419 scam: NEIL WAUDBY <hassanbello1961@gmail.com> RE; OFFER AND TERMS

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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.
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.
- neilwaudby@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NEIL WAUDBY <hassanbello1961@gmail.com>
Reply-To: neilwaudby@mail.ru
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:11:13 +0100
Subject: RE; OFFER AND TERMS

Dear Sir,

RE; OFFER AND TERMS

I am a project manager in the NNPC who worked closely
with the former OPEC Leader, and Minister of Petroleum in Nigeria. As
a result of search-light being beamed on the former Minister, we have
agreed to seek assistance from capable individual abroad.

There is the sum of USD$35m in Escrow Account overseas, we
over-computed in the Crude oil Block OPL. 245 valued at $1.3 Billion
allotted to three foreign Oil Companies who have started crude oil
exploration in the Niger Delta as sub-contractors to a local Oil
company (Malabo Oil and Gas Ltd., who owned the oil Block.

These companies have completed their contract, and paid via the Escrow
Account and we want to use your account to move this sum $35m as one
of the foreign subsidiaries of the companies who carried the job.The
movement of the fund to your nominated account will take due
process.You have nothing to worry about because we have taken care to
make this full-proof.

Do respond to this offer positively as soon as possible for more
details shall be made available to you immediately. Meanwhile, we
offer you 20% share of the $35m for your consideration for your
assistance. The movement of the fund to your nominated account shall
not be prolonged.

Kindly send your reply to neilwaudby@mail.ru

Yours sincerely,

Neil Waudby

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