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Home - The Chronicles - The Serial Killer The Serial KillerIn which Gilbert Murray, who keeps a number of extremely unfortunate people in his basement, is contacted by an American banker who is very confused about his identity and who for some reason seems keen to give away a large amount of money to a complete stranger. The timing couldn't be better: Gilbert's basement is getting ever more crowded and he needs money to build more cages. Cast of characters
Michael Corbat is a real US banker. Needless to say, the person calling himself 'Michael Corbat' in this email exchange is not that person. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Fri, 16 May 2025 13:45 We are writing to seek your immediate confirmation regarding the inheritance check held in our custody, amounting to $55,300,000 millions dollars. As per Federal Government instructions, the check has been under our care for the past six months. On September 30 2024, a Mr Andrew Jackson visited our branch located at 122 E College Ave, State College, PA 16801, United States, claiming to be your authorized representative. He seeks to collect the check on your behalf. Before proceeding, we require your urgent verification of his authority. Please respond promptly to this message, confirming whether you have authorized Mr Jackson to collect the check. If not, please notify us immediately, as timely verification is crucial before releasing the check. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, James Chief Executive Officer City Bank of America From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:37 I've just returned from an extended break in Pentonville and found your email in my inbox. What the blazes are you going on about? I've never heard of an Andrew Jackson. Explain yourself, man, and at once. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:23 Greetings from the CEO manager Mr Michael Louis Corbat.  From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:30 Just a simple reminder. Are you the one who are sending Mr Jackson in our custody everyday to pick your money without your concern because everything here is under a process because if Mr Jackson pick your money, that means you have already lost your money. So if you are not the one who send Mr Jackson, let me arrest Mr Jackson away. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:43 Who the hell are you? Who the Dickens is Andrew Jackson? What money? What in Noel's name is this all about? Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:02 And while we're at it, why on earth did you send me a picture of some fellow called Michael Corbat's ID card? Who the devil are you, steaming on in here with this unlikely invention? Your emails say they comes from some chap called "John William", but you signed off your first email to me as "James". James what? Are you some kind of prankster? If so, kindly go away and leave me alone. I am an extremely busy man and I have no time to waste on such nonsense. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:13 Greetings from Citibank. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:14 Greetings from me Mr Michael Louis Corbat CEO manager. A photograph of Michael Louis Corbat - a real person, and an American banker - was attached to this email. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:15 Do you understand me now? From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:16 Hello Greetings from City Bank Of America. We are writing to seek your immediate confirmation regarding the inheritance check held in our custody, amounting to $55,300,000 millions dollars. As per Federal Government instructions, the check has been under our care for the past six months. On September 30 2024, a Mr Andrew Jackson visited our branch located at 122 E College Ave, State College, PA 16801, United States, claiming to be your authorized representative. He seeks to collect the check on your behalf. Before proceeding, we require your urgent verification of his authority. Please respond promptly to this message, confirming whether you have authorized Mr Jackson to collect the check. If not, please notify us immediately, as timely verification is crucial before releasing the check. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, James Chief Executive Officer City Bank of America From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Do I understand you now? No, I do not Sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:14 Do I understand you now? No, I do not. For one thing, you haven't even made it clear who you are. Your emails appear to come from someone called "John William", you sign yourself off as "James", and for some reason you keep sending me photographs of someone called "Michael Corbat". Which one are you? Make up your mind and stick to it. I am simply asking you to confirm your name. This should not be a difficult request. And what's all this talk of a chap called Andrew Jackson? If I understand you correctly, it sounds as if he's come into some money. Well good for him. But I've never heard of the man, so why are you telling me about it? If you're thinking that I've got something to do with this Andrew Jackson, I'm very sorry but you've got the wrong man. Come to think of it, I did know a young chap called Jack Andrews some years ago. A Mormon. Very well-presented, he was. He and his doorbell-ringing colleague were guests in my house for a while. It's not him you're talking about, is it? But surely it can't be him that you're referring to. He's dead now. They both are. They all die in the end. Now. Either make yourself clear, or stop bothering me. I have better things to do with my time than to spend it trying to make sense of your rambling emails. Right now, my guests in the basement need feeding. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Do I understand you now? No, I do not Sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:26 Let me make everything clear for you. You are speaking with Michael Louis Corbat right now. So I am the CEO manager who can make your transfer successful, you know that this transaction are the bank and so so many people can message you with this through email because we only use a one email address to message only one person do you understand me now. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Do I understand you now? No, I do not Sent: Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:28 I'm explaining to you that Mr Jackson is here in our custody to pick your money without your concern. That's why I'm ask you to message me so that we can know what is going on before processing the delivery. So you are talking about that. You don't know anybody that call Mr Jackson. So right away tell me how you proceed to receive your money because everything is really for you to receive. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I still don't understand why you have contacted me Sent: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:03 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for so eloquently clarifying the issue of your name. It is good to know finally who I am addressing. I have to say, I still don't understand why you have contacted me. I have never heard of an Andrew Jackson. And why do you keep referring to "your money"? I don't have any money invested in your bank. I banked with Bartletts up until recently, but they didn't want my business after the recent little bit of unpleasantness and closed my accounts. I now bank with Grace Bros, and I have to say, I am very satisfied with the service that they provide. I am certain that I have no money invested in your bank. I am sure that you must have the wrong person. Is it perhaps a different Gilbert Murray that you meant to contact? It is a fairly common name around here. Perhaps if you were to send me more information on the person you are trying to get in touch with, I could help you locate them? I must go. I cut one of my guest's fingernails this morning - they had grown extremely long over the course of her confinement - and unfortunately I cut rather too close to the proximal phalanx on her right index finger. I need to change her dressing. I'm afraid she won't be playing the organ in her church again. Not that she will be attending her church again at all, of course. None of them will. Anyway, I wish you luck in finding the person you are looking for. Do let me know if I can be of any assistance. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I still don't understand why you have contacted me Sent: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:45 My Friend Gilbert Hello! Greetings from City Bank of America. We're reaching out to get your immediate confirmation about an inheritance check for $55,300,000 that we've been holding. As per Federal Government instructions, it's been under our care for the past six months. On September 30, 2024, a Mr Andrew Jackson came to our branch at 122 E College Ave, State College, PA 16801, USA. He said he was your authorized representative and wanted to pick up the check for you. Before we can do anything, we urgently need you to confirm if you've authorized Mr Jackson to collect this check. Please reply to this message as soon as possible. If you haven't authorized him, please let us know right away. Your quick response is crucial before we release the check. Thank you for your prompt attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Michael Louis Corbat Chief Executive OfficerCitibank From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Are you trying to tell me that I have come into some money? Sent: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:53 Dear Mr Corbat, Are you trying to tell me that I have come into some money? That I have been left an inheritance by someone? If so, by whom? This is the first I have heard of it. I believe I have told you on a number of occasions that I have never heard of anyone called Andrew Jackson. Please do pay attention, my dear fellow. Whoever this chap is, he is nothing to do with me. Perhaps you could send me further details of this inheritance? And I ask again, are you sure that you have the right person? This is all news to me. I have a busy day ahead of me. One of my guests was extremely restless last night. I do insist on silence from my guests unless I have directly addressed a question to one of them. Given the unfortunate disruption that this particular guest caused, I decided that she had overstayed her welcome and was happy to assist with her departure in order to restore the basement's usual atmosphere of peace and serenity. I now have some serious digging to do in the garden. I will try to check my emails later today in the hope that you will have responded to me with more information. Best regards, Gilbert Murray PS. Tell me, Mr Corbat, are you a religious man? Would you say that you were pious? From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Are you trying to tell me that I have come into some money? Sent: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:18 MY GOOD FRIEND GILBERT WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT MR JACKSON WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY. THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR YOU! PLEASE PROVIDE THE DETAILS ON HOW YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR MONEY. I AM FULLY PREPARED FOR YOU TO BECOME A RICH PERSON. THIS MESSAGE IS REAL, AND I SWEAR ON MY LIFE I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. SINCERELY, MRS MICHAEL LOUIS CLORIS From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What do you mean? Sent: Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:41 Dear Mrs Cloris, Point 1: Up until now I have been corresponding with a Michael Louis Corbat, a John William and some chap who calls himself James. I was not expecting another person to join the picnic. Who are you and what exactly is your role in this affair? Point 2: Why are you writing to tell me that Mr Jackson has been arrested? As I have explained time and time again to your colleagues, I have no idea who this Mr Jackson is. Point 3: Why is it great news for me that he has been arrested (see point 2)? Point 4: What money? I have been asking your multifarious colleagues to explain what is going on here, but nobody seems able to do this in a coherent manner. As far as I understand things, I seem to have come into an inheritance, but I do not know how much money is involved, who I have inherited the money from, or what the devil it is doing sitting in your bank. Will you or one of your colleagues kindly sit down and compose a clear and simple missive to me, explaining things with as much clarity as possible? Your last email to me was not in the least bit clear. I can only assume that you had started your 4th of July celebrations a tad early when you composed it. I look forward to receiving a clear response from you - or from one of your many colleagues. Best regards, Gilbert Murray PS. Your CAPS LOCK key appears to be stuck on. Give it a tap and you will find that you are able to write with the appropriate mix of upper-case and lower-case characters like any normal person. It's the one above the SHIFT key on the left-hand side. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Greetings Sent: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:18 Greetings. I hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out because it's been about two weeks since our last contact regarding our deal for your transaction. On our end, we're currently and concretely state what's happening on your end, eg, "finalizing the last details of the proposal," "ready to move forward with the next steps," "awaiting your feedback on the revised scope," or "preparing for the next phase of implementation". Could you please give me an update on your end? I'm happy to jump on a quick call to discuss any questions or next steps, or simply hear your thoughts. Looking forward to reconnecting. Best regards. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What about my inheritance? Sent: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 05:34 Dear Mr Corbat, Your last email made no sense at all. Have you been drinking? I do not approve of the use of alcohol. I forbid my guests from imbibing anything but bread and water while they are staying with me. The simple diet helps to keep their minds clear, I feel. Are you a pious man, Mr Corbat? Do you pray? I will be spending the rest of today further soundproofing the basement: a charity collector went missing in the village last week and the police are carrying out door-to-door enquiries. They need not worry. I am confident that she is safe and sound. For now. Now, kindly put down the bottle and sort out my inheritance. I am growing tired of your senseless emails. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What about my inheritance? Sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:07 Hi my good friend, I'm ready for you to receive your money! To make it easiest for you, please let me know which of these options you'd prefer:
Once you've chosen, I'll just need your home address and phone number to proceed. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I don't even know who this inheritance is from Sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:34 Dear Mr Corbat, Are you seriously proposing to deliver over 55 million dollars to me, in cash, within the hour? What an absurd proposal! What on earth would I do with all that cash? I would need an armoured truck to take it to the bank! You and your modern banking practices. On balance, I think I would much prefer a direct bank transfer. However, before we arrange this, I really do think you need to send me some more information about this inheritance. I don't even know who the inheritance is from. Send me full details by return and we can take it from there. Do you think it would be worth me getting my lawyer involved, to ensure that everything is above board and to cross the i's and dot the t's? I use Welsby, of the legal firm Elton and Welsby. You may have heard of him: he is very highly-regarded in Lincolnshire legal circles. I can't recommend Welsby highly enough. He proved invaluable last year after an unfortunate incident involving a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses and a jig-saw. Not only did Welsby manage to get all charges dropped, he also persuaded the judge to award me costs against the bereaved families. Let me know if you think he could be of use. I must go: I need to feed and water my guests, and then it will be time for our regular Tuesday afternoon debate. I do so enjoy debating the finer points of religion with my guests. I find that they all come round to my point of view in the end. I can be a very persuasive man. Do you enjoy religious debate, Mr Corbat? Or are your interests purely in matters financial? Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I don't even know who this inheritance is from Sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:22 My good friend, Hope you're having a good week. Could you please send me your account details so I can wire your transfer without delay? This money is coming from the United States of America Federal Government, and everything is official, so there's no need to worry. We need to finalize everything for your account right away. Thanks, Mr Michael Louis Corbat CEO manager From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: My bank account details Sent: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:48 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for getting back to me. You say that my money is coming from the U.S. government. That is all very well, but where did it come from in the first place? Somebody must have died in order for them to have left all this money to me. Who was it? The only person I can think of that could possibly have left me the money is my great-uncle Nathaniel, who left the country at very short notice decades ago after an unfortunate incident involving a tax collector and a tyre iron. I had heard that he had ended up somewhere in the U.S., but I have had no contact with him for a very long time. Was it him? If it was, I had no idea that he had become so affluent. Tell me, when did he die, and what were the circumstances? Anyway, if you are sure that there is no need for me to involve the eminent Welsby, I will take your word for it. You asked for my bank account details. Here they are: Bank name: Grace Bros PLC Bank address: 16, Slocombe Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire Bank account number: 74053275 Sort code: 34-19-62 Your recipient name: Gilbert Arnold Murray Please transfer the money into my account and let me know as soon as you have done so. I presume that it will not take you long to effect the transfer. With this in mind, I will be ordering some more cages this afternoon: my basement is currently at full capacity and at the moment I am not in a position to be able to welcome any further guests without first disposing of one or more existing ones. The money you are transferring to me will enable me to expand my accommodation and welcome more guests. I look forward to hearing back from you as soon as the money has been transferred. