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A Scam Email with the Subject "DEAR FRIEND," was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:19:25 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam. The sender was "MR IBN MOHAMMED"<mohammedibn20@hotmail.es>, although it may have been spoofed.
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DEAR FRIEND,
I AM IBN MOHAMMED MOHAMMED,I AM 67YEARS OLD.I AM A CITIZEN OF SAUDI ARABIA, BUT I AM RESIDENT IN CAYMAN ISLAND.
I WAS BORN AN ORPHAN AND ALMIGHTY ALLAH BLESSED ME ABUNDANTLY WITH RICHES,BUT I AM NOT A HAPPY MAN.I HAVE NO WIFE AND I HAVE NO CHILDREN. AS AT NOW I AM SERIOUSLY SICK.I AM PRESENTLY IN HOSPITAL SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER AND I HAD PATIAL STROKE WHICH HAS
AFFECTED MY SPEECH. I CAN NO LONGER TALK AND I AM ALSO DEAF. HALF OF MY BODY IS PARALYSED. THE DOCTORS SAY I HAVE ABOUT 2 MOUNTHS TO LIVE. I SEND YOU THIS MAIL WITH THE HELP OF MY PRIVATE NURSE, ASSISTING ME.
I HAVE LITTLE TIME SO I HAVE COMMITTED IT TO SPREADING MY WEALTH TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH CARE FOR MANKIND.IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE I AM ,I HAVE GIVEN THE MANAGEMENT US$15MILLION TO UPGRADE AND BUILD A NEW CANCER RESEACH FACILITY.
I DONT KNOW YOU, BUT DUE TO MY CONDITION I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CARRYOUT MY WISH FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY.
I HAVE TWO BOXES OF GOLD AND CASH DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY DEPOSIT COMPANY THE CASH IS 5MILLION U.S DOLLARS .I WANT YOU TO SELL THE GOLD,ADD THE 5 MILLION TO IT AND USE IT TO BUILD AN ORPHANAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY. YOU WILL NAME IT MOHAMMED ORPHANAGE HOME. YOU MUST FOLLOW MY WISH FOR IT WILL GLADEN THE HEART OF ALMIGHTY ALLAH.
IF YOU ARE READY TO DO THIS AND CARRYOUT MY WISH, THEN SEND ME
[1]YOUR FULL NAMES
[2] YOUR PHONE/FAX NUMBER
[3] AND YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
WITH THE HELP OF MY NURSE I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.MY EMAIL :
mmohammedibn@aol.com
I AWAIT YOUR REPLY.
IBN MOHD MOHAMMED
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