Facebook Powerball Lottery, Sweepstakes and Promotion Scams

Facebook Powerball Lottery, Sweepstakes and Promotion Scams

The Facebook Powerball lottery emails, messages or social networking posts below are scams, and you should not respond to them with your personal information. If someone sends a message to you, even if the message appears as if it was sent by a friend, claiming that you have won the lottery or some other promotional offers, please do not follow the instructions in the message. Scammers have cloned or hijacked some Facebook users' accounts, and are sending fake messages to their friends. The messages claim the recipients are winners of Facebook sweepstakes, lottery or promotion. But, Facebook currently has no lottery, sweepstakes or promotions.

Every day, thousands of these email messages or social networking posts are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into sending their personal information and money to claim bogus prizes or lottery winnings.

Copies of the Facebook Powerball Lottery Scam Messages

  • "Thank God …i am so happy,finally i got my $50,000 check from the Facebook Powerball Lottery organization.but it seems i am not the only winner here when i was signing to receive my $50,000 US dollars winning prize on the receivers list with the FedEx men i saw your name and your profile picture on the Facebook winners list. so contact the agent to confirm your name is on the list here is their email address you can email or text them (powerballagent50@gmail.com)and the number +1 561-246-5348 contact them now…"

  • "Hello, i actually want to ask you if you hear about the Facebook Anniversary Promo in collaboration with Powerball Lottery organization? they gave me $50,000 to compensate me as one of the Facebook member i was selected by Facebook Random system program. on this website and all countries and have already gotten my $50,000 winning prize check,and when the FedEx men brought my check i saw your name and picture on the winning list when am about to sign to receive my Cheque and that's why am letting you know now before it will be late., i wonder if you have got your $50,000 check yet because I asked and they told me they will deliver the check to you too because you are among the list go for yours now here is their, address you can email or text them (gwinsurance_insurer@hotmail.com & pwballanthony@gmail.com)an the number 1(917)7251984 contact then now...."

  • "Hello,how are you? I actually want to ask you something, did you hear about the Facebook Anniversary Promo in collaboration Powerball Lottery? I got $50,000.00 winning check from them. They gave me the money for a Deaf/Hearing support and its apart of measure and to compensate the few people that was selected from Facebook Random selection program on this website from the listed countries:Canada,Australia,United States, United Kingdom, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Oceania and have already gotten my check, But when they brought my check i saw your name on the winning list when am about to sign and that why am letting you known now before it will be late., I wonder if you get your check yet because I asked and they told me they will deliver the check to you too because you re amoung the list of winners too. So that why am emailing you to let you know, did you get your own yet? if not you have to contact the Agent Mark Thomas on ( winningprize2012@yahoo.com / winningprize2012@gmail.com ) or Text on +17073568339,"

This scam is located on Facebook.com at the following website address:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Powerball-Lottery/ 504611352911612

But, this page has since been removed by Facebook. Other pages may appear, so please be on the lookout.

Currently, there is no Facebook Powerball Lottery and Facebook or other legitimate organizations will never ask you to send them your personal information via email, text message or telephone.

If you look at the messages above, you will notice that the contact email addresses are hotmail.com, yahoo.com and gmail.com. Email addresses at these free email providers can be created by anyone, so be careful when asked to send information to these email addresses. Please do not respond to these messages with your personal information, unless you want your identity and money stolen.

Victims of the Facebook Powerball lottery scam should report it to the police and should know that legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send them their personal information, or send them money in order to receive their lottery winnings.

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  • June 17, 2021 at 1:19 AM by an anonymous user from: Blount, Oneonta, Alabama, United States

    Money from a powerball lottery. Agent named Larry Paul . Massage came from a cousin.

  • May 19, 2020 at 2:32 PM by info

    "From: Stephen Deal <payment.department@facebookonlinelotto.com>

    Date: May 14, 2020 at 7:50:58 PM EDT

    Subject: Re: Legal payment office. Did I really win?

    

    Attn: Brent

    Thanks, your payment option has been noted.

    I want you to know that it will cost you 0.04% of your total winnings $975,000.00, which is equivalent to $390.00 for the document handling fee and courier charges. Please note that the mentioned payment must be confirmed upfront.

    Attached is your winning certificate.

    I will send you payment instructions upon the receipt of my email.

    Regards,

    Stephen Joseph Deal

    Legal | Payment Office

    Facebook Organization"

    Here is another scam.

  • November 11, 2019 at 11:02 PM by an anonymous user from: Ocala, Florida, United States

    Is there such a thing as Individual Enlargement Grant?

    • November 12, 2019 at 12:14 AM by info

      Have seen this scam alot on social media.

