File 029684
Email Chain: Epstein Advising Mohamed Waheed on Maldivian Political Campaign and Advance Fee Fraud Warning (File 029684)
Email correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and Mohamed Waheed Hassan, President of Maldives, discussing campaign strategy, personnel recommendations, and Epstein's warning about advance fee fraud schemes targeting the Maldivian government.
Summary
This email chain documents communications between Jeffrey Epstein and Mohamed Waheed Hassan, President of Maldives, spanning January 9-29, 2013. Waheed seeks Epstein's advice on a suspicious financial proposal involving a 4 billion dollar deposit and loan arrangement presented by his finance minister. Epstein warns Waheed about advance fee fraud operations and advises him to request detailed memos to expose the scheme. The emails also show Epstein recommending personnel including Lisa Svensson (Swedish ambassador) and Thorbjorn Jagland for Waheed's political campaign team, and discussing international media coverage and election planning for September 2013.
From: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Sent: 1/29/2013 12:06:15 PMTo: Mohamed WaheedSubject: Re:can we speak today, ?On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 12:33 AM, Mohamed Waheed wrote:Thank you. You are my savior. I will do exactly what you said.Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 27, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:this from a fraud web site, your mimister will get upset that you dont want to at least try, what do we have tolose , always the pitch. THe following from the fraud site. --The essential fact in all advance-fee fraudoperations is that the promised money transfer never happens—because the money does not exist. Theperpetrators rely on the fact that, by the time the victim realizes this (often only after being confronted by athird party who has noticed the transactions or conversation and recognized the scam), the victim may havesent thousands of dollars of their own money, and sometimes thousands or millions more that has beenborrowed or stolen, to the scammer via an untraceable and/or irreversible means such as wiretransfer. Stay away, however if you want to embarass your possible opponent , you might set it up so thathe looks like a fool, ask for amemo of why he thinks you should agree, have it include as many detials aspossible, so that when you prove its a fraud„ you will make him look very silly as opposed to his saying , youmissed an opportunity, anyway„ glad you are wellOn Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Mohamed Waheed Hassan < wrote:Jeffrey,Need your advice.My finance minister is telling me that he has an anonymous funds manager who is willing to deposit 4 billiondollars in Maldives and that they are willing to lend a percentage of that in exchange for governmentpromissory notes. The 4 billion would be deposited in the Central Bank. But they want us to set up a specialpurpose vehicle, a construction company fully owned by the government to receive the loan. Such a companycan only be set up under a presidential decree.I am also told that the funds manager would be charging Maldives upfront a certain percentage of the amountlent.I don't feel I have enough information on this. I don't know who is this funds manager. They always want thefinance minister to meet them in Bangkok or some place outside. Why would anyone want to deposit such alarge amount here when we don't have a credit rating and public debt is so high. I feel very uncomfortableabout this.What do you think I should do. I am very uncomfortable. In addition to the finance minister, a leadingpolitician and leader of the coalition parliamentary group is behind it. He could be my leading contender forpresidency.Does this sound all ridiculous to you. I have a strange feeling about this whole thing.Best regardsWaheedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029684Sent from President's iPadOn Jan 18, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:as chairman of the council of europe , he is really mr human rights, Im sure that if he can be of help, he willOn Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:27 AM,_____________________________________________wrote:I remember meeting Jagland at your place when I came with Sultan.Sent from Windows MailFrom: Jeffrey EpsteinSent: 18 January, 2013 2:40 AMTo: Mohamed Waheed HassanSubject: Re:also be advised that thorbjorn jagland is a great friend.On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Mohamed Waheed Hassan . wrote:Hi,Would be great if Lisa could visit us. She sounds like the right person to help us get organized.Maldives just got elected Vice President of International Renewable Energy Agency. We are also Vice Chairof the UN Human Rights Council. Not too bad considering we had so much bad coverage this yearinternationally.Best regards,WaheedISent from President's iPadOn Jan 17, 2013, at 7:01 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:my friend in sweden, lisa svensson, would be perfect as your right hand orgainzing your team„ she hasdiplomaitc experieince and is currently amabssador to the oceans for swedenOn Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Mohammed Waheed Hassan wrote:HiII 'The campaign team is starting to come together. We are continuing discussions with Jim and tomorrowwe will meet him face to face on skype. We will brief him on the situation here so that he will be able toadvice us more effectively. Already he has sent some very useful suggestions and we are working onthem.Getting the right people to head various aspects on the campaign is difficult here but we should be ableto pull the team together shortly.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029685We will need some more help from Ian and Rory because we are still weak on internationalcommunication. Some old negative stuff keeps coming up in the Guardian newspaper in England. Butmost of the international media is not paying much attention to Maldives right now.I have asked Rory to help find a full time communications guy to stay here for about a year to work withme. He doesn't have to be an expert, just a good graduate student would do. Some really positive stuff isalso happening now and we need the world to know about them.World Energy Forum and CGI guys are here. I am meeting Clinton people in a few minutes.I have some funding now but will ask all friends to help raise more later when things start happening infull swing. Election is now scheduled to early September.Hope all is well and look forward to seeing you here in the not too distant future.Warm regards,WaheedOn Jan 9, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Jeffrey Epstein wrote:how is it shaping up? what are the biggest hurdles.***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029686Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029687the use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved--***********************************************************The information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJeffrey EpsteinUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029688