I was contacted by Patricia Lamotte regarding a box containing millions of dollars. She promised me a big share if I would help help move it out of Iraq. She also asked for my passport:

Hi, Patricia Lamotte, I am Manju I.D. NUMBER S1563995/D living in xxxxx SINGAPORE xxxxx.
I do not have a scan machine, so I have given my I.D. number. I hope this is true, I am trusting you and giving my id. I will keep the money in a safe bank till you come and clam it.
Take care and god bless you

From: Patricia Lamotte <patricia_lamotte@yahoo.com>

Hi Manju
Thanks so much for your message. Sgt. Jarvis Reeves has already told me about you and time is not on our side. The money is available here in cash. You see for security reasons he may not often be in constant contact with you. I am making arrangements regarding the movement of the cash to you and you are not to pay for the delivery charges. All that will be taking care of from here. All that is required of you is that you arrange a propper and secure place where the box will be delivered to. I will work on the best way to move the funds out to you without anyone having prior knowledge of the contents. I am in the US navy and assigned here in Iraq. Please keep very secret for security reasons. I need to also know if you have made arrangements regarding safe keeping of the funds when they get to you. Let me know the banks you intending saving the cash and more details about yourself, like what you do for a living, your family size, your private telephone number, your full address and a potrait picture of you.
God bless,
Patricia

From: Patricia Lamotte <patricia_lamotte@yahoo.com>

Hi MANJU
Congratulations, this is to inform you that the box has been dispatched yesterday night, sunday, via London to your address, the box had to be routed via London because there are no direct cargo flights from here. I cannot speak on the phone for security reasons as I would have called you and it was not an easy task for me, but I thank God everything went as planned and I only managed to get to a safe computer to send this message to you. These past days have been very difficult and challenging for me here in Kuwait; and coupled with the fact that Sgt Jarvis Reeves has been assigned on a special combat duty in Fallujah which is the strong hold of insurgents and due to the recent elections here in Iraq and the recent terror attacks and series of bomb blasts and kiddnaps. I thank God that by his grace I have succeeded to move the funds. It consists of one large trunk box, and I had to remove the sum of $10,000 from the box, to pay for courier charges etc. Please note that all over the world, diplomatic shipments are not been checked at any point of entry. This is the safest means of sending the box of cash down to you. Please do not entertain any fear, as everything has been well mapped out and the funds have no trace to us. You also have to remember that you are not to disclose the original contents of the box to the courier company, as it was declared as containing vital diplomatic documents. The courier company is not aware that the box contains money. If they ask you, just tell them they are diplomatic documents. Contact the Mainlink Diplomatic Courier in London. Their company telephone is: +44 7040 118910, fax: 44-870-134-2055 email: mldc@europe.com try to confirm the exact arrival date and time of the box and keep me posted. Please you have to treat with absolute confidentiality for security reasons and I have also attached a copy of the shipment airway bill. Do not tell anyone or let them know that you are expecting cash. You never can tell who is who. Please reply me as soon as you receive this message, I will head back to Iraq immediately, as I have to report back to base. I will apply for an honorable discharge from the US navy next week, but i will have to do this smartly so I can follow up to meet with you in your country for us to commence with the banking and investment. As soon as I know my arrival schedule, I will inform you so you can pick me up from the airport. As soon as the courier company delivers to you, please keep in a very safe place. We are counting so much on you, please do not let us down and remember to keep secret. I will inform you when I get to Iraq, thank you. Contact the courier company immediately and find out the exact delivery date and time and let me know.
God bless,
Patricia Lamotte

From: Mainlink Diplomatic Courier Llc <mldc@europe.com>
Subject: Re: Diplomatic documents

To the attention of Manju
This is to inform you that your shipment of one trunk arrived on the 8th of November 2005, and presently at our London Heathrow Airport office, waiting for clearance.
Due to the nature of this shipment as being a diplomatic shipment, your international passport is required for sighting. We require you to fax to us copy of your international passport, to enable us do the necessary clearance and to further deliver to your address.
Our fax number is: 44 870 1342055 or better still send them by e-mail attachment to: mldc@europe.com. If we are able to do the clearance tomorrow, the date of delivery to your doorstep would be on Saturday the 12th of November 2005.
Assuring you of our best services.
I remain yours sincerely,

Philip BARKER
(Delivery officer)
Tel: +44 704 0118910
Fax: +44 870 1342055

From: Patricia Lamotte <patricia_lamotte@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Good news, box has been despatched (see attached airway bill)

Hi MANJU,
Thanks for your message. I am now back in Baghdad and its tough here. Please put pressures on the courier company so that they will deliver to you. I cannot contact them from here for security reasons. I am so disturbed and worried as some of our soldiers are secretly been tried over some missing Saddam money, though we are lucky not to be involved in this, but I want you to receive the box on time as I am worried. See links http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
I only managed to check my email as I have not been opportunded to do so as I sneaked to check this email and do not even know when next I will be chanced to check my emails. Please do everything as soon as possible to make sure that the courier deliveres to you on time. I am relying on you please do not let us down.
God bless,
Patricia

From: Mainlink Diplomatic Courier Llc <mldc@europe.com>
Subject: Re: passport

To the attention of Manju

Sequel to your email message on passport, when we tried to do the clearance at the airport this evening, the customs informed us that your international passport is an ordinary one and it's not required for this type of clearance.

