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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 Xmas Promotions <facebookxmasp@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:56:02 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Congratulations_=A3150=2C000=2E00_from_Facebook_Inc=2E?=


facebook  
FIGHTING POVERTY ROUND THE WORLD.

Dear Email User,

This message is intended for the owner of this email address.
In a bid to ease the living conditions of our users all over the world in
this dark period of economic crunch and traumatic disasters. Where many
companies are closing and families have lost their homes and means of livelihood.
We held an online consolation prize for our account users by random E-voting
machine, which was conducted with a designed Microsoft computer in our
Headquarters.

Thus, we are writing to inform you that your facebook account has been
selected as a winner of £150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty British Pounds
Sterling). We are also giving all lucky winners the opportunity of becoming a
proud owner of 2011 Mercedes GL-Class. If you have never had a Mercedes-Benz,
this is your chance. Just answer the three simple questions correctly.

FACEBOOK TEST QUESTIONS

1. Who is the founder of Facebook? (A) Mark Zuckerberg (B) Eduardo Saverin
(C) Divya Narendra

2. Where is Facebook new headquarters? (A) England (B) United States of
America (C) China

3. How many Facebook users were found active in July 2011? (A) 800 Million
(B) 500 Million (C) 750 Million.

Send your answers along with your full name, sex, address, country, mobile
phone number, picture identity and occupation to the Barclays Bank Finance
Director:
Mr. Chris Lucas
cox@bankpro.com

Thanks, and Good Luck!
Donald E. Graham,
Chairman Facebook Team
This Promotion is endorsed and licensed by Facebook Inc.
The message was sent directly from Facebook Team Chairman. If you don't want to receive emails from Facebook in the future, you can unsubscribe. Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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