DR MARK BEN <[email protected]>

Here is another scam email forwarded to me

There are quite a few indicators of a scam in here;

The 2 first names again
Contacting you from a free email provider
The Doctor who works in finance (I never did understand why scammers do that)
The undisclosed recipients
Failure to use your name
References to "honest and trustworthy" and "reliability and confidentiality"
The number of search hits on the opening line We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments
Asking for this list of details

1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address: _______________________________
3) Your Telephone Number: ________________________
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number: _____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence: _____________________
7) Your Age______________________

Then there is the urgent nature of the email

My favourite part is right down the bottom of the email, I am sure I will be OK posting this one without fear of breaching any confidenciality clauses

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: DR MARK BEN <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 8:42:51 PM
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF: DR MARK BEN 23/2/2009

FROM THE DESK OF: DR MARK BEN



We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments
for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy. We work in
collaboration with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.



International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction. A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a Diplomatic Corp in Europe.



The benefactor and her children have been confined only to their country home and all their calls and movements are monitored, as a result, it's absolutely impossible for them to do anything as regards retrieving the money. Their only means of communication is via Internet and you are being contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their behalf.



The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six years and its $75 Million usd These funds are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and have no criminal origin. The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.



For your assistance in this transaction, the benefactor and her Children have agreed to give you 45% of the total amount of money your role simply entails retrieving the funds on their behalf from the Diplomats in Europe and all the information needed to claim the funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in assisting them as well as providing the following information to facilitate



The smooth conclusion of the transaction.



1) Your Full Name: ___________________________
2) Your Address: _______________________________
3) Your Telephone Number: ________________________
4) Your Fax Number: __________________________
5) Your Mobile Number: _____________________________
6) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of
Residence: _____________________
7) Your Age______________________

I await your response Urgently.



DR MARK BEN



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