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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycyBHcmFjYSBNYWNoZWwi?= <lottoawardwinner5@terra.com.co>
Date:
Subject:

05/08/2015

Good day,

With due respect, I must apologize fo= r this unsolicited message, I am aware that this is certainly not a convent= ional way of approaching an unknown person for establishment of project and= investment.

But I respectfully insist you read this message careful= ly before you either take a decision of proceeding or deleting my message a= s I am optimistic it will be successful for unimaginable financial benefit = for both of us.

I am Mrs Graca Machel Mandela the wife of south Afri= can icon and freedom fighter late Nelson Rotlatla Mandela The former Presid= ent of South Africa from 1994 till1999 who died on December 5, 2013 after a= protracted lung infection contacted during his 27th years of incarceration= in robin island prison. I managed to get your contact details online here = in Johannesburg South Africa in my desperate search for a trustworthy perso= n to assist me in this confidential business transaction.

As the Thi= rd wife of late Nelson Mandela, he deposited cash in a trust account on my = name here in south Africa, for self keeping , he did this because he knew t= hat upon his death ,his lioness ex-wife winnie Mandela might use all her st= ructural contacts within the AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS [ANC] to deny me wha= t is due to me as his wife who looked after him all this period he has bein= g on sick bed.

As his instinct preinformed him, his fears is ongoing= ,as a Mozambican ,all the family members have swooped on me Opposing me th= at 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 sons name ,Mr Malengani Machel, who is currently living here in Johanne= sburg South Africa, for security reason.

My late husband, Nelson Man= dela, deposited US$60.5 MILLIONS (Sixty Millions, Five Hundred Thousand Uni= ted States Dollars) in cash in a bank here in South Africa through diplomat= ic channel, After his death, I and my son being in Johannesburg,

Sou= th Africa, decided to transfer this money out of South Africa for my family= use since it is the only confidential thing we benefited. I have relinquis= hed and waved most of his assets /estate willed to me as we are married in = community of property for the interest of peace .

This is genuine an= d not of criminal origin. I must then emphasize that this transaction is hi= ghly confidential and is to be kept as such.

Therefore indicate your= full interest on assurance of trust, so that we can actualize this great o= pportunity together and share the benefit together by the help of God. and = in the area you are not interested of this deal please kindly delete it imm= ediately from your email.if interested , Kindly provide me with your full n= ames, private phone.

Regards,
in sincerity,
Mrs Graca Machel

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