I have been receiving a lot of these lately. It’s just another scam going around like those Nigerian bank scams, but this time it’s taken a turn for the worse by using soldiers:
Good day,
My name is Edward Osbourne, 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? 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 invest it for us and keep our share for banking.
You can go to this web link to read about events that took place there: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
We will take 70%, my partner and I. You take the other 30%. No strings attached, just help us move it out of Iraq, Iraq is a war zone. We plan on using diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in one large silver box, 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/fax numbers for quick communication also your contact details. This business is risk free. The box can be shipped out in 48hrs.
In God we trust.
Respectfully,
Sgt.Edward Osbourne
The link is fine to click. It is actually about a stash of money found in Iraq and the article is from 2003 and plays into the scam quiet well.
Has anyone else been receiving these? If so please share in the comments.