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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: FROM MRS SUSAN SHABANGU <njkolu5432@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <susshaba1957@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:11:02 -0700
Subject: FROM: MRS SUSAN SHABANGU


FROM:
MRS SUSAN SHABANGU

Minister
of Mineral Resources

Private
Bag X463, PRETORIA,
0001

Wachthuis,
Thuvalk Arcade

Pretoria, South
Africa.

www.gov.za


My Dear,




STRICTLY FOR YOU & NEEDS URGENT
RESPONSE PLEASE!



This Mail Was First Sent To You Before Two Months
Ago, But Up till Now, I Have Not Heard From You. Based On This, I Decided To
Re-send It Again To You. Though, I Know For Security Reasons, This Is Not The
Safest Means To Reach You, But Was Left With No Other Viable Option Since There
Is The Pressing Need To Reach You. I Am Quite Sure That This Letter Will
Surprise You Since I Have Not Been Having Previous Correspondences With You.
First, let me start by introducing myself as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three children and the Minister of
Mineral Resources, since 11 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$35.5 Million United States Dollars). You can view my profile at my website www.gov.za
then click on contact formation, then also click at deputy ministers, then
click on my office (Minister of Mineral Resources). www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066



After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy
Ministry, Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndelebe Shabangu died while he was on an official trip to a country 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$35.5 Million 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 1994 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 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 25% of the principal sum.

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, I would not WANT YOU TO CALL ME ON
PHONE or send a FAX to me. All correspondence must be by email to my private
email address, if you want to speak with my Lawyer, which is fine and okay by
me. You will have to send down your 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 if this transaction must succeed. If you do not
feel comfortable with this transaction, please ignore this letter, and pretend
you never received this information. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation
and my regards to your family.



PLEASE DO NOT CALL ME ON THE OFFICE PHONE FOR
SECURITY REASONS. Feel free to contact me on E-mail: susanshaba2009@gmail.com

My Private Fax No: +27-86537-1788





MRS SUSAN SHABANGU

(FOR THE FAMILY).

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