419 scam: "BEN SHALOM"<m.transfer@mail.com> Good Day

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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:
- ",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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "BEN SHALOM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ben_s_bernanke@director.in.th>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:19:13 -0700
Subject: Good Day

This is to notify you that the bank has received your email and its content has been well noted. We have concluded and agreed that your payment worth US$10,500,000.00 will be released to you through an ATM MASTER CARD. However, you are further advised to know that all arrangement has been completed long ago for the immediate dispatch of your funds, get back to us with your data as stated below..

Your full Name:

Home Address:

Your direct Tel, Cell:

Scan copy of your I.D

Occupation and Age

Finally, this is very urgent and important the bank are waiting to hear from you right away today, Bear in mind that your US$10,500,000.00 will be programmed into a UNIVERSAL ATM MASTER CARD. This card would be accepted by any ATM machine all over the world and note that this ATM card would be sent to you via DMS courier company.

Due to Impostors, We hereby issued you our Code of Conduct, Which Is (TRUST) so you Have to indicate this code when contacting us again by using it as your subject. Please get back to us immediately so that we can proceed as soon as possible.

Regards,

Ben Shalom Bernanke

Chairman Federal Reserve Board.

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