419 scam: "Engr. Simbaki Sangani"<Simbaki_Sangan@mail2southafrica.com> Business relationship from South Africa

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +27865859628 (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.
- simbaki1@mail2southafrica.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr. Simbaki Sangani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <simbaki1@mail2southafrica.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:52:21 +0100
Subject: Business relationship from South Africa

Engr. Simbaki Sangani
Pretoria
South Africa
Private Email: simbaki1@mail2southafrica.com

I am Simbaki Sangani (Engr.), a Native of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa working with the South Africa Department of Mining & Energy.

First and foremost I apologies for using this medium to reach you for a transaction of this magnitude but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium.Be informed that a member of the South Africa Export Promotion Council (SEPC), who was part of my government delegation to your country during a recent Trade Exhibition, gave your enviable credentials/particulars to me while assuring me on your competence to handle a business transaction involving a large sum of money with absolute confidentiality.Therefore I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties and while hoping you will keep it as top secret because of the nature of this transaction.Within the Department of Mining & Energy where I work as a Director and with the cooperation of three other top officials, we have in our possession an overdue contract payment bills totaling Fourteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (

Presently, this amount ($14.4M) representing the balance of the total contract value executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm which we the officials over-invoiced deliberately is lying unclaimed in the government escrow bank account with Reserve Bank of South Africa. We hereby seek your assistance and co-operation that will enable us to process this sum of money to you as a form of contract payment.We have the necessary authority to validate and forward approvals of outstanding contract claims to the government for final payment on approval through the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RSBA).

All partners agreed while mandating me to propose that should you be willing to assist us in the transaction, your share of the sum will be 30% of the $14.4 Million, 65% will be for us and 5% for any expenses incurred in the course of this project including telephone and fax bills.The business itself is 100% safe on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Also note that your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction.I have reposed my confidence in you while awaiting your prompt response through the private email address: simbaki1@mail2southafrica.com or fax (+27 86 585 9628) notify me of your capability to assist us in achieving success in this transaction.

Finally on your part, we will appreciate you treat this transaction as a very confidential one while we assure you of a 100% safe and full proof free transaction provided you follow our instructions totally.

I await your confirmation of my message while praying that this will be the beginning of a lifelong partnership between us.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Engr. Simbaki Sangani

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