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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: "ALI IBRAHIM" <al_brahim1@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:14:30 -0500
Subject: ASSALAMU ALAIKUM: HELP ME OUT,ITS VERY URGENT
Dear Sir,
With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage
to you. I am from (will disclose this later), presently working in
Iraq with an international organisation that I will also disclose
later, I foundyour contact particulars in an address journal. I am
seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of (US$8.523 Million
Dollars) Eight Million five 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 during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by all
party 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
mattera 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 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,
ALI IBRAHIM
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