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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: Shabangu <susansshab.minister@gmail.com>
Reply-To: susanshabb.ministter@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:17:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MRS.SUSAN

MRS.SUSAN

Minister of Mineral Resources

South Africa.

TEL: +2778-2786-254

E-mail: (susanshabb.ministter@gmail.com

My Dear,

First, let me start by introducing myself as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three

children and the former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 29th April

1996 under the auspices of the former President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI.

And currently Minister of Mineral Resourcesunder the new president, 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:www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066 and read about me.

THE PROPOSAL, after the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister of

Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndelebe 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

your 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

overinvoiced

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. As soon as

the fund gets to your account, you are expected to move it immediately into another

personal bank account in your country.

I will see to it that the account is not traced from South Africa . As soon as you

have confirmed the fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my

Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For your

assistance, 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)

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. Due to my sensitive position in the South African

Government,

PLEASE DO NOT CALL ON THE OFFICE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS

TRANSACTION EXCEPT OF THE ABOVE DIRECT LINE.

I prefer you send me email than call. All correspondence must be by email to my

private email address, ( susanshabb.ministter@gmail.com)

If you want to speak with my Banker that is fine and okay by me. You will have to

send down you private telephone /fax number so that I can forward it to him to

reach you from time to time this is for security reasons. Please I do not need to

remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction must

succeed. If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to

discontinue.

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

Yours faithfully,

MRS. SUSAN

Minister of Mineral Resources,

South Africa.




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