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IDENTITY IS NEEDED
28th November 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
28th November 2004
Apparent Sender
Diplomats Express Courier Company
Return Address
Jenny Jenny <diplocourierexpress@diplomats.com>
Subject
IDENTITY IS NEEDED
Format
HTML disguised as Text
Method

Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A lottery variant of the 419 style of scam. Correspondance will simply result in requests for 'administration fees' to cover various costs, but you'll never actually get any money back!

2. A slightly different approach to the normal lottery scams - claims to be from a courier company asking for documents so they deliver your 'prize' .

3. A slightly more dangerous tactic is that the scammers have disguised the real email address as being diplomats.com. When you click on the address, this is the actual code used:
http://mail01.mail.com/scripts/mail/compose.mail?compose=1&.ob=9ba4390a613fd891
af35cb946f798683bad1c5f9&composeto=diplocourierexpress@diplomats.com&composecc=&subject=&body=

 

"Dear  Winner I thank you for your email message. Diplomats Express Courier provides a variety of same-day courier services for clients of all sizes."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

Diplomats Express Courier Company.
Unit 6, Trident Industrial Estate ,
Blackthorne Road,
(Operations / Sales / C.S.),
Colnbrook, Slough SL3 OAH,
United Kingdom.
diplocourierexpress@diplomats.com

                                                                                                                                      Our Ref: C.E.C.S/PLI/2031/8161/04
Dear  Winner

I thank you for your email message.
Diplomats Express Courier provides a variety of same-day courier services for clients of all sizes. From small local companies to Fortune 500 organizations, we have the speedy delivery service that you need. Whether across the street, across town or across the county, we can provide package delivery service to meet your individual needs. we have established relationships with affiliate courier companies across the Globe, who all strive to meet the same set of delivery service standards and ethics, allowing us to handle all your express delivery service needs anywhere across the continent.


You are to kindly forward to me a scanned copy of any valid photograph documentation, required by DIPLOMATS COURIER SERVICE for clearification purpose on the point of delivery.

Your details has been sent down to us by your claims agent, it would be interesting to notify you of payment approval of your winnings and successful conclusion of our insurance policy .Your winning package has been sent to the us by your Lottery company along with your package($2.5 million), in two trunk diplomatic sealed boxes. A deposit certificate will be issued on deposit and if you require a copy I shall endeavour to send it to you as an email attachment.

I wish you best of luck in your better life with warm regards to you.

Sincerely yours,
Jenny Morris (Mrs). Dir. operation / sales / c.s.




 
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