Contract Award Committee eMail Scam

You may have received the email below. If so you unfortunately are not being contacted to retrieve a $15 Million award, rather you are the target of a scam often refered to as a Nigerian scam. Scams like this often lead to financial and identity theft. Learn more about Nigerian Scams here and learn more about identity theft here.

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Following is the text of the scam email:
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From: Michael Kosa [mailto:michaelkosa1@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:51 PM
To:
Subject: Thank You.

ATTENTION:

Mutual Business Proposal.

I am directed to urge your consent on the above mentioned issue. My name is Dr. Michael Kosa, Chairman of Contract Award Committee from the Federal Housing Authority Abuja.

A contract to the tune of US$ 15 M was awarded to Engineer Nelson Scott a national of your country here in Nigeria for the Re-Construction of Pipeline project from Bonny to Ndonni in River State by the past administration. Which has been completed, part payment was made before the work as mobilization. While payment has been effected, as well as an over payment draft was involved.

Nelson Scott died in an auto crash alongside three of his staff and the wife on there way to Port Harcourt last year.

It is my duty to confirm the receipt of the payment made and submit to the committee for proper cross checking before the investigation ends.

You are to receive a payment as a foreign contractor involved in the construction if you indicate interest and all the documents for the payment will be forwarded to pursue the payment. All arrangement has been put in place to ensure free transfer of the said amount.

More detail will come as I get your response, please. Sharing formalities is 50 / 50 for your account and receiving of the payment.

This is highly confidential,

Dr. Michael Kosa.
Chairman Contract Award Committee
Abuja.

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