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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: "Mrs Susan Shabangu" <mrssusaanshabangu@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 23:30:05 -0600
Subject: FROM MRS SUSAN SHABANGU,( MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES SOUTH AFRICA PLEASE KINDLY GET BACK TO ME )

FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Minister of Mineral Resources
South Africa.
TEL: +27-83-856-883
FAX: +27862-459-756
E-mail: mrssusaanshabangu@yahoo.co.za
My Dear,

First, let me start by introducing myself as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of
three children and the former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since
29th April 1996 under the auspices of the former President of South Africa MR
THABO MBEKI. And currently Minister of Mineral
Resources under the new president, MR. JACOB ZUMA After due deliberation with
my children, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a
beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M(Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars Only). You can view my profile at the Government website
www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then click Ministries, and click on
Mineral Resources, click on my name Ms Susan Shabangu 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$30.5M 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 your 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 from1990 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
governme
nt. I want your assistance in opening an account with bankers through my
banker so that this fund could be wired into your account directly without any
hitch.

As soon as the fund gets to your account, you are expected to move it
immediately into another personal bank account in your country I will see to
it that the account is not traced from South Africa. As soon as you have
confirmed the fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my
Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For your
assistance, I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts to
US$6,100,000.00 (Six Million, One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)
however, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me
that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a
matter of urgency send me an email. Due to my sensitive position in the South
African Government,

PLEASE DO NOT CALL ON THE OFFICE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS
TRANSACTION EXCEPT OF THE ABOVE DIRECT LINE. I prefer you send me email than
call. All correspondence must be by email to my private email address, (
mrssusaanshabangu@yahoo.co.za }


if you want to speak with my Banker that is fine and okay by me. You will have
to send down you private /fax number so that I can forward it to him to reach
you from time to time this is for security reasons. Please I do not need to
remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction must
succeed. If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate
to discontinue

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours faithfully,
MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU.

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