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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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Fraud email example:

From: "FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU" <powerball506@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ss.susanshabangu305@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:56:42 +0200
Subject: Ref


FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
EMAIL: ss.susanshabangu305@gmail.com

Good Day,

First, let me start by introducing myself My name is Mrs. Susan Shabangu, I
am visually impaired Widow, a mother of three children and former Deputy
Minister for Safety and Security of the Republic of South Africa under the
auspices of the former President of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, and was
formerly elected as Minister of Women in the Presidency 03 June 2014

under the auspices of the new President of South Africa, Mr. Cyril
Ramaphosa and now presently the Minister of Social Development from
2018-02-27. After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact
you for your ass instance 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.women.gov.za ) and read about me.

THE PROPOSAL, after my swearing in ceremony making me the former Minister
of Safety and Security, my husband Mr. Ndebele Shabangu died while he was
on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago. After his death, I discovered
that he had some funds in a dollar account which amounted to the sum of
US$30.5Million 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 security company 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 either by coming down to South Africa in person or provide your
complete bank details information, so that these funds could be wired
directly into your overseas account 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. 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.

Also, I can give you my banker phone number so that you can contact him and
discuss with him directly as he already promised to use his position to
move this fund out of South Africa, it’s okay and fine by me. 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
MY PRIVATE Email: ss.susanshabangu305@gmail.com

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