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A Tale Of Two Captains Jul 16, 2024 8:59:40 GMT Frazzle and rob419 like this

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Post by Yastreb on Jul 16, 2024 8:59:40 GMT

The Soldier With A Trunkbox is a venerable modality that probably won’t be going away any time soon, which is an unfortunate sign of the times.

Here are two different baits involving supposed US Army captains who contacted Cammy… and probably wished they hadn’t.

The scammers' emails are date-stamped; their names have been changed. My comments are in bold.

30 April 2017
I am Capt.William D Swanston, an officer in US Army,and also a West Point Graduate, serving in the Military with the 82nd Air Borne Division Peace keeping force deployed From Iraq.
We were moved to Afghanistan from Iraq as the last batch just left,and i really need your help in assisting me with the safe keeping of two military trunk boxes which has just arrived in USA from Afghanistan.I hope you can be trusted?You will be rewarded handsomely if you could help me
secure the funds until I conclude my service here. If you can be trusted, i will explain further when i get a response from you, kindly contact me in this my private email address below: REDACTED
please view this ok, REDACTED
God Bless you
Capt William D Swanston

Captain Swanston
Are you sure that I was supposed to get that?
Camille White

WARNING: wall of text ahead!

1 May
My Dear Camille White
I'm sorry for late response in your email, you have to understand that down here we have been very busy.however i want to use this opportunity to let you know that, the reason why i asked for your
assistance to get this transaction done just that i don't have the chance here in military camp to do anything the only chance i have is this email am sending to you now,that is the main reason why i needed your assistance to conclude this delivery to your home address. I will like you to invest the money as soon as the delivery agent deliver the boxes to you to any good business that can bring good profit and you can be managing it until i done with my service in military okay because i cannot make it by take a leave because we are in a very serious duty for now on.
Please take your time to read and understand this email as it contains the details of plans and requirements to conclude this venture.
{PRIVATE}.
I must thank you for your quick response to my email requesting your assistance to conclude
this transaction.There is no risk whatsoever as regards this money. But the most important thing is that I do not want this money to go through bank, It will not be safe for us, I have contacted earlier a very good trusted and reliable diplomatic shipping company which mostly used by our forces here in Afghanistan that send goods easily through diplomatic means and private military way to anywhere in the world and the diplomat agent is already in united state now with the boxes like i told you earlier in my previous email.It must be kept low profile because it is a lot of funds in the boxes! People are dying here and i pray we make it out of here alive!!! I need your help because my spirit Tell's me that you are trustworthy. There would be no problem if you follow all my instructions carefully.
He can deliver the boxes to you easily at any address of your choice around the world. The baggage is tagged as diplomatic personal effects and the shipping company did not know the real contents of the boxes. A few friends have used this means to convey goods out of Afghanistan because of the diplomatic immunity they enjoy. Their charges are very high but I have already negotiate a way out from this end till it gets to you anywhere you are. I am very sure you will know the best way to
handle this money when it gets to your base. And only expense you are going to make is to pay clearance fee which is $225 usd only to enable the diplomat clear the boxes from airport authorities today and move to any choice address you want him to deliver the boxes to you.
I have sacrificed years of my life to serving and protecting my great country, most of us have lost friends and loved ones in the line of duty,for me i have been married twice of which none ever lasted up to 2yrs due to the nature of my job.
My 15yr old son turned to drugs as he lacked parental guidance and eventually died from overdose as a matter of fact i can't begin to mention all my sacrifices and losses but know that the glory of America is built on our pain & blood this is why i decided to use this opportunity to make some fortune for myself since the funds belonged to an ex tyrant whom we captured and has been executed by the International court of justice. As the leader of my unit i reported $100million dollars out of the funds we discovered and used my position to ship the remaining $40million dollars to you for safekeeping until after my assignment as we have been deployed to Afghanistan to help out in the on going war on terror.
I know you might be wandering how i got your information for this, well i am a level six holder, and i have access to the Department Of Defense Database (DOD) data base, and I believe I can trust you not only as a citizen but also for you been someone i can trust.With that,i decided to send this boxes to you via a secured delivery company,It is most important that you take this deal very serious. I know i may have crossed the line by shipping the boxes to you without your consent but the deed is already done,this happened due to the rush down here,as we have been deployed to Afghanistan to assist on going war against terrorism, with that i had to rush things up, and i was unable to let you know before now,please accept my apologies about that.
I know you might be wandering why i did not send to my family, well i need you to know that the only Family i have is my only daughter that is just 16yrs and my Mother whom is presently 85 and not strong enough. Most of my friends are all in the US army,and you know the confidentiality of this deal, so they must know nothing about this transaction.
Please i got a confirmation that the boxes are presently in USA now, Have below is the contact details of the delivery man. Contact him immediately your received this my message and send him the clearance fee to enable him clear the boxes and proceed to your location for final delivery okay.
Name: James Williams
Email: REDACTED
Tel: REDACTED
If you are hurry and fast enough you can conclude this within the next 2days and the boxes will be in your home address.The total amount in the boxes is $40.Million usd, since I can not take any chance by keeping cash on me due to my duties here. If you are willing, interested and trustworthy person to do this with me,I will like you to tell me how much percentage will satisfy you for your assistance in this business.And 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 us soldiers here in Afghanistan and would tarnish the reputation of other service military men.We need to build trust OK!
Note: If you are equal to this you have to keep this as a little secret until this boxes get to your door step. Even the Delivery man shouldn't know the content of the boxes as he is not aware that the boxes contain raw cash, because i made it clear to them that you are my cousin whom i am sending my personal military effects, so no one knows nothing about this,and also, for security reasons, i feel it would be best we take care of this via e-mails,because making calls might be risky as our
conversation might be monitored or tapped into. Thanks
The total amount in the boxes is $40 Million Dollars. It is only me that knows about the transaction from this end, everything has been well planned out ok.
Please do keep me updated as soon as you have contacted the delivery man.attach is my id card and my passport. ok.
Thanks for your cooperation, God bless you!! Yours Sincer

