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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: DR.JIM CLARK <drjimclark1@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:43:28 +0000
Subject: I NEED TO PARTNER WITH YOU


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I WILL LIKE YOU TO READ THIS MESSAGE WITH A POSITIVE MIND. YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERWISE. FIRST, IT’S MY PLEASURE TO HAVE YOUR TIME THIS DAY EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NOT SEEN EYE TO EYE. IT’S MY HOPE WE SEE FACE TO FACE IF FATE PERMITS.
ABOUT MYSELF:
MY NAME IS (DR.) JIM CLARK. I AM A BRITISH MAN AND BORN ON APRIL 23RD, 1957. I HAVE A FAMILY OF ONE SON WHO’S JUST 17 YEARS OLD BUT LIVES WITH HIS MATERNAL GRAND MOTHER. HE’S GOOD KID. HIS MOM DIED FOUR YEARS AGO. IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM SINGLE AND ALMOST RETIRING BY MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, 2015.
I WORK AT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (WWW.IFC.ORG) AS SENIOR MANAGER SOVEREIGN FUNDS. MY OFFICE IS IN LONDON. I STARTED WORKING AT IFC SINCE YEAR 2000 BUT BEFORE THIS TIME, I OBTAINED DOCTORATE DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM OXFORD WHICH IS THE REASON I AM ADDRESSED AS DR. JIM CLARK.
I LOVE MY JOB AT IFC WHERE I HAVE HELPED MANAGE MULTI-BILLION DOLLARS IN SOVEREIGN FUNDS OF HIGHLY PLACED INDIVIDUALS OF THE SOCIETY SINCE PAST TEN YEARS.
THE REASON WHY I CONTACTED YOU:
I LIKE TO SEEK FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP/COOPERATION TO GO INTO A MUTUAL BUT HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS THAT INVOLVES USD115 MILLION. YES, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN MILLION USD OF US. TREASURY BONDS.
I 'VE GOT AN URGENT OPPORTUNITY TO DISBURSE AND MANAGE THE ABOVE FUNDS BUT I CANNOT HANDLE THIS OPPORTUNITY ALONE AND I CAN ONLY DO THIS DEAL WITH SOMEONE WHO TRULY UNDERSTANDS THE “ESSENCE OF TRUST”.
IT WILL BE MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE AS YOU TO BECOME A BENEFICIARY TO THE SUM OF USD115M WHICH HAS BEEN AND STILL DORMANT IN MY BALANCE SHEET SINCE 2006 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY, AN ASIAN CASINO MOGUL IN MACAO (NAME WITHHELD FOR PERSONAL REASONS) HAD DIED IN MACAO.
AT IFC, ONE OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO RECEIVE, RELEASE AND ALSO MANAGE HUGE FUNDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO’RE IFC INVESTORS. ONE OF THESE FUNDS AMOUNTING TO USD700 MILLION BELONGS TO THIS LATE ASIAN, AND USD115 MILLION HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY HIM FOR RELEASE TO HIS INVESTMENT MANAGER IN SOUTH EAST ASIA. FROM 2006 TILL DATE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANAGER HAD GONE MISSING FEW MONTHS AFTER THE DEATH OF HIS CASINO BOSS.
MY OFFER:
I WOULD PREFER A NEGOTIABLE 50% MY SIDE AND 50% OF THE PROFITS AFTER INVESTMENT FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE CAN BE DONE WITHIN FIVE WEEKS AND IT'S 100% RISK FREE WITH ME. THIS MEANS YOU AND I WILL HAVE 15YRS. PERIOD TO USE OUR INDIVIDUAL SHARES FOR BUSINESS AND RETURN THE PRINCIPAL (USD.115M) BACK TO IFC BETWEEN THIS YEAR AND 2027. WHATEVER PROFIT YOU MADE AFTER INVESTMENT WILL BE SHARED 50/50% BETWEEN YOU AND ME AND SURELY, THE PRINCIPAL USD115 MILLION MUST BE RETURNED INTACT TO IFC BY THE YEAR 2027.
DO ACCEPT MY WARMEST APPRECIATION OF YOUR KIND AND GENEROUS ATTENTION UNTO THIS OPPORTUNITY. CONTACT ME DIRECTLY THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS-(dr.jimclark1@yahoo.com)

BEST REGARDS,
DR.JIM CLARK

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