419 scam: FACEBOOK LOTTERY <iristoski56@gmail.com> Payment,

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "service fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: FACEBOOK LOTTERY <iristoski56@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 08:23:20 -0700
Subject: Payment,

New York, NY
United States 770 Broadway
Facebook Lottery in Affiliation with Gmail - Google /
Microsoft Windows

Dear Lucky Winner,

In the process of inspecting the past records we discovered that you
have not received your winning prize as one of the Facebook lucky
recipients and have reviewed the affiliated bank which confirms your
deposited fund to be completed and has accumulated interest. Your
folder stipulated that someone was impersonating with a similar
profile prior to when the agent was to release your prize and that was
the reason the board suspended your payment pending when you are
contacted again. The value of your fund with the accumulated interest
is total at $250,000.00.

Please note that your destination is 420 Montgomery Street, San
Francisco, CA 94104 and you are required to confirm when you will be
available for the signing of the documents to enable us to schedule
your appointment.

You have option of signing the required documents by proxy through any
of our accredited attorneys, if health challenge or time constrain
will not permit you to be here and you take responsibility of the
attorney's service fee which shall be paid directly to the assigned
attorney prior to the signing of the documents or subsequent dispatch
of your Cheque.

Please do not hesitate to ask questions where you consider necessary
for further clarification.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100055446352656

We look forward to have you.

Yours truly,

Mrs.Andrea Besmehn
Chief Financial Officer
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WARNING!!

Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is
successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may
arise from double claim.You may also receive similar e-mails from
people portraying to be other Organizations or Yahoo Inc. This is
solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim
over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the
notification letter that was sent to you, kindly delete it from your
mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Gmail Facebook shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund
arising from the above mentioned

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