From: "Mr. Howard Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <s_howardjones@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:09:45 -0700
Subject: Re: I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU

FROM THE DESK OF: Mr. Howard S. Jones,
HB Tunnelling Construction Limited,
5, High Premier Industrial Estate, Belton Rd,
Sandtoft, Doncaster DN8 5SX,
United Kingdom.

Dear Friend,

My name is HOWARD JONES, I am the Senior Contract Manager of the Contract Award Section of HB Tunnelling Construction Limited. We recently awarded a contract and I intentional over invoiced the contract with the excess amount of US$4.5m with the view that as soon as the real contractors receive their full contract payment of $10 Million Dollars, then I will claim the excess balance of $4.5 Million Dollars for my personal use.

This sum of $4.5m originated from a deliberated over-invoiced Contract Payment Voucher of a total value of $14.5 Million Dollars contract awarded to Foreign Contractors for the supply and installation of PIPELINE EQUIPMENT to an Oil & Gas Refinery. The contract was carried out successfully and all the equipment has been completely supplied since on the 17th of January, 2020 which was before the Covid-19 Pandemic became a global cases here in the United Kingdom and other countries.

The American and Chinese Company who supplied the equipment was paid accordingly the real contract sum of $10 Million Dollars immediately after the completion of the contract. It is therefore due for me to claim this balance sum of $4.5 Million Dollars as final phase payment to a foreign contractor, but I cannot accomplish this without collaborating with a foreign partner or firm into whose Bank account this over invoiced sum of $4.5 Million Dollars will be transferred to as the beneficiary of the fund. Moreover, as a civil servant, I am not allowed to operate foreign accounts.

Now, I am looking for a trust worthy person who I can refer and present to the Bank to claim the excess fund of $4.5m presently in the HB Tunnelling Limited Contract Reserve Account in National Westminster Bank Plc waiting for claim. I, being the Senior Contract Manager of the Contract Awarding Committee of the HB Tunnelling Limited, I am the only person in position to appoint to National Westminster Bank Plc to release the over invoiced sum of $4.5 Million Dollars to any foreign beneficiary's Bank account that would be referred to National Westminster Bank Plc by me.

It is in light of this development that I need your participation, assistance, and co-operation to present and refer you to the Transfer Department of National Westminster Bank Plc to claim the excess amount of $4.5 Million Dollars as the last contractor that has completed the supply of the final equipment. For your understanding, I have made all necessary arrangements for the smooth transfer of the $4.5 Million Dollars into your bank account on legal grounds in such a way that no risk to partners on either side. The only risk I foresee here, is you alerting my company or your refusal to work with me.

I look forward to your quick response on my personal email address: s4howardsjones@gmail.com

Best Regards,
Mr. Howard S. Jones.