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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: juliana shabangu <j.shabangu1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: julieshabangu@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:37:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: God bless you as you read this


=46rom Mis Juliana Shabangu.=20
Hello my dear,
=20
I am contacting you by email first of all for formal introduction after=
which we shall start to know each other better, Please I will like you t=
o read my message carefully to understand why I am contacting you.
I am Mis Juliana Shabangu from South Africa, My mother Ms. Susan Shaban=
gu was the=20
Deputy Minister of Safety and Security of the South Africa since 29 April
1996.Vice-Chairperson of the National Labour and Development Institute. M=
ember of the African national congress (ANC) Steering Committee, under th=
e President of South Africa
MR THABO MBEKI.I want to solicite for your assistance in standing as a Gu=
rdian=20
partner/Co-beneficiary to the sum of US$4 Millon (Four Million United S=
tates Dollars Only)=20
deposited by my late Mother MRS SUSAN SHABANGU in a Bank in Abidjan Cot=
e D'Ivoire before her death. Please Visit this website below to read more=
data of my late mother
( http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=3D1066 ). After the swea=
ring in ceremony of my mother as the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Ener=
gy,she was assacinated during her trip to Trinidad and Tobago by unknown =
gun men believed to be hired assasinattors but before then she has told m=
e during discussion that she had some funds amounted to US$4 Million whic=
h she deposited in a bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire she deposited the $4M =
in a Bank and that she used me as the Next of Kin been her only child, al=
so she said that the fund was emanated as a result of over-invoiced contr=
act which she executed with some senoir government officials in South Afr=
ica while in office. Presently I have come down to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire =
and have located the bank and rightnow I want to front you as my Gurdian =
to the bank so that you will assist me to receiving the money into your b=
ank account and after the transfer,I will come over to your country to st=
art up a new life with you.=20
I will like you to send us the followings :Your full name,Your private =
telephone and fax number and Your banking details.As soon as I get these =
details from you,I will submit it to
the bank for the transfer of the money to your bank account.
For your assistance,We can nagotiate your benefit when you reply me.
=20
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and Waiting for your reply.
=20
Yours Sincerely,
Juliana Shabangu
=20

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