419 scam: "Femi Johnson"<hnsnfi431@yahoo.com> PROJECT CONSIDERATION

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Femi Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <femii_johnsonn@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:10:46 -0700
Subject: PROJECT CONSIDERATION

HELLO DEAR,

A REQUEST FOR MUTUAL PROJECT UNDERSTANDING.

THIS LETTER NO DOUBT WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE CONSIDERING THAT I DECIDED TO PICK YOU FROM THE THREE PERSONALITIES PROVIDED TO ME BY A CONFIDANT.

I AM CHIEF FEMI JOHNSON, FORMER SPECIAL ADVISER ON SPECIAL DUTIES TO CHIEF JAMES IBORI THE EX-GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE ONE OF THE OIL PRODUCING RICH STATES OF NIGERIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU PERSONALLY BASED ON THE REQUEST BY THE EX-GOVERNOR WHO IS PRESENTLY SERVING A JAIL TERM IN BRITAIN WHO HAD REQUESTED ME TO CONTACT A VERY RELIABLE, HONEST AND SINCERE PERSON OR COMPANY THAT WILL ASSIST TO RECEIVE THE SUM OF TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$28 MILLION) BEING THE EXCESS CRUDE FUNDS PAID TO THE STATE BY THE FEDRAL GOVERNMENT BUT WAS DEPOSITED BY PROXY ON BEHALF OF THE EX-GOVERNOR WITH ONE OF THE NIGERIAN BANKS AS THE THEN GOVERNOR OF THE STATE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY MEANT TO BE USED FOR HIS POLITICAL PURPOSES BEFORE HIS PRESENT PROBLEMS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS SOON AS HE SERVED OUT AS THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE AND WAS AIMING TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, HE WAS ARRESTED IN LONDON ON INSTIGATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHERE HE IS PRESENTLY SERVING A JAIL TERM AND HIS ASSESTS IN BRITAIN CONFISCATED FOR REASONS I WILL DISCLOSE TO YOU WHEN WE ESTABLISH A FORMAL CONTACT.

IN THE RECENT TIMES, THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT IN POWER STARTED WAGING POLITICAL WAR AGAINST ALL GOVERNORS AND EX-GOVERNORS OF THE STATES WHO OPENLY OPPOSED THE CANDIDANCY OF THE INCUMBENT PRESIDENT TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM IN OFFICE BY USING THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) IN NIGERIA TO TRACE AND CONFISCATE ANY FUND DEPOSITED BY ANY OF THE GOVERNORS AND EX-GOVERNORS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.

IT IS TO AVOID GOVERNMENT CONFISCATION OF THIS FUND THAT HE DECIDED TO HAVE THIS FUND ENTRUSTED TO A TRUSTED INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES ON INVESTING IT IN REAL ESTATE AND OTHER PROFIT ORIENTED VENTURES.

THIS IS MY ESSENCE OF CONTACTING YOU. I WILL BE DISPOSED TO DISCLOSE FURTHER DETAILS AS SOON AS I GET YOUR RESPONSE.

YOU ARE AT LIBERTY TO ASK QUESTIONS WHERE YOU NEED CLARIFICATIONS.

ONCE AGAIN, UPON YOUR RESPONSE ALL THE MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH YOUR ENTITLEMENT OR PERCENTAGE ON THE PRINCIPAL SUN WHICH IS TEWNTY-EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

CHIEF FEMI JOHNSON.

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