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**Jan** · 12-17-2003, 08:34 AM

Or they all moved?

HELLO DEARLY,

We are teams of American coalition troops writing from Baghdad Iraq!

We are urgently seeking for your willingness to secure the below consignments as shown in the attached photos!

The goods were captured here in Baghdad, abandoned in one of the Saddam
Hussein?s Treasure House.
However, the contents of the box are Gold Bars, Gold coins and huge amount of fund in the sealed boxes!

At moment, we are intending to ship these goods outside Iraq for safekeeping on our behalf but due to law and 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.

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.

Capt. STELLA .A (Team Leader)

reply to :capt_tony2001@firehousemail.com

njpete · 12-17-2003, 09:03 AM

Besides the obvious reasons alarm bells should go off in peoples heads because what soldier talks like that

I still can't believe people fall for this.

12-17-2003, 08:34 AM	#1
Jan Join Date: May 2001 Location: Beautiful Darwin Posts: 4,753	A new twist to Nigerian spam? Or they all moved? HELLO DEARLY, We are teams of American coalition troops writing from Baghdad Iraq! We are urgently seeking for your willingness to secure the below consignments as shown in the attached photos! The goods were captured here in Baghdad, abandoned in one of the Saddam Hussein?s Treasure House. However, the contents of the box are Gold Bars, Gold coins and huge amount of fund in the sealed boxes! At moment, we are intending to ship these goods outside Iraq for safekeeping on our behalf but due to law and 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. 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. Capt. STELLA .A (Team Leader) reply to :capt_tony2001@firehousemail.com __________________ Real Ghost Stories Darwin NT World Travel Forum

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12-17-2003, 09:03 AM	#2
njpete Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 381	Besides the obvious reasons alarm bells should go off in peoples heads because what soldier talks like that I still can't believe people fall for this.