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Old 12-21-2007, 06:17 AM
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Default This is sad..

I recieved this in an email this morning.
they are either getting really ballsy or someone with knowledge of the english language is trying a new twist on an old scam..
First one I have received that had pretty good grammer.

here is the email.

From: camaco@integra.com.sv
To:
Subject: Letter From Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald.
Date: Dec 20, 2007 8:04 PM

Hello,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must
Crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Sgt. Mark
Fitzgerald, an American soldier, currently serving in the third
Infantry division in Iraq.
I am currently in Kuwait on duty break. I and my partner, secretly
Moved some abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the late
President, Saddam Hussein and the total cash is 25million USD. As I
Write this letter to you, this box is with security firm in cash as I secretly moved
it out of Iraq to a security firm for deposit.
You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about
this and everything is safe.
I would be pleased and grateful to you if you could assist us in
Receiving this box for us on our behalf as I will be heading back
Soon to camp in Iraq to join my Colleagues. Of course, I will give you some money
for your efforts. We have limited time now, kindly get back to me immediately. Moving
the funds out of here is not going to be much of a problem as arrangements are being
made towards that. All I want from you is your trust and assurance that if the box
gets to you,
you can keep it in a safe place until our arrival.
I have to stop here for now, as your response will determine our
Subsequent correspondence. Please do not expose us for security reasons.
In God we trust,
Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald




simply amazing what they will try..
you would have to be an idiot to fall for one of these...
Old 12-21-2007, 06:19 AM
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I'll help you and him if you need it. . .
Old 12-21-2007, 06:53 AM
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dosnt military email have like .mil at the end

lol
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wouldnt that be cool? Like some reason you're a human cyborg that the goverment has been keeping secret to you and anyone else, but then you recieve an email that sends you on a mission. Then one day the box shows up!

NOT!
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Originally Posted by ckyconan2003
wouldnt that be cool? Like some reason you're a human cyborg that the goverment has been keeping secret to you and anyone else, but then you recieve an email that sends you on a mission. Then one day the box shows up!
NOT!
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Apparently I have about 7 dead rich relatives I didn't know about and I am the only surviving family member their money can be passed on to. I think I am owed something like $170 million now or something like that. Minus the little transaction fees, so maybe $150 million. How nice of the banks in Africa to go through so much trouble to find me!
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Originally Posted by ThunderZ28
I recieved this in an email this morning.
they are either getting really ballsy or someone with knowledge of the english language is trying a new twist on an old scam..
First one I have received that had pretty good grammer.

here is the email.

From: camaco@integra.com.sv
To:
Subject: Letter From Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald.
Date: Dec 20, 2007 8:04 PM

Hello,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must
Crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Sgt. Mark
Fitzgerald, an American soldier, currently serving in the third
Infantry division in Iraq.
I am currently in Kuwait on duty break. I and my partner, secretly
Moved some abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the late
President, Saddam Hussein and the total cash is 25million USD. As I
Write this letter to you, this box is with security firm in cash as I secretly moved
it out of Iraq to a security firm for deposit.
You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about
this and everything is safe.
I would be pleased and grateful to you if you could assist us in
Receiving this box for us on our behalf as I will be heading back
Soon to camp in Iraq to join my Colleagues. Of course, I will give you some money
for your efforts. We have limited time now, kindly get back to me immediately. Moving
the funds out of here is not going to be much of a problem as arrangements are being
made towards that. All I want from you is your trust and assurance that if the box
gets to you,
you can keep it in a safe place until our arrival.
I have to stop here for now, as your response will determine our
Subsequent correspondence. Please do not expose us for security reasons.
In God we trust,
Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald




simply amazing what they will try..
you would have to be an idiot to fall for one of these...

Im a soldier big time! But you know what really sucks there could be a Mark fitzgerald out there for real and the last thing he needs is some CID ******* on his back. Im not going to waste my time tellin you I wish I could find this **** and stick my foot shin deep in his mouth but its the internet he or she might be 13 or 15 years old.
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i always reply with a "Go **** yourself" and never get a reply lmfao.
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Sounds like an episode of "total recall"
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Originally Posted by ThunderZ28
I recieved this in an email this morning.
they are either getting really ballsy or someone with knowledge of the english language is trying a new twist on an old scam..
First one I have received that had pretty good grammer.

here is the email.

From: camaco@integra.com.sv
To:
Subject: Letter From Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald.
Date: Dec 20, 2007 8:04 PM

Hello,
This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must
Crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you. I am Sgt. Mark
Fitzgerald, an American soldier, currently serving in the third
Infantry division in Iraq.
I am currently in Kuwait on duty break. I and my partner, secretly
Moved some abandoned cash in a mansion belonging to the late
President, Saddam Hussein and the total cash is 25million USD. As I
Write this letter to you, this box is with security firm in cash as I secretly moved
it out of Iraq to a security firm for deposit.
You do not have to be afraid of anything as no one else knows about
this and everything is safe.
I would be pleased and grateful to you if you could assist us in
Receiving this box for us on our behalf as I will be heading back
Soon to camp in Iraq to join my Colleagues. Of course, I will give you some money
for your efforts. We have limited time now, kindly get back to me immediately. Moving
the funds out of here is not going to be much of a problem as arrangements are being
made towards that. All I want from you is your trust and assurance that if the box
gets to you,
you can keep it in a safe place until our arrival.
I have to stop here for now, as your response will determine our
Subsequent correspondence. Please do not expose us for security reasons.
In God we trust,
Sgt. Mark Fitzgerald




simply amazing what they will try..
you would have to be an idiot to fall for one of these...


i recieve too many of these e-mails in my yahoo mail specially from Africa. i feel they a liers big time since they always telling the same story around plane crashes.
Old 12-21-2007, 09:49 AM
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Hopefully no one falls for one of those.

However, somehow I think it must work from time to time or they wouldn’t keep doing it.
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yes there are really stupid people out there.
Old 12-21-2007, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike96z
yes there are really stupid people out there.
Not truly stupidity, just ignorance/lack of knowledge on what is actually going on out there, especially with senior citizens. You can bet at least one out of 1000 or whatever number the statistics are fall through and that at least fuels their drive.

While we're on this, I wonder if there is ever anything legit coming out of Nigeria *shruggs*
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For some reason the nigerians remind me of this:

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His grammar still sucks.
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Would the assistance of my domocile numerical find him with good will?
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Originally Posted by TexZ
His grammar still sucks.
it's still 90% better than any of the other ones I recieve
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damn! so yall are telling me i'm not actually gonna get paid for this?! man nothing ever goes my way..
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Originally Posted by Adam98Z
Apparently I have about 7 dead rich relatives I didn't know about and I am the only surviving family member their money can be passed on to. I think I am owed something like $170 million now or something like that. Minus the little transaction fees, so maybe $150 million. How nice of the banks in Africa to go through so much trouble to find me!
Hahahahahahahaha.... Damn, I get the same damn emails sent to me on a daily basis. I ******* hate them . People have too much ******* time on their hands. They need to pik up another job or something to take care of that extra free time they have.
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so what are these emails and who is sending them ?



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