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  • Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Highlands (Scotland)

    Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Highlands (Scotland)

    The annual fishing trip was subject to a minor modification this year as we decided to go abroad to nurture a childhood illusion of the splendour of fishing in Scotland. For two of us the illusion of catching fish in Scotland is still just an illusion.

    Aberdeen

    Travelling from Norway (Bergen) to Aberdeen is quite inexpensive; in fact it is rivalled by nothing if you disregard the horrendous costs of parking at Bergen Airport, Flesland.

    Aberdeen is known as the granite city and the oil capital of Europe. Followingly our companions on the flight over, were of the gray and oily type.
    Having identified our hotel which was centrally located at Crown Street – Butlers Islander Guest House – we made our way for Union Street to breathe in Aberdeen. As it was; Aberdeen breathed at us first – with a questionable breath – and we decided to grab a bit of lunch and be on our way to some more rural tourist attraction.

    Lunch was consumed in the company of the Aberdeen eldars; A very conservative estimate says it was at least 50 years between us and the second youngest group of lunchers… However; the food was good so no complaints from us.

    Stonehaven and Dunottar Castle

    The choice of a rural tourist attraction fell on Dunottar Castle in Stonehaven. A bus brought us there and, after arming ourselves with one plastic bag of snacks and soft drinks each, we proceeded along the coastal path to Dunottar Castle looking like complete tourists.

    …zzz…

    Edinburgh

    Even though this was a SHORT trip we decided to try to get as much of Scotland as possible; therefore we needed to spend at least one night in Edinburgh in order to satisfy the whole company. So be it; at the IBIS Edinburgh, a hotel which had tried to save money at a late stage in the building process by hiring second rate craftsmen, for the carpentry work in the rooms and bathrooms. The hotel also advocated the very bad invetion called continental breakfast. The very thing people travel to Scotland to avoid.

    Hamlet gone bad

    Acting on the initiative of the two most culturally disposed of us (Anders and Harald) we went to the Royal Lyceum to take in a production of Hamlet set in modern surroundings, in which most of the actors in the end were killed by a gun which I can’t remember from the original by Shakespeare.

    The two wiser members of our company (me and Håvard) were suffering. The rest of the audience wast just starting to understand why there was no scheduled interval in the play, in which case most of them undoubtedly would have left the theater, the street it is locates on and possibly also Edinburgh. Anyway – to every cloud there is a silver lining and so the play ended, most of the actors were shot and we could proceed to dinner.

    …zzz…

    After a good long shower I took the extra trouble of kicking my foot hard into a floor board in the bathroom and broke or seriously sprained a toe. PAINFUL!
    Breakfast was interrupted by a fire drill; or at least what turned out to be a false alarm We had the pleasure of inspecting our fellow late sleeper guests different night garments on Hunter Square just as the rays of the morning sun caught the ground and another day at the Fringe Festival was kicked off.

    The Highlands

    The next item on our travel itinerary was to get ourselves to Edinburgh Airport and hire a car. By the time all the forms were filled in and all the mandatory optional extras were added the bill was raised one hundred and sixty percent from the original and we proceded to load our Ford Mondeo Estate which turned out to be a Toyota Coupe.

    Approaching the Highlands, Dunkeld

    I am aware that technically speaking Dunkeld is not in the Highlands; but it was on our route to the Highlands and isn’t devoted a headline of its own in my narrow and rather brief travel log.

    Dunkeld is the town where the river Tay crossed our route into the Highlands and offered us an excellent change from highway driving. We enjoyed the view and a somewhat over-potatoed course at a pub.

    Dalwhinnie

    The home of the smoothest and most mellow of highland whiskies also proved to be the hitherto smoothest part of the Highlands regarding the landscape. We drank coffee and consumed a very agreeable toffee like cake substance before proceeding to the garage across the road to ask for fishing permits and advice on local fisheries. This garage was the place to go to if you wanted gas, oil, milk, butter, fishing, hit men, travel tickets, whisky and a few other things.

