direct telephone number for easy communication if truly you are interested to be part of this huge success. Your age, your profession, to see whether you are mature enough to receive this money into your account without any mistake or error. As soon as I hear from you, I will send you an official application letter which you are going to use to apply to the paying bank to enable the bank recognise you as the next of kin and commence this process. You have nothing to worry about at all, because I am here to provide you with all the information relating to our deceased customer so that there won't be mistake along the line during dealing with the paying bank. For the time being, below are some of my personal informations. My name: Mr Sule Mohamed My house address: 12 Avenue Yennega, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Marital status: Married Direct line: 00226 5475 xxxx Age: 54 Position: Bill and Exchange Manager, Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: Re: Treat as urgent Sent: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:28 Dear Mr Mohamed, I feel compelled to ask you: what made you choose me to be a prospective partner in this venture that you are proposing, and how did you come across my details? I have always been a very private individual - I tended to keep myself to myself even before my recent change in circumstances - and I find it hard to understand how a banker from Africa would come across my details and decide to sound me out as a potential business partner. I have to admit that the prospect of being able to claim this money is an attractive one. Saint Bodkin's church is in dire need of repairs to its fabric, and I know for a fact that the vicar is struggling to meet the costs of its maintenance. But I am concerned that what you are proposing may not be entirely legal. I cannot claim to be an expert in the law - and certainly not in the law as it pertains to Burkina Faso banking practices - but it seems to me that your proposal may be skirting extremely closely around what would be deemed allowable in a court of law. Would it be possible for you to allay my fears in this respect? Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: More enlighten message Sent: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:39 Dear Mr Gilbert, Thank you once again for your response to this great deal at hand. But kindly allow the grace of God upon our lives' work and come to conclusion in a successful manner to the glory of God almighty through retrieve of this money to your account for both benefit. Yes, I understand that you may not have thought that something like this will ever comes to you even in the dream, however things like this do happen as everything work together for good for them that love God. Your email is not operated in heavenly places; you do operate it here on earth, so your email can be found by anybody who God has direct to execute a life changing business with you. Therefore, stop doubting and let face reality okay. In a banking rules and regulations, or better said in a banking law, a next of kin is allow to claim fund that belongs to a death person who has no original next of kin before his or her death. It only me who knows that he has no next of kin this is why I am using my good office to bring you in. It is never a sin or crime to claim fund that belongs to a deceased customer if the rightful information and procedures are respected and provided before any financial institution where the fund are kept. Listen to me my good friend, it is not a matter of involving in a legal transaction no, it is a matter of been truthful to me when the money finally transferred into your personal bank account in your home town for both benefit that is what REALLY matter most now. Everything is legal and real you will see it when we finally commence dealing with the paying bank. This is because everything is genuine and real as I will not involve myself in any deal that will bring shame and disgrace to my family. I have been serving this bank for so many years, now is the time to hit big money if only you can allow you and I to execute this deal. In our bank law if a customer died and he or she has no next of kin or all his suppose next of kin died along with him, anybody who apply first for the money is automatically see as the next of kin and the bank have no right to deny the person the status of beneficiary is that clear. This is why God choose you to assist me stand before this bank and apply for the money. If it is possible for me to claim this money without involving anybody I would be glad to do so, but without a foreign person stand as next of kin the bank would never release the money. It may interest you to know that 5% will be set aside to run all the expenses both here and in your country, while 35% is for you as my prospective partner, then the remaining 60% is for me and my family and immediately the money is transferred into your account I will simply resign from the bank and come to your country for the investment execution. This business is entirely legal because someone must claim another man or dead person abandoned money is that clear. I await to hear from you as soon as you can. Regards, Mr Sule Mohamed Bill and Exchange Manager, Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel: 00226 5475 xxxx From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: How should we proceed? Sent: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:29 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you for your detailed response. I must say, you seem to know what you are talking about as far as this matter is concerned. You have certainly put my mind at rest, and I now feel comfortable to proceed in this matter. I do hope that you can appreciate the reasons for my initial unease. As I stated previously, my knowledge of banking laws and customs is seriously limited. What is more, I am a trusted individual in the village and, given my position, it would be extremely inadvisable for me to involve myself in any matter that could have a deleterious effect on my reputation. I would appreciate it if you could get back to me with details of what we need to do to move forward with this matter. I very much look forward to working with you. You and your family will be in my prayers tonight. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray PS. You made reference to God on a number of occasions in your email. It comforts me to know that I am dealing with a man of faith: my own faith is of prime importance to me. Could you perhaps enlighten me about which faith it is that you follow? Christianity? Church of Zeal or no Zeal? Islam? Judaism? From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: We move forward Sent: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:07 Dear Mr Gilbert, Thanks for the response my good partner. I must say that God doesn't make mistake and ever since I know God I have never regret anything in my life and the only thing I have regretted it is when I lost my both parents to terrorist attacked in the northern part of Burkina Faso 10 years ago. My parents were retired military officers they were killed by terrorist, so I came from a disciplined home and that would not allow me to do anyhow or misbehave no matter what life brings at me. My family name is very important I must uphold it even though the world of today doesn't appreciate or reward good people. Yes, I want to do business with people like you who have respect for reputation and who say yes when it is yes. I don't have much to say because no exaggeration in what we are about to enter together which will eventually change our financial lives altogether. Please see me as your brother because one good turn deserves another. You help me I help you that is how life supposes to be. I cannot claim this money without foreign person involved. Remember I told you that your SHARE is 35% for helping stand before the bank as the real next of kin and providing foreign account to receive the $15 million. Please understand that we will withdraw 5% out from your account immediately the whole fund ($15 million) is transfer into your account to settle any direct or indirect expenses we may both incur during this transaction before success is achieve. The remaining 60% will be for me and my family and I will personally come and meet you in your country for proper sharing and investment execution before bringing in my family. I am repeating it again because I do not want sharing or percentage to cause unwanted problem for us after the bank has transferred the money into your personal bank account is that clear sir. You know that money has power. I was born into a Muslim family but I later convert to Christianity. I am a man of faith. I see everything possible for those that believe. I have never involved any deal that will bring shame to my family reputation never, not of once. This DEAL is clear and simple, we follow the banking rules in claiming inheritance fund to foreign bank account we get the money easily into your account without anybody suspecting us okay. This is a clear, clean deal, in banking rules Next of Kin role is recognize and no bank that can deny anybody who genuinely apply for an inheritance fund. So relax and follow my advice so we can succeed without hindrance. Regards, Mr Sule Mohamed Bill and Exchange Manager, Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Tel: 00226 5475 xxxx From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Fill this application letter and use it to apply to the paying bank Sent: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:20 Fill this application letter and use it to apply to the paying bank:
From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Sincere advice Sent: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:33 Dear Mr Murray, Please after you send the application to the paying bank through the official email address of the bank on the application letter I sent to you, kindly inform me so that I will start monitoring everything is that clear. Immediately the bank start communicating with you also inform me so that I can advice you to avoid any silly mistake along the line. Any mistake or error made during dealing with the bank will blow up everything to our detriment but God forbid. My warm regards to your family. Mr Sule Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: A serious concern Sent: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:07 Dear Mr Mohamed, Firstly, I am extremely sorry to hear about the unfortunate death of your parents. That must have had a devastating effect on you, at such a young age. I hope that your faith - or, to be more accurate, your faiths - have helped to sustain you following such a dreadful loss. I note that you converted from Islam to Christianity. I too converted from one religion to another, some twenty years ago or so. In my case, I - along with most of the rest of the village - converted from the Church of England to the Church of Zeal or no Zeal, taking the lead from our vicar, who had had a major disagreement with the bishop over the design of some hassocks. I find my faith to be an immense comfort to me. It is by far the most important thing in my life. I trust that you feel the same way about your own faith. Now, I have a concern, Mr Mohamed. Having read through the email that you are proposing I send to the bank, I cannot help but notice that this deceased person is Korean - very obviously Korean, having lived in Korea, with a very Korean-sounding name. How on Noel's green earth will I be able to pass myself off as this man's next of kin, when I am an Englishman, with an English name, who has lived in England all my life and who has never visited Korea? Surely the bank officials will not believe that I am this man's next of kin? Have you not foreseen this problem, Mr Mohamed? On top of this, I have realised that in order to proceed with this venture, I shall have to lie to the bank officials. I shall have to tell untruths. And so will you, Mr Mohamed. Have you not realised this? Lying is expressly forbidden in the Book of Noel and - if I remember rightly - it is seriously frowned upon in the Christian religion too. Is not the ninth of your ten commandments "Thou shalt not bear false witness"? And if memory serves, I am sure that there was something about coveting in there too. Does this not concern you, Mr Mohamed? Although I am planning to donate my share of the proceeds of this business venture to the church, I am afraid that the untruths that we will be forced to tell may place our eternal souls in peril. What are your thoughts on this, Mr Mohamed? Is there any way we can conduct ourselves in this enterprise that will not involve the telling of untruths? Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Your concern is not a problem in banking rules Sent: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:05 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you my good brother, and thank you for feeling my pains too. Yes it's affected me seriously in the sense that the time my parents suppose to have been enjoying me they are no more alive to ripe the fruits of their labored. That was why I said I regretted it so much in all my life. I have been living with my faith ever since such dastardly act happened to me when I suddenly lost my beautiful caring parents who trained me at school to the cold hand of stupid terrorist. I sustain the pains because I hand over everything to God, God gives and takes too. Very dreadful loss my good partner. Now, back to business, is like we are acting in the same direction so to say, I converted from Islam to Christianity. You converted too to another religion that makes it very unique in this our businessman ship relationship. Now, let me clarify you very well so you won't feel bad executing this God gives opportunity to us. In banking law, a Next of Kin can come from anywhere in the world in as much as what he or she is claiming is genuine and accurate. They have no single right to question why you come from England and the original deceased owner of the fund came from South Korea. Absolutely no. The bank has no right and the law of every bank doesn't provide such RULES to deny any Next of Kin from coming from different countries. Is that clear sir. To buttress this to your better understanding the bank had never question anybody for using different names to claim it rightful next of kin or standing before the bank to claim fund as next of kin? What really matter are the accurate information provided and the ability to understand that life is full of business and any business or opportunity that comes to our way is an act of grace of God upon our lives. You are not bearing false witness, am inviting you to help me stand before the bank as next of kin so that this money can be release and transfer into your account after proper executing with the paying bank that is all. I understood your point, but Bible tells you and I that all have sinned and cut short of the glory of God. We are living by the grace of God my good friend, I am a true believer of our Lord and savior Jesus and it is that same Jesus who have kept me alive all this while even when the storm was about to swallow me. Having involve you and knowing what we are about to execute together, I cannot bring in another person again it is totally against the rules of the bank claiming inheritance fund because two person cannot put claim to one fund. You are not telling lies in anyway, you are just acting to my advice how everything will be possible and easy for us to claim this money, that's all. I didn't want to reveal this to you until we finally get the money into your account. I will donate 10% of my share from my 60% to any church you will recommend for me as tithes, then donate another 10% to any charity organization, homeless motherless children in England but all this will not happen if we do not pull out this fund from this bank here to your bank account in England. Please sir, think well and act swiftly because a bird at hand worth more than millions in the bush. I cannot afford to lose this money because the business is clear as an insider everything will be easy for us if only we follow the bank procedures in claiming an inheritance fund. Thank you once again for your time and support I really need you most to help me perfect this deal sir. Regards, Mr Sule Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: But we will be lying to the bank! Sent: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:47 Dear Mr Mohamed, In your email, you state that "In banking law, a Next of Kin can come from anywhere in the world in as much as what he or she is claiming is genuine and accurate". But what we will be claiming will not be genuine and accurate. On the contrary, what we will be claiming will be bogus and inaccurate. We shall be lying to the bank! We shall be deceiving them! You may be willing to place your eternal soul in peril, Mr Mohamed, but I am not sure that I am willing to do so. I have devoted my entire life to my religion - my faith is everything to me - and to risk my chance of eternal happiness in this way - despite your generous offer to donate a percentage of your portion of the money to a good cause - is a very hard thing for me to agree to. Can the end justify the means? If not, then an eternity in Hell lies before us, Mr Mohamed. An eternity, I say. And that is quite a long time. A bird in the hand may well be worth more than millions in the bush, as you say. But the question is, is it wise for me to grasp hold of this particular bird? I shall pray on this matter over the weekend, Mr Mohamed, and make a decision on Monday as to whether I feel able to move forward with this business. I shall also ask Mr Beaker for his opinion when he visits me tomorrow to bring me my daily food and drink and to remove my waste from the anchorhold. I shall also consult with the vicar when I see him on Sunday. He will be in a good position to advise me spiritually regarding whether or not I should proceed. I would advise you to pray on this matter too, Mr Mohamed: it is not only my eternal soul that may be in peril, but yours too. Let us see what Monday brings. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: I think the will of God must prevail Sent: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:59 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you my good brother of the same faith with me. But you have never told me your age so that I will know the exact respect to accord you. In reality, I don't know why you continually emphasize by saying we will be telling lies to the bank to claim this money. What it is is what it is an inheritance fund that needs a foreign assistance before it can be release in accordance with the banking law. Yes everything is by prayer am a man of faith but my faith has never told me to be poor when there are clear chances to become very rich. Having said that I wait for your final decision because what is right is worth doing and this business cannot be terminated because of the faith we both believed in. Understand that no churches survive without finance and no Priest or Bishop serve correctly without finance either. America is terrorizing and dominating the whole world today because of their riches and wealth. My God has never told me to become poor because I am serving him no. I cannot tell you lies and no other way I can pant this transaction apart from an inheritance claim that need the services of Next of Kin before the paying bank can release and transfer the money, and that is what I have been telling you from the beginning till now my good friend. The ball is your court I pray that the people you mentioned to discuss this business with are MEN who see things in different dimension, both spiritually and financial benefit of human race. Thank you and happy weekend Sir. Regards, Sule Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: God is with us. Let us proceed Sent: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:21 Dear Mr Mohamed, I trust that you had a pleasant weekend. I asked Mr Beaker for his opinion on whether or not I should proceed with this business when he came to bring me my daily sustenance and remove my waste from the anchorhold on Saturday. Mr Beaker - who I think is a good, decent man, if perhaps not the brightest of fellows - gave a positive response, expressing the opinion that I would "be a fool not to go for it". I then consulted with Reverend Murray (no relation) through the squint, following Sunday morning's second service. I know Reverend Murray to be a God-fearing man, and I wholly trust his judgement. At first, Reverend Murray expressed doubts about the whole affair, especially when I explained that I would have to lie to the bank officials. As I expected, he was seriously concerned for my soul. However, when I mentioned the amount of money involved and explained that I was planning to donate the proceeds to the church, Reverend Murray quickly changed his opinion. He explained that although the congregation of Saint Bodkin's pays a large amount in the way of tithes, the vast majority of this money is sent directly to the church's headquarters in New Zealand, leaving very little money for the upkeep and maintenance of the church building. Reverend Murray reeled off a long list of maintenance jobs that need to be done on the church. The roof is leaking, the tower is crumbling, the nave floor needs repaving, the chancel is subsiding... the list went on and on. Reverend Murray thinks that this money would be enough to pay for all of the repairs that are required to the fabric of the church, while leaving enough aside to invest, to ensure that future needs could be met. However, Reverend Murray said that he is deeply concerned for the good of my soul, given the lies I will have to tell. Having consulted the Book of Noel for guidance, he suggested that to help ameliorate the damage, I perform a penance of saying ten Hail Lydias whilst scourging my back with a knout, every day, from now until this business is concluded. This seems to be good advice, and for the good of your soul, Mr Mohamed, I would suggest that you do the same. Having spent the weekend praying on this troublesome matter, I am pleased to be able to report that I have also received divine guidance. Last night I dreamed that I was wandering around a strange town, desperate to use the toilet. But every toilet I came across was so foully besmirched with human excrement that I could not bear to use it. I went from one toilet to another, becoming more and more desperate to evacuate my bowels, but finding each toilet to be more filthy than the last. But then the Great Prophet Noel appeared to me in my dream. Taking me by the hand, He led me to a large, grand bank in the centre of the town. He pushed open the door of the bank and ushered me inside, then showed me to a door marked "WC". He gestured me to open it. I opened the door, and inside was the most splendid, magnificent toilet I have ever seen in my life. It was made of solid gold, encrusted with countless precious jewels that glistened in the light. I sat on the toilet and was finally, with great relief, able to evacuate my bowels. I then awoke, and found to my dismay that I had actually evacuated my bowels in my sleep, and got it all over my hairshirt and robes. Mr Beaker was most displeased this morning when I passed him my soiled garments through the narrow window to be cleaned. Especially when he put his hand in it without realising and then rubbed his eye. He was not a happy man. But no matter. The point is that by coming to me in this dream, the Great Prophet Noel has indicated that I should move forward with this business. The bank, the golden toilet, the successful outcome... it all makes perfect sense. God may well move in mysterious ways - as do my bowels at times - but He has given us a sign, Mr Mohamed. God is with us. So, Mr Mohamed, with God's divine grace and approval, let us move forward with all good speed, as partners. What is our next step? Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Apply to the paying bank Sent: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:51 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you for the message and the contents well noted and understood. I told you from the beginning God doesn't make mistake especially to his lovely faithful children like you and me. I thank God also that I have been vindicated by revelation of your dreams especially when took you by his hand, He led you to a large, grand bank in the centre of the town. He pushed open the door of the bank and ushered you inside, then showed you to a door marked "WC". He gestured you to open it. You opened the door, and inside was the most splendid, magnificent toilet you have ever seen in your life. It was made of solid gold, encrusted with countless precious jewels that glistened in the light. You sat on the toilet and were finally, with great relief, able to evacuate you bowels. Hallelujah, God cannot make mistake my good partner. Without talking so much kindly fill the application letter I sent to you with your receiving bank account details and use it to apply to the paying bank through the official email address of the bank in the application letter is that clear sir. That is the only way you and I can put claim to this huge amount of money $15 million dollars. Immediately you apply to the bank and the bank start responding to you kindly update me to advice in any possible way to avoid any costly mistake along the line because any mistake make as a result of dealings with the bank will lead to suspicions. I will wait to hear from you that you have applied to the bank. Thanks once again for this great support of life time changing opportunity in our both families. Regards, Mr Sule Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Dr James Sawam Subject: Application for the release and subsequent transfer of my inheritance funds Sent: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:50 DR JAMES SAWAM FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU - BURKINA FASO No 167 PLOT 2 AVENUE KWAMEH NKRUMAH WEST AFRICA Bank Email: bankofafricacredit@xxxxx.com Sir, APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF MY INHERITANCE FUNDS OF USD$15 MILLION FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2637578-2341 I am Mr Gilbert Murray, I am from the United Kingdom, I am a business associates and Next of Kin to late MR PARK SEOUNGJAE from SOUTH KOREA who was your client that held the account number of (2637578-2341) with your esteemed bank, and who died in a plane crash with his entire family. I discovered the above account details in my late business associates bedroom in SOUTH KOREA, and as his next of kin I humbly implore your esteemed bank to transfer these inheritance funds into my nominated receiving bank account details below: MY BANK NAME: Grace Bros PLC MY BANK ADDRESS: 16, Slocombe Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire MY BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 74053275 MY SWIFT CODE: GRACGB22LCN MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NO: N/A MY PRIVATE ADDRESS: The Anchorhold, St Bodkin's church, Gypping in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, UK MY PRIVATE FAX NO: N/A MY E-MAIL ADDRESS: gilbertamurray@yahoo.co.uk MY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK MY AGE: 73 MY OCCUPATION: Anchorite MY SEX: None whatsoever; I have taken a vow of chastity MARITAL STATUS: Single I shall appreciate your prompt attention to this request as I promise to abide by all the rules and regulations guiding your bank on all foreign remittance. Yours very faithfully, Mr Gilbert Murray The Beneficiary From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Waiting Sent: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:26 Dear Mr Murray, How are you doing today sir, I assume you are fine as I am here. I just want to know from you if whether you have send the application to the paying bank so that my mind will be at peace. You know that this is the only where I can become very rich so if you have not send the application to the bank kindly do to enable us to have full control of this huge claim. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you can. Regards, Mr Sule From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: I sent the application to the bank this morning Sent: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:52 Dear Mr Mohamed, Rest assured, my dear fellow. I sent the application to the bank this morning. No doubt Dr Sawam is beavering away as we speak, making arrangements for the money to be transferred across to me. Do you know Dr Sawam well? Is he a capable chap? Is he a man that gets things done in a timely manner, or he a lackadaisical kind of fellow who is liable to spend his time idly spinning around on his office chair whilst fiddling with his paperclips and daydreaming about the contents of his secretary's undergarments? I would hate to think of him putting my application at the bottom of a large pile of papers and then forgetting about it. Perhaps you could pop your head around his door and find some way of innocently enquiring whether he has received my application? Given that I had to tell a number of untruths in making the application to Dr Sawam, I took Reverend Murray's advice: immediately after sending the email, I said ten Hail Lydias, and after intoning each one, I whipped my bare back with my knout. I cannot say that the ten lashes were not painful, but the security of one's eternal soul is of far more importance than the avoidance of temporary physical discomfort. I am sure you would agree, Mr Mohamed. Be in no doubt, Mr Mohamed: I shall let you know as soon as I hear back from Dr Sawam. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Thank you sir Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:30 Dear Mr Murray, Thanks for the message sir. I am well pleased that you said you have sent the application to the bank. Thank you for that our great success has just begun now. Yes, Dr Sawam is an honorable man a man who does things sincerely and clearly without bias. Yes Dr Sawam is beavering away in the sense that so many files and documents of customers, so he must be sure first before responding to you that is what I think the office of the Director are doing now. Rest assured that we have succeeded sir. There is nobody that can deny this transfer now hence you said you have applied to the bank as we both agreed. Please kindly wait for the bank response because they will surely respond to you as the first and the only person putting claim to this fund. That is the beauty of everything concerning this huge money coming to your soonest. No I don't want the bank to know that I am involved or am the one who brought you in to claim this money, which is why I am not going to ask any question from the bank officials about your application. You know that if the bank knows I brought you in or I have any relationship with you they will suspect me and automatically land me into big trouble. So it is only you and me who know what we are doing. Don't let the bank know you know me at all until the money is finally transferred into your account, and once you tell me you have confirm the money in your account I will resign from the bank and come to your country for the sharing and investment execution is that clear sir. This is deal in between us. But I will play a big role in giving you advice when necessary to avoid any costly mistake along the line. Evidently we have succeeded since you have sent the application to the bank as you rightly said. I will be waiting to hear from you when the bank start communicating with you sir. God bless our both families all is well in Jesus mighty name amen. Regards, Mr Sule From: Dr Iddris Kambore To: Gilbert Murray Subject: OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER/REQUIREMENTS Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:23 Our ref: BOA/OUA/FRD/2547/APF07/BF ATTENTION: MR GILBERT MURRAY This is an official letter of acceptance from the Bank of Africa after verification acknowledging your application of claim you sent to our official email address dated Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 9:30am. Be informed that we have been waiting for the next of kin to our deceased MR PARK SEOUNGJAE, Nationality from SOUTH KOREA who was our client with this Account Number (2637578-2341). Please accept our official condolences. We are very pleased to inform you on behalf of the entire bank staffs, the bank had like to take this opportunity to welcome you as a new Beneficiary and a Next of Kin to total sum of (USD$15 million). We bold to say that the Bank of Africa is all to the task to release your inheritance funds into your nominated bank account 74053275/Grace Bros PLC in UK. The Bank of Africa appreciates these favorable circumstances to provide account services for your business needs. We provide services in trade finance, cash management, securities services, foreign exchange, debt, capital markets, corporate finance, retail banking, business banking, private banking, asset and bank assurance and investees. We are well established in growth markets and aim to be the right partner for our customers, combining deep local knowledge with global capability to offer wide range of innovative products. Bank of Africa is the leading bank in the Burkina Faso financial market in terms of innovation and technology. It is also one of the largest domestic bank in West Africa with huge market shares and one of the most prominent innovators in Africa. The bank has supervisory regulatory authority over a wide range of financial institutions and activities here in Burkina Faso. It works with other federal and state supervisory authorities to ensure the safety and soundness of our financial institutions, stability in the financial markets, and fair and equitable treatment of costumers (sic) in their financial transactions. Like most financial services companies; Bank of Africa wants to get closer to its customers by collecting their data about their activities across all the different channels offices, internet, phone banking, atms, etc. To enhance this bank lending our hands of services as a final preparatory to retrieve your funds from this bank to your bank account without any hindrance and for the proof of your ownership, identify verification documents are requested in order to enhance the security of funds and to comply with the terms and conditions of our licensing agreement. We now recommend that you should provide us with a scanned copy of your government issued international passport, or your passpsort number/identity card if any along with the following requisites:
We request these informations as part of our working procedure to enhance our services to you and to ascertain that we do not release or transfer these funds to a wrong person. We must be sure of whom we are transferring these funds to, to avoid paying for any unwanted damages. Therefore, you are advice to provide us the requirements that will enable us to move to the next step as we are not authorized to withhold your inheritance fund rather to approve it and transfer the fund to your nominated bank account when you comply with all our procedural banking rules and regulations in remitting an inheritance funds to a foreign bank account. Congratulations. Thank you for your co-operations. Sincerely, Dr Iddris Kambore Foreign Transfer/Settlement Department Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa The above email arrived in Gilbert's 'Spam' folder rather than in his Inbox. Let's pretend that we haven't seen it yet. From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: Still no word from the bank Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:33 Dear Mr Mohamed, I have been checking my email inbox all day - well, as often as I have been able to, given the poor wi-fi signal here in the anchorhold. The church's router is located in the vestry, you see, on the other side of the church, and the signal struggles to pass through the thick stone walls. But another day has passed, and I have still had no word from Dr Sawam. In fact the only email I have received all day has been from Pederast Monthly magazine, asking whether I wish to renew my subscription. As you know, I have harboured doubts about the wisdom of taking part in this business right from the start. And given the lack of response to my application from Dr Sawam, I am concerned. Deeply concerned. Do you think Dr Sawam has realised that I have been untruthful in my application? Do you think he has done due diligence and discovered that I am not your deceased client's next of kin? Do you think he realises that I am trying to claim this money under false pretences? Do you think he has contacted the authorities and informed them of my attempted deception? Do you think he has guessed that you are involved in this fraudulent affair? And what if he has done so? I have no idea how long is the arm of the law in Burkina Faso. Might it be long enough to reach all the way over to here in Lincolnshire, where it might pluck me out from the safety of my anchorhold and deposit me firmly in some dusty, fly-blown jail in the middle of the Sahel? Perhaps if you were to go and see Dr Sawam and explain things to him, he may understand. Perhaps if you were to beg for his forgiveness, he may be be mollified. Perhaps if you were to throw yourself on his mercy, he may decline to press charges against the two of us. Go and see him now, Mr Mohamed. Please. I have been so worried about the lack of response from the bank that I accidentally soiled my hairshirt and robes again today. The odour and discomfort are most displeasing. What is more, I shall have to wait until Mr Beaker's visit tomorrow morning before I can change my clothes: he has not yet returned the soiled garments that I gave him the other day to launder. After I have sent you this email, I shall be saying twenty Hail Lydias, not ten, with each one accompanied by a lash from the knout, in an attempt to atone for my sins. I suggest you do the same, Mr Mohamed. What should we do, Mr Mohamed? What do you suggest? I am beginning to wish that you had never involved me in this deceitful business. Yours worriedly, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: I am surprised Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:39 Dear Mr Murray, Thanks for the message but there was directors meeting today at the office of Dr Sawam. But I overheard when the secretary of the bank was talking with some official concerning your application and that the bank will has contact you. Yes I heard her discussing it but I pretended as if I know nothing about it. I am surprised that you have not receive any communication from Dr Sawam. Don't harbour any doubts in your mind as we will get this money into your account okay. Tomorrow morning I will use some system to ask from some bank senior officer. Regards, Sule From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Check your email very well Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:50 Dear Mr Murray, I found out from one of the senior official at the foreign remittance department AND he said that the bank has sent you message from the foreign settlement department yesterday. Why are you saying the bank has not reached you? Please check your email very well because there are times when you sent me message it will enter spam folder. Check your spam folder maybe the bank message enters there unknowing to you. This is because Dr Sawam is a very sincere and honest director, in fact everybody in the bank enjoy him as our foreign remittance director. So he cannot ignore your application of claim not possible. Regards, Sule Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: I have discovered the bank's correspondence Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:38 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you so much for your help, my friend. You were right: the email from the bank had found its way into my 'Spam' folder rather than into my Inbox. I must apologise for not having