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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27731548823 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • sssusanshabanguu88@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SHABANGU SHABANGU" <shabangufamily19@msn.com>
Reply-To: sssusanshabanguu88@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:11:09 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU

From Mrs. Susan Shabangu

Deputy Minister of safety & security,

South Africa .

Phone : +27-73-154-8823

E-mail: (sssusanshabanguu88@hotmail.com)  

       

 

                                            (CONFIDENTIAL)

  

 

 Dear Sir/Madam

 

First, let me start by introducing myself as Mrs. Susan Shabangu, a mother of three children and the deputy minister of safety and security since 29th April 1996 to date under the auspices of the president of South Africa Mr. Thabo Mbeki. After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary, Since I am looking for an experienced business person/company that can profitably assist me to invest the tune of Millions of US Dollars outside South Africa, the sum of 25.5 million will be paid from any bank to your account.  

 

Visit my website: www.gov.za

 

Then click on deputy minister, and click on safety and security finally, click on my name Susan Shabangu and read about me. The proposal, after the swearing in ceremony making me the deputy minister of safety and security, my husband Mr. Ndelebe Shabangu died while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 1996. After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of us$25.5m with a security and finance institution in South Africa of which I will divulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for a change of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into you a comfortable and conducive account of your choice.

 

This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced contract which he executed with the government of South Africa. Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him. I am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to investigate on contracts awarded from 1990 to date. If they discover this money in his bank account, they will confiscate it and seize his assets here in South Africa and this will definitely affect my political career in government.

 

Most importantly, you will be required to:

 

[1]. Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.

[2]. Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.

[3]. Invest/Manage the funds outside of South Africa.

Kindly note that I am willing to pay 10% for your role as the beneficiary partner to the funds. Also, a subsequent 10% "Management Commission will be paid for your advised investment services. Due to my sensitive position in the South African government, Please do not call on the office line  

 

If you prefer to be re-contacted for more express information, please send me your: 

 

[1] Full Names:

[2] Contact address:

[3] Direct Telephone No:  

 

I expect your correspondence and my response will be swift. Please write or call back promptly via this confidential email address/Phone number, and I shall furnish you with more information. Please do not contact me if you discard this proposal for my safety purposes,

 

Signed:

Mrs. Susan Shabangu

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