    We opted out fishing in Dalwhinnie after a brief look at the lake which was almost empty after a very dry summer. The area was nontheless very beautiful and gave us the opportunity to take some very nice photos.

    The road to Inverness

    We took the long route to Inverness from Dalwhinnie acting upon advice from a casual acquaintance made at an Edinburgh Internet Cafe; advicing us to drive via Fort William and on the nothern side of Loch Ness to Inverness. this trip took us along the river Spean down to Spean Bridge and then through Invergarry, Fort Augustus and finally Inverness. A number of scenic photo stops along the way, among others Urquhart Castle, made this a long journey and it was late when we finally arrived in Inverness.

    Dinner was consumed at local pub/restaurant where we did our best; that is Harald did our best to drive the waitress mad by asking for a little too much documentation on the current stock of goods and ingredients in the kitchen.

    Dunlichity

    Dunlichity was not the easiest place to find and we had to apply technology – our most excellent driving computer from now on known as E-lane – to find our way.

    B&Bs – allthough a most agreeable form of accomodation – are likely to be a little hostile towards late arrivers so we were not so welcome as we might have been if we had come earlier. However, Dunlichity House B&B proved to be excellent and the hosts very accomodating and friendly.

    …zzz…

    The morning was spent by and in the nearby lochs where we fished and swam until noon when we thought it would be nice to go somewhere where we could be in a boat while fishing… The host suggested Loch Tarvie; and so we set out to conquer the scottish trout.

    Dingwall

    Mentioning Dingwall by its own headline in this log is rather over doing it a little, but at the time I wrote this it seemed like a good idea. Dingwall – as so many other scottish towns – is one of these places where you simply feel well. We felt well there over a period of 1 hour or so while consuming a large meal of different varieties of fish and chips.

    Loch Tarvie

    On the advice of the couple who run Dunlichity House B&B we drove up to Loch Tarvie Trout Fisheries where we hired two boats and did ourselves some fly fishing – after all – this is what the trip was about (in the name).

    The location of the lake was very scenic in the highland setting and accompanied by the beautiful weather it was unrivalled by anything we had previously experienced on the trip.
    The night was finished off with a traditional Scottish tandoori meal in Inverness before getting back to the B&B to sleep.

    …zzz…

    All good things must come to an end; unlike Hamlet which was a bad thing that inevitably had to come to an end anyway. The day of departure was over us and only one quintessential activity was left on the agenda; whisky distilleries… many of them… plenty of them…

    Dufftown

    We decided to play it safe and visit Glenfiddich, a renowned distillery located in the midst of Dufftown; a rather modest but nevertheless really nice little town who bragged of being the worlds malt whisky capital.

  • The first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the former President of the Congo Republic

    The first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the former President of the Congo Republic
    He is presently under protective custody in Nigeria as a political refugee. He got my contact during his search for a stranger that can cooperate with him in this mutual transaction. he wants me to note that this business will benefit both of us. However, I must confirm my ability to handle this because it involves a large amount of money. The money US$22 million US DOLLARS (Twenty-Two Million United States DollarsOnly) his my share of his father’s estate.
    FROM:Mr. Nzanga John Mobutu
    ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:johnmobutu@indiatimes.com
    Dear Friend,
    I am the first son of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, the former
    President of the Congo Republic. I am presently under protective custody in Nigeria as a political refugee.
    I got your contact during my search for a stranger that can
    cooperate with me in this mutual transaction. I want you to note that this
    business will benefit both of us. However, you must confirm your ability to
    handle this because it involves a large amount of money. The money US$22
    million US DOLLARS (Twenty-Two Million United States DollarsOnly) is my share of my father’s estate.
    I boxed and shippedthe money to a security company abroad at the peak of the war/politicalcrisis that rocked my country few years ago.
    Now the crisis has ended and Ineed a trustworthy person like you to proceed to the place of the securitycompany in order to clear the fund and invest on my behalf as I dont want myname to be used for now.
    Note that I will send to you the relevant documents that
    will enable you take possesion of the the fund for onward investment for our
    mutual benefit. All I need from you is as follows: 1. A letter of committment (duely signed) that you will keep
    the transaction strictly confidential.
    2. Your confirmation of your abilityto handle this.
    3. Your IDt or driving licence number for identification to
    the security company.
    4. Your telephone and fax numbers for communication. 5. Your full permanent address. As soon as I get the above
    information from you, I will disclose to you the name and the country of the
    security company. I will forward your name and particulars to the securitycompany to enable them contact you accordingly.
    I will also send to you a LETTER OF AUTHORITY to enable you clear the fund on my behalf.
    Note thatthis is a very safe transaction as this money is my share of my father’s
    estate. I am waiting for your response to enable us proceed.
    Regards,
    Mr. Nzanga John Mobutu.
    PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS E-MAIL:johnmobutu@indiatimes.com
    [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, A. 8.Fri, ]

