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    1. hi,
      i got a job offer from a UK,S oil & gas company thru proper process of filling interview form now they saying u got selected but you will have to pay for your uk,s work permit since u never worked in this country.. i need help please

      1. I am unable to advise on the information provided but I can offer some general advice.

        Where did you first hear about the job? A legitimate company would advertise in a recognised publication or website, not send out spam emails. See the employment category for examples.

        Have you researched the company? UK companies can be found at WebCheck. Note: Scammers may pretend to represent legit companies.

        What is the contact Email. Legitimate companies would use their own domains, not gmails etc.

        If the domain looks genuine, check the webpage on that domain.

        Have you had a proper interview. You may have filled in a form but a legit company would want to at least speak to you.

        You would normally expect to deal with the UK government for Visa applications. How are they asking you to pay. Legit companies would not request Western Union or Moneygram.

        Do you have special skills or experience that would make you attractive to a UK based company. It would be unusual to get anywhere with a job application if you did not already have the right to work in the U.K.

        Again, I do not know anything about your individual case. All I can list is some warning signs.

    2. Why are you NOT doing anything about the Murder, Bank Robbery, Assaults, Racketeering, body mutilation, penis assaults done by all the Hospitals & Police Departments of Wisconsin and Hospitals & Police Departments of Minnesota?

    3. Alireza maghsoudi

      Hello how are you today and stayed invested that Birmingham and Mo Us some carbs for a family member and thank you very much?

    4. ANDRE L ANDREWS

      YOU GUYS HAVE THE TOOLS TO CATCH THESE CRIMINALS RIGHT? SO HERES AN UPDATE FOR YOU

      CEO WELLS FARGO BANK
      Bcc:

      Fri, Jan 28 at 2:39 AM

      For your security we disabled links in this email. If you believe it is safe to use, mark this message as not spam.
      Chicago IL, 77058 USA
      United States

      Dear Customer.

      In respect of your fund inheritance payment of $2.4 Million Usd Dollars,
      we the bank authorities US Bank of Chicago IL, head office will send
      you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of
      $2.4 Million USD according to the instruction from our creditor
      department here in the bank today. After the board of directors
      meeting held on 20 December 2021 the total payment was approved for
      payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make
      withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting machine around the world
      with maximum amount of $25,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the
      total payment of $2.4 Million USD credited in your ATM account.

      Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $50 USD request for
      obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your transaction with US
      government, the US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in
      Washington DC capital United State of America will declare your
      payment free from any money laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor
      activities to enable our service have the authority of release the
      payment to you and register it with US MAILING POST for over-night
      delivery to your address without delay.

      Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information

      Full Name……
      Current delivery address….
      Mobile phone number…
      Direct phone number….

      And here is information to send the fee to them because all modality
      has already been worked out even before you were contacted and noted,
      also all we request from you is to follow our instruction so we can
      deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. purchase Google Play
      Card Or Steam wallet card or iTunes Card worth of $50 USD and send the
      scan copy of the scratched card and send as list following to enable
      them release the document today.

      Send us a scan copy of the gift card so we can direct it to the right
      office imposition to release the document. And immediately you send a
      gift card, the document will be signed and your ATM parcel will
      deliver to your address without delay.

      Yours in service.
      Mr Charles W. Scharf
      Email. [email protected]
      Whats-app Number: +1 (581) 382-1382
      Phone Number Phone: +1 (765) 264-2451
      CEO WELLS FARGO BANK

    5. Hi
      I have received scan emails constantly of abandoned truck containing millions. By David Moyes. He is very persistent about receiving money to cover release of my parcel.
      I did my research
      Cheers
      Moyna

    6. Any business who are scammers and time waisters be aware that we will bill you for time waisting and scamming us.
      We will contact our CCJ Enforceforment Agents for money owned to us for our service. We are fed up of companies who are scammers and time Waisters from Africa markets.

  1. Mr.Servet KÖSEM

    some scam people were fraud me connect to nigeria-uk that as inherıtanced event not real ,ı report them,names such as :emma peterson(barr.)=Rev.Augustain Budgets:lfoly loan company,TOGO People ‘s Ms.Serina Johnson,inherıtance saw as fake ,be careful this people,ı cautıon you, ı will say after time gain,Have good christmass ,ı wish.

    Mr.Servet KÖSEM

    1. Aleksandar Georgiev

      Hello, we have the ones from the logo and they tried to deceive me, I gave my documents, that is, I took a picture of my ID card and sent now what to do, please help me, thank you.

  2. +121*****41 I keep getting a text from a man who say he is Mark Zuckerburg and I have won a Facebook /instagram award lottery as my name was pulled up. Is this a scam?

