The fake "Diplomat Mr Steven Clifford" email below is a scam. Recipients are asked to delete it and should not follow the instructions in it. The fake email is being sent by scammers who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them money or personal information by impersonating someone else. An advance-fee scam is a form of fraud and one of the most common types of confidence trick. The scam typically involves promising the victim a significant share of a large sum of money, in return for a small up-front payment, which the fraudster requires in order to obtain the large sum.
The "Diplomat Mr Steven Clifford" Advance-Fee Scam
From: Mr Steven Clifford - ryance@eircom.net
Date: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 10:03 AM
Subject: Attention;
Diplomat Arrived and misplaced your address!!!!!
Attn: Beneficiary:
We wish to inform you that our diplomat agent conveying the package, Containing $3.700,000.00 usd (Three million Seven Hundred Thousand) United States Dollars.
She arrived Yesterday around 7:45 PM, and misplaced your address and She is currently stranded at International airport in your country now. We required you to Re-Confirm the following information bellow, So that She can deliver your package to you as soon as possible.
1) Name;
2) Address;
3) Telephone;
4) Country;
5) Name of your nearest airport;
6) A Copy of your identification;
Please do contact her back with this E-Mail Address bellow with the information's required because she is in your International Airport now.
Contact Person : Diplomat Rose Clara
Email: diplrosec@gmail.com
We are waiting to hear from you today with the information: NOTE That The Diplomat agent did not know the content of the package and on circumstances should you let her know the content.
Kindly get back to us Immediately you finish reading this mail so that she can Proceed on the Delivery.
Regards
Mr Steven Clifford