419 scam: =?UTF-8?Q?FACEBOOK=E2=84=A2_Lotto_=7Bfacebook=40facebook=2Ecom=7D?= <ellifson.tayl@uwlax.edu> WINNER: CATEGORY: 2ND

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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:
- "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: scharteredb@mail2sat.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:50:00 +0100
Subject: WINNER: CATEGORY: 2ND

FACEBOOKâ„¢ ONLINE LOTTERY PROGRAM 2014
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
Facebookâ„¢ Company Inc.
1601 New York,
U.S.A

BATCH NUMBER: 2551236002/244
SERIAL NUMBER. 55643451907
TICKET NUMBER: 5647600545189
CATEGORY: 2ND

CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOKâ„¢!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual Final draws held on the (12th January 2015) by Facebookâ„¢ group
in cash Promotion to encourage

the use of Facebookâ„¢ world wide. Your name was among the 20 Lucky
winners who won $600.000.00USD (Six Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) each on the Facebookâ„¢

ground promotion Award Attached to ticket number (5647600545189) and
Ref No (2551256002/244) Serial Number (55643451907).
The online draws was Conducted by a random selection of email
addresses from which you were picked by an Advanced automated random
computer search from Facebookâ„¢.
The lottery program which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at
saying A BIG THANK YOU to all our users for making Facebook the number
one means to connect,

communicate,relate and hook up with their families and friends over the years.

As part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam
artists all participants were selected

through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies' and
30,000,000 individuals' email addresses and names from all over the
world. This promotional

program takes place every three years.You have to be Rest assured that
this is Real and Legal. Your name was selected in a raffle that was
made on (11th of January

2015).

You are required to contact the head of our lottery cash disbursement
department in SCB Bank in the person of Martins Lawski via email: {

straight2bank@standardchartered1.dx.am } Telephone number:
+1-315-804-6878 with the information below for the complete processing
of your Winning certificate and

further information regarding the disbursement of your lottery winnings.

Provide the Particulars Below:

FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:
NATIONALITY / COUNTRY:
TICKET NUMBER:
REF NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:

All winnings must be claimed not later than (25th of February 2015).
After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next
sweepstake. To avoid unnecessary

delays and complications please remember to quote your reference and
batch numbers in all correspondences. Furthermore, if there is any
change in email address please

contact us on time.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM FACEBOOKâ„¢!

Regards,
Patrick Widen
Promo Coordinator.
APPROVED AND SIGNED
BY MR JOHN BRUMA CEO FACEBOOKâ„¢ TEAM

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam