419 scam: "MRS. RAHEEMA NOORA UMARU" <teevision1500@gmail.com> WARMEST GREETINGS

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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:
- "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.
- umarufamily459@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. RAHEEMA NOORA UMARU" <teevision1500@gmail.com>
Reply-To: umarufamily1@mail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:04:01 +0200
Subject: WARMEST GREETINGS

Compliments of the day.

PLEASE CONSIDER MY FAMILY REQUEST TO YOU

Please consider this request from a family in dare need of help. My name is
MRS RAHEEMA NOORA UMARU, the wife of LATE MR MALAM FAIZ UMARU from Darfur,
the Republic of Sudan. My husband was the CEO and DIRECTOR of Umaru Land
Properties CC and Umaru Real Estates Managements LTD in Darfur Region. When
the Government discovered that Darfur region is rich in Oil and Mineral
Resources, the Rebel Organization Movement stepped into Darfur by force to
occupy those areas. Oil was discovered and most of those areas happen to be
part of my late husband's landed properties.

Government and the Rebels started fighting over who would inherit the
Darfur Region because of the Oil discovered in the lands. It was
unfortunate that my husband and some other landowners were killed in the
process by the Rebels in order to inherit the land and all My husband lost
his properties in the process. Before then my husband had moved the sum of
US$25. 5 MILLION ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to South Africa for the establishment of other branches of his
companies. Upon my husband's return from South Africa he was murdered in
cold blood by the Rebel Movement. (May his soul rest in peace), The fund
was deposited in a private security company in the name of our ONLY son MR.
LAWAL MAHMUD HAMZA UMARU as the beneficiary.

For safety reasons, I ordered my son to leave for Johannesburg, South
Africa immediately. I am currently in Darfur Sudan and would you be
interested to assist my family in moving this money out from South Africa
since his status as asylum seeker (Refugee) the south Africa government
does not allow refugees to make any investments or operate any bank
account. This is very urgent especially now Sudan is divided. Due to my
ill-health and age, I would suggest you to please contact my son in South
Africa on the below stated Telephone Number and Email Address for details
and procedure.

His details are:

MR. LAWAL MAHMUD HAMZA UMARU
EMAIL: umarufamily459@gmail.com

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in advance.

Sincerely yours,

MRS. RAHEEMA NOORA UMARU (Widow)
DARFUR, SUDAN.
For the Family.

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