A scam that is pithy and to the point.

However, it is still a scam and as such utter bollocks!

GOOD DAY,

My name is captain David Walker, I am an American soldier, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, I have a transaction I want to introduce to you. If you know you can handle it, do get back to me as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,

David Walker

I do wish these scammers would learn to write and spell check their handiwork.

This pile of shite arrived in my mail box this morning.

Aside from the usual illiterate, badly spelt drivel, the scammer also seems to have some confusion over the letter "I" and the number "1" on his keyboard.

Pretty pathetic, even by scammers' standards!

Dear Sir/Madam

I hope you pardon me for intruding your privacy without your concent, l a man American,l use to own an oil firm during my stay in Iraq,before ldeparted from iraqi l lost it to the Iraqi government,this was after l was probed to have taken side with United States Government in sanitizing the IraqiGovernment,Before they got me probed,l have smooth transaction transaction with the the Iraq Government and earned good profit which l got into afixed acccount with LLYODSTSB/WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK.

Currently my oil firm is gone due to the above stated reason,not just that,there not stopping their,there target of now is tracking down my fixed,l am not finding this move funny l am currently scared of loosing myhard earned funds to them,l need a reliable firm to entrust this funds under its care,there are good investment plans in States that we could jointly invest this funds into.

Kindly indicate If you could be of assistance.

Your Contact telephone number/address/Occupation/Age would be needed foren-hanced communication.

Confidentiality is guaranteed I will be delighted to get an urgent response from you.

Regards,

Joy Cora

This scammer claims to have located some of Saddam Hussein's hidden millions.

I don't think so!

With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you.I am an army Sgt. from FortHood Tx. now serving with the third infantry contingent mission stationed in Iraq. I actually found your contact in a business journal. I am seeking your experience and assistance to evacuate the sum of $3.2 Million United Sates Dollars to USA or any other safe country. This is no stolen funds, and there are no risks involved.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
During the third month of the raid here in Iraq, myself and some few other soldiers while conducting a routine search in a location near one of Saddam`s old palaces, uncovered large sums of money buried in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunitions which we believed must have been part of Saddam's hidden treasure. We agreed not to turn over the cash or declare it to our superiors since there is noting we could do having considered that there is no amount or kind of compensation that can make up, quantify, or justify the risks we have taken with our lives in this hell hole.
I was given the sum of $3.2 Million Dollars as my own share out of the large sums discovered, and had nowhere to conceal such bulk monies here, so I had to employ the services of a contact by a British colleague. The said contact facilitated the movement of the funds to a safer location entirely outside Iraq. One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with a third party, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy this email, as any leakage of this information will be too bad for me. I do not know for how long we will remain here, and I have survived two suicide bomb attacks by the grace of God.
It may be difficult for us to communicate on phone for security reasons, so as soon as I am sure you are willing to help, I will guide you with more information. But only when I ascertained your seriousness to commit your time in seeing to the success of this. We shall also discuss about percentage when it is convenient to do so,until I hear from you, more information shall be supplied to you.
Respectfully,

Sgt. Derek George.

This scammer appears to be under the impression that I am Muslim, I am not.

He also makes an interesting use of the word "apple" within his "bleeding heart" letter. He should have also used spell check before sending this out.

Nonetheless, it is a scam fit only for the trash can.

Assalam ualaikum

I am Mr. Ali Hussein business man from Basra Iraq I am writing you this email as a Muslim brother.

As you and I know about the unrest in my country, I went to use this means to apple for your help to relocate my family to your country and if there is any lucretive business i can invest over there place do tell me.

I just lost my wife some month ago because of the unrest here in Basra and 8months baby with me now.
.
Hope to hear from you
Assalam ualaikum

ali hussein

I receive a large amount of crap from the spamming scumbag community, some of which makes an attempt to sound plausible. However, on occasions I receive something that is so badly written and so implausible that I wonder why the author ever wasted his time typing it out.

Here is one such example of utter crap. This author, who needs few lessons on how to write English, is under the delusion that I will believe him when he says that he found over $8M stored in some barrels in Iraq.

The only thing he says that has the ring of truth, is that he found the non existent money illegally.

Fall for this and you deserve to be conned.

Dear Sir, With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I am from (will disclose this later), presently working in Iraq with an international organisation that I will also disclose later, I found your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of (US$8.523 Million Dollars) Eight Million five Hundred Thousand And Twenty Three Dollars to your country or any other safe country of your choice, as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care untill I complete my service here,this is no stolen money, and there are no dangers involved. SOURCE OF MONEY: Some money in various currencies was discovered concealed in barrels with piles of weapons and ammunitions at a location near one of Saddam,s old palaces during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by all party present that the money be shared amongst us, this was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what? no compensation can make up for the risks we have taken with our lives in this hell hole. 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 German contact working here, and his office enjoys some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe cation entirely out of trouble spot. He does not know the real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs to an Asian/American who died in an air raid, and before giving up, trusted me to hand over the package to his business associate. I have now found a secured way of getting the package out to a safer country for you to pick up, and will discuss this with you when I am sure that you are willing to assist me. One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with a third party, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy this mail as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us. I do not know for how long we will rem ain here, and I have survived 2 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. Regards, Robert Taylor

What a load of tosh!

