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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 <susan.shabangu18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <susan.shabangu@jmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:07:04 -0600
Subject: From Mrs.Susan Shabangu



From:Mrs. Susan ShabanguPrivate Mail Bag V185, PRETORIA, 0001Street address: 149 Bosman StreetSouth AfricaEmail: susan.shabangu@jmail.co.zaFax: +27 86 602 7982 Good Day!With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as wehave not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and the immense benefit it will be to you. After careful consideration with my children, we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance in this manner. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this Contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity.First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you. My name is Mrs. Susan Shabangu, mother of three and the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy resources of The Republic of South Africa for seven years. I will now give you a general overview of the situation; when I was sworn in as Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy in 1996, with my influence, my husband Mr. Ndelebe Simon Shabangu a very successful businessman was awarded several contracts in my ministry and had direct dealings with foreign investors in this field. Due to my political status, I was not involved in my husbands business which was very vast and successful. My beloved husband died of liver failure in 23rd December, 2003.YOU CAN GO THROUH MY WEBSITE:www.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066When my husband died, I was contacted as next of kin by a FINANCE Firm in Europe to come forth with the Certificate of Deposit and claim fund deposited by my husband in his name. At that time, my children and I did not have an idea where the Certificate might be. We then instructed the Finance Firm to continue holding the fund until further instructions from me.Whilst preparing for the second remembrance of my beloved husband, I was going through his library collection and to my astonishment I discovered a Certificate of Deposit for the fund with the Finance Firm, and other documents relating to the Fund in a book. The amount deposited is Twenty-five Million United states dollars ($25,000,000 US Dollars) which was generated from cash payments from his business associates in the diamond trade from Antwerp,Belgium. Though I knew my late husband was in the diamond business, I did not have the knowledge that he has such amount of Cash. This has came as a shock to me and my children, and we have decided to have this fund invested immediately in commercial and residential properties abroad as well as profitable ventures, as any member of my family cannot hold such a huge amount in our name due to my political status, hence we sincerely propose to you to render us your most needed assistance in this regard.YOUR ROLE IN THIS BUSINESS.If you agree to render us your assistance, your role in this project will be to act on my behalf as a Beneficiary to receive the Funds in your account and also help invest my own share for me. I will give you all the necessary legal Back up to help you secure this fund. Though I believe this transaction should be based on mutuality. For your reliable assistance, we will offer you 25% of the fund. I thank you in advance as we anticipate your assistance in enabling us achieve this goal.On hearing from you, we will employ the service of a Lawyer who is based in London to assist in securing all necessary documents for the transfer of the money to your account immediately. I will be working with you for a mutual conclusion of the project and I look forward to a long lasting business relationship with you. As you may understand, due to my sensitive position in the present government, it is not safe to communicate with me via phone. This is why we should be communicating through my email address and Fax. If this proposal appeals to your interest please kindly get back to me with your details.Reply to this email (susan.shabangu@jmail.co.za)Fax +27 86 602 7982 With warm regards,Mrs. S. ShabanguPrivate Bag V185, PRETORIA, 0001Street address: 149 Bosman StreetSouth Africa
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