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Monday, June 9, 2008

Another Charity Scam

It seems nothing is beneath scam artists. Again here is another example of how shady these characters can be.

Name: Hussein Ali

Email: alimanhussien@yahoo.com

Tactic Used: Alleged cancer patient trying to move an unbelievable amout of money from his country to another. Of course he has no family to trust, so he is now putting all his faith in a total stranger through an unsolicited email. Notice the attempt to garner sympathy by insisting his affirmation in God, while subsequently trying to rip people off.
6/9/08
Hussein ali wrote:
Dear Friend.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry forme, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is hussein ali,a pakistan but a merchant in ghana, in the africa.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in carrying for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but mybusiness. Though I am very rich, I was never generous,I was always hostile to people and only focus on mybusiness as that was the only thing I cared for. Butnow I regret all this as I now know that there is moreto life than just wanting to have or make all themoney in the world. I believe when God gives me asecond chance to come to this world I would live mylife a different way from how I have lived it. Nowthat God ! has called me, I have willed and given mostof my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept mysoul and so, I have decided to give arms to charityorganizations and give succour and confort to the less priviledged in our societies, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the to go,cote d'ivoire,mali. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot dothis my self anymore. I once asked members of myfamily to close one of my accounts and distribute themoney which I have there to charity organization andto the less priviledged in outside africa, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of twenty four million dollars that I have with a Security Company in here in ghana for safekeeping. I will want you to help me collect thisdeposit and disburse it to some charity organizations and to the less priviledged. send me a mail in my toindicate if you will assist me in this disbursement. I have set aside 15% for you for your time and patience.While I await to hear from you , may God be with youand your entire family. Remain blessed.
Mr hussein ali

I wanted to see where this would go, so I replied to "Mr. Hussein Ali"


6/10/2008

Mr. Ali wrote:

Let me use this time to brief you more about me.
ABOUT MYSELF I was born and bred in pakistan, My father had two wives and six children. I am the first born of my late father and the only child of my mother. My father was a master in the Oil Field and had a large business empire in late sixties and early seventies. I lost my father at the age of 23yrs. after which I took over his business as the first child and the only educated child. I made my first $12M dollars at the age of 23the same year after I lost my Dad in an oil deal with AGIP. I was married to "Late Patience" and God blessed us with a daugther who is equally married and stayswith her husband somewhere in Algeria. Things were actually going well with me (business wise) but mybrothers has never been happy with my progress, and for that reason I have never been kind nor had theopportunity to extend alms to the needy even with all my achievements and wealth not until this period when God has really touched my life, and I have come torealize that money is not everything in life. It willbe better for me to lose all and gain my Soul ratherthan to gain all and lose my Soul. I have been touched by the holy spirit and want to use this little opportunity to extend my warmth kindness to the people of the world through you."open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plea the cause of the poor and needy".

MY ADDRESS: I am presently in Snow white Specialist Clinic located around accra tema,"Snow white Special Clinic". The doctor(Dr. Anur Sally) is very popularly known and he has been my very good friend for years and has been very nice to me. I must be very sincere to you. You are the second person after my daughter that I am telling where I am. The things of the Lord shall forever remain real. Let us join hands and fight the battle to save the "souls"of the righteous.
Please respond with your name in full, your telephone number and maybe your contact address.
Meanwhile, before we commence I would like us to enter into an agreement stating that you will use the 85% for the Charity Work and 15% will come to you for your time and effort. This is for us to have trust and confidence in one another since we have not met eachother before.
I look forward to a fruitful relationship between us and I pray to meet with you before I finally depart view attach picture

