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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: infotechmanagementdept@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:20:41 +0000
Subject: RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

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Dear good friend

RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am Miss.Francesca Bechini,Project Controls Manager & Information
Technology at Husky Energy,Inc. this company is integrated oil and gas
giant with production operations across Canada,in the United States and in
the South China Sea. It operates a half-dozen refineries in North America
and owns retail service stations in Canada,The company has a market
capitalization of about $13.8 billion in November 2018, this is only for
you to know that this company is a rich oil and gas company here in Canada.

I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to
handle a very Confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a
huge sum of money to a foreign account, there were series of contracts
executed by a consortium of Multinationals in our oil and gas industry in
favor of the (HUSKY ENERGY,INC.) among which were;

1) The expansion of Oil Pipeline network within Canada for crude oil and
gas downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation which
awarded with -US$17 Million.

2) Contract for Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) of various Husky Energy Inc.
retail service stations in Canada Awarded with-US$3 Million.

3) The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product and Gas (Depots)
Awarded with -US$10 Million.

The original value of these contracts is Thirty Million United States
Dollars (US$30,000,000.00 USD),which has recently been approved and now
ready to be transferred, however the owner of the JAPAN Construction
company that actually executed the aforementioned contract have been
confirmed dead and the projects officially commissioned, Consequently I am
willing to transfer the total amount into your account for subsequent
disbursement, since Aim still in service as the Project Controls Manager at
Husky Energy we are prohibited by the Husky Energy Code of Conduct Bureau
from opening and/or operating foreign accounts outside Canada till we
retired or resign from the Husky Energy Inc.

Needless to say, the trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous. In
return, I' have agreed to offer you 30% of the US$30M and you will then
be mandated to revert the balance to me in due course after I' resign
from Husky Energy, Inc. but if you think we can have something in common
ahead I? can allow you to invest the funds in your country and I' shall
come over for the sharing of the funds.

You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following
terms and conditions; our conviction of your transparent honesty and
diligence, that you must accord this transaction with utmost
confidentiality and secrecy.

Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Department of
Finance here in Canada and the Contract Payment for the immediate
remittance of the funds within 10 - 14 working days subject to your
satisfaction of the above terms. My assurance is that your role shall be
totally risk free. To accord this transaction the legality it deserves, and
for mutual security of funds, the whole procedures shall be legally
processed with your name or any company you may nominate as the final
beneficiary.

Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 5 years in
working with Husky Energy, Inc, as Project Controls Manager, I am very much
averse to having my image and career dented.

This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency.
Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to enable
us include this transfer in the final batch of this 2019 fiscal year
contract payments.

Best Regards,

Francesca Bechini,
Project Controls Manager & Information Technology
Contact E-mail: chieffinancialofficer@asia-mail.com

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