419 scam: "FACEBOOK AWARD" <service@loupedirect.com> =?utf-8?q?HERZLICHEN_GL=C3=9CCKWUNSCH_VON_FACEBOOK

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- feedbackunitfacebook21@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FACEBOOK AWARD" <service@loupedirect.com>
Reply-To: feedbackunitfacebook21@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2021 03:27:19 -0800
Subject: =?utf-8?q?HERZLICHEN_GL=C3=9CCKWUNSCH_VON_FACEBOOK_!!!?=

FACEBOOK ONLINE INTERNATIONALE LOTTERIE
VON: DER SCHREIBTISCH DES PR=C4SIDENTEN.
INTERNATIONALE F=D6RDERUNGEN / PREISPREIS.
KATEGORIE: 2 .. =

HERZLICHEN GL=DCCKWUNSCH VON FACEBOOK !!! =

Wir freuen uns, Sie =FCber das Ergebnis des gerade abgeschlossenen Finales =
zu informieren
Ziehungen am (25. Februar 2021) von Facebook-Gruppe in bar Promotion an
Ermutigen Sie alle Facebook-Nutzer weltweit, Ihr Name war unter den 50 Lucky
Gewinner, die jeweils $ 600.000: 00 USD (Sechshunderttausend Dollar) gewonn=
en haben
Der Facebook-Gruppenf=F6rderungspreis ist der Ticketnummer beigef=FCgt
(5647600545189) und Gl=FCcksnummer (2551256002/244) Seriennummer
(55643451907).
Die Online-Ziehungen wurden von einer zuf=E4lligen Auswahl von E-Mails du=
rchgef=FChrt
ausgew=E4hlt von einer erweiterten automatisierten zuf=E4lligen Computersuc=
he von Facebook,
Das Lotterieprogramm, eine neue Innovation von Facebook, zielt darauf ab
Ein gro=DFes Dankesch=F6n an alle unsere Benutzer, die Facebook zu ihrer Nu=
mmer gemacht haben
ein Mittel, um sich zu verbinden, zu kommunizieren, sich zu beziehen und si=
ch mit ihnen zu verbinden
Familien und Freunde im Laufe der Jahre. Sie m=FCssen sich per E-Mail an un=
sere Versandabteilung wenden (
feedbackunitfacebook21@gmail.com) zeigt Ihr Interesse an, indem Sie die
erforderliche Informationen, Ihr Name, Telefonnummer f=FCr eine schnelle Ko=
mmunikation
auch Ihre Heimatadresse und Ihr Land.
=

Hinweis: Antworten Sie aus Sicherheitsgr=FCnden nicht auf diese Facebook-Ko=
nten
an die zust=E4ndige Zahlungsabteilung und wenn Sie nicht interessiert sind,=
bitte
nicht die M=FChe machen zu antworten. =

HERZLICHEN GL=DCCKWUNSCH EINMAL WIEDER VON FACEBOOK! Hochachtungsvoll.
Maria Widen
Promo-Koordinator
=A9 2021 FACEBOOK =20

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam