419 scam: "Facebook Lottery Promo Inc"<info@facebook.org> CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!!!

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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:
- "million 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)
- "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.
- facebookdept101@myself.com (Myself; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook Lottery Promo Inc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <facebookdept101@myself.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:04:24 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!!!

Facebook is one of the largest Social Networking site which valued

more than $100 Billion Dollars and also expecting its Ten Billion

Users to come mainly from Mobile devices than desktop Users by this

year 2020, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has decided to boost Users

and Companies a WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY by Lottery Program and Initial

Public Offer said in a press release.

We are oblige to congratulate and notify you that your Face-Book

profile that was used by you to register an Account with Facebook has

emerged you as one of the Luck Winners in Category "A" which

subsequently won you sum of (one million United State

Dollars($1,000.000.00).) Your fund has been insured and its ready for

the immediate release to you without hitches.

Details of your Winning are:

Winning Number:- FB392-US7720

Batch Number:- 0024892JT

Serial Number:- DT119027834SZ

Ticket Number:- 47061725

The promo was done to serve as a means of appreciation to visitors on

our site and also to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain

the standard of living.

Meanwhile, a man sent a letter to our office few days ago, claiming to

be your true representative. Here are his provided information.

Bank Name: BB&T Bank, USA.

1801 ADAMS MILL ROAD

WASHINGTON,DC 20009-1901

Account Number:1090000009620

Routing Number:054001547

Account Name : Gregory Phillips>

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this

man is from you. Note however that, you are not to send money to

anyone to receive you funds as the authority is against that, and

don't let people, impersonator fool you or scam you, otherwise you

will regret it after wasting money and effort.

However for the purpose of proper verification among other relevant

information, it is imperative that you forward your claims to ourn

claim department with the below details.

FULL NAME:

FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:

MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:

OCCUPATION:

MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:

NATIONALITY / COUNTRY:

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:

Correspondences. Furthermore, if there is any change in email address

please contact us on time.

If you are not interested please do not bother to reply and

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM

FACEBOOK!

Thanks,

Mr.Peter Thiel.

FACEBOOK © 2020

(510) 863-4167

Email:facebookdept101@myself.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam