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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!

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From: "Engr. Abelardo Fernandez" <williams1firms@gmail.com>
Reply-To: franciscopintoprivate1969@engineer.com
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:56:46 +0200
Subject: URGENT BSINESS ASSISTANT NEEDED

Confidential offer
Crude oil Lifting License No: ANP/STP-C-0589124
Hello Dear
Reply Email: franciscopintoprivate1969@engineer.com this is a confidential
business offer from the oil rich Sao Tome and Principe. Please ensure
that you reply
this email strictly at franciscopintoprivate1969@engineer.com
I make this introduction based on my regard for your credibility. My
name is Engr.
Abelard Fernandez. I work with the Sao Tome and Principe national petroleum
agency.
To be precise, I oversee the issuance of oil allocation license for
our oil company. My
position in the agency entitles me to recommend oil allocation bidders
and actualize
oil lifting and exploration allocation licenses to my candidates based
on my interest.
I also oversea and approve the issuance of the license for oil allocation in our
company and also monitor the lifting procedures in our company.
In June 2007, I facilitated and actualized the license of a candidate.
A business
man from Korea (Comprehensive details to be provided subsequently).The license
was for 1 year at 24 million BBLS/12 months. Incidentally the candidate was no
more. The license has been valid till date (as I always ensure that I
keep to my side
of the bargain), I have decided to begin using the license from
OCTOBER 2017. I am
in need of a partner from your country whom I can trust. I will
package this partner
as the allocation license beneficiary and assign the license to this
partner. Due to
my position in the petroleum agency, I cannot handle this position.
Your profile fits
into the criteria of a partner I need. This is why I am contacting
you. With the trend
of events in Sao Tome and Principe, we shall be able to lift a minimum
of 300,000
barrels of BLCO per month. This will fetch us an average of US$28
million per month.
And we have from OCTOBER 2017 up until OCTOBER 2018 to lift crude oil which will
fetch us approximately (12) x (28) Million dollars. Which is
approximately 336 Million
dollars for the rest of the time of the License allocation? I have
ready buyers who are
waiting and would be ready to scramble for any number of barrels we
lift. Also I will
oversee all lifting procedures with the available mercenary around.
This is what I
propose:
1. Your company profile shall be used in place of the initial license
Operator. This I
shall handle with my capacity in the company.
2. I will ensure that your company's profile is recognized as the
current license
operator and that we have a mandate for at least minimum of 300,000 barrels per
month, a maximum of 500,000 barrels per month. Starting from OCT OBER
3. I will ensure that all lifting procedures are in place and buyers
readily available to
purchase the product.
4. You shall stand in as the license operator for all lifting and
sales transactions; we
shall open an account for the receipt of the oil sale proceeds in
which both of us
shall be signatories to the account or you can provide your personal or company
bank account to receive the payments on our behalf.
5. We shall split the oil sale proceeds in the ratio of 60:40 equity
shares. I shall be
entitled to 60% share while your company shall be entitled to 40% share. Please
note: no third party arrangement shall be allowed. I believe you are a
man of wisdom
and intelligence.
This offer I make to you is based on utmost good faith. I could be
Jeopardizing my
position in the agency if a word of this goes out.
Therefore without mincing words, I rely on you for utmost
confidentiality on every bit
of detail relating to this transaction. Please reply this email strictly at
franciscopintoprivate1969@engineer.com
I am in London on official duties at the moment waiting for your
response. Upon your
positive response, I will be willing to forward to you proof of my
proposition and my
personal identity. Also I shall fly back to Sao Tome and Principe and
from there we
shall commence operations. I shall also provide you details of the former
License operator and a copy of the license issued to him for the
lifting of crude oil in
our company which I personally approved and endorsed. Also procedures
for license
reassignment and actualizing the rest of the project shall be provided
to you. Please
in response to this email, quote the reference number:
Crude oil Lifting License No: ANP/STP-C-0589124
I look forward to a prospective business relationship between us.
Thanks
Engr. Abelardo Fernandez

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