419 scam: "Mr. Femi Akinsanya" <femiakinsanya001@gmail.com> BUSINESS DEAL

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347025532377 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- fmh42@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Femi Akinsanya" <femiakinsanya001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:31:40 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS DEAL

Dear friend,

This is the second email I sent you. I am contacting you for a
profitable business which I strongly believed that you can handle for
me. This letter may come to you as a surprise since it is coming from
someone you have not met before, and due to high volume of spam mail
that goes around the world through this means, But I have no other
choice than to send it to you through the internet means. Therefore, I
will appreciate if you honor this proposal and give me all your trust
and full co-operation.

I am Mr. Femi Akinsanya, the chairman of a special task force in the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation in charge of the sales of
petroleum products. My office monitors the sales and lifting of crude
oil and other petroleum products to foreign dealers. I want to inform
you that I successfully moved out some amount of money worth $21M
which was gotten from an over-invoiced and was deposited in a
financial institution overseas through diplomatic means.

I will like you to receive the fund on my behalf because I cannot
handle it myself due to my present position in the office. I will make
all the arrangement for the fund to be released to you, then I will
come over to meet with you for sharing. I will like to invest part of
my share in your area of specialization or any other profitable
business in your country based on your advice.

I will offer you 40% of the principal capital for your assistance and
5% will be for any expenses that both of us may incur during this
transaction.

Please, if you are interested and willing to accept my offer, do
contact me through my direct email address: fmh42@yahoo.com

Hope to hear from you as soon as you get this mail.

Thanks and God bless you,

Mr. Femi Akinsanya
+234 7025532377

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