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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: kartel@mbox.contact.bg
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:26:20 +0300
Subject: RE: This Is Very Important And Urgent.


Sir/Madam,
Please this is important and urgent as well as confidential that is why I kindly
ask you to reply via this my direct and personal email address:
mrsgracammachel@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 and our families.

I am Mrs. Graca Machel Mandela the wife of South African icon and freedom
fighter late Nelson Rotlatla Mandela The former President of the republic 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. Actually, 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.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gra%C3%A7a_Machel)

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 x-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 was on sick
bed. As his instinct pre-informed him, his fears is ongoing right now, and as a
Mozambican, all the family members have swooped on me, Opposing me that I should
hand over the asset to them, and good of 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. This is genuine and
not of criminal origin. I must then emphasize that this transaction is highly
confidential and it is to be kept as such confidential.

Therefore indicate your full interest on assurance of trust, so that we can
actualize this great opportunity together and share the benefit together by the
help of God. And in the area whereby you are not interested in this deal please
kindly delete it immediately from your email. If you are interested, kindly
provide me with your full names and direct private phone numbers.

Regards in sincerity,
Mrs Graca Machel
4th Street Houghton Estates
Johannesburg South Africa
Phone: No. +27 731687979
Email: mrsgracammachel@gmail.com



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