419 scam: "Luiz Brenford"<sales@CJDOFHERMITAGE.COM> YOUR US$6.5MILLION USD UPDATE

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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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347083965980 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- edmatt200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Luiz Brenford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edmatt200@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:33:27 -0300
Subject: YOUR US$6.5MILLION USD UPDATE

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Luiz Gene. Brenford, I'm 54years old, a Citizen of America.

I have a good news for you, and i want you to read this message carefully.

I am one of those that executed a CONTRACT in Nigeria some years ago and they refused to pay me, and i have paid over $95,000.00USD trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So i decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my CLAIMS DOCUMENTS, and i was directed to meet a Lawyer named Barrister Badiru Lawrence, he is the lawyer for the CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, when i contacted the lawyer, he told me that those people who are contacting me through the Internet are imposters.

The Lawyer directed me to the paying bank which is FinBank of Nigeria Plc, and now I am the happiest man on earth, because I have received my CONTRACT funds of $6,500,000.00-(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Only.

Moreover Barrister Badiru Lawrence showed me the list name of those that have not receive their payment yet, and I saw your name and your email address on the next payment file, that was why i decided to email you and inform you on how you can also claim your funds without paying unneccessary fees to the internet imposters.

I will advise you to contact Barrister Badiru Lawrence now, because he is the only person that can guide you rightful to claim your funds from the paying bank to your personal bank account.

Below is the contact details of Barrister Badiru Lawrence.

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Name: Mr. Badiru Lawrence (Barrister)

ADDRESS: 240, Akani Onigbo Close, off Eric Moore Road, Lagos Island.

E-mail: edmatt200@gmail.com

Te: +234-708-3965-9806

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I will advice you to contact Barrister Badiru Lawrence on the above E-mail address or Telephone Number.

I am 100% sure that he will help you to get your funds release from the paying bank as soon as you contact him, Barrister Badiru Lawrence is a honest and reliable person. The only fee that i paid is $350usd for Claims Application Letter from the lawyer to the bank, and after this, my funds was release to me immediately.

Best Regards
Mr. Luiz Gene. Brenford
>From Washington D.C America.

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