Anyone else getting email like this?

[libertypirate]

Now I might be a little tin foil hat like with this but I seem to get emails like these the more I send in letters to the editor and post on DU.

It is so clearly bullshit because I have been getting similar ones for about 6 months, same content same reinforcement of Bush lies.


From: "KHIL" <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:36:22 +0000

Dear Mr. khalil ,
Greetings in the name of Allah the most precious and most mercifully, and let us remember our brothers and sisters in Iraq in our daily prayers and those who have lost there lives, Wa-Salaam w'Ala ikum I got your name and phone number from your friend Mr. wissam aldarrai due to lack of chance in his busines he decided to direct me to you so that you can help me in any of the profitable venture in your country as I learnt that your country is peacefull.
I am Aminu Ali Hassan, the only child and the only son to Late Haji Abdul Hassan, well known as chief protocal officer to Ali Hasan Al-Majid (Chemical Ali). I am 25 years old. My late parents were killed during the U.S air raid in bagdad early 2003.My late father was well trusted by Hassan Al-majid.
Before my father died, he deposited the sum of US$ 10.5 Million in the vault of a security/finance institution in Asia. Immediately I found your friend Mr.wissam aldarrai I felt he can be of help to me, so he advised me to contact you. I need someone who has the capacity to receive such huge amount of money in his account and I am willing to give up some reasonable part of the total amount to you. I want to set up some business investment with this money outside Iraq and for this reason.
I sincerely appeal to you to help me in this respect to assist me in claiming and receiving this money.
Please, for security reasons, our Communications/Correspondence will be through this my private e-mail address and we will then arrange for a meeting where all the modalities for the transaction will be discussed (including the areas of investment), and all the necessary documents relating to the money and our transactions. I'm look forward to further cooperation from you and will be grateful for your immediate response Please treat this transaction with much confidencial to avoid problem when this fun might have arrive in your country.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks
Aminu Ali Hassan.

[wicket]

1. I got the same exact email the other day

n/t

[Stand and Fight]

2. Nothing to do with Bush.

This is a proven scam that for some reason has been going on for a while.

[NYCGirl]

3. It's just a variation on the Nigerian scam.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

[wakeme2008]

4. It is just a reworked on email spam

that has been around for years.

:)

[Jecks]

8. Yeah...it is old hat

Old Nigerian scam just dressed up for the events of the day...


Do not be fooled

[newyawker99]

13. Hi Jecks!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[madinmaryland]

5. Delete it, it's a scam. n/t

[yewberry]

6. Libertypirate

You might want to edit your post to remove your email address.

This is a well-documented and oft-imitated scam.

[libertypirate]

10. This email is all over the internet...

It doesn't matter, it's not my normal address.

[havocmom]

12. You disable your profile but put your email addy in a public forum?

Borrowing trouble there! Do you know how many freeper types troll here?

[bertha katzenengel]

7. don't post your email address on any message boards

I don't know for sure, but I think spammers troll MBs for email addresses. :shrug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

9. Nigerians? In Iraq?? Get me Chertoff!!!

:silly:

[Ian David]

11. Yeah. It's a variation of "The Nigerian Scam."

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