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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: STAFF SGT CHRIS SHERLOCK <julientgrillo11@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: chris_sherlock10@sify.com
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:39:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOODNEWS TO YOU MY FRIEND
Hello,
My name is Staff Sgt. Chris Sherlock, an American soldier who was serving in the military, 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq. I am in a secret place right now at the moment. I succeeded in moving one of the trunk boxes containing funds which was belonging to Saddam Hussein as we storm his resident in Baghdad in March 2003, the total funds contain in this box is $20MUSD.The box of the funds has been moved via a safe Diplomatic Courier Service to a secured security company in Europe for safe keeping pending when you will be ready to make claim on my behalf with the informations I will pass across to you.
You should kindly Click on this link to read in details:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm Since am in the service for American government I cannot keep these funds that is while the box containing the funds has to be deposited in a security company. But right now I have moved my family out of America to secret place just to ensure I seek your assistance to move this box to start a new life with my family.I will offer you 30%, for your kind assistance if you can keep this as top secret to retrieve the consignment where we can share it.60% will be for me and my family and 10% will be aside for expenses. Please for God sake this business is confidential, and it should not be discussed with anyone else.
I have perfected plans to enable you claim the box easily, no risk involve because I left the box in the Security company for safe keeping without declaring the real contents just to ensure that the funds are safe. As soon as you are ready to move ahead I will send you the full details including the certificate of deposit that will enable you make claims, because it was already in the documents as a box containing photographic materials belonging to a foreign partner.
Please I only need your trust and confidence as a good partner that can be trusted to assist me. Kindly reply to signifying your interest including your telephone/fax numbers for quick communication and also your contact details. I assure you that this transaction is risk free and 100% guaranteed
You should get in touch with me On My Private E-mail Address:chris_sherlock@sify.com
Yours Faithfully,
Staff Sgt. Chris Sherlock.
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