419 scam: "Diplomatic Department Royal Bank of Scotland"<winterdavid@aol.com> Contact The Diplomatic Delivery Man.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024092792 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- marvin.grant15@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diplomatic Department Royal Bank of Scotland" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrscarolineapeurika@9.cn>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:02:47 +0200
Subject: Contact The Diplomatic Delivery Man.

Royal Bank of Scotland
Tel: +447 024 092 792
Fax: +447 092 887 134
Group 36 St Andrew Square Edinburgh
Scotland EH2 2YB United Kingdom.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This message is from Her Majesty's Royal Bank of Scotland, we wish to inform you that a Diplomat
by the name of Mr. Audrey Davis, have been mandated to deliver your payment to you in your country
of residence using the diplomatic system of delivery. since we could not complete the payment of your

Compensation Benefit through a bank to bank transfer and been aware that you have pursued these funds
vigorously to be wired to your bank with a continue stop order been plced on the transfer.

The funds valued for US$2.8 (Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only) has now been
repackaged in one diplomatic boxes with you as the beneficiary of the funds following details contained
in the documents attached to the transaction, a letter of authority was signed by Mr. Michael Gerald of

the Financial Services Authority mandating the Royal Bank of Scotland to move these funds via the
diplomatic means to you in your country.

To enable the diplomat carry out the movement of this package to you without complications do contact him
now on his email: marvin.grant15@yahoo.com or his direct phone number in the United State :+1 (607) 795-7578
the diplomat is stranded at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport North Carolina and he is waiting for you
to contact him so you are required to reconfirm to him your.

details thus:

1. Full Name
2. Address where you want delivery to be made
3. Direct Telephone Numbers
4. Date of Birth
5. prefered time of visit

We also advice that you send a copy of your identification to the diplomat through his email which we have
confirmed to you. After verification of the information which the deplomat have on file, he shall contact you so
that you can make arrangements on the exact time he will be bringing your package to your residential address
or any address as mentioned by you in the process of this delivery, we do not require a post office address.

For safety reason we will advice that you keep the content of the box to your self and not to expose it to the
diplomat, and the key to the box is (Number: 2078) you are also advice to keep this key confidential.

We await your quick response to this email to enable us carry out the process of delivery.

Regards

Winter David
Executive Chairman
Diplomatic Department

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