419 scam: "Mrs.Susan Shabangu" <shabangus890@outlook.com> Urgent Assistance Needed

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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.
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.
- +27738870333 (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.
- sshabangu2017@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susan Shabangu" <shabangus890@outlook.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Susan Shabangu" <sshabangu150msq@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:27:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent Assistance Needed

FROM MRS.SUSAN SHABANGU
FORMER MINISTER OF MINING
OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
TELE: +27-73-887-0333.
Dear Sir/Madam.

Compliments of the day to you, with due respect, trust and humility, I write to you this proposal.

First, let me start by introducing myself as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three children and the Minister of Mining of the Republic of South Africa since May 2009 to 2014 under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR JACOB ZUMA, and currently I am now the Minister of Women in the Presidency. 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 by clicking (http://www.miningmx.com/pls/cms/mmx_rain.profile_detail?p_nid=200) and read about me. THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the Minister of Mining, my husband Mr. Ndebele Shabangu died while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.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 here 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 2006 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 bank through my lawyer so that this fund could be wired into your account directly without any hitch.

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) and 5% will be for any expenses that both of us may Insure in this transaction. And another 5% will go for Motherless babes home. Wherever, 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. (sshabangu2017@yahoo.com ) if you want to speak with my lawyer that promises to help move this fund out of South Africa to your account, that is fine and okay by me. Or any time you want to speak with me then I will give you my private numbers so that we can talk more about the transfer, Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction.

My regards to your family,

Yours faithfully,
MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU.
Current Minister of Women in the Presidency of Republic of South Africa.
My private e mail address: sshabangu2017@yahoo.com

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