419 scam: <shm@mtnl.net.in> FACEBOOK PROMO INC 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:

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:
- "million us 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)
- "million 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)
- "fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.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: <shm@mtnl.net.in>
Reply-To: fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 05:14:57 +0100
Subject: FACEBOOK PROMO INC 2015

Good Facebook user,

Facebook team would like to inform you and congratulate you or your
Organization on becoming our 2015 Facebook Fees winner.

Facebook Rewards program is done every two years. You or your
organization have been selected randomly by Facebook Internet draw
administrator on behalf of your registration or your organization
advert with us. The draw Partner is an automated program that selects
Facebook users at random.

You have been approved to claim a total cash prize + $ 1,000,000 (One
Million Dollars) below your winning information:

Profit Amount: $ 1,000,000 USD (One Million Dollars)
Lot number: 12329317635197437 TFB-Feb / 2015
Ref number: 29501870209289 TFB / ES 877

Facebook Rewards program is proudly sponsored by Facebook management.
Your cash prize is transferred to you in your country with your
Facebook account is registered after claiming your prize with your Lot
number: 12329317635197437 TFB-Feb / 2015 and Ref number: 29501870209289
TFB / ES 877.

In order to redeem the cash prize, kindly contact us on Facebook
Rewards program director of the following e-mail:
fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com
You must fill in the form below:

Your Name:
Your nationality:
Current country of residence:
Your age:
Your Telephone No.:
Your profession:
How long have you been using facebook?:

Please fill in the form and send it to the program director under
detailsl
E-mail: fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com

Name of Facebook rewards program director Todd Jackson
Title: Cash Release department.
Location: DIRECTOR, Facebook Rewards program.

Once the information is received by e-mail provided above, a program
manager will contact you through your information on how you can claim
a cash prize where you are. The total amount one million US dollars
will be paid to you without any obligation or questioning.

For your safety, you should definitely keep your winning information
confidential until you have to get your winning money transferred to
you after claim processes. Do not give out any of your winning
information or announcing it to a third party. This is a security
measure to protect you, and to avoid unwarranted abuse of Facebook
rewards program.

Once again, we say congratulations to all the members and staff of
Facebook Team. Make sure to send us feedback or inquiries to Mr. Todd
Jackson, his email: fbageenttoddjackson@outlook.com

Thanks to Facebook.

Regards,

Dr.Peter Andrew
Programme Co-ordinator,
Facebook Rewards program,
2015. All rights reserved.

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