  • Paris, Nice, Grasse (France) and Monte Carlo (Monaco)

    You have to hand it out to the French – they have no sense of embarassment at all. Allthough shock would have been a more likely reaction, happiness over French entrepreneurship and sense of business was what filled me when I paid 11 € for 1 liter of pure water in the park at Chateau de Versailles.

    ParisThey claim that Paris is a city you always come back to. I don’t know if this is true for everyone, but for some strange reason I’ve been here a few times now and I still find it a very agreeable place to spend some days. It has the air of history, sadly mixed with the air of car pollution.

    The Paris airports are a rather complicated story in themselves. Getting around them and especcially meeting up with people arriving at another terminal could potentially take hours. Air France loading the luggage on to one belt and indicating that it is going to arrive on another doesn’t really speed up things either… Despite numerous attempts to delay our progress we arrived in Paris in the end.

    Paris hotels are also worth a paragraph. Everyone having spent time in any of the hotels belonging to the affordable category among Paris hotels, knows that all though these hotels might be neat, tidy and even clean they are almost without exception small! This was also the case with our one. It was a pleasant – but not overly luxurious – little hotel near the Gare de Lyon, called Hotel du Midi.

    There are a number of mandatory things to do when you’re in Paris and then there is a number of optionals. As with most of my trips, decisions on what to do were made along the way and not according to a larger and well thought through design! The selection of activities were therefore a little random!

    Taking a walk along one of the main axis of a city is a great way to get a feel of its layout, or so I think anyway. Paris provides lots of axis for you to choose among; the most obvious one spanning between the Musee du Louvre and the Arc du Triomphe. Setting out on a walk along this line will take you through the Jardin du Toulleries and onto the Place du Concorde. At this point you might – as we were – be tempted to take a closer look at the river Seine and cross over to the left bank where the Eiffel tower rises high above the busy street below!

    When you come back home people have certain expectations to what you should and shouldn’t have done while in Paris. In order to satisfy the potential inquests from friends and family it could be wise to pay Mona Lisa a visit, take the elevator to the top of the Eiffel tower and pop by Quasimodo and Esmeralda for a quick hello in the Notre Dame cathedral. In order to conform to public oppinion all these criteria were met on this trip.

    Versailles is also a place you might be told that you ought to have visited and hence should visit so you can meet the critics with a disapproving nod and say that you didn’t find it all that interesting. The parks around Versailles are nice though – and large – and with expensive restaurants which offer water (still) at 11€/bottle.

    I always find city parks to be interesting places. Not exclusively because of their outstanding nature – which often isn’t that outstanding at all – but rather because of the contrast they provide to the very busy and non-natural life of the surrounding or neighbouring city! Paris has its own forrest the Bois de Bolougne. Contained within this park there are numerous smaller parks among which Parc du Bagatelle was chosen for a visit this time. This park is a beautiful sculptured park with lots and lots of flowers, the odd lake and waterfall plus several mazes in which you can ponder at your own pace looking for the way out.

    Too many days of Paris life might wear on anybodys strength and energy. The perfect way of restoring it is exposing yourself to the manifestation of the “American Way” in Europe; Parc Disneyland. Taking a brief travel in time back to childhood and doing the four Disney worlds in Euro-Disney is just plain fun!

