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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook Promo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michelledavidsongift@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 08:05:08 -0700
Subject: Re: Facebook Email Promotion

FACEBOOK Lottery Inc.
Fiduciary Agent: Michelle Davidson
(Online Transfer Dept.)
Email: michelledavidsongift@hotmail.com
Tel:  +17603491019
 
 
Our Dear Esteemed Account User,
 
We write officially to inform you that your FACEBOOK Online Account has WON you a huge amount of money in this year FACEBOOK Promotion.
The FACEBOOK Team are Giving out Billions of Prizes in this YEAR'S 2015 Promotion to encourage the usage of FACEBOOK in the OCEANIA Geographical Region.
We are therefore happy to Notify you that you are the proud winner of our star prize of £800,000 GBP (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS !!!)
 
For the avoidance of doubt, your FACEBOOK account was selected through our administrative database from over two million active FACEBOOK profiles from your OCEANIA Geographical Region as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the FACEBOOK Users from your Local country in the Aspect that impacts individual lifestyle worldwide. Further more your details (FACEBOOK account) falls within our Turkish representative office in NORTHERN CYPRUS, and your prize of 800,000 GBP (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS !!! would be released from our regional office in NORTHERN CYPRUS.
 
For the fast processing of your payment in your country, you have been advised to contact your online cordinator “Mrs MICHELLE DAVIDSON” with the required information listed below for quick payment.
 
1. FULL NAMES:
2. DATE OF BIRTH:
3. SEX:
5. CONTACT ADDRESS:
6. EMAIL ADDRESS:
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
8. OCCUPATION:
 
You are to Contact this email provided for quick payment in your country: michelledavidsongift@hotmail.com
 
Kindly send the above requested data by REPLYING DIRECTLY to this Notification Message so as to receive further information of the payment office to effect the release of your claim of £800,000 BRITISH POUNDS in anyway you deem fit.
 
Kindly go ahead and contact your FACEBOOK PAYMENT AGENT Mrs Michelle Davidson through this email address provided; michelledavidsongift@hotmail.com
 
Congratulations once more from all Members and Staffs of this Lottery Promotion.

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