419 scam: Johnson Omoha <office.office.233@att.net> Hello

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- omoha.johnson2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Omoha <office.office.233@att.net>
Reply-To: omoha.johnson2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:52:18 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello

Please kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country. Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events.I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am Johnson Omoha the son of late chief Namoha Titoe of Sierra Leone, I am contacting you in respect of my consignment box which I want you to assist me and stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my fund over there in your country, this fund I am writing you about is $25million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under Security and shipping company for I and my mother, My father foreign partner Mrs. Juliet Lerman who was suppose to receive this consignment in USA, was demanding for 60% which I and my mother did not agree on for any reason, that was why we have to stop the delivery to her
immediately, and search for a nother Beneficiary who can help us on this, through my searching I got your contact from the Ministry of Chambers and Commerce, that is why I am contacting you to assist us in receiving the consignment box. I will give you 30% from the total fund involved for your assistance, because that was the former agreement we had with our foreign partner, Mrs Juliet Lerman before she later change her mind because of her greed, that is why I and my mother put a stop to the delivery to her, please if you are willing to help me, please kindly get back to me as soon as you receive this mail for more details.
Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Sincerely,
Johnson Omoha
NB: Please reply via my private Email: omoha.johnson2@gmail.com

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