  • September 15, 2019 at 8:15 AM by an anonymous user from: Germantown, Maryland, United States

    The message I got was very close to the same. The agent's name was Maurice Andrew and his phone # was 406-534-5103. This address given was 1600 W Pennsylvania Ave. Washington D.C.

  • July 11, 2019 at 5:14 AM by an anonymous user from: Venice, Florida, United States

    When I Facebooked a friend yesterday(via Messenger), she said she was thinking about what to do with the grant money she was about to receive. I asked her about it, and she said that she had received $100,000 from the Powerball Grant Program. Remembering a recent news story about a Powerball award that went unclaimed, I believed it and, stupidly, didn't ask if she'd gotten the money yet. She gave me the name of a man she said was an FBI agent, and suggested I contact him immediately, also by Messenger.

    I did so, and after filling out a form online which included my address and phone number but not my SSN or bank information, was told I had been awarded $200,000. First though, He wanted me to pay the Fedex fee of $800. I told him I didn't have that kind of money, and after some back-and-forthing, the number came down to $100 up front, & pay the courier the rest out of the grant money when it came.

    I was supposed to go to CVS or Wal-Mart and buy $100 of either Steam or Google-play cards and send him a picture of them and the receipt number. I went to CVS and tried to buy the cards, but they wouldn't take a check for them (I don't have a debit card just now). I messaged Michael back & made arrangements that I would get them after 9 this morning, when the bank opened, and message him back at 10.

    Now I won't do either.

  • May 10, 2019 at 4:44 PM by an anonymous user from: Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

    I received the above information about being on a winning list. I was to contact an agent at 506-708-5268 I was asked to contact Terry Smith at https//m.me/terrysmith.122 to say a friend ask me to contact him after seeing my name on the winning list. There was a picture of the man. I was asked to fill out personal information; which I didn't do but asked more questions.

    They gave me another agents name Richard https://m.me/agents.richard.96 I asked him some questions, he has not responded. I felt this was a scam and wanted you to know what had transpired. They are clever but was anxious in trying to get me to respond quickly, hurried. My friend nor I do things without checking things out first and getting more information. If it's legitimate, they'll answer your questions. Too bad this is happening.

  • May 1, 2019 at 8:09 AM by an anonymous user from: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

    I have been told by a trusted friend that she has seen my name on a list of winners of the facebook powerball lottery, but all my efforts to see the list for myself have failed. She referred me to a messanger address, hxxps://m.me/onlineclaiming.agentcaro, which she used and paid 450 pounds delivery charge. SHE THEN RECEIVED CASH WINNINGS OF 60,000 pounds.

    The contact, Jane Dreey, has told me I am a winner of 85,736 pounds. I asked for a cheque to be sent to me by post but, saying that all winners pay a delivery charge, she requires 400 pounds up front. I am having difficulty making up my mind only because my friend received her winnings as a result of paying an up front fee (having to provide her bank details). Shirley

    • May 1, 2019 at 8:20 AM by info

      That was not your friend. Contact your friend via telephone or ask your friend questions only he/she would know.

      Remember, there are scammers hijacking people's Facebook accounts and sending fake and fraudulent messages to them.

      Also, once you are asked to send money, it is always a scam.

  • March 19, 2019 at 11:58 AM by an anonymous user from: Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This man named Lawrence Rosenblum keeps texting me that I won 200,000.00 and I need to pay 2000.00 for it to be released by the ups driver. He says he is an agent from the federal government.

    • March 19, 2019 at 12:19 PM by info

      He is a scammer or thieves, report the texts to your service provider.

  • October 23, 2018 at 7:45 AM by an anonymous user from: Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

    facebook-powerball.webnode.com/winners-list/

    This is the link who contacted me using my former bosses messenger and claimed he won and that I should play.

    I fell for it as I thought it was my former boss and we were great friends . and I got conned USD$54k ..and by the time I realized it was a scam too late .. I lost out .

    so pls watch out for this link

    https://facebook-powerball.webnode.com/winners-list/

    and let your friends know . I have reported to US authorities and they are still in business >> where else do we report this to?

    ka

  • September 22, 2018 at 4:14 AM by an anonymous user from: Sunnyvale, California, United States

    My friend just notified me that he had just received 50,000dollars from a Facebook contest. And noticed my name on list when the UPS driver delivered. I Texted a man named Alex who claimed he worked for the IRS. And Dept. Of Health. He sounded legit. And since my friend told me he really did get the money, I gave Alex my name, address and email.

    Then he proceeded to tell me I needed to purchase 7, 100$ Itune cards to get my tracking number and certificate. Red flags popped up and I told him to stop everything.

    I wasn't giving him any money and I did not want him sending me anything. Told him this twice.

    UPS has not showed up on my doorstep. Do I Need to be concerned about what information I did give.

    • March 27, 2019 at 7:09 PM by an anonymous user from: Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States

      No as long as you did no give them your vital information. But, alert all you friends to disregard this, as it may contain your name.

