419 scam: "FACEBOOK PAYMENT"<Facebook-payment-notification@treasurymail.com> THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU , DO NOT IGNORE

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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "facebookclaims@contractor.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "facebookclaims@contractor.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "facebookclaims@contractor.net" (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.
- treasury.attorney@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOOK PAYMENT"<Facebook-payment-notification@treasurymail.com>
Reply-To: treasury.attorney@gmail.com
Date: 15 Apr 2018 15:47:57 -0400
Subject: THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU , DO NOT IGNORE

THE FOUNDER OF FACEBOOK INC (MARK ZUCKERBERG ) AND UNITED STATE GOVERNMENT SECRETARY 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433, United States ... (treasury.attorney@gmail.com, facebookclaims@contractor.net ) +1-213-839-8085 , +1-202-930-7009 FACEBOOK 2018 COMPENSATION LOTTERY PAYMENT Attn: I am glad to inform you that your funds has been deposited into the World Bank Washington , after the conference meeting healed last week by the founder of Facebook Inc in person of Mark Zuckerberg and the Secretary General of the United Nations (António Guterres) and other dignities all over the world that have there interest for the betterment of all human right in which the C.E.O of Facebook as decided to help all Facebook users through an advanced automated random computer search from the Facebook organization, the President of the United State of America Donald Trump was represented at the meeting by his vice in person of Mike Pence at the meeting. They all agreed and selected the World Bank USA to take responsibility of handing over your funds to you because the profile of the World bank shows that they are effective, trust worthy and they deliver on time and they are among the best bank that was awarded this year. I am delighted to inform you that your name was luckily selected among the Twelve (12) lucky winners who won the sum of Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars ($950,000.00) 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: So you are instructed to feel free and contact the World Bank in Washington so that they will proceed in handing over your funds to you by any means of your choice in less than 7 working days without any delay or irrelevant reasons to delay your funds from your possession as your funds and transaction has been approved to be released to you by the United State of America Government and the United Nation. You are to contact the United State Government Treasurer ( Steven Mnuchin ) Via email with your information on how your winnings prize will get to you within 24 hours. (treasury.attorney@gmail.com, facebookclaims@contractor.net) Sincerely, THE FOUNDER OF FACEBOOK INC (MARK ZUCKERBERG ) AND UNITED STATE GOVERNMENT SECRETARY 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433, United States ... (treasury.attorney@gmail.com, facebookclaims@contractor.net ) +1-213-839-8085 , +1-202-930-7009

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