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: How are things going at your end? Sent: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:45 Dear Mr Corbat, I am concerned that I have not heard back to you in response to the email I sent you on Tuesday. If you recall, I sent you my bank account details and asked you - yet again - to send me details of my inheritance. I can understand that you must be a very busy man, being CEO of a large financial institution. I have to admit that I am somewhat surprised to find that you get involved in financial transactions at this level. If you get personally involved in every single transaction that goes through your bank, you must be a very busy man indeed. Might I suggest that you ask one of your colleagues to pick up this matter and give it their attention? How about John William? Or James? Or perhaps even the no-doubt fragrant Mrs Michael Louis Cloris? There must be no shortage of underlings to whom you could devolve responsibility. Chip-chop now, Mr Corbat. I am itching to be able to expand my guest accommodation. I look forward to hearing back from one of you by return. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What is the reason for your delay? Sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:13 Dear Mr Corbat, What is the reason for your delay? I have sent you all the information you requested yet have heard absolutely nothing back from you. I am waiting to claim my inheritance and your lack of response is not helpful. Speed is of the essence, my good sir: the cages I ordered will be delivered very soon and I will need to pay for them when they arrive. May I politely request that you pull your finger out of your no-doubt voluminous backside and attend to this matter? I am waiting. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What is the reason for your delay? Sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:17 My good friend dear Gilbert Murray, I sincerely apologize for the delay in getting to you. I had several clients at the office that required my immediate attention. I'm here now and ready to proceed with your delivery. To finalize the transfer, we'll need to sign the custody document. There's a $25 fee for the CEO manager's signature on the document, which will release the transfer. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What is the reason for your delay? Sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:25 I'm so ready to move forward when you are! Just to confirm, once you're able to secure the $25 Apple card and send it over, we can get the CEO manager's signature on the document, which will help us release the transfer smoothly. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What is all this about an apple card? Sent: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:05 Dear Mr Corbat, What a relief to hear back from you. With this much money at stake, I was starting to get worried when I did not hear from you for such a long time. I have to say, I am still confused about the origin of my inheritance. Could you please confirm who has left me this large sum of money? Was it my great-uncle Nathaniel, or was it someone else? And what is all this about an "apple card"? Why do you need to buy apples in order to move this transaction forward? You must excuse me, but I am something of a novice when it comes to the world of banking and international finance. I would appreciate it if you could explain this to me. I must apologise, but I am going to be away for the next week. My whereabouts need not concern you; suffice to say that in the midst of the ongoing furore over the recent disappearance of the charity collector, I think it would be wise if I were to absent myself from the village for a week until things have calmed down somewhat. I am leaving later today - as soon as I have put out sufficient bread and water for my guests to last them during my absence. Kindly make use of this time wisely, Mr Corbat: send me more details of my inheritance; clarify the confusion over the requirement to purchase fruit to move this transaction forward; and take steps to effect the transfer of my inheritance as soon as possible. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What is all this about an apple card? Sent: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:29 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you for your email. I understand your desire for clarity regarding the inheritance. However, some of the details you've shared are concerning and require immediate clarification. We have no record of an inheritance for you, nor do we recognize this process involving an "apple card" for financial transactions. This is a legitimate banking practice, and you should be extremely cautious about any such requests. To ensure your financial safety, please provide us with more specific details about how this inheritance contact originated. We cannot proceed with any transfer until these highly unusual aspects are thoroughly explained and verified. We prioritize the security of all our clients' transactions and will not move forward with anything that raises these kinds of red flags. Sincerely, Citibank CEO Mr Michael Lucas Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What is the reason for your delay? Sent: Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:32 When will I be expecting this gift card from you for we to finalize everything for you? From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What is the reason for your delay? Sent: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:42 Please provide your account number for a bank transfer or your home address for cash delivery by our agent. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: You were the one who told me about my inheritance in the first place Sent: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:34 Dear Mr Corbat, Having returned from my travels, I have just logged onto my computer and discovered the flurry of emails from you. I have to say, they have left me more confused than ever. What do you mean, "we have no record of an inheritance for you, nor do we recognize this process involving an apple card for financial transactions"? You were the one who told me about my inheritance in the first place, and you were the one who first brought up the somewhat odd requirement to purchase fruit to move things forward. To refresh your memory, this is what you wrote to me in an email some months ago about my inheritance:
And this is what you wrote to me about the requirement to purchase fruit:
What on earth is going on at your end, Mr Corbat? I implore you to put down the bottle and apply yourself to the matter in hand: that of my inheritance. It is my money, and I want it now... regardless of where it originated from. I am sorry to report that despite having left my guests with what I considered to be sufficient bread and water to last them during my absence, I found that all was far from well when I returned. Apparently one of my guests rather clumsily knocked over the pitcher of water as they reached for it through the bars on the first day of my absence, spilling all of the water. As a result of this, I lost three of my guests while I was away, and the remainder were not in a good state when I returned. What is more, I detected a definite lack of gratitude in my remaining guests when I entered the basement. That put me most out of sorts and prompted me to admonish them severely. As a result of this, I lost two more guests this evening. I therefore have some clearing up to do in the basement tonight, and some serious work to do in the garden tomorrow. On a more positive note, I now have space to welcome more guests. The arrival of a new guest never fails to improve my mood. I look forward to hearing back from you by return, Mr Corbat, with some concrete news on my inheritance and what must be done to get the money into my possession. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: You were the one who told me about my inheritance in the first place Sent: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:21 Mr Murray, Thank you for your message. I understand your concerns and will do my best to clarify the situation for you. First, I apologize for the delay in my response. I can assure you that your inheritance is being handled with the utmost care, and there is no need to worry. Regarding the origin of your inheritance, it's important to be absolutely clear. The funds have been left to you by a distant relative, but I need to access the official documents to confirm their identity. I will do that as soon as possible. Second, I need to address your confusion about the "apple card". It seems there has been a misunderstanding. The term "apple card" does not refer to the purchase of fruit. Rather, it is a code word for a special type of prepaid card that we use for large international transfers. It's a standard procedure to ensure that the transaction is processed securely and in compliance with all international regulations. The card is necessary to cover the fees and taxes associated with the transfer of your inheritance. As you are a novice in this world of international finance, I will be happy to guide you through the process step by step. I understand that you will be away for the next week. I will use this time to gather all the necessary documents and prepare the next steps for the transfer. In the meantime, I would appreciate it if you could get the prepaid card and send me the card details. This will allow me to set up the transfer immediately upon your return. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Mr Corbat From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Is it possible to transfer the fee to you in another way? Sent: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:04 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for your email, and for explaining things so clearly. And thank you especially for offering to guide me through this process step by step. As you say, I am indeed a novice in the world of international finance, so your assistance will be much appreciated. In an attempt to move things forward, I popped in to see the village greengrocer yesterday, to find out whether he sold apple cards. Unfortunately, although he was extremely well-stocked with many varieties of apple, he did not even seem to know what an apple card was, and he certainly did not stock them. Still, my visit to his shop was not a total loss, as I came away with six rather lovely cox's orange pippins, which I shall enjoy over the course of the next few days. Given the difficulty I am having in obtaining an apple card around here, I wondered whether it would be possible to transfer your $25 fee to you in another way? Would a personal cheque be acceptable? Or a direct bank transfer? Or do you perhaps accept Green Shield stamps? I came across a surprisingly large stock of them when I was clearing out the attic the other week and it would be good to find a way to use them up. Please advise. I am sorry to report that my three remaining guests displayed another regrettable lack of gratitude when I visited them last night. I do so dislike ingratitude. Here am I, putting up my guests out of the goodness of my heart. Is it unreasonable of me to expect a modicum of appreciation from them? After all, I do not ask them to pay a single penny towards their board and lodgings. I do make them pay in other ways, of course. Naturally, I chided them severely for their ingratitude. As a result, another one of my guests unfortunately departed sooner than I had planned, and I now have only two guests - two very chastened guests - remaining. Still, looking on the bright side, I now have another vacancy that I look forward to filling very soon. Following last night's regrettable happenings, I will be busy in the garden again today. I look forward to hearing back from you, Mr Corbat, with the information you promised me on the origin of my inheritance, and with details of the best way to transfer your fee to you. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Is it possible to transfer the fee to you in another way? Sent: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:53 Okay, my good friend. So what are we going to do right now? So are you going to look for any other store and look for any other gift card if you can't get apple, how can you do this? And what kind of gift card are you going to see over there? Because everything need to be finalized. Can you make the payment through bitcoin or through apple pay or how can you make this payment because you can make the payment through any other app or can you look for any other gift card because everything need to be finalized and once you have already done that then you will receive all the details and receive your money. You we be very happy to be rich. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Transferring your fee to you Sent: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:52 Dear Mr Corbat, Having read your last email, I popped into the village this morning to find out whether any of the shops sell gift cards that may be acceptable to you. It was a welcome relief from all the scrubbing and digging I have had to do during the past two days. My hands are both chapped from the cleaning materials and blistered from the spade. It is most upsetting. The trouble I go to to look after my guests. Anyway, I live in a very small village, with a correspondingly small number of shops. I discovered that only two shops sell gift cards. The local farm shop sells gift cards in denominations of £5, £10 and £20; and the local brewery, Gypping Ales, sells gift cards in denominations of £10 and £20 with which one can purchase their range of bottled beers in cases of 12. As an aside, I presume from the composition of your emails that you are a man who enjoys a drink, Mr Corbat. With this in mind, if you ever come across one of Gypping Ales' products whilst perusing the shelves of your local off-licence, I highly recommend that you make a speculative purchase: I am sure that you would enjoy it. My personal favourite is a new pale ale that the brewery brought out last year to celebrate Lincolnshire's proud maritime heritage - Salty Seamen. I think you would find that a glass of Salty Seamen slips down the throat beautifully at the end of a hard day's work. But let us return to the matter in hand. I doubt that either of these types of gift card would be of any use to us, as they can only be used within the actual shop in which they were purchased. I think that using a gift card to pay your fee is therefore out of the question. You mentioned using "bitcoin" or "apple pay" to make the payment. I have to admit that although I have heard of "bitcoin", I do not understand it at all; and I thought we had already established that paying your fee through the medium of perishable fruit was not the best of ideas. On balance, I think I would prefer to transfer your fee to you by direct bank transfer. As you are the CEO of a major bank, I assume that this will be an acceptable and simple form of payment. Kindly send me details of the bank account to which I should transfer the fee. Once I have received this information, I will travel into town to visit the nearest branch of my bank and make arrangements for the transfer to be made. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Transferring your fee to you Sent: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:55 Oh my good friend. Greetings to you. But you have to go back to the village again to make sure that you get me the £20 gift card for me to make sure that everything I will need finalize today. Everything is ready for you to receive your money so that we can finalize this transaction. Let me know how long - in minutes or hours - I should expect the picture of the £20 gift card. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I have purchased a gift card for you Sent: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:13 Dear Mr Corbat, I must say, I was extremely surprised to find that you wanted me to purchase you a gift card that can only be used in person, within the shop in which it was purchased, when you live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. But, as we have established, I am but a mere novice in the world of international finance and you are the expert in these matters, so I have done as you asked. I returned to Gypping Ales this morning and purchased a £20 gift card for you. I have taken a photograph of the card and attached it to this email. What would you like me to do with the gift card? I presume - given that the gift card can only be used in person - that you are planning on visiting the United Kingdom in the near future. If so, I shall hold onto it for you and give it to you in person. If you are indeed planning to visit this country, I would be honoured if you would agree to be my guest and stay with me for a while. I get so much pleasure from extending hospitality to people, and it would be my way of saying thank you for everything you are doing for me. If you were planning to visit with your family - I presume, despite all indications to the contrary, that you have a wife and perhaps some fine, healthy young children, brimming with joie de vivre? - I am sure that I would have room to accommodate you all. All I would need is a little notice, to allow me to make room by hastening the departure of one or two other guests if necessary. Now that we have taken care of the small matter of your fee, I look forward to seeing you move forward with all good speed regarding my inheritance. Please get back to me by return with information on the origin of the inheritance and to let me know when I can expect it to be transferred into my bank account. I presume that we are looking at concluding things in a matter of days now. Best regards, Gilbert Murray  From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have purchased a gift card for you Sent: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:35 Greetings from Citibank. I am unable to use the membership card for this transaction. For us to proceed, you will need to purchase a gift card from another store. I can only accept an Apple, Razer Gold, or Steam Wallet gift card, or a similar card that is not a membership card. Once I redeem the card, the funds will be smoothly transferred to your account. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have purchased a gift card for you Sent: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:42 Hello there. Please return the membership card you have and get me a gift card instead. I can only accept gift cards from retailers like Apple card or Razer Gold Steam card. I cannot redeem membership cards with this fee OK. