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An Email with the Subject "NOTIFICATION OF CREDIT FROM US FEDERAL RESERVE" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 21 May 2015 09:30:26 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE <test@meten.group>.
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FROM THE DESK OF JANET YELLEN
CHAIRMAN UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE/
FUND MANAGEMENT & REFORM COMMITTEE
(SUB SECTION WEST AFRICAN MONITORING UNIT)
Our Ref: PHC/WAMU/BJN/ZZ057
Attn: Beneficiary,
We have this day received a payment credit instruction from the Federal Government of Benin to
credit your account with your full Inheritance fund of US$15.8Million from the Benin reserve
account with our UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE. However, you are required to provide the followings
data below:
{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, because this office cannot afford to be held
liable for any wrong transfer of funds or liability of funds credited into a ghost account.
Secondly,the only money you pay for the transfer to take place is just $85 being the approval
payment certification from the government of Benin, and you are giving a limited time to send the
payment and please be advise that you are to send the payment to American Embassy office in Benin
and you are to use this information to send the $285 and please be informed that you are not going
to pay any other payment to any body and do not be deceived by any body to send any other payment.
Here is the information you will use to send the payment through Money Gram or Western union.
Name: KEN IKEM
Country: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Question: OK
Answer: OK
Amount: $85
Send to me the following info once you send the payment.
Senders Name:
Location:
MTCN / Reference #:
Upon confirmation of the payment, note that your funds will be credited into your provided account
within 24hours.
Thanks for transacting with the federal Reserve Bank while we looking forward to serving you with
the best of our service. Accept my congratulations in advance.
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Thanks and God bless you.
Regards
Mr. Edward Nolan
607 523 0125
office of Janet YELLEN
Chair of the Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System