419 scam: Justin Zagi. <hismun@scischina.org> Re: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!

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- justinzagy01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Justin Zagi. <hismun@scischina.org>
Reply-To: <justinzagy01@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 08:39:56 -0700
Subject: Re:HELLO DEAR!

Good Day,

It is with deep sense of sincerity that I write this mail, believing you
will understand my point and position concerning this matter. I never
wanted to discuss this with anyone since i taught i could handle it alone,
but after due consideration there was no option left with me than to look
for a trusted partner that would work with me without further delays.

I am oblige to tell you at this moment that my late friend SAYID SAAD who
handed to me a box containing pure Gold last June before the unfortunate
attack by Islamic State fighters that kill over 145 civilians and he was
one of those seriously injured, we work hard to keep him alive, but
unfortunately we lost him. He wanted me to sell the Gold and use part of
the money to help the refugees in Syria and keep the balance until his
recovery.

However, I was able to get a business man by name TAHUR KARAM who deals on
pure metal last week and he agreed to pay the sum of one million two
hundred thousand pound sterling (£1,200.000) as the value of the Gold, and
said I should provide a bank account for his bank, Royal Bank of Scotland
London to make the payment.

Therefore, I am requesting your kind cooperation and understand for you to
stand and received this money on my behalf after which I will come over to
meet you for the sharing. You will be highly compensated after we have
given part of the money to Syria refugees and the remaining part will be
for us and we can plan and invest our share in real estate and other
business of your choice. I choose to open up to discuss this matter with
you because I believe you are a trusted personality and i am confident you
will handle this deal with confidentiality. Please don't be disappointed if
you find this strange.

Finally, I want you to understand that this is strictly confidential and do
not discuss this matter with anyone for the protection of this deal.

Your Faithfully,
Justin Zagi.
Email: justinzagy01@gmail.com

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