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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 International <clamav@gandco-ca.com>
Reply-To: bbkings003@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:52:46 +0530
Subject: LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD




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FACEBOOK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
Menlo Park, California 94025. USA

Congratulations,

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
Facebook users world wide.The online international lotto promo draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 50,000.00 companies/corporate bodies
and 100.000.000 individual users email addresses around the Globe were picked by an "Advanced Automated Random Computer Search Machine" from the
Facebook Platform. This is a promotional program aimed at encouraging Facebook Users; 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 Dollars each aims to say a big thank you to all of our users who make Facebook their number one means of communication,
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 $500,000.00 USD (Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), each as payout for a
category winners. This is from the total prize money of US$6,000.000.00 (Six Million United States Dollars) shared among the 12 winners. Your
prize award has been issued 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 Disbursement Manager on the Below Email Address ( MR. B.B
KINGS ), you can reach him with the below information for the Claiming Of Your Winning Fund;

DISBURSEMENT MANAGER

MR. B.B KINGS.
REPLY TO THIS Email: ( bbkings0001@aol.com )
*****************************************************

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

1. FULL NAMES
2. YOUR AGE & SEX
3. YOUR OCCUPATION
4. YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS
5. YOUR MOBILE/DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS
7. YOUR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
8. REFERENCE NUMBER: BGL/006194/240
9. BATCH NUMBER: B04/N450-2

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 Disbursement Manager 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. Unauthorized 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 Officer/Disbursement Manager immediately.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Erica Jonathan
FACEBOOK INTERNATIONAL

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This message, sent from GANDCO-CA.COM : Ganesan & Company (Pondicherry, India),
its contents and any attachments ("Email") are highly confidential and may be
privileged. Any unauthorised use, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this Email in error, please immediately contact GANDCO-CA.
GANDCO-CA does not represent or warrant that this Email is free from computer
viruses or other defects. This Email may only be used on the basis that the
user assumes all responsibility for any resulting loss or damage. In any event,
the liability of GANDCO-CA is limited to either the resupplying, or the cost of
resupplying, this Email.


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