419 scam: "Facebook Inc., Headquarters" <seriesnet02@gmail.com> SIE GEWONNEN {SUMMER: $2,000,000.00 USD (REF NO.:FB-US/K7Y9)}

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
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.
- dr.elizabethadams2@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- vereinigtes königreich offizielle e-mail: dr.elizabethadams2@gmail.com offizielle e-mail: dr.elizabethadams02@yahoo.com mit (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook Inc., Headquarters" <seriesnet02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.elizabethadams02@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 15:06:09 +0100
Subject: SIE GEWONNEN {SUMMER: $2,000,000.00 USD (REF NO.:FB-US/K7Y9)}

Facebook Inc., Hauptsitz
Menlo Park, Kalifornien
vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
1-478-8452-738
...................................

United State Lottery Claims Office
1325 Highway Ostwest Silverspring
MaeyLand,20110,Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika

Facebook Inc. www.facebook.com mÃ¶chte Sie Ã¼ber die Ergebnisse des
Facebook-E-Mail-Abstimmungspreisprogramms informieren, das kÃ¼rzlich im
Facebook-Hauptquartier in Menlo Park, CA, Vereinigte Staaten von
Amerika, abgehalten wurde. Ihr E-Mail-Konto wurde zum
glÃ¼ckverheiÃŸenden Champion von zwei Millionen US-Dollar (2.000.000,00
USD) gewÃ¤hlt. Dieses Ergebnis wird Ihnen nun zur Geltendmachung und
Auszahlung dieses Preisgeldes an Sie freigegeben.

Ihre E-Mail-Adresse gehÃ¶rte zu den GlÃ¼cklichen, die in der
B-Kategorie-Auswahl mit erfolgreicher Referenznummer Ref: FB-US/K7Y9
angehÃ¤ngt wurden. Bitte kontaktieren Sie Dr. Elizabeth Adams

sofort fÃ¼r Ihre Zahlung. Herzlichen GlÃ¼ckwunsch und vielen Dank fÃ¼r
Ihre Teilnahme am diesjÃ¤hrigen Facebook International Email Balloting
Award-Programm.

FÃ¼llen Sie das untenstehende Bearbeitungsformular aus:
(1) Ihr vollstÃ¤ndiger Name..................................
(2) Kontaktadresse..................................
(3) Mobil................/ErzÃ¤hlen..................
(4) StaatsangehÃ¶rigkeit/Land .................................
(5) Beruf................................................
(6) Alter .................................................
(8) Haben Sie jemals eine Online-Lotterie gewonnen? ...........
********************************************
Wenden Sie sich an den beauftragten Schadensbeauftragten. Geben Sie
einen beliebigen Namen ein, den Sie verwenden mÃ¶chten. Erledigen Sie
die Arbeit ... VIELLEICHT ZWEI NAMEN und co per E-Mail sofort
innerhalb

die nÃ¤chsten 24 Stunden nach Erhalt dieser Gewinnbenachrichtigung.

Head Winning Claims Dept.
RegionalbÃ¼ro East London,
Vereinigtes KÃ¶nigreich

Offizielle E-Mail: dr.elizabethadams2@gmail.com
Offizielle E-Mail: dr.elizabethadams02@yahoo.com

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen

Facebook Inc.
Menlo Park, CA,
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam