419 scam: "MRS. RAHEEMA NOORA UMARU" <umaru@naicon.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" <umaru@naicon.com>
Reply-To: umarufamily1@mail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:15:11 +0200
Subject: WARMEST GREETINGS

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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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