419 scam: "Mr. Ferid Belhaj"<info@erwinbrands.nl> This is For Your Own Good!

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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:
- "million 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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mr.feridbelhaj05@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ferid Belhaj" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.feridbelhaj06@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:13:45 -0600
Subject: This is For Your Own Good!

Mr.Ferid Belhaj
The World Bank, Office of the Special
Representative to the UN
1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
885 2nd Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.
Tel:(646) 523-2894

World Bank foreign payment latest discovery.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Our independent financial security monitory agents have just confirmed you are yet to receive your compensation fund from United Nation, World Bank and International Monetary Fund. This is your payment reference number (WEREMN890), we advise you to stop further communications either by email, fax or telephone upon the receipt of this message because your payment file have been directed to this office for your immediate payment via ATM Card delivery worth $5.5million. You are advice to stop any other transaction or you might as well continue with them but please remember to note this phrase, you will never receive one dollar cent outside our organization since your payment release manifest booklet is registered under our abode.

We have been confirmed the responsibility of releasing of your compensation payment of US$5.5million Dollars to you. (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). It will be imperative if you listen to the voice of wisdom and stop chasing shadows. And re-confirm your information to us to avoid sending your fund to a wrong person. Fill the below form carefully:

Full Name:
Address:
Phone:
Age And Occuptaion:
Copy of Valid ID Card:

Finally, answer all the above questions and get back to this office as soon as possible with your phone number and contact address, we are trying to safe you from further delay in receiving your fund. You will not be disappointed if actually you will believe us. Further details will be reiterated to you immediately you respond to this message. I know you must have been humiliated in the past, find a place in your heart to forget all the intimidation and trauma suffered in the hands of those crooks. We have discovered there illicit oppression through our secret imposed agents here in united states, and your fund will be release to you immediately

Kindly get back to this office with your direct telephone number for further details. Confidential details will be furnished as soon as you respond.

Regards,
Mr. Ferid Belhaj
Tel:(646) 523-2894
Email address: mr.feridbelhaj05@gmail.com

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