Capt: William Swanston

He'd attached five stolen photographs, including a military ID and a passport... both of them due to expire that year.

I sent back a photo of Sophie Monk.

Captain Swanston
You're confusing me a lot. I'm not in America, I'm in Australia, and that might be a big problem. Plus, you're talking about me managing the cash and investing it; dewd, I'm not a businesswoman, I'm a photomodel; my BBFF AJ is my photographer. I've attached a pic that AJ took for my passport application last year.
I understand your situation better than you know. My brother is a Captain too, in the Australian Army. I know what it's like to lie awake at night when the news from the AO is bad.
Take care.

Camille White

Many West African scammers seem to use "ok" instead of a full stop. "Swanston" is one of them.

And like many of that crew, he seems to think that $225 is a large sum to most Westerners.

2 May
Thank you for your quick response to my email. however i want you to understand this, i paid everything concern this delivery before the diplomat left from Afghanistan, then when he get to USA the airport authority demand him $225 usd to get the boxes cleared and proceed to his location, and before he could inform me is late, we already move to field in desert to prevent terrorism, this is the reason why i demand for your financial assistance to enable him get the boxes cleared from airport authority and proceed to your location for final delivery ok, please do not forsake me, you will not regret this rather is going to be a great joy and happiness to your life and in the life of your family ok. please find away to borrow the fee as soon as the delivery agent make the delivery then open one of the box and take out extra amount and pay whoever loan you the fee ok, and please contact the delivery agent and send him the clearance fee to enable him clear the boxes and proceed to your location for final delivery, to avoid the delivery agent not to be stranded in airport authority because i told him that my cousin will soon contact him and send him the clearance fee, because him been stranded in airport can make him abandoned the boxes and fly back to his company, please do not allow that to happen on those boxes, please act fast ok.i'm willing to give you 30% for your effort and your financial assistance over this ok. Here is the contact detail of the delivery man once again.
Name: James Williams
Email: REDACTED
Tel: REDACTED
I wait for your good news that the boxes is already received by you?
Yours sincere Brother

Capt. William Swanston

Cammy doesn't like being reminded of her impoverished childhood, and being told to "find away to borrow the fee" (of $225!) is going to trigger her.