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: No. This is very much not "OK" Sent: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:29 Mr Corbat, I described very clearly to you the two types of gift card that were available for me to purchase in the village. I made it very clear to you that both of these cards could only be redeemed in person, in the shop in which they had been purchased. I told you very clearly that for this reason, I did not consider either type of gift card to be suitable for our purposes. Despite this, you insisted that I return to the village and purchase one of the gift cards for you. Keen as I am to move things forward, I did exactly as you asked, and purchased a Gypping Ales gift card for you - and it most certainly is a gift card, not a "membership card". And what has been your response? Have you shown any gratitude? No, sir. You have not. Instead, you have come to me whining and bleating that you cannot use the gift card that I have purchased for you, and that I now need to purchase a different kind of gift card that will enable you to purchase either perishable fruits or some kind of steam-powered personal grooming device. This is not on, sir. This will not do. No, this will not do at all. This is not a desirable state of affairs. You have angered me, Mr Corbat. And when I am provoked to anger, I am liable to do things that I - or others - may later come to regret. You are a banker, Mr Corbat. You work for a bank. Therefore, let us have no more of this taradiddle about gift cards. I will transfer your fee to you in the form of a direct bank transfer. Send me details of your bank account by return and I will make the transfer. I am not a happy man, Mr Corbat. This is your fault. I am now going to visit my guests in the basement and work through my frustrations with them. If anything untoward happens to my guests, Mr Corbat, you can consider yourself personally responsible. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: No. This is very much not "OK" Sent: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:05 Greetings from Michael Louis Corbat the CEO manager, Mr Gilbert Murray to apologize for the inconvenience, I will cover the transfer fee. Please send me your account details so I can transfer the money as soon as possible. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: No. This is very much not "OK" Sent: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:08 Mr Gilbert Murray, I need your urgent response to finalize everything today. Please provide your account details so I can wire the transfer to your account. Thanks, Mr Michael Louis Corbat the CEO manager From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Transfer my inheritance to me immediately Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:52 Mr Corbat, Firstly, thank you for your offer to cover the transfer fee. That simplifies matters considerably. Presumably this means that there is no longer any barrier preventing you from sending me details of the inheritance's origins and transferring the entire amount to me. Secondly, you asked for my bank account details. I sent you this information weeks ago, Mr Corbat - back in July. With such a large amount of money at stake here, I do wish you would pay more attention. I can only presume that you have mislaid this valuable information. Sometimes I despair, Mr Corbat. I really do. Anyway, to make things easy for you, here are my bank account details once more. I would ask you to treat this personal information with a touch more care this time: Bank name: Grace Bros PLC Bank address: 16, Slocombe Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire Bank account number: 74053275 Sort code: 34-19-62 Your recipient name: Gilbert Arnold Murray I have been in a dark mood all weekend, thanks to your incompetence and poor behaviour last week. However, my mood has improved significantly today, as I am delighted to report that I now have a new guest staying with me - a delightful young lady whom I met early this morning. She was out jogging and stopped to offer me assistance, being under the impression that my van had broken down. (My van, you will be glad to hear, has no mechanical issues whatsoever; I take pains to keep it in A1 condition.) I must go: the effects of the sedative will be wearing off soon, and I want to be there in the basement when she comes round, in order to welcome her to her new accommodation and to introduce her to her fellow guests. Now, Mr Corbat. I expect the next email you send me to contain a confirmation that you have transferred my inheritance to me. As soon as I receive this confirmation from you, I intend to pop into the village in order to spend that Gypping Ales gift card that I bought you. I will then be able to toast the improvement to my financial situation with a nicely chilled glass of Salty Seamen. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Transfer my inheritance to me immediately Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:10 Oh my good friend. I do appreciate the details you sent and everything are going to be finalized. Just give me a time. I will round up and you will receive your money ok. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Transfer my inheritance to me immediately Sent: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:08 My good friend. We have already try everything possible to make your own transfer. But the only problem is that your account cannot contain your 55,300,000 million, but we can only upgrade your account for you to receive it all because the transfer is for once. So right now the upgrading of your account are going to cost you only 500 pounds and once you cover with that, you will receive your transfer immediately without no wasting time and if you are ready, let me send you the bank details for you to make the payment and receive your money instantly.
From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Should I discuss this with my bank manager in person? Sent: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:28 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for getting back to me. I am pleased to see that you appear to be making some progress at long last. About time too. You wrote in your last email that my account "cannot contain" the inheritance - presumably due to the inheritance being so large. I have to admit that I had not considered this before. As you know, I am a novice in the world of international finance. But no matter. I am planning to pop into town tomorrow to purchase some more ketamine from a specialist independent medical supplier I know - my new guest seems to be finding it somewhat difficult to settle in and I am keen to do whatever I can to help her adjust to her new situation. While I am in town, I could pop into my bank and discuss this with the bank manager, Mr Rumbold. He might be able to upgrade my account while I am there in person, to save you from having to do it. You never know, it may save us a little bit of money too. What are your thoughts, Mr Corbat? Shall I pop into Grace Bros and ask Mr Rumbold if he can upgrade my account for us, to save you a job? Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Should I discuss this with my bank manager in person? Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:35 Hi there, Thanks for reaching out. I understand you're looking to upgrade your account. I'm the only one who can upgrade your account, and I can't do so until your account is fully settled. The only way to move forward is to pay the $500 fee, which will allow me to release your funds. Let me know if you have any questions. Best, CEO Mr Michael Louis Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Should I discuss this with my bank manager in person? Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:49 To finalize our transaction tomorrow, I need to send you the bank details for payment. Please make the payment as soon as possible so we can confirm receipt and ensure everything is processed for you. Let me know if you have any questions. Best, Mr Michael Louis Corbat the CEO manager From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Should I discuss this with my bank manager in person? Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:43 Mr Gilbert I do not want you to share this news to anybody because you know that people have a bad heart and once you share this news and everything cast you will lost your money and you won't receive anything again. So relax and once you are in the city as soon as possible tomorrow, then I will give you the bank that you will use to make the payment and receive your money completely. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I understand Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:14 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for explaining so cogently why I should not involve my bank manager in this transaction. Although I have to say, I do not share your overwhelmingly negative view of humanity. In my experience, very few people have "a bad heart"; I think that the vast majority of people are like you and I: honest, kind, generous and hospitable. Still, I shall take your advice: I will not discuss this matter with Mr Rumbold when I visit town today. I must admit that I have discussed my good fortune with my guests. However, I can assure you that there is no way on Noel's green earth that they will be passing on this information to anyone else. What is discussed in the basement stays in the basement. So, Mr Corbat. Let us move matters forward with all good speed. Kindly send me an invoice for the $500. (Or should that be £500? Please clarify.) As soon as I receive the invoice from you, along with details of the account to which I should transfer the money, I shall arrange for the fee to be paid. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I understand Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:58 My good friend. I hope you are on the city right now. So I will send you the details of the bank you are going to make the payment and I will attach it in this message. So be able to go and make the payment and for you to receive your money today because the money you are making on the payment today. We still be in your account and you will receive your money completely. So God bless you and good luck. I'm waiting for you to send the screenshot of the payment. Name: Rebecca xxxx Bank: Monzo Bank Account number: 0439xxxx Sort code: xx-xx-xx From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I understand Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:01 That will be in pounds and remember to make the payment through pounds. Okay, I understand you and I will hope that you will make this payment today and receive your money completely. God bless you and good luck and take care and be a good successful person today because today will be a joyful day to you because you will receive your money completely and without no wasting time. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: All I need from you now is the invoice for the fee Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:38 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for sending me details of the bank account to which I should transfer the £500, and for confirming that the transfer should be in pounds rather than dollars. All I need from you now is the invoice for the fee. Get it to me by return, there's a good fellow. As soon as I receive it, I will transfer the money. I am pleased to report that I had a successful trip to town today. I did pop into Grace Bros - I had a few cheques to pay into my account - but rest assured I mentioned nothing whatsoever about my inheritance to the cashier, Miss Brahms. Miss Brahms really is a delightful creature. She has made a favourable impression on me each time I have visited the bank recently, and I cannot help but think that she would make an excellent addition to my current roster of guests. The events of the past few weeks have left me with a couple of vacancies that I would like to fill. I will have to put my thinking cap on. Where there is a will, there is a way. After my visit to the bank, I popped in to see my medical supplies friend, Mr White. Walter really is an excellent chap. Not only did he enable me to restock my supplies of ketamine, but he was also able to supply me with a good stock of rohypnol. I administered both to my latest guest as soon as I returned home, and I am pleased to report that in no time at all, the basement regained its usual atmosphere of peace and serenity. Now, Mr Corbat. Over to you. Get that invoice to me by return. I will transfer the £500 to you as soon as I receive it. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: All I need from you now is the invoice for the fee Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:07 I want you to make this payment. You will stop delaying this transaction because you know that once you make this payment, you will receive your money. Why are you asking for invoice note what that means? From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: All I need from you now is the invoice for the fee Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:28  From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: It is you who is delaying this transaction, not I Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 22:12 Mr Corbat, I have just received the emails you sent me earlier this evening. What do you mean by accusing me of delaying this transaction? It is you who is delaying this transaction, not I. All I have done is to make a perfectly reasonable request: that you send me an invoice for the fee that I need to pay. And I have assured you more than once that as soon as I have received the invoice, I will transfer the fee to you. For some reason, you seem not to know what an invoice actually is. This strikes me as most odd. You are a banker, Mr Corbat. To be specific, I consider you to be a merchant banker. How is it possible that a man in your position does not know what an invoice is? You ask why I am requesting an invoice from you. I would have thought that the answer to this question would be perfectly obvious to a man in your position. But for some reason, this appears not to be the case. In which case, I shall spell it out to you. Being someone who fills out a tax return for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs each year, I have to account for every item of expenditure. Therefore, I need an invoice from you for my files, in order that come next year, when I have to submit my tax return for the tax year 2025-2026, I am able to account fully for the £500 fee that I am having to pay. Were it not possible for me to provide an invoice for this amount, no doubt His Majesty's tax authorities would question this expenditure. And believe me, Mr Corbat, once the authorities start to question one aspect of one's life, they go on to question other aspects. Other aspects that one would much prefer were not questioned. But why am I wasting my time explaining this to you? You are an utter merchant banker. You know this already. As I have already stated to you very clearly on more than one occasion, I will transfer the £500 fee to you as soon as you have sent me the invoice. But not before. See to it, Mr Corbat. Gilbert Murray PS. Thank you for sending me the "guarantee letter". It is good to know that there will be no further fees payable to expedite this transaction. But you know as well as I do, Mr Corbat, that this letter is not, in any way, shape or form, an invoice - it would absolutely not be accepted by the UK tax authorities as evidence to prove the necessity of making a payment. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: It is you who is delaying this transaction, not I Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:51 Don't worry, my friend. I'll be sending you the invoice first thing tomorrow morning so you can make the payment and get your document. I know things have been busy, and I appreciate your patience. Everything will be finalized tomorrow, and I'm confident it will all go smoothly. I'm doing my best to ensure your funds are with you tomorrow, so let's both look forward to a successful outcome. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: All I need from you now is the invoice for the fee Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:25 Here is the approved document you requested for verifying your funds. Please review it and get back to me.  From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: It is you who is delaying this transaction, not I Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:35 Hi, Please do not make a payment to the account number I sent you yesterday. I need you to make the payment to the new account number I'm sending in this message instead. I'm able to wait for the payment to go through today. Once the payment is successful, I will immediately transfer the funds to your account, and everything will be finalized. Thank you for your understanding. Best, Mr Michael Louis Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: It is you who is delaying this transaction, not I Sent: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:00 The last bank account that I sent you yesterday have already been blocked. So make the payment in the new bank details I sent to you right now and make sure that you do not make any payment in the last bank account that I sent to you. Just make this payment in this bank details that I sent to you today. Make sure to make the payment before the bank details will block again. Okay. