419 scam: "Facebook International"<desktop@excellentsistemas.com.br> Winnings Notifications!!

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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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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!
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.
- bbkings0001@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Facebook International" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bbkings003@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 17:03:19 +0100
Subject: Winnings Notifications!!

FACEBOOK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
90 Hopper St, Petaluma CA, 94973 USA.

Attn: Winner

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: UDL/04994/221
BATCH NUMBER: Y94/N450-28
SERIAL NUMBER : 0790118/23

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 )
PHONE: +1 ( 516 830 2539 )
*****************************************************

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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