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My 1st 419 email in over 10 years!

2,101 385 June 25, 2017 at 07:20 AM
I have to say I'm disappointed in the pitch & the sloppy phrasing.



FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Minister of Women in the Presidency,
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Email: -------------------
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. Thabo Mbeki, and was formerly elected as a Minister of Mining, since 11th May 2009 under the auspices of the new President of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma and now presently the Minister of Women in the Presidency from May 2014. After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your *** 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 (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ) 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,
Email: -------------------
MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Minister of Women in the Presidency,
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06-25-2017 at 08:15 AM.
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06-25-2017 at 02:14 PM.
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You guys can laugh all you want, but these types of scams work that's why they keep putting them out. All it takes is a senile or really stupid person to fall for it and it makes it worth for the scammers. So please stop sharing scams, they're never going to go away.
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VorlonFrog
06-25-2017 at 04:51 PM.
06-25-2017 at 04:51 PM.
I'm not sharing any scam, I provided a link to people who intentionally waste these scammers' time and therefore money.
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06-26-2017 at 11:34 AM.
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The scammers intentionally use poor language, grammar mistakes, spelling mistakes, etc. they prey on stupid people.

If you have a high enough IQ to determine it's a scam, you're not going to fall for it. So they don't want you wasting their time in replying to them.
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06-26-2017 at 12:25 PM.
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The scammers intentionally use poor language, grammar mistakes, spelling mistakes, etc. they prey on stupid people.

If you have a high enough IQ to determine it's a scam, you're not going to fall for it. So they don't want you wasting their time in replying to them.
That's great advice! What is your checking account number and I'll send you the $5 SD max amount for it!
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06-26-2017 at 12:30 PM.
06-26-2017 at 12:30 PM.
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that's great advice! What is your checking account number and i'll send you the $5 sd max amount for it!
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06-26-2017 at 07:46 PM.
06-26-2017 at 07:46 PM.
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that's great advice! What is your checking account number and i'll send you the $5 sd max amount for it!

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06-27-2017 at 07:56 AM.
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the prince of Nigeria kindly requests your routing number to finish the transaction.
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06-27-2017 at 08:21 AM.
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the prince of nigeria kindly requests your routing number to finish the transaction.
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06-27-2017 at 08:25 AM.
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the prince of Nigeria would like to thank you for your continued use of the Bank of America, National Association. you will find the funds transferred most expeditiously and can be fully withdrawn from any branch in Kansas city or Witchita.
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06-27-2017 at 08:35 AM.
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the prince of Nigeria would like to thank you for your continued use of the Bank of America, National Association. you will find the funds transferred most expeditiously and can be fully withdrawn from any branch in Kansas city or Witchita.
You're welcome.


I don't understand people who are paranoid about giving out their bank account numbers, it's silly. You gave it out every time you wrote a check (I mean, I guess, some people still write checks, right?). It's not some big secret. Not everyone can just initiative an ETF on a whims notice. The sites that do it (legally) require you to verify it's your account by doing a small deposit/withdrawal on it. I'm sure there are illegal ways, but most people are too dumb for that.

tl;dr: go ahead, try to withdraw money out of my account Big Grin
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dayv
06-27-2017 at 09:08 AM.
06-27-2017 at 09:08 AM.
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You're welcome.


I don't understand people who are paranoid about giving out their bank account numbers, it's silly. You gave it out every time you wrote a check (I mean, I guess, some people still write checks, right?). It's not some big secret. Not everyone can just initiative an ETF on a whims notice. The sites that do it (legally) require you to verify it's your account by doing a small deposit/withdrawal on it. I'm sure there are illegal ways, but most people are too dumb for that.

tl;dr: go ahead, try to withdraw money out of my account Big Grin
because why not commit wire fraud from federal government computer?
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