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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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Fraud email example:

From: ELIZABETH VAN DE MERWE <vandermerweelizabeth537@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:35:28 +0200
Subject: SEASON GREETINGS FROM ELIZABETH VAN DE MERWE

FROM MRS. ELIZABETH VAN DE MERWE PRESIDENT, NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOUTH AFRICA Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was an advocate for a variety of social and human rights Organizations including the ONE Campaign, part of Make Poverty History. LATE NELSON MANDELA CHARITY EXTENSION Dear Sir/Madam, We at the NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANISATION wishes to inform you of this Urgent secrete business proposals that will benefit you a lot. After our random search for a reliable and honest person, we have chosen you to kindly receive on our behalf this Charity Funds (USD 100,000,000.00), the Sum of One Hundred Million United States Dollars from the Mandela’s Charity Organisational fund into your care on our behalf. Note That Nelson Mandela charity organization receives many Billions of dollars From presidents, countries, states, churches, mosques, banks, Other NGO's, Multi-national Companies and lots of prominent business mens and womens all around the globe. These funds has been kept for a long time reaching over One hundred Million United States dollars, (US$100,000,000.00) And has helped lots of people all over the world with some of this fund. So Mandela now took his personal decision to extend help to people around the world after his Glorious death, and has written in His Will. Note that 40% of this fund will go to you while the remaining will be for the charity organisation The is a result of the WILL of former President and South African icon NELSON MANDELA personal decision to give out many millions of Dollars in his charity organization to a foreign partner who is going to invest it into a very profitable and lucrative business. Hence the need of contacting you for this business investment, as a trusted person to receive this $100M into your care for investment in needed. Some part of this fund will be to assist their various communities in providing help and social amenities for the motherless and homeless children, disables and most especially providing for the helpless and needy people in prison. Kindly let me know via my personal email: ( vandermerweelizabeth537@gmail.com ), immediately if you are interested to do this mutual business investment with us and kept this fund on your behalf, so that I can give you the bank details where this Fund is been kept to enable you contact them as soon as possible for the claim. Note that all the documentations and legal backing to enable you received this fund in your care will be done by us. You won’t spend a cent on this. Kindly send me your Name, Email, Address and Telephone. If you're interested. For you to benefit in this long term business relationship. ALSO NOTE THAT 40% OF THIS FUND WILL GO TO YOU WHILE THE REMAINING WILL BE FOR THE CHARITY ORGANISATION. THANKS IN ADVANCE AND PLEASE USE THE FUNDS FOR GOOD PURPOSE, WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT IN YOUR CARE. Email Me: vandermerweliza00167@gmail.com GOD BLESS YOU MRS. ELIZABETH VAN DE MERWE

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