419 scam: Nadine Faran <nadine.faran@hotmail.com> Hello dear

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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 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)
- ",500,000" (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: Nadine Faran <nadine.faran@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Nadine Faran <nadine-faran@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 14:40:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello dear

Hello dear,

Good day to you. I am Mrs. Nadine Faran from Kuwait. I am currently in Ivory Coast where my late husband worked with Kuwait embassy before his death; we were happily married without any child. Right now, i am on sick bed, my health is not improving due to cancer problem as my doctor said.

My intention is to make a donation to your organization with the money i inherited from my late husband to support the work of humanitarian and charity services, the sum of US$2,500,000.00 million dollars. I have no child that will inherit the money.

I want this to be confidential and i donâ€™t need any telephone communication. Reply if you are interested in receiving this money in your country for this purpose and then send the following information to make new beneficiary of the money in your names.

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Thank you.

Mrs. Nadine Faran

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