One such letter claims to come from a U.S. Special Forces commando who purports to have found $36 million in drug money while conducting a covert search-and-destroy mission against the Taliban. The "commando" says he has stashed the cash in luggage, but wants to keep it in someone else's bank account "for safekeeping."
So why not take advantage of the dozens of places that for about $200 will provide a fake passport, drivers license and other ID, sufficiently good to open a bank account in any name one pleases?
No, much better to send e-mails to strangers, any one of whom may be a police officer, FBI or CIA agent and say "I don't know you from Adam, I have no idea of your real name or your location, but please look after my $36 million." Yeah, right.
And does anyone else find it despicable that someone would try a scam like this based on the events of 9/11/01 ? Shame on them.
