419 scam: "ARMY IN NEED"<capt.stevenmoore@us.mil> Please i need your accommodating assistance..

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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: "ARMY IN NEED" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <capt.stevenmoore@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:16:55 -0700
Subject: Please i need your accommodating assistance..

Greetings Dear Friend,

My Name is Capt.Steven Moore and I work with the US Army as a section commander in the 395th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, which is stationed here at FOB Salerno Camp (Khowst Afghanistan). I am part of the troops still remaining to complete the later part of the war plan and assure a sustenance of law, and I have a proposal for you, if you would lend me a listening ear or in this case and open mind and heart in our following conversations.

i am willing to entrust in your care sensitive materials. I need you to assist me with the safe keeping of two military trunk boxes located somewhere safe and would be conveyed to you once trusts are in place, and I am willing to share more information about this project with you at no cost to you, other than assisting me with the safe keeping of the trunk boxes. If you are interested and benefits of doubt are cleared, please get back to me. I am certain and estatic that we will BOTH profit amicably from this.

its not rocket science and im sure i can guide you through the whole process. im currently displaced at my current duty post and cant get this done myself, if not i would. you seem like a good enough person, someone im willing to trust. i hope you wont fall too short of my expectations of you, thus im looking forward to a favorable and positive reply

God Bless,

Capt. Steven Moore

US Army

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