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I reckon I have commented this kind of scam e-mail a dozen times already. It’s the cancer tear jerker appealing to people’s good naturedness.

By the way the domain “saeedahmed.org” does exist, which is very unusual. It’s parked at a French host provider without any content. The domain was set up in April 2008.

Now why would a dying man set  up a new domain? I reckon we will see more of this fellow in the future.

Here are the registration details and as you can see, Saeed Ahmed is a Nigerian.

Am I surprised? Of course not!

Domain ID:D152532343-LROR
Domain Name:SAEEDAHMED.ORG
Created On:24-Apr-2008 15:41:57 UTC
Last Updated On:24-Jun-2008 03:50:25 UTC
Expiration Date:24-Apr-2009 15:41:57 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:tu72D8EPycEf0eMb
Registrant Name:Ahmed Saeed
Registrant Organization:Saeed Ahmed
Registrant Street1:12 Allen Avenue, Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:paris
Registrant State/Province:FR
Registrant Postal Code:75904
Registrant Country:FR
Registrant Phone:+33.145062571
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:teeha4love@hotmail.com
Admin ID:tu72D8EPycEf0eMb
Admin Name:Ahmed Saeed
Admin Organization:Saeed Ahmed
Admin Street1:12 Allen Avenue, Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:paris
Admin State/Province:FR
Admin Postal Code:75904
Admin Country:FR
Admin Phone:+33.145062571
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:teeha4love@hotmail.com
Tech ID:tu72D8EPycEf0eMb
Tech Name:Ahmed Saeed
Tech Organization:Saeed Ahmed
Tech Street1:12 Allen Avenue, Ikeja Lagos Nigeria
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:paris
Tech State/Province:FR
Tech Postal Code:75904
Tech Country:FR
Tech Phone:+33.145062571
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:teeha4love@hotmail.com
Name Server:NS1.NEODOMAINE.COM
Name Server:NS2.NEODOMAINE.COM

And to complete this post, the e-mail message:

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Saeed Ahmed <info09@saeedahmed.org>
Date: 15 Oct 2008 14:53
Subject: Hello
To: undisclosed-recipients

Dear Friend,

As you read this, I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone  will die someday,and am contacting you because i  really do need your help,and i want you to help me with all your effort and time for just seven to fourteen workings days of your time.I want you  to be honest and truthfull with me that you will help  me with my last  wish as a dying man. My name is Saeed Ahmed a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer.It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, 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 my business. Though I am very rich, I  was never generous,I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give also to charity organizations, 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 U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself any more. I once asked members of my family to close one o f my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan,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 Eighteen Million Dollars $18,000,000,00 in side two boxes that I have with a Finance/Diplomatic Company Abroad. I will want you to Act as my Beneficiary who will help me contact the security finance company on my behalf to discuss the terms and condition of getting this deposit out from thier custody and also helping me to dispatch it to the charity organisations  Reply to this email with your full names,contact address,tel number  and fax to enable me ask my doctors lawyer to arrange for you a power of attorney that will give you full legal backing as my beneficiary.

Kindly get back to me with trust and sincerity that you will help me on this regards.Here is my personal mail box:saeed-ahmed102@live.com

I have set aside 30% for you and for your time. God be with you.
Saeed Ahmed.

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Somehow I get the impression that the Africans often don’t understand what they are putting together for fraudulent e-mails like this one.

Sure, Microsoft and Vodafone may cooperate on a business basis, but State Lotteries such as the Dutch Staatsloterij don’t cooperate with any sort of company on the scale suggested here.

One point of note is the e-mail address. Do you see they are using voda-fone.org?

This is unusual, as the owner can be traced. Even though the Registrant is using a cloaking service to hide behind, authorities such as police can force the service company to disclose the person behind the Domain name. Here’s the registry data:

Domain ID:D152496806-LROR
Domain Name:VODA-FONE.ORG
Created On:21-Apr-2008 23:44:30 UTC
Last Updated On:21-Apr-2008 23:44:35 UTC
Expiration Date:21-Apr-2009 23:44:30 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Directi Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (R27-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:ADDPERIOD
Registrant ID:PP-SP-001
Registrant Name:Domain Admin
Registrant Organization:PrivacyProtect.org
Registrant Street1:P.O. Box 97
Registrant Street2:All Postal Mails Rejected, visit Privacyprotect.org
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Moergestel
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code:5066 ZH
Registrant Country:NL
Registrant Phone:+45.36946676
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:contact@privacyprotect.org

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: VODAFONE AWARD CENTRE <vodafoneawardoffice@voda-fone.org>
Date: 2008/4/29
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !! YOUR E-MAIL ID HAS WON VODAFONE CONSOLATION PRIZE 2008.
To:

VODAFONE INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2008
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSE!!!
VODAFONE INTERNATIONAL LOTTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

Ref No: Ref No: VDF-EBS-719AF
Batch Number: VDF-EBS-390AF
Winning Number: VDF-EBS-798AF
Coupon No. VDTL-146478972197

Dear Email Bearer,

CONSOLATION PRIZE WINNING NOTICE!!!

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Most recently this foundation set up the VODAFONE LOTTERY SCHEME to give  out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the foundation  seek to encourage the use of Internet for academic and business pursuits.  It major aim is to promote music, theater, art and literature projects in  the social and political arena with a focus on health, as well as  science, research, and higher education. We wish to Congratulate and  inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was  selected among the 5 lucky consolation prize winners.

Your email ID identified with Coupon No. VDTL-146478972197 was selected  by our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the  50,000 different email addresses enrolled for the E-game. Your email ID  was included among the 50,000 different email addresses submitted by our  partner international email provider companies.

You have won a consolation cash prize of Ј600,000.00 ( Six Hundred  Thousand British Pounds Only).The VODAFONE, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ Group  have approved a payout of your consolation cash prize which will be  remunerated directly to you by the official Payment Agency Board.

Our DUE PROCESS UNIT (DPU) will render to you complete assistance and  provide additional information and processes for the claims of your  consolation prize. For due processing of your winning claim, please  contact your claims Agent Rev. Father John Palenberg who has been  assigned to assist you.

CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:

Name: Rev. Father John Palenberg
E-mail:claimsdepartment@voda-fone.org
Telephone :+447024077935

You are advised to provide him with the following information:
Name:
Phone/Fax Number:
Nationality:
Marital Status:
Age:
Ref Number:
Batch Number:
Winning Number:
Coupon Number:

MEANS OF PAYMENT
Cheque Delivery
Bank Account Transfer
Diplomation Means

Once again congratulations from all our staffs on your Consolation prize  winning, we hope you will partake in our Forth coming VODAFONE,  MICROSOFT/ STAATSLOTERIJ Email-games.

Regards,
(Group Coordinator)

NB: In accordance with the VODAFONE, MICROSOFT/STAATSLOTERIJ E-games  policy and regulations, this notification is dispatched directly to only  the 5 lucky consolation prize Winners. This notification also contains  information that is proprietary, privileged or confidential or otherwise  legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the right recipient whose  email address attached to the lucky numbers along with the winning  information, you are not authorized to read, print, retain copy or  disseminate this notice or any part of it.

Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Vodafone Lottery Award Inc.UK

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