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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: ANTHONY BOULTON <boultonburo34@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:03:45 +0200
Subject: RE: YOUR COOPERATION NEEDED/POST COVID19 FUNDING


--
Hello, How are you?Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this
transaction; This is an opportunity to fund / reinvest in our lives,
families, projects and businesses again in this post corona-virus pandemic
global economic crisis. Let me start by first introducing myself properly
to you. It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was
no previous correspondence between us. My name is Barrister Anthony Boulton
Esq. a personal Attorney to my late Client Mr. Michael who shares the same
last name with you.

My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left
behind by my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the Bank where this fund valued € 12,500, 000.00 (Twelve
Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros Only) deposited by my client before
his death.

The Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account
will be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury,
So far all my efforts to get a hold of someone related to my client has
proved abortive. Hence, I have contacted you. I am actually asking for your
consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/beneficiary of my
late client's fund, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds
of this account can be paid to your account.

All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of
Kin I shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation and
confidentiality to enable us to achieve this transaction.

I wish to point out that I want 10% of this money to be shared among the
Charity Organisations, while the remaining 90% is shared equally between
us. This transaction is entirely risk free because I am legally equipped
with all the necessary information/documentations concerning this fund. I
will use my position as the client’s attorney to guarantee the successful
execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please contact me, I
shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will
help you understand this transaction well.
This fund will go a long way towards financing both our businesses and our
family lives in the post corona-virus pandemic global economic crisis.

The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you and me from any breach of the law. However, if this
business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology
but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

Let me know if you are interested in my suggestion for further
clarification and details. Please contact me via my private email: with
your contact details and indication of interest so I can advise you further
on this regard.

Regards,
Anthony Boulton Esq.
BOULTON & ASSOCIATES
Tel:/Fax: +34912053302
Email: anthony@boultonassociates.com

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