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This following email that I just received is certainly a new variant on the advance fee model. Instead of the usual plane crash or cancer or relative who died in the war, this scammer ingeniously utilises Global Warming within his text.

Personally, I believe the hype surrounding global warming and the premature death of our planet is complete rubbish, but there are an awful lot of people who believe the complete opposite and are quite fanatical about it.

Considering that, they might just reply to this email without realising what they are letting themselves in for, namely an advance fee scam.

You see, a search for the email address quoted - zeerafi12@aol.com - shows that it is associated with various scam emails that are detailed on over half a dozen sites…. I guess this scammer wasn’t as bright as first thought and should have used an alternative email address!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Random Selection as Development/Campaign Partner.

We hereby notify you that you have been selected as a partner in the World Campaign against Global Warming.

In this program, you will be required to organize a pro-environmental campaign against global warming and environmental pollution in your area/community with the funds provided to you by the World Foundation against Global Warming.

Note that this selection is subject to your acceptance and consent.

If you choose to accept this offer, you shall be awarded the sum of $610,000 and $950,000 for Individual and Corporate participation respectively. This sum is intended to facilitate your campaign.

Kindly respond, stating your acceptance to this notification and we shall give you more information on this program.

Contact Mr. Zeeshan Ashraf on: zeeraf12@aol.com

The Earth is our habitation and we are responsible for it.

Faithfully,

Paul Brendan McGee
Our World Foundation.
Program Coordinator,
Campaign against Global Warming

www.ourworldfoundation.org.uk
www.globalwarming.org