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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 Management." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marke93411@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 12:56:02 -0700
Subject: FACEBOOK LOTTERY COMPENSATION JULY/AUGUST!!!

 
                                  "CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!"
ATTENTION: WINNER,
The Entire Facebook team are very happy to inform you that your name appeared on the Facebook Online Email Lottery JULY/AUGUST. We are giving out the total sum of US$1000,000.00.
THE NUMBERS BELOW SHOULD BE SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL, UNTIL YOU FINALLY GET YOUR PRIZE MONEY: Serial Number: (68625751907) Ticket Number: (7836980545189), Ref No: (255126278102/2526)
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications. please remember to quote your TICKET, REFERENCE & SERIAL NUMBERS. This notification is to inform you that you are a lucky winner of the sum of $1000,000.00 from the last drawn. We announced this day 07/07/ 2019.
 
Kindly send all required information's Here: (marke93411@gmail.com). Remember to quote your TICKET, REFERENCE & SERIAL NUMBERS, in all correspondences. Furthermore, if there is any change in email address please notify us immediately for record and security purposes.As we await your response with the below required information's:
FULL NAME :..... FULL CONTACT ADDRESS :.....  PHONE NUMBER :.....  SEX :.....  NATIONALITY....
This is one of our innovations to encourage Facebook users, Our own way of saying a BIG THANK YOU, And to all our users for making Facebook their number one Social Networking to hook up with families, Friends, And new people all over the World.
 
email:- marke93411@gmail.com
phone to reach us is (650) 271-9470
 
 
Best Regards,
Facebook Management.
(Promo @ 2019).

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