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Here are the list of charity organisation,take your time to study them
Blessed Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity –Founded by Mother Teresa in 1950 in Calcutta which wasthen a city of 3,000 slums and an estimated 200,000 homeless people. Helping the poorest of the poor, and especially those most unloved and unwanted. Has grown to 710 missions worldwide, with 4,000 nuns and morethan 100,000 lay workers to operate homes for Aids,leprosy and tuberculosis patients, as well as soupkitchens, orphanages and schools.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – It isrepresented in 158 countries, and fights for basichuman rights for children, including education,immunization, and exploitation of children. (Website:http://www.unicef.org/)
World Food Program (WFP) –Set up in 1963, WFP is theUnited Nations frontline agency in the fight againstglobal hunger. In 2002, it fed 72 million people in 82countries, including most of the world’s refugees andinternally displaced people. (Website: http://www.wfp.org/)
United Nations Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) – TheOffice of the UNHCR was established on December 14,1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. Itsprimary purpose is to safeguard rights and well-beingof refugees. Today, it is one of the world’s principal humanitarian agencies, helping some 20 million peoplein 120 countries. (Website: http://www.unhcr.ch/)
Medecins Sans Fromtieres (MSF) – Doctors withoutborders – is an international humanitarian aidorganization that provides emergency medicalassistance to populations in danger in more than 80countries. (Website: http://www.msf.org/)
Caritas Internationalis – is a confederation of 162Catholic relief, development and social serviceorganizations working to build a betterworld,especially for the poor and oppressed in morethan 200 countries and territories. It is one of theworld’s largest humanitarian networks.
(Website: http://www.catholicwelfare.org.sg/) Catholic ReliefServices (CRS) – CRS was founded in 1943 by theCatholic Bishops of the United States to assist thepoor and disadvantaged outside the country. CRSprovides direct aid to the poor, and involves peoplein their own development, helping them to realizetheir potential.(Website: http://www.catholicrelief.org/)
St. David's Relief Foundation St. David's ReliefFoundation6114 Brenhaven RoadArlington, TX 76017
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced bythe devastating war in Bosnia and Croatia. The victimsof this war are for the most part women, children, theelderly, and the physically and mentally handicapped.They have been removed from all that is familiar andhave nothing St. David's mission is to providetangible humanitarian aid to the people of Bosnia andto assist in reconstruction. St. David's works inconcert with the Franciscan Friars of Bosnia,recognized Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) fromother nations, as well as assisting local reliefagencies. St. David's is multi-denominational and isnonpartisan in its relief. The aid is distributed inareas of need without regard to race, ethnic,national, or religious persuasion. St. David's ReliefFoundation provides evidence to the people of Bosniathat they have neither been forgotten, nor forsaken.
The "BETHESDA" Project Human Development Project forOrphans and Street Children. An emergency povertyrelief operation near Mostar, Valley of Bijelo Polje.
Mary Mother of Peace-Medjugorje CharityC/o Bernard and Claudine Dussert8617 Irvington AvenueBethesda, Maryland 20817-3603, USA
The humanitarian non-governmental organization (NGO)MMP-MC, Inc is a mission-based 501(c)3 tax-exemptnon-profit charitable organization helping warorphans, homeless children, poor families and refugeesof all faiths improve their living and educationalconditions and regain dignity, with special focus onthe Balkans --especially Bosnia and Herzegovina, andCroatia-- and Afghanistan, especially women andchildren. MMP-MC participates in the Combined FederalCampaign of the Washington Capital Area underdesignation # 7825. Donations are tax deductible.
Please advise me on this and please do not hesitate toinform me if you have other areas you are looking atmore especcially in your country.
find the attach picture and please do not for one dayhave pitty for me but pray for my soul

3....I want toinform you that the fund has been transfer to theSecurity Company in ghana West Africa.This is due toenable me sign all legal documents required from me toaccomplish this project,I want to use this chance toremind you that you should always pray for me becausei will soon be taken to the Teather for my medicalsurgery.I may survive in the surgery and i might notsurvive in surgery.But before i go to the teather forsurgery,i shall give you my doctor phone number andhis private email address so that you can reach himabout my surgery if i survive or not.I will also givehim all your contact and everything other thing ishall let you know before i enter teather. Dont disappoint me in this project because all my trust is in you and i hope you increase your effort more inthis project so that God will reward you after all youdid in this project.

