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"Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS)" Scams

Online users who have received emails like the one below, which appear as if they came from Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) requesting personal information, are asked to delete them. This is because the emails are fakes being sent by online scammers to trick online users into sending them their personal information.

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Online users should always go directly the legitimate Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) located at https://www.safps.org.za/ for information.

A Sample of the "Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS)" Scam

From: "Anti" - testmail@soon-get.com

Date: Jan 2, 2018 02:22

Subject: FRAUD PREVENTION/FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE

Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS we fight against fraud, funds delay and impersonation.

Postal Address: P O Box 2629, Alberton, 1450

Street Address: Block 5, Meyersdal Office Park, 65 Philip Engelbrecht

Street, Meyersdal, 1448.

Sir/Madam,

This mail serves as a listening ear to the victims of scam the world over. We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization.and The President of South African Government(Jacob Zuma)

This message is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the United Nations with the South Africa Government have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$1.500,000. This includes every foreign contractors that may not have received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We have a database of victims and that is why we are contacting you,this has been deliberated upon and is among our set of priorities in making the world a better place.

You are advised to contact me Van Schalkwyk Danny (SAFPS Executive Director) as i am the representative in South Africa. Contact me immediately for the transfer of USD$1.500,000. either Bank to Bank wire transfer or through ATM CARD delivery.This Fund is with Standard Bank Of South Africa for safety purpose. do provide me with your bellow details.

1. Your full name:

2. Your residential address:

3. Mobile and fax number (for regular official contact).

These above-mentioned informations will officially enable us to carry out of our verification processes and after your que compensation sum / Inheritance

Funds will be approved in your name and Electronically wired into your designated Bank account or by ATM Card delivery to your doorstep.depending on

Which mode of payment you prefer.

You are to contact this office upon receipt of this notification immediately to proceed for payment. Vision: To fight corruption to the stand still and restore

All The Africa to the enviable standard of respectability and dignity of the nations.

Your immediate compliance to this will expedite actions on your Payment because here in this office, we have a lot of listed victims

to be settled. do get back to this office through email(vanschalkwyk.danny@yandex.com)

Officially Signed,

Van Schalkwyk Danny

SAFPS Executive Director

Online users who have already submitted their information are asked to be careful going forward because they will be contacted by online scammers who will attempt to scam them.

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