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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: MS SUSAN SHABANGU <ssusanshabangu.susan2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ssusanshabangu.susan4@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:30:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLS GET BACK TO ME
































FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU 
MINISTER OF MINING RESOURCES
OF
THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
TELE: +27-71-455-020
ssusanshabangu.susan4@gmail.com
 

Good Day:
 
First, let me start by introducing myself as MS SUSAN
SHABANGU, a mother of three children and the Minister of Mineral Resources of
the Republic of South Africa since May 2009. To date under the auspices of the
President of South Africa MR JACOB ZUMA. 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 by clicking (
www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066
) and read about me. THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the
Minister of Mineral Resources, my husband Mr. Ndebele 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.
 
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 Insure 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. (ssusanshabangu.susan4@gmail.com) if
you want to speak with my Banker that promise to help move this fund out of
south Africa to your account, that is fine and okay by me. or any time you want
to speak with me then I will give you my private numbers so that we can talk
more about the transfer,  Please I do not need to remind you of the need for
absolute Confidentiality of this transaction.
 
Regarding your question
where i got your email contact, i got your email id from the South Africa
chamber of commecre in a search for a honest person who will assist me transfer
my fund out of South Africa
 
My regards to your family.
 
Yours faithfully,  pls get back to me
 
MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU

Minister of Mineral Resources
Republic of South Africa since May 2009.

TELE: +27-71-455-020
ssusanshabangu.susan4@gmail.com

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