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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOOK INC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <facebookadmin@claimsunit.us>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:31:28 +0200
Subject: *****Facebook Latest Result for You****

NOTE: If you Received this message in your spam / bulk
folder,

That is Because of the restrictions Implemented by
your

Internet Service Provider, we (Facebook Lottery Team)
urge

you to treat it Genuinely.
*******************************************
Congratulations:
Your E-MAIL ACCOUNT has won the sum of Five Million United States
Dollars
in the on-going

Facebook online award promo.
Your Ticket Number is

00545 188 564756. All Participants were
selected through a computer
randomized

system drawn in 27
million e-mail

addresses via the Internet and Lucky

Winners.

Forward your full details such as your name:
telephone

number: age: sex and address for processing and
payment of

your winning.
Kindly forward below details
to:
Contact Person: Mr. David M. Wehner
======= Chief Financial
Officer
1 * E-mail: facebookadmin@claimsunit.us
2 * E-mail: facebookadmin@claimsunit.us
Tel: + 44-7053838236

Your
e-mail won our jackpot, congratulation once more.

Yours in
service,
Mr.Marc Andreessen
Facebook Lottery Facilitator.

************************************************** *******
Do
not doubt this letter or disregard as we are ready to

give you
your unbelievable Prize

Award from Facebook. Contact our
verification office through

this mobile number; Tel: +
1-650-543-4800

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