Captain Swanston
With all respect to your current situation, I don't know why you'd so casually insult me with this "please find away to borrow the fee"! By Odin's ravens, I am not trailer trash! AJ and I are between us worth over a million, OK? Respect, dewd!

Camille White

Here's the diplomat at last... and he promptly does something that always annoys Cammy.

4 May
Dear Sir
My name is Mr. James Williams and I'm the diplomat in charge to make delivery two military consignment boxes to you. I am presently at the Des Moines International Airport Iowa usa, but the only thing holding now is clearance fee which is the sum of $225 usd and your cousin captain William Swanston told me that you will send the fee to me here in airport to enable me clear your boxes and proceed to your home address to cargo the boxes to you kindly get back to me with
money Gram payment slip.This is the name airport authority instructed to send the clearance fee to them, send it as soon as possible and get back to me with Money Gram payment slip then i will give them the slip to enable them pick up the fee and get your boxes cleared immediately today to enable me proceed to your location for final delivery okay.
here is the name below which you will use to send the fee through money Gram only ok.not western union
here is the name below:
Receiver: Mabut Deng Jok
Destination: Iowa usa
Sender's Name.........
Sender's Country and City....................
amount $225
MTCN..............
MONEY GRAM ONLY
This is package details.
FROM DHL.
Type: SUITCASE (Army Color)
Quantity: 2 military trunk boxes
Wheels: 4 wheels
Handles: Trolley handle with top & side handles
Dimensions: Height: 2.30 ft, Width: 1.64 ft, Depth: 0.98 ft
Weight: 277lbs.
Reference no: REDACTED
Also reconfirm your information to avoid making delivery to wrong person:
1, Your Full names
2, Your delivery address (Your physical address not P.O Box)
3, Your contact telephone number
4, Nearest airport to you
5,your driven license or your international passport
The consignment boxes are tagged by the consignor, captain William Swanston as: "House Hold Personal Effects" Thanks I am always at your service?
Regards,
Yours in service
James Williams

Mr Williams
Between you and Captain Swanston, I am so fucking tempted to tell you both to shove that shipment where the sun doesn't shine! I am not "Sir", I'm a woman!

Camille White

And that must have scared them off. Was it the bad language? We'll never know.

But another one arrived just a few months later. Stay tuned!

YOU ARE A INGE-AT AND A MAD MAN STOP CONTACT ME.

YOU ARE THE WORST FOOL I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MYLIFE IDIOT

OU ARE AN IDIOT A BIG FOOL YOU ARE YOU DON'T HAVE RESPECT FOR YOUR FATHER THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO DO AWAY WITH YOU FUCKING BASTARD LIKE YOU

:safari:

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Yastreb
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A Tale Of Two Captains Jul 18, 2024 1:22:42 GMT rob419 likes this

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Post by Yastreb on Jul 18, 2024 1:22:42 GMT

Months pass, and then a new Soldier appears.

SUBJECT: THIS IS FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFITS URGENTLY
4 February 2018
Dear Respected Partner to be,
With every due respect, I want to inform you that in the course of our operations, (US$12.7Million) has been discovered from crude oil deal here in Kabul Afghanistan without any ownership. Hence this money was deposited with UN Red Cross as Consignment here informing them that we are making contact for the real owner of the money. And it is under my power to approve whoever that comes forth for this consignment based on my current key position here in US Military base.
I need to present someone to stand as the recipient as demanded by US Military Authority here. I am an American and an intelligent officer and for that, I have a 100% authentic means with all the necessary documents of making sure the money is delivered through Diplomatic UN Red Cross Services legally in your name for our mutual benefits. I just need your acceptance and all is done.
I decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary and that is why I went to a secured website for your contact, where I can be sure that the person is real. I believe I can trust you.
I wait for your contact details urgently so that we can proceed. I will give to you 40% of the sum and 60% is for me. I hope I am being fair on this deal.
Respond back to me with your full information:
YOUR FULL NAME.........
YOUR FULL ADDRESS....................
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER........
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,
Afghanistan.

