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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 SHABANGU <susanshabangu7777@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:51:27 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU


FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU DEPUTY MINISTER OF SAFETY & SECURITY, SOUTH AFRIC=
A. [http://us.mc458.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dsusan=5Fs=5Fshabangu1001@hot%=
20mail.com]MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: susanshabangu7777@yahoo.com [http://us.mc458=
.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dsusanshabangu7777@yahoo.com] DEAR SIR/MADAM =
FIRST, LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF AS MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, A MOTHER =
OF THREE CHILDREN AND THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SINCE 29T=
H APRIL 1996 TO DATE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA M=
R THABO MBEKI. AFTER DUE DELIBERATION WITH MY CHILDREN, I DECIDED TO CONTA=
CT YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN STANDING AS A BENEFICIARY TO THE SUM OF US$3=
0.5M ( THIRTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) Y=
OU CAN VIEW MY PROFILE AT MY WEBSITE WWW.GOV.ZA [http://www.gov.za/] CLICK=
ON, CONTACT INFORMATION, THEN CLICK ON DEPUTY MINISTER, AND CLICK ON SAFE=
TY AND SECURITY FINALLY, CLICK ON MY NAME SUSAN SHABANGU AND READ ABOUT ME=
. THE PROPOSAL, AFTER THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY MAKING ME THE DEPUTY MINIST=
ER OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, MY HUSBAND MR. NDELEBE SHABANGU DIED WHILE HE W=
AS ON AN OFFICIAL TRIP TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO IN 1996.=20
AFTER HIS DEATH, I DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD SOME FUNDS IN A DOLLAR ACCOUNT W=
HICH AMOUNTED TO THE SUM OF US$30.5M WITH A SECURITY AND FINANCE INSTITUTI=
ON IN SOUTH AFRICA OF WHICH I WILL DIVULGE INFORMATION TO YOU WHEN I GET Y=
OUR FULL CONSENT AND SUPPORT TO GO FOR A CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AND SUBSEQU=
ENT 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 W=
HICH HE EXECUTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA. THOUGH I ASSISTED HI=
M IN GETTING THIS CONTRACT BUT I NEVER KNEW THAT IT WAS OVER-INVOICED BY H=
IM. I AM AFRAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA MIGHT START TO INVESTI=
GATE ON CONTRACTS AWARDED FROM 1990 TO DATE. IF THEY DISCOVER THIS MONEY I=
N HIS BANK ACCOUNT, THEY WILL CONFISCATE IT AND SEIZE HIS ASSETS HERE IN S=
OUTH AFRICA AND THIS WILL DEFINITELY AFFECT MY POLITICAL CAREER IN GOVERNM=
ENT. 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 A=
S 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 BUS INESS INVESTME=
NTS. 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 STATE=
S DOLLARS ONLY) HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO ASSURE ME AND ALSO BE READY TO GO INT=
O 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 SENSIT=
IVE POSITION IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT, PLEASE DO NOT CALL ON THE OF=
FICE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS TRANSACTION EXCEPT OF THE AB=
OVE DIRECT LINE. I PREFER YOU SEND ME EMAIL THAN CALL. ALL CORRESPONDENCE =
MUST BE BY EMAIL TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS, MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: susanshab=
angu7777@yahoo.com [http://us.mc458.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dsusanshab=
angu7777@yahoo.com] IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK WITH MY BANKER, THAT IS FINE AND =
OKAY BY ME. YOU WILL HAVE TO SEND DOWN YOU PRIVATE TELEPHONE /FAX NUMBER S=
O 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 ABSOL=
UTE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION MUST SUCCEED. IF YOU DO N OT FEEL =
COMFORTABLE WITH THIS TRANSACTION, DO NOT HESITATE TO DISCONTINUE. THANKS =
FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION AND MY REGARDS TO YOUR FAMILY. YOURS FAI=
THFULLY, MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU DEPUTY MINISTER OF SAFETY & SECURITY, SOUTH A=
FRICA.MY PRIVATE E-MAIL: susanshabangu7777@yahoo.com [http://us.mc458.mail=
.yahoo.com/mc/compose=3Fto=3Dsusanshabangu7777@yahoo.com]=20


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