419 scam: Mrs Belquis Abdullah AL-Ali <mrsbelquisah@live.com> Re: I need your help

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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.
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.
- belquisahmadzai1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Belquis Abdullah AL-Ali <mrsbelquisah@live.com>
Reply-To: belquisahmadzai1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:45:20 +0300
Subject: Re: I need your help

May the greetings of Lord be with you, Please I am writing this mail
to you with tears and sorrow to seek for your assistance,My name is
Mrs Belquis Abdullah AL-Ali, I have been suffering from ovarian cancer
disease and my doctor says that I have just few days to leave. I am 56
years old from Benin, but based in West Africa.

I was married to Late Mr.Abdullah AL-Ali Jr who was a contractor with
the UK Government before he died died in a plane crash in Dec., 2003
with our only son named Elvis:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm. May his soul rest in
peace Amen.Due to my strong religious background I decided not to
re-marry after his death, Before his death he made a vow to use his
wealth for the orphanages and the less privileged in the society.

I am a business woman dealing with cocoa exportation. When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.6 (Four Million Six
Hundred Thousand Dollars) with One Bank in West Africa. Presently this
money is still in the custody of the Bank here in West Africa. My
Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within few days or
months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}. I have decided to donate the
money for charity to you since I do not have a child to inherit it and
its better I do not die leaving the money here without it reaching to
the poor and the less privileged ones in the society.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell the Bank to transfer the
money to you.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not inclined to helping poor
persons and I do not want my husband's hard earned money to be misused
or spent in the manner in which my late husband did not specify.

I was touched in spirit while praying last night and Almighty God
Directed me to search for e-mail contact on the internet luckily i
came in contact with your e-mail address to donate this money to
you,to use it for the good work of God and less privilege. Please
reply soon as i need your help,I know i have never met you but my mind
tells me to do this with you and I hope you will act sincerely.

God bless you and your family

Mrs Abdullah AL-Ali
Email: belquisahmadzai1@hotmail.com

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