Who doesn't like to win a lot of money? And then without much effort? Fraudsters lure here with the “Facebook Lottery”.
It sounds too good to be true: via private messages on Facebook you are suddenly informed that you have won the Facebook lottery.
You will also receive a certificate directly confirming your win. It's a great certificate, with the seal and signature of a lawyer. You can clearly see the Facebook logo.
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It's exciting how someone took the trouble to design a fantasy certificate. Because there is neither a Facebook lottery nor is this a real certificate:

The fact check about the Facebook Lottery
Anyone who receives such a winning notification should be very careful. There is a scam behind this (non-existent) Facebook lottery. Because instead of any winnings being paid out, the supposed winners should pay in advance in order to receive the winnings.
The whole thing is called advance payment fraud (in English “scam”). In advance fee fraud you are always promised something, usually money. But there is also the so-called romance scam, which is related to the classic advance fee fraud.
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What happens here: The supposed winner is informed in further correspondence that this prize cannot be won without a certain payment. This payment has already been made for the winner and it now has to be triggered.
There is a processing fee of $500, which you can get over after you receive your winnings. It's just stupid that this profit never arrives and you have lost the $500.
Scam
Scammers come up with lots of stupid ideas, not just a Facebook lottery. However, scams are always advance payment fraud, meaning you pay and get nothing in the end.
Criminals contact Internet users and demand advance payments from them for promised services. The promised benefits can be, for example, a large inheritance, a dream apartment or a payout of winnings. The perpetrators give numerous reasons why further payment of money is required. There is no promised compensation for this.
Victims should always pay money first in order to receive a service. However, the promised performance does not materialize. Find out more at Watchlist Internet under “ What is scamming? “
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