WARNING: These are scams. They are Emails sent to a honeytrap address only ever used for this purpose. Do not reply to these people, they will try to con you into paying out money in return for nothing.

CAVEAT: Please note that some of these Emails may be impersonating a genuine company or person. We wish to make it clear that any such name mentioned within these Emails has no connection to the scam. For the sake of searching, we leave these messages untouched, but we will respond to any concerns left in our comments.

From: Mr Dward Smithe <[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:37:49 -0700
Subject: Re Await to hear from you ;
Dear Beloved Friend,

RE: THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigeria partner for a long time
now, I decided to make this direct approach to you as my new
resolution in order not to let it be if I have anything in mind
against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time
the release of this fund is approved, all of a sudden, the payment
will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up if you have
not asked this question or you do not know, this is an opportunity for
me to tell you.

Some time ago, your Nigerian friends, I mean the people that
introduced you to the project approached me through my dear wife who
works with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested me to assist
them to conclude a money transfer deal they had with you. They
requested me to assist them by removing the original contractor’s
name, company’s name and bank particulars from the Central Bank of
Nigeria vetting computer and replacing them with your name and bank
details in order to make you appear as the rightful beneficiary of
this fund.

I agreed on the condition that they will pay me US$100,000.00 as soon
as your name appears as the beneficiary. I agreed and demanded to be
paid, but your friends started telling me stories, they even told me
you promised to send money to me.

Do you know that up till now, I have not received a single cent from
them and have not set my eyes on any of them? Based on their
attitude, I decided to stop the fund release movement because I cannot
be denied my right in my own office considering the risk as it might
affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the funds that you did
not execute any contract in Nigeria, although I am the only person
privileged to know this information and it is a fact. Why I am making
this clear to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts
in order to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the past.

I do not need the US $100.000.00 any longer from you but a good
compensation from your mind. I need your assurance that those
colleagues will be totally kept out of this transaction. I know that
none of them are aware of my new approach to you. Stop spending your
money unnecessarily to Central Bank of Nigeria Officers both here and
overseas because you will not receive this money without my hand in
it. I personally did the work at the beginning and only I can perform
it. Finally,

I need your promise that no official of the Central Bank or any third
party will be aware of my involvement in this regard because of my
position. Now re-assure me that you will be willing to compensate me
and that you will assist my wife to establish a foreign account in
your country where my compensation will be lodged. Also a TT FUND
RELEASE APPROVAL DOCUMENTS will be sent to you for endorsement after
which I will remit the money within 48 hours.

I am a man of my word. If you are ready to conclude this business with
me, kindly contact me on my private email ([email protected])
so that we can have a chat over this issue once and for all. But if
the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me and forget
about this money.

Best Regards,

Mr Dward Smithe
Chairman payment verification Panel.