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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27739414367 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • sandile_shabangu2006za@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "susan shabangu" <susan_shabangu2006za@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:06:15 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL ATTN: Sir

FROM: MS.SUSAN SHABANGU
DEPUTY MINISTER OF SAFETY & SECURITY,
SOUTH AFRICA.
CONTACT MY SON WITH THIS EMAIL (sandile_shabangu2006za@yahoo.co.in )
MY SON PRIVATE NUMBER +27-739-414-367
391 MINERALIA CENTRE COR ANDRIES AND VISAGIE
STREETS PRETORIA





ATTN: Sir,

First, let me start by introducing myself as MS SUSAN SHABANGU,a mother of
three children and the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 29th
April 1996 to date under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR
THABO MBEKI.

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your
assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$15.5M You can view
my profile at my website www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then
click on Deputy Minister, and finally, click on Safety and Security and read
about me.

THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister
of Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndelebe 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 j which amounted to the
sum of US$US$15.5M 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 that 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, 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. 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% And 5% will be for Any expenses
that both of us may Incur 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, kindly as a matter of urgency send
me an email. Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government, I
prefer you send me email than call.All correspondence must be by email to my
son private email address, {sandile_shabangu2006za@yahoo.co.in ) if you
want to Speak to my son that is fine and okay by me. But I have to give you
there number if I see your interested in this offer { Sandile shabangu}and
You will have to send down you private telephone /fax number so that i can
forward it to him to reach you from time to time this is for security
reasons. Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute
Confidentiality of this transaction. 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,

MS.SUSAN SHABANGU.
(for the family)

_________________________________________________________________
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