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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: barristerdavidnze@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:26:08 +0000
Subject: Congratulations Dear Winner,

Party Invite

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelv0PER1QvHt_YN6QmnQnEzQjvGOv86SiYJ6rescfLrGTSCA/viewform?vc

FACEBOOK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.


Congratulations Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual
final draws held by Facebook Lottery Group in Cash Promotion to encourage
the usage of Facebook world wide.The online international lotto promo draws
was conducted from an exclusive list of 50,000.00 companies/ corporate
bodies and 30.000.000 individual users email addresses from Europe, North
& South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East and Africa,
were picked by an "Advanced Automated Random Computer Search
Machine" from the Facebook Platform. This is a millennium scientific
computer which was used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
Facebook Users: therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.
"NO TICKETS WERE SOLD"

After this automated computer ballot machine searched, your e-mail address
emerged as one of the twelve (12) winners that won the sum of Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollar each aims to say a big thank you to all of
our users to make Facebook their number one means to communicate, relate
and connect to their friends and families worldwide and of enjoying the
good characteristics of visitors to our website and also to help people to
fight against the general shortage and maintain a good standard of living:

Below are some important numbers attached to your Winnings and you are
advised to write down this numbers on a safe paper and keep it safe because
it will be require in Future.

REFERENCE NUMBER: BGL/006194/240
BATCH NUMBER: B04/N450-28
SERIAL NUMBER : 00903228/06

You as well as other winners are receiving a cash prize of US$500,000.00
(Five Hundred Thousand Dollars), each as payout for a category winners.
This is from the total prize money of US$6,000.000.00 (Six Million Dollars)
shared among the 12 winners. Your prize award has been Insured in your Name
and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory
obligations, verification, validations and satisfactory Disbursement.

To begin the claims processing of your winnings prize you are advised to
contact the CEO in person of Mark Zuckerberg, you can reach him with the
below information for the Claiming Of Your Winning Fund.

*****************************************************
DISBURSEMENT MANAGER
MR. MARK ZUCKERBERG.
REPLY TO THIS Contact Email: mailfacebookdisbursement446@gmail.com
*****************************************************

You are expected to contact the CEO with your REFERENCE NUMBER and BATCH
NUMBER written above and you are also to provide the below information
about you for the immediate process on your Winning Fund.

1) BATCH AND REFERENCE NUMBERS
2) FULL NAMES
3) AGE
4) OCCUPATION
5) MAILING ADDRESS
6) PHONES AND FAX NUMBERS
7) EMAIL ADDRESS
8) NATIONALITY

NOTE:

1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.

2.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.

3.Do inform CEO of any change of names or addresses.


The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to
whom or which it is addressed. Unauthorised use, disclosure or copying is
strictly prohibited. The sender accepts no liability for the improper
transmission of this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.

Contact your Claims CEO immediately.

Yours Sincerely,
Marilyn Simmon
Facebook Lottery Group.
REPLY TO THIS Contact Email: mailfacebookdisbursem@gmail.com
{ mailfacebookdisbursement446@gmail.com }

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