419 scam: Ehab Elbalawi <ehab_elb665@live.com> PLEASE HELP ACTUALISE MY DREAM!!!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ehab Elbalawi <ehab_elb665@live.com>
Reply-To: ehab_elb776@live.com
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:56:10 -0500
Subject: PLEASE HELP ACTUALISE MY DREAM!!!

Dear Beloved,

Good day to you and your family, i am sorry to disturb you but i feel
deeply in my heart that you are that individual that i have been
seeking hence my contact to you for a blessing that you are about to
recieve and also share with people that might be in need. My name is
Mr. Ehab Elbalawi a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer which 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 know
now 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 closefriends. 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. I want to
believe that you will be capable of handling this task for me.I will
wait to hear from you and ALLAH will bless you as you decide to do
this. I await your urgent response, while thanking you in anticipation
for accepting to be used by GOD for this humane cause.

Thank you
Mr. Ehab Elbalawi

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