419 scam: FACEBOOK WITH POWERBALL END OF THE YEAR AWARD <facebook.claimdept@barid.com> CONGRATULATION FACEBOOK WITH POWERBALL END OF THE YEAR AWARD

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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:
- "facebook.claimdept@barid.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: FACEBOOK WITH POWERBALL END OF THE YEAR AWARD <facebook.claimdept@barid.com>
Reply-To: claimdept_02@sapo.pt
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:59:59 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION FACEBOOK WITH POWERBALL END OF THE YEAR AWARD

=C2=A0
FACEBOOK WITH POWERBALL END OF THE YEAR AWARD
www.powertb.eu5.org
REFERENCE: 67/80/ESP
BATCH: ESP-541-623-782
DATE: 24-FEB-2015
=C2=A0
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
http:www.powertb.eu5.org.
=C2=A0
Facebook Anniversary 2014/2015 Award Promo in collaboration with
Powerball Lottery Organization in their end of the year lottery promotion
for a Deaf/Hearing support, it=E2=80=99s a part of measure to compensate th=
e few
people that was selected from Facebook Random selection program on this
website www.powertb.eu5.org =C2=A0from the listed countries: Canada,
Australia,United States,United Kingdom, Asia, Europe, Middle East and
Africa.
Your =C2=A0E-mail address was attached to ticket number =C2=A0below:
=C2=A0
653-908-321-675 Won $450,000.00 (Four =C2=A0Hundred and Fifty Thousand)=
.
=C2=A0
To claim your winning check please contact our head office
(facebook.claimdept@barid.com),
=C2=A0
As soon as possible you can also check our website www.powertb.eu5.org.
=C2=A0
Anthony Bangas.
=C2=A0
+1-425-224-5692

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