Captain Williams
How did you choose me? I'm baffled!
Camille White

4 February
SUBJECT: MY SINCERE CLARIFICATION
Dear Camille White,
Thank you for your prompt response the question therein noted.
Please understand that I choose you in this rare but profitable business venture through my ceaseless daily prayers which is also saving me so far here in war zone.
As a matter of fact, I am staking my career and family into the business venture through God's direction and for the fact that mainly the transaction is real and legal.
Without any delay I deemed it necessary to respond to you, so that we can progress in the transaction immediately, considering the fact that our operations here in Kabul Afghanistan against insurgents is full of uncertainty and persistent encounters.
It is also very important to clarify you that I must do my best to make sure all the necessary requirements including all documentations needed from here in Kabul Afghanistan, which will make the consignment be airlifted to you successfully in your country are really secured by myself based on my current key position here in US Military Authority.
This is because my current key position only permits me to officially present the rightful owner of the Consignment before US Military Authority and UN Red Cross here, of which I want to present you as the rightful owner for our mutual benefits which must be kept top secret between you and I. Especially as we are under 24hrs surveillance here in Kabul Afghanistan by higher US Military Authority.
In short, you will never regretted being my true partner in this rare but profitable business venture, provided both of us play our role very effectively with good understanding and cooperation for our celebration at last. This is mainly because the business venture is real and legal hence I am staking my career and family into the transaction.
Be duly clarified that UN Red Cross must also provide one of their best Diplomats for the successful delivery of the Consignment to you, as they embark on their usual relief materials distributions over there.
As a result, I hereby attach not only my personal and group pictures with my colleagues here, but also my Military ID, and that of my family picture without any hesitation. And I am very ready to send you pictures of the money when it was opened, and as it is sealed now as Consignment in my next email, in order to prove to you that this is not a child's play at all.
So please feel very free and send the details of your personal information and you ID also for the registration of the Consignment in your name by UN Red Cross.
More importantly, you must reassure me 100% safety of my own share once the Consignment is in your custody.
Please henceforth always reply me through this very email address because of total security of this transaction which is my lifetime venture.
My good friend, I will give you more breakdown on how the Consignment will be airlifted to your country once I receive your positive response.
Remain blessed my good friend.
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,
Kabul Afghanistan

Cammy takes the opportunity to talk about her religion and her brother (he's in the SASR).

Captain Williams
If your God led you to contact me, then He must have a sense of humour, because I'm not Christian; I'm Asatruar. BTW, my brother survives in the war zone by being a good soldier, not by prayer. But let's move on.
You have to clarify something; you talked about an airlift, and money as it was opened, so it's dollars to doughnuts that you mean that the $12.7 million is in cash - am I right?
Camille White

14 May
SUBJECT: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY
Dear Respected Partner to be,
With every due respect, I want to inform you that in the course of our operations, (US$12.7Million) has been discovered from crude oil deal here in Kabul Afghanistan without any ownership. Hence this money was deposited with UN Red Cross as Consignment here informing them that we are making contact for the real owner of the money. And it is under my power to approve whoever that comes forth for this consignment based on my current key position here in US Military base.
I need to present someone to stand as the recipient as demanded by US Military Authority here. I am an American and an intelligent officer and for that, I have a 100% authentic means with all the necessary documents of making sure the money is delivered through Diplomatic UN Red Cross Services legally in your name for our mutual benefits. I just need your acceptance and all is done.
I decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary and that is why I went to a secured website for your contact, where I can be sure that the person is real. I believe I can trust you.
I wait for your contact details urgently so that we can proceed. I will give to you 40% of the sum and 60% is for me. I hope I am being fair on this deal.
Respond back to me with your full information:
YOUR FULL NAME.........
YOUR FULL ADDRESS....................
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER........
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,

Afghanistan.

