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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 TEAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlinefacebooksprogs@consultant.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:24:48 -0500
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.....

FACEBOOK PROMOTIONS
FROM:THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
BATCH NO: FLNL/009842/04.
REFERENCE NO: FLNL/107654/04
WINNING NUMBER: FB/575061725.
Ticket number: 00545 188 564756,
Prize #77801209/N,
Serial number 5368/02
Lucky numbers: 17 98 09 67 46
 
 
You are among the 50 Lucky Winners selected for the ending of the year promotion award of Facebook draw 2018. Your
Facebook account name was luckily selected randomly by the Facebook CEO ( Mark Zuckerberg ) and the sum of One million and
five hundred thousand United State Dollars. ($1,500,000.00) was awarded to your name.
 
 
Please contact your Facebook Funds Manager with a proof of identification for claim.
 
 
Shirley Herriot
Facebook Funds Manager.
E-Mail: onlinefacebooksprogs@consultant.com
 
 
You are advised to contact the Facebook Funds Manager in charge as soon as possible at the email below,failure to do so
might result to funds been returned as unclaimed.
 
 
FACEBOOK TEAM.

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