419 scam: "Dr. Justin Michael Sabo" <williammark.calter@gmail.com> Hello

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Justin Michael Sabo" <williammark.calter@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.justinmichaelsabo10@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:50:32 -0600
Subject: Hello

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Good Day,

I hope my email will not get you upset, my name is Dr. Michael Justin Sabo
, I'm from the U.S. but now I am in Damascus , Syria , I'm one of the UN
Military Doctors and peacekeeping Damascus Syria, and now there is a
terrible war in this Country. Actaully I got your contact through the
public records of the United States and the European Union via the Internet.

The reason for this email is the following :

One of the ministers and government officials that he was a terminal
illness, He trust and believe in so much, unfortunately he died last week,
but before his death he told me about his deposit on a Private Security
Company. The minister who was in charge of Petroleum told me that the
deposit is $3.2 Million Dollars for importing oil and gas, but he diverted
and deposited in a box in a Private Security Company. He also gave me all
the necessary documents relating to the same .

My reason of contacting you because I need your trust, your honesty , your
support and assistance to move this money to your country where we can
invest together and share the mutual benefit . If you are interested in
this Proposal, please do contact me as soon as possible so that I can give
you more details and information.

Thanks for your understanding .

God bless you .

Dr. Justin Michael Sabo

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