Suffice to say, it has been consigned to my trash can.

Attn/ Please

Good day to you and your lovely family. I am Mr. Yassan Ali-Fayadh, the son of Late Dhari Ali al-Fayadh (Prominent Iraq's House of Assembly Member) who was killed along with three of his bodyguards and my Bother in a suicide bomb attack in the neighborhood of Rashdiya Northern Baghdad. Please view the news website below for detail Story of how I lost my Father and My Bother.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1119953467273_37/?hub=World
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-06-28-us-offensive_x.htm?csp=34


My late Father deposited a huge amount with Company here in Dakar Senegal. I got your contact detail from a friend in the neighbor and have so much in trust in you. All I need from you is an assistance to transfer the fund my late Father deposited to your country for investment until I regain my freedom. I will give you 32% of the total sum but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction and will not want you to betray me, and I also want you to know that is a legitimate transaction and which is total risk free and we both will benefit from it. Please all correspondence should be directed to my private email: yassanal@yahoo.fr as await your reply soon.

Yours sincerely,


Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh

Now the scammers have moved on to Iraq.

I received this pile of nonsense today. It starts out by saying that it is genuine and not a hoax, at this point you know full well that it is a scam.

The writer claims to be in the US forces in Iraq. He claims that he has $18M, that was not stolen, he then proceeds to explain that he found it buried in the sand; ie, if it exists which it doesn't, then it was stolen.

The letter then follows the usual scam format; he needs help to transfer the money, keep this confidential etc etc.

Please don't be stupid enough to fall for this, it is a con.

Dear Sir,

NOT FOR THIRD PARTY (CONFIDENTIAL)
AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS
NOT A HOAX MAIL, IT IS REAL.

With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed
up courage to contact you.I am an army Sgt. from Fort Hood Tx.now
serving with the third infantry contingent mission stationedin Iraq;I
actually found your contact particulars in a business journal.

I am seeking your experience and assistance to evacuate the
sum of $18.5Million United Sates Dollars to USA or any othersafe country.
This is no stolen funds, and there are no risks involved.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
During the third month of the raid here in Iraq, Myself and
a few other soldiers while conducting a routine search in a
location near one of Saddam.s old palaces, uncovered large
sums of money buried in barrels with piles of weapons and
ammunitions which we believed must have been part of
Saddam's hidden treasure. We agreed not to turn over the cash or
declare it to our authorities that brought us here, so we shared it
amongst ourselves, since there was noting we could do having considered
that there is no amount or kind of compensation that can make up, be
quantified,or justify the risks we have taken with our lives in this
hell hole.

I was given the sum of $18.5Million Dollars as my own
share, and had nowhere to conceal such bulk monies here,
so I had to employ the services of a contact
to me by a German colleague. The said contact facilitated
the movement of the funds to a safer location entirely
outside Iraq, it was deposited in a security vault of a
in dubai(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) for safety purpose.

What he knows is that the funds belong to an Asian American
who died in the war, and trusted me to turn in the money
to his family. One passionate appeal I will make to you
is not to discuss this matter with any third party, should
you have reasons to reject this offer, please destroy this
mail, as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us. I do
not know for how long we will remain here, and I have survived two
suicide bomb attacks by the grace of God.

It may be difficult for us to communicate frequently for
security reasons, so as soon as I am sure you are willing
to help, I will link you up with the contact and close
confidant who will work with you to get the money into
your care. On your immediate correspondence with the
contact which I will introduce to you, he will need to
release to you the document and secret code in which the
funds was safeguarded with so you can proceed for claim
and collection, but only when he has ascertained your
seriousness and totality to commit your time in seeing
to the success of this. We will also discuss your
percentage when it is convenient to do so but the
first thing is for you to get hold of the funds first.

In the meantime, please contact me through
my private email address: ()

Respectfully,
Billy.

Now the scammers are trying to pretend that they are Iraqis.

Doubtless they feel that the current situation in Iraq makes us feel sorry for them.

This short email arrived in my email box this morning. Although the writer professes to be in Iraq, his email address is Italian; funny that!

Whatever the location, it is the same story; $15M in a bank account, which they want me to transfer on their behalf.

Some people actually fall for this!

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM RAFIK BELLO FROM IRAQ I AM CONTACTING YOU IN
CONNECTION WITH THE $15MILLION USD I HAVE IN MY
POSSESION WHICH I HAVE MOVE INTO A BANK IN ABIDJAN,
PLEASE COULD YOU HELP IN PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT SO
THAT THIS MONEY COULD BE TRANSFERED TO YOU SO THAT I
CAN COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR RESETTLEMENT AND
START A NEW LIFE AND INVEST THE MONEY.

PLEASE FOR THE CONDITION OF ME AND MY FAMILY AND
WHERE WE ARE STAYING I CAN NOT DO THIS MY SELF SO,
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED I WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL NAME
E-MAIL/PHONE CONTACTS OF THE BANK SO THAT YOU CAN
CONTACT THE BANK ON HOW THE TRANSFER WILL BE MADE TO
YOU INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THANKS I BEG TO STOP SO FAR TILL YOU REPLY
ALLAH BLESS YOU.

RAFIK BELLO