US Marine's Are the New Nigerian Prince?

[Longstreet]

I received this email today and found it rather amusing. I guess the Nigerian Prince story has worn out although it still seems to bring in $700,000 a year...


Mehmet Halim BAŞKAN <hbaskan@dicle.edu.tr>
Tue 2021-01-05 3:54 AM
Salute ,

I am Major Diana M. Holland of the 42nd US Marine Battalion currently stationed in Syria. I'm writing because I need your Partnership/ assistance with something very important.


More details upon your response.



Regards

Major Diana M. Holland

usmarine.maj.dmh@gmail.com


Here is an interesting article about this type of activity just in case you are bored or planning on being on Jeopardy...

https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/nigerian-prince-scam-social-engineering/

[Razor]

I guess the cheating scandal at her alma mater so embarrassed MG Diana M. Holland, she decided to take a reduction in rank and change Services. ;)

https://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/2240852/major-general-diana-m-holland/

[Longstreet]

I guess the cheating scandal at her alma mater so embarrassed MG Diana M. Holland, she decided to take a reduction in rank and change Services.

I thought it was rather amusing as from what I understand there is no 42nd US Marine Battalion and did not even consider that Diana M Holland was a real person. Kinda adds to it given she is army and attended West Point too...