Milo Minderbinder in Iraq (or Nigeria)

Apparently entrepreneurial initiative is alive and well among US troops in Iraq. At least according to this email that came in the other day.

Hi,

My name is SSG Dewayne Pittman, I am an American soldier in peace keeping force in Iraq, I am serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Iraq, as you know, we have new president Barack Obama since then our duties are not as it again.

We managed to secure funds from the war zone. The total amount is US$ 12 Million dollars in cash. We want to move this money to you, so that you may keep our share for us till when we will come over to meet you. We can no more moving this money place to place here in Lraq any more, we want to move this money to you. We will take 60%, my partner and I.You take 40%. No strings attached, just help us move it out of Iraq. We plan on using diplomatic courier and shipping the money out in large boxes, using diplomatic immunity.

If you are interested I will send you the full details, my job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you? When you receive this letter, kindly send me an e-mail signifying your interest including your most confidential telephone/fax numbers for quick communication also your contact details. This business is risk free. The boxes can be shipped out in 48hrs.

Respectfully,
SSG Dewayne Pittman

Boxes of cash in the mail! Sounds almost as good as my 401K these days.

[If you are not familiar with Milo Minderbinder, read about him here.]