419 scam: "FACEBOOK LOTTO"<accmarket1@earthlink.net> CONGRATULATION!!!!!!

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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:

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:
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- fpromo53@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOOK LOTTO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fpromo53@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 09:54:18 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!!!!

My name is David Williams by name, I am from New York ,And I work for Facebook and you ?

I was asked to contact you by the Facebook Organization and they ask me to pass to you some good news.

Before i proceed i will like to know if you have heard or been informed about the ongoing Facebook Promo going on ?

Have any of our out staff informed you about your winning prize ?

I want you to know that online Facebook draws was conducted by a random selection of emails you were picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the Facebook organization in other to claim your $500.000.00usd the Facebook organization promotion program which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at saying a big thank you to all our users for making Facebook their number one means to connect, communicate, relate and hook up with their families and friends over the years..

NOTE: I want you to know that this Facebook organization Promotion is not a Joke or a Scam and we also want you to know that this Promotion is 100% Real and Legit and the FBI is fully aware of it,So there is nothing to be worried or scared about..Is that understood?

I am delighted to inform you that your name was among our lucky selected winner in the Facebook Promotion 2014 going on,Who won the sum of $500,000.00 and i am here one of that claiming officer love to know if you are ready in claiming your winning prize..?

I want you to know that before we proceed on the winnings we will need this information for the processing of the winning prize...

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
MOBILE NUMBER:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

I want you to know that we have three way our lucky winners receive there wining prize and you have to choose one of the option and get back to us so that we can process on it ...

1, ATM CARD (delivery)

2, CHECK (delivery)

3, BANK TRANSFER (money wiring)

You are to wait while your check is in processing...

You are to contact the delivery agent whose name is Bruce Mead and tell him on how you want your Funds could be deliver to you Via Email Address: claimdepartment5000@outlook.com

fpromo53@gmail.com

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