419 scam: "FACEBOO WINNINGS"<customers-e-payment-notication@customersmail.com> YOUR PAYMENT IS READY BELOVED WINNER

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- facebook.onlinepromotion2017@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOO WINNINGS"<customers-e-payment-notication@customersmail.com>
Reply-To: facebook.onlinepromotion2017@usa.com
Date: 18 Feb 2017 17:09:59 -0800
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY BELOVED WINNER

FACEBOOK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
CATEGORY: 7TH

Attention:

I was assigned to contact you by the Facebook CEO Mr Mark Zuckerberg concerning your Facebook account about the Online Facebook Promotion goingon right now and this is to compensate Facebook Users for using Facebook as their Number one means of communication.

We are sorry for the late announcement of your winnings prize to you

The promotion going on is to show a sign of appreciation to our valuable Facebook users using Facebook to their family, friends and loved ones and making Facebook their number one choice Your profile was selected among the twelve (12)lucky winners that was selected randomly for the winnings

I am delighted to inform you that your name was luckily selected among the Twelve (12) lucky winners who won the sum of Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($500,000.00)

CONGRATULATION!!!

Your name was selected by Mr Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Face book (Founder & Chief Executive Officer) and the promotion was made to make all face book user benefit from the gain of the Company, The company Named (face book) is the first and ever largest means of meeting both old and new friends.

Firstly you will have to write this numbers down because it is important and compulsory.

Lucky Number (FB-17 98 09 67 46)
Ticket Number (FB-00545188564756)
Serial Number (5368/02)
Winning Number(FB/575061725)
Prize Number(77801209/N)

Kindly write down the numbers and keep safely..

In other to claim your winning prize you are to Reconfirmed some Data-Bases in which the Facebook Board will make use to get your Winning Certificate and all Necessary document available for you before they can release your winning Funds to you within 24 hours .

FULL NAME:
FULL HOME ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
MOBILE NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

You are to contact the FACEBOOK COMPANY Via email with your information on how your winnings prize will get to you within 24 hours. (facebook.onlinepromotion2017@usa.com)

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP THE NEWS OF YOUR WINNINGS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. DO NOT TELL ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR WINNINGS DUE TO SECURITY REASONS

This is real and fully legit,the Facebook lottery promotion is organized to say a very big thank you to you for using Facebook over they years,the Facebook is the biggest social networking site on the internet scene and we cant stoop so low to run scam on our darling site users,BE REST ASSURED,THIS IS 100% REAL AND FULLY LEGIT

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam artists All participants selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies' and 30,000,000 individuals' email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every three years. You have to be Rest assured that this is Real and Legitimate and there are Some Scam artists around. .Thanks to the FBI. .216 of them have been arrested. . The software corporation to encourage some few individuals with website and email addresses promoted this lottery

FACEBOOK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
(facebook.onlinepromotion2017@usa.com)

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