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[Volker Grassmuck]

URGENT ASSISTANCE!

BieneMaja(23. August 2003 21:07)

DEARSIR/MADAM:

IAMMRDARLMCBRIDECURRENTLYSERVINGASTHEPRESIDENTANDCHIEF
EXECUTIVEOFFICEROFTHESCOGROUP,FORMERLYKNOWNASCALDERASYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL,INLINDON,UTAH,UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA.IKNOWTHIS
LETTERMIGHTSURPRISEYOUBECAUSEWEHAVEHADNOPREVIOUS
COMMUNICATIONSORBUSINESSDEALINGSBEFORENOW.

MYASSOCIATESHAVERECENTLYMADECLAIMTOCOMPUTERSOFTWARESWORTHAN
ESTIMATED$1BILLIONU.S.DOLLARS.IAMWRITINGTOYOUINCONFIDENCE
BECAUSEWEURGENTLYREQUIREYOURASSISTANCETOOBTAINTHESEFUNDS.

INTHEEARLY1970STHEAMERICANTELEPHONEANDTELEGRAPHCORPORATION
DEVELOPEDATGREATEXPENSETHECOMPUTEROPERATINGSYSTEMSOFTWARE
KNOWNASUNIX.UNFORTUNATELYTHELAWSOFMYCOUNTRYPROHIBITEDTHEM
FROMSELLINGTHESESOFTWARESANDSOTHEIRVALUABLESOURCECODES
REMAINEDPRIVATELYHELD.UNDERASPECIALARRANGEMENTSOMEPROGRAMMERS
FROMTHECALIFORNIAUNIVERSITYOFBERKELEYDIDADDMORECODESTOTHIS
OPERATINGSYSTEM,INCREASINGITSVALUE,BUTNOTINANYWAYTODILUTE
ORDISPARAGEOURFULLANDRIGHTFULOWNERSHIPOFTHESECODES,DESPITE
ANYAGREEMENTBETWEENAMERICANTELEPHONEANDTELEGRAPHANDTHE
CALIFORNIAUNIVERSITYOFBERKELEY,WHICHAGREEMENTWEDENYAND
DISAVOW.

INTHEYEAR1984ACHANGEOFREGIMEINMYCOUNTRYALLOWEDTHE
AMERICANTELEPHONEANDTELEGRAPHCORPORATIONTOMAKEPROFITSFROM
THESESOFTWARES.INTHEYEAR1990OWNERSHIPOFTHESESOFTWARESWAS
TRANSFERREDTOTHECORPORATIONUNIXSYSTEMLABORATORIES.INTHEYEAR
1993THISCORPORATIONWASSOLDTOTHECORPORATIONNOVELL.INTHEYEAR
1994SOMEEMPLOYEESOFNOVELLFORMEDTHECORPORATIONCALDERASYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL,WHICHBEGANTODISTRIBUTEANUPSTARTOPERATINGSYSTEM
KNOWNASLINUX.INTHEYEAR1995NOVELLSOLDTHEUNIXSOFTWARECODES
TOSCO.INTHEYEAR2001OCCURREDASEPARATIONOFSCO,ANDTHESCO
BRANDNAMEANDUNIXCODESWEREACQUIREDBYTHECALDERASYSTEMS
INTERNATIONAL,ANDINTHEFOLLOWINGYEARTHECALDERASYSTEMS
INTERNATIONALWASRENAMEDSCOGROUP,OFWHICHICURRENTLYSERVEAS
CHIEFEXECUTIVEOFFICER.

MYASSOCIATESANDIOFTHESCOGROUPARETHEREFORETHEFULLAND
RIGHTFULOWNERSOFTHEOPERATINGSYSTEMSOFTWARESKNOWNASUNIX.OUR
ENGINEERSHAVEDISCOVEREDTHATNOFEWERTHANSEVENTY(70)LINESOF
OURVALUABLEANDPROPRIETARYSOURCECODESHAVEAPPEAREDINTHE
UPSTARTOPERATINGSYSTEMLINUX.ASYOUCANPLAINLYSEE,THISGIVESUS
ACLAIMONTHEMILLIONSOFLINESOFVALUABLESOFTWARECODESWHICH
COMPRISETHISLINUXANDWHICHHASBEENSOLDATGREATPROFITTOVERY
MANYBUSINESSENTERPRISES.OURLEGALEXPERTSHAVEADVISEDUSTHATOUR
CONTRIBUTIONTOTHESECODESISWORTHANESTIMATEDONE(1)BILLION
U.S.DOLLARS.

UNFORTUNATELYWEAREHAVINGDIFFICULTYEXTRACTINGOURFUNDSFROM
THESECOMPUTERSOFTWARES.TOTHISEFFECTIHAVEBEENGIVENTHE
MANDATEBYMYCOLLEAGUESTOCONTACTYOUANDASKFORYOURASSISTANCE.
WEAREPREPAREDTOSELLYOUASHAREINTHISENTERPRISE,WHICHWILL
SOONBEVERYPROFITABLE,THATWILLGRANTYOUTHERIGHTSTOUSETHESE
VALUABLESOFTWARESINYOURBUSINESSENTERPRIS
E.UNFORTUNATELYWEARENOTABLEATTHISTIMETOSETAPRICEONTHESE
RIGHTS.THEREFOREITISOURRESPECTFULSUGGESTION,THATYOUMAYBE
IMMEDIATELYAPARTYTOTHISENTERPRISE,BEFOREOTHERSACCEPTTHESE
LUCRATIVETERMS,THATYOUSENDUSTHENUMBEROFABANKINGACCOUNT
WHEREWECANWITHDRAWFUNDSOFASUITABLEAMOUNTTOGUARANTEEYOUR
PARTICIPATIONINTHISENTERPRISE.ASANALTERNATIVEYOUMAYSENDUS
THENUMBERANDEXPIRATIONDATEOFYOURMAJORCREDITCARD,ORYOUMAY
SENDTOUSASIGNEDCHECKFROMYOURBANKINGACCOUNTPAYABLETO"SCO
GROUP"ANDWITHTHEAMOUNTLEFTBLANKFORUSTOCONVENIENTLYSUPPLY.

KINDLYTREATTHISREQUESTASVERYIMPORTANTANDSTRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL.IHONESTLYASSUREYOUTHATTHISTRANSACTIONIS100%
LEGALANDRISK-FREE.

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