419 scam: Mrs Sofia Taisuke Ali <sofiaali11@yahoo.fr> Dear Paulsen

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- sofiaali80@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Sofia Taisuke Ali <sofiaali11@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sofiaali80@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Paulsen

Dear Paulsen,

I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody like me, whom you does not know before. I decided to do this after praying over my situation. You should please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you have not known me before.

I need not dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many such possibilities these days.

I would like to introduce myself as Mrs Sofia Taisuke Ali of Japan,Widow to Late Mr.Taisuke Ali that just died of the recent earthquake.

I was a victim of the earthquake and my family,i was the only survival from my family,My lovely husband and my 3 kids died at the spot of this incident,i managed to get me transfe rred down here in Republic of Benin where my husband planned on investing in his crude oil business and i am undertaken my medication here.

There is 12.5M (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) my husband has in an account with the International Bank Of Settlement , Benin of which I am now the next of kin.With my health condition i was deeply injured and the doctor have concluded that a surgery of the heart will have to take place,I am looking for a credible person that will not betray me to whom I will pass the right of next of kin .

This is on the condition that you will take only 35% of the fund for yourself, 5% used for expenses, while you will use the remaining 60%for the less privilege people in the society and in my country please.

This is in fulfillment of the last request of my Late husband: that a substant ial part of the fund be used to carter for the less privileged.If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with your full names and contact information so that I will ask our family lawyer to prepare the authorization that will give you the right of next of kin to the account in the bank.

I cannot predict what will be my faith by the time the fund will be transfered into your account, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i have described above.

You can reach me through my private email address (sofiaali80@gmail.com,)

looking forward to your immediately response.

Yours,
Mrs sofia ali.

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