You'd think that all the treasure would have been scammed by now, but no -- there's always more. Don't respond, don't be fooled, by messages like this. (Even if they're in all caps.)
From: SGT GOODSON PETERS godsonpeters26@gmail.com
Date: 2009/10/2
Subject: HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
MY NAME IS ( SGT 1ST CLASS ) GOODSON PETERS, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, SERVINGIN 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 ( $9.8 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS )NINE MILLION,EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO YOU IN UNITED STATES, AS FAR AS I CAN BE ASSURED THAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICE HERE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
SOURCE OF MONEY:
SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WAS DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARM HOUSE 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 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 CONTACT WORKING HERE, AND WHICH 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 AN 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 VERY SECURED WAY OF GETTING THE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP.
I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY MONEY WILL BE WELL SECURED IN YOUR HAND BECAUSE YOU HAVE FEAR OF GOD. 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 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 WITH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF COMMUNICATION. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS FAMILY.
SGT GOODSON PETERS.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Read urgently, and delete quickly
Another spammer who has lovely children. This came from an MSN address. Don't respond, don't be fooled.
From: mohammed alpha ala_alpha08@msn.com
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY VERY URGENTLY.
PLEASE READ AND REPLY VERY URGENTLY.
FROM: MR MOHAMMED ALPHA
Good day,
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings
Please in the name of God i ask for your little time to read this message again carefully to the excellency of our mutual benefit. So please read this email very gently and tell me what you think, if we can transact it together or not. And please after reading, if it does not interest you please kindly delet the mail and keep the secret of what you read within you.
My name is Mohammed Alpha,I am the Operation Manager in Bank Of Africa,headquters Republic of Bamako Mali, I got your informatio n when i was searching for an oversea partner amongother names.I promise this to you in goodfaith,I am 52 years old,An Ethiopian white based in Mali Republic, married with four lovely kids.
I have a very important business which i would like to execute with you which involves some reasonable amount of cash and no risk involve, i have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the OPS manager in this bank it is my duty to send in a financial report to my headmen office in Bamako at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year business report, i discovered that we made NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($9,000,000.00 ) which our head office do not know about, and no single staff is aware of this over surplus extra cash and will never be aware of it since i have wisely parckaged an arrangement to move out the money for myself as i intend to retire from service soon. I blinded the files. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow account with no beneficiary and awaiting data, so that it would be simply easy for anybody to claim peacefully.
As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is for you to apply and stand as the beneficiary to this money and order the bank to transfer it into your account with immediate effect. As soon as you receive it in your bank account, i agree that you will take 40% of the total funds as your commission. There are practically no risks involved in this event, it will be a bank-to-bank wire transfer , and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of the fund who made the deposit with this bank so that my head office can order the transfer to any of your bank account that you shall indicated. I assure you that hence you apply as the beneficiary of the fund it shall be vividly released to you.
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. so that we can go over the details and i will give you my full information and relay to you more information on the money and explain to you how we should start the claim. Remember there is no risk involved, i promise.
Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
Yours truly
MR MOHAMMED ALPHA
BLESSED BE THE GOD
From: mohammed alpha ala_alpha08@msn.com
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY VERY URGENTLY.
PLEASE READ AND REPLY VERY URGENTLY.
FROM: MR MOHAMMED ALPHA
Good day,
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings
Please in the name of God i ask for your little time to read this message again carefully to the excellency of our mutual benefit. So please read this email very gently and tell me what you think, if we can transact it together or not. And please after reading, if it does not interest you please kindly delet the mail and keep the secret of what you read within you.
My name is Mohammed Alpha,I am the Operation Manager in Bank Of Africa,headquters Republic of Bamako Mali, I got your informatio n when i was searching for an oversea partner amongother names.I promise this to you in goodfaith,I am 52 years old,An Ethiopian white based in Mali Republic, married with four lovely kids.
I have a very important business which i would like to execute with you which involves some reasonable amount of cash and no risk involve, i have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the OPS manager in this bank it is my duty to send in a financial report to my headmen office in Bamako at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year business report, i discovered that we made NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($9,000,000.00 ) which our head office do not know about, and no single staff is aware of this over surplus extra cash and will never be aware of it since i have wisely parckaged an arrangement to move out the money for myself as i intend to retire from service soon. I blinded the files. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow account with no beneficiary and awaiting data, so that it would be simply easy for anybody to claim peacefully.
As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is for you to apply and stand as the beneficiary to this money and order the bank to transfer it into your account with immediate effect. As soon as you receive it in your bank account, i agree that you will take 40% of the total funds as your commission. There are practically no risks involved in this event, it will be a bank-to-bank wire transfer , and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of the fund who made the deposit with this bank so that my head office can order the transfer to any of your bank account that you shall indicated. I assure you that hence you apply as the beneficiary of the fund it shall be vividly released to you.
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. so that we can go over the details and i will give you my full information and relay to you more information on the money and explain to you how we should start the claim. Remember there is no risk involved, i promise.
Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.
Yours truly
MR MOHAMMED ALPHA
BLESSED BE THE GOD
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