419 scam: "FACEBOOK ONLINE E-MAIL SPLASH PROMO" <facebook@live.com> WINNING ALERT!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024015060 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- facebookonlinepromoclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOOK ONLINE E-MAIL SPLASH PROMO" <facebook@live.com>
Reply-To: mr.tomassanchezclaimsofficeuk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 22:04:24 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: WINNING ALERT!!!

:::2013 EMAIL PRIZE AWARDS:::

Attn : Beneficiary,

CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! CONGRATULATIONS !!!

You have been selected as one (1) among the (10) Lucky winners in this
Year Facebook online Splash Promo.

FaceBook splash Promo which is normally held in the beginning of every
Ten Months in every year since FaceBook has become a success and highly
accepted Worldwide,Ten stable face book accounts are selected from the
beginning of the year 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 Face-book 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 program is fully
supported by i,Mark Elliot Zuckerberg {CEO/founder of Face Book} and the
members of staff for the World Gambling promotional program and Lottery
Sweepstakes.

Congratulations once again from Face book , You are entitled to the sum of
£1,500,000:00 (One Million,Five hundred thousand Great British
Pounds),being the Sum given out as compensation for your patronage on
Facebook.

Being the 6th Beneficiary out of the Ten for this Year's Face-Book
Promotional Lottery Sweepstakes,you fall in the 2nd Category for the
winnings which is Category{B},Istanbul Payment District in LONDON UK with
your fiduciary Agent information being given below:

Fiduciary Agent:Tomas Sanchez
Email::facebookonlinepromoclaimoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Phone Number:+447024015060
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 Great British
Pounds,

as soon as possible as three winners among the Ten that won has already
gotten theirs.

FULL NAME:.................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:......
OCCUPATION:.................
PHONE NUMBER.................
EMAIL-ID.....................
MARITAL STATUS:.............
AGE:........................
COUNTRY/NATIONALITY:........
YOUR EMAIL:.................
ADDRESS: ...................
TICKET NUMBER: .............
BALLOT NUMBER:..............

NB : Do not disclose this to any one until 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 Face
Book to its Users.

Officially Endorsed by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg,
CEO/Founder of Face-book,
All rights reserved(C) 2013 FACE-BOOK ONLINE SPLASH PROMO !!!

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