You should Contact the Security Company immediately,Contact :
Hon.Dr.sunday.g.paul(General President of All ExcutiveMembers Of International DiplomaticsService/CitizenBanks/Fund/Financial SecurityCompanies West Africa Region)phone number :+233,243750076Efax: +233 245254016Email Address: drsunnypa@yahoo.ca
Email This Message to the security company :
I AM THE RIGHTFUL PERSON OFFICIALY APPOINT TO RECEIVE MR ALI HUSSIEN FUND WHICH IS DEPOSITED IN YOUR COMPANY FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT OFFERED TO ME BY MR ALI HUSSIEN FROM PAKISTAN,I WANT YOU TO INFORM ME ALL I HAVE TO DO AND THE PROCEDURE TOFOLLOW IN THIS PROJECT SO THAT THE FUND WILL BERELEASE TO ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN START THE PROJECT AFTER I RECEIVE THE MONEY FROM YOUR COMPANYINTO MY PRIVATE ACCOUNT OR BY DIPLOMATIC METHOD. I ASSURE YOUR COMPANY THAT I WILL NEVER DISAPPOINT OR FAIL TO MAKE THIS PROJECT COME TO ACCOPLISHED AND I AGGREED WITH MR ALI HUSSEIN. I WILL DO ALL MY BESTAND PUT ALL MY EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT I RECEIVE THIS FUND.

Always Communicate with them by Email,Fax and Phonefor security reasons and for confidential reasons.Contact The Security Company so that they will start the procedure and process needed.
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I want you to know that i have forward all the legal Documents the SECURITY COMPANY required from me asthey told you.
I have attatched to you my picture as you asked.
I will soon be taking to the THEATHER for my Surgeryand i beg you to always pray for my life to God sothat i may survive in it. I notify my lawyer today tosend a will and other of my legal documents with him to the SECURITY COMPANY for them to take note thateven if i didnt survive in the Surgery they can alwaysaware that you are the beneficiary of the FUND which will be use for CHARITY/ORPHANS AND THE POOR PEOPLE.

You should not disappoint me or fail to finish thi sproject that God will reward you for this Good work. So send this Deposit Certificate To Them so that they can continue with you for the release of the fund.
I am now in pains and i am seriously down in the sense that i want this project to be done as i wish.
Always Communicate with the SECURITY COMPANY on phone and by email,and please always call them so that theywill be given you the procedure and what exactly to donext.
Thank you and God Bless You.Hussien ali

I love Nigerian broken English and grammar.


6/10/08
CL Scambuster wrote:
Yes Mr. Ali, I know what you mean. I've had this rash that's been killing me lately. I've even talked to Doctors from Nigeria to see if they could help me, but sadly none of them can. So tell me more about your daughter, is she hot? What does she have to say about you not giving her the money? I don't want her to be mad at me, you now how women get. Who is "Last Patience?" It sounds like a song by Gun's N Roses, I like that song, its very melodic and touching would you agree?

I've never heard of any of the charities you listed, which is funny because I use to live in Bethesda, MD. Have you ever been the United States? Our economy is in a bind right now, and with your money you would get a great deal here right now. You could go shopping, meet women, go site seeing, all that stuff. Too bad your dying right now. Which brings me to my other point. How is it possible that you have enough strength to email me, but not enough to just send me money. You better be legitimate in your claims, or so help me I will come down on you worse than your "cancer." I don't want to have to involve other strangers to get your money, but I WILL IF I MUST. So you know that I will be honest with it.

Once I get your money how should I spend it? I would like to install a jeigermeister machine in my house, or possibly a starbucks machine. Do you drink coffee? You must have had a long strange life, probably doing Pakistani stuff right? Well take care, you better not die before I get your money because I will haunt you in the afterlife. I'm not joking. You will find no peace! Take care and try to go in your sleep, I hear its better that way.

Life is Short.

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