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 07:27 Mr Corbat, What exactly is going on at your end? For starters, what in the name of all that is holy is that document you sent me? I asked you for an invoice that I could use to justify the fee payment to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Whatever that sorry excrescence you sent me is, it is most certainly not an invoice. And what is more, it contains numerous obvious errors. My name has been spelled incorrectly, for one thing: I am Mr Murray, not Mr "Amurray". And for some reason that I cannot fathom, the document has obviously been doctored at some point, seemingly by someone with the abilities of a lobotomised loris. Look at the area in which my name has clumsily been added - and at the area directly to the right of my name. The document has been tampered with, Mr Corbat, that much is obvious. As such, there is no way I could use it to justify my expenditure of £500 to HMRC. To be frank, Mr Corbat, even if it were to be printed on the most luxuriously absorbent toilet paper known to mankind, I would not even use that document to wipe my backside. And another thing. When you first contacted me, you told me very clearly that I had come into an inheritance. This poor excuse for a document mentions nothing whatsoever about an inheritance; it rambles on about some compensation fund to help people in economic hardship. This is the first I have heard of anything like that. What on earth are Trump and Vance thinking of, agreeing to give away millions of dollars to me, when I am not even a U.S. citizen? It seems a most unlikely state of affairs. This document has left me confused, Mr Corbat. Very confused. I would ask you to explain what exactly is going on here. Is this money an inheritance, as you have been claiming (and I note that you have still not been able to give me any information about the origin of the inheritance), or part of some desperately unlikely compensation fund set up by Trump and Vance, in which they agree to hand out millions of dollars to whoever puts out their hand and asks for it? And now you are telling me not to transfer any money to you as the account has been "blocked". Why has the account been "blocked"? What does "blocked" even mean? Is there something wrong with the account? This is most irregular. And on top of all that, you are now asking me to transfer the fee to a different account, the details of which you have not even sent me, and to do it quickly before that account is "blocked" as well! None of this inspires confidence, Mr Corbat. In fact, quite the opposite. You are the CEO of a major American bank, yet you seem to be mismanaging every single thing that you do. I have seen chimpanzees' tea parties at the zoo that have been better managed than this transaction. What is going on, Mr Corbat? Have you turned to the bottle again? It very much seems that way to me. I shall be unavailable for the rest of the day. I am going back into town today to conduct a reconnaissance mission, my aims being twofold: firstly, to determine Miss Brahms' movements after close of business at the bank; and secondly, to identify the location of any potentially troublesome closed-circuit television cameras. While I am away, kindly get matters sorted out at your end. Firstly, explain the discrepancies between what you have told me about this money and the what was written in that document; secondly, send me a proper invoice; and thirdly, explain exactly what has been going on with these "blocked" bank accounts. And be quick about it. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:22 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, Please accept my sincerest apologies for the issues with your document. I take full responsibility, as I handed it over to my assistant manager, John William, and I am now personally ensuring everything is corrected and back on track. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:28 Dear Mr Murray, Thank you for your email. I understand your frustration and confusion, and I apologize for the inconsistencies and lack of clarity. I will do my best to address your concerns and provide the explanations you've requested. First, regarding the document you received. I understand your frustration with its contents and presentation. The document you have received is not a formal invoice or a final legal instrument. It is a preliminary communication, and I apologize if it was not clear that this was the case. I will work to get you a proper invoice as soon as possible, as you have requested. Regarding the nature of the funds, you are correct to be confused. The document you received conflates two different issues. The funds are indeed an inheritance, as I originally told you. The reference to a "compensation fund" in the document is an unfortunate error. It is related to some legal complications surrounding the estate, which I had hoped to handle without troubling you with the details. The "compensation fund" is a legal mechanism that the estate's lawyers are using to transfer the funds to you, to ensure compliance with a number of international regulations. It is not, as you suggest, a fund set up by Trump and Vance to give away millions of dollars to non-U.S. citizens. I apologize for the confusion this has caused. The inheritance is legitimate, and I will provide you with more information about its origin as soon as I can. Regarding the bank accounts, I understand your concern. The term "blocked" is a technical one, and it does not mean that the account is compromised or that there is anything wrong with the bank itself. The account has been temporarily "blocked" due to an automatic anti-fraud measure, triggered by the large sum of money being transferred across international borders. The bank's security system flagged the transaction as potentially suspicious. This is a normal procedure for transactions of this size, and it is in place to protect both the bank and our clients. I have been working with the bank's security team to resolve this issue, and they have assured me that it will be resolved shortly. The reason I asked you to transfer the fee to a different account is because the original account is currently inaccessible due to this security block. As soon as a new, secure account is set up, I will send you the details. I apologize for the haste, but it is important to complete the transfer as quickly as possible to avoid any further delays. I understand that this situation has been poorly managed, and I sincerely apologize. I can assure you that I am sober and fully focused on resolving this matter. I am working diligently to get the funds transferred to you as quickly and securely as possible. While you are away, I will work to get all the information you have requested. When you return, I will have a proper invoice, a full explanation of the origin of the inheritance, and a detailed update on the status of the bank accounts. Sincerely, Mr Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:15 Am working on your transformation. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:20 Dear Mr Gilbert Murray, The document and invoice we discussed are now finalized. You can now proceed to the bank to make the payment. Once the payment is confirmed, we can finalize the process for you to receive your money. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:23 Mr Gilbert Murray, Please send your payment today or tomorrow. Once you're ready, let me know so I can confirm the correct account details for you. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Greetings from Citibank CEO manager Mr Michael Louis Corbat Sent: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:05 Please let me know when you're ready to make the payment so I can confirm the bank details with you. I want to make sure the transfer is legitimate and goes through without any issues how hours can I be waiting for you to make this payment today and receive your money today. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What exactly is going on at your end? Sent: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:37 Greetings to you my friend. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I will be away for the next week Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:10 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for your flurry of emails, and for taking the time to explain things so carefully. If I understand you correctly, all of our recent problems were caused by you delegating responsibility for this matter over to your assistant, Mr William. Take my advice, Mr Corbat: get rid of Mr William as soon as possible. The man must be a complete idiot in order to have fouled things up in so comprehensive a manner. Anyway, it is good to hear from you that the invoice is now ready. Please send it on to me, along with details of the bank account into which you want me to transfer the fee, so that I can effect the transfer and get things moving again. I must apologise for the delay in getting back to you. As you know, I was busy on Friday on a reconnaissance mission in town. I am pleased to report that it went very well. I ascertained that Miss Brahms parks her car in a little-used car park on the edge of town, which has no security cameras trained upon it. This is very unusual in this day and age, but it is ideal for my purposes. Given what I learned on Friday, I am confident that I will be able to persuade Miss Brahms to join me as a guest in the very near future. My weekend was regrettably busy. I am sorry to report that my latest guest is still finding it somewhat difficult to settle into her new accommodation. I was down in the basement on Saturday morning, attempting to give her whatever assistance I could, and I accidentally left the door to the basement open. With lamentable timing, the postman arrived to deliver my mail. He must have heard the screams and let himself into the house to investigate. My guests and I were most surprised when the postman appeared at the bottom of the basement steps... as was the postman himself. Thankfully, I am blessed with quick reactions, and I managed to deal with the postman in an instant as he stood there, open-mouthed and wide-eyed. The rest of Saturday was therefore taken up with clearing up - and of course, I had to deal with the postman's van. Fortunately, I know a particularly deep and boggy corner of Gypping Marsh that is ideal for such situations. It took only fifteen minutes for the van to sink completely beneath the mire. I do hope that Saturday's unfortunate events will not disrupt postal deliveries in the area too much. That would displease me greatly. Now, I have to inform you that I will be away for the next week. I will be travelling extensively in northern Europe and returning on Tuesday 26th August. In that time, please ensure that you send me the invoice you have told me is ready, as well as details of the bank account into which you want me to transfer the fee. Provided I have this information when I return, I should be able to effect the transfer on the 26th. I must go now, to make preparations to ensure that my guests are fed and watered during my absence. I have made it clear to them that I do not want a repeat of what happened the last time I went away. I was most displeased at what I found when I returned from my travels a few weeks ago: it caused me a lot of extra work. So, over to you, Mr Corbat. Get to work. And please keep the imbecilic Mr William away from this business from now on. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I will be away for the next week Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:22 Mr Murray, Thank you for your message. I have received it and will prepare the invoice and bank details as you requested. I apologize for any issues caused by Mr William and will ensure he is no longer involved with this matter. I will send the information to you before you return on August 26th so you can review it at your convenience. Best regards, Mr Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I will be away for the next week Sent: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:42 Greetings to you very there. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I will be away for the next week Sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:21 Greetings to you my friend. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I will be away for the next week Sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:01 Are you back now? Hope you had a safe and successful journey. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Where is the invoice you promised me? Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:54 Dear Mr Corbat, I have now returned, safe and sound, from a most enjoyable trip around northern Europe. I have visited so many places and seen so many things that it is difficult to know where to begin in telling you about my trip. One of the highlights for me was the Amsterdam Torture Museum. I found it most inspiring, and I made many notes during my visit for future reference. I also found time to visit a security and policing trade fair in Munich, at which companies were showing off their latest restraints. I was pleased to be able to purchase a brand new set of steel manacles, of most excellent quality, at a bargain price. I had been looking for a new pair for some time. What is more, the seller kindly threw in a very nice taser and two cans of mace, to sweeten the deal. It was most gratifying. I was delighted to find that my guests were overjoyed to see me upon my return last night. I was slightly less delighted to find that yet again, there had been water-related issues in my absence. I had made sure before I went to leave my guests with sufficient provisions to keep them going while I was away, but it appears that they had finished all the water three days before I arrived home - which perhaps helps to explain why they were so very pleased to see me. This displeased me greatly: I dislike over-indulgence and excess. I remonstrated with them firmly over their lack of parsimony, and to teach them a lesson, I declined to refill their water jug last night. Provided they show adequate signs of remorse for their poor behaviour when I see them this morning, I will refill their jug. Talking of displeasure, I have to say that I am most displeased with you, Mr Corbat. Before I went away, you promised me that you would send me an invoice before I returned, yet no invoice has been forthcoming. I am frustrated by the length of time it is taking to get my inheritance transferred to me: you seem to be taking every opportunity to put one roadblock after another in our way. Kindly send me the required invoice by the end of the day so that we can move matters forward. On a related matter, I received two very strange emails while I was away from some fellow called "Michael Rupert", who claims to be the Director of the FBI. He appears to be referring to our business in his emails, but what he says makes no sense whatsover to me. He is referring to scams and fraudsters, which concerns me greatly. His emails were sent to me about ten days ago, but they ended up in my "Spam" folder for some reason and I have only just come across them. I have attached a copy of his emails below. Can you shed any light upon this matter? Please advise. I shall be busy for the rest of the day: after I have fed and watered my guests, I shall be making preparations for the imminent arrival of Miss Brahms, whom I plan to meet when she finishes work at the bank today. I feel confident that she will accept my offer of accommodation when I put it to her. I can be a very persuasive man when I put my mind to it, and I hate to take "no" for an answer. So, Mr Corbat, get to work. The ball, as it were, is in your court. Best regards, Gilbert Murray
From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Where is the invoice you promised me? Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:15 My good friend Mr Gilbert Murray, it's great to hear from you again! It's been a while, and I'm so glad to have you back. I've been really busy with clients lately, but I'm ready to move forward with your project right away. I apologize for the delay in sending your invoice. I've had a packed schedule, but I'm making it a priority to get everything to you as soon as possible. As soon as you give me the green light, we can get started immediately. I'm looking forward to working with you again and seeing this project through. Let me know if you have any questions in the meantime. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Where is the invoice you promised me? Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:21 Mr Gilbert Murray I've received your message and the attached memo. I am taking immediate action to confirm its authenticity with the FBI director tomorrow. I will also verify your transfer and invoice to protect you from any potential scams and will follow up with you tomorrow. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Where is the invoice you promised me? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:08 I appreciate you sharing this, my good friend Mr Gilbert Murray. It sounds like you're going through a lot right now with the family and this mystery. I'm confident we can work through these challenges together. Let's schedule a time to talk through the specifics of the 'Document of Final Verification' and create a clear strategy. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: What the blazes are you on about? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 08:43 Mr Corbat, What exactly do you mean, "As soon as you give me the green light, we can get started immediately"? I have already given you the green light to get started: what part of "So, Mr Corbat, get to work" do you not understand? And what do you mean by "Let's schedule a time to talk through the specifics of the 'Document of Final Verification' and create a clear strategy"? It seems to me that you have been at the bottle. Here is a "clear strategy" for you: send me the invoice so that we can make some progress and get this business finalised at last. You wrote on 15th August that "The document and invoice we discussed are now finalized". If that is the case, there should be no reason for any delay in sending it to me. Kindly put down the bottle and send me the invoice immediately. Now, I must thank you for working to clarify the authenticity of the emails I have received from the so-called "Michael Rupert". I find all this talk of my name being on a "blacklist" deeply concerning. Leaving aside the ban that prevents me from working with children and animals, as far as I am aware my name is clean. If I am indeed on some kind of blacklist, this would be most disturbing. On a happier note, I am delighted to report that I was able to welcome Miss Brahms, the cashier from the bank, into my home as a guest last night. I met up with her after she finished work as I had planned, and as I expected, she accepted my offer of hospitality without demur. Those free items that I was given in Munich last week proved to be very useful indeed. Miss Brahms is in the basement right now, enjoying the warmth of my welcome and getting to know her fellow guests. Or at least she will be, as soon as she comes round. I am heading down to the basement now. As soon as my new guest is in a fit state to take in and process information, I need to make clear my house rules, and the various penalties for any transgressions. I do not require my guests to follow a large number of rules; but I do expect strict adherence to the few rules that there are. Things run much more smoothly when people follow the rules, would you not agree, Mr Corbat? Now get to work at once. I am waiting. And I am not a patient man. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What the blazes are you on about? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:19 My friend Mr Gilbert Murray, I've spoken with the FBI Director's office. You must draft the diplomatic message to remove your name from the blacklist yourself. Please do this immediately. I will begin working to secure your funds today. I will send the invoice and my Bitcoin wallet address shortly. Thank you. