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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: Mrs.Graca Machel Nelson Mandela <mrsnelsonmandela@live.com>
Reply-To: <gracamachel@gmail.co.za>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:39:07 +0000
Subject: RE: CAN I TRUST YOU



How are youCompliment
of the season i know this letter may come to you as a surprise due to
the fact that we may have not yet met. I could have notified you about
it at least for the sake of your integrity. But please accept my sincere
apologies do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you it
comes from me Mrs Graca Machel Nelson Mandela. but rest assured as it
comes with the best intention,however I got your contact through a small
paper containing your contact E-mail address given to a lady at the
Johannesburg chamber of commerce and industries.But after due
consideration from your profile,I became aware and assured of your
credibility of you handing the trust and my future thus.After my humble
decision to solicit for your understanding and co-operation in this
transaction, as it will be beneficial but of us.I
am Mrs Graca Machel Nelson Mandela the wife to late Nelson Mandela the
former President of South Africa from 1994 till 1999 who pass away on
December 5,2013 after long time illness on his physical,As the Third
wife of late Nelson Mandela, My late husband deposit cash the trust fund
account on my name here in South Africa,for self keeping and as they
all know that I am originally from Portuguese East Africa Mozambique he
did this because he knew that once He death, the entire families and the
ex wife’s will come toward me for his inheritance, now after his death
the whole family have come as my late husband Dr. Nelson Mandela do
inform me, it really looks like he know what will happen after his
death.Opposing
me that I should hand over the asset to them, and good a thing that
when my late husband deposited the money into the trust fund account on
my hand we used my son name Mr Malengani Machel, who is currently living
here in Johannesburg South Africa, for security reason, my late
husband,Nelson Mandela, made this deposit here in South Africa for my
family use amount to US$62.7 MILLIONS (sixty Two Millions, Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) in cash. This amount of money was
deposited into the bank here in South Africa through political
diplomatic channels,After his death, I and my son being in Johannesburg,
South Africa, decided to transfer this money out of South Africa for my
family use since it is the only money that my family can lay hand on.In
acknowledgment of executive powers and the various business
opportunities in your country, and I want you to be my investment
manager,I am requesting your assistance in helping me transfer this
money into your company/ personal or business account. For your
assistance in this transaction, I offer you 35% of the total sum for
compensation. And all other expenses you incur during this operation
will be credited to you.Please
do not hesitate to contact my son Malengani Machel or me.All mobility
has been put in place concerning this transaction will be made available
to you for your safety and as a proof that this money is not from any
criminal origin.I must then emphasize that this operation/transaction is
highly confidential and is to be kept as such. Kindly provide me with
your full names,and poster address and telephone number. please kindly
reply me on my private E-mail Address (gracamachel@gmail.co.za)Best regards,Mrs Graca Machel Nelson Mandela

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