419 scam: "Mrs. Angela Dlamini" <angeladlamini@mail.com> Queen Angela Dlamini, wife of King Mswati III

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "keep it 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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- angela.dlamini5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Angela Dlamini" <angeladlamini@mail.com>
Reply-To: angela.dlamini5@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:56:00 +0800
Subject: Queen Angela Dlamini, wife of King Mswati III

Dear friend,

My name is Angela Dlamini, the former wife of King Mswati III of
Swaziland. I know this email will come to you as a surprise, but I
plead of you to keep it confidential for my safety and you can kindly
log on to read more about me at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2140609/One-King-Swazilands-13-wives-
leaves-harem-physical-emotional-abuse.html

I recently moved out of the royal palace in Swaziland to South Africa
where I now sought refuge with my South African family members in Sun
City. During my stay in the royal palace as the king's wife, I was
able to accumulate substantial amount of money which I deposited in an
offshore account in Switzerland and Canada without the knowledge of
the king or anyone in the royal palace, due to the physical and
emotional abuse meted on me by my husband and the royal family.

I was further advised by my lawyer to transfer all my money out of the
offshore account in Switzerland and Canada into a different bank
account owned by someone not close or known to the royal family, just
in case the king decide to go after me and my assets. I am therefore
proposing that you, assist me to receive my funds in your account and
upon successful transfer to you, I will travel down to your country to
meet and reward you for your kindness.

Kindly contact me immediately, if only you can help me and please let
this proposal be a top-secret.

Thanks

Mrs. Angela Dlamini

angela.dlamini5@gmail.com

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