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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: "NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOUTH AFRICA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tabiso@mandelcharity.co.za>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:21:24 +0100
Subject: Dear E-mail Owner/You have been chosen as one of the people

MRS. ROSEMARY VAN DE MERWE
PRESIDENT
NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOUTH AFRICA

Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He was an advocate for
a variety of social and human rights organizations including the ONE
Campaign, part of Make Poverty History.

LATE NELSON MANDELA CHARITY EXTENSION
Dear Sir/Madam,

We at the NELSON MANDELA CHARITY ORGANIZATION wishes to inform you
that you have been chosen as one of the people to receive a (USD
500,000.00) Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars from the
Mandela’s Charity fund.

The is a result of the WILL of former President and South African icon
NELSON MANDELA personal decision to give out all millions of dollars
in his charity organization to men and women all around the world whom
are willing to assist their various communities in providing for the
motherless and homeless children and most especially providing for the
helpless people in prison.

Nelson Mandela charity organization receives millions of dollars from
presidents, countries, states, churches, mosques, banks,
multi-national companies and lots of prominent business men and women
all around the globe. These funds has reached over two billion United
States dollars and has helped lots of South African citizens so
Mandela now took his personal decision to extend help to people around
the world before his glorious death.

We must also let you know that we are working in partnership with
MICROSOFT to select email addresses. Note that all funds and email
addresses of our chosen ones has been handed over to our paying bank
for onward transfer of your portion of the funds to your bank account.

You are therefore advice to send your below details to me {Rev. Tabiso
Mbeki} (Chief Officer) for immediate transfer of your Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote you.

1. Full names:
2. Contact phone number:
3. Country of origin:
4. Occupation:
5. Religion:
6. Date of birth:

Send above information in your reply correspondence to me

Regards
Rev. Tabiso Mbeki (Chief Officer)
TEL: + 27 78 976 2666
E: MAIL: tabiso@mandelcharity.co.za

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