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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: "Mandela's Foundation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <foundationnelson1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:12:22 +0400
Subject: Check Your Email

I hope my mail finds you well. This is my second email to you without any response. I am Maeline Engelbrecht Late Nelson Mandela's Donor relations manager. For couple of years we have been in a global approach in fighting the pandemic, and emphasizes the importance of strengthening relationships with UNICEF, Save the Children Fund and other governments. Giving Aids to orphans. In 2004 the Fund raised over US$70 million through donations, program funding and fundraising initiatives locally and internationally. The continual growth of the Fund has led to the establishment of offices in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, West Africa,and now Spain. For more details you can read from the link below, although, there are a lot of reforms for security purposes.

http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10350-unicef-and-nelson-mandela-foundation-kick-off-fundraising-drive

However, due to Mandalas' ideologies befor his demise, He pleaded that the fund allocated to his organization from the UK Based Anglo American Mining Company should be directed to a responsible and a reliable hand not here in South African but other country as well, as this is one of his struggles in life. On this basis I have contacted you for assistance to have it operated and monitored by you in your country. Please We have created a good reputation in the past and would not want anything to dent our image so if you cannot handle this fundation in your country I suggest you ignore the email. On the contrary get back to us for a way forward, Your full Names, Home Address, Occupation, Sex, Age, Marital status, Country and Mobile number is advised.

God Bless Madiba Soul!
Maeline Engelbrech
Mandela's Donor relations manager

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