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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 Bank Notification Message from BOA-BF Sent: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:23 BENEFICIARY NAME: MR GILBERT MURRAY BENEFICIARY ADDRESS: The Anchorhold, St Bodkin's church, Gypping in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, UK NATIONALITY: UK OCCUPATION: Anchorite SEX: None whatsoever; I have taken a vow of chastity AGE: 73 MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE TEL: N/A EMAIL: gilbertamurray@yahoo.co.uk ---------- View the attachment file and provide the requirements. (BANK OF AFRICA), OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT RUE 2 PLOTS 167 KWAME NKRUMAH AVENUE DATE: 14/01/2026 BOA-BF ASSIGNED MANAGER: DR IDDRIS KAMBORE OF THE FOREIGN TRANSFER SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DIRECTOR, DR JAMES SAWAM (BOA-BF) TEL/FAX: +226 50 42 xxxx OFFICIAL MOBILE: +226 0426 xxxx EMAIL: bankofafricacredit@xxxx.com  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, 15 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, 15 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 To be continued... Copyright 2003-2026 www.gilbertmurray.co.uk. All rights reserved. Copyright notice |
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