  3. HA ANOS QUE RECEBO E-MAILS DESTES, HA ANOS QUETENHO HACKERS, METIDOS NO MEU COMPUTADOR, ESTOU CANSADA DE PEDIR Á AJUDA DO GOOGLE QUE PROTEJA A MINHA PRIVACIDADE, NÃO TÊM ADIANTADO, PORQUE ESTES MALDITOS, ESTÃO CA SEMPRE METIDOS A ROUBAR CONTACTOS, NEGOCIOS A MANIPULAR CONTRATOS ETC, A DAREM.ME MUITO PREJUIZO, ENVIAM VIRUS, MUDAM AS MINHAS DEFINIÇÕES, ETC.
    EU NUNCA PARTILHEI O MEU E-MAIL, SKYPE OU TELEFONE COM NINGUEM, NÃO O POSSO FAZER DEVIDO Á RESPONSABILIDADE DA AREA EM QUE TRABALHO.
    tENHO QUAZE A CERTEZA QUE JA ME ENVIARAM E-MAILS TODOS ESTES VIGARISTAS.
    pOR MAIS SEGURANÇA E CUIDADO QUE EU TENHA, ELES SEMPRE CONSEGUEM CA ESTAR.
    É PENA QUE NINGUEM CONSIGATRAVAR ESTES CRIMINOSOS. !!!

    —-GOOGLE TRANSLATION———

    YEARS I HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS FROM THESE, HAVE YEARS HACKERS, MEASURED ON MY COMPUTER, I’M TIRED TO ASK FOR GOOGLE HELP TO PROTECT MY PRIVACY, THERE ARE NO ADVANCE, BECAUSE THESE DAMAGES, ALWAYS CONTACTED MEANS HANDLING ETC CONTRACTS, GIVING ME VERY LOSS, SEND VIRUS, CHANGE MY SETTINGS, ETC.
    I NEVER SHARED MY EMAIL, SKYPE OR PHONE WITH ANYONE, I CANNOT DO IT DUE TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AREA I WORK IN.
    I AM SURE THAT YOU ALREADY SENT ME E-MAILS ALL THESE CONTRACTORS.
    FOR THE SAFETY AND CARE THAT I HAVE, THEY ALWAYS CAN CA BE.
    PENNY NOBODY CAN GET THESE CRIMINALS. !!!

    1. It was just a random nonsense word I came up with years ago and I had it as a spare domain when I first started this site. Probably should have thought of a snazzier name at the beginning, too late now.

      1. I like it, sounds a bit like Bellingcat 💪😀 Thank you for your service (and for leaving the charming comment sections open…)

  4. Dear ,

    The person with the email ( raymondclifford4100 ) appears to be very active to the point of setting up a bank site and can be accessed.

    So please stop this impostor quickly to avoid falling victim to clients.

    1. Unfortunately all Brendinghat can do is to publish their Emails hoping that potential victims will do some due diligence before dealing with this person.

      1. Please excuse me for posting the e-mails sent from this fraudulent person. Just limit the website of the bank that you are allowed to enter on in order to make sure that things are 100% correct.

        Please help through your site and the media

        Regards

  5. I got an email from Victoria and the lawyer actually called me but they aren’t asking for information that could be used to steal from me. Are you sure this is a scam. I had a friend and soneone she didn’t know really did send her money

    1. We are unable to comment on your specific case as we do not have the full details. Your comment of “not asking for information that could be used to steal” did raise our eyebrows. You can give away little snippets of information during any contact without realising it, plus the scammer will probably not strike during an initial contact – They are confidence tricksters, they take their time and make you trust them.

      We are happy that the Emails we publish are not to be trusted. They arrive at our honeypot Email accounts – an Email address that has never been used and there is no legitimate reason that we would receive an Email there.

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  7. From: “Inspector D JAMES”
    Date: 16 April 2021 3:22
    Subject: For Your Prompt Attention.

    For Your Prompt Attention

    I am Agent DONALD JAMES currently stationed at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport GA conducting audition of all abandoned consignment in USA Airports. I discovered an abandoned luggage on your name on the course of our investigations and When scanned it revealed that it contains legitimate cash with an estimation of about USD5 Million.

    I am contacting you because I want us to transact this business and share the money since the shipper has abandoned it. Upon your response indicating your interest, more information will be released to you.

    Thanks,
    Inspector D JAMES

  8. I just received this scam email:

    From: Sophia Thomas
    Sent: Saturday, October 9, 2021 10:20 PM
    To: undisclosed-recipients:
    Subject: GOOD NEWS, Payment of US$5,550,000.00 to your account

    Ref: UNDR/EFD550/SE

    Good Morning,

    We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough
    review of all unclaimed funds, lottery funds, Inheritance
    and contract funds, etc. in conjunction with the auditor;s
    reports sent to the united nation accounts department,
    your payment file was forwarded to this office for
    immediate transfer of US$5,550,000.00 to your bank
    account, a compensation for your funds retarded.

    The auditors reports shows that you have been going
    through hard times to see the release of the fund into
    your bank account, which has been by some delay dubious
    officials.

    We therefore advice you to stop further correspondence
    with any officer or persons outside this office since you
    have met up with the funds transfer requirements.

    Should you follow our directives, your US$5,550,000.00
    compensation will be credited to your bank account within
    the next three (3) working days and copies of the fund
    transfer release documents will be sent to you and your
    bankers for confirmation.

    For the immediate transfer of the US$5,550,000.00 to your
    bank account, kindly contact Mrs. Margaret Alexander today with
    the below information; she will give you guidelines on how
    to claim your fund.

    Contact Name: Mrs. Margaret Alexander

    E-mail: [email protected] (OR) [email protected]

    PLEASE NOTE: All correspondences to Mrs. Margaret Alexander
    have the reference number: Ref: UNDR/EFD550/SE sent along
    with your Full Names and Telephone numbers for prompt
    attention.

    Yours sincerely,

    Sophia Thomas
    Grant Payment Officer – UNDP

  9. Jeffrey B. Robinson

    Attached to the email copied and pasted below was a proposed CONTRACT AGREEMENT whereby someone alleging to be a Board member of Al Dar Asset Management Co. K.S.C.C. (ADAMCO) offered on behalf of ADAMCO to loan my company $200 million. In the Agreement was a link to an ADAMCO website that appears to very outdated. For example under NEWS & Events the entries are all dated 2015 and earlier. To go forward required the payment of a fee of $38,700 for “the cost of the domicile entity registration.” I have been told by legitimate financial service providers that the normal cost of the registration should be less than $3,000. Is this enough information to declare the proposal to be a scam? Here is the email:

    Salam Jeffrey Robinson,

    We are happy to inform you that we have approved your project and we are willing to fund.
    Kindly find attached the contract agreement issued.
    If acceptable by you, kindly sign and return to enable us proceed with the funding modailities.

    Allah Blessings,
    Investment Team,
    Adamco

  10. A few minutes ago I posted a comment. I saw my posting with a comment that it was being moderated. Then I left the site and came back only to find my posting was gone. What happened?

  11. The day i set out to find these scammers is the day im going to hurt them to the point that they wished that they were never brought upon this earth. The last scammer i came into contact with is now doing 15 years in federal state prison so he w i nt be doing this crap again so thats 1 down and many to go. Good luck people hope someday all of these people can get what they duely deserve and may they rot in hell. What a bunch of losers they are and they deserve to be stomped to death until they have been put 6 feet under thats how much of a waist of bones and flesh that they are not to mention not intelligent at all in this life to do what they do for all of you foreign idiots out there that pray on the united states people just know that they may seem stupid as they appear but you appear far wise retarted and retarded doesn not appear to have any knowledge of inteligence only stupidity so know that one day you will meet your maker and just hope you get yours. Ive said my piece. God bless you everyone and lets hope some day for a purge.

  12. Michael Pickering

    So what fucking use are you? how can stop these fucking scammers fraudsters impostors deceivers? the information you post on here is fucking useless you should post genuine email address’s ie like the corrupt office of the president of fucking corrupt evil Benin 🇧🇯 Republic so at least innocent fucking scam victims like me can fucking pass on they scammers impostors deceivers emails to me your website is just a fucking waste of time 😡

    1. Brendinghat exists to provide a database of potentially dangerous Emails that will be found if someone does a due diligence search on a received suspicious Email. It is just another available tool in the fight against online scams. Other websites and forums may be more conducive to your needs.

  13. I received this pet scam

    from: Serie puppies

    date: Jan 12, 2023, 1:32 PM
    subject: Beagle Healthy puppies

    Hello,
    And thanks for contacting us regarding our lovely Beagle puppies. We have both males and females available and ready for a new caring and loving home. Our puppies are part of our family and are raised with the others and our kids. They are very healthy and vet-checked their papers, including their health certificate, registration papers, and vet records. LUCY is very adorable and I have some more pictures of her attached here for you. She has a great personality and is very great with other pets. Her name can also be changed if need be as they are still very young and still barely respond to their names yet. Just ready for a new home now and will make a great home companion. She is 12 weeks old now and updated on her Shots, registered, Potty Trained with Health Guarantee & Certificates to go. They are going for $700 each
    So where are you located? And when do you want the pup? They are available for local pickup and we do offer to ship nationwide and it’s fast and reliable as well. . We also take deposits to reserve the puppy for clients who want to get them on a decided date. Please let us know where you are located and how soon you want the pup as they are ready to go now to a caring and loving home only.

