419 scam: "Mrs. Susan Shabangu" <accomplishment@inbox.ru> I wish we met face to face to discuss this!

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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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Susan Shabangu" <accomplishment@inbox.ru>
Reply-To: mrssusans40@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 22:41:36 -0500
Subject: I wish we met face to face to discuss this!

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My dearest,

How are you and your family? 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 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 the beneficiary to these sum of US$30.5M.
You can view my profile on this my country's website (South Africa)
www.gov.za or you can quickly click here
(http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066)

THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy
Minister of Safety and Security then, but I am currently the Minister of
Mining, 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$30.5M with a security and finance
institution in South Africa of which I will give more information to you
about this when I get your full consent and support to go for a change
of beneficiary and subsequent transfer of the funds into a comfortable
and conducive account of your choice.

Mrs. Susan Shabangu
Minister of Mining, Republic of South Africa.

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