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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: "MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU" <sales1@teldata.net>
Reply-To: <mrs.susanshabangu66@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2015 13:49:24 -0700
Subject: MINISTER OF WOMEN AFFAIRS


FROM MRS.SUSAN SHABANGU
MINISTER OF WOMEN AFFAIRS
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-720-110-046
E-mail:mrs.susanshabangu35@outlook.com
Dear Sir/Madam,

First, let me start by introducing my self as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU , a
mother of three children and the Former Deputy Minister of Safety and
Security since 29th April 2004 to 11th May 2009 under the auspices of
the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI. Now Minister of Mining
under the leadership of MR JACOB ZUMA President of South Africa.
Minister of Mining but on 25th May 2014 you were appointed Minister of
Woman’s Affairs.

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for
your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US $14. 5M
(Fourteen Million, Five Thousand US Dollars Only Hundred).

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 doll are account
which amounted to the sum of US $14.5M 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 star t 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% .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 or call my
Son Terry Shabangu.

All correspondence must be by my Private mail address
(mrs.susanshabangu66@outlook.com ) if you want to speak with my family
lawyer, 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 SHABANGU
CONTACT MY SON MR TERRY SHABANGU
TEL: +27-720-110-046

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