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HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?. HOPE ALL IS WELL.
MY NAME IS ( SGT 1ST CLASS ) ARTHUR HUGO, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, SERVING IN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY??S 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 ( $28 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS ) TWENTY EIGHT MILLION 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.
SOURCE OF MONEY:
SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WAS DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARM HOUSE NEAR ONE OF SADDAM'S OLD PALACE IN
TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUE OPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY MY CREW MEMBERS THAT SOME PART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED
AMONG US BEFORE INFORMING OTHER PEOPLE SINCE WE ARE THE FIRST THAT SAW IT. 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 TIME.
THE ABOVE FIGURE WAS GIVEN TO ME AS MY SHARE, TO CONCEAL THIS KIND OF MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM TO ME BUT FINALY I WAS
ABLE TO SEEK FOR THE HELP OF A BRITHISH CONTACT THAT IS WORKING HERE, AND HIS OFFICE ENJOY SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE
TO GET THE PACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF THE TROUBLE SPOT. HE DOES NOT KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF
THE PACKAGE, AND BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS TO A BRITHISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN AN RAID HERE IN IRAQ,
AND BEFORE GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO HIS FAMILY IN UNITED STATES. NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND A
VERY SECURED WAY OF GETTING THE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ FOR YOU TO PICK IT UP, I WILL ADVICE YOU GET BACK TO ME
IMMEDIATELY PROMISING ME YOUR HONESTY THEN I WILL DISCUSS IT WITH YOU IN DATAILS WITH THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO
KNOW ABOUT THE MONEY. I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST ME, AND I BELIEVE THAT MY MONEY WILL BE WELL
SECURED IN YOUR HAND.
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 PLEASE AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR US SOLDIER'S
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 WITH MY
E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF COMMUNICATION.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
SGT ARTHUR HUGO
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