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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: "susan shabangu" <susanshabangu_81@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:25:55 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS SUSAN SHABANGU VERY URGENT

ATTN: THE DIRECTOR
FROM: MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
SOUTH AFRICA
{MY CONTACT
PRIVATE EMAIL
{susanshabangu_81@hotmail.com}
{MY SON CONTACT NUMBER+27-83-9818164}

Dear Sir,
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 to the sum of US$30.5M ( Thirty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) 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. 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 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. 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)And 5% will be for Any
expenses that both of us may Incure in this transaction.
And another 5%will go for Motherless babes home.
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, I prefer you send me email than call. All
correspondence must be by email to my private email address,
{susanshabangu_81@hotmail.com} If you want to speak with my Banker or my
elder son,that is fine and okay by me.you can contact my son on his dilect
line {+27-83-9818164}his name is {MR Morris shabangu}and You will have to
send down your private telephone /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.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
Deputy Minister of Safety & Security,
South Africa.

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