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The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an internet scam that illegally uses the name of former president Nelson Mandela's grandson, Ndaba.
Ndaba Mandela, who is the foundation's chairperson, says the Africa Rising Foundation does not ask the public for money in lieu of membership fees, and people should not to respond to this scam.
He says they have also reported the matter to the police and have opened a criminal case.
The foundation said it became aware of the scam yesterday, after Proudly South African contacted the Nelson Mandela Foundation about the authenticity and suspicious nature of two Facebook pages relating to the membership drive.
It said the scammers were asking people to send an e-mail to a specific address to request membership forms in order to join the foundation.
The people behind the scam then requested that a deposit code be e-mailed to them.
