419 scam: "Majlis Daerah Marang" <mdmarang@terengganu.gov.my> Response expected please

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- marysaleh3220@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Majlis Daerah Marang" <mdmarang@terengganu.gov.my>
Reply-To: marysaleh3220@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 22:11:14 +0800
Subject: Response expected please

Hello,

Good day and God bless you,

Greetings to you in the Name of God Almighty. I am former Mrs. Memunat Omar
Saleh, now Mrs.Mary Saleh a widow to Late Dr. Mohamed Saleh. I am an old
woman; suffering from cancer. From all indications, my condition is really
deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live long,because the
cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.

My late husband died in an air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian
airline 990 with other passengers on board. And my only daughter is physically
challenged.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his
business and wealth. My personal physician told me that I may not live for so
long and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this
wealth, by contributing to the well being of less privileged people and
handicapped in our society.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocate
to Africa(Nigeria) where I live presently. I selected you for this Purpose and
prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of $8,300,000.(Eight Million
Three Hundred thousand United State Dollars through you for this purpose,
while I will leave the sum of $700.000.00 (Seven hundred thousand United State
Dollars) for your personal use considering the fact that this mission will
definitely consume part of your private time.

This fund is deposited in a financial/security institution. Therefore, an
immediate application for the release of the funds to you through the legal
guardian of my attorney will be required upon your indication of interest.

Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life
and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately
that wealth acquisition without God, one's life is vanity upon vanity.

Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of keeping all the fund for
personal use only.

God Bless You

Mrs. Mary Saleh

marysaleh3220@gmail.com

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