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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR NICOLAS THOMAS" <m921384656021836568@chol.com>
Reply-To: nicolasthomas@zohomail.eu
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:19:29 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PATNERSHIP PROPOSAL


GREETINGS FROM MR NICOLAS!

WE CAN GO INTO PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER ON THIS DEAL, LET ME FIRST INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU PROPERLY, MY NAME IS MR NICOLAS THOMAS, I'M A FUND PORTFOLIO MANAGER TO MR. DMITRY RYBOLOVLEV A RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE AND PRESIDENT OF MONACO'S FOOTBALL CLUB (AS MONACO).

DUE TO THE ONGOING PAPER LEAK CRISIS IN PANAMA, WHICH WAS BROUGHT UP BY MOSSACK FONSECA LAW FIRM, MY CLIENT WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OUT PART OF HIS FUNDS IN THE SUM OF ($300,000,000.00) THREE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS FROM AN OFFSHORE BANK IN PANAMA. FOR SAFEKEEPING AND INVESTMENT PURPOSES.

IF INTERESTED, KINDLY GET BACK FOR MORE DETAILS VIA EMAIL; nicolasthomas@zohomail.eu

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS,

NICOLAS THOMAS

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