419 scam: "MRS. DORIS KULA" <zz8@EdwinInvestmen.onmicrosoft.com> FROM MRS. DORIS KULA AND FAMILY.

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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 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)
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.
- doris_kula1@webmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. DORIS KULA" <zz8@EdwinInvestmen.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <doris_kula@webmail.co.za>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:40:25 -0800
Subject: FROM MRS. DORIS KULA AND FAMILY.

FROM MRS. DORIS KULA AND FAMILY
Email: doris_kula1@webmail.co.za =

JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear Sir/Madam
My Name is Mrs. Doris Kula, I know this will be a surprise to you. Please c=
onsider this message as a request from a family in dares need of your help.=
I am the Wife of Mr. David Kula, from Sudan Darfour, My husband Mr. David =
Kula, was the owner of Omar Sea Food Industry in Darfour region and a Farm =
Land in Darfour region and supplier of Central African Countries with sea f=
ood till the Government find out that Darfour region was rich on Oil and Mi=
neral Resources which was discovered by an individual Group called Organiza=
tion Rebel Movement.

The Government and Rebel Movement are fighting over who will inherit the Da=
rfour region because of the Oil discovered and Rebel Movement are killing a=
ll the people in Darfour region to enable them inherit the land, and my hus=
band was murdered in cold blood and our Farm, Sea Food Industry was burnt d=
own. Before then, my husband had moved ( US$45.5M ) Forty Five Million Five=
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) to South Africa for establishment=
of another branch in Southern Africa, the fund was deposited in a private =
Security & Finance Company in the name of my son Mr. Jerry Kula as the bene=
ficiary. My husband was killed because of the Oil discovered in our Farm La=
nd since the murderer=2019s, Rebel Movement believed once my husband is kil=
led they will have no challenge in taking over the land.

Now the Rebel Movement turned against us looking for the remaining existing=
family of Kula in order to achieve their aim and objective. We decided to =
leave Darfour to Johannesburg, South Africa to seek Asylum (Refugees)Now al=
l the documents issued when the consignment was deposited has been handed o=
ver to our family Lawyer in South Africa who assisted my late husband when =
the consignment was safely deposited.

The financial laws in South Africa on Refugees do not warrant us to invest =
the funds here as we cannot operate any bank account, which is why we decid=
ed to look for a Foreign Partner who will assist us in moving the funds out=
of South Africa for my family investment. We have decided to offer you 25%=
of the total amount, 5% mapped out to defray all expenses that will be inc=
urred during the process of concluding the transaction, while the remaining=
70%will be for my family and will be invested in your country under your m=
anagement.
Immediately you receive this E-mail, kindly contact us i am here with my so=
n, Mr. Jerry Kula, on the below stated telephone number and email to procee=
d. My son has been mandated to over-see the transaction with the support of=
my family Lawyer. Looking forward to hearing from you soonest. Please Cont=
act us through Email: doris_kula1@webmail.co.za
Mrs. Doris Kula,
For The Family.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam