The Latest Email Scam

Spam Email | July 15, 2011 | Self

[editor-surveyor]

Dear Beloved,

My name is Corporal Mary Ann MacCombie(E-4). I am an American soldier with Swiss background,
serving in the military with the army 3rd infantry division. With a very
desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I found
your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your kind
assistance to move the sum of Three million,two hundred thousand united states dollars to you,
as far as  I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here,
this is no stolen money, and there are no danger involved. I am presently in a hospital
recovering from injuries sustained in a suicide bomb attack.

Source of money:

Some money in various currencies was discovered in barrels at a farmhouse near one of Saddam's old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue operation, and it was agreed by staff Sgt Lee Mccoy and I that some part of this money be shared among both of us before informing anybody about it since both of us saw the money first. This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for the risk we have taken with our lives in this hell hole.. Of which my brother in-law was killed by a road side bomb last week.

Please view website for confirmation;

http://www.voanews.com/burmese/archive/2003-04/a-2003-04-20-1-1.cfm

The above figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of money became a problem for me, so with the help of a British contact working here and his office enjoy some immunity, I was able to move the money to a security company in Bangkok Thailand as a diplomatic baggage. They are now waiting for us to provide the name of beneficiary who they will transfer the funds to. The reason i want you to claim the funds on my behalf is that as a soldier, I cannot present concrete evidence on how i made such a big amount of money down here. Besides the US Government is trying their best to keep their eyes on soldiers here in order to effect a high level of discipline among us. The moment i am sure that you are willing to assist me; I will give you the information of the security company and the security code of the baggage. I want you to tell me how much you will take from this money for the assistance you will give to me.

One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should you have reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message as any leakage of this information will be too bad for us soldiers here in Iraq. I do not know how long we will remain here, and i have been shot, wounded and survived two suicide bomb attacks by the special grace of God, this and other reasons i will mention later has prompted me to reach out for help, i honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately, please contact me as soon as possible, my only way of communication is email.

Yours in Service.

Corporal Mary Ann MacCombie (E-4). Camp MXP-512 Third Infantry Division Unit(T.I.D.U), Abul Uruj,bagdad,iraq

[editor-surveyor]

The "nigerian" heist has morfed.

This is the 'link' that was in the email:

http://www.voanews.com/burmese/archive/2003-04/a-2003-04-20-1-1.cfm

[Nervous Tick]

This is a *scam*? Oh crap... see ya later, gotta get down to the bank before they close!

[cripplecreek]

Aww c’mon man, be a patriot. Help a sister out.

She’s risking her life for freedom.

[nascarnation]

Mary Anne Macombie was a famous anti-war mother of an Iraq casualty.

How bizarre.

[JPG]

Nigerian ‘English’ is easy to spot.

[SatinDoll]

People actually fall for this nonsense?

[Revolting cat!]

Swiss background

Why wouldn't you trust a Swiss maid?

[Yaelle]

This totally legit. It OK because she a true Americn solder!

[editor-surveyor]

>> “How bizarre.” <<

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How ruthless!

[PAR35]

But MacCombie is such a Swiss name.

[Proud2BeRight]

“One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody..”

Now you’ve gone and spoiled it.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “People actually fall for this nonsense?” <<

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They do.

A fool in my neighborhood’s house is presently in default because he bit on the ‘Nigerian’ bank scam.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “But MacCombie is such a Swiss name.” <<

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maybe they ment “swish,” the sound of your money flying out of your bank account.

[SatinDoll]

Huh.

For me, the salutation, “Dear Beloved”, was a red flag.

[trumandogz]

Anyone who would fall for this scam deserves to lose money.

[HereInTheHeartland]

This email has much more credibility than anything Obama says.

[Larry Lucido]

You can’t fool an honest man.

[Larry Lucido]

I found your contact particulars in an address journal.

I wondered where I left my contact particulars!

[skr]

In a journal full of addresses, no less!

[shibumi]

I keep mine right next to my contact particles and my contact lenses, on a shelf lined with contact paper.