Why do i keep getting this from people in the army or some forgien country ?

Question

HELLO MY FRIEND,

HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY? HOPE ALL IS WELL. MY NAME IS ( SGT 1ST CLASS ) TIMOTHY KWAMI, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, SERVING IN THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION TROOP I IRAQ. 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 ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST WORHT US$9.7MILLION AND CLAIM CASH OF $20,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS FROM THE DEPOSITED FINANCE COMPANY TO YOUR DESTINATION BELIEVING YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST, AS FAR AS I CAN BE ASSURED THAT MY SHARE OF THE MONEY AFTER SALES WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICE HERE. THIS IS NO STOLEN GOLD OR STOLEN MONEY RATHER IT WAS A WELL PACKAGED ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN US AND A WELL POSITIONED KING IN IRAQ AND THERE ARE NO DANGER INVOLVED. NOW BELOW IS THE OFFER.

COMMODITY---ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST.
QUANTITY-----100-875 KG
QUALITY------22 KARAT PLUS
PRICE--------5,500 US DOLLARS PER KILO
PAYMENT------I ACCEPT AT LEAST 15% OUT OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE SUPPLIED MERCHANDISE IN OTHER TO CATER FOR SOME EXPENSES AND TO DEFRAY PART OF THE PRODUCTION COST, AFTER TESTING AND SUBMISSION OF ALL RELIVANT EXPORT DOCUMENTS AT THE POINT OF SHIPPMENT.

THE US$20 MILLION HAS ALSO BEEN DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE COMPANY AND I WILL OPEN UP ON WHERE THE FINANCE COMPANY THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED TO YOU UPON YOUR RESPONSE.

THIS GOLD WAS DISCOVERED AT A FARMHOUSE NEAR ONE OF THE SADDAM OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUE OPERATION, AND IT WAS AGREED BY STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF AND I THAT SOME PART OF THIS GOLD INCLUDING THE MONEY BE SHARED AMONG BOTH OF US BEFORE INFORMING ANYBODY ABOUT IT SINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE GOLD AND THE MONEY FIRST AND AFTER SHARING, US$20 MILLION BECAME MY SHARE FROM THE TOTAL MONEY THAT WE DISCOVERRED. 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.

WHEN MY SHARE WAS GIVING TO ME, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND OF GOLD BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME, SO WITH THE HELP OF A BRITHISH CONTACT WORKING HERE, AND HIS OFFICE ENJOY SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PACKAGE OUT TO ANOTHER COUNTRY. I WANT YOU TO TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU WILL TAKE FROM THIS GOLD AFTER SALES FOR THE ASSISTANCE YOU WILL GIVE TO ME. AGAIN, WHAT PERCENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE ONCE THE TOTAL CASH MONEY (DEPOSITED TRUNK BOX) GETS TO YOUR CARE.

I HONESTLY WANT THIS MATTER TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS AS STATED BELOW AND FURNISH ME WITH YOUR FULL NAMES, POSTAL AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR IMMEDIATE PROCEED OF THE DEAL, EMAIL: [e-mail]

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

TIMOTHY KWAMI (Sergeant, US Army)
EMAIL ADDRESS: [e-mail]

Answer 1

They think you are an easy mark.

I would forward this to the FBI and let them deal with it.

And it is sad to say, but I'm sure countless others have already responded to this scam.........

Answer 2

It's a new version of the classic "Nigerian Scam". I've been getting them, too.

If Timothy Kwami is an American soldier, why is his Yahoo account from France? (***@yahoo.fr)

That right there should set off the first alarm in your head.

"Timothy Kwami" can't even speak/type English very well, nor can he spell. Don't repsond to the scammer, just delete the message and move on.

Answer 3

Big time scam. I've gotten a VERY similiar on multiple occassions from a different person every time. All you need to do is just delete it or mark it as spam. There's nothing local law enforcement can do about it, so don't waste your time trying to contact them. And for the sake of all human kind, DON'T SEND THEM ANY MONEY!!!
I can tell you from hearing it with my own ears and seeing it with my own eyes that all you end up doing is losing the money you gave them and there is no trail for the police, FBI, or anyone to find out who it went to.

Answer 4

These are scam artists trying to get you to send them money. Don't do it EVER. You will end up getting some kind of check from them, cashing it, to your account, sending it back to them. And they will let you have a specified amount. Only to find out that the check was bad and then YOUR account gets charged the amount you withdrew and you are stuck having to pay that back! Dont ever respond to those emails! I usually send them to the police. Your local police station usually has an email address you can write to.

Answer 5

It's a scam... a rude scammer at that. (all caps). I get that kind of stuff all the time. Why I've won lotteries, inherited money, been ask to assist in moving money, won the MS/AOL email contest, etc...etc. If I could avail my self of all those offers I'd make Bill Gates look like a pauper....

Answer 6

Hi, i havent gone through your entire email, but i definitely know that it is a spam and intended to capture interest of some greedy people, This people make false promises and try to take your personal details and evetually make you belive, what they say so that you can shred some money in lieu of promise for big money.
In short ignore that mail, or be careful if you want to proceed further.

Answer 7

Cowgirl, as already said above...deffinately 110% Spam. Do not respond to it. Yahoo also has a unit that will check into these types of letters. Also another place that you might FWD this to is called: scambusters.com a great site and is free.And as mentioned FBI also has units that look into this type of material. Best of luck. Hope you've not responded to this spam.

Answer 8

Because this is a scam, and it's a new one, in that they are now trying to use the war in Iraq, but, still...
And, by the way, part of the scam mail would have been sufficient..

Answer 9

What you have here is your typical spam Nigerian 419 fraud scheme, with an American plot variant. Your best and safest tactic is delete, delete, delete. Don't write back. Don't provide any information.

Answer 10

Scam scam scam.

They will ask you for your checking or savings account number, then empty it via an electronic wire transfer.