419 scam: "Dr. Benjamin S. Bernanke"<federal_boa@yahoo.com> RE:NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT

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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 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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
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.
- bnk_ofamr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Benjamin S. Bernanke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bnk_ofamr@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:42:18 -0700
Subject: RE:NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT

Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10038

United States of America.

                                                             RE:NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT

Attn: Fund Beneficiary,

We have this 12th day of April 2012, received a payment credit instruction from the United Nation and World Bank to credit your account with your compensation funds allocated in your name to the tune of US$2Million (Two million United States Dollars Only) from their reserve accounts with us.

However, you are required to re-confirm the following details as specified below so as to effect the Wire Transfer aforementioned above to your designated account details:

(1). Your Full Name and Address:

(2). Your Confidential Tel, Cell and Fax:

(3). Your Bank name and address:

(4). Your A/c Name and A/c Numbers:

(5). Your Swift Code / Routing Numbers:

Please do provide the above information accurately to your accredited payment bank. As this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability of funds credited into a ghost account.

You should contact Bank of America on this given Email address:bnk_ofamr@hotmail.com

While we look forward to serving you with the best of our service.

Yours in Service,

Dr. Benjamin S. Bernanke

Chairman Federal Reserve Bank New York.

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