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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 <ritamadine44@gmail.com>
Reply-To: susshab3@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 23:14:40 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY,


*FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU Minister of Social Development REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA Good Day Dear First, let me start by introducing myself My name is
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 under the auspices of the former President of South Africa,
Mr.Jacob Zuma, and was formerly elected as Minister of Women in the
Presidency 03 June 2014 under the auspices of the new President of South
Africa, Mr.Cyril Ramaphosa and now presently the Minister of Social
Development from 2018-02-27. 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 at my (website by clicking (*
*http://www.women.gov.za*
<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.women.gov.za&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw2cxDFYuL74mUUvXkyY4BJs>








* ) and read about me. THE PROPOSAL, after my swearing in ceremony making
me the former Minister of Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndebele
Shabangu died while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago.
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 on 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 to Motherless
babies' homes. 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, *


*Email: susan2@worker.com <susan2@worker.com> FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU*

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