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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 SHSBANGU" <ministersusan@live.com>
Reply-To: <mrsshasusan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 04:16:49 +0200
Subject: I Wait On Your Reply154

FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Minister of Social Development
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
 
Greetings My Dear!!!
 
First, let me start by introducing myself My name isMrs. 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. And prior to that I was theMinister of Mineral Resources from 2009 to 2014.
 
Under the auspices of the newPresident of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosaam 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 ofUS$30.5M(Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). You can view my profile at this government of South Africa gazette (website by clicking (https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/susan-shabangu-ms) to read about me.
 
THE PROPOSAL is this, after my swearing in ceremony making me the former Minister of Safety and Security, my husbandMr.Ndebele Shabangudied while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago for his mining business. After his death, I discovered that he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum ofUS$30.5Millionwith a security and finance institution in South Africa here, of which I will divulge information to you when I get your full consent and support to go for a change of ownership/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 t  
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 you20%of the principal sum which amounts toUS$6,100.000.00(Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) and5%will be for any expenses that both of us may incur in this transaction. And another5%will go to Charity works and for the less-privileged in your are  
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, its 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,
Phone:+27 (0) 621445094
FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
 

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