Cammy see two problems...

Captain Williams
I'm not American, I'm Australian, and I don't really know if I'd be a credible oil dealer, just so you know. Please respond.

Camille White

The Captain brushes them aside.

14 May
SUBJECT: YOU ARE CREDIBLE
Dear Camille White,
Thank you for your prompt response and willingness and acceptance to be my partner in this rare but profitable business venture of my last hope even though you are yet to send your detailed personal information for the official registration of the consignment in your name by UN Red Cross.
Responding to your question, please note that your nationality does not matter at all in this rare but profitable business venture. So you are credible to receive the Consignment provided you play your role very effectively for final collection of the Consignment from the Diplomat when they arrive in Australia.
As a matter of clarification, I am going to make use UN Red Cross airlifts the Consignment to Australia having presented your personal information officially to them for the official registration as my current key position here in US authority permits me.
Therefore my good friend, note that you are automatically credible to receive the Consignment immediately your name is officially registered and their CERTIFICATE OF CONSIGNMENTS REGISTRATION is issued in your favour by UN Red Cross. Which I must do my best to ensure this is done immediately following my key position here.
So please feel very free and send your personal information and your ID in your next email for the registration process.
Please also note that our battles against insurgency here in Kabul Afghanistan is full of sudden uncertainty, hence we should handle the transaction with dispatch.
However, please understand that I choose you in this rare but profitable business venture through my ceaseless daily prayers which is also saving me so far here in war zone. Hence your maximum co-operation should be highly appreciated.
As a matter of fact, I am staking my career and family into the business venture through God's direction and for the fact that mainly the transaction is real and legal.
In short, you will never regretted being my true partner in this rare but profitable business venture, provided both of us play our role very effectively with good understanding and cooperation for our celebration at last. This is mainly because the business venture is real and legal hence I am staking my career and family into the transaction.
I will also make sure UN Red Cross also provides one of their best Diplomats for the successful delivery of the Consignment to you, as they embark on their usual relief materials distributions in Australia.
As a result, I hereby attach not only my personal and group pictures with my colleagues here, but also my Military ID, and that of my family picture without any hesitation. And I am going to send you pictures of the money when it was opened, and as it is sealed now as Consignment with UN Red Cross, in order to prove to you that this is not a child's play at all.
More importantly, you must reassure me 100% safety of my own share once the Consignment is in your custody.
Please henceforth always reply me through this very email address because of total security of this transaction which is my lifetime venture.
My good friend, I will give you more breakdown on how the Consignment will be airlifted to your country once I receive your positive response
Remain blessed my good friend.
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,

Kabul Afghanistan.

The Captain drops a clanger. It's not an unusual one for scammers to drop.

15 May
SUBJECT: YOU ARE CREDIBLE
Sir, I am still waiting for your response to this very email.
Regards,

Captain Williams
Why did you write "Sir"? I'm a woman! Not even my father would be so cruel he'd call a boy "Camille".
And just to make things clear, I've attached a picture that my BBFF took for my passport application.

Camille White

I was expecting an apology. My mistake!

17 May
SUBJECT: PLEASE SEND INFORMATION URGENTLY
Dear Camille White,
Please note that the absence of your PHONE NUMBER and ID number has really delayed the registration process by UN Red Cross.
So please as a matter of necessity, you should send your PHONE NUMBER and DRIVER'S LICENSE or PASSPORT number for the process.
I am waiting anxiously to receiving the information urgently.
Remain blessed my good friend.
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,

Kabul Afghanistan.

VTT = Voice To Text.

The number I provided is non-functional, and just gives a strange two-tone signal.

