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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: GRACA MACHEL <mrsgracamachel.sa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gracammmandella@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:41:48 +0200
Subject: Good Day


4th Street Houghton Estates
Johannesburg South Africa
Email: gracammmandella@gmail.com


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 I respectfully
insist you read this message carefully before you either take a 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
Rotlatla Mandela The former President 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 person to assist me in this confidential
business transaction.
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 died, the entire family’s and the
late ex wife’s families will come toward me for his heritance, now after
his death the whole family with the ex wife’s families have come as my late
husband 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, deposited US$60.5 MILLIONS (Sixty Million,
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.
In acknowledgment of executive powers and the various business
opportunities in your country, I am requesting your assistance in helping
me transfer this money into your company/ personal or business account, For
your assistance rendered in this transaction, I will offer you 20% 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 me. All documents 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, private phone number and you
can email me at [gracammmandella@gmail.com]

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