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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: "Ms. Brent Grace (Facebook Inc 2023)" <ej170904@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:



--
* Facebook Corporate Office & Headquarters
*
*1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
E-mail:( redacted@domain.name )
<mailto:redacted@domain.name>

CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK !!!!!

Facebook is one of the largest Social Networking site which valued more
than $100 Billion Dollars and also expecting its One Billion Users to
come mainly from Mobile devices than desktop Users by this New Year
2023, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has decided to boost Users and
Companies a WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY by organizing a Lottery Program and
Initial Public Offer said in a press release.

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NEW YEAR DRAW held on
the Date of :  ( 16th Monday, January 2023 ) by Facebook Company in cash
Promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook users worldwide, your Name
and Email was Randomly selected among the ONLY Twenty (20) Lucky Winners
this New-Year (2023) who Successfully Won Us$450,000.00 USD ( Four
Hundred And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only ) for each Lucky
Winners users on the Facebook promotion Award Attached to this January
(2023) Please attached below is your Personal Winning TICKET#,
Reference# & Most importantly the Serial # reviewed here on our Power
Winning Machine  :,

Ticket Number ; (5647600545189)
Ref No. ; (2551256002/244)
Serial Number ; (55643451907)

The online draw was Conducted by an Auto Random selection of email
addresses and you were picked by an Advanced automated random computer
search from the Facebook in other to claim your BIG WIN of Us$450,000.00
USD the Lottery program which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed
at saying A VERY BIG THANKS to all our users for making Facebook their
number one (1) Social Networking site to hook up with their families and
friends all over the World.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam artists,
all participants were selected through a computer ballot system with
their email addresses and names from all over the world.

Thanks to the FBI and the Software Company corporation for blocking a
few individuals,websites and email addresses violeting

Your name and email was selected in a raffle draw that was made Monday,
16th January 2023, so we need your fast response so that we can proceed
with the delivery of your fund.

You are required to contact our dispatch dept via email (
redacted@domain.name <mailto:redacted@domain.name>
 , Contact Name: Mr. Erskine Bowels ) in order for us to complete your
Winning Certificate and for further information regarding the
disbursement of your lottery prize. Meanwhile, a man sent a letter to
our office late yesterday, claiming to be your true representative. Here
is his provided information for you to confirm to this office if this
man is truly from you or not, so that we will not be held responsible
for paying your winnings to a wrong person.

         (Bank Name: BB&T Bank, USA)
         1801 ADAMS MILL ROAD
 WASHINGTON,DC 20009-1901
         Account Number: 1090000009620
       Routing Number: 054001547
         Account Name : Gregory Phillips

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man
is from you. Note however that, you are not to send money to anyone to
receive your funds as the authority is against that, and don't let
people, impersonators, fool you or scam you, otherwise you will regret
it after wasting money and effort. However for the purpose of proper
verification among other relevant information, it is imperative that you
forward your claims to our claim department with the below details.

FULL NAME : .....................
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS : .....................
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER : .....................
OCCUPATION : .....................
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE : .....................
NATIONALITY / COUNTRY : .....................
TICKET NUMBER : .....................
REF NUMBER : .....................
SERIAL NUMBER : .....................
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS : .....................*
*
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote
your Ticket #, Reference# and Batch Numbers in all correspondences.
Furthermore, if there is any change in email address please contact us
on time.

If you are not interested please do not bother to reply and
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM FACEBOOK!

Thanks,
Erskine Bowels.
Promo Coordinator.
FACEBOOK (c) 2023.*

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