419 scam: "MCGFS Malaysia"<jen2482@atlas.sk> Your Attention 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:

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:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MCGFS Malaysia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ungfs@japan.com>
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 16:51:54 +0800
Subject: Your Attention Please!!!!!

Dear Beloved One.

I know that this message may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met each other.I have to say that i have no intentions of causing you any pains so I decided to contact you through this medium,as the spirit of God told me to open this matter up to you for you to carry on this project as I will direct you.

Please as you are reading this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Mr. Umar Amal, a 59 years old merchant in Malaysia. suffering from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 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 any one not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus 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 that if I have a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my time is near, I have willed my wealth to various charity in the Malaysia and abroad. I 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 Malaysia, England and Ireland . Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself any more.

I am writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I am receiving palliative care waiting for my time to come. If you are interested to help me I will give you more information about this like the amount that I deposited in the bank and Contact of the bank so you can contact them.

Note that you will take 20% out of the funds and give 80% to the charity organizations. I pray so that you will support and assist me with good heart.

Remain blessed if you can help please respond back to me as soon as possible since i dont want to lose the money under the security company.

Regards,
Mr. Umar Amal

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