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What the blazes are you on about? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:26 Thank you for your message. You are right, my last email was not clear, and I apologize for the misunderstanding. I have just sent the invoice to you. I am ready to get started immediately and I appreciate your patience. All the best. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What the blazes are you on about? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:35 Finalizing your invoice and will send it over shortly, along with my Bitcoin wallet address for payment.   From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What the blazes are you on about? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:15 Thank you for your business. Please send the payment at the Bitcoin wallet I sent to you. Once the transaction is complete, please send me a screenshot of the payment confirmation. This will allow me to verify the payment and transfer your funds as quickly as possible. Thank you. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Thank you for sending me the letter; now please send me the invoice Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:45 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for sending me that letter. I find it very reassuring. Now please send me the invoice in order that I can make the payment to you. What was that odd little picture made up of lots of black dots that you sent me? Did you send me that by mistake? Thank you also for discussing the matter of the blacklist with the FBI director. I will do as you suggest and contact him immediately to see if I can get this matter resolved satisfactorily. Having read Mr Rupert's email, it seems as if my name appearing on that "blacklist" would prevent you from transferring my money to me, so it would appear that we need to get that sorted out before we can move any further with this business. Hopefully it will not take long: I presume that the FBI are fairly efficient, provided that they have not been affected too badly by Mr Musk's 'DOGE' initiative. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: What do you mean, my name is on a blacklist? Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:52 Dear Mr Rupert, I was most concerned to read the two emails you sent to me recently, regarding my name potentially appearing on an "FBI security blacklist". In your email, you noted that I am "suspected for illegal transactions by sending money out to fraudsters" and that I am a "scam victim". This is news to me - as far as I know, I have never conducted an illegal transaction; nor have I had any interaction with any fraudsters; and I am certainly not a scam victim. I presume that this has something to do with the business I am currently conducting with my new associate: Mr Michael Corbat, the CEO of City Bank (although that transaction is for roughly 55 million dollars, rather than the 31 million dollars that you mentioned in your email). After having read your emails, I raised this matter with Mr Corbat. Mr Corbat told me that he has discussed this with you, and recommended that I contact you directly to resolve the matter - he is a very busy man. I do wonder whether you have got the wrong person here. Something is definitely not right. Please send me more details of the blacklist and why my name is allegedly on it. I am keen to resolve matters and get my name removed from the blacklist as quickly as possible, especially if my name being on a blacklist will prevent Mr Corbat from transferring my 55 million dollars to me. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Thank you for sending me the letter; now please send me the invoice Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:44 Greetings to you my friend Mr Gilbert Murray. How was your night? I sent the Bitcoin wallet. Please make the payment and send a screenshot so I can finalize everything and ensure you receive your funds today. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: First, you need to send me the invoice Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:54 Dear Mr Corbat, You asked how my night was. I am sorry to have to report that I had a very broken night's sleep. Miss Brahms is taking some time to settle in and she was most disruptive throughout the night. She would not stop going on about her young daughter. It was most tiresome and unsettling for my other guests. In the end, I had to employ my antique scold's bridle in order to ensure that my other guests and I could get some much-needed rest. That aside, I see that you have once more sent me that odd little picture with lots of black circles. I cannot for the life of me understand what that picture has to do with a wallet. As you know, Mr Corbat, I am a novice in the field of international finance. Things like this so-called "Bitcoin" are rather beyond me, I am afraid. For this reason, I would prefer to transfer your fee to you using a good old-fashioned bank transfer - or alternatively, as I suggested a number of weeks ago - using the medium of Green Shield stamps. Please let me know which method of transfer is preferable to you. But I fear that we are getting ahead of ourselves, my dear fellow. Before I can transfer your fee to you, two things must happen: firstly, you need to send me the invoice that you have long been promising me; and secondly, we need to get my name off that FBI blacklist. As you will have seen, I emailed Mr Rupert about this yesterday. I have not heard back from the man yet. Perhaps you could give him a metaphorical poke with a metaphorical sharp stick? Get back to me with the invoice by return, there's a good chap. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: First, you need to send me the invoice Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:22 I hope you have seen your invoice and I prefer to make this payment through Bitcoin. Try everything possible and go and make this payment through Bitcoin. Bitcoin is very fast and reliable in this transaction. But if you can't make this payment through Bitcoin, then I will send you the bank account but the bank account is going to be an 24 hours to spoil. So you have to do everything you want to do fastly and I will make sure that your name was out of the blacklist. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: First, you need to send me the invoice Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:26 You have nothing to worry about go to the Bitcoin machine and make the payment in the Bitcoin wallet I sent to you and that is the only way out for you to solve your problem. Then I will transfer your money to your bank account and I'm going to message the FBI director to make sure that your name was out from the blacklist. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: First, you need to send me the invoice Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:27 How long can I be waiting for you to go to the Bitcoin and make the payment in the Bitcoin wallet I sent to you? How long can I be waiting for you? How long tell me how long and I hope you can make it up today and send me the screenshot of the payment nothing to fear about because I'm here with you and I will stay with you till the rest of this transaction and I will make sure that your name was out from the blacklist for you to successfully spend your money in any how you want it in this life. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What do you mean, my name is on a blacklist? Sent: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 14:33 Greetings Mr Gilbert Murray. Before I contact you, I'm very sure about what I'm saying. Your name is in the blacklist and to remove your name from the blacklist needed your number and your full name and your full address to remove everything from the blacklist and this are not going to stop Mr Michael to transfer your money. But no one in this planet can deliver any cash to you. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Send me the invoice Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:50 Dear Mr Corbat, What do you mean, "I hope you have seen your invoice"? You have not sent me the invoice, despite having told me two weeks ago that it was ready. The only things you have sent me are three letters and a rather odd graphic that consists of a number of black circles on a white background, which I do not understand at all. I have already told you that I do not understand "Bitcoin" and that I would rather transfer your fee to you via a bank transfer or using Green Shield stamps. But before I do this, I need you to send me the invoice. I cannot for the life of me understand why you are delaying things. On a more positive note, I have heard back from Mr Rupert at the FBI. He tells me that he should be able to remove my name from the blacklist. However, he also wrote that "no one in this planet can deliver any cash to you". So I will need to ensure that my name is removed from this blacklist before we take things any further. On an even more positive note, Miss Brahms has now calmed down considerably - so much so that I have been able to remove the scold's bridle. Peace and tranquility (broken only by the almost inaudible sound of quiet sobbing) has once more returned to the basement. So, Mr Corbat, let us get to work. You send me that invoice, and I will get back to Mr Rupert with the information he requires. Then we can start to make some progress. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: My details Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:55 Dear Mr Rupert, Thank you for getting back to me and for confirming that you will be able to remove my name from the blacklist. You asked for my details. Here they are: Full name: Gilbert Arnold Murray Address: Hemlock Cottage, Cold Harbour Lane, Gypping in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, UK I would appreciate it if you could arrange for my name to be removed from the blacklist as soon as possible, and if you could get back to me as soon as you have done so: my business partner and I are unable to progress with an important business transaction until my name has been removed from the blacklist. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: My details Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:02 Greetings, Mr Gilbert Murray. I received your details, but it's not complete yet. You haven't send your phone number here. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: My details Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:07 Dear Mr Gilbert Murray, Provide your phone number so I can begin the process of removing your name and your number from the blacklist. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Send me the invoice Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:12 My good friend proceed with getting your name removed from the blacklist as soon as possible. Once that is done, contact me immediately so I can transfer the money to your bank account. Also, let me know about the details of the transaction you made with the FBI director. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: I do not have a telephone Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:15 Dear Mr Rupert, You asked for my telephone number. I am unable to provide one, as I do not possess a telephone. I used to have one, some years back, but I grew increasingly irritated at the interruptions it caused - I am a man who values silence - so I got rid of it. It was a decision that I have yet to regret. I believe that you have my complete contact details. With this in mind, please remove my name from the blacklist immediately and let me know as soon as this has been done. My business associate - Mr Corbat, whom I believe has had some contact with you - and I are champing at the bit, waiting for this obstacle to be removed from the business transaction that we are attempting to complete. If you require any further personal information from me - bank account details, Freemasons membership number, hat size, that kind of thing - please let me know and I will do my best to provide it to you as soon as possible. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:02 Your ID card or your driving license is needed here for your name to be removed out of the Blacklist. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:05 I speak with the FBI director today and write a message to me that your ID card or your driving license is needed there. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:09 Don't you lie to me in this transaction your phone call number is needed here and your driver license or your ID card is needed here. So provide this and your name will be removed out of the Blacklist right away. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: I do not have a telephone Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 07:46 Mr Rupert, How dare you accuse me of lying, you malodorous mountebank? I will not accept such an insult from you, you inadequate invertebrate. I only wish you were one of my guests. Then I could teach you some manners, you cretinous colostomy bag. Remove my name from that blacklist immediately, you pox-ridden poltroon. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:13 My friend Mr Gilbert Murray I do not accuse you that you are lying. I ask you to do never lie to me because I'm only here to remove your name from the Blacklist. I do not call you a liar and you have to try everything possible to provide the details for your name to remove after the Blacklist for your business. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:18 I am not the Mr Rupert be nice with Mr Rupert so that your name will be removed out from the Blacklist. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I do not have a telephone Sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 13:20 To remove your name, from the Blacklist you have to bring out your ID card or your driving license for your name to be removed out of the Blacklist. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: My driving licence number Sent: Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:36 Mr Rupert, Your accusation that I was lying to you angered me. And when I am provoked to anger, I tend to do regrettable things. This was the case this weekend, and I am sorry to report that I took out my frustrations and anger on my guests. As a result, one of my guests has departed sooner than I would have liked. This is your fault, Mr Rupert. Do not provoke me to anger again. Still, fresh liver for tea. Every cloud, as they say. Being an FBI director, you should know that we do not have ID cards in this country. However, I do have a driver's licence. Here, as requested, is my driver's licence number: MURRA506279GA8KY. I presume that you now have all the information you need to remove my name from your blacklist. See to it. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: My driving licence number Sent: Mon, 01 Sep 2025 19:57 Greetings to you my good friend Mr Gilbert Murray. How are you doing today? And happy new month to you. I hope you are doing well, and I hope you're having a nice day, and I do not get back to you because I do not have to get back to you because this message is not my message. This is the message you supposed to give the FBI director, not me. Okay, so I will reply your message to give these message to the FBI director so that your name will be removed out of the Blacklist so that we can finalize and get our own transaction done Okay? From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: My driving licence number Sent: Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:50 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray. I am writing to you regarding the removal of your name from the Blacklist. This process will cost a one-time fee of £1,000. Once the payment is received, your name will be permanently removed from the list. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Do you not understand the concept of copying emails to other people? Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:28 Dear Mr Corbat, You seem to be labouring under the misapprehension that I have been mistakenly sending emails to you when I should have been sending them to Mr Rupert. Nothing could be further from the truth; I have been copying you into the emails that I have been sending to Mr Rupert, using the "Cc" mechanism, to ensure that you are kept up to date with the latest developments. I have to say that you surprise me, Mr Corbat. If you were a worthless, unwashed shirker, slouching around shiftlessly in well-used sports gear, I could understand you not being aware of such a concept. But of course you are not such a person, Mr Corbat; and being the CEO of a major multinational bank as you are, I would have thought that you would be well-acquainted with the concept of "Cc"-ing emails to others. But presumably not. Perhaps you leave details like that to your no-doubt capable PA. Anyway, given that you obviously find this simple concept confusing, I will stop copying you into the emails that I send to Mr Rupert. I am sure that the two of you will manage to find some way of communicating the latest developments to one another. Now, I must pick you up one one thing. In your email, you wrote that "I do not have to get back to you". Oh but you do, Mr Corbat. You have to get back to me with the invoice for which I have been waiting for so long. See to it immediately. If you find it difficult to navigate the complexities of sending it to me, perhaps you could delegate the task to your PA. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 08:45 Dear Mr Rupert, I have to say, a fee of £1,000 simply to have my name removed from a blacklist seems a tad excessive. Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee so that I can see exactly what I am paying for. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:47 Dear Mr Gilbert Murray, This message is regarding the delay in receiving your transactions and documents. We've confirmed that your name is on a government blacklist, which is preventing you from receiving any of the funds or official paperwork you are expecting. The only way to move forward is to have your name officially removed from this list. To initiate the removal process, a payment of £1,000 is required. If you are able to make this payment by tomorrow morning, we can begin the process immediately. Once your name is cleared, all pending transactions will be released to you. Thank you for your cooperation. Best regards. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:51 Mr Murray, I'm writing to inform you that I'm unable to provide a detailed breakdown of the £1,000 fee. This is a flat fee for the service of having your name removed from the blacklist, and it isn't itemized. The fee covers all administrative and legal work required to process the removal, including liaising with the relevant authorities and ensuring all procedures are followed correctly. We believe this a fair price for the specialized service we provide. If you have any other questions, please let me know. Sincerely, Rupert From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:54 What payment method do you choose? I need to finalize things and remove your name from the blacklist so you can receive federal government transactions. I have other customers to attend to tomorrow, so get back to me early and we will make you my first priority. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Do you not understand the concept of copying emails to other people? Sent: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:34 Greetings to you my good friend. I understand you clearly so you can the informing me in this transaction between you and the FBI director so that I will know what is going on so that I can assist you and help you out. Okay, so I hope you sleep well, and I hope you're having nice night. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:55 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, Here is the bank information for you to make this payment today? So I will be waiting for you to make the payment so that I will remove your name from the Blacklist so that everything will be going smoothly in your business online with Federal Government. Bank: The Currency Cloud Limited Name: Ojiefo xxxx Account number: 3350xxxx Sort code: xx-xx-xx Bank: Prepay Technologies Bank address: Monese LTD, Eagle House, 163 City Road, London EC1V 1NR, United Kingdom From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:56 My good friend. Once you make the payment don't forget to send me the screenshot of the payment because once you make the payment your name will be removed out of the Blacklist and you will be free. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Thank you for sending me the bank details Sent: Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:56 Dear Mr Rupert, Thank you for sending me details of the bank account into which you would like me to make the payment. However, let us not place the cart before the horse, my dear sir. Before I make this payment, I require an invoice from you. I would appreciate it if you could send me an invoice by return. As soon as I receive one, I will effect the required payment. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Thank you for sending me the bank details Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:42 Greetings to you. I will remove your name from the blacklist before you receive an invoice. Unfortunately, we cannot send an invoice until your name is off the list. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Thank you for sending me the bank details Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:44 Mr Gilbert Murray To move forward with removing your name from the blacklist, please make the payment of £1,000. Once the payment is confirmed, we can proceed with the process. Thank you. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Thank you for sending me the bank details Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:03 Sort code: xx-xx-xx Accounts number:1432xxxx Bank name: HSBC Name: Lesley xxxx From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Thank you for sending me the bank details Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 08:04 Make this payment right now for your own good so that your name will be removed out of the Blacklist. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:52 I hope you have a great day. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Kindly send me a detailed breakdown of this fee Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:45 New bank account for you to make the payment: Bank name: Revolt bank Account name: Elizabeth xxxx Sort code: xx-xx-xx Account number: 3349xxxx Reference: family and friends From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Send me an invoice, then I will pay your fee Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:43 Mr Rupert, My, what a lot of emails you have sent me. You wrote "Unfortunately, we cannot send an invoice until your name is off the list". What absolute rot. I would thank you to stop being so obstructive. Send me the invoice by return, then I will pay your fee. If you had put half as much effort into sending me the invoice as you put into sending me details of various random bank accounts (what on earth were you thinking?), you would have received your fee by now. Kindly stop delaying matters. Send me my invoice by return. I am not a patient man, and you are sorely trying what little patience I do have. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Send me an invoice, then I will pay your fee Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:14 Greetings to you my good friend. I have busy all day that's why I did not get back to you early because you are not interested in this transaction. If you are interested tomorrow morning, I want to see the result of your interested so that you can remove your name from the Blacklist and maintain your business with others people. Please pay your outstanding the fee at your bank first thing tomorrow morning. I am not able to send any documents or gifts until the payment is received, as your name is currently on a blacklist. This offer is from the Federal Government, and once your name is removed from the blacklist, a £31 million transfer will be made to you tomorrow morning. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Do you not understand the concept of copying emails to other people? Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:32 Greetings to you need a response regarding the situation with the FBI director, specifically concerning the situation involving your removal your name blacklist. Please let me know what's going on. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Stop being so damn obstructive Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:54 Mr Rupert, I fail to understand why it is so difficult for you to send me a simple invoice for this fee. You work for the FBI, for Noel's sake - a huge, governmental organisation. Simply send an email to the accounts department and I am sure that they will be able to send you a copy of the invoice in a trice. Records of this fee must be on your computer systems. This should not be a difficult request. You are supposed to be a director at the FBI (A director? The director? You have not made this clear). And yet, for some reason that I cannot fathom, you appear to have no idea whatsoever of how such organisations operate. Your almost complete lack of knowledge or common sense mystifies me. How on earth did you get to such an exalted position when you display such abject block-headedness and all-round ignorance? Now will you stop being so damn obstructive. Stop fiddling with your paperclips or whatever it is you spend your time doing, raise your no-doubt corpulent backside from your dusty chair, and send me my invoice by return. If you are too stupid or too ignorant of your own organisation's procedures to accede to this perfectly reasonable request, could I ask that you pass this matter on to one of your colleagues - preferably someone who shows some evidence of having something other than sofa-stuffing between their ears? Once more, you have angered me, Mr Rupert. I warned you not to do this. The consequences for my guests may be severe, and the blame for any regrettable actions that I may take will lie squarely on your sloping shoulders. Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Matters are progressing with Mr Rupert Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:59 Dear Mr Corbat, You asked how things are progressing with Mr Rupert. Matters are progressing, although I am sorry to report that he is not the easiest person to deal with. Between you and I, Mr Corbat, Mr Rupert does not strike me as a very intelligent man. He does not seem to understand the simplest things. I cannot imagine how he has managed to climb so high up the greasy pole to become a director in the FBI. I have seen more signs of intelligence in my old dog Ripper... and he has been standing stuffed in the corner of my lounge for the past thirty years. Mr Rupert has angered me. However, I have just sent him a strongly-worded email that I am sure will raise him from his torpor. I am hopeful that progress will be made today. On a brighter note, I am pleased to report that I was able to welcome a new guest to the basement yesterday. The hotel in the village is currently being used to house Cornish asylum seekers. There have been a number of anti-Cornish protests outside the hotel in recent weeks, which has obviously been most distressing for the asylum seekers themselves. I made the acquaintance of one of the asylum seekers in the village post office. He was such a pleasant chap that I decided to offer him alternative accommodation, and because of the stress the protests were causing him, he was glad to accept. He is now down in the basement with my other guests. As soon as he comes round, I will make introductions and do what I can to help him get him settled in. Now, to the basement, to work out my frustrations. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Matters are progressing with Mr Rupert Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:47 Greetings to you my friend Mr Gilbert Murray. I'm heading to the FBI director's office to find out what is going on and to get your name removed from the blacklist so I can make sure your money is transferred to you. Best. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Stop being so damn obstructive Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:38 I have explained everything to you. You can't receive any gift or any proof or any document before you receive your money because you know that your name is in the Blacklist. So the only way out is for you to make this payment and receive your money and remove your name from the Blacklist and that's all. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Stop being so damn obstructive Sent: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:41 That is the way you can receive your money. And this is the bank details make sure that you make the payment today British Pound. Beneficiary: Stanley Alichukwu xxxx Sort code: xx-xx-xx Account number: 9429xxxx Address: Revolut Ltd, 7 Westferry Circus, E14 4HD, London, United Kingdom From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Stop being so damn obstructive Sent: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 07:31 Hello Mr Gilbert Murray, I need an immediate update regarding the removal of individual's name from the blacklist. Please be aware that if your name is not removed today, he will be ineligible for any future consideration for government programs or benefits. Best regards. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Send me my invoice immediately Sent: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:32 Mr Rupert, I need an immediate update regarding the provision of an invoice. Pleae be aware that if you do not provide an invoice today, I shall be writing a strongly-worded complaint to the Head of the FBI - Mr Patel, is it not? - to inform him of your general lackadaisical attitude and of your incomprehensible refusal to provide me with an invoice before I pay this fee. Nobody in their right mind would pay a fee like that without first receiving an invoice from the organisation that is requesting it. I will need the invoice when I come to complete my annual tax assessment for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Do you actually know what you are doing? Stop prevaricating. Stop wasting time by sending me details of seemingly random people and their British bank accounts. (Why in Noel's name are you doing this? Does the FBI not have a corporate bank account of its own?) Send me the invoice by return and I will transfer your fee to you. And then everybody will be happy. Everybody apart from my guests, of course, who suffered greatly this weekend as a result of the anger and frustration you caused me to feel. One of my guests departed sooner than I would have liked this weekend, and it is all your fault. Shame on you, Mr Rupert. I am waiting. Stop idly fantasising about the contents of your secretary's undergarments and get to work on that invoice. Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Mr Rupert is still holding everything up Sent: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:26 Dear Mr Corbat, I am sorry to have to report that Mr Rupert is still holding everything up. As I understand it, we cannot make any progress with our transaction before Mr Rupert gets my name removed from this so-called "blacklist". He is charging me a fee to get my name removed and I am ready and waiting to transfer it to him, but before I can do so, I need him to send me an invoice. I will need the invoice when I complete my annual tax return. You are a banker. You will understand such things. Unfortunately, Mr Rupert does not appear to understand these things. He is still pig-headedly refusing to send me an invoice. I cannot understand why. You emailed me on Friday to let me know that you would pop in to see Mr Rupert and get my name removed from the blacklist. I have to say, your visit does not seem to have done much good. I have explained to Mr Rupert that as soon as he sends me the invoice, I will pay his fee. I am at a loss regarding what to do next: I have done all I can to move things forward. Between the two of us, Mr Corbat, I need to get this sorted out as soon as possible: the new, bespoke cages I ordered will be arriving soon and I need our transaction to be completed so that I can pay for them. Could I ask you to do whatever you can to move things forward? Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Mr Rupert is still holding everything up Sent: Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:18 Hi, Mr Gilbert Murray, I hope you're having a good day. I'm working on getting everything sorted out for us. I'll be going to the office this afternoon to make sure your name is taken off the blacklist, so we can get the invoice you're waiting for. Once that's done, we'll be able to finalize our transaction smoothly. Just a quick favor - please be very nice with Mr Rupert. He's a great person and I believe we can all work well together. I'll get back to you with an update as soon as I can. Best regards, Mr Michael Louis Corbat From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Mr Rupert is still holding everything up Sent: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:25 Greetings to you my friend Mr Gilbert Murray how are you doing today? My good friend Mr Gilbert Murray I have already returned from the FBI director yesterday but I do not get back to you because I'm very sad and very tired. So the only thing we can do to proceed with this transaction is for you to make the payment of £1,000 and they will remove your name from the Blacklist and the invoice will be deliver to your doorstep. I really want you to understand that this transaction. You have been dealing with the FBI director you have to be very nice and you need to be very patient because if you do something different you will get yourself in jail. So you have to calm down with the FBI director so that your name will be removed out of the Blacklist because of my own transfer with you. Okay, let's keep it nice. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: Despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert Sent: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:02 Dear Mr Corbat, Thank you for getting back to me. I am sorry to hear that you are tired. I am not surprised, to tell the truth: this transaction has been going on for so long that I am feeling weary myself. It sounds as if you have done as much as you can. Given that, despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert in order to move things forward. I will get back to him today and make the arrangements. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account Sent: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:14 Dear Mr Rupert, My business associate, Mr Corbat, tells me that he went to see you yesterday in an attempt to move things forward. He tells me that you have made him "very sad and very tired". Shame on you, sir. Following yesterday's meeting, Mr Corbat tells me that the only way for us to move things forward is for me to transfer the fee to you. He promises me that as soon as my name has been removed from this blacklist, you will deliver an invoice "to my doorstep". This is far from ideal, but it seems as if I have no option but to accept things as they are. Therefore, please send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account in order that I can transfer the £1,000 fee to you. Regarding the subsequent delivery of my invoice, I would rather receive it by email if that is at all possible: our village postman went missing a few weeks ago and ever since then, postal deliveries around here have been dreadfully unreliable. The state of public services in this country are going from bad to worse. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert Sent: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:26 Thank you for your understanding to help this transaction I appreciate you did well and I will be so glad to make sure that I transferred your money in your bank account without not delay, so right now get back to me once you make the payment to Mr Rupert okay? From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account Sent: Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:48 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, I'm very busy today. You will be very happy to know that once the payment is made tomorrow, your name will be officially removed from the blacklist. Please arrange for the payment to be made tomorrow so that I can send your invoice in emails. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:01 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, I hope you're having a good day. I'm ready to send over the bank details for your payment. As today is the final day for this transaction, please make the payment promptly to ensure your name is removed from the blacklist. We want to you be able to celebrate! After your payment is complete, I have some other business to handle regarding the paperwork. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Mr Rupert Beneficiary: Stanley Alichukwu xxxx Sort code: xx-xx-xx Account number: 9429xxxx Address: Revolut Ltd, 7 Westferry Circus, E14 4HD, London, United Kingdom From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:02 Please don't forget to send a full screenshot of the payment once it's made. Once the payment is confirmed, everything will be considered sold out, and I will proceed with removing your name from the blacklist today. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:32 Mr Gilbert Murray, I will be very grateful and very happy to make sure that I make the transfer to you today. Please make the payment to the FBI director's office today so I can transfer your funds once your name is removed from the blacklist. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: I think you may have made a mistake Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 08:35 Dear Mr Rupert, Thank you for your emails. I think you may have made a mistake, my dear chap: instead of sending me details of the FBI's corporate bank account, you appear to have sent me details of the personal bank account of some random British fellow. You sent me details of quite a few random British bank accounts the other week. I wondered at the time what you were thinking of. Had you perhaps been over-indulging in a somewhat liquid lunch? Anyway, no doubt you will be pleased that I have pointed out your error. Kindly send me details of the FBI's corporate bank account and I will transfer your fee to you. I will be busy for most of the rest of today - I have just had an antique rack delivered and I am keen to try it out with my guests - but if you can get back to me with details of the correct bank account later today, I will be able to pop into town tomorrow and transfer the money. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I think you may have made a mistake Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:53 This message is to confirm the correct bank account details for your payment. The total amount for the removal of your name from the Blacklist should be paid directly into the account we are sending to you now. This payment is the final step required to complete the process. Once it is received, we can proceed with the removal of your name from the Blacklist, which will resolve all related business issues for you. Please make the payment by tomorrow to avoid any further delays. We have a clear and established process for this, and your cooperation is essential for a swift resolution. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I think you may have made a mistake Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:18 Mr Gilbert Murray, I don't understand why you have been delaying and you haven't paid the fee as you promise you are not the one who will correct the bank account because we have many accountants that can handle this business. We are dealing with the accountants over years now so that bank account is known over your business because the only thing here is for you to make the payment and your name will be removed out from the Blacklist. That's the only thing that have been holding your name in the Blacklist and I do not understand you because I do not have time every day to be rightly a message to you, so if you are ready to remove your name from the Blacklist once I send you I send you bank account to make the payment make sure that you make the payment correctly and you do not delay to make the payment because the more you delay the more your name will be inside the Blacklist. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:58 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, I head into the FBI custody today to check over my brother that have a small problem with the FBI agent so I found out that you haven't make the payment as we agreed today. So what's going on over there? Have you been taking this transaction to play again or are you taking everything not seriously because I know that I'm only here for you to receive your money and for you to be delaying this transaction makes me pain because me a lot of pains because I know that I'm trying everything possible to make sure that I finalize this transaction with you and I do not know the reason why you do not want to be nice with the FBI director. Why are you complaining about the bank details them sent to you when you know that this is how the FBI director use to work. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Despite my misgivings, I will transfer the money to Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:12 I need you to complete the payment tomorrow to have your name removed from the blacklist. If the payment isn't made by then, I will not be involved in this transaction any more. After you make the payment and your name is removed from the blacklist tomorrow, please let me know as soon as possible so I can release your transfer early. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I think you may have made a mistake Sent: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:29 Good morning to you my good friend. I hope you can make this payment today for your name to be removed out of the Blacklist today. Good luck. I have already give you the bank details yesterday. So make the payment in the bank account I sent to you yesterday and let me know when you have make the payment ok.From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: I have transferred your fee to you Sent: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:42 Dear Mr Rupert, Thank you for clearing up the matter of the bank account and for explaining so clearly and lucidly that the bank account belongs to an accountant that you use. That sounds like a most plausible explanation. Well done. Even though you had not made a mistake in sending me details of that account, I am sure that you would agree that it was sensible for me to raise the matter with you: one hears so many horror stories these days about people getting caught up in scams and losing large amounts of money to incorrigible scoundrels. Better safe than sorry. Now that we have cleared up the matter of the bank account, you will no doubt be pleased to hear that I travelled into town first thing this morning and transferred the £1,000 fee to you. Please find attached a photograph of the bank receipt. I trust that you will now be able to have my name removed from that blacklist immediately. I had to stand in line and wait to be served at the bank for quite some time, which is unusual: Grace Bros' customer service is normally quite impeccable. When I questioned the amount of time that I had to wait, I was told that the bank was short-staffed following the disappearance of Miss Brahms, the delightful creature who used to work there. Naturally, I chided them severely for the disappointingly poor quality of their customer service. When I returned home, I found Miss Brahms just as I had left her: lying stretched out and luxuriating on my new rack. I told her about my experience at the bank and we had a little chuckle about the deleterious effect her absence is having on Grace Bros' customer service. Well, I had a little chuckle about it, at any rate. But back to business, Mr Rupert. I expect you to get back to me by return, informing me that you have removed my name from the blacklist. I will then be able to conclude my business with my trusted business associate, Mr Corbat, who will no doubt be delighted to hear that we have finally made progress on this matter, despite the interminable delays you have repeatedly caused. Best regards, Gilbert Murray  From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have transferred your fee to you Sent: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:55 Hello Mr Gilbert Murray, I'm very excited and happy to hear that you have made the payment. I sincerely apologize for the delayed response, as I was busy at the office and got home late. I will confirm with the FBI directors tomorrow morning that they have received the payment. Once your name is removed from the blacklist, I will be the first person to transfer your millions of dollars into your bank account. I am so happy and glad you made this payment to finalize our business. I can't do this alone; I need you to complete the process. This will allow me to transfer the money to your bank account, and I will be the happiest person knowing you are as well. I'm glad to have found a friend in you online. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have transferred your fee to you Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:03 GREETINGS Mr Gilbert Murray, I have received the payment notification. To ensure a smooth process and have your name removed from the blacklist today, I am confirming the transaction with my bank and will update you shortly. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: Have you removed my name from the blacklist yet? Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:42 Dear Mr Rupert, Have you removed my name from the blacklist yet? I had hoped to have received a positive response from you yesterday, but none was forthcoming. Time and tide wait for no man, Mr Rupert, and neither do I. See to it immediately, if you would be so kind. I am just about to head down to the basement to give the rack its daily tightening by a couple of notches. It is a very ancient implement, and I suspect that it has not been used for quite some time. The ratchet mechanism is extremely stiff - almost too much for my old bones to bear when turning the screw. Let us hope that it is not too much for Miss Brahms' considerably younger bones to bear. I will check my emails later today. When I do so, I expect to hear positive news from you. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have transferred your fee to you Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:07 GREETINGS Mr Gilbert Murray, I have received the payment notification. To ensure a smooth process and have your name removed from the blacklist today, I am confirming the transaction with my bank and will update you shortly. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I have transferred your fee to you Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:03 Greetings! I'm writing to let you know that your name will be removed from the blacklist in about five days. All the necessary documents will be completed and delivered to your doorstep. You should be very happy and filled with joy! From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Why on earth will removing my name take five days? Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:59 Dear Mr Rupert, I will be very happy and filled with joy when my name has been removed from that blacklist, and not before. Why on earth is it going to take five days to remove my name? You told me earlier in the week that the removal of my name would take place on the same day as I transferred your fee to you. Please, let us have no more of your delays. I would appreciate it if you could expedite the removal of my name from the blacklist as soon as possible. I have serious business to attend to, and this delay is not helping. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Why on earth will removing my name take five days? Sent: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:37 Hello Gilbert, Thank you for your message. I understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for the delay. The 5-day timeframe is necessary to ensure the process is completed fully and without any further complications. Once your name has been successfully removed, I will deliver your invoice to you immediately. I appreciate your patience and understanding. Best regards, Rupert From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Have you removed my name from the blacklist yet? Sent: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:04 Hello Mr Gilbert Murray, I'm back from my trip and have an update on your transaction. The transfer should be completed within the next 5 days, at which point your name will also be removed from the blacklist. Once the funds are successfully transferred, you will receive your money along with the invoice and all necessary documents. Thank you for your patience. Best regards, Mr Michael Louis Corbat CEO manager From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: What in Noel's name is going on? My transfer has been cancelled by the bank Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:03 Mr Rupert, I have just received a very disturbing email from my bank about the money transfer that I made to your accountant. Here is the text of it:
What is the meaning of this, Mr Rupert? Why on earth did you ask me to transfer money to a bank account that is being used by fraudsters? Why are you using a corrupt accountant? What in Noel's name is wrong with you? I could have lost my hard-earned money by the sound of it, and it would have been all your fault! And what is more, Mr Rupert, I imagine that my name is still on that damn blacklist, thanks to your interminable delays in having it removed. This could have serious repercussions for my business transactions, you cork-brained incompetent. On top of all this, that email I received stated that the FBI were on the case, tracking down these fraudsters. You are supposed to be the FBI, Mr Rupert! How on earth did you not know about this? Explain yourself, and at once! Once again, Mr Rupert, you have made me angry. Very angry. If my guests come to suffer as a result of this, it will be your fault. Gilbert Murray From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: Look what you made me do Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:45 Mr Rupert, I was spitting with rage after having received that email from my bank and forwarding it to you. So angry that I headed straight down to the basement and ratcheted up my rack by a full seven notches in an attempt to release some of my intense frustration with you. That is at least five notches more than perhaps would have been wise. There was an almighty crack and a rending noise, followed by a very odd high-pitched sound from Miss Brahms, who then went extremely quiet. Upon close inspection, it transpired that the noises had not come from the rack, but from Miss Brahms herself. Once I had released Miss Brahms' bonds and dragged her back to her cage, it became obvious to me that she was absolutely good for nothing any more. I had been looking forward to hosting Miss Brahms for another few weeks, but I could see that thanks to you, I have no alternative but to bring forward her departure to today. Look what you made me do, Mr Rupert. This is all your fault. Still, I suppose Miss Brahms had rather been hogging the rack for herself. I imagine my other guests have been itching to give it a go, and now they are able to. I have decided to let the delightful Cornish refugee I welcomed as a guest the other week enjoy a session on it next. He has not been particularly blessed as far as tallness is concerned, so I am sure that he will be glad of the chance to add a couple of inches to his height. I am heading back to the basement now to say goodbye to Miss Brahms. I am sure that my other guests will be sad to see her go. After Miss Brahms has departed, I will be occupied with cleaning and digging for the rest of the day. When I check my emails next, I expect to see a full explanation from you of what exactly is going on here. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: What in Noel's name is going on? My transfer has been cancelled by the bank Sent: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:29 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, I am very sorry for the wrong account details. The accountant responsible for this mistake has been relieved of their duties. To finalize everything today, the payment will need to be made with Bitcoin, as it is the only way to process this transaction. Your name will also be removed from the blacklist immediately upon payment and my agent will deliver your invoice document at your doorstep. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Look what you made me do Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:53 Hello Mr Gilbert Murray, I hope you're having a good day. I'm writing to you today to provide the Bitcoin wallet address for your payment. Please use the following address to complete the transaction. It is very important that the payment is made today. Upon confirmation of your payment, we will immediately remove your name from the blacklist, and my agent will then deliver the invoice. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Best regards, FBI director Mr Rupert Bitcoin address ..3GmVafhkikj9xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcBdvjk From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Look what you made me do Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:56 I want you to make the payment today so that I can remove your name from the Blacklist. Please make sure you do copy and paste the payment and send me a screenshot. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Could you please explain to me how this "Bitcoin" works? Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:08 Dear Mr Rupert, I have now calmed down somewhat, after the upsets of yesterday. But I have to say, I have been most unimpressed with your performance in this business. If Grace Bros had not been quite as on the ball as they thankfully are, I could have lost my £1,000 to a despicable fraudster. And it would have been all your fault. But back to business. We need to find a different way for me to transfer your fee to you. I see that you have suggested that I use "Bitcoin" to carry out the transfer. I do not mind admitting to you that whilst I have heard of Bitcoin, I do not even begin to understand it. My business partner, Mr Corbat, has suggested that I use Bitcoin before, but I have shied away from it due to my lack of knowledge in this area, preferring instead to use tried-and-tested methods of transferring money. Could you perhaps enlighten me, Mr Rupert? Could I please ask you to explain to me exactly what Bitcoin is and how it works? Perhaps if I were to have the benefit of your knowledge about Bitcoin, I might feel a little more comfortable about using it. If not, there is always the option of transferring your fee to you using the medium of Green Shield stamps. This would be my preferred solution: I have a large number of completed books that I discovered in my attic earlier this year. They must have belonged to my dear, departed mother, may Noel bless her soul. Please let me know if this method of transfer would be acceptable to you. I think of my dear mother every day. I placed a single rose on the site of her grave yesterday while I was digging in the garden, as I do every time I add to my collection. My mother would probably still be with us now, had she not been quite so harshly critical of me over such a long period of time. But she found herself quite unable to tame her sharp tongue and as a result, she became the first in my collection, over thirty-five years ago. The first of many. May she rot in peace. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Look what you made me do Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00 Good morning to you my good friend. How was your night and how are you doing now? From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Corbat Subject: I am beginning to have my suspicions about Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:19 Dear Mr Corbat, It is good to hear from you. I have calmed down somewhat after the deeply upsetting events of Monday. May I be completely honest with you? I am beginning to have my suspicions about Mr Rupert. You will be aware that he asked me to transfer a large amount of money to a bank account that has been identified as being used by a gang of fraudsters. That set an extremely large alarm bell ringing in my head. And it has got me thinking. Mr Rupert claims that he works for the FBI. But I have no proof of that. He does not use an FBI email address. His emails are brief, poorly-constructed and poorly-worded. They do not indicate the basic level of intelligence and educational attainment that I would expect from an FBI employee. Quite the contrary: they appear to me to have been written by someone who is perhaps verging on being mentally deficient. Mr Rupert claims that my name is on a blacklist. But I have no proof of that. What is more, Mr Rupert's main concern appears to be extracting money from me. That is the only thing I do have proof of. In brief, I am beginning to wonder whether Mr Rupert is who he says he is. I am considering contacting the FBI and enquiring about Mr Rupert. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this matter, Mr Corbat. At least in you I feel as if I have someone I can trust. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Could you please explain to me how this "Bitcoin" works? Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:29 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, Since you can't make the payment through bank to bank transfer, then you should get the gift card or you download a zangi app number right now and give me your sidekick app number so that I will explain how you can make a payment with Bitcoin because Bitcoin is very nice and it's very fast and for you to receive your money and remove your name from the Blacklist. I am sure that Bitcoin will serve everything out and know more problem. My zangi app number 102990xxxx  From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am beginning to have my suspicions about Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:03 Mr Gilbert Murray, I really what you to understand that I will be with you too the end of this transaction and you are not going to lost anything. Mr Rupert is real and you know that Mr Rupert may not be the one who give you the message because Mr Rupert has a lot of agent who are managing his email address. So you have to understand that once your name are removed out from the Blacklist you won't have anything to do with Mr Rupert again. So let's do this once after all so that your name will be removed out of the Blacklist. You know that I have already been a patient man because of you. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Your email has only served to confuse me Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:03 Dear Mr Rupert, I am afraid to say that your email has only served to confuse me. I asked you to explain how "Bitcoin" worked, but instead you have confused things further by wittering on about "Zangi" and "Sidekick" - two more things that I do not understand. Please explain what all this means. In great detail. And who on earth is George Young? Why did you send me a picture of his profile? Is this who I need to send money to now? Why have you not mentioned him before? Now, while I have your attention, there are three important items of concern that I need to raise with you. I have mentioned these concerns to my trusted business associate, Mr Corbat, and - reading between the lines of his response to me - I can see that he too requires your reassurance on these matters:
I will not be moving forward with this business until you have satisfied me with regard to the above three matters. So the sooner you get back to me with satisfactory answers, the sooner we can move things forward. I am now heading down to the basement to see how my young Cornish refugee friend is enjoying his time on the rack and to ascertain whether he is ready for me to ratchet it up a notch. When I next check my emails, I expect to find a reply from you that answers all of my queries satisfactorily. Do not disappoint me, Mr Rupert. I am not a man who handles disappointment equitably. Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Your email has only served to confuse me Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:06 Hello Mr Gilbert Murray, I hope this email finds you well. I'm writing to you today to discuss your ongoing transaction. To ensure we can communicate effectively and move this process forward smoothly, it is crucial that we connect directly. For this reason, we need to use the Zangi app. This will allow me to message you and get things done directly and efficiently. Please provide your Zangi app number so we can proceed. I look forward to getting this transaction completed for you. Best regards, FBI director Mr Rupert From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Your email has only served to confuse me Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:14 Mr Gilbert Murray, To resolve your blacklist status and ensure a smooth process for future business, we need to communicate on the Zangi app. Please download the app and send me your Zangi number so we can get this sorted out for you. Best regards, FBI director Mr Rupert From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Your email has only served to confuse me Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:22 Mr Gilbert Murray,
From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am beginning to have my suspicions about Mr Rupert Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:56 My good friend Mr Gilbert Murray, I had into the FBI custody and I found out that you haven't make the payment and I asked them why they have already been telling me that you haven't downloaded a zangi app that they are asking you to download so that your name will be removed out of the Blacklist when you are having a good conversation with Mr Rupert. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Your email has only served to confuse me Sent: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:39 Mr Gilbert Murray, Greetings once again today and I really want you to understand that I'm not here to teach you anything about Bitcoin or anything about Zangi. We are here to remove your name from the Blacklist if you are ready, so you have to go directly and download Zangi app number and give me the Zangi app number or then you go to your bank manager and tell your bank manager to teach you how to make a payment to the Bitcoin wallet and make the payment in the Bitcoin wallet I am sending to you right now. That's all that is your fee. And you have to do it for your name to be removed out of the Blacklist because I'm not here to play game with you and you know about that God bless you. This is the Bitcoin wallet: From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: I am going to seek further advice Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:54 Dear Mr Rupert, I have to say, the flurry of emails you sent me has not helped matters. For one thing, you have not sent me proof of your identify or proof that my name is indeed on a blacklist, as I requested. Nor have you explained why you do not use an official FBI email address, or who George Young, the young chap who appeared in that picture you sent me, is. On top of this, the information you have provided has only served to confuse me further - you must understand that I am not a technically-minded person. You have advised me to go to the "Google Play Store", whatever that is. It sounds to me like some kind of children's toy shop. We do not have a shop of that name here in Gypping in the Marsh - it is a very small village - but there may be a branch of the Google Play Store in Lincoln. I have decided to travel to Lincoln tomorrow and see if I can find one, and take it from there. I need to pop into town anyway to pick up more supplies of ketamine and rohypnol from my supplier, Mr White. You have also advised me to ask my bank manager to teach me how to make a payment to a Bitcoin wallet. That seems to be an excellent piece of advice. I have just made an appointment to see Mr Rumbold at Grace Bros tomorrow, with exactly this purpose in mind. I will take along copies of the emails that you have been sending me, to ensure that he is aware of the background of my request. I am sure that he will find the whole affair utterly fascinating. Incidentally, I could not help but notice that the "Bitcoin wallet" that you have sent me details of has exactly the same reference number as that used by my esteemed business colleage Mr Corbat. How is this so? Does everybody use the same Bitcoin wallet? How would that work? I am sure that Mr Rumbold will be able to enlighten me when I show him copies of your emails. Now, this gives you a nice bit of time to get the proofs that I requested yesterday to me. I stated yesterday that I was not willing to proceed with this transaction until you had answered my questions satisfactorily, and this is still the case. See to it immediately. No slacking, now, Mr Rupert. There is work to be done.
Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am going to seek further advice Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:51 Do not share this conversation with anyone, as it could lead to issues. The fee must be paid before your name is removed from the blacklist. Please be respectful. This transaction will be completed tomorrow. I will deliver the documents and provide all the proof you need after making the payment. It is best respectful. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am going to seek further advice Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:26 Mr Gilbert Murray, I repeat myself again, do not give our conversation out to anybody and that is a disrespected to me because once that are done here, then I will not remove your name from the Blacklist again, and I will not be involved and I will not be in charge in this case again, then you will see how bad you have done to yourself. But the only way to solve this out tomorrow is for you to make the payment look for anybody who can help you make a payment to the Bitcoin wallet. That's only thing once you make the payment tomorrow morning in the Bitcoin wallet I sent to you you are qualified to remove your name from the Blacklist. Then I will give you the invoice at your doorstep and delivered everything you needed as as prove. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: I am going definitely going to take your advice Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:33 Dear Mr Rupert, I must say that I find it strange that you are now frantically telling me not to discuss our business with Mr Rumbold, when it was you who advised me to do exactly that. It was only yesterday that you wrote "go to your bank manager and tell your bank manager". And that is exactly what I am going to do. I am going to take your advice. The appointment is booked for tomorrow. I am sure that it will be a very useful meeting. I will get back to you tomorrow, after my meeting with Mr Rumbold. In the meantime, will you please stop delaying matters - yet again - and send me the reassurances that I have repeatedly requested from you? Best regards, Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am going to seek further advice Sent: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:05 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, Everything you requested will surely be giving out to you after once you make the payment tomorrow that's how you can receive your invoice at your doorstep and receive all the proof you are asking for but let's sure that everything is done tomorrow. So make sure that you make the payment in the Bitcoin wallet I sent to you make the payment and your name will be removed out of the Blacklist for once and for all. The only reason I ask you never share this message out to anybody is that you know that this is from the FBI custody and for you to show it out is very disrespected. So you have to understand and make sure that you get this done tomorrow. So I wish you good luck and long life and prosperity because your name will be out of the Blacklist and you'll be very happy to receive other people transaction with all platform. From: Michael Corbat To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: I am going to seek further advice Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:42 Greetings to you Mr Gilbert Murray, I hope you have a great day how was your night? From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Cc: Michael Corbat Subject: Mr Rumbold tells me that you are a fraudster! Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:42 Dear "Mr Rupert"/"Mr Corbat", I am so glad that you suggested the other day that I talk to my bank manager about this business. It was without a doubt the best piece of advice you have ever given me. And you were absolutely correct when you wrote that sharing this conversation with someone else "could lead to issues". I have just returned from Lincoln, where I had an extremely illuminating talk with my bank manager, Mr Rumbold. I showed him the emails that you have sent me over the course of the last few months and discussed the transaction that we were attempting to complete. Mr Rumbold explained to me that you are not who you say you are, and that this is a classic case of something called "advance fee fraud". He has advised me to cease all contact with you immediately. As luck would have it, Grace Bros' Chief Fraud Investigator and WABITS Manager, Mr Fudd, was in the Lincoln branch of the bank today, and he was able to corroborate what Mr Rumbold was saying. Mr Rumbold and Mr Fudd explained that rather than being a high-flying banking executive or FBI director as you claim to be, it is far more likely that you are some unwashed, sweaty little no-good conman, who is attempting to scrape a living from other people's misery. Having read through a number of your emails, Mr Fudd told me that I had been lucky to have been contacted by "such a spectacularly dimwitted fraudster". He said that there was no way the FBI or a major bank would ever consider employing "someone with an IQ considerably smaller than their shoe size". And he was referring to UK shoe sizes. Mr Fudd also assured me that now that he has samples of your emails and details of the "mule" bank accounts, the Bitcoin wallet and the Zangi account that you use, he would be able to track you down using his "hunting WABITS" facilities. He told me that they have recently developed new ways and means of tracking down fraudsters like you, and that you can expect your door to be broken down in the middle of the night by armed police in the not too distant future. Shame on you, "Mr Rupert"/"Mr Corbat", for trying to con a perfectly innocent and law-abiding member of the public - me - out of my hard-earned cash. Have you no sense of decency, sir? On a more positive note, I picked up a hitch-hiker on the way back from Lincoln: a very pleasant young student who was attempting to make her way home to her parents' house in Grantham, having spent the week studying at Lincoln university. One does not see as many hitch-hikers around these days as one used to, which is a shame. I blame it on people being overly risk-averse nowadays, and over-estimating the dangers of accepting a lift from a stranger. After all, most people one meets are very decent, in my experience. Present company excepted, of course. Anyway, I am pleased to report that my young hitch-hiking friend will now be staying with me for a while, as one of my guests. Miss Brahms' untimely departure meant that I had a cage free, and I am surprised and delighted to have managed to find a new occupant for it so quickly. She really is a very agreeable and intelligent young woman. It was a genuine pleasure to chat to her in the car before the rohypnol took effect. I am sure that she is someone with a bright future ahead of her. Or, to be more accurate, I am sure that she used to be someone with a bright future ahead of her. Ah, the twists and turns of life can be so strange, can they not? The effects of the sedative should be wearing off soon, and I am very much looking forward to introducing the student - or, to be more accurate, the ex-student, to her fellow guests when she comes to. I am sure that she will make an excellent addition to my merry band of guests in the basement. I only wish that I were able to welcome you as a guest one day, to repay you for trying to swindle an honest man such as myself out of so much money. I would very much enjoy - if I may use a somewhat crude turn of phrase that someone like you may understand - "getting medieval on your ass". Now, may I politely suggest that you crawl back underneath whichever stone you came from? And if I ever do get to meet up with you in person, may the Great Prophet Noel help you. Gilbert Murray From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Mr Rumbold tells me that you are a fraudster! Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:02 Mr Gilbert Murray you and whoever tell you this are very stupid keep it in your mind because I don't know the full reason you will FBI director that is a scam and for that you are going to put yourself in a very big danger because in the midnight you will see what will happen to you. Thank you for saying nonsense to me. From: Michael Rupert To: Gilbert Murray Subject: Re: Mr Rumbold tells me that you are a fraudster! Sent: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:06 Do you really know that you are a very such a stupid man? Because I have already been reading all your message and say that you do not make any sense because I don't know the full reason you will share FBI director message to other fool and the fools you send the message to you will be telling nonsense about me you and whoever that say this nonsense to me. They are going to be arrested and they are going to put in jail and you as well you spend the rest of your life in jail until you apologize. From: Gilbert Murray To: Michael Rupert Subject: Re: Mr Rumbold tells me that you are a fraudster! Sent: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:49 Dear "Mr Rupert"/"Mr Corbat", I have just read the emails you sent to me on Friday. Oh dear. Your English really goes to pot when you are annoyed, doesn't it? You really aren't a very good scammer, you know. Why not quit the scamming game and switch to a career that is more suited to your particular talents? After all, there must be plenty of goats out there who are crying out to be herded. Best regards, Gilbert Murray Copyright 2003-2025 www.gilbertmurray.co.uk. All rights reserved. Copyright notice |
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