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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mandla Madela" <marinegmu@ugm.ac.id>
Reply-To: mandla2342@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 23:49:22 +0700
Subject:




From: Mandla Mandela
8115 Orlando West,
Vilakazi and Ngakane Streets, Soweto,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27619069561
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF

My name is Mandla Mandela the Chief of Mvezo Traditional Council and the
grandson of the late former president Nelson Mandela of South Africa.

I have a Business Proposal to discuss with you about a certain amount of
US$98,000,000.00 (Ninety Eight Million United States American Dollars
only.

My grandfather was critically ill and was admitted at the Medi-Clinic
Heart Hospital in Pretoria on the 8th June 2013 with a recurring lung
infection, which is the main reason that I want the funds to be
transferred outside South Africa for investment and to avoid ongoing
family disputes before he passed on peacefully in the company of his
family around 20h50 on the 5th of December 2013.

This amount was deposited with Security Company here in South Africa in my
name by my grandfather the former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela
for the purpose of investments in (Nelson Mandela Orphanage) Mining,
Energy and Natural Resources in your country.

I will present you to security company where this money has been deposited
as the beneficiary of Nelson Mandela Orphanage and my foreign partner
since I have all the necessary documents regarding the claim of these
funds, also proof that you are the rightful owner of the funds with your
information/details to enable them to transfer the funds into your
nominated bank account. Please reply with your full contact coordinates
(your full name and address phone/fax etc,) to enable me to contact you
for a verbal discussion.

All I require is your honest cooperation to achieve this Business
Opportunity to enable you visit South Africa as soon as possible, your
presence will be highly needed to facilitate the claim, and to have a face
to face meeting with me, and be my silent partner receive the funds as the
sole beneficiary of the Orphans which I shall secure all legal
documentation to authenticate the existence of the funds on your arrival
here in South Africa.

Kindly note that you are entitled of 30% of the total funds, while 60%
will be for me 10% will be for any expenses that may occur during the
processing of this business.
I will send you all the details as soon as you indicate your willingness
and also contact me on the above telephone number and email.

Hoping to hear from you urgently.

Much Regards

Mandla Mandela


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Info UGM:
SEAMS-UGM International Conference on Mathematics and Its Applications, 18-21 Agustus 2015
http://seams2015.fmipa.ugm.ac.id/

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