Email Scam Alert - using Ben Bernanke's name
09-09-2011, 08:19 AM
#1
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Hi, everyone. Just read this scam email and wanted to alert you all to it.
This email asks you for your bank account, routing number, name, address and phone number, next of kin (their next victim, most likely), etc. Please let your friends and neighbors know that if they fall for this scam, this information will be used to clean out their bank accounts.
I don't think most of us on this board will fall for this, but we probably all know someone who might. I think the use of Ben Bernanke's name as the emailer will lend credibility to the scam. But, as you can see, when you view the actual email address, ben bernanke is not the emailer.
Cathy
From: Ben S. Bernanke <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:59 AM
Subject: Debit Recovering Payment
U.S Bank Federal Reserve Board
Address: 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY
Tel: 716)810-3810
On 1st, September 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank offer $5 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's September 8, 2010 release, this offering is part of ongoing debit recovering-value operations designed to provide eligible beneficiary with an opportunity to become familiar with term deposit operations. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below;
Description of Offering and Competitive beneficiary Transfer Parameters
TDF Auction ID:
A19
Offering Amount:
$10,500,000 million
Term:
28 days
Auction Date:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Opening Time:
10:00 a.m. ET
Closing Time:
2:00 p.m. ET
Notification Date:
, July 26, 2011
Settlement Date:
, July 28, 2011
Transfer Maturity Date:
, August 29, 2011
With reference to the new payment Approval Notification from United States Government empowering Federal Reserve board to credit your account with your United States debit recovering entitlement 2011 payment fund sum of USD$10.5 million from the Federal Reserve account board in New York, NY
Being payment to the beneficiary and following the confirmation of payment approval and having met the necessary requirements in accordance with the united state Monetary and Fiscal Policy as contained in the provisions of the united state government foreign payment transfer Act of 1979 and as amended in section 4 sub-section 2(C) of the banking law, the Board hereby irrevocably certify and guarantee the payment of the above named beneficiary.
For you information you are meant to reconfirm to our office with immediate effect your statement of account showing the following information below
i. Bank Name: ...........................................
ii. Address: .............................................
iii. Account Number: .......................................
iv. Routing Number: .........................
v. Swift Number: ........................................
vi. Beneficiary: .........................................
vii. Bank tell phone & fax.........................................
viii. Beneficiary next of kin full name.........................................
ix. Next of kin address.........................................
x. Next of kin tell phone number.........................................
xi. Next of occupation........................................ .
xii. Next of kin copy of identification passport.........................................
Beneficiary Personal information
a. Full name
b. Current home address .
c. Personal private workable mobile line .
d. fax number
e. occupation ..
The Term Deposit Facility is a program through which the Federal Reserve Banks offer interest-bearing term deposits to eligible beneficiary that have reach to the apex stage of getting there inheritance entitlement before now. The Term Deposit Facility was established to facilitate the conduct of monetary policy by providing a tool that may be used to manage the aggregate quantity of reserve balances held by depository beneficiary world wild
Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the account information. Once more, 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.
Thanks and God Bless You
Best regards,
Mr. Ben S. Bernanke
(Chairman)
Call after confirmation of this message Tel :( 716)810-3810
This email asks you for your bank account, routing number, name, address and phone number, next of kin (their next victim, most likely), etc. Please let your friends and neighbors know that if they fall for this scam, this information will be used to clean out their bank accounts.
I don't think most of us on this board will fall for this, but we probably all know someone who might. I think the use of Ben Bernanke's name as the emailer will lend credibility to the scam. But, as you can see, when you view the actual email address, ben bernanke is not the emailer.
Cathy
From: Ben S. Bernanke <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:59 AM
Subject: Debit Recovering Payment
U.S Bank Federal Reserve Board
Address: 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY
Tel: 716)810-3810
On 1st, September 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank offer $5 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's September 8, 2010 release, this offering is part of ongoing debit recovering-value operations designed to provide eligible beneficiary with an opportunity to become familiar with term deposit operations. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below;
Description of Offering and Competitive beneficiary Transfer Parameters
TDF Auction ID:
A19
Offering Amount:
$10,500,000 million
Term:
28 days
Auction Date:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Opening Time:
10:00 a.m. ET
Closing Time:
2:00 p.m. ET
Notification Date:
, July 26, 2011
Settlement Date:
, July 28, 2011
Transfer Maturity Date:
, August 29, 2011
With reference to the new payment Approval Notification from United States Government empowering Federal Reserve board to credit your account with your United States debit recovering entitlement 2011 payment fund sum of USD$10.5 million from the Federal Reserve account board in New York, NY
Being payment to the beneficiary and following the confirmation of payment approval and having met the necessary requirements in accordance with the united state Monetary and Fiscal Policy as contained in the provisions of the united state government foreign payment transfer Act of 1979 and as amended in section 4 sub-section 2(C) of the banking law, the Board hereby irrevocably certify and guarantee the payment of the above named beneficiary.
For you information you are meant to reconfirm to our office with immediate effect your statement of account showing the following information below
i. Bank Name: ...........................................
ii. Address: .............................................
iii. Account Number: .......................................
iv. Routing Number: .........................
v. Swift Number: ........................................
vi. Beneficiary: .........................................
vii. Bank tell phone & fax.........................................
viii. Beneficiary next of kin full name.........................................
ix. Next of kin address.........................................
x. Next of kin tell phone number.........................................
xi. Next of occupation........................................ .
xii. Next of kin copy of identification passport.........................................
Beneficiary Personal information
a. Full name
b. Current home address .
c. Personal private workable mobile line .
d. fax number
e. occupation ..
The Term Deposit Facility is a program through which the Federal Reserve Banks offer interest-bearing term deposits to eligible beneficiary that have reach to the apex stage of getting there inheritance entitlement before now. The Term Deposit Facility was established to facilitate the conduct of monetary policy by providing a tool that may be used to manage the aggregate quantity of reserve balances held by depository beneficiary world wild
Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the account information. Once more, 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.
Thanks and God Bless You
Best regards,
Mr. Ben S. Bernanke
(Chairman)
Call after confirmation of this message Tel :( 716)810-3810
09-09-2011, 08:24 AM
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Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 3,955
I have seen one similar in my personal emails - anything I don't recognize gets hit with delete. I would like to think that as consumers we are becoming more alert to con artists in every aspect of our daily lives.
Thanks for sharing and hope that it will prevent 1 if not more from heartache.
Thanks for sharing and hope that it will prevent 1 if not more from heartache.
09-09-2011, 08:25 AM
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Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,131
Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts
I wouldn't because Ben's name means nothing to me :)
09-09-2011, 08:46 AM
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Posts: 4,134
What?
Doesn't Ben usually send you personal emails to discuss your financial and banking situation... as they have such a great impact on the developing policies at the Federal Reserve?
That Ben...he's a real hands-on kinda guy.
Well, gotta give the scammers some points for originality. And also they have a pretty good handle on the .....well, on how many recipients wouldn't recognize the name.
Doesn't Ben usually send you personal emails to discuss your financial and banking situation... as they have such a great impact on the developing policies at the Federal Reserve?
That Ben...he's a real hands-on kinda guy.
Well, gotta give the scammers some points for originality. And also they have a pretty good handle on the .....well, on how many recipients wouldn't recognize the name.
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