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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: "nicole elliott" <mrnicoleelliott6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrnicoleelliott@yahoo.dk
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:05:09 +0100
Subject: I am Mr. Nicole Elliott

Nicole Elliott
Mizuho Corporate Bank
London Branch
Bracken House,
One Friday Street London EC4M 9JA, UK


Dear Friend,


I am Mr. Nicole Elliott the Foreign Exchange Department of Mizuho Corporate
Bank One Friday Street London EC4M 9JA, UK .

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On
September
4,2001, Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit,a National of German, who used to be a
private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi
Arabia Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for
36
calendar months, valued at GBP£30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Pounds only) in
my
branch.

Upon maturity in 2004, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address
but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered
from his contract employers, Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi
Arabia that Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit And his wife with their three
children
were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost
their lives.

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made
further
investigation and discovered that Mr. Werner Karl Ruddigkeit. Did not
declare
any next of kin or relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of GBP£30.000, 000.00 have been
floating
as unclaimed since 2001 in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have
hit
the stones. According to the British law at the expiration of 5 (FIVE)
years,
the Money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund and the FIVE years is the end of JUNE 2007.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years
now,I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to
the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at GBP£30,000,000.00
can
be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,60% to
me
and 40% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we
may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and
Trust
to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach
of the law. Please get in touch with me Urgently by
E-mail:mrnicoleelliott@yahoo.dk provide me with the
following:

1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address
4.Age

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.

Best regards,


Mr. Nicole Elliott

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