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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: Mrs mache< admin@mailalert.com>
Reply-To: graca090@workmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 02:00:33 +0200
Subject: 27.68.245.84


Dearest, With due respect, I must apologize for this unsolicited email, I =
am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approaching an un=
known person. I am Mrs. Graca Machel Mandela a Mozambican. The third wife o=
f late Nelson Mandela The former President of the Republic of South Africa.=
Actually. He deposited Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars for saf=
e keeping in a bank here in South Africa through diplomatic channel, he did=
this because he knew that upon his death, I might have problem with the se=
nior wives. As his instinct pre-informed him, his fears are ongoing right n=
ow after his death. I and my son being in Johannesburg South Africa, decide=
d to transfer this money out of South Africa for our use since it is the on=
ly confidential thing we benefited. This is genuine and not of criminal ori=
gin. I must then emphasize that this transaction is highly confidential. Yo=
u will have to tell me what percentage of the money you will want to get fo=
r your kind assistance in receiving the funds for me and my son. Therefore =
indicate your full interest on assurance of trust so that we can actualize =
this opportunity together. If you are interested, kindly provide me with yo=
ur full names and direct private phone numbers. Regards, Graca Machel Mande=
la

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