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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: Neila Claudia Calixta Campo <neila@unimeduberlandia.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 04:08:45 -0300
Subject: Nelson Mandela



From  South African
johannesburg.
Graca Machel
browser this site carefully.
http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-25313600
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26014868
Email:Graca@foxmail.com

Hello Dear,

I am Graca Machel Nelson Mandela, the Wife of the Late President of South Africa Nelson  Mandela. I want you to please help me and invest the sum of ($66 Million USD) which my Husband deposited in a security firm in Oversea before he died Nobody else knows about this huge fund  from the wife and Mandela family I will send to you all the necessary documents that will mandate you to claim the deposit, as the sole beneficiary of the deposit. Please if you are willing to assist me, kindly email me back so that we will proceed immediately. After all is been done, you will take 20% out from the total sum while 5% is been set aside for any expense.I believe you must have heard about my Husband’s death and this will not come to you as a surprise but please try and understand exactly what I am talking here.
I look forward for your kind update. Please email me your willing to proceed.
For security reasons contact me through my E-mail: (Graca@foxmail.com)

Healthy regards,
Graca Machel Nelson Mandela (third wife)

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