419 scam: "Ben S. Bernanke"<bsbinfo1@fed.org> Ref : Your funds available for pickup

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ben S. Bernanke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <u.s.federalreserve@qatar.io>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:18:47 -0400
Subject: Ref : Your funds available for pickup

Hello!
From Ben,

This is officially to notify you personally, that we have received a valued amount of funds to credit instructions from the federal government of Nigeria bank C.B.N to credit your account with your full contract inheritance fund the sum of us$10.5million from the Nigerian federal reserve account with our bank federal reserve board in new York.

However, what we required from you is your humble responds and with your full banking details where you want the fund to be transferred successfully.
full name and address:

telephone or cell phone, and fax number for easy communication:

bank name and address:

a/c name and numbers:

swift code / routing numbers:

occupation: mason

id or international passport copy.

alternative email

Please kindly Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the account information. Once more, the bank federal reserve board will not hesitate to credit your account within 24hours in accordance with fund Release order regulations.

Your immediate response is highly needed to enable us commence for the transfer processing.

Thanks for banking with Federal Reserve Bank while we looking forward to serving you better.

Congratulation to your inheritance fund!

Thanks and God Bless You.

Best regards,

Ben S. Bernanke
(Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank)

Email: bernanke1@nokiamail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam