Regrettably the church was unable to help him with his inheritance money, as Father Peter was keen to point out "we are simple church folk, not financial experts". However with the church's vast experience of helping refugees relocate to England, this seemed like an opportunity Yura couldn't turn down.Yura wrote:I am writing my message with tears in my eyes.
My name is Master Yura, I am 15 years old. My parents and I have spent all our
lives in Ukraine. My parents and my only brother were killed recently
in one of the Russian bombardment in our city Bucha.. I am the only
one that survived in our family..
My father lodge some money in one of the bank in USA and I want you to
help me in transfering the money into your bank account. I want you to
be my guidian. The amount is $17.000.000.00
Please Can you help me out.
Father Peter was keen to help and asked how much Yura needed to relocateYura wrote:I am open for any type of help you want to offer to me, honestly this is the best help. Father my dad was killed in my present by the Russian soldiers when we were on our way to a Shelter, honestly it was the grace of God that kept me, please Fr i need you to help me get out of my current location. Winter is already here and I don't have any winter jacket nor blanket and I have been suffering from malnutrition since I was brought to the Poland refugee camp.
So we were passed up the chain to JuliaYura wrote:Thank you for caring for a hopeless poor soul like me, my help comes from the Lord who made heaven earth. Fr I use to be an alter boy who serves at every holy mass in my community parish, but since the Russian invading on Ukraine it seems like God has forsaken us all because I lost my entire family which is too heavy for me to bear, but I'm trusting God to bring peace so that the both side can cease fire. Dear Fr I have no idea how much a we it will cost for both passport, visa, flight and other things that might be involved including medical test, I am only a child with zero experience on all these, I don't know if it's ok to involve an older woman whom has been caring for me since I came to the Poland refugee camp, her name is Mrs Julia, she is one of the Poland refugee personnel and she treats me with so much love and care.
The lawyer stated that before Yura could relocate, he would have to be adopted by Julia.Julia wrote: I have been praying to God to send a helper for this little boy because he is the only child here in the camp without a parents nor a family members and that alone breaks my heart always. Concerning the content of the email you sent to me, I have to contact a lawyer for a legal guidiance because I don't have an idea about the exact amount it will cost to get this little boy to you.
Mental certificate made me chuckle.crooked Polish lawyer wrote:The estimated cost for Adoption program is approximately €35,000- €40,000, plus travel expenses, So I will advise you budget down €40,000
DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN
MENTAL CERTIFICATE: €1,000
NEW BIRTH CERTIFICATE: €200
CERTIFICATE OF NEW NAME:300
ADOPTION CERTIFICATE: €2,000
POWER OF ATTORNEY: €1,500
AFFIDAVIT: €3,000
HEALTH/LIFE INSURANCE: €1,500
STATEMENT OF FAITH: €500
LEGAL SERVICE FEE: €5,000
TOTAL AMOUNT: €55,000
Regrettably the church charity committee didn't have that much in their account but agreement was made to send Julia £25,000 upfront with the balance paid after Christmas fundraising.
Three bank accounts were supplied ...Julia wrote:I met with the lawyer today in his office and he can accept to start up the adoption process with an advance payment of €25,000, which the balance will be paid after Christmas
Luckily the church know a reliable courier that will deliver cash, but after Julia wanted to send it to a London address, it was discovered that Plog is only able to legally transport cash to Africa or AsiaFather Peter wrote:I have some quite disturbing news. I visited the bank this morning
and was told all accounts you supplied appear on a European banking
blacklist of suspicious accounts and are currently being
investigated. The bank would not transfer the money.
Julia contacted the Polish ambassador to India for help and I thought we may see Plog's first foray into India and instead of traffic accidents with goats, we'd get sacred cows involved, but in the end a friend put her in touch with Father Frankin who is the parish priest of a church in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire, who was pleased to assist and receive the money on Julia's behalf.Julia wrote:Honestly I don't know why UK law is so complicated, first the bank rejected my Polish bank account, secondly I provided you my husband's UK company's account to make a cash deposit into it, but it will be tagged as money laundering, now we find sending money to European countries through a courier service is prohibited.