419 scam: "Mr. Johnson Cole" <naghme@nukhbeh.com> World Fund Financial Services Compensation Fund

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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 (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Johnson Cole" <naghme@nukhbeh.com>
Reply-To: mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 06:03:40 -0300
Subject: World Fund Financial Services Compensation Fund

I am Mr. Johnson Cole, Head of Operations, World Fund Financial Services
Compensation Fund, London [UK]. Dear friend, 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 inheritance funds to you via diplomatic 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$7.5Million to you
via Courier delivery services. The two consignment boxes are accompanied
with every vital document that covers your funds. Note here that these
funds are electronically sealed in 2 security boxes and paddled with
machine. I will make use of my position here to release these funds to
you. The boxes are coming with a Courier agent who will deliver them to
you at your home address after clearing the two consignment packages at
the port of entry. All you are required to do here now is to reconfirm
below your full detail information to this office to enable us commence
immediately with your fund delivery package to your home address asap.

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

Kindly note here that the diplomat does not know the content in these
boxes as 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
your boxes as soon as the diplomat deliver them to you. The only thing you
are require to do here is to make readily available the require fee for
the clearance charges at the port of entry when the diplomat arrive your
country airport. Kindly reply back to this office and contact us
immediately with the above required information for immediate commencement
of your delivery packages to your designated home address. Lastly, you are
advise to use part of this fund to help the needy and the less privilege
around you.

Sincerely,
Mr. Johnson Cole,
Head of Service Operation,
World Fund Financial Services Compensation Fund,
London, United Kingdom [UK].
Email: mrbenjohnsoncole@yahoo.com.hk

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