A text message scam, which promises the recipient a large financial bounty from the Nelson Mandela Foundation, is currently doing the rounds.
The SMS reads:
YOUR CELL NUMBER
HAS WON
$850.000USD ON
NELSON MANDELA
FOUNDATION.FOR
CLAIMS EMAIL:
mdg9-
awards9@blumail.org
OR CALL
+27715993460.NO
TICKET WAS
SOLD FOR THIS
DRAW
Kindly be advised that this message does not originate at the foundation and that we are in no way involved in its dissemination.
Please do not respond to this text message if you receive it.