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Mrs. Susan Shabangu

Mrs. Susan Shabangu is the one of the victim that the scams used her name to defraud.

 The following is the letter that scams sent to a victim claim that this letter is come from Mrs.Susan Shabangu.

FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU

MINISTER OF MINING RESOURCES

OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

Good Day:
 First, let me start by introducing myself as MS SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three children and the Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of South Africa since May 2009. To date 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 by clicking ( www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1066 ) and read about me.
THE PROPOSAL, After the swearing in ceremony making me the Minister of Mineral Resources, my husband Mr. Ndebele 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 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 you a 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. I am offering you 20% of the principal sum which amounts to S$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. (shabangususan707@gmail.com) if you want to speak with my Banker those promise 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.
 For urgent matter please call me son Alex Shabangu on this his mobile number +27 7833 17554 because you cannot get me phone because of the nature of my work.
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Yours faithfully,
MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Minister of Mineral Resources Republic of South Africa since May 2009.
My private email address: shabangususan707@gmail.com


 Mrs. Susan Shabangu  is real but this email is not real.

Scams, defrauding and the lair

Scams, defrauding and the lair

 

It is to be note that almost of scams always come from Africa but not always.The following are some of the most common scams that the FBI investigates and tips to help prevent you from being victimized.

Common Fraud Scams
- Telemarketing Fraud
- Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Advance Fee Schemes
- Health Care Fraud/Health Insurance Fraud
- Redemption/Strawman/Bond Fraud                                 

Investment-Related Scams
- Letter of Credit Fraud                       
- Prime Bank Note Fraud
- Ponzi Schemes
- Pyramid Schemes

Internet Scams
- Internet Auction Fraud
- Non-Delivery of Merchandise
- Credit Card Fraud
- Investment Fraud
- Business Fraud
- Nigerian Letter or "419" Fraud

Fraud Target: Senior Citizens
- Health Care Fraud/Health Insurance Fraud
- Counterfeit Prescription Drugs
- Funeral and Cemetery Fraud
- Fraudulent "Anti-Aging" Products
- Telemarketing Fraud
- Internet Fraud
- Investment Schemes
- Reverse Mortgage Scams

    This is a sample of a letter from Internet Scams .

Dear Beloved Friend

I am glad to inform you that I have successfully concluded the
transaction; the money has been transferred to Japan .

It is done through the assistant of your country man Mr. Howard who is a
Japan base business man.
Currently I am in Japan with him, my wife and children.

To appreciate your assistance I have mapped out as a compensation and
wrote on your favor a Draft worth of (850,000.00) Eight hundred and Fifty
thousand pounds.

Now contact my secretary Mr. Johnson David on his email address below;
(johnsondavid@postribe.com)

Ask him to send you the total of sum of (850,000.00) Eight hundred and
Fifty thousand pounds. Cheque which I raised for your compensation so feel
free and get in touch with him.

(1) FULL NAME.................
(2) ADDRESS...................
(3) COUNTRY...................
(4) PRIVATE TEL...............
(5) PRIVATE FAX...............
(6)OCCUPATION..............

However, I did not forget you because you are the source of my success,
you made me what I am now though you are not there to complete this project
with me but I gave all the credit and thanks to you.

I know it is not your fault or rather your wish to back up on me and the
transaction, I understand,
It is simply because of what you must have heard about my continent and
her business opportunities. Actually there are still good ones for example
myself.

Mr. Steven Lawanson
CEO Lawanson Group of Companies.

And



Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud

Nigerian letter frauds combine the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter mailed from Nigeria offers the recipient the “opportunity” to share in a percentage of millions of dollars that the author—a self-proclaimed government official—is trying to transfer illegally out of Nigeria. The recipient is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank letterhead stationery, bank name and account numbers, and other identifying information using a fax number provided in the letter. Some of these letters have also been received via e-mail through the Internet. The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim, who has demonstrated a “propensity for larceny” by responding to the invitation, to send money to the author of the letter in Nigeria in several installments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.
Payment of taxes, bribes to government officials, and legal fees are often described in great detail with the promise that all expenses will be reimbursed as soon as the funds are spirited out of Nigeria. In actuality, the millions of dollars do not exist, and the victim eventually ends up with nothing but loss. Once the victim stops sending money, the perpetrators have been known to use the personal information and checks that they received to impersonate the victim, draining bank accounts and credit card balances. While such an invitation impresses most law-abiding citizens as a laughable hoax, millions of dollars in losses are caused by these schemes annually. Some victims have been lured to Nigeria, where they have been imprisoned against their will along with losing large sums of money. The Nigerian government is not sympathetic to victims of these schemes, since the victim actually conspires to remove funds from Nigeria in a manner that is contrary to Nigerian law. The schemes themselves violate section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code, hence the label “419 fraud.”
Tips for Avoiding Nigerian Letter or “419” Fraud:

• If you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter to the U.S. Secret Service, your local FBI office, or the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. You can also register a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission’s Complaint Assistant.
• If you know someone who is corresponding in one of these schemes, encourage that person to contact the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service as soon as possible.
• Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as Nigerian or foreign government officials asking for your help in placing large sums of money in overseas bank accounts.
• Do not believe the promise of large sums of money for your cooperation.
• Guard your account information carefully.

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