found it without needing your help; I am not the most technical of people. Having read the email, which came from a Dr Iddris Kambore - another colleague of yours, I presume? - I am afraid that we have hit a snag, Mr Mohamed. You see, Dr Kambore is requesting that I send him a domestic bill and a copy of my passport, as proof of my identity. The problem is, Mr Mohamed, I have neither of these things. Living as I do in the anchorhold, I have no domestic bills. My laptop is the only item I own that uses electricity, and that is powered using the church's electricity, which Reverend Murray is kind enough not to charge me for; and there is no gas or water supply to the anchorhold. As for a passport, I have not travelled abroad since being overcharged in a restaurant in Benidorm back in 1987, so I have not had a passport for decades. One would be of no use whatsoever to me now anyway, in my current situation. What do you suggest we do, Mr Mohamed? Do you think if I were to ask Reverend Murray for a character reference, that would be enough to satisfy the bank? I really did not anticipate another worry to come along quite so quickly, Mr Mohamed. Worrying is not good for me. I can feel my bowels trembling already, and I only changed into a fresh hairshirt an hour ago. Please advise, my dear friend. What shall we do? Yours concernedly, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: No problem at all Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:35 Dear Mr Murray, Thanks for message. Yes thank God you later found the bank correspondence and I was about to doubts your credibility in handling this transaction. Point of correction, we are not hitting a snag at all, no problem in this transaction we are on the right part to success okay. Anyway, am very happy that the bank has started reaching you which I told you before that this money is for us and that the bank cannot deny you as next of kin at all. Please supply to the bank what they required of you so that the money can be approve and transfer into your account before this month ends. If you trust Reverend Murray for character reference kindly do immediately because we don't need to waste time at all as far this claim is concern. I know you have good character so I am not afraid of untrusting this big money into your care. I will waiting to hear from you that you have finalize to the bank what they needed from you as proof of identity Finally, don't be scared in telling the bank what you have to proof and what you don't have so we can move faster in this deal. Regards, Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: Thank you for your advice; I shall respond to the bank Sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:32 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you for your advice and assistance. Again, I apologise for my lack of technical knowledge. I would ask you to bear with me. However, I feel confident that if we work together on this matter, as we have been doing successfully so far, we will be able to surmount any obstacle that the Devil may place in our way. Now, I shall take your advice, and respond to Dr Kambore. I will let you know as soon as we have made some progress. You may be interested to know that I had another vision of the Great Prophet Noel last night as I slept. In my dream, I was back at school, and I was desperate to use the toilet. I went from one toilet to another, but all of the toilets were situated right in the middle of the classrooms, in full view of the schoolchildren, so I was unable to use them. I went from toilet to toilet, growing ever more desperate to evacuate my bowels. And then, the Great Prophet Noel appeared. As had happened in my last dream, he led me to a door, which he pushed open. Inside the room - which was entirely private - was a perfectly clean lavatory. But instead of a roll of toilet paper, there was a pile of paper next to the toilet, each sheet being printed with a copy of the letter that Dr Kambore sent me. I closed the door, sat on the toilet, and - to my intense relief - was able to fully evacuate my bowels. I then wiped myself clean with a copy of Dr Kambore's letter - which, thankfully, appeared to have been printed on nicely absorbent paper. Unfortunately, upon awaking, I discovered that once more, I really had evacuated my bowels in my sleep. Once more, I shall have to give my hairshirt and robes to Mr Beaker for cleaning when he visits this morning. I do seem to be developing a bit of an issue as far as my digestive system is concerned. Mr Beaker is starting to grumble about the amount of washing he is having to do. On a more positive note, I view the dream that I had as being highly propitious, Mr Mohamed. I am sure that these lavatorial visions of mine point towards a successful outcome for us in our business. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Dr Iddris Kambore Subject: The information you requested Sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:45 Dear Dr Kambore, Thank you for your email, and for your condolences following the loss of my next of kin, that chap from Korea. Your kind thoughts are very much appreciated. I am keen to move forward with claiming this money. However, you have asked me to send you a copy of a domestic bill and a copy of my passport. I must apologise, but I am unable to provide you with either of these things. Living as I do in an anchorhold that is attached to Saint Bodkin's church, I have no domestic bills, and I have not had a passport for decades. I do hope that this will not present us with a problem. If it would help, I could ask the vicar, Reverend Murray (no relation) to write a character reference for me, and I could send that to you in place of the documents you have requested. Would that be sufficient for your requirements? Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Comply with the bank Sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:43 Dear Mr Murray, Thanks for the message. I understood all you have said. But do not make the bank think otherwise about your credibility in claiming this money into your account. Your dreams are clear indication that God is with us in this business and that God want us to claim this money together so that we can better our lives with it. I want to hear from you that the bank has approve the money and release it to your account which is most importantly now. Regards, Mohamed From: Dr Iddris Kambore To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Official Request from BOA Sent: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:38 Our ref: BOA/OUA/FRD/2547/APF07/BF ATTENTION: MR GILBERT MURRAY This is to officially inform you that we have received your message dated on Friday, January 16, 2026. You are officially advice to come down to Burkina Faso for official recognition and signing the final release order of your funds and to procure the vital requested transfer documents. If you unable to come down to Burkina Faso you are advice to send down your personal (lawyer) from the United Kingdom to Burkina Faso to exercise the same duties on your behalf. Alternatively whereby if you are unable to send your lawyer down to Burkina Faso, then you have to contact the Bank of Africa financial lawyer who will represent you and procure all the certificates and tender them to the bank for immediate reactivation of the dormant account and approved of your inheritance fund and sign off the final release order into your nominated bank account on your behalf.
You are directed to contact our legal team, our financial representative lawyer who will assist you to obtain these certificates from the High Court of Justice Burkina Faso. Lawyer information:
We request these transfer back up certificates as part of the bank working procedure to enhance our services to you and ascertain that we transferred this fund to you genuinely. This certificates is to ascertain that this fund are transferred legally and officially into your account without any hindrance from any government agencies in Burkina Faso, and to also back up your fund into your country in United Kingdom. Be informing that immediately we receive the requirements as requested, we will immediately approved your fund and transferred. You are required to provide these documentations for immediate release and remittance of your fund into the account. Congratulations. Thank you for your co-operations. Sincerely, Dr Iddris Kambore Foreign Transfer/Settlement Department Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Happy weekend Sent: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:28 Dear Mr Murray, Happy weekend to you Mr Murray. I hope everything is fine over there. I am still waiting to hear from you of your communication with the bank. Please reach me so as to know your where about in this transaction. Regards, Sule From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: This is all getting very complicated Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:18 Dear Mr Mohamed, Firstly, please allow me to apologise for the delay in getting back to you. I am having problems connecting to the internet. The verger told me on Sunday that the church's wi-fi router has developed a fault and that it keeps switching itself off. Each time it does so, I lose my internet connection and I have to wait for the verger to turn it back on again, but he is not here all the time; sometimes during the week, he does not visit the church for days. The verger tells me that he has reported the fault and that is is hoping to receive a replacement router at some point this week. But for now, if you do not hear from me for a while, this will be the reason. I apologise for any inconvenience. Now then, this business with the bank has suddenly got very complicated. Dr Kambore has responded to me, and he is demanding that either I travel to Burkina Faso, or that I send a lawyer there on my behalf! Apparently we need the services of a lawyer to obtain a number of official documents. Obviously, being an anchorite - and not being in possession of a passport - there is no way that I can travel to Africa. And I have not used the services of a lawyer for years. I could always approach the lawyer whose services I made use of when I ran my own pharmaceutical business, if you think that would be advisable: Mr Welsby, of the legal firm Elton & Welsby. He is a very decent chap and I trust him implicitly. He is thoroughly honest, and also charges a very fair fee. I can't recommend Welsby highly enough. He proved invaluable some years ago after an unfortunate incident involving a mix-up between a vat of eye-drop solution and a vat of concentrated hydrochloric acid. Not only did Welsby manage to get all charges dropped, he also persuaded the judge to award us costs against the blinded individuals. What do you think, Mr Mohamed? Should I ask Mr Beaker to contact Welsby and ask whether he would be able to swing into action on our behalf? I have to say, Mr Mohamed, when I agreed to take part in this business, I had no idea that it would turn out to be so convoluted. I do not deal well with stress, and this is causing me a considerable amount of worry. As a result, I have soiled my hairshirt three times in as many days, which is a most undesirable state of affairs - both for myself and for Mr Beaker. I am concerned that if my current bowel-related issues continue, Mr Beaker will not want to carry on as my assistant, and I rely on him utterly. Please get back to me with your thoughts on what we should do next, Mr Mohamed. I am relying on you. Yours peturbedly, Gilbert Murray PS. On a more positive note, my lavatorial visions of the Great Prophet Noel keep occurring. I am convinced that he is using these visions as a means of communicating with me. I have decided to start documenting these visions in a new book, which I am provisionally calling Revelations of Divine Lavs. Writing it brings me no small amount of peace. From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Ask the bank to give you lawyer Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:35 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you Mr Murray for letting me knows where you are with the bank and the impossibility of your delay respond on a daily basis. But I must say that this transaction needs daily communication because the more time you waste in dealing with the bank the more delay we have to finalize this money into your account. I must also say that you don't have to complain about stress and other for now, this is because nothing good comes easily. Stress doesn't kill if apply sincerely and honorably. Mr Murray, we are dealing with $15 million and if we perfect the bank procedure and abide to their transferring rules and regulation, no stress will be enough to overcome the success we will receive soon. Concerning the bank request for you to come to Burkina Faso for official documents, yes is true no bank transferred huge amount of money without sensitive documentation backing up the claim from the Next of Kin. Though you didn't inform me the exact documents the bank asked from you. Secondly, the bank also required you to send your lawyer due to your message to me now. Please can you send your lawyer all the way from United Kingdom to Burkina Faso, and that will cost you a lot of money considering travelling from UK to Africa before procuring the document from anywhere the bank might have told you. Let me advice you so that everything will be easy for us and claim this money. I will advice that you boldly tell the bank of Africa to give you a bank lawyer to represent you and do the needed on your behalf. I think with this everything will be easy for us and save cost also. The Bank of Africa has a competent reliable and honest lawyer. Yes I am working here in the bank and I know that the bank have a powerful lawyer who has been representing the bank for the past 17 years without no error or problem. I would have given you his name and information now but I cannot do that to avoid suspicious and the bank will ask you who give you their lawyer. So please kindly contact the bank and tell them to give you their lawyer to make everything easier for us sir. More importantly, we need this $15 million not the stress or whatever we may spend that really matters, what really matter is the ability to conclude this transaction and receive this money into your account. Regards, Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: Thank you for your advice Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:29 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you for your advice. It is much appreciated. I feel calmer now, knowing that I am able to turn to you for help when things get stressful. Now that I think about it, Dr Kambore did send me details of a lawyer in his last missive. And I agree that using a lawyer in Burkina Faso should cost a lot less that engaging Welsby's services and asking him to travel all the way to Africa and back. To be honest, I am not sure that he would even agree to take on such a job. The church's wi-fi router appears to be having a good day - so far, in any case. I shall make the most of it and contact the lawyer immediately. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Pascal Okoh Subject: I am considering engaging your services Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:45 Dear Mr Okoh, Kindly allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gilbert Murray. I am the next of kin to a dead Korean chap called Mr Park Seoungjae. I am currently in consultation with a Dr Kambore, of the Foreign Transfer/Settlement Department at the Bank of Africa in Ouagadougou, with a view to arranging for the contents of Mr Seoungjae's bank account to be transferred to my own bank account. Dr Kambore gave me your details and suggested that I could use your services to help procure the following documents, which are apparently required to effect the transfer:
In order that I may make a decision on whether to engage your services, could you please send me the following by return:
I look forward to hearing back from you by return, with the requested information. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Be fast sir Sent: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:09 Dear Mr Murray, Yes, without been told sending a professional lawyer from United Kingdom to Africa precisely Burkina Faso will cost you a huge amount of thousands of dollars or thousands of pounds sterling. A bank lawyer will cost you less for the procurement of documents and take small fee for his own personal engagement because he will be afraid to charge you heavily not to offend the bank because the bank gave him to you. But your lawyer in United Kingdom will charge you heavily especially when he know the amount you are claiming. If care is not taken, he will charge you more than $50,000, he will charge for his risking allowances to and fro and hotel accommodations here in Burkina Faso, before the documents fee because documents is not free the government will take money for issuing such important documents. I will always advice you so that everything will be easier for us until you confirm our inheritance money into your account for both benefits. Please contact the bank lawyer immediately hence you said Dr Kabore had already sent you the lawyer contact. Finally be fast sir because we are suppose to confirm the $15 million into your account before this month ends. Regards, Sule From: Pascal Okoh To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Okoh & Associates Chamber Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Sent: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:38 Attn: Mr Gilbert Murray, Be legally informed that I received your message dated on 20th of January, 2026. The Name Okoh & Associates Chamber received your message clearly in legal terms. I have visited the Director of the Bank of Africa to verified your case after I received your message yesterday and the bank director (Dr James Sawam) who is the foreign remittance director of the bank, Dr Iddris Kambore, of the foreign transfer settlement director a department assigned for foreign transfer. They have given me go ahead to fully represent you and procured the listed documentations backing up your inheritance funds transferred of $15 million USD in-line with the bank protocols. As officers of the court, all attorneys are obligated to maintain the highest ethical standard. In furtherance of this obligation, attorney is guided by a code of conduct, the code of professional responsibility, as adopted by the appellate division of state supreme court. Attorneys who violate the law or fail to abide by this code of conduct are subject to discipline, which may include admonishment, reprimand, censure, suspension or loss of his or her license to practice law. In Burkina Faso state, authority over the conduct of attorneys rests with the appellate division of state supreme court and the discipline and grievance committees (the committees) appointed by that court. The committees are made up of both attorneys and no attorneys, working with the court appointed, state finance, full time professional staff each committees investigates the complaints received by it or, in some cases, refers the complaint to a county bar association for resolution. Complaints must be in writing, and if the complaints describes conduct which would be considered improper, if proved, the attorney against whom the complaint is made must respond to the complaint in writing. If the committees determine after investigation that the attorney's conduct was improper, it can send the attorney a letter of caution, admonition or reprimand, advising him or her of the impropriety of the conduct. These letters are not made public, but are retained as part of the attorney's record. The complaint is advised if action is taken. In case of serious misconduct, the committee may refer the matter to court for action. If the court, after hearing by a disciplinary panel or referee, decides to take disciplinary action against that attorney, the decision customarily is made public. You have contacted me to represent you and procured the transferring certificates from the governmental parastatals and submit them to the Bank of Africa and also witnessed the transfer of your inheritance funds worth of $15 Million America Dollar and sign off the final release order on your behalf. Be legally advised and caution that this chamber is all to the task bestowed on me and I shall do my best to ensure that your funds are transfer to your designated account. At this junction, I am going to the governmental parastatals, I mean the Federal High Court of Justice with other ministries where these 4 required transfer certificates are to be obtained and after my verification on the prices of each document from the government offices, I will notify by sending you the price and amount of money needed for the procurement, including my representation fee which you will be require to send to me immediately for the fact that the Bank director told me that your inheritance funds in their custody will be approved and transferred immediately the aforementioned certificates is procured and submit to the bank. I will get back to you later to notify you the cost and prices to obtain the needed legal transfer certificates as stated below:
You are welcome to this legal law firm and everything you desire will be done to the best of your understanding. This is my 28th years of practising law without blemish, my 18th years of representing Bank of Africa without any single blame or misconduct. I am a qualified lawyer; I represent banks, companies, foreign organization, and individuals as the case may be, therefore having me as your representative Lawyer in Burkina Faso to defend your right and obligation, I think you have made a good choice. Finally, you lacked the power and constitutional basis to request for an attorney working particulars or credentials, my educational background for representing and defending your right and obligation. It is against the rules and regulations of all license lawyers working under the Burkina Faso Bar Association. We won't tolerate such demand and such request is total illegal from a client to whom it may concern no matter his status, riches and reputation. I am representing and defending your beneficiary status and my contact was given to you by the bank management, and you have contacted me for the services, which I am going to execute with immediate effect. Do you think that the bank will give you my contacts if I am not qualified as a lawyer? Please respect my working conduct, am not oblige by law to tell you the secondary school and the university I went before becoming a certified and qualified lawyer. What is your business with my qualifications, is that the services you contacted me for? Is that your inheritance fund you are about to claim from the Bank of Africa? I hope this will not repeat itself again, because you are the only client since my inception as a lawyer requesting for my degree and all that. This is absurd in the highest order. I am astonished over your demand and I do hopes this request is an act of impunity will not continue from your side. I do not bow for money but for integrity and mutual respect. I certainly enjoyed working on your behalf to defend your rights and obligations. I seal my authorization dully (sic) authenticated. Yours faithfully, Hon Okoh Pascal Esq Okoh & Associates Chamber Principal in Services Email: okohassociate_xxxx@yahoo.fr Tel:+226 5064xxxx From: Pascal Okoh To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Okoh & associates chamber cost of documents Sent: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:38 Attn: Mr Gilbert Murray, For your perusal view the amount required for the legal documentations and my mobilization plus registration fee are attached in this mail. You are advised to send the required fee in the attachment for quick assistance. My chambers promise to give you our best services as soon as we receive the fee so there shall be no delay in the procurement and transfer of your funds worth of $15 million United State America Dollars presently under the custody's of the Bank Of Africa the handlers. The Director of the Bank (Dr James Sawam) indicated to me that as soon as the procedural certificates are tender to the bank authority your inheritance funds shall be lifted and transfer to your personal bank account in United Kingdom without any delay. My chambers shall make every availability process to ensure that your funds is declare legible for immediate remittance. FEES AND COSTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES (a) Clearly Fees and Costs. An attorney shall not enter into an agreement for, charge, or collect a legal fees, is prohibited by law, or clearly excessive fee or cost, or a fee generated by employment that was obtained through advertising or solicitation not in compliance with the Rules Regulating The Burkina Faso Bar. (1) After a review of the facts, a lawyer of ordinary prudence would be left with a definite and firm conviction that the fee or the cost exceeds a reasonable fee or cost for services provided to such a degree as to constitute clear overreaching or an unconscionable demand by the attorney; or (b) Factors to Be Considered in Determining Reasonable Fees and Costs. (1) Factors to be considered as guides in determining a reasonable fee include: (A) The time and labor required, the novelty, complexity, and difficulty of the questions involved, and the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly; (B) The likelihood that the acceptance of the particular employment will preclude other employment by the lawyer; (C) The fee, or rate of fee, customarily charged in the locality for legal services of a comparable or similar nature; (D) The significance of, or amount involved in, the subject matter of the representation, the responsibility involved in the representation, and the results obtained; (E) The time limitations imposed by the client or by the circumstances and, as between attorney and client, any additional or special time demands or requests of the attorney by the client; (F) The nature and length of the professional relationship with the client; (G) The experience, reputation, diligence, and ability of the lawyer or lawyers performing the service and the skill, expertise, or efficiency of effort reflected in the actual providing of such services; and (H) Whether the fee is fixed or contingent, and, if fixed as to amount or rate, then whether the client's ability to pay rested to any significant degree on the outcome of the representation. The relationship and past course of conduct between the lawyer and the client. All costs are subject to the test of reasonableness set forth in subdivision (a) above. When the