419 scam: "Mondal Meghlal" <hsjssjei@aol.com> Re: your kind help needed!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +448723527291 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447509751536
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.
- mmeghlal@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mondal Meghlal" <hsjssjei@aol.com>
Reply-To: mmeghlal@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 01:16:58 -0800
Subject: Re: your kind help needed!

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Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Mondal Meghlal, a merchant in the South Asia. Presently residing in England I have been diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right now I have only about a few months to live, according to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for myself but the oil business. Though, I am very rich, I was never get nervous, I 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 and heal me I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.I have sowed a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succor and comfort to the less privileged of the Tsunami Victims and the Hurricane katrina in USA, 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 India and Malaysia. Now that 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 Saudi Bank and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization and to the less privileged in Bulgaria and Sudan-Africa, they cashed the money but kept it only to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them already. The last of my money which no one knows of the huge cash deposit of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars that I have deposited in a Vault Firm in Europe for safe keeping. I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse half of it to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in USA as well as Tsunami Earthquake victims in Asia and for the less privileged (for charity purpose) and the other half to set up an investment that is profit base in other to keep the charity work alive.
Please send me a mail to indicate your wiliness to assist in this disbursement. For your willingness and readiness to act accordingly, I will set aside 40% for you for your time and efforts in caring out this responsibility on my behalf while, the remaining 60% will be used by you for both charity work and setting up of an investment that is profit oriented to enable you continue to assist the less privileged from time to time from the profit you make from this investment annually. I need your urgent reply so that I will not have to go on sourcing for a credible person to handle this project. I look forward to hear from you soon. Kindly reply me via my private email:
mmeghlal@yahoo.com
God bless you as you help me accomplish my charity mission before I will depart from this earth.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Mondal Meghlal.
Tel: +44 750 975 1536
Fax: +44 872 352 7291.

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