    NiceThe exclusive retirement spot for the rich and elderly on the French Cote d’Azur is a pleasant spot for younger visitors also. Allthough unremarkable regarding its sights and activities the old town – Vieux Nice – and the Cours Saleya (both in daytime and at night) are good places to sit down, eat and wath the world go by.

    Monte Carlo

    Monte Carlo is vulgar, but visiting the city to see the casino and the castle rock is mandatory if anyone in your company hasn’t been there before. There are many things to marvel at besides these two sights, but they make out the most prominent landmarks for tourists.

    Grasse

    The most pleasant and unexpected pleasure on this trip was the visit to the small village of Grasse some 15 km inland from Cannes which has the reputation as the worlds perfume capital. Now perfume isn’t something which to a great extent interests me; but the narrow streets of Grasse and its pleasant speed and atmosphere got to me and I liked the place.

    The perfume capital of the world is a small medieval town. Despite of being terribly narrow, many of the citys streets are open to cars as well as pedestrians. As a cafe visitor you might have to flee the side walk in order to give way to a passing car. Wonderful!

  • Bill and Exchande Manager, Foreign Remittance Dept., ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC

    Bill and Exchande Manager, Foreign Remittance Dept., ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC
    The manager of Bill and Exchange at the foreign remittance department of the ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC .write me following the impressive information about me that he got through one of his friends who runs a Consultancy firm in my country. This friend assured him of my capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
    From the Desk of:
    Dr. JUBRIL MARTINS
    Bill and Exchande Manager,
    Foreign Remittance Dept.
    ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,
    GARKI ABUJA.
    Dear Sir,
    I am the manager of Bill and Exchange at the foreign
    remittance department of the ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC .I am writing
    following the impressive information about you through one of my friends
    who runs a Consultancy firm in your country. He assured me of your capability
    and reliability to champion this business opportunity.
    In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of U.S$10.5m US dollars
    (Ten million, five hundred thousand US dollars) in an account that belongs
    to one of our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in
    1997 in a plane crash. Since we got information about his death, we havebeen
    expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot
    release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to
    the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines and laws, but unfortunately
    we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with
    him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.
    It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my department
    now decided to make this business proposal to you and release the money
    to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent
    disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don’t want this money
    to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
    The banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained
    unclaimed after four years, the money will be transfered into the bank treasury
    as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business
    is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Ngerian
    cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner. We agree that 30% of this money
    will be for you as foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign
    account, 10% will be set aside for expenses incured during the business
    and 60% would before me and my lleagues.There after I and my colleagues
    will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated.
    Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as arranged,
    you must apply first to the bankas relation or next of kin of the deceased
    indicating your bank name, your bank account number,your private telephone
    and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where in
    the money will be remitted.
    Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text
    of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this
    transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of
    fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You
    should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
    Trusting to hear from you immediately.
    Yours faithfully,
    Dr.JUBRIL MARTINS.
    Manager (Bill and Exchange)

    [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, 3 . 2.Wed, ]

  • Sodingo Malinga,the first son of Malinga Tawanda,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe

    Sodingo Malinga,the first son of Malinga Tawanda,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe
    I should possibly be a little surprised to receive this letter from Mr Malinga since I do not know him personally. He is Sodingo Malinga,the first son of Malinga Tawanda,the most popular black farmerin Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in his country. He apparently got my contact through a network online and hence decided to write me.


    THE NETHERLANDS.
    +31630-233-971.
    BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

