419 scam: "Samantha Power"<yourbirthdays1134olivia@gmail.com> REGARDING YOUR FUNDS

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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)
- "astoriabankny@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Samantha Power" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <astoriabankny@yeah.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 21:12:04 -0700
Subject: REGARDING YOUR FUNDS

I do not know if it was because of you past experience that make you not to contact the paying bank to receive your $9.5million UN individual scam victim compensation funds from Astoria Bank.

I found your email in our list and that is why I am contacting you, this has been agreed upon and has been signed by the United Nations Board of Directors and Trustees.

The United States/United Nations has decided to pay you $9,500,000 USD (Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) each.because you were listed as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.

For matter of urgency, contact the accredited paying agent Mr. Gerard C. Keegan Chief Operating Officer of Astoria bank New York with your information’s bellow,

You’re Names:___________
Resident address::___________
Occupation::___________
Telephone::___________
A Scan Copy of your Identity card::___________

Forward all your correspondents to him to his office email,
bank name: Astoria Bank
Address: 560 Warburton Ave Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706
Office email: (astoriabankny@yeah.net)

Cordially
Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the United Nations

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