Mr. Pinball's Blacklist--Index of Scammers--Individual Email for Scammer--SSGT. BELL THOMAS <bellthomas@us.army.mil>, sgtbthomas@gmail.com

Scammer email posted Fri Nov 19 12:25:16 2010
From: SSGT. BELL THOMAS [mailto:bellthomas@us.army.mil], sgtbthomas@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 5:53 AM
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT,FROM US ARMY!

HELLO,


MY NAME IS (STAFF SGT.) BELL THOMAS, I AM AN AMERICAN SOLDIER, SERVING IN
THE MILITARY WITH THE ARMY'S 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION PRESENTLY ON STANDBY IN
IRAQ. I HAVE A VERY DESPERATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE AND HAVE SUMMED UP COURAGE
TO CONTACT YOU WHEN I DISCOVERED MY NAME WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE LIST OF
SOLDIERS THAT WERE DEPLOYED HOME IN AUGUST.


I FOUND YOUR CONTACT PARTICULARS IN AN ONLINE ADDRESS JOURNAL AND I AM
SEEKING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE SUM OF EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (US$8,000,000) TO YOU FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT INTO ANY VIABLE
BUSINESS, AS FAR AS I CAN BE ASSURED THAT MY SHARE WILL BE SAFE IN YOUR CARE
UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICE HERE.YOU SHALL ASSUME RESPONSIBILTY AS CHAIRMAN
OF THE INVESTMENT.


SOURCE OF MONEY:
SOME MONEY IN VARIOUS CURRENCIES WERE DISCOVERED IN BARRELS AT A FARMHOUSE
NEAR ONE OF SADDAM'S OLD PALACES IN TIKRIT-IRAQ DURING A RESCUE OPERATION
SOMETIME AGO DURING THE US COMBATANT OPERATIONS HERE,AND IT WAS AGREED BY
STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF AND I THAT SOME PART OF THIS MONEY BE SHARED BETWEEN
BOTH OF US BEFORE INFORMING ANYBODY ABOUT IT SINCE BOTH OF US SAW THE MONEY
FIRST. 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, AND TO CONCEAL THIS KIND OF
MONEY BECAME A PROBLEM FOR ME BUT WITH THE HELP OF A BRITISH CONTACT WORKING
HERE AND WITH HIS OFFICE ENJOYING SOME IMMUNITY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE
PACKAGE OUT TO A SAFE LOCATION ENTIRELY OUT OF TROUBLE SPOT. HE DOES NOT
KNOW THE REAL CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE, AND BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS TO A
BRITISH/AMERICAN MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO DIED IN A RAID HERE IN IRAQ, AND BEFORE
GIVING UP, TRUSTED ME TO HAND OVER THE PACKAGE TO HIS FAMILY . I HAVE NOW
FOUND A VERY SECURED WAY OF GETTING THE PACKAGE OUT OF IRAQ TO YOU FOR PICK
UP AND INVEST IT INTO ANY VIABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY UNTIL I AM RELIEF
OF MY DUTY WHICH I SHALL THEN TAKE A LEAVE TO MEET WITH YOU FOR MY OWN
SHARE, AND I WILL DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU WHEN I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE WILLING
TO ASSIST ME AND 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 AND PLEASE DESTROY THIS MESSAGE AS ANY LEAKAGE OF THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE TOO BAD FOR THE U.S. SOLDIER'S HERE IN IRAQ. ACCORDING
TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, WE THE REMAINING TROOPS ON STANDBY WILL BE DEPLOYED HOME
BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR, 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.  PLEASE CONTACT ME
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH IS MY ONLY WAY OF
COMMUNICATION (E-MAIL: sgtbellthomas@gawab.com)


MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.


SSGT. BELL THOMAS

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