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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: susan shabangu <susansmithshabangu1@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 12:51:49 +0200
Subject: HASTEN UP


Good Day,

Firstly, let me start by introducing myself as Mrs.
Susan Shabangu, I am visually impaired Widow, a mother of three children
and former Deputy Minister for Safety and Security of the Republic of
South Africa from 29th April 1996, under the auspices of the President
of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, and now elected as a Deputy Minister
of Mining, since 11th May 2009 under the auspices of the new 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$10.5Million (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only). You can view my profile at my (website by clicking (http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/user/2169 ) and read about me.


I am offering you 20% of the principal sum and 5% will be for any
expenses that both of us may Incur in this transaction and another
5%will go for Motherless babes home.Also, I can give you my banker phone
number so that you can contact him and discuss with hi directly as he
already promised to use his position to move this fund out of South
Africa, it’s okay and fine by me.

Please, I do not need to remind you of
the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction.


My regards to your family.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Susan Smith Shabangu

Reply me with this my private email : (susansmithshabangu@gmail.com)

Contact my son Smith Shabangu (+ 27-710 257 358)

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