parties has agreed in which the method is established for charging costs, the costs charged there under shall be presumed reasonable. (C) Consideration of All Factors. In determining a reasonable fee, the time devoted to the representation and customary rate of fee need not be the sole or controlling factors. All factors set forth in this rule should be considered, and may be applied, in justification of a fee higher or lower than that which would result from application of only the time and rate factors. Duty to Communicate Basis or Rate of Fee or Costs to Client. When the lawyer has not regularly represented the client, the basis or rate of the fee and costs shall be communicated to the client, preferably in writing, before or within a reasonable time after commencing the representation. A fee for legal services that is nonrefundable in any part shall be confirmed in writing along with signed document from the particular lawyer or lawyer's and shall explain the intent of the parties as to the nature and amount of the nonrefundable fee. The test of reasonableness found in subdivision (b), above, applies to all fees for legal services without regard to their characterization by the parties. The fact that a contract may not be in accord with these rules is an issue between the attorney and client and a matter of professional ethics, but is not the proper basis for an action or defense by an opposing party when fee-shifting litigation is involved. In the aspect of my services charges, it may be consider for the fact that you will pay for the transfer legal documents as well as my personal representation fee before procuring the documents and hand it over to the handler's of your funds The Bank Of Africa and immediately you confirm your inheritance funds of $15 million USD into your designated bank account in the United Kingdom you will remit $25,000.00 USD to me for my job well done. With the above stipulated procedures you shall consider your inheritance funds transfer within shortest possible time as we are fully out to satisfy your need. My receiving bank account below: BANK NAME: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BURKINA FASO (UBA) ACCOUNT NAME: OKOH PASCAL ACCOUNT NUMBER: 42350000xxxx IBAN: BF9626022012644235000089xxxx SWIFT CODE: BIBUBFBF I certainly enjoyed working on your behalf to defend your rights and obligations. I seal my authorization dully (sic) authenticated. Yours faithfully, Hon Okoh Pascal Esq Okoh & Associates Chamber Principal in Services Email: okohassociate_xxxx@yahoo.fr Tel:+226 5064xxxx  From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Update me sir Sent: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:44 Dear Mr Murray, How are you today sir, I want to know if you have finally contacted the bank lawyer for the procurement of the transfer documents required by the bank. Please let me know where you are with the lawyer. It may interest you to know that we suppose to receive this our inheritance money before this month ends. Please be fast with the lawyer sir and update me to know the situation. Regards, Mohamed From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Urgent Sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:42 Dear Mr Murray, I am dead in silent not knowing what is going on at all. The church's wi-fi router having problem again why silent from your side. Please get back to me and update me what is going on with you and the lawyer if you have truly contacted him. Regards, Mohamed From: Dr Iddris Kambore To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Official Message Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:33 Our ref: BOA/OUA/FRD/2547/APF07/BF ATTENTION: MR GILBERT MURRAY Transferring inheritance funds to a foreign bank account involves legal and banking procedures, primarily requiring documentation to prove the legitimacy of the funds to prevent money laundering. The process involves identifying the executor, obtaining legal clearance, and using international wire transfers to move the funds. We are determined to release and transferred these funds into your nominated bank account in the United Kingdom, as soon as we receive the required transfer documents from your representative lawyer, who we had assigned to oversee the legal process and procured the certificates. We invited the assigned lawyer (Hon Pascal Okoh, our respected accredited financial lawyer) to our bank this morning to explain how far he has gone with the procurement of the transfer documents, but to our surprised he said that he had contacted you with the cost of the procurement and that he is yet to hear from you. It is important we inform you that we are not authorise to confiscate these funds, and we are legally and officially bind to release and transfer these funds to you as the recognized Next of Kin when we receive the procedural certified documents from the High Court of Justice Burkina Faso as the law requires. You are directed to provide the documents to this bank through the lawyer for onward remittance as this bank cannot boycott existing rules and regulations in transferring an inheritance funds from the paying bank to foreign existing bank account. The rules are there to be respected by all parties involves avoiding Central Bank of Burkina Faso confiscation. Thank you for your co-operations. Sincerely, Dr Iddris Kambore Foreign Transfer/Settlement Department Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: I apologise for the delay Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:21 Dear Mr Mohamed, I must apologise once again for the delay in getting back to you, my dear fellow. Unfortunately, the issue with the church's wi-fi router has not yet been resolved, and it has been out of action for most of the week. It appears to be working at the moment, so I am making the most of it. Please be assured that everything is in hand with the bank's lawyer. I have contacted Mr Okoh and satisfactory progress is being made. I will get back to you with an update in the near future. Wishing you a pleasant weekend. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Pascal Okoh Subject: Please send me the information I requested Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:31 Dear Mr Okoh, Thank you for your long and detailed email. My, what a lot of words. I cannot pretend to have understood absolutely everything that you wrote, but then - unlike you - I am not schooled in the ins and outs of the legal world. Now, I am keen to ensure that we do not put the cart before the horse. If you do not mind me saying so, you seem to be operating under the mistaken impression that I have already agreed to make use of your services. This is not the case. As I requested in my last email, in order that I may make a decision on whether to engage your services, could you please send me the following by return:
I look forward to hearing back from you by return, with the requested information. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Happy hearing from you but Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:40 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you for the message, but I must not fail to express my little disappointments from your side in delaying this God giving opportunity. I don't know why your church wi-fi router is not functioning very well because as I earlier said this transaction needs daily communication for the fact that what we are claiming is not just money only, it is a fortune that can change lives and create everlasting financial impact for our both families. This is $15 million deal sir, and its needs our full commitment so that we can be able to claim the money into your account not the other way round. I also want to let you know that nobody can do it for us if not you and I who is the beneficiaries of this money. I think the truth must be told if we are to succeed this great life time God giving opportunity. My happiness is that the bank has fully recognize you as the Next of Kin and the new owner of this money now, but it is not enough to receive the money into your account excepting we fulfill the bank requirements. Well as you said you have contacted the bank lawyer and progress is being made, I believe you but be fast sir and if you need my advice don't hesitate because this fund $15 million belong to you and myself. I wish you happy weekend and extend my warmest greetings to your beautiful family. Regards, Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: The bank's lawyer is delaying things Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:02 Dear Mr Mohamed, I hope that you enjoyed a pleasant weekend with your family. I am pleased to be able to relay some good news about the church's wi-fi router. The verger has informed me that a replacement router is due to be delivered today, so hopefully my connectivity problems will soon be at an end. I prayed daily all last week to the Great Prophet Noel for a swift end to these issues, but to no avail. I can only assume that wireless technology is not His strong point. Now, on a less positive note, I must inform you that I am not completely happy with the lawyer that the bank has suggested I use. I have been waiting for some days now for the man to send me some documents, and he has not yet done so. I know that you are keen to hide your involvement in this matter from the bank, but if there is anything you can do at your end to move things forward, it would be much appreciated. These delays are causing me a great deal of worry, and I have soiled my hairshirt on a number of occasions as a result. Mr Beaker is not a happy man. On a related matter, I was talking to the verger this weekend about our little business, and I mentioned to him that you had offered to donate a percentage of your portion of the money to a good cause. The verger was extremely interested when he heard this, and he told me about a charitable organisation that he is setting up with some like-minded male friends of his. The verger explained that he and his friends used to be heavily involved in efforts to help young orphans in developing countries. He told me that they used to make numerous trips to Thailand to seek out vulnerable young orphans who were in need of help, and that he used to have a large collection of photographs of the young Thai girls - and boys, in some cases - that he and his friends had come across. Following an unfortunate misunderstanding over these photographs, the verger was forced to spent a lengthy sabbatical polishing the silverware at Pentonville chapel, and foreign travel for him is now curtailed as a result. However, he tells me that he and his friends still have an irresistable urge to seek out vulnerable young people, and that they are keen to continue their good work in this country. The verger and his friends are in need of funds for their new charity - the National Association for the Benefit Of Kids Of Vulnerability (NABOKOV) - and he was wondering whether you would be interested in making a donation to the charity once this business has been concluded? Do let me know. It sounds to me to be a very worthy cause. Please do let me know if there is anything you can do to prompt the bank's lawyer to move more quickly, Mr Mohamed. I will pray for the Great Prophet Noel to assist you in this. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Dr Iddris Kambore Subject: I am waiting for your lawyer to send me some documents Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:13 Dear Dr Kambore, Thank you for your email. I am somewhat mystified to hear that your lawyer has told you that I have not contacted him. This is not the case at all; I contacted Mr Okoh some days ago, and am currently waiting for him to send me some documents. It is most unfortunate that Mr Okoh's tardiness is delaying this business. If there is anything you can do to hurry the man along, I would appreciate it. