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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: "From Sgt Thomas Richard" <thomas000000@superposta.com>
Reply-To: sgtthomasrichard2002@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:19:45 -0700
Subject: Attention:Sir/Madam
Attention:Sir/Madam
My name is Sgt Thomas Richard, I am an American soldier with Swiss background,
serving in the military with the army's 3rd infantry division. With a very
desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I found
your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your kind
assistance to move the sum of ( $ 35 million u.s. dollars ) Thirty Five million
united states dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will be
safe in your care until I complete my service here, this is no stolen money, and
there are no danger involved.
Source of money:
Some money in various currencies was discovered in barrels at a farmhouse near
one of Saddam's old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue operation, and it
was agreed by staff Sgt Kenneth buff and I that some part of this money be
shared among both of us before informing anybody about it since 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
week. You will find the story of this money on the web address below; 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 contact working here and
his office enjoy some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe
location entirely out of trouble spot. he does not know the real contents of
the package, and believes that it
belongs to a brithish/american medical doctor who died in a raid here in Iraq,
and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his family in
united states.
I have now found a much secured way of getting the package out of Iraq to
your country for you to pick up, and I will discuss this with you when I am
sure that you are willing to assist me. I want you to tell me how much you will
take from this money for the assistance you will give to me. One passionate
appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should
you have reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message
as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us soldier's here in
Iraq. I do not know how long we will remain here, and 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 to reach out for help, i
honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please contact me as soon
as possible my only way of communication email.
Kindly reply to this email address(sgtthomasrichard2002@yahoo.com.hk)
God Bless
Thomas Richard.
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