And now they’re impersonating an officer??
First thing… Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr is a real person.
Let’s also make clear that impersonating an Military Officer is a big fat no-no.
I do not represent any type of Military authority or any one of consequence, why this email was sent to me I’m don’t know. How they got my email I don’t know. I never reply to these emails, and this specific email I will be reporting.
Here is a paragraph by paragraph look through of this email:
Hello friend
I want to trust you with this confidential proposal. Before I continue, let me introduce myself to you, I am Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr. I am the commander of Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) in collaboration with the Special N.A.T.O coalition force with the United Nation troops in Afghanistan, on war against terrorism. I took over command from General Campbell on March 2, 2016. I was commissioned into the infantry in 1982 upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point. I hold a bachelor’s degree in history from Georgetown University, a Bachelor of Science degree from West Point, a master’s degree in Military Art and Science from the School for Advanced Military Studies at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a master’s degree in National Security Studies from the National Defense University.
Clearly these spammers googled someone they saw on the news or on the internet and copied/pasted information about said person. If you did click on the link above… it has all the information used here for the most part.
Base on series of killing on United States and other countries troops in Afghanistan especially the shot down of UN war craft that killed Several American and English soldiers on the 19th April 2016 and the sixteen American soldiers who were killed by a bomb blast on Last week Tuesday’s bombing that happened during the morning rush hour in Pul-e-Mahmud, a busy neighborhood where homes, mosques, schools and businesses nestle close to the Ministry of Defense, other ministries and military compounds. After this series of killing I and my colleague decided to share the money we recovered on our raids on Al-Qaeda (terrorist) camps in Afghanistan. I have now in my possession the sum of $16M (Sixteen million US Dollars) as my share.
Let’s just google some of that shall we?
It looks like they sifted through BBC news from last year.
I guarantee that no Military person or any person is going to find a what seems to be random $16M.
I have carefully packaged the money in a box, I have made contact with a friend who is working with the UNITED NATIONS RED CROSS here in Kabul. He will assist me move the consignment out of the trouble area down to your country, which is the only safer means of moving it out of this hell hole, he will deposit it with the United Nations Red Cross as a diplomatic luggage as I have told him that the luggage belongs to one of our soldier that died during the attack but before giving up he told me to make sure the luggage get to his family. He will deposit the consignment for safe keep and to make contacts for its proper use.
This is where their story really becomes unicorns and leprechauns.
So I need someone I can work with on trust and that is why I contacted you. So if you accept, I will put you forward as the beneficiary/owner of the funds and then the box shall be deposited on your name as the beneficiary and the Red Cross Agent will transfer the box to you anywhere in your city. I just need your acceptance and all is done. I have 100% assurance that you will surely receive the box without any hitch through United Nations, every arrangement will be made to proceed to your country.
Once I confirm your interest to my proposal, and your positive reply I will proceed with the arrangement to move the consignment out of the trouble area and register your name as the beneficiary then move the consignment to your country. I am willing to give you 30% of the total sum when the money is delivered to you. I wait for your response so we can proceed immediately. In less than 7days the money should be in your safe custody.
The only telephone access we have here is radio message which is for our general use and is being monitored, therefore all communication will be via email till we finish our assignment. Please keep it to your self even if you are not interested.
Yours Serving Friend
Gen. John W. Nicholson, Jr.
I just find “the only telephone access we have here is radio message” absolutely hilarious.
This little article is obviously about spam emails and how ridiculous they can be, however, this email crosses a bit of a line — with committing a crime that can land someone in prison for a few years.
At what point do you think these people will figure out that these emails are a hopeless cause, or better yet — learn some English?
I really hope that whoever created the coding for Google Translate is laughing hysterically, because these spammer really thought Google Translate was their saving grace, but it’s really just a comedian for Americans and whoever else gets these emails.
I hope this made you laugh just a little. For some odd reason I get these emails pretty frequently and enjoy making fun of the grammar and spelling mistakes, let alone the obvious stupidity of them.
