419 scam: "Mr. Ben S. Bernanke"<ben.s.benernk@mail.com> From The Federal Reserved Bank New York

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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:

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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ben S. Bernanke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ben.s.benernke54@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:10:40 +0100
Subject: From The Federal Reserved Bank New York

ADDRESS: 33 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10038 U.S.A
Tel: +1 315 947 0047
Fax: (607)282-3022

Dear: Dear Esteemed Customer,

We are delighted to inform you today dated 10th October, 2014 that We received a valued amount of fund to credit instruction from the Bank Of America (BOA) in
conjunction with the United Nation to credit your account via ATLAS-CREDIT BANK NEW YORK with your full Inheritance fund sum of $3,500,000 (Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) from the Bank Of America Reserve account with our bank Federal Reserve Board in New York.

Your fund is now deposited in our clearing house transit account which has made cash available for immediate transfer to you. Before your funds can be transferred, you
are required to open a Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online with our bank. As soon as this account is opened by you, we shall credit your total funds
immediately and your login details forwarded to you so that you can login and make the total transfer of $3,500,000.00 USD therein via online wire transfer into your

bank account without delay. We shall receive your application in our system once this has been done by you and submitted, and shall get back to you regarding your
account details. Before we proceed to set up your Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online Account, we want to bring to your notice the simple procedure to achieve this aim with our
bank under my supervision.You are hereby advise to provide me with the below details, to enable me proceed with the final processing of your funds.

Your Full name & Address....................................
Contact Phone Number / Fax Number............................
Current Occupation..............................
Marital Status..............................
Sex...................................
Age........................
Scan copy of your Working ID/ Int'l Passport.............................

Meanwhile, you have to clearly understand that, before we can set up a new Federal Reserve Personal Residential Online Account for you here in our bank, the opening
fee must be paid by you and it will be reflected in our database.Your Immediate Response is Highly needed to enable me commence for the Online Account,
Thanks for banking with Federal Reserve Bank while we looking forward to serving you better.

Best Regard's
Mr. Ben S. Bernanke

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