    Dear Partner,
    You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me
    personally. I am Sodingo Malinga,the first son of Malinga Tawanda,the most
    popular black farmerin Zimbabwe who was murdered in the land dispute in my
    country. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write
    you.Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to
    deposit the sum of US12 million (Twelve million, United States dollars), in
    one of the private security company, as he foresaw the looming danger in
    Zimbabwe this money was deposited in a box as gem stones to avoid much
    demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of
    new machines and chemicals for the Farms and establishment of
    new farms in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.
    Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich
    white farmers and some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing
    and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society.
    In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act for
    which my father was one of the victims.
    It is against this background that, I and my family fled Zimbabwe for fear
    of our lives and are
    currently staying in the Netherlands where we are seeking political asylum
    and moreso have decided to transfer my fathers money to a more reliable
    foreign account. since the law of Netherlands prohibits a refugee (asylum
    seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial
    transaction throughout the territorial zone of Netherlands, As the eldest
    son of my father, I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine
    foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge
    of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South
    African government seems to be playing along with them.
    outh African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced
    with the dilemma of moving this amount of money out of South Africa for
    fear of going through the same experience in future, both countries have
    similar political history. As a businessman,I am seeking for a partner who
    I have to entrust my future and that of my family in his hands, I must let
    you know that this transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me and
    my family, all I want you to do for me, is to make an arrangements with the
    security company to clear the consignment(funds) from their afiliate office
    here in the Netherlands as i have already given directives for the
    consignment to be brought to the Netherlands from South Africa.But before
    then all modalities will have to be put in place like change of ownership to
    the consignment and more importantly this money I intend to use for
    investmentment. investmentment.
    I have two options for you. Firstly you can choose to have certain
    percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
    you can go into partnership with me for the proper profitable investment of
    the money in your country. Whichever the option you want, feel free to
    notify me. I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses
    incurred in the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a
    partnership I am willing to give you 15% of the money while the remaining
    80% will be for my investment in your country. Contact me with the above
    telephone number or my E-mail address I implore you to maintain the
    absolute secrecy required in this transaction.
    Thank you, and may GOD BLESS YOU
    Yours Faithfully,
    Sodingo Malinga..


    [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, J. 2.Wed, ]

  • FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OUAGADOUGOU

    FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OUAGADOUGOU
    Based on the information gathered from the Ministry of Trade and
    Industry,they intend to solicit my assistance on this transaction with
    me on the assumption that I will not disappoint them.

    From The Desk of : DR. BOUGUIBA SAMUEL
    DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
    FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, OUAGADOUGOU
    PHONE; 008821633310239
    STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
    Attn; MANAGING DIRECTOR
    DEAR Sir/Madam,

    TRANSFER OF US$45.5 MILLION INTO A PERSONAL/COMPANY’S OFFSHORE ACCOUNT
    Based on the information gathered from the Ministry of Trade and
    Industry,we intend to solicit your assistance on this transaction with
    you on the assumption that you will not disappoint us.
    We have Forty Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
    Dollars (US$45,500,000.00) which we made over time from over inflated
    contracts in my Ministry (Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services).
    We are seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount
    into your account or any other nominated account you can provide for us.
    Your commission will be 20% of the total sum, 10% for expenses and the
    remaining 70% is for my colleagues and myself.
    Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this
    transaction urgently by e-mail only on the receipt of this message.
    Kindly, acknowledge the receipt of this letter by sending to me by
    email a copy of this letter with your private Tel. And Fax number.
    I shall in turn inform you of the modalities for a formal application
    to secure the necessary approvals for the immediate release of this fund into your account.
    Thanks for your co-operation.
    Yours faithfully,
    DR. BOUGUIBA SAMUEL

    [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, 0 . 3.Mon, ]

  • THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

    THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
    DEAR SIR, YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS GOT TO ME WHILE SEARCHING FOR A RELIABLE SOMEONE TO CONTACT FOR THIS TRANSACTION. I AM JOHNSON ADEBOLA, THE FINANCIAL CONTOLLER OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS
    DEAR SIR,
    YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS GOT TO ME WHILE SEARCHING FOR A RELIABLE SOMEONE TO CONTACT FOR THIS TRANSACTION.
    I AM JOHNSON ADEBOLA, THE FINANCIAL CONTOLLER OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS,
    NIGERIA AND SECRETARY TO THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE
    OF THE CORPORATION.
    I, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, HAVE AGREED TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY TOTALING U.S $21.5MILLION (TWENTY ONE
    MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IS AS RESULT OF AN OVER INVOICED CONTRACT AMOUNT. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN ALREADY EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR HAVE
    COLLECTED THEIR FULL AND FINAL PAYMENT.
    BECAUSE THIS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR, ALL WE NEEDED IS A FOREIGN FIRM THAT WILL PRESENT ITSELF AS THE CONTRACTOR WHO HANDLED THIS PROJECT AND THE FUNDS WILL BE REMITTED INTO THE
    COMPANY`S NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. SINCE WE DO NOT WANT TO USE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR`S BANK ACCOUNT IN APPLYING FOR THE PAYMENT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE OVER INVOICING. THEREFORE, I AS THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER WAS TOLD TO WRITE TO YOU BY MY COLLEAGUES
    AND SEE THE SUCCESS OF THE REMITTANCE IMMEDIATELY. YOU WILL HOWEVER BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FOLLOWING NECESSARY INFORMATION.
    1. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
    2. YOUR FULL BANKING PARTICULARS.
    3. YOUR FULL NAME AND COMPANY ADDRESS TO ENABLE US PROCESS THE MONEY
    IN YOUR FAVOUR AS THE BENEFICIARY.
    THIS INFORMATION WILL ENABLE US TO PUT UP AN APPLICATION OF CLAIM FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS MONEYFROM THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IT WILL ONLY TAKE SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS TO BE COMPLETED.FOR YOUR ASSITANCE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE FUND WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOW: YOU AS THE ACCONT OWNER – 40% MISCELLENOUS EXPENSES – 5% AND OFFICIALS INVOLVED-55%
    NOW, WE ASSURE YOU THAT ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION. THEREFORE, YOUR INTEREST IS HIGHLY NEEDED URGENTLY.
    GOD BLESS YOU.
    YOURS FAITHFULY,
    JOHNSON ADEBOLA
    [ (Stein) Runar Bergheim, 4 . 2.Tue, ]

  • Hamburg, Cuxhaven & Bremen (Germany)

    Hamburg, Cuxhaven & Bremen (Germany)
    Allthough the Germans are open minded and friendly people I can’t help but think that the sight of me and Ivar Petter cycling un slightly undersized bikes in our slightly oversized suits must have been the single most stupid sight to be seen in northern Germany in the summer of the year 2003.

    Hamburg

    A number of times when I have been travelling around, I have been stopping off at Hamburg Airport and some times I have been forced to stay over which has given me the opportunity to see small parts of the city as well. Both the good end and the bad.
    It seems that the areas east of the Railwaystation are the retirement homes of the Reperbahn prostitutes – something which says something of the standard. The central areas of the city are quite nice allthough somewhat drained of cultural history architecthurewise since most of the city was bombed during WW2.

    Bremen

    Bremen is a very nice city which is dedicated to St. Peter the gatekeeper of heaven. Followingly the town embelem is a key

    Cuxhaven

    Attending a small conference called a Directoria – which is a partner search conference – I went to Cuxhaven a small tourist villlage on the North Sea shore of Germany. On my way there I passed Himmelpforten (heavens door), a station on the railway between Hamburg and Cuxhaven.

    [ Stein Runar Bergheim, 7 . 1.Tue, ]

  • Plan for Fisketur til Skottland 2003

    Når Anders, Harald, Håvard og underteikna skal skal på fisketur må det planleggast – grundig. Ved ein gjennomgang av den etterkvart nokså antikvariske datamaskinen heime i stova fann eg mellom anna dette dokumentet.

    Fisketur i Skottland

    Destinasjon

    Aberdeen

    Aberdeen er valt kun og blott fordi det er ein grei stad å ta seg fram til frå Noreg. Det kan godt vere at staden er om lag som Førde for alt eg veit. Uansett – det er Skottland og vi kan sikkert klare å overtyde dei vi fortel om turen til etterpå at det var ein utmerkt stad!

    Aberdeen er kjent som granittbyen (i motsetning til Førde som er kjent som asfaltbyen – eller kanskje berre asfalt). Det er også oljehovudstaden i Europa på same måte som Stavanger er det i Noreg. Noko som borgar for ei rekkje oljearbeidarar med låg og fallande moral samt ei rekkje falne kvinner med permanent tilhald på land.

