Its so hard to believe that some is stupid enough to fall for this, I could understand if your handicaped in the head or something, people need to drink more coffee before reading thier email these days, or go get brain surgery first.

Oh, good grief! This is just a variation on the Nigerian Scam! Are people still falling for these?

This is just a new variant on an OLD scam. They're referred to as "4-1-9" OR "ADVANCE FEE FRAUD" SCHEMES.

Diffrent details, same general idea. The scammer claims to have a great deal of money buy needs your "help" to somehow launder it or get it out of their country.

They will CONTINUE to work for one very simple reason - People are greedy and want to make a quick buck. When they see the $$ their brains shut off. People have been KILLED going to Nigeria trying to "collect" on such things.

I saw one similar to this but instead of being female, the "soldiers" said they were black. Anything to gain sympathy I guess. Other than filling up In boxes, the only harm this does is to those who fall for it. Let's face it, those who fall for it aren't trying to help out the troops, they're trying to help themselves. If no one fell for these scams, the scammers would have to dream up something else - or quit.

You can't con an honest man. I don't feel bad for anyone that falls for this.

I love to play with the scammers! Once I got an email saying I had won a speed boat, and all I had to do was send $$$ for delivery. The company was in California (I live in Texas). I wrote back "lucky me! I have a pickup with a trailer hitch, let me know where I can come to pick it up!" Never heard from them. I've told Nigerians to hurry and send me the money because I had a bridge in Brooklyn I wanted to buy....amazingly, they didn't get the joke!

I just received one of these today claiming to be from a soldier and I am absolutely appalled! What the men and women of our miliatary are going through over there is no joke. How disgusting!

STAFF SGT. IRVIN BROWN & STAFF SGT KENNETH BUFF have $8 million in Saddam's booty to get out of thecountry, but need my help to do it!! These guys are busy getting killed and injured and have time to write about booty. Sure, they do. Is anyone looking into this? Are these guys in prison somewhere, or really people in the military? I'm not brain dead nor greedy enough to respond to them, but it sickens me more than the Nigerian scam--I actually got a typwritten signed letter from Nigeria with what appeared to be real stamps on it!! Still on my bulletin board!

STAFF SGT.) IRVIN BROWN

I recieved one of these today from a sgt. U.S Army, as if i would be stupid enough to reply, i dont think so. I live in England i get quite a few like this and guess where they go yep right first time in the trash where they belong

I just received one today...it's my second one. I sure wish it were true tho. =) thanks to everyone who's posting up their experience so that no one falls for it. =)

I just spent a week enjoying the scam from SGT. Irvin Brown. I got a phone call saying the diplomat is in NY and will be arriving to deliver my package in 2 hours. The closest airport from my house is 4 hours and it is a private airfield. When they called and said they were across the street, I started laughing and told them to watch out for the cow patties, cause i live on a farm and there are no streets near my house except our lane that is named a street. They only wanted $1475.00 to deliver the package. I told them i didn't have it and the man told me to find a way to raise it. I wish there was a way to catch them and make them pay.

Got a letter from Sgt. Brown today....do people still fall for this crap?