419 scam: "Supervisor Manager"<info@aviation.org> URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED IN THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS!!!

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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:
- "@diplomats.com" ("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 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.
- unitedstatepostalservice@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Supervisor Manager" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unitedstatepostalservice@diplomats.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:01 -0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED IN THE CLAIM OF YOUR FUNDS!!!

SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT
San Francisco, California.
Airport Shuttle Keeper

Good day,

Sorry for the delay in this message, On Friday, we were checking over some files and packages in the office and we discovered an ATM CARD which was addressed on your name, Home address and email (I think it is a winning funds) I believe you can remember a dealing that has to do with some cooperate body or individual about this said funds to be delivered to you through an (ATM CARD) but I do not have idea why it was on held at our Airport up-to-date.

So we contacted the Authorities and they asked us to get in contact with Senator Harry Reid, to get an approval to figure out what was in the package, After checking over the ATM CARD, we discovered a total sum of $7.5 Million through the router figurative machine who checks on balance through the number on a ATM CARD, so we reported back to the authority and we were asked to deliver the package to you from this office.

We need you to reconfirm the below information as it is on the package we have here:

Full name:
Home address:
Contact Number:

Below is the information were you are to reconfirm your info to.

Name: Larry Bryan
Email: unitedstatepostalservice@diplomats.com
Contact Number: 1 (818) 925-9898
Supervisor Manager

This is where the ATM CARD was stopped at SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT in San Francisco, California, USA.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUNDS TOMORROW IF WE GET A RESPONSE AND COOPERATION FROM YOU, I HAVE INCLUDED MY NAME, MY CONTACT NUMBER AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YOU TO KNOW I AM FOR REAL AND TO CONTACT ME, SO STOP DEALING WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME SCAMMER YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES.

Supervisor Manager
For: Airport Shuttle Keeper

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