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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: "Agent Allen Ceaser" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentalenceasar@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:41:05 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK !!!

Attn : Beneficiary.
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!
 
 
You have been selected as one (1) among the (10) Lucky winners in this Year's Facebook online Splash Facebook Promo normally held in the second Month of every year since Facebook has become a success and highly accepted Worldwide,Ten stable facebook accounts are selected from The Middle Easter Region by Our Internet Processing Unit out of millions of facebook user and Our ten (10) Lucky winners have been selected from the five continents currently connected to the Facebook network around the World.Winning Award attached to Ticket Number (5647600545189) and Ballot number (BT: 12052006/20).
 
 
 
Your Account emerged as the 6th beneficiary in this Promo and was chosen at random by our Digital Random Internet Processing Service (D.R.I.B.P.S) and your reward is coming from the interests generated from advertising and copyrights from the Facebook network and this programme is fully supported by i,Mark Elliot Zuckerberg {CEO/founder of facebook} and the members of staff for the World Gambling promotional programe and Lottery Sweepstakes. Congratulations once again from Facebook , You are entitled to the the sum of $1,500,000:00 (One Million,Five hundred thousand United States Dollars),being the Sum given out as compensation for your patronage on Facebook.
 
 
 
Being the 6th Beneficiary out of the Ten for this Year's Facebook Promotional Lottery Sweepstakes,you fall in the 2nd Category for the winnings which is Category{B},Istanbul Payment District in TURKEY with your fiduciary Agent information being given below
 
Fiduciary Agent: Agent Allen Ceaser
Email: agentalenceasar@aol.com
 
 
 
Get to him with the below information as soon as you get this notification and get your cash Prize of {1,500,000'00},One million,Five hundred thousand United States Dollars as soon as possible as three winners among the Ten that won has already gotten theirs.
 
FULL NAME: ............................................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:........................................
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER: ..................................
OCCUPATION: ...............................................
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:.....................................
COUNTRY/NATIONALITY:..........................................
YOUR EMAIL: ...................
ADDRESS: .............................................
TICKET NUMBER: ...........................................
BALLOT NUMBER:.............................................
 
 
NB : Do not disclose this to any one untill you claim your Cash prize for security reasons.we have had cases where last winners complain of someone else claiming their prizes and accounts being forged and tendered for the Prize money,for security reasons,you have to quote your TICKET NUMBER and the CATEGORY you fall into as your subject when you are getting to your fiduciary agent and further more,no upfront charges will be requested from you to get your winnings as this is totally a free Cash Prize Promo from Facebook to its Users.
 
 
Officially Endorsed by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg,
CEO/Founder of Facebook,
All rights reserved(C) 2011 FACEBOOK ONLINE SPLASH PROMO !!!

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