When we last left Lionel Drinkwater, he had left Drinkwater Island on his private twin engine airplane. While airborne, Lionel sent Richard this very garbled e-mail via the satellite uplink on his plane. The text is in blue:
Dear Richard: I am island-hopping and am airborne at present between stops. I am sending this note to you on my laptop via the satellite uplink on my aircraft. My co-pilot is flying and the weather is fine. I must fly to yet a larger island in order to meet with government officials to >>>>>>767346k<<<<node57>>><<<transponder9>/uplink.protocol.9.marine.exchange .sopac>>tango.route.via.Earthlink.San.Jose.nonencrypt.+>>>>relay23.accept.do wnload.nonecrypt.5=0197834>>>>87w9877985730957)))echo))))ping>>>>jy8787>>>> > a substantial profit for you. In terms of the proposed transfer in Spain on Sunday, I have cancelled and changed plans so that we >>>>>>767346k<<<<node57>>><<<transponder9>/uplink.protocol.9.marine.exchan ge.sopac>>tango.route.via.Earthlink.San.Jose.nonencrypt.+>>>>relay23.accept. download.nonecrypt.5=0197834>>>>87w9877985730957)))echo))))ping>>>>jy8787>>> > > and the Security company will get the $50,000 USD in this manner. The bank account information is as follo>>>>>>767346<<<<node57>>><<<transponder9>/uplink.protocol.12.marine.exc hange.sopac>>tango.route.via.Earthlink.San.Jose.nonencrypt.+>>>>relay23.acce pt.download.nonecrypt.5=018767>>>>87w9877985730957)))echo))))ping>>>>hj8675> >>>ledge > the modality I have suggested? > > Here is what I have accomplished thus far: > > 1. I converted XPF to $50,0>>>>>>767346k<<<<node57>>><<<transponder9>/uplink.protocol.9.marine.exc hange.sopac>>tango.route.via.Earthlink.San.Jose.nonencrypt.+>>>>relay23.acce pt.download.nonecrypt.5=0197834>>>>87w9877985730957)))echo))))ping>>>>jy8787 >>>> > > 2. I have wired -- via WU -- 10X $5,000 > estions>>>>767346k<<<<node57>>><<<transponder9>/uplink.protocol.9.marine.exc hange.sopac>>tango.route.via.Earthlink.San.Jose.nonencrypt.+>>>>relay23.acce pt.download.nonecrypt.5=0176464>>>>87w9877985730957)))echo))))ping>>>>jy8787 6>>>>and get the test questions and answers. >> transfer of the $50,000 USD to the Security company immediately as you now have his phone number. Regards, Lionel > > )))))))query))))ping....return>>>>uplink>>>returnpathfailure.<<<<requery>> >>))))ping))))echo.pathfind6.sopac.relayviaSydney>>>interrogate>>>>span5_7_8 766_4209<<<delra.relay.path>>>endtransmission>>>>
Question: What could have caused the transmission to be so garbled???
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Major Owen Lotts is a maestro of scamming scammers and introduced me to the art. The Major was kind enough to create this newspaper in order for me to document the near tragedy which I had befall Lionel: