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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: Irvin Brown <sgtirvinbrown01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sgt_irvinbrown@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:18:39 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT!
READ CAREFULLY AND REPLY URGENTLY! MY NAME IS (STAFF SGT.) IRVIN BROWN, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, SERVINGIN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY’S 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION. I HAVE A VERYDESPERATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE AND HAVE SUMMED UP COURAGE TO CONTACTYOU. I FOUND YOUR CONTACT PARTICULARS IN AN ADDRESS JOURNAL AND I AM SEEKINGYOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATESDOLLARS (US$8,000,000) TO YOU IN UNITED STATES AS FAR AS I CAN BE ASSUREDTHAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICEHERE. SOURCE OF MONEY:SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WERE DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT AFARMHOUSE NEAR ONE OF SADDAM’S OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUEOPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF AND I THAT SOMEPART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED BETWEEN BOTH OF US BEFORE INFORMING ANYBODY ABOUT ITSINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE MONEY FIRST. THIS WAS QUITE AN ILLEGAL THING TO DO, BUT I TELL YOU WHAT! NO COMPENSATION 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 KINDOF MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME BUT WITH THE HELP OF A BRITISH CONTACTWORKING HERE AND WITH HIS OFFICE ENJOYING SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TOGET THE PACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF TROUBLE SPOT. HEDOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE, AND BELIEVES THAT ITBELONGS TO A BRITISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN A RAID HERE INIRAQ,AND BEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO HISFAMILY IN UNITED STATES. I HAVE NOW FOUND A VERY SECURED WAY OF GETTINGTHE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ TO YOU AT HOME FOR YOU TO PICK UP, AND I WILLDISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST MEAND THAT MY MONEY WILL BE WELL SECURED IN YOUR HAND. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU WILL TAKE FROM THIS MONEY FOR THEASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE TO ME. ONE PASSIONATE APPEAL I WILL MAKE TO YOUIS NOT TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH ANYBODY SHOULD YOU HAVE REASONS TOREJECT THIS OFFER, PLEASE AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR THEU.S.SOLDIER’S HERE IN IRAQ. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG WE WILL REMAIN HERE, MONTH OFMAY WAS THE DEADLIEST MONTH FOR US OUT HERE. TOTALY, WE LOST 127 MENAND I HAVE BEEN SHOT, WOUNDED AND SURVIVED TWO SUICIDE BOMB ATTACKS BY THE SPECIAL GRACE OF GOD. THIS AND OTHER REASONS I WILL MENTION LATER HAS PROMPTED ME TOREACH OUT FOR HELP. I HONESTLY WANT THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVEDIMMEDIATELY,PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH MY PRIVATE E-MAILADDRESSWHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF COMMUNICATION
(E-MAIL:sgt_irvinbrown@yahoo.com.hk) MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SGT. IRVIN BROWN
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