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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: "Mrs. Susan Shabangu" <mshabangu57@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mssusanshabangu05@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 04:16:33 -0800
Subject: 30.5 Million Charity Organizations!Please Read.

First, let me start by introducing myself as Mrs Susan Shabangu, a
mother of three children and the Minister of Mining Resources of the
Republic of South Africa, Currently Minister of Women in the
Presidency
Of The Republic of South Africa,

26 may 2014. To date under the auspices of the President of South
African 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 (website by clicking
http://whoswho.co.za/susan-shabangu-2169
And read about Me. the PROPOSAL, after the swearing in ceremony of
making me Minister, my husband Mr. Ndebele 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 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 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.

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) and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may
Insure in this transaction. And another 5% will go for Motherless
babes home. 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, or kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email.
(mrssusannshabangu38@gmail.com) if you want to speak with my Banker
that promises to help move this fund out of South Africa to your
account, that is fine and okay by me. or any time you want to speak
with me then I will give you my private numbers so that we can talk
more about the transfer, Please I do not need to remind you of the
need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction.
You might think where I got your email contact; I got your email id
from the South Africa chamber of commerce in a search for an honest
person who will assist me transfer my fund out of South African.

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,
Mrs. Susan Shabangu Minister of Women in the Presidency
Of The Republic of South Africa

NOTE; PLEASE USE THE EMAIL ABOVE TO CONTACT ME DON’T CALL ME I WILL
SEND YOU MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.
This email and any attachment may contain confidential information
which is intended for use only by the addressee(s) named above. If you
Received this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately
and delete the email from your system. You are prohibited from
copying, disseminating or otherwise using the email or any attachment.

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