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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27737080293 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • shabangu1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Shabangu <sshabangu32@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: shabangu1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:54:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent reply and absolute confidently is needed.


Deputy Minister of Safety & Security
Ms. Susan Shabangu
Watchuis Building, Thibault Arcade,
7TH floor 231 Pretorius Street, Pretoria.
South Africa.


Tel: +27-73 70 80 293
Private Mail: shabangu1@gmail.com

Date 28February 2008

Attn: C.E.O/Managing Director

This is from Ms. Susan Shabangu the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security - (South Africa) wife of late Mr. Ndelebe Shabangu I was appointed to be the Deputy Minister since 1996 by auspices of the President of South Africa Mr. Thabo Mbeki and after due deliberation with attorney, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as my new foreign oversea business partner also to stand as a beneficiary to the sum of (Ten Million United States Dollars) and I have every documentation and proof about this fund. I would like us to know and trust each other very well also will like you to be my oversea foreign business partner also help me conclude my project which I and my late husband (Mr. Ndelebe Shabangu) was planning to set up in oversea before he died with our foreign oversea business partner, they died on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago.

My late husband was one of the head members of African National Congress (A.N.C) leading party here in South Africa also was a contractor before he died, he was known as Mr. Ndelebe Shabangu. After the swearing in ceremony making me the deputy minister of safety and security, I and my late husband sold our buildings here in South Africa in other to invest the money in oversea after he has completed a contract which I also assisted him in getting from the government when contracts were awarded here in south Africa. The Sum we raised after selling of the buildings here in south Africa amounted to the total sum of (Ten Million United States Dollars) which was deposited with a security and finance institution here in South Africa of which I will divulge more information and give you all the proves and documents when I get your full consent and support to be my foreign business partner also help me invest my Ten Million United States Dollars there in your country in any good
business. When my late husband was alive it was our plan to invest in a real estate but I want you as my new oversea fund manager to be over there to advice me on what areas you will help me invest this money. I will be very happy and meet with you face to face here in South Africa as I got your contact information at my department in foreign business yellow pages.

I don't want anything that will affect my political career in the government, so I will advice you keep absolute confidentiality of this transaction until we conclude the investment there in your country. I will offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance in this personal project also sign agreement with you if you will be capable to be my foreign business partner. Please don't reply this email if you are not capable to work with me If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, please do not hesitate to discontinue.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation; understanding and my regards to your family.

Yours faithfully,

Ms. Susan Shabangu

Note: please reply via private mail: shabangu1@gmail.com

{Deputy Minister of Safety & Security South Africa}



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