I got an email from the Deputy Minister of Mining

[loveispoison]

hey all

i have recieved this email which is a scam i heard this before some were dont remmeber were it was anyways

here it is what is says so funny who is gona believe this :nuts:
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From Mrs. Susan Shebang


Pls see The Attachment And Get Back To Me.


E-mail:mrs.susanshabangugov2008@gmail.com



Thanks and God bless you.


Mrs. Susan Shebang

FROM MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Deputy Minister of Mining ,
South Africa.

E-mail:mrs.susanshabangugov2007@gmail.com

PLS CONTACT MY SON MR ,TERRY SHABANGUN
Dear Sir/madam,
First, let me start by introducing my self as MRS SUSAN SHABANGU , a mother of three children and the Former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security since 29th April 2004 to 11th May 2009 under the auspices of the President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI. Now Minister of Mining under the leadership of JACOB ZUMA President of South Africa .

After due deliberation with my children, I decided to contact you for your assistance in standing as a beneficiary to the sum of US $14. 5M (Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only).

You can view my profile at my website www.gov.za click on, Contact Information, then click on Deputy Minister, and click on Safety and Security finally, click on my name Susan Shabangu and read about me.

THE PROPOSAL, after the swearing in ceremony making me the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, 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 doll are account which amounted to the sum of US $14.5M 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 star t 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. As soon as the fund gets to your account, you are expected to move it immediately into another personal bank account in your country.

I will see to it that the account is not traced from South Africa . As soon as you have confirmed the fund into your account, I will send my eldest son with my Attorney to come to your country to discuss on business investments. For your assistance, I am offering you 20% .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. Due to my sensitive position in the South African Government,PLEASE DO NOT CALLON THE OFFICE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS TRANSACTION EXCEPT OF THE ABOVE DIRECT LINE.

I prefer you send me email or call my Son Terry Shabangu. All correspondence must be by my Private mail address (mrs.susanshabangugov2007@gmail.com) if you want to speak with my Banker that is fine and okay by me. You will have to send down you private telephone /fax number so that I can forward it to him to reach you from time to time this is for security reasons. Please I do not need to remind you of the need for absolute Confidentiality of this transaction must succeed. If you do not feel comfortable with this transaction, do not hesitate to discontinue.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.
Yours
faithfully,

MRS. SUSAN SHABANGU
Deputy Minister of Mining ,
South Africa .
CONTACT MY SON MR TERRY SHABANGUN
TEL: +27-720-110-046

as far as what i heard some 1 believed it and got scamed they got his money some how

[ichwar]

Wow, but how did he get scammed? Did he give them his bank info. or something?

[TechAsh]

It's called '419 Fraud' or 'Advance-fee fraud'
http://419.bittenus.com/index.htm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud

1. If you reply you are added to spammers lists
2. They ask you to pay a whole load a fees for things like Air plane tickets, hotels, other expenses, in order to arrange the transfer of money. However they just take the money and run...
3. They are effectively asking you to launder money...

[loveispoison]

Wow, but how did he get scammed? Did he give them his bank info. or something?

hey dont remember how i think its what techash said it could be that way but million $ hahahha thats crazy i dont believe it but dont know how the guy that believed him or was trying to scam the scamer

[garrettroyce]

IDK, I did this and I got my $14M. Maybe I just beat this other guy to the punch.

[loveispoison]

IDK, I did this and I got my $14M. Maybe I just beat this other guy to the punch.

its kinda winning a 14m lottery hahaha its a scam so u cant beat the other guy

[zen-r]

I can't believe you haven't heard of these scams before!

They're also known as Nigerian Scams, because (I'm sorry to say that) the Nigerians have a reputation for churning out these, & numerous other scams by the millions.

They've been at it for years now. Loads of people have been gullible or greedy enough to take up the bait, & lose their money. Other scams include pretending to be someone else while building up an internet relationship with westerners, & then asking for money loans from them, for some sort of fictitious emergency.

It always ends the same way, they milk you for as much money as they can get, then disappear. The victim is often then put on a "gullible" list, & more people try their luck at scamming money from them. After all, if you're stupid enough to fall for a scam once, you're probably stupid enough to fall for a scam again!

I don't know if I've ever been sent this sort of email - I never open my spam.

[rlodge]

People actually fall for this stuff? I guess they are correct when they say the gene pool is getting really shallow!

And lucky you! out of all the people in the world the "Minister of Mining" chose you for ~$2.8 Million!. (<<< = Sarcasm, I know you didn't fall for it!)

[zen-r]

Hehe.

I don't think that $2.9 million is really worth my trouble.

I wouldn't get out of bed for anything less than 3.2 million!

[adamparkzer]

I got something similar to this earlier:

FROM THE DESK OF Mr.Ade James
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT
VICTORIA ISLAND
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
EMAIL: adejames83@hotmail.com

RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

Good day, this is to inform you of your Long overdue Payment outstanding our Banking records.

I saw your name in the Central Computer among list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update your informations through this email contact for immediate confirmation .

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of USD$25.7million and it has been approved already for payment months ago.

However we received an email from one Mr.Morris Thompson who told us that he is your next of kin and that you are died in a car accident last two months back .

He has also submitted his account informations to the office department for transfer of the fund to him as your inheritor.

We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not.

Please , confirm response immediately before our action release of the outstanding paymentagainst your name listed out .

Upon this, i request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to enable this department finalize the transfer of the fund release to your nominated foreign Bank Account.

This department needs the following informations from you urgently.

1.Full Names...

2.Telephone Or Fax Number...

3.Contact Address...

4.Age...

5.Occupation....

6.Sex....

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law.

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf of International Monetary fund Agency towards this contact and proper confirmation required urgently from you if alive. Make sure you reply to my alternative mail address ( samdada190@post.ro )

Thanks,

Yours Sincerly

Mr.Ade James.