419 scam: Sarah Mensa <sarahmensa@hotmail.fr> Hi

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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:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
- +22508832116 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Mensa <sarahmensa@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: sarahmensa12@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:27:04 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hi

RUE 48 ABI O1,COCODY
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER,
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE
TELEPHONE:+225 08 83 21 16

Dearest in God,

My name is Mrs.Sarah Mensa the wife of late Mr.Robert Mensa,we were married for forty two years Having no family because my husband was wealth Cocoa merchant bases Abidjan the economic capital of Cote d'Ivorie and I had no children. My husband was killed in the recent political crisis in the country on 16/12/2010,however here is the website read BBC WORLD NEWS (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12010412) before his death and we are truely happy Christian family, When my late husband was a live he deposited the sum of ($6.5 Million Dollars) six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars in a bank here in Abidjan,Cote D'ivoire. My doctors told me that I am seriousely suffering from long time terminal cancer. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness Having known my condition, I decided to entrust this Fund Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to your hand as to enable you utilize this fund according to God's
direction because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. below is the purpose of the fund and never you berayed me.

1. To help the orphanages
2. To help the widows
3. Propagating the word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

Zechariah 7:8-10 and the word of the LORD came again to Zechariah: "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice, show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow and orphanages,the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil to each other.The Bible made us to know that blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I donâ€™t have any child that will inherit this fund and my husband relatives are evil people's and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by self acclaimed evil people's. I don't want in a way that this money will be used ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to entrust this fund to you. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the hand of the Lord Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my problems and I shall hold my peace.
Hallelujah, if you have to die says the Lord,keep fit and I will give you the crown of life. I want you to be always pray for me because the lord is my strainght. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth.While waiting to hear from you....

Remain Blessed always.
Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Sarah Mensa

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