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: More action needed Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:58 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you once again for message; this is how it supposes to be until the fund enters your account before communication stop. I am happy now that your church router wi-fi is functioning properly. Frankly speaking, it is impossible for me to bring myself out as far this deal is concern, if I do everything will spoil and land me into big trouble. Any bank officials who conspired with a foreign client to move money from the bank, if he or she is caught all his personal property including his family will face the full consequences of the law and the business in question will stop automatically. That is why I am trending carefully and cautiously until you confirm our money into your account. Yes reluctance to fully commit, often due to potential problems, uncertainty, or a desire to avoid mistakes. You are the man the bank recognized as the real Next Of Kin, so you are free to contact the bank and lawyer anytime any day until you confirm the money into your account. Now, you have not really tell me what is going on between you and the lawyer because I see no reason why procurement of documents has become a big problem to solve when you know how much of money we are going to receive into your account. $15 MILLION DOLLAR IS NOT A SMALL MONEY SIR. I don't understand, you told me you have contacted the bank lawyer well and fine, but whats holding the lawyer for the procurements of the transferred required documents. I don't know if the lawyer required big money from you for the procurement of the documents, which is making you reluctant to fix I don't know. Anyhow, let me know that is why we are partner, we are partner to perfect everything concerning this deal together because one person cannot suffer it alone no. Expenses cannot kill us and it can't more than the profits and benefit we are going to share at the end of the day. You said you are completely not happy with the lawyer, can you please explain and throw more light on it. If you know there is a place I can assist you for some payment let me know than delaying this process. After all, there is provision for the expenses which is 5% we are going to withdraw from your account after the whole fund is transferred to settle any expenses we both incur. Yes, I repeat my vowed I will donate 10% from my share to a good cause precisely to the church you attended, while another 10% will go for the charitable home, motherless babies, so on and so forth. In reality, I am going to donate 20% from my 60% and invest the rest in profitable businesses there in the United Kingdom. I am grateful to God for this big opportunity so I will not be stingy when spending it, but my share after removing 20% will be properly invested there in the United Kingdom through your advice too. Please be fast and hurry up with the lawyer and don't fail to tell me know what is the problem between you and the lawyer so that I will know where to advice or assists if need be. Regards, Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Pascal Okoh Subject: Either comply with my request, or I will engage the services of another lawyer Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:10 Mr Okoh, Twice now I have requested information from you, to enable me to make a decision on whether or not to engage your services. Twice now, you have failed to provide me with the information. I can only presume that for some reason, you do not wish me to avail myself of your legal services. Perhaps you are too busy servicing other clients. If that is the case - that you do not wish to take me on as a client - I would appreciate it if you would let me know, rather than remaining silent, as you are doing at the moment. Common courtesy - which I can only assume is something they did not teach you at law school - demands nothing less. If, on the other hand, you do wish to take me on as a client, I would advise you to respond to me immediately with the information that I requested, viz:
You are not the only lawyer in the world, Mr Okoh. Either send me the information I have requested, or I shall engage the services of another lawyer - one who actually displays some interest in taking me on as a client. Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: I have sent the bank's lawyer an ultimatum Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:26 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you for your email. You asked for more information on the situation with the bank's lawyer. I am happy to oblige. I have asked Mr Okoh to send me details of his professional qualifications, together with two references from other clients, to enable me to make a decision as to whether or not to engage his services. I have asked him for this information three times now, and so far, nothing has been forthcoming. This morning, I sent Mr Okoh an ultimatum: either send me the information I have requested, or I shall engage the services of a different lawyer. I can always turn to the eminent Welsby if Mr Okoh does not pull his shabby socks up. Granted, there may be additional costs to bear if we get Welsby involved, but given the amount of money at stake here, any additional costs would pale into insignificance. I will let you know as soon as Mr Okoh responds. The stress and worry that Mr Okoh is causing me is most regrettable: I am now soiling my hairshirt and robes at a rate of two or three times a day, and Mr Beaker is growing tired and irritable at the amount of washing he is having to do. May Noel help us. On a more positive note, I spoke to the verger this morning and he tells me that as far as the new router is concerned, all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well. What a pleasant turn of phrase. I am tempted to make use of it in the book I am writing. I mentioned to the verger that you would be willing to make a sizeable donation to his new charity, and he was absolutely delighted. He is going to inform his friends later today, and he tells me that they will make a start immediately at identifying some vulnerable young children who may be able to benefit from their ministrations. Noel bless you, Mr Mohamed. May I wish you a pleasant day. I must go: those prayers will not say themselves. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Dr Iddris Kambore To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Official Message act decisively and provide the needed documents Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00 Our ref: BOA/OUA/FRD/2547/APF07/BF ATTENTION: MR GILBERT MURRAY After receiving your message yesterday, we invited the lawyer. It's so pathetic that you have not be able to comply with the accredited lawyer that the bank assigned to you, knowing full well that the bank authority would never introduce a lawyer that is not competent to you. The lawyer has fully explained to us why he is delaying to obtain the needed transferred documents from the court. His explanation was so sad to our hearing, saying that you are requesting him to send you his professional law degree qualifications from secondary school onwards, a copy of his law degree, and two signed references from his existing past engagements with his clients, a thing the lawyer called misconduct and totally against their law profession in Burkina Faso bar association. We vividly recalled that almost 18th years he has been serving and representing this bank in all our financial obligations, no error has been made by him, and nobody whatever has accused him of misconduct neither do the bank management ask him to submit his professional qualifications to us. We have no right for that, we only have right to engage him as a lawyer, in as much as he didn't find wanting in any area of his profession. He is a qualified lawyer for goodness sake. Be officially informed that asking a professional lawyer of his caliber to send you his academicals credential and qualifications before you fully engage him, sound so disrespectful to the entire bank institution, and also degrading the lawyer professional credibility and that annoyed the lawyer beyond his level of tolerance. He complained bitterly to us this morning, saying that you are not representing him by law, but he is the one representing you if only you allow him to do the job. Be recalled that we the Bank management requested for your personal and Government issued international passport in line with the banking protocols, but none did you supply to us. We didn't because of that cancel your application of claim; this is because we believed that this is your inheritance fund due to the information you supplied to us through your application of claim. It is your personal right to send your qualifications or information and nobody have the right to force you against your will. To make everything goes smoothly for the sake of your inheritance fund in our bank which automatically belongs to you as a result of Next of Kin, with the accurate information of our deceased customer, we recommend that if you cannot engage our lawyer to perform his duty and procure the needed transferred documents on your behalf, and also sign off the final release order of your inheritance fund, then provide us your personal lawyer or any lawyer of your choice that can stand for you and exercise the same duty. It is not compulsory you must use our bank lawyer, but what are compulsory are the procedural needed transferred certificates for smooth swift transfer of your inheritance fund as the law demands. The reasons why we recommend our lawyer to you is the fact that it will make thing easier for you, and we will carefully monitor him as well against a private lawyer who will excessively charge you. It is not our responsibility to tell him what to do or how to charge you for the services, it is totally his responsibility and your duty to comply with him that is all. Be categorically inform that claiming an inheritance fund doesn't give you the right to delay or stay forever before you comply with the bank rules and regulations in such a claim. We respect the status of your inheritance and we will execute the transferred when we receive the need to do so. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation. Congratulations. Thank you for your co-operations. Sincerely, Dr Iddris Kambore Foreign Transfer/Settlement Department Bank of Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa From: Gilbert Murray To: Dr Iddris Kambore Subject: What is the problem with your lawyer? Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:02 Dear Dr Kambore, I have just read the astonishing email that you sent to me. Why has your lawyer come bleating to you, complaining that he has been asked to provide a copy of his professional qualifications and a couple of references - a perfectly reasonable request, given the circumstances? And why is it you who is dealing with this matter, and not Mr Okoh? Is the man incapable of responding to his own emails? When I asked him to prove his credentials, I expected him to respond, not you: I was addressing the monkey, not the organ grinder. It pains me to say it, but Mr Okoh seems to be acting more like a spoiled child who has filled his nappy while playing with his toys in a sandpit than a qualified legal professional. I am not impressed with the man. I feel that the recalcitrant Mr Okoh has left me with no alternative but to seek a different lawyer to represent me. One who will happily prove his credentials and provide references when asked - as any reputable lawyer would be happy to do. I shall ask my assistant, Mr Beaker, to consult a lawyer whose services I used some years ago: Mr Welsby, of the legal firm Elton & Welsby. Welsby is one of the finest legal brains in Lincolnshire, and he navigates the twists and turns of the legal jungle like a greased greyhound with ginger up its back passage. I am sure that he will be able to do an excellent job of helping me to claim my inheritance from that Korean fellow, whatever his name was. I shall get back to you when I hear back from Welsby. Then hopefully we will be able to make some actual progress. You have provoked me to anger, Dr Kambore. Real anger. And anger is a sin. A sin for which I must be punished. This is going to hurt, Dr Kambore. And it is your fault. May Noel grant me fortitude as I wield my knout. And may He give me strength in my dealings with you. Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: My simple advice sir Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:26 Dear Mr Murray, Thanks for the message Mr Murray. I well appreciate your effort from the beginning of this great deal, and I can assure you that our effort will never be in vain as you can see already. Thank you again for informing me about the lawyer and what you requested from he. It is my right to advice you when necessary to avoid unnecessary mistakes especially in this our inherited money that we are about claiming into your account. Mr Okoh is a lawyer I know him personally but not personal friend anyway, I know he as our bank lawyer for so many years, so asking him to send you his qualifications will look like as an insult to him. I am guessing not concluding. If he is not a lawyer I would not have advice you to contact he for the first place because what happen to you happen to me as far this transaction is concern Mr Murray. If you have told me what you are going to ask from the lawyer I would have advice you to forget about that and focus of the certificates procurement. I think you have suppose to forget his qualifications and all that whether he has represented other client before or not just to make sure that we get what we want from him which is the transferring documents required by the bank. It is true that no amount of money as expenses really matter compare to the size of the money we are claiming anyway, you are right on that point, but we must make one thing clear which is the time factor sir. Can we spend one year to claim this fund that is already ours, we need to pull it out as soon as we can to enable us invest the money in whatever businesses we intend to do in the United Kingdom. Dragging with the bank lawyer for his qualifications will look like you don't trust him as a lawyer, and that might make he upset. You know lawyers are very pride people they believe that they are well learned and that no clients should control them in as much as they exercise their duty very well. Sending your lawyer from United Kingdom to Burkina Faso will truly take some time and cost us some additional money which there is no problem about the cost, but what about the time factor when we can get the services of a lawyer here in Burkina Faso who understand the country very well and how to get it faster and whatever he want from the court. These are factors to be considered too in such engagement. If Mr Okoh didn't heed to your