Since your shipment is a world wide diplomatic shipment (as stated in your shipment airway bill) a diplomatic passport or a non-inspection certificate is required to do the clearance here in England. Without a diplomatic passport or a non-inspection certificate, your shipment will be opened for inspection by the customs. Since your shipment was stated from the origin and tagged as a diplomatic shipment, we have to act accordingly as not to open for inspection because of its diplomatic status.

Since you do not have a diplomatic passport, I could help you arrange for a non-inspection certificate from a diplomat here in England. But you see the diplomat wouldn't just help for a handshake. On the other hand, you can come down to the London Heathrow airport, to sign the relevant parts on your shipment, to avoid going through all this. Though we have handled a similar case like this some time ago, through the help of a diplomat, we helped one of our clients out who had similar problem like yours.

You see the good thing about this is that after the clearance here in England, there would be no further customs check in Singapore. This is because of the bilateral relationship between England and Singapore.

Please inform me immediately if you want me to contact the diplomat on your behalf, so that he can start preparing the non-inspection certificate or if I should go ahead and pass your shipment through customs for the normal customs / security checks.

Assuring you of our best services,
I remain.
Philip BARKER
(Delivery officer)
Tel: +44 7040 118910
Fax: +44 870 1342055

From: Mainlink Diplomatic Courier Llc <mldc@europe.com>
Sent: November 11, 2005
Subject: Re: The diplomat

To the attention of Manju
Sequel to your email message, kindly note that I am not of negative character. I have attached my ID and will send you my international passport copy later to you.
To save time and to avoid demurrage charges, kindly send the money ASAP to my name and to my secretary to enable me deliver your shipment to you on time. There is a cargo flight which leaves tomorrow and I would not want us to miss it.
Yours sincerely,
Philip BARKER

From: Patricia Lamotte <patricia_lamotte@yahoo.com>

Hi Manju,
Thanks for your message. When I went to the bank here in Baghdad to make the payment to the courier company, I was told that foreign currency transfers has been banned here. This is one problem in this country; as sending money through the banks abroad is now impossible. I also tried to see if I could send the money in bits to you by western union, but I was told that sending money by any means is no more allowed out of this country. This is one of the reasons why we did not even transfer the whole money through the banks in the first place as a lot of questions would be asked about the nature of the money and this for sure would jeopardise things.
All these are due to the war going on here. Please get back to the courier company as quickly as possible and make the payments to them. Please do everything you can to pay the courier company the money they require; you dont worry, after delivery you can open the box secretly and take whatever money you have spent. Just do anything you can do as fast as possible so that the courier company will deliver to you on time. I will give you my flight schedule before I start coming, so that you will pick me up from the airport. Right now, I have not been granted my duty break so I cannot leave now. As soon as I know when I will leave, I will for sure let you know and start coming over to meet you. We are putting our hopes in your hands, please do not let us down. On no account will you let the courier company know that the box contains cash, please be very careful about this. You must tell the courier company to make sure they deliver to you immediately and let me know when you make the payment and also the delivery date and time.
Meet you soon my friend.
God bless,
Patricia

From: Patricia Lamotte <patricia_lamotte@yahoo.com>

hI,
You know you are making money in this and not just money, but millions of dollars. So what are you talking about here. My whole life are in that box and for security reasons I cannot contact the courier company from her. Please beg them for assistance so that they will deliver to you and afterwards you can pay them secretly from the box. Please be very smart with whatever you are doing.
God bless,
Patricia

From: Mainlink Diplomatic Courier Llc <mldc@europe.com>
Subject: Re: The diplomat

To the attention of Manju
Sequel to your email message, I have just contacted the diplomat on your behalf and he says for him to prepare the non-inspection certificate, which allows your shipment pass through customs without checks. He demands to be paid 4,000 (pounds).
The good thing about this is that after the clearance with the non-inspection certificate here in England, there will be no further customs checks in your country.
To save time and to avoid demurrage charges, kindly send by western union money transfer or money gram the sum of 4,000 (Great British Pounds) in trenches to the name of my assistant and to my name in London:
- Philip BARKER = 2,000 Pounds
- Sandra SMITH = 2,000 pounds

After the payment, send the payment details and control numbers to our fax or email to enable us place your shipment unto the next available flight to you. The diplomat wants the money paid to him ASAP as he is not ready to accept at a later date.
The diplomat has already started processing the non-inspection certificate and it will be ready later this afternoon. As soon as he brings the certificate and we are through with the clearance, he will immediately get paid and I will proceed with the delivery to you.
There is another cargo flight which leaves tomorrow evening and I do not want to miss it. Kindly respond back to me ASAP regarding the payment, to enable me catch up with the flight and deliver to you on time.
Assuring you of our best services
I remain,
Philip BARKER
(Delivery officer)
Tel: +44 704 0118910
Fax: +44 870 1342055

From: Mainlink Diplomatic Courier Llc <mldc@europe.com>
Subject: Re: Urgent

To the attention of Manju
I am still waiting for your message on payment to enable me deliver your shipment to you. The diplomat has already prepared the non-inspection certificate document and he is not happy about the delays. Find attached copy of my international passport. Kindly respond back to me ASAP.
Yours sincerely,
Philip BARKER

Since Manju did not send them money, the story ends here.

The courier company does not exist. The email accounts used by Patricia and Philip are free email accounts. The telephone number is a "personal number", which means that calls can be forwarded to any telephone in the world.