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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 Mandela" <postne@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 01:40:54 +0200
Subject: Help me secure this funds

GOOD DAY

With due respect, I must apologize for this unsolicited message, I am
aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approaching an
unknown person for establishment of project and investment. But
respectfully insist you read this message carefully before you either
make your decision of proceeding or deleting my message as 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
African icon and freedom fighter late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela The
former President of South Africa from 1994 till 1999 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 person to assist me in this
confidential business transaction.

As the Third 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 that upon his death, his lioness Ex wife, Winnie
Mandela might use all her structural contacts within the AFRICAN
NATIONAL CONGRESS [ANC] to deny me what is due to me as his wife who
looked after him all this period he has being on sick bed. As his
instinct pre-informed him, his fears were ongoing, as a Mozambican,
all the family members have swooped on me 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 sons name, Mr. Malengani Machel, who is currently living here
in Johannesburg South Africa, for security reason.

My late husband, Nelson Mandela, deposited US$60.5 MILLIONS (Sixty
Millions, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash in a
bank here in South Africa Through diplomatic channel, 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
confidential thing we benefited. I have relinquished and waved most of
his assets /estate willed to me as we are married in community of
property for the interest of peace. I must emphasize that this
transaction is highly confidential and is to be kept as such.
Therefore indicate your full interest on assurance of trust, Contact
my Legal Advisor on this email: Baachrobinson-lawfirm@consultant.com,

So that you can finalize this transaction with him, as I am not in a
position to do so. Should you not be capable to handle this money,
kindly not respond.

Kindly provide me with your full names, private phone, age and occupation

Regards, in sincerity,

Mrs. Graca Machel Mandela

4th Street Houghton Estates

Johannesburg South Africa

Email: MrsGracaMandela@protonmail.com

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