419 scam: "From Miss Ular Kuma"<ularkuma1@gmail.com> From Miss Kuma Ular

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- kumaularrr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Miss Ular Kuma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kumaularrr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:15:19 -0000
Subject: From Miss Kuma Ular

My name is Miss Ular Kuma, I'm 20 years old girl from Ivory Coast. I want to have a relationship with you, I must tell you more things, but first I need your help to stand for me as a trustee. My late father Joseph Kuma was a businessman before he shot and killed by the rebels during the recent political crisis in our country. After the death of my father, two of my uncles conspired against me and my father sold properties of a Lebanese businessman anything because I'm just a girl. Before the death of my late father in a private hospital here in our country, he secretly called me by his bedside and told me that he deposited money in a bank here in Cote d'Ivoire with my name as the next of kin.
I tried to withdraw the money so that I can begin a new life and take care of my self with the money, the banker told me that my present status does not allow me,the basis of the agreement my father had with their bank when he deposited the money.

He advised them that i must get a trustee who will help me as my guardian angel or should I wait until its when I put 25 years old after the binding agreement between my late father and the bank.

I decided to contact you and want you to take me as your own blood and help me. I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my uncle has threatened to kill me because I'm not here all parents fight for me. The amount is Four Million five hundred thousand dollars ($ 4,500,000.00) and I have the proof of payment and a copy of the binding agreement my late father when he deposited the money with the bank.

It will help me to invest the money in a profitable business investment in your country. They will also help by getting a nice University in your country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention to be with you 20% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my investment capital to compensate for in the facility please reply to my private email(kumaularrr@gmail.com).

Waiting for your reply,
Yours in Christ

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