419 scam: "Facebook"<notification@fbook.com> Re: 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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
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!
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447404758715

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <web@sewc.ac.kr>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 00:42:12 +0800
Subject: Re: Notification

Dear Facebook User,

The Facebook team wishes to inform you, and congratulate you for emerging as our 2017 Facebook Rewards winner. The Facebook Rewards program is done every two years. You have been selected randomly by the Facebook internet draw administrator. The draw administrator is an automated program, which selects Facebook users randomly.

You have been approved to claim a total cash prize of $1,000,000 (One million dollars) See below for your winning details:

Winning amount: $1,000,000 USD (One Million dollars)
Batch number: TFB 123329337635197437-March/2017
Ref number: TFB 095029720219289/ES 877

The Facebook Rewards program is proudly sponsored by the Facebook management. Your cash prize shall be transferred to you in your country. In order to claim your cash prize, kindly contact the Facebook rewards program director with the below details
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Your name:
Your nationality:
Your present country of residence:
Your age:
Your mobile number:
Your occupation:
How long have you used Facebook?:
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PLEASE DIRECT ALL CLAIMS AND INQUIRIES TO
Mr. Williams Jackson
Tel: +44-740-475-8715
Email: account@rwwwire.com
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All provided information will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose which it is meant for. Once your details are received in the email provided above, the program director will contact you, with information on how you can claim the cash prize anywhere you are.

For your security, you are strongly advised to keep your winning information confidential, until you have received the winning money. Do not disclose you winning information 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 from all members of staff of the Facebook Team. Ensure to send your feedback or inquiries to the program director .

Thank you for using Facebook.
Regards,
Zack Jones,
Program Coordinator,
Facebook Rewards Program,
2017. All rights reserved.

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