419 scam: "Mrs.Brenda Briggs"<info@abilmente.com> Re: Compensation Payroll

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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)
- "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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2348159818991
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.
- mrsbrendabriggs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- you can reach me through my private email address: (mrsbrendabriggs@gmail.com) i will advise you to contact reverend father fredrick (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Brenda Briggs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsbrendabriggs@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 15:45:35 -0700
Subject: Re: Compensation Payroll

Dear friend,

My name is Mrs.Brenda Briggs, I reside here in Dallas Texas. My residential address is as follows; 4826 East gate Circle, Dallas, TX 75216, USA. Am thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I have fallen for various Scams in the past and happened to be one of those that took advantage of the Scam Victims Compensation Exercise organized by the Nigerian Scam Victims Reconciliation Commission in 2009 but since then they refused to pay me because I was working with the wrong office. I had paid over $4,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

Having experienced all that, I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents and was advised to meet Reverend Father Fredrick Obi who happens to be a member of the Compensation Award Committee. On contacting him, he explained everything to me. He said whoever is count acting us outside his office is a fake as he is the
Public Relations Officer and all such correspondence should come from his office.

He took me to the paying Bank for the claim of my Cheque (Compensation Payout). Right now, I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my $M3.500,000.00 as compensation. Before my departure, Rev. Fr.Fredrick Obi showed me a list comprising those that were yet to receive their own payment. He told me he has been trying to reach them but was yet to hear from any of them. I saw your name and email address as that of one of the Beneficiaries, this is why I decided to email you and let you know that you must stop dealing with those
people. They are not with your Funds; they are only making money out of you.There you can reach me through my Private Email Address: (mrsbrendabriggs@gmail.com)

I will advise you to contact Reverend Father Fredrick Obi. You have to contact him directly on the information shown below with your Full Name, Home Address & Phone Number and Intl.Passport.

OPUTA RESTITUTION HOUSE
Name: REV. FR.Fredrick Obi
Email: revfredrickobi@gmail.com
Phone: +234-8159818991

Those people (SCAMMERS) are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up before you know it, stop now so you don't end up losing all you got.The only money I paid after I met Rev. Fr. Fredrick Obi was $385 for the paper work, take note of that. Having said that, I will advise you to contact Rev. Fr. Fredrick Obi so that he can help you receive your own compensation fund of $M3.500,000.00 just like myself instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around and asking you for different kind of fees to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs.Brenda Briggs,
4826 East gate Circle,
Dallas, TX 7521 United States.
Email: (mrsbrendabriggs@gmail.com)

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