419 scam: "From Ms. Susan Shabangu"<sshabangu941@gmail.com> Letter

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it 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.
- +27739444293 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27865143062 (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.
- ms.susanshabangu@exclusivemail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- tel: +27 73 944 4293 fax: +27 86 514 3062 e-mail: ms.susanshabangu@exclusivemail.co.za dear sir/madam first, let me start by (Exclusivemail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Ms. Susan Shabangu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms.susanshabangu@exclusivemail.co.za>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 10:15:08 -0700
Subject: Letter

>From Ms. Susan Shabangu
Minister for Women, South Africa.
Tel: +27 73 944 4293
Fax: +27 86 514 3062
E-mail: ms.susanshabangu@exclusivemail.co.za

Dear Sir/Madam

First, let me start by introducing myself as Ms. Susan Shabangu, a mother of three children and the Minister for Women under the auspices of the president of South Africa Mr. Jacob Zuma.

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US$30.5M (Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) you can view my profile at my website www.women.gov.za click on, about us, then click on Minister and read about me. 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 in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of US$30.5 Million 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 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 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 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 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% 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 not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as a matter of urgency send me an email.

If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a conclusion. I wish to inform you that you should not contact me via official Channels else I will deny knowing you and about this project. You can also check on my biography from this link as well www.women.gov.za you can also call our official line +27 (0) 12 359 0188 but do not talk about this transaction or I may deny knowing you, when you call? Ask of Ms. Susan Shabangu and if I am on seat, then your call shall be transfer to me, what I will want you to do is to abort the call before I talk because my official line are not in secured means to reach me bearing in mind the nature of this transaction, because they are periodically monitored to access our level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management but I advise you to feel free to contact me on e-mail or you can call my son on this number +27739444293 or via email josephshabangu1@gmail.com his name is Joseph

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 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 must succeed. 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.

Regards

Ms. Susan Shabangu
Minister of Mineral and Resources
South Africa.

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