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    a new low in scams

    gf chef has her inherited house on the market, she received this email today

    1st email written in google translated bad german simply was a 1 line statement saying he is interested in the property after seeing it on the german housing agency website immobilean scout and although he is working away he would like further information, no hint given on what info wanted.

    gf chef replied in both english and german with information on the upcoming house viewing day for any interested people and asked what other information he would require as he never specified.

    2nd email received today:

    From: [email protected]

    Hello
    I want inform you that i will buy the property at the price you listed it but i have a proposal i will like to pay from.
    Secondly i will not be able to come to inspect the property because of my work.

    I am Spc. Jeff Millforts with the United States troop stationed here in Iraq, Based on the United States legislative and executive decision to withdraw all troops from Iraq before the end of 2011, I have been deployed to work in Europe soon. our mission is to beef up terrorist targeted states, mostly the United States and the European Union on war against terrorism.
    This circumstance have orchestrated this proposal and I will explain in details upon your acceptance.

    I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of 16.2 million Euros which i got from a crude Oil deal here. I deposited this money with a Red Cross officer informing him that we are making contact for the real owner of the fund. It is under my power to approve whoever comes forth for this money.

    I wish to use this money for charity purposes in Turkey, where we have about 3 million Iraqi refugees and Sudan where we have currently the highest numbers of refugees displaced as a result of war. You need to visit such places. I am not forgetting the displaced in India. I want to invest the money on stock fish from Norway to this refugees because based on my experience on battle ground in this places, they lack a lot of fish and meat to add to their meager and unpalatable meals which they get in little quantity just to keep them living until God knows when the problem ends. Instead of allowing these terrorists to get the money and spend it on purchasing arms from Russia, it is better channeled to saving the world.

    I cannot move this money to the United States because I will be in Europe for about 3 years, so I need someone I could trust to channel the fund to, as the beneficiary because I am a uniformed person and I cannot be parading such an amount, so I need to present someone as the beneficiary.

    As an American and a Specialist officer I have a 100% authentic means of moving the funds through diplomatic means. All I just need is your acceptance for this to be done.
    if you are interested in this transaction I will give to you the complete details you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully. I decided to find someone that is real and not imaginary and that is why I went to a secured property site where I can be sure that the person is real and i believe I can trust you.

    For now we can only communicate through our military communication a facility which is secured so nobody can monitor our emails, I can explain in details to you because calls might be monitored and I just have to be sure of whom I am dealing with. I can only call you when I am out of our military network.

    If you are interested please inform me and I will give you more details. I am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not interested do not reply to this email and please delete this message, if no response after 3 days I will then search for someone else.

    I am doing this on trust, you should understand and you should know that as a trained military expert I will always play safe in case you are the bad type, but I pray you are not. 16.2 million Euros is a lot of money which is the dream of anyone.

    I await for your acceptance so that we can go on. in less than 14 working days the money should be in you custody and i will come over for my money and the to do the notary.
    I have mapped out 30% of the sum for you while 70% is for me

    I hope am fair on this deal?

    Sincerely,

    Spc. Jeff Millforts
    The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

    #2
    His writing style, spelling and grammar are enough to convince me that he's American.

    Take him to the cleaners and do a runner with the millions
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      #3
      Why not forward the details to the US embassy?

      Perhaps they'll locate and extradite this scumbag, and sentence them to a long jail term.
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        #4
        why do you write like AtW, have AtW's old profile pic and yet login via FaQQer's account?
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          #5
          Originally posted by chef View Post

          why do you write like AtW, have AtW's old profile pic and yet login via FaQQer's account?
          It's a bit puzzling, but I have met the FAQQer and he isn't a Peter Bowles lookalike nor has a meerkat accent.
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            #6
            Originally posted by chef View Post
            why do you write like AtW, have AtW's old profile pic and yet login via FaQQer's account?
            Someone earlier missed AtW, so I adopted the Shodan picture as my avatar.

            I'm not the squirrel botherer, though.

            (I just like the icon)
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