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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: kevin/owo david <kevin_owo11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kevin_owo1@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:30:37 +0000
Subject: From Mr Kevin and Miss Owo Shabangu



From Mr Kevin and Miss Owo Shabangu Rue 6 BP 01 Cocody AbidjanCote D Ivorie.Tel:+22501022759

Urgent From Shabangu's Family!
I am Mr Kevin Shabangu And my younger sister owo Shabangu of the same parents, This is after our fasting and prayer period and with due deliberation with myself and my younger sister, We decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a Gurdian partner/Co-beneficiary to the sum of US$5 Millon (Five Million United States Dollars Only) deposited by our late Mother MRS SUSAN SHABANGU in a Bank in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast),before her death,Our Late Mother Mrs. Susan Shabangu was the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 1996.Vice-Chairperson of the National Labour and Development Institute. Member of the African National Congress (ANC) Steering Committee, under the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI.

Visit our late mother's profile http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066

After the swearing in ceremony making our mother the Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy, Our late mother Mrs Susan Shabangu died while she was on a trip to Trinidad and Tobago by unknown gun men believed to be hired assasination, She told us that she had some funds amounted to the sum of US$4 Million which she deposited in a bank in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.

This fund emanated as a result of over-invoiced contract which she executed with the Government of South Africa while in office.

Our late mother deposited the $4M in a Bank in ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE and used me as the Next of Kin as his only son.

We have gone to Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire(Ivory Coast)and located the bank and we want to front you as our Gurdian to the bank so that you will assist us and receiving the money into your bank account and after the transfer, we are coming over to your country to start up a new life with you.

We want your kind assistance in receiving this money from the bank in Cote D'Ivoire to your personal bank account.You are expected to act fast in concluding this transaction as our situation is getting out of hand in Abidjan.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A SECRET BETWEEN YOU,MYSELF AND MY YOUNGER SISTER AND NO OTHER PERSON SHOULD KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS TO AVIOD ANY BODY FROM ABIDJAN AND OUR COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA KNOWING OUR WHERE ABOUT AS WE ARE AFRAID AS WE DON'T KNOW WHO EXACTLY THAT KILLED OUR MOTHER AND WHO IS ALSO AFTER OUR LIVES AS WE ARE STRONGLY ADVICED BY OUR LATE MOTHER BEFORE HER FINAL BREATH ON THE EARTH THAT WE SHOULD MOVE OUT TO ABIDJAN WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED AND LOOK FOR A RELIABLE SOMEONE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY WHO WILL ASSIST US AND INVEST THE MONEY AND WE SHOULD MAPED OUT SOME PERCENTAGE.

KINDLY GET BACK TO US AND PLEASE KEEP IT WITHIN YOURSELF.
For your assistance,We are offering you 15% of the total sum.However, you have to assure us that you will be our HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY GURDIAN and you will not elope with the money.

If you agree to assist us, kindly as a matter of urgency send us an email urgently.
We will like you to send us the followings

1.Your full name2.Your private telephone and fax number3.Your banking details

As soon as we receive the above details from you,We will submit it to the bank for the transfer of the money to your bank account.

Please we do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality if this transaction must succeed. YOU MUST NOT TELL ANY BODY ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION!.

Please reply me directly to me private email address and above as follows,
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Waiting for your reply.

Yours lovely orphans

Mr Kevin & Miss Owo Shabangu
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