request maybe he sees it as an insult to his reputation or your request doesn't back up by law, then while can't you ignore the request and focus on the procurement expect of it so that he can help get the documents from the court to the bank that is all. The most significant thing here is our inherited money with the documents from the court of law so that the money will be transferred successfully without any hindrance. Why am saying this is that a man can at times swallow his pride because of what he about to achieve. I rest my case it is well with us in Jesus mighty name amen. Regards, Mr Mohamed From: Pascal Okoh To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Okoh & associates chamber Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:31 Attn: Mr Gilbert Murray, The law says lawyers are not mandated to oblige to unnecessary demands from his or her client but lawyers are compelled to exhibits the duty in which he was hired for. I am a humble lawyer from a humble beginning, and my jurisprudence is not in line with what you are asking from me before you fully engage me as your representative lawyer in Burkina Faso. I respect the fact that your fund is with the BOA management, and you contacted me for help, that doesn't give you the right to have access to my hard earned qualifications and those that I had represented before as a qualified lawyer. Burkina Faso Bar Association never told any lawyer to sell our qualifications right to foreign engagement before we are been hired by one. My legal jurisprudence is the philosophy or science of law, involving the theoretical study of legal principles, systems, and reasoning, asking what is law, and what should it be, it analyzes the nature, origins, functions, and underlying theories like natural law, positivism of legal rules, exploring their moral, social, and cultural foundations, and how they relate to other disciplines like ethics and politics. We can divide jurisprudence into two main parts, analytical jurisprudence and normative jurisprudence. Analytical jurisprudence involves the scientific analysis of legal concepts and structures, while normative jurisprudence recognizes what the law should be based on moral and political philosophy. Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. You have not registered with my law firm, yet you need my qualifications to be tender to you on a platter of gold. I agreed with you, lawyers are generally expected to be transparent about their background, experience. Registering with my law firm matter most too to every lawyer before sending you my qualification and what have you. If truly you need my qualifications and how I operate as a lawyer, then you have to registered with my legal law firm first. I am here for clients to hire me not to show up my qualifications. Then if you need it right before you, provide me registration and consultation fee as well. Don't miss things up my qualifications is not for sell but for the fact that you need it as you requested, you must also send me my registration fee so as to know I am representing you before releasing my vital sensitive credentials. You don't tell a lawyer of my caliber to send you my qualifications and credentials, two clients I had represented for the past, then after that before you will now know whether to engage me or not. For me it is a pure and a polite insult to my personality. Therefore, before sending your request you must first of all register with me. If that is okay with you, we are good to go. I certainly enjoyed working on your behalf to defend your rights and obligations. I seal my authorization dully (sic) authenticated. Yours faithfully, Hon Okoh Pascal Esq Okoh & Associates Chamber Principal in Services Email: okohassociate_xxxx@yahoo.fr Tel:+226 5064xxxx From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: My good dream last night Sent: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:30 Dear Mr Murray, Good morning sir, I hope you slept very well last night. I didn't slept well I was just thinking about this our transaction with the money at stake in my mind all through the night. But I had a dream for the few hours that I slept, and this has confirms to me that truly God want to bless us with this money and there is not going to be room for distraction at all. My dream is that I was in a foreign country, a white man country for that matter; suddenly a gentle man, a white man came to pick me in a place that looks like airport and immediately the car he uses to carry me was pure white car and he drove me straight to a certain compound I cannot remember clearly. When I woke up I told my wife the dream she said to me that whatever am doing now as business will come to pass in white color meaning our money will be transferred into your account whether the devil likes it or not. Because in our Africa adage which says that if a black man dreamt of a white man in his dream meaning that he is going to be successful in whatever he is doing right away. This is not only dreaming of white man but seeing myself in a white man country speaks volumes and good things coming. Please sir when you hear from the lawyer let me know your plan and situation report so as to have rest of mind because I am not really happy that our money is still in the bank till date and the documents has not be procure either. I believe we will overcome all this obstacles and come out successful very soon. Have a nice day. Regards, Mohamed From: Gilbert Murray To: Sule Mohamed Subject: I shall attempt to mend fences with Mr Okoh Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:01 Dear Mr Mohamed, Thank you for your advice, and for your comments about Mr Okoh. Thanks to Mr Okoh's intransigence, I had made my mind up to engage the eminent Welsby's services in this business. With that in mind, I gave Mr Beaker the task of visiting Welsby's office yesterday, to make arrangements for him to act on my behalf. However, it pains me to have to relate that Welsby is currently unable to take on any new work; his secretary informed Mr Beaker that Welsby is currently away, representing our local Member of Parliament at the High Court in London. Apparently our MP stands accused of the murder of two Russian diplomats, his landlord and an electrician, offences against the Official Secrets Act, and the shooting of a chimpanzee. On top of that, the Russian government is apparently attempting to extradite him for questioning in connection with the death of a young Russian lady in a Moscow hotel last year. I simply cannot believe that our MP would be capable of such acts; he has always seemed to be such a pleasant chap. Still, he could not wish to have better legal representation. I am confident that Welsby will be able to have him exonerated on all charges. Sadly, Welsby's absence means that I shall have to persevere with the otiose Mr Okoh. On a more positive note, I had a dream last night which made me think that moving forward with Mr Okoh will not necessarily be a complete disaster. In my dream, I was standing in a toilet cubicle with the Great Prophet Noel. The toilet was full to the brim of human excrement. The Great Prophet Noel reached into the toilet, picked out a single small, round turd, the quantity of a hazelnut, and placed it in my hand. I looked down at it and saw that it had the word 'Okoh' written upon its surface, in tiny golden writing. And he said to me, 'It is all that is made'. And I marvelled how it might last, for I thought it might suddenly have fallen to nothing. And I was answered in my understanding: It lasts, and ever shall, because God loves it. Do you see, Mr Mohamed? I believe that I am being shown that although Mr Okoh might present himself very poorly - even as a turd to me - God loves him, and despite my misgivings, I should persevere and work with the man. I shall contact Mr Okoh today and attempt to break the current impasse. I will keep you informed of my progress. May I wish you a pleasant day. Warmest regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Pascal Okoh Subject: Let us attempt to understand each other and work together Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:25 Dear Mr Okoh, Thank you for getting back to me. It is good to see that you have started to respond to emails yourself again, rather than relying on Dr Kambore to do it for you. If I may speak frankly, my dear fellow, it seems to me that we have got off on the wrong foot, as it were. Please allow me to attempt to explain myself a little better, in the hope that we may find common ground and be able to work together. You seem to be suggesting that I wish to 'sell' your qualifications. I want nothing of the sort; all I wish for is to see proof of your legal qualifications, to satisfy myself that you are a suitable person to engage in this business. I do not see this as being an unreasonable request. If I were looking for a central heating engineer to fix a faulty gas boiler, I would ask to see proof of their qualifications and ask for references from satisfied customers, to ensure that they were capable of doing the job safely. This is all I am asking from you. I am considering taking on legal representation in another country - in another continent. This is not something I have ever done before. I am a cautious man, Mr Okoh. Please attempt to understand the reason for my caution. A business associate of mine who tells me he has made your acquaintance - his name need not concern you - has suggested to me that you are perhaps a very proud, thin-skinned individual. I would ask you to put your pride to one side, Mr Okoh, to enable us to move forward on this matter. If it helps, I am happy to say that if I have insulted you or your integrity in any way, I am truly sorry. I apologise. Believe me, Mr Okoh, insulting you is the last thing I wish to do in this business. In conclusion, Mr Okoh, I would ask you to pick up the toys that you have jettisoned from your perambulator, and to keep firm hold of them throughout this business, to ensure that they do not get tossed once more to the floor in a fit of pique. Metaphorically speaking, of course. All we need to to in order to move forward is for you to send me a copy of your legal qualifications and two references from satisfied clients, plus a precise breakdown of what this business will cost me. This should not be a problem for a legal professional. I look forward to hearing back from you by return. Warm regards, Gilbert Murray From: Sule Mohamed To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Tell the lawyer to procure the needed documents sir Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:49 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you Mr Murray. Yes I always say that whatever God want no man that can change it, and God want you and me to inherit this $15 million and nobody, no devil, that can stop it excepting you yourself. The Bank of Africa cannot stop it, even the bank lawyer cannot stop the transfer of this money into your account if you stand your ground and remove certain pride and allow the lawyer to do his job and get the documents procure and submit it to the bank for immediate remittance of our inherited money to your account. If I were you standing as Next of Kin to the bank and the bank has already recognize me like as they have recognize you so, I will not drag anything with the bank or the lawyer in as much as the documents is procure from the court and submit to the bank that is all. You know how we both got this money that is about coming to your account, so dragging with the lawyer for his qualifications doesn't make sense to me at all, because lawyer qualifications cannot transferred the $15 million into your account, only the bank requirements which is the documents procured in Burkina Faso court that will make the bank legally and officially empower to release and transferred the money into your account without hindrance. The great Prophet Noel kept on telling you that this business is for you and this transaction is where you will get some cool millions of dollars from that is why he kept appearing in your dreams. This is a divine connection and we don't have to miss it because of anything. The great Prophet Noel is our guidance here if only you believe and act decisively to engage the lawyer for the documents not for his educational background that has nothing to do with the procurement of documents. I am a small boy 53 before you even though you have not told me your age, but I believe in my mind that you are my elderly brother and a business partner. Please tell the lawyer to go ahead and get the documents for you for the bank and forget about his qualifications, he is a lawyer I know him to be a lawyer even though I am not his friend. Tell him to tell you what it will cost to get the certificates for the bank so that the bank will transfer our inherited money into your account as soon as possible. Thank you sir for your support, but your effort will never be in vain because very soon you have some cool millions of dollar ($5,250,000, Five million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand America Dollar) as your share in this deal. For examples even though we spend two hundred thousand Dollars for this deal is not much compare to what we are going to get into your account. I am not really happy for the delay at all. Regards, Mohamed To be continued... 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