419 scam: "Facebook" <cd591024@ens.uqam.ca> ATTENTION! Importance Notice Officially

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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)
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- fblotto_andrew@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook" <cd591024@ens.uqam.ca>
Reply-To: fblotto_andrew@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 11:11:39 -0500
Subject: ATTENTION! Importance Notice Officially

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Official Facebook Lotto Has Escalated!
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This Message is sent from Facebook Inc.'s Lotto Service.
Congratulations e8d07103@opayq.com
!
We are delighted to inform you of the result of the Facebook Inc.'s Lotto Draw Analysis which took place yesteday December 1, 2017. This is a computer generated lottery of Facebook user's activeness using email attached for draws. All participants were selected randomly using our computer balloting system drawn from eight million Facebook users from Canada, United States, Australia, Asia, Europe and Middle east; as part of our annual international promotions programs.
WHEREAS:
This lotto draw is fully an electronic selection of winners using participation from different categories. Your email address attached to

ticket number: 001-289-792-622-CS
with serial number: 6200-56

drew the lucky numbers and bonus I.D Number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $200,000.00 in cash.
Credit file ref: FBL\ST 6200-56
Ref: FBL\ST 6200-56
Batch: 3rd category
Winning Number: 001-289-792-622-CS
How to claim prize: Contact your winning agent and quote your Winning Number now.
Email:
Andrew Steven
fblotto_andrew@yahoo.com
Note:

Failure to claim prize within stipulated period will result in forfeiture of your chances of becoming a millionaire. To take advantage of today's opportunity, you must claim your winning on / before December 3rd, 2017. 11:59 PM. PST Entry Deadline.
RESOLVED:
That e8d07103@opayq.com has been fully notified of the aforementioned Facebook Inc.'s Lotto escalation and the strict entry deadline by FBLotto officials on this day of 12
/02/17

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