419 scam: "MR NICOLAS THOMAS" <m921385408529467298@chol.com> BUSINESS PATNERSHIP PROPOSAL

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR NICOLAS THOMAS" <m921385408529467298@chol.com>
Reply-To: nicolasthomas@zohomail.eu
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:10:19 +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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