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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 <facebookpromotionaloffer@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.jasonsimmons@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:02:34 +0100
Subject: 2012 FACEBOOK PROMOTIONAL OFFER!!!

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*Attn : Beneficiary,

CONGRATULATION!!! CONGRATULATION!!! CONGRATULATION!!!

You have been selected as one among the ten lucky winners in this year's
Facebook online splash, Facebook promo normally holds every year since
Facebook has become a success and highly accepted Worldwide. Ten stable
Facebook accounts are selected from all the regions by our Internet
Processing Unit out of millions of Facebook users, Ten lucky winners have
been selected from all the continents currently connected to the Facebook
network around the World.

Winning Award attached to TICKET NUMBER (812374592611), BALLOT NUMBER (BT:
003632149/62) and WINNING NUMBER: (W43197AD)

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.P.S) and
your reward is coming from the interests generated from advertising and
copyrights from the Facebook network and this program is fully supported by
i, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg {CEO/Founder of Facebook} and the members of
staff for the World Gambling promotional program and Lottery Sweepstakes.

Congratulations once again from Facebook, You are entitled to the sum of
$500,000:00 (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},London. Payment District in England with your
fiduciary Agent information being given below:

Fiduciary Agent: Barr. JASON SIMMONS
Email Address: barr.jasonsimmons@gmail.com

Go ahead and contact him with the below information as soon as you get this
notification and get your cash prize of {500,000.00},Five hundred thousand
United States Dollars as soon as possible as some winners among those that
won have already gotten theirs.

FULL NAME: ...............................................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: .....................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER: .....................................
OCCUPATION: ..............................................
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE: ...................................
GENDER: ...........................................
COUNTRY/NATIONALITY: ......................................
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: .............................................
TICKET NUMBER: ...........................................
BALLOT NUMBER: ............................................
WINNING NUMBER: ............................................

N.B: Do not disclose this to anyone until you have successfully claimed
your cash prize for security reasons.
We have had cases where last winners complained 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, BALLOT NUMBER
and WINNING NUMBER as your subject when you are getting to your fiduciary
agent.

Officially Endorsed by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg,
CEO/Founder of Facebook,
All rights reserved(C) 2012 FACEBOOK ONLINE SPLASH PROMO !!!*

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