    Thank you.

  14. I received the exact same email from someone who also calls himself Jaafar Nasrallah, only that he now is Financial Advisor to the Al Rayan Bank.
    ———
    Dear Sir,

    Our investors are seeking new business opportunities and projects for possible funding and capital financing. We are open to further discussions.

    Much Regards,

    Jaafar Nasrallah.
    Financial Advisory,
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
    —————–
    After some emails from my side asking for identification – since there was no comprehensive signature – he asked for a KYC form to be filled and subsequently sent a balance sheet statement from this very bank plus a loan contract, stating that this was not intended to interfere with the business but only loan,, but with contradiction within the articles.
    Logo on the file, names on it, all looks genuine, e.g. one of the signees actually appears on the Al Rayan board on their homepage.

    Looking up on google brings a Software Developer with the same name in Abu Dhabi. Since I do not know about Arabic names this could still be genuine but I highly doubt it.

    So I guess it’s a scam.

    1. Bruce Johnson

      Al Rayan Investment does not make loans. I have been in contact with their CEO and Legal Counsel and currently working with the Qatari authorities to put a stop to these scammers. It’s apparent there is someone assisting the scammers inside Al Rayan who is generating alrayan.com email addresses and I’m confident they will soon be discovered and punished

  15. Sarith herath

    Without knowing this, I sent them an attachment of my identity and they had also sent me the name of your Kuriya service, that’s why I sent it.

  16. Richard Kaye

    Your statement:
    “WARNING: These are scams. They are Emails sent to a honeytrap address only ever used for this purpose. Do not reply to these people, they will try to con you into paying out money in return for nothing.

    CAVEAT: Please note that some of these Emails may be impersonating a genuine company or person. We wish to make it clear that any such name mentioned within these Emails has no connection to the scam. For the sake of searching, we leave these messages untouched, but we will respond to any concerns left in our comments.”

    According to your own statements, you are not fraud experts. So how is it you think any email that goes to your honeypot server is a scam? Your article on Srisawad Finance investment, this is an actual company operating in Thailand. Whether or not the person who sent the email is the actual representative of the company is the only question here.

    1. The Email addresses used in the example you mentioned are unrelated to the company. A good example of where someone is trying to impersonate a real company.

      Our honeypot addresses were only used once when they were placed where we knew they would end up on a nefarious mailing list. There is no legitimate reason for anyone to send us an Email, a genuine company would use a properly sourced targeted mailing list.

  17. I received today the same email you posted in the add (Gabriel Bruce). My gmail account placed it in the spam folder, but I opened because of my curiosity. I did not reply it but I thought it was from an employer on LinkedIn, so I checked on Google and I found you at the middle. You were not at the top of the search but lucky me that I check everything! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

  18. Emre Feril works with a partner Alan Kenneth Boswell who trades on the name of the similarly named Alan Charles Boswell, who is a legitimate businessman. Beware. They launder funds from criminal enterprises.
    *******@hotmail.com

  19. Hi there,

    My email address has been used as one of the reply to fields in one of the scamming emails and I am getting thousands of spam mail “return to send” “Undeliverable email” messages.

    I can’t seem to block them or create a rule that sends it straight to my trash!

    When will this end!?!

    1. Most peoples Email addresses will have been compromised over the years. Unfortunately, your EMail is one of them https://haveibeenpwned.com/
      Sadly, your name has been picked at random to be the sender of the latest attempt of scamming people, there is nothing that can be done to stop that happening. Your Email provider has got mitigations in place, which helps spam prevention software, and explains why you are getting all the bounce backs.

      We can explain what has happened, but there is not really anything that can be done to stop it happening, apart from a drastic start afresh with a new EMail address.

      As for blocking, we can suggest looking for [email protected] – which is the scammers Email address. Although, this just happens to be the one they used on the EMail that arrived at our honeytrap.

      1. Hi,

        I appreciate the quick response. On average how long do these things usually last? Or can I expect this to continue for the foreseeable?

        Kind regards,
        Jon

        1. It depends on how people have set up their mail-servers, but a standard default is to keep trying delivery up to 3 days before it will return the EMail back to the sender (ie. you). This particular mailing should ease off by the end of the week, but you may may see an ongoing increase in your “regular” spam, as an unfortunate side effect. This falls outside our expertise, but you probably can increase the sensitivity of you spam detector if you are still experiencing a lot of junk in a few weeks time.

  20. My name is Mubarak am from Nigeria niger state I want to sell my kidney because I need money please I need it in 1week that is my number ************* please contact me

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