Tsunami Disaster Based Fraud Letter

From: Andrew Adams

 

Where did this letter come from?  While this letter sources to a United States IP, there is evidence of attempted misdirection and there is also evidence that the author used a backdoor* to make it appear as if the letter came from a US company.  This is typical of tracking results for fraudulent emails. 

Please note the code at the bottom of the email.  This type of code is usually associated with ad campaign tracking.

* Also see blind proxy.

 

 

From:

  "sskoANDREW ADAMS" <aadrews1@netscape.net>

To:

   anniemcguire@fraudaid.com

Subject:

   URGENTHELP(TSUNAMI)

Date:

   Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:27:45 +0100

 

Dear Friend

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I 
believe everyone will die someday.

My name is Andrew Adams a merchant in PHILIPPINES, 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 familymembers 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 alms 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, Indian and Pakistan. Now that my health 
has my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. 

I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts in Switzerland 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. Now I want you 
to assist me in getting some 
cash deposit claim and distribute to charity and people of the tsunami 
disaster. 

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge
Cash deposit of $36,000.000.00 million united states dollars that I
have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me
collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. 

I have set aside twenty percent for you and for your time. 

My email address is:  aadrews1@netscape.net 

regards 

Andrew Adams


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