419 scam: "Dr. Johnson Cole" <info@sciencestockphoto.com> World Fund Management and Payment Office, London, [UK]

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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:

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:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("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.
- mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Johnson Cole" <info@sciencestockphoto.com>
Reply-To: mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2015 11:14:40 -0500
Subject: World Fund Management and Payment Office, London, [UK]

I am Dr. Johnson Cole, Director of World Fund Management and Payment
Office, London, United Kingdom. I decided to contact you because of the
prevailing financial report reaching my office and the intense nature of
policy here in London UK. We are here to inform you about our plan to send
your funds to you via cash delivery system to your address; this system
will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your funds total
sum of US$7.3Million to you via diplomatic courier delivery services. The
2 packages are accompanied with every vital document that covers your
funds. Note here that these funds are electronically sealed in two
security boxes" and paddled with machine. I will make use of my position
to release these funds to you. The boxes are coming with a Courier agent
who will deliver them to you at your designated home address after
clearing the 2 consignment packages at your country airport. All you are
required to do now is to reconfirm your full detail information to this
office below to enable us commence immediately with your delivery package
to your address asap.

1. Your Full Name: --------
2. Resident Address: ------
3. Age & Sex: -------------
4. Occupation: ------------
5. Cell Phone:#: ----------
6. Country: ---------------
7. State of Origin: -------
8. Scan Copy of ID---------
9. Current Email Address: -

Note here that the courier agent does not know the content in these boxes;
the content was declared to him as a family inheritance. I have obtained
the consignment tag sticker that will be tag on the boxes which shall be
dispatch alongside with the security code to enable you access the boxes
as soon as the diplomat deliver them to you. The only thing you're require
here to do is to make readily available the require fee only for the
custom clearance charges at the port of entry when the diplomat agent
arrive your country airport. Kindly reply back to this email: [
mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk ] and contact us immediately with the above
requested information for immediate commencement of your packages delivery
to your address asap. Please you're advice to use part of this money to
assist the poor around you and the less privilege in your society, visit
the orphanage homes/charity organization, and be of a good ambassador to
your Country, please don't look down or intimidate people because God has
chosen to bless and uplift you this year. As you do that God will bless
and guild you and your family "Amen".

Regards,
Dr. Johnson Cole
World Fund Management and Payment Office,
London, United Kingdom [UK]
Email: mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk

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