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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycy4gR3JhY2EgTWFjaGVsIE0uIg==?= <lottoawardwinner65@terra.com.co>
Date:
Subject:

22/ 08 /2015

Good day,

With due respect, I must apologize = for this unsolicited message, I am aware that this is certainly not a conve= ntional way of approaching an unknown person for establishment of project a= nd investment.

But I respectfully insist you read this message caref= ully before you either take a decision of proceeding or deleting my message= as I am optimistic it will be successful for unimaginable financial benefi= t for both of us.

I am Mrs Graca Machel Mandela the wife of south Af= rican icon and freedom fighter late Nelson Rotlatla Mandela The former Pres= ident of South Africa from 1994 till1999 who died on December 5, 2013 after= a protracted lung infection contacted during his 27th years of incarcerati= on in robin island prison. I managed to get your contact details online her= e in Johannesburg South Africa in my desperate search for a trustworthy per= son to assist me in this confidential business transaction.

As the T= hird wife of late Nelson Mandela, he deposited cash in a trust account on m= y name here in south Africa, for self keeping , he did this because he knew= that upon his death ,his lioness xwife winnie Mandela might use all her st= ructural contacts within the AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS t[ANC] to deny me wh= at is due to me as his wife who looked after him all this period he has bei= ng on sick bed.

As his instinct preinformed him, his fears is ongoin= g ,as a Mozambican ,all the family members have swooped on me Opposing me t= hat I should hand over the asset to them, and good a thing that when my lat= e husband deposited the money into the trust fund account on my hand we use= d my sons name ,Mr Malengani Machel, who is currently living here in Johann= esburg South Africa, for security reason.

My late husband, Nelson Ma= ndela, deposited US$60.5 MILLIONS (Sixty Millions, Five Hundred Thousand Un= ited States Dollars) in cash in a bank here in South Africa through diploma= tic channel, After his death, I and my son being in Johannesburg,

So= uth Africa, decided to transfer this money out of South Africa for my famil= y use since it is the only confidential thing we benefited. I have relinqui= shed 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 a= nd not of criminal origin. I must then emphasize that this transaction is h= ighly confidential and is to be kept as such.

Therefore indicate you= r 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 you are not interested of this deal please kindly delete it im= mediately from your email.if interested , Kindly provide me with your full = names, private phone.

Regards,
in sincerity,
Mrs Graca Machel<= br>4th Street Houghton Estates
Johannesburg South Africa

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