Captain Williams
My passport number is N6852494; my phone number is 02 REDACTED (it's a VTT service, BTW). Do you need anything else?
Camille White

19 May
SUBJECT: THANKS FOR SENDING THE INFORMATION
Dear Camille White,
Thanks a lot for sending your ID and phone numbers at last which has really delayed the process of the registration so far.
Anyway, the information has been forwarded to UN Red Cross immediately. And hopefully the registration will be concluded by coming Monday.
Remain blessed my good friend.
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,
Kabul Afghanistan.

Captain Williams
Stop whining! It's not right. Anyway, the US Red Cross is a day overdue, so got any rude words for them?
Camille White

21 May
SUBJECT: THIS IS A VERY GOOD NEWS
Dear Camille White,
My good friend, I am happy to inform you that I have finally registered the Consignment with the UN Red Cross purporting you as the rightful owner of this Trunk Box as Consignment before US Military Authority here also.
I tried my possible best to make sure the Consignment is registered in your name finally today. We have no alternative than to make use of UN Red Cross Jet en-route to AUSTRALIA, which assured me 100% safety delivery. Even though BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA they insisted that BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA is their final destination, because of their relief Materials distributions, which is their major assignment in AUSTRALIA for now.
According to them, all you need to do is to please approach the Diplomat assigned to the Consignment to deliver it to your address successfully.
And attached herewith is the vital CERTIFICATE issued for onward submission to you being the purported true owner of the said Consignment. This very Certificate will enable you claim the Consignment on arrival to your address.
Note that you are going to print out this very Certificate and present it to the Diplomat when he arrives in your address, to enable you claim the Consignment successfully.
It is also my pleasure to inform you that the UN Red Cross Jet has finally left to bring the trunk box from Afghanistan to BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA. They will leave Afghanistan 8.45pm tonight to be in AUSTRALIA the following morning.
At this stage, I still hope to trust you for the safety of the AMERICAN RAW DOLLARS contained in the trunk box coming to you as Consignment,
They will have a transit in BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA which is their final destination, At this point you must show seriousness by receiving this consignment Cash-Box from the diplomat in BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA as you promised. Which I can reassure you that whatever morally and financially involvements from us to make the transaction successful must yield the expected desired dividend for our better tomorrow.
You should contact the diplomat to confirm by tomorrow morning, and I trust that you are capable to handle this as your own, knowing that the success of this transaction will change our lives forever. As the successful realization of the Consignment must better our lives for life and it is 100% guaranteed.
Meanwhile, you can keep the consignment in any secure place of your choice as soon as you receive the box from the diplomat from BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA. And I have not informed any other person about the content of the box, Except you & only you alone.
Below is the contact information of the Diplomat assigned to the Consignment whom you will contact once they arrive at BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA by tomorrow.
Name: Diplomat. Tony McGee
UN Red Cross Representative Diplomatic Agent
E-mail: REDACTED
Diplomatic mobile No: +1 REDACTED
LUGGAGE/Consignment (1 box)
RECEIVER'S NAME: Camille White.
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS: Australia.
RECEIVER PHONE NUMBER: +61 REDACTED, EMAIL: REDACTED
Consignment receiving code: = UNRED3302CW
LENGTH: =52cm
HEIGHT: = 82cm
BREATHE: = 52cm
Please do all that is necessary to ensure that you receive the consignment box from the diplomat in BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA.
This time I will only keep my finger across to you and will not sleep until I receive a confirmation message from you that you have receive the consignment box from the BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUSTRALIA for our celebration.
Remember the box is registered as your Family Treasure,
And please always maintain top secret about this very transaction to enable us achieve the aimed success at this crucial and final stage.
And henceforth always reply me through this very email address because of total security of this transaction which is my lifetime venture.
While thanking you so much for your continued willingness and assured capability to make this rare but profitable business venture a reality for our mutual benefits, I am waiting anxiously to receiving your update.
Regards,
Capt. John Williams,
US ARMY,

Kabul Afghanistan

Next up; the Diplomat!

x 4 (Lagos to Abuja, Nigeria to Ghana, Nigeria to Benin, Ghana to Benin)

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