419 scam: "Facebook Award"<anita@vvsmateriell.no> CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE! YOU WON 500,000.00 Euros (2015)

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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:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- officer-johnwickins@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook Award" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officer-JohnWickins@representative.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:57:25 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE! YOU WON 500,000.00 Euros (2015)

Facebook Lottery Inc
FB/AUS-Gunther, Kronacher Str.60.
D-96052 Madrid. Spain
Reference Number: FB/AUS/Millionenformel/2015/8711
Batch: FB/90/4210

CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!

We are pleased to inform you that you have won the sum of
500,000 Euros (five hundred thousand euros) of Facebook Lottery Awards
2015 program.

Facebook Lottery Inc collects all the email addresses electrnic of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail and others email providers. Six people are selected monthly to take advantage of this part and you are one of the selected winners.

PAYMENT OF THE PRIZE AND DEMAND To start your order, please, contact the Facebook Lottery Agent through email address below:

Name: John Wickins

Email: officer-JohnWickins@representative.com

CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS

Name: .........................
Address: ................................................ ....
Country: .................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER:.................................
Age: ................................................ .........
MARITAL STATUS:...........................
Occupation:...................

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE! YOU WON 500,000.00 Euros (2015)

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