Can anyone help out a US Marine in Iraq?

[Skyrad 0]

Or was that Lagos

I recieved this by e-mail today...

Dear Friend, I am Alvin McAlister; a US Marine Capt. serving in the
Hqs.
Multinational Corps Iraq, III Corps-Camp Victory, which Patrols the
Baghdad province. I am desperately in need of assistance and I have
summoned up courage to contact you. I am presently in Iraq and I found
your contact particulars in an address journal. I am seeking your
assistance to evacuate the sum of $10,570,000 (Ten million Five Hundred
and Seventy Thousand US dollars) to the States or any safe country of
your choice, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your
care until I complete my service here, this is no stolen money and
there are no dangers involved. Last year,some money in various
currencies was discovered concealed in barrels with piles of weapons
and ammunition at a location near one of Saddam Hussein's old
Presidential Palaces during a search operation and it was agreed by all
party present that the money be shared amongst us. This might appear as
an illegal thing to do but I tell you what? No compensation can make up
for the risks we have taken with our lives in this hell hole. 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 German contact working
with the UN here(his office enjoys some immunity)I was able to get the
package out to a safe location entirely out of trouble spot.

All i need from you is to stand as the beneficiary to the above sum due
to my inability as my service is still on, I do not know for how long I
will remain here as I have been lucky to have survived 2 suicide bomb
attacks by Pure Divine intervention. This and other reasons put into
consideration have prompted me to reach out for help. If it might be of
interest to you then Endeavour to contact me via my private box:
j.sr@live.com so we would work out the necessary formalities but i pray
that you are discreet about this mutually benefiting relationship.

Respectfully,
Capt. Alvin McAlister
USMC. IRAQ.*Semper Fi.*

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[BillyVance 35]

I've seen this before. Just another sick way of scamming people. He's probably not really a U.S. Marine.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[Skyrad 0]

My guess is he's not even American. My money (or not as the case maybe) is on him being a Nigerian.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[downwardspiral 0]

I've never seen a Marine use so many big words.

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[mnealtx 0]

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I've never seen a Marine use so many big words.

Marine designation for the M1A Abrams tank: "OOOOOOooooh"

Marine designation for the V22 Osprey: "OOoooooh"

Marine designation for the Javelin antitank missile: "OOOOOOOH!!"

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[BillyVance 35]

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I've never seen a Marine use so many big words.

Me either! I've known quite a few.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[kelpdiver 2]

it appears a bit better written than typical for the Nigerian scams, but who's to say they weren't smart enough to get a copy writer? The live.com address isn't clear either, though my feeling is some other genius decided to jump on the train.

Really the way to find out is to mail the address with some questions and see what the answers look like.

[shropshire 0]

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I've never seen a Marine use so many big words.

Me either! I've known quite a few.

Marines? or Big words?

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Skyrad 0]

LOL

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[Squeak 17]

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I've seen this before. Just another sick way of scamming people. He's probably not really a U.S. Marine.

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[Gene03 0]

Ya think?
Oh, come on people help a brother out.
NOT
NOT
NOT

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[Royd 0]

The Marines must be hard up. They are recruiting their men from Nigeria, now.

[JohnRich 4]

Wasn't there a movie about this? "Three Kings"?

[TFFTM 1]

I would have fun with this scumbag...
It is a typical 419 scam.

Go to www.419eater.com for some info and stories on how to scam the scammers.

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