419 scam: "Miss. Sandra Sawa" <sandrasawa@pop.com.br> From Miss. Sandra Sawa

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- sandra_sawa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Sandra Sawa" <sandrasawa@pop.com.br>
Reply-To: sandra_sawa@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 18:32:46 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: From Miss. Sandra Sawa

>From Miss. Sandra Sawa
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
Email sandra_sawa@yahoo.com

Dear Respectful One

I am writing this letter with due respect and tears since we have not
known or meet ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I
have gone through your profile that speaks well of you. I will be so glad
if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your
assistance.

I am Miss Sandra Sawa, 21 years old from Cote d’Ivoire, Daughter of Mrs
Florence Sawa, there was $4.5 million USD (Four Million Five Hundred
United State Dollars) which was made deposit to bank here by my mother
before she died in October 2008 which was left in a Suspense account in
the bank here by my late mother for security reason.

I was made the next of kin to the fund, but it was deposited by my late
mother in the favour of my helper, now I want to present you to the bank
as my helper, to enable the bank transfer the fund to your country, while
I will be coming over to further my education for better life under your
care in your country.

I seek your permission to remit this amount into your account so that I
could come to your country for investment and to further my studies. I
have accepted to offer you a reasonable percentage of the total sum for
your desire to assist me, but recently my country got involve in political
crises which resulted that the Civil war take place in my country and
lasted for 6 months and also take away lives of many soul, but the new
government has be appointed and I meet the bank as we come back after the
war and the bank manager made me to understand that they are ready to do
anything to move out any fund that is not for government .

I have meet with the bank and they give me more explanation on how to get
the fund transfer and I wait to hear from you for more information and
details.

Best Regards.
Miss Sandra Sawa.
sandra_sawa@yahoo.com

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