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    Email Scam

    An interesting variant of the Nigerian email scam that appeared in miy in ox today:

    Dearly

    We are* American coalition troops writing from Baghdad
    Iraq!

    We are urgently seeking for your help* to secure the
    some
    consignments
    *
    The goods were captured here in Baghdad, abandoned in
    one
    of the Saddam Hussein's Treasure House.

    However,* the boxes
    contents of* Gold Bars, Gold coins
    and huge amount of fund in the sealed
    boxes!

    At moment, we have* ship these goods outside
    Iraq for
    safekeeping on our behalf but due to some restriction
    order, we are unable to
    transport these goods to AMERICA .We hereby seek
    for your assistance* to
    recieve the box in Europe.

    We are offering you 25% of the entire goods
    either in cash
    or in value.

    Some of the fund has been deposited on
    onlne bank in SWISS.

    Therefore, we will appreciate your effort to get
    back to us
    via email confirming your interest to assist us receive the
    consignment.
    As soon as we receive your positive reply, we shall
    furnish
    you with further* details.

    Please, note, this issue must be
    handled with utmost
    confidentiality as to avoid publicity!


    Yours
    truly.

    Major Archie Gates (Team Leader)
    pls reply to
    :[email protected]

    #2
    At least you know that's a scam. Got one supposedly from Cahoot the other day about a blocked transfer and it just so happened I have a Cahoot account and had recently made a transfer. It looked very convincing, none of the obvious errors. I didn't fall for it but I could see how people might and click on their fake site.

    PS Sounds like the plot of Kelly's Heros.
    PPS Your email I mean. Mine would have made a very dull film even with Clint Eastwood in it.
    bloggoth

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      #3
      Originally posted by pacharan View Post
      An interesting variant of the Nigerian email scam that appeared in miy in ox today:

      Dearly

      We are* American coalition troops writing from Baghdad
      Iraq!

      We are urgently seeking for your help* to secure the
      some
      consignments
      *
      The goods were captured here in Baghdad, abandoned in
      one
      of the Saddam Hussein's Treasure House.

      However,* the boxes
      contents of* Gold Bars, Gold coins
      and huge amount of fund in the sealed
      boxes!

      At moment, we have* ship these goods outside
      Iraq for
      safekeeping on our behalf but due to some restriction
      order, we are unable to
      transport these goods to AMERICA .We hereby seek
      for your assistance* to
      recieve the box in Europe.

      We are offering you 25% of the entire goods
      either in cash
      or in value.

      Some of the fund has been deposited on
      onlne bank in SWISS.

      Therefore, we will appreciate your effort to get
      back to us
      via email confirming your interest to assist us receive the
      consignment.
      As soon as we receive your positive reply, we shall
      furnish
      you with further* details.

      Please, note, this issue must be
      handled with utmost
      confidentiality as to avoid publicity!


      Yours
      truly.

      Major Archie Gates (Team Leader)
      pls reply to
      :[email protected]
      Only a complete retard would fall for that. Unlucky pacharan.


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