419 scam: Fadipe Femi Smuel <mail@telus.net> Business Relationship/Projects.........5 Dec

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fadipefssamuel@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fadipe Femi Smuel <mail@telus.net>
Reply-To: <fadipefssamuel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 05:49:41 -0800
Subject: Business Relationship/Projects.........5 Dec

REG NO: 2016/015527/28
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

HELLO,

I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW IT IS THE BEST AND MOST CONVINIENT METHOD OF COMMUNICATION PRESENTLY.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THE SUM OF US$78M USD WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

MY NAME IS DR FADIPE SAMUEL THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR THE TRANSFER OF US$78, 000, 000. 00 TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

THE (US$78, 000, 000, 00) WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $757 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED TO THE TUNE OF US$78, 000, 000.00

THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR CONTRACT SUM PAYMENT ON-GOING AFTER VERIFICATIONS, LEAVING OUT OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF (US$78, 000, 000, 00) .

RIGHT NOW, I NEED YOU TO PARTNER WITH ME AND I WILL PRESENT YOUR COMPANY AS THE REAL CONTRACTOR AND BENEFICIARY OF THE OVER ESTIMATED BALANCE OF (US$78M) WHICH IS STILL FLOATING AT THE ESCROW ACCOUNT AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE.

I AM THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS MY PROPOSAL, REPLY ME SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE ON YOUR PERCENTAGE BEFORE WE CAN PROCEED.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: fadipefssamuel@gmail.com

YOUR NAME:
YOUR AGE:
COMPANY NAME:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR ADDRESS:
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE / FAX NUMBERS:

THANK YOU AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

BEST REGARDS.

DR FADIPE SAMUEL

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