Behind the Facebook lottery are fraudsters who use fake profiles to pretend to be Facebook employees.
Users are currently receiving emails, but also Facebook messages, in which it is claimed that the recipient has won the Facebook lottery. However, there are scammers behind the emails who want to rip off the recipient.
They try to get money out of the supposed winners' pockets by demanding advance payments.
Detailed analysis
received
this message in your spam/bulk folder to treat it sincerely.
* ************************************************ *******
Congratulations:
*Your EMAIL ACCOUNT has won the sum of 0ne Million US Dollars
($1,000,000.00 USD) in the ongoing Facebook Online Awards Promo.
Your ticket number is 00545 188 564756. All participants were
selected via a computerized random system consisting of 27 million
email addresses via the Internet and Lucky Winners. ** Forward your complete details like: *
* 1. Full name………….*
* 2. Country…………..*
*3.
Home / work address…….. * * 4. Telephone number…..*
* 5. Marital status……..*
* 6. Occupation………….*
* 7. Company……………*
* 8. Age… ………………** Please send details to: *
* Contact person: Mr. David M. Wehner, Chief Financial Officer,
European Region Great Britain *
** By email: * [email protected] **Your email won our jackpot, congratulations
again. ** Kind regards *
*Mr.
Marc Andreessen * * Facebook Lottery Facilitator.
* ************************************************ ******
* Don't doubt or disregard this letter because we are
ready to give you your incredible prize from Facebook.
Contact our verification office via this mobile number.
Tel : ** +1-904-376-7437 *
As already mentioned, such “winnings” are usually associated with various “fees”. This method is called advance fee fraud . There is no Facebook lottery!
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All messages that are structured similarly to this text are blatant rip-offs. Also take a look at the topic of dubious loan offers on Facebook .
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