419 scam: "Lottery FaceBook"<rumo@jianye.net> CONGRATULATIONS!!! ! US $4,800,000.00

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "prizefondpost@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- nwest.hester@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lottery FaceBook" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scotoliv@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 09:58:51 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! ! US $4,800,000.00

United States Government Approved Winning,
Facebook Lottery Team 2014,
& AOL LOTTERY { Sponsored}
REF: Online Splash Promo.
$4,800,000.00USD Winning Notice.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear Lottery Winner,

We (United States Government & Facebook Lottery Team) proudly announce! that your E-MAIL ADDRESS/ACCOUNT has been selected as one of the lucky winners and has won the sum $4,800,000.00USD (Four Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in the on-going 2014 United States / Facebook online Lottery Award promo. Your Ticket number is 02983 284 947105.

Prize #92683016/USFB,
WINNING NUMBER: USLFB/367289105.
Serial number 5286/07
Lucky numbers: 11 76 04 86 43

All participant were selected through a computer random integrated system drawn in 27 Million E-mail addresses via the Internet and lucky winners do not have to purchase any ticket to participate in this lottery program.

You are advised to quickly contact the paying Bank being the National Westminster Bank Plc to claim your fund:

Kindly contact the paying Bank with their details below, and send your information to them for quick processing and transfer of your fund into your bank account:

National Westminster Bank Plc
England, United Kingdom Payment CENTER ,
Contact Person: Dr. Stephen Hester
# 135 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3UR
London,
Great Britain
Contact E -Mail : prizefondpost@outlook.com
nwest.hester@gmail.com
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(**) Your Full names:
(**) Your Telephone Number
(**) Your Contact address:
(**) Your Occupation:
(**) Your Country:
(**) Your Age & Sex:
(**) And your lucky number above:
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NOTE: For security reasons and due to the mix-up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this notification strictly confidential from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by non-participants of this program.

Yours in service,
Mrs. Susanne Florencntina
United States / Facebook Lottery Promo Inc.

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