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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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From: "Richard Taylor" <claytond@stu.beloit.edu>
Reply-To: rt548799@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:43:52 -0600
Subject: Hello.
PLEASE BE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS
How are you and your family? Hope all is well. My name is
Richard Taylor (Pvt) an American soldier, serving in the
military with the US Army 3rd Infantry Division operating in
Iraq.
With a very desperate need of assistance, I have summed up
courage to contact you. I found your contact particulars in
an electronic address journal.
I am seeking your kind assistance to move the sum of ($18
Million USD) Eighteen Million United States Dollars,as far
as I can be assured that my share of the total sum will be
safe in your care until I complete my service here in
Iraq.Source of the funds:
You can go to this web link to read about the event that
took place here in Iraq:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
Some money in various currencies were discovered in barrels
at a farmhouse near one of Saddam old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq
during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by SSgt Kenneth
Buff and I, that some part of this money be shared among the
two of us before giving out the information.
This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I must confess to
you that there may be no compensation that can make up for
the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell-hole of
which my brother in-law was killed by a road side bomb last
time.
The above figure was given to me as my share, and to
conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so with
the help of a British contactor working here and because his
office enjoys some immunity, I was able to get the package
out to a safe location entirely out of trouble spot.
Now, I have found a very much secured way of getting the
package out of Iraq, for you to pick up, and I will discuss
this with you when I am sure that you are willing to assist
me.
Be rest assured that with mutual consent, both of us can
agree on a deal.
I am therefore,making a passionate appeal, should you have
any reason to reject this offer, please and please delete
this message immediately, as any leakage of this information
will be detrimental to the US soldiers here in Iraq.
I do not know how long we will remain in Iraq. I have been
shot, wounded and survived two suicide bomb attacks.
These and many other reasons I mentioned earlier has
prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want this task
to be resolved immediately, please contact me as soon as
possible via this medium [rt548799@gmail.com] which is my
only private means of communication.
God bless you and your family.
Richard Taylor (Pvt)
Personal E-mail:rt548799@gmail.com
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