419 scam: Mr Johnson Imoh <johnsonimoh@gmail.com> With Due Respect To You my friend:

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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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contract award committee" (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.
- +2348115106025

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Johnson Imoh <johnsonimoh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engr.johnnyc@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 03:00:23 -0700
Subject: With Due Respect To You my friend:

Engr.Johnny C.Imoh
Chairman Contract Award Committee
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

Dear Friend,

I am apologetic contacting you through this medium it's just the need
of the matter that propelled me to reach you via this medium, hope you
will understand.

Well, it is my pleasure to write this mail basically to seek your
consent on this issue which involves convey of an over-invoiced sum of
money from my ministry NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation)
for investment purposes.

The amount involved is US$ $15.2 million as Executive Director
Finance and Accounts my ministry Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) there was a contract we awarded to a Germany
firm,(WOLFF & MÜLLER Holding GmbH & Co.) for the turn around
maintenance of our refinery in 2011, the actual amount for the turn
around maintenance was $70.5m.

But we inflated the contract to the tone of $85.7million, so the remaining
US$ twenty five + million was kept for our personal disbursement and
presently the contract has been completed now and the final payment
has been paid by our apex bank last month through my recommendation.

Since am facing retirement and we have worked carefully to secure the
approval of the fund while the original contract value has been paid
to the Germany firm that executed the contract, so the remaining
balance of US$ 25.2 million is what we intend to move secretly to you,
using your details and asserting your details as a sub-contractor. Our
sharing modalities will be discussed as soon as you indicate your
willingness to work with me privately.

Please I am sending this letter to you with all hope that you will
work with me with full confidence because as a civil servant it is
against our Ethics to operate a foreign account while in service. I
urge you to please take this very serious since its 100% risk free; I
promise not to fail in my obligation to make it a success.

I await your favorable consideration of this mail.

Regards,

Engr.Johnny C.Imoh
Chairman Contract Award Committee
+2348115106025.

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