419 scam: "sergent shane moore"<test@sinopharm.com> HAPPY NEW DAY,

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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:

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.
- sergentshanemoore@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sergent shane moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sergentshanemoore@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 15:28:13 +0530
Subject: HAPPY NEW DAY,

HAPPY NEW DAY,
My Name sergent. shane moore, an American Combat Soldier the Last group of
6,000, 00 combatant left behind in Iraq for advisory and assistance to
Iraq Forces after the Handing over to Iraq Peace Keeping Force, During
my services, I was been able to secure ($5
million U.S Dollars) which already Deposited with a Diplomatic
Company for security and Safety Purpose,

I want to hand over this funds to a Trust Worth Person that we help me
keep it till I am back from the Camp in Baghdad Iraq in Dec 2014,
Since Our Final Troops is leaving Iraq 2014.If you are Interested in
this Offer kindly contact me Via my Private

Email;sergentshanemoore@hotmail.com

You will find the story of this money on the web address below. After
we have summitted the remaining paper

Email;sergentshanemoore@hotmail.com

You will find the story of this money on the web address below. After
we have summated the remaining part
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm Please kindly keep
this transaction Confidential because I am still serving in the
Military camp in Baghdad Iraq.

sergent. shane moore
Email;sergentshanemoore@hotmail.com

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