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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: shabangus@tiscali.at
Reply-To: shabangus99@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:06:31 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

FROM: MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU.
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for
your assistance in standing as beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M ( Thirty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) First, let me
start by introducing myself as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three children
and the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy since 1st April 1996 to date
under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI.
THE PROPOSAL
After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister of Mineralsand
Energy, my husband Mr Ndelebe Shabangu died while he was on an official
trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 2002. After his death, I discovered that
he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted tothe sum of US$30.5M
with a South African bank which had her offshore Housein NIGERIA - CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA. 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 1998 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 transferring this funds from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
through my Attorney 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% of the principal sum which amounts to US$6,100.000.00
(Six million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) However, you
have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you
will no telope 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, I would not WANT you to call me on phone or send a fax to me.
All correspondence must be by email to my private email address, If you
want to speak with my Attorney, that is fine and okay by me. His chambers
will be representing my interest at CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. All correspondence
must be made either to my Attorney (Barrister Abudu Daladi, of Abda's lodge
chambers, Tel: 234-803-581-4937, or send me an email. I will also like you
to give me your contact address of telephone, fax and email to enable my
Attorney call or reach you from time to time. Please I do not need to remind
you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed.
YOU MUST NOT CALL ME! 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
Deputy Minister of Minera ls and Energy
South Africa

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