2007-03-13 06:37:53 · 1 answers · asked by Amelia B 1 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
Dr. Godwin Makalele Thambo is the made-up name of a con artist using a scam to defraud people. The 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.
Here is a link to the letter he sends to his victims, http://groups.google.com/group/localpoet/browse_thread/thread/623f07eeef644f71
In short: the man is not real!
2007-03-13 17:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Porgie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