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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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Fraud email example:

From: "susan shabangu" <susanshabangu_2002@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 11:38:42 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

From Susan Shabangu
Dear Sir/madam,
First, let me start by introducing myself as Ms. Susan Shabangu,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, decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M, You can view  my profile at my website www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then click on Deputy Minister, and finally, click on Safety and Security and read about me.
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 company here 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.  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 they might go ahead and confiscate it as well seize his assets here in South Africa and this will definitely affect my political career in government. I need your assistance by presenting you as the original bona fide of the fund, hence you are a foreigner so that the fund will wired to your overseas bank account 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,For your assistance. I am offering 20% of the total fund (USD30.5M) and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may incure in this transaction. And another 5%will go for Motherless babies home. However, you have to  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, I prefer you to send me email. All correspondence as regards to this business must be through my son who I have instructed to be in charge of this transaction because of my position in office.
Kindly contact my son Richard on his private telephone {+27-83-475-8550} .You will have to send down you private telephone /fax number so that we can 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. If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.
Best Regards,
Ms. Susan .


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