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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 01:04 AM
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new scam e-mail, how should I respond?
Edited on Wed Jan-31-07 01:18 AM by jasonc
I Just recieved this a few minutes ago.

this is just sad.





FROM: Sgt.Smith David Fitte
Important Message


Good day,

My name is Smith David Fitte, I am an American soldier, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, as you know we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and car bombs. We managed to move funds belonging to Saddam Hussein’s family. The total amount is US$25 Million dollars in cash, mostly 100 dollar bills. We want to move this money to you, so that you may keep our share for banking.

We are ready to compensate you with good percentage of the funds, No strings attached, just for you to help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone. We plan on using diplomatic means to shipping the money out as military cargo, using diplomatic immunity. If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone numbers for quick communication also your contact details. Pls. kindly reply through this email:
This is risk free.

Respectfully,

Sgt.Smith David Fitte
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 01:43 AM
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1. Contact your local authorities that there is a scam.
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 01:44 AM
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2. Don't respond unless it's to report it as a scam.
And then delete it.

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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 01:45 AM
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3. I got one like this also. Very sad.
Very sad that the Nigerian scam has morphed into the Iraq scam. It is telling of the tone of the occupation when this shows up.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 01:48 AM
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4. ....
Edited on Wed Jan-31-07 01:48 AM by Kali
:rofl:

send it to ebolamonkeyman
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 07:22 AM
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5. Here's a reply that I usually send to those scammers.
Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for writing to me. I am Conchita and I am so poor that I have no last name, as my father could not afford one for me. We live on a small island in the South Pacific and are the only family that has lived here for the past one hundred years.

Unfortunately, we have eaten almost everything on the island except for the dirt and two skinny dogs that are too old to scratch fleas. Fortunately, we ate all the fleas so there are none left for the dogs to worry about.

I am so pleased that you have offered to send us all that money. We have not seen money for the last three generations as we have no place to spend it and no means of getting to a place where we could spend it if we wanted to. I can assure you that we will take excellent care of your funds and invest them wisely. Our plan for the money is as follows:

1. We want to build a deep-water port in Williwilli, our little lagoon here on the island.

2. We then want to bring in a barge with an electrical generator so that we can have electricity on the island once again. We haven't had electricity in over two hundred years because the last generator broke down and we have no parts to repair it.

3. We want to build a school here so the children can learn to read and write. It is really hard to create email messages with no electricity and no knowledge of reading or writing skills.

4. We then want to install a phone company so we can communicate with the outside world and meet more wonderful people like you and your blessed family.

5. We then want to build a satellite cable system so we can watch television and see all the latest fights in the world. We don't have those here and miss them very much. We think that we could probably hook up a computer to the cable or telephone lines so we could send email messages to our newfound friends when we get them.

6. We want to build a grocery store so we have a place to buy things like bubble gum and candy, something we have never had here.

7. We will then need to build a road from our cave to the grocery store so we can get there. Of course, we will need a car to drive on the road or there will be no point in having a road, will there?

8. If we get a car we will need gas and oil but maybe we could just take some from the electrical generator and save that money for a beauty salon, something we really need here. Have you seen the women around here? They are just awful looking.

9. Of course, we will have to build a church so we have a place to go and be thankful for the gifts you have offered us.

Once all these things have been completed, if there is any money left we would like to use it to build a house to live in. The hole we use for an outhouse is rapidly filling up since we began receiving your letters of appeal and we will need to move soon as the cave will be unbearable to live in during hot weather. Air conditioning in our new house would be nice too.

It is too bad that I am only eight years old. If I were older I could come and visit you if you sent me an airplane ticket and an airplane with pontoons on it so it could land in the lagoon. One of my grandchildren would like to come and visit you also, if you don't mind.

I shall patiently await the arrival of the next bottle with your message telling us when the money will be here. Thank you again, for your kind generosity; it is sincerely appreciated.


Conchita


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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-31-07 04:25 PM
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6. LOL
have you received any responses?
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