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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. Ihor Kolomoyskyi"<dm1858839@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdavidmiller8@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:51:48 -0700
Subject: Foreign Partner!!


Greetings,
I Ihor Kolomoyskyi, representing Mr. Vladimir Potanin ex-deputy prime mini=
ster under late President Boris Yeltsin. I have very sensitive and confiden=
tial brief from the top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profil=
ing funds over US$423,000,000 million. I will give the details but in summa=
ry, the funds are coming via private bank and this is a legitimate transact=
ion. You will be paid 10% for your "management fees", If you are interested=
. Your confidential telephone number or fax number will be needed if intere=
sted to provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confiden=
tial as much as possible, we can't afford more political problems. Finally,=
please note that this must be concluded within two weeks as soon as we agr=
ee on terms.
I look forward to your reply.
Regards,
Mr. Ihor DM Kolomoyskyi

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