# Umm..yes I want to trade in oil and become rich..

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**Created:** [March 25, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-yes-i-want-to-trade-in-oil-and-become-rich/533786 "2010-03-25T19:14:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![wisernow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-yes-i-want-to-trade-in-oil-and-become-rich/533786/1 "2010-03-25T19:14:56Z")

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I got these in my email.

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> Dear friend,  
> I have a project I want you to run with us.  
> It involves exportation of 35,000 barrels of oil daily from Kirkuk, Iraq.  
> If you are interested, email me via:  
> Mr. Yan9

> [@](#):
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> Hi, Im Sgt. Ken Holland of the US Marine in Ba’qubah,Iraq. Im in possesion of some funds totalling $15.5M proceeds from a Crude Oil deal. I would like to enlist your support to transfer these funds.Since we are working here on Official capacity we cannot keep this funds thats why we need you. If you are interested, do reach me so that i can give you further details.Please contact me back with the below address for details.
> 
> Sgt.Ken Holland

I have removed the email addresses for obvious reasons. I can’t have all of you as competing oil barons. 😃

But I am willing to make exceptions to that rule if you send me a $1000 which I will give to MR SULEMAN BELLO of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)  
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA so that he can give me 30% of 25.2 million dollars from a dead account in Africa. I prefer working in Nigeria over Iraq.

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-yes-i-want-to-trade-in-oil-and-become-rich/533786/2 "2010-03-25T19:27:54Z")

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Okay, I’m in. Except I don’t have $1,000. I only have this cashier’s check for $10,000. Oh wait, I have a great idea- I will mail you the cashier’s check for $10,000, and you take your thousand out of it and mail me back the change. Okay? I’m looking forward to working with you.

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-yes-i-want-to-trade-in-oil-and-become-rich/533786/3 "2010-03-25T19:58:54Z")

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dO YOU WANT A MASSIVE PENIS??!