Why doesn't the mother have an expression on her face? I'm sure that any woman would have a pained expression on her face from having a needle in to her breast. It looks like the image has been photoshopped.

There wer 500 firefighters, not 1,500

Images of the fire.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47936445

Especially for those who work in or are travelling to London

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47910451

Since the 14th of March up to today I have received noless than twenty seven SCAM messages along similar lines. Many of them come from the domain OCN.NC.JP the domain seemingly most favoured by scammers and then go on to ask for replies be sent to a gmail or yahoo address, even entities that would/should have their own domain. I mean, why would the Central Bank of Nigeria have a gmail address?

This is fairly typical:

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HSBC BANK USA


Greetings to you, this mail is coming to you from the U.S. Fund Comptroller's Office. We are contacting you today regarding a compensation payment which you are supposed to receive from this Office last year 2018. I am happy to inform you that your remaining fund 136 million dollars ($136,000.000.00) the payment has been approved today.

After a brief meeting held today by executive members of this Office, we have concluded to pay the remaining ($136,000.000.00) to you once and for all.

The money has been deposited for you to the HSBC Bank USA.

The only fee you are required to pay is $100.00 to secure an affidavit claim certificate so that you can receive the 136 million dollars successful. I repeat, the only fee you are required to pay is $100.00 to secure an affidavit claim certificate nothing more.

Just in case you prefer your $136,000.000.00 to be deposited directly into your Bank account from HSBC Bank, you will need to provide your bank details where the funds can be transferred to you. But if you still refer the $136,000.000.00 to be paid to you by an ATM Debit card or certified check, get back to me as soon as you read this message to enable HSBC Bank proceed immediately. You are requested to send $100.00 to secure an affidavit claim certificate before the $136,000.000.00 payment can be finalized.

The certified check or ATM Debit card can be delivered to you at your home address personally if that is your choice. Take note, the $100.00 does not required by cash you are advised to pay the fee with an Apple iTunes gift card. Take the $100.00 go to any store where they sale Apple iTunes cards, buy $100 iTunes card scratch the card send picture of the iTunes card for a confirmation.

Within 30-minutes upon receipt of the iTunes card, the affidavit claim certificate will be ready and your $136,000.000.00 payment will be completed. Kindly go now and buy the Apple iTunes card. As soon as you get the iTunes card take picture of the $100 iTunes card send it immediately for a confirmation.

Thank you
John Mike

Chief Executive Officer at U.S. Fund Comptroller's Officem

Some interesting shots here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-47718308

..........."and Madame in his sixties"??

I get these regularly almost every day. The ones that make me laugh are the that start "I am Diplomat Kenneth Coles in LAX airport..." (Why the hell is he working in an irport?) and he wants to deliver to me two trunks that contain 5 million dollars, or the ones that end "Rev. James Conleigh". (What's a Rev. doing working in a bank?) The most common ones are from a woman who is suffering from cancer and wants me to use her fortune for charitable purposes as her doctor has told he that she only has months to live.

The one I received this morning was from the "Finacial Fraud Compensation Fund" that wants to compensate from the frauds (I have never) suffered. I only have to supply my bank details so that $5 millions can be transferred to me.

These are very simple and obvious

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This thread seemed to have died a natural death but what is this?

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I get these regularly. Usually the sender wants help in shipping two trunks containing millions of dollars that he has found in some abandoned palace etc.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47053699

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181123-eye-opening-soviet-photos

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181217-the-most-striking-images-of-2018

This one comes from Korea. Note the spelling of "UINTED NATIONS" and he also asks me to "contact me back" and signs himself with the very convincing name of John Smith.:

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Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
To: Recipients <SYS0101@hnkkorea.com>
From: UINTED NATIONS <SYS0101@hnkkorea.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:23:27 +0100
Reply-To: barristerjohsmith02@gmail.com

Attention:=20

UINTED NATIONS <SYS0101@hnkkorea.com>

01:12 (7 hours ago)


Attention:

I am Barrister John Smith, the new attorney with United Nation, I am writing to notify you of a payment file containing funds that has been issued out to you by the Federal Ministry of Finance in-conjunction with the United Nation/International Monetary Fund (IMF).

I am new in this office and I have orders from the United Nation/International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United State Government to contact beneficiaries and make sure they receive their payment via ATM Master Card or Bank to Bank Transfer.

Please, Can you kindly tell me the reason of your delay concerning the delivery/transfer of your funds and Why you have decide to abandon your payment worth of $12.5 million USD? If you fail to contact me back on or before 72 hours, we shall cancel the delivery/transfer of your funds and return your funds back to government reserve account, your delivery/transfer process is still pending.

If you are ready to receive your payment then make sure to contact me back on your choice, Also make sure when contacting me you are to fill out the below information correctly.

Full Name:................... Home/Office Address:................... Cell/Mobile Phone Numbers:...................Nearest Air Port:??????????.

Yours Sincerely,
Barrister John Smith