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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 Ms.Susan Shabangu" <susanshabangu206@gmail.com>
Reply-To: susanshabangu167@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 01:55:35 +0200
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Response.

Ms.SUSAN SHABANGU
FORMER MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA SINCE MAY 2018
PLEASE REPLY WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: susanshabangu167@gmail.com

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Good Day,

First, let me start by introducing myself. My name is Ms.Susan
Shabangu, I am a visually impaired Widow, a mother of three children
and Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa
since May 2018. To date under the auspices of the President of South
Africa MR CYRIL RAMAPHOSA.
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).

THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy
Minister of Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndebele Shabangu died
while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 2015.After
his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account
which amounted to the sum of US$30.5Million 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 your
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, I never knew that it was over-invoiced by him.
I am afraid that the government of South Africa might start to
investigate contracts awarded from 1990 to date.

If they discover this money in his security company 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 either by coming down to South Africa in person or
providing your complete bank details information, so that these funds
could be wired directly into your overseas account 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
babe's 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, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email.

Also, I can give you my banker phone number so that you can contact
him and discuss with him 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,
Ms. SUSAN SHABANGU
FORMER MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA SINCE MAY 2018
PLEASE REPLY WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: susanshabangu167@gmail.com

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