    Avreisedato: 21. August

    Ankomstdato: 25. August

    Reise og reisekostnader

    Bergen

    Turen endrar pris kvar gong eg søker – irriterande… Det verkar som om det mest frekvente resultatet er 2388 kroner med Coast Air tur/retur… Det er ikkje så hakkande gale. Flytidene er også meir eller mindre ideelle og gjev maks utteljing på tid i høve hotelldøgn…

    Dette er vel mest aktuelt for meg, Harald og ev Anders dersom du er heime i August?

    Tur: 08:35 (08:55)

    Retur: 17:25 (19:55)

    Pris Type Pris   Skatt  

    Norske Kroner

    Publisert   1720.00 + 398.00 X 1 Voksen =

    2118.00

    Pris totalt

    =

    2118.00

    Oslo

    Turen verkar å koste 3164 kroner meir eller mindre uansett. Det billegaste er å reise frå Sandefjord – ikkje Gardermoen. Ein kan då reise tidleg på morgonen og kome seg attende rimeleg seint på måndagen på ettermiddagen

    Dette er vel primært Håvard og Anders som kan nyttegjere seg av – litt avhengig av kvar de er hen i August!

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  • Ben Eze, senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and accredited financial attorney to the Late General Mohammed Gumel

    I got your particulars in the world wide web here in Nigeria, due to my quite to help my good client . It is a matter of urgency in writing you this secret and confidential business letter as advised by one of my client and I have utmost belief that you will receive it without any mix-feelings.

    Do not be surprised that we have not met before and you did not know me at all. I am Barrister Ben Eze, a senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and accredited financial attorney to the Late General Mohammed Gumel and his family who recently died of hypertension in a German ospital.

    As a private attorney/legal adviser to this late General’s family, I was immediately contacted by his eldest son to help him and his mother to take care of their late father’s assets to avoid being subject to probe by the new Civilian government because Late General Mohammed Gumel served in most of the past military administration even held important position such as Minister of commerce and trade and he is also part of the highest decision making body (A.F.R.C) After the stock taking of his properties, we discovered two suitecase stored in a strong room inside his underground mansion which amounted to US$35.5M (thirty five Million, five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars).

    Base upon this discovery, I was hurriedly mandated to use my long legal financial knowledge to help them send this cash out through diplomatic means to any reliable person who would hold it firmly and help them invest part of the fund into a profitable business such as real Estate manufacturing company in any part of the world, they do not want the present government to be aware of this discovery.

    Because if the information gets to the authority, it will spell doom for them and they will surely loose the money and possible loose the entire asset left behind by their late father. This money (US&35.2Million) been taken out of this country, to a neighboring West African Country called GHANA, where the cash are now deposited in a security vault (AFRICA SECURITY COMPANY ACCRA, GHANA). The cash is inside a tightly sealed two trunk boxes awaiting further direct dispatch to JAKARTA-INDONESIA OR AMSTERDAM-HOLLAND, NEW YORK CITY, USA Please help the family to receive this money (Consignment) INDONESIA, AMSTERDAM-HOLLAND OR NEW YORK CITY USA. We have a fool-proof, hitch free, and risk – free plan to use Diplomatic Courier Services to forward the Consignment down to JAKARTA-INDONESIA, HOLLAND OR USA.

    The Deposit Clearance Certificate Document will be given to you after I hear from you. As a result of my last meeting with the entire family of the late General Mohammed Gumel, that you required to come down to Ghanna Republic were this money are been kept, to discusse how we can use the fund for investment purposes, That they have finally ,resolved to compensate you with 30% of the total money, 60% for me and the family 10% will be enmarked for any expenses incurred by both parties. Please, I solicit with you to keep this business private and confidential until I hear from you because the personalities involved would not like any form of exposure. I await your immediate reply through my Private E-mail Address: benezey2k@yahoo.com

    YOURS SINCERLY,

    Barrister . BEN EZE