419 scam: "Facebook" <m.castell@kinect.co.nz> Notification!!!

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance document" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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" <m.castell@kinect.co.nz>
Reply-To: "Facebook" <facebookfranktorres@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2015 10:19:54 +1200
Subject: Notification!!!

Hello how are you doing today and your family??

Am Frank Torres from the Facebook social Network Inc.. and i was
authorized to send you a request by the Facebook C.E.O. Mr. Mark
Zuckerberg Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mark is the
Founder, Chairman.

We highly welcome you to Facebook and please since when you have been
using Facebook do you really enjoy our service or not ?

Thanks for the information and am so happy to hear from you and am so
happy to see you online right now.

Am here to give you a vital information concerning facebook your
account

Have you heard about the PCH Facebook Lottery going on for this month
?

I am delighted to inform you that your name was luckily selected among
the 20 lucky winners who won the sum of $900,000.00 Us dollars on the
PCH Facebook new year online promo that was conducted by the Facebook
and PCH officials in order to say big thank you to our users for
making the Facebook social networking their ways of sending and
receiving messages from their friends and family.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded
annual Final draws held on the ( 1st of July 2015) by Face book group
in cash Promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook all over the
world,each winner on the Face book group promotion Award Attached to
ticket number (5647600545189) and Ref No (2551256002/244) Serial
Number (55643451907).

Your name was selected by Automatic Random Machine, which your
Facebook user name show up on number 7th from the 20 lucky listed
names. You do not have to buy or subscribe to anything to enter, to
play or to win with PCH Facebook Lottery so am here to know if you are
ready to Claim your winning prize?

I want you to know that your winning prize Â is 100% real and legit
and the United state FBI is also aware of this lottery so i will like
to know if you are fully ready to claim your winning prize ?

In other to claim your winning prize you are to Reconfirmed some
information in which the Facebook Board will make use to get your
Winning Certificate and all Necessary document available for you
before they can release your winning Funds to you today.

Full Name:
Full Home address:
Country:Â
Occupation:
Mobile Number:
Email Address:

Those are the details you are to reconfirm in other to claim your
winning prize .

We do received your Data and it will be attached to your Winning
Certificate and Clearance Document to for the prof that you are the
real Beneficiary owner of this Funds,We want you to know that before
we can release your Winning Funds to you, you are going to chose
between the (3)Below listed method of claiming your winning funds such
as....

Via Check
Via ATM Card
Bank TransferÂ

Since you have chosen the method of your winning and you are advised
to come down to our Office located at ( CA. 650. USA) to Sign some
Document which is Tender down by the ADMINISTRATIVE/ENDORSEMENT in
other for your winning prize to be release to you.

Dear Honorable Winner If you can not come down to our Office to sign
all Necessary document which will show that you are the real
Beneficiary, You will have to take care of the Charges Requested from
the ADMINISTRATIVE/ENDORSEMENT which is Mandatory and will not be
taken out of your winning Funds. The ADMINISTRATIVE/ENDORSEMENT will
cost you $480 only

Â I want know that the fee you are require to pay is for your winning
prize to be deliver to you right at your door step without any further
delay and Â I want you to know that without the delivery charges fee
payment , your winning prize will not be deliver to you right at your
door step....

Madam you are not sending the Money to the Facebook Board,It will be
sent to the ADMINISTRATIVE/ENDORSEMENT for them to Arrange all
Necessary Document and also STAMP&APPROVED on your Certificate by the
International Monetary Funds IMF (1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA
94025)
.

your winnings will be delivered to you by a courier Delivery service
which is called Diplomatic delivery.

so kindly get back here if you are ready to make the payment in other
for you to be giving the payment information in which you are to make
the payment to so your ATM CARD will be deliver to you right at your
door step...

We await your fast response

Thanks
Management
FACEBOOK Â© 2015

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