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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <allforwardings2004@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 09:45:22 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM FACEBOOK!

FACEBOOK ONLINE CASH GRANT PROGRAM 2017.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE C.E.O
MARK ZUCKERBERG.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!
Facebook the largest Social Networking site valued more than $100 Billion Dollars and also expecting it's One
 
Billion Users to come mainly from Mobile devices than desktop Users by 2017, Facebook founder Mark
 
Zuckerberg has decided to empower  Individuals and Companies with a WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY by
 
online cash grant Program for the year 2017.
We are pleased to inform you that your  Name and Email has been announced as being among the 50 Lucky
 
winners who won the sum of $130,000,00 USD (One Hundred and Thirty Thousand United State Dollars)
 
each  from the ongoing Facebook online cash grant program 2017.
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of accounts and yours was selected by an advanced
 
automated random computer search from our data base.
The promo program which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at saying a big thank you to all our users
 
around the globe for making Facebook their number one means to connect, communicate, relate and hook up
 
with their families and friends over the years.
Ensure to secure this numbers below to enable you make claims of the cash grant that is awarded to you .
Ticket Number (5647600545189), Ref No (2551256002/244) and Serial Number (55643451907).
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your Ticket, Reference and Serial
 
Numbers in all correspondences.
Furthermore, if there is any change in email address please contact us on time for validation.
If you are not interested please do not bother to reply and CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM
 
FACEBOOK!
Yours faithfully,
FACEBOOK.
+1(949)3712511
1 Hacker Way,
Menlo Park,
CA 94205.

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