    • September 22, 2018 at 8:47 AM by info

      No, just careful next time because they will contact you and attempt to trick you.

  • July 23, 2018 at 11:50 AM by an anonymous user from: Sunnyvale, California, United States

    Got a new Factbook friend, "Joe". Here's the first thing he said:

    Joe: I am doing pretty good did you hear that I won money from the empowerment program

    Me: No

    Joe: It is a new set up program in conjunction with Power-Ball Program to improve and support the communities by handing out money for people to do anything they like in order to improve their standard of living and anybody can benefit from this program especially people that are on their list of winners they are Helping the SemI Retire,Retired,old, Young,Disable,Deaf, Hard of Hearing,Widowed,Divorced and Workers, hope you have gotten yours?

    Me: Joe I think your Facebook profile has been compromised (hacked). This is a scam. You may want to change your password.

    7:39AM

    Joe: What did you mean by that are you kidding me

    Me: The Powerball thing is a scam. If you are unaware that you sent it, then someone has hijacked your account.

    Joe: This for real legit and legitimate.

    9:57AM

    Me: What is the name of your pastor?

    Obviously the person responsible for these messages doesn't know the name of his pastor. (I'm the pastor.)

  • June 18, 2018 at 12:44 AM by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    I fell for their tricks. So slick they were. Lost over $8000 .Almost cleaned me out.

  • May 18, 2018 at 9:13 PM by an anonymous user from: Auckland, New Zealand

    Can you please check out menlo park California that is the headquarters for power ball lottery in conjunction with Facebook and ask if they have claim officers. This will make my day also a phone number as I live in new Zealand.

    Thank you.

    • May 18, 2018 at 10:37 PM by info

      There is no such lottery.

  • May 15, 2018 at 12:31 PM by an anonymous user from: Seattle, Washington, United States

    Unfortunately I have victimized by 3 different posing agents of powerball lottery. Two fellows who claimed to be Legit agents for Facebook powerball. They bilked $1500 from me, rushed me to pay instantly to pay for” Clearance fees and to pay for taxes “in order to receive my $250k award.

    They even showed a copy of certificate of winners from different countries n the amount of winnings. I got suspicious after sending this large amount of remittance to another conspirator and they told me the last minute. “there’s a delay due to Govt ruling and refused to pay additional $3800 to pay IRS Tax .”they kept at me and said I must pay or the price will be forfeited and my money can’t be refunded.

    I searched on your web links to report this incident and another so called agent answers me KAREN HARRISON who claimed those people were scammers, that she s not and these agents will be reported and my money will be refunded.

    She proceeded to convince me she s to be trusted n she ll take care of my case. However I didn’t trust her bec her dialogues sounded much like those 2 other agents. I did not follow her instructions to remit $500 for clearance fees.

    Could you please help do something to stop these people from posting on FACE BOOK MESSENGER?

    The 2 original agents involved still have Facebook account.

    EDDIE BILL STORCH and ROGER ROBINSON

    Although the latter is a popular name.so not sure which one he is.

    • May 18, 2018 at 9:09 PM by an anonymous user from: Auckland, New Zealand

      I was a victim of Facebook lottery and that I live here in nz. Have forked out 25,000 nz dollars and haven't got a cent back.

      Ask for all the money returned or refunded they came up with bs after bs and even had the fbI contact me.

      Tried everything to get my money returned no answer. So now I have no option but to go to the media and ask there names to be published and to see if I get a answer back from these so call agents.

      I want to make people aware that this is a scam. Now they are wanting 3500.00 us dollars to finish this and I have still no answer from either of them.

      OK I admit it was stupid of me but I managed to track one of them to a office in menlo park in the US but know one will give any phone number to contact there headquarters in California.

      I have every intention to make a fuss and get my money from them.

  • April 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM by an anonymous user from: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    I received a message from Yvonne McLaren [friend] regarding my winning a prize. She gave me the site number as 419479935138732/

    Is this for real? Would be nice but_?

    Thelma

    • April 12, 2018 at 6:25 PM by info

      It is not real, it is a scam.

  • April 10, 2018 at 10:28 AM by info

    Received via email:

    "Hi there,

    I want to let you know about a message I got from a friend alerting me to the fact that I had my name on the winners list of lotto, but I had to choose an amount and deposit money to receive my winnings. After that, I received a message saying that I had to pay insurance on that to ensue safe delivery. Total of $2500 to receive $15,000. The next day I was told that the tracking number had been lost and I would have to pay more money to secure a higher winnings now $85,000, a few minutes after that, it jumped to $100,000. They even sent me a picture of the cheque. I thought it was legitimate as the original message came from my fb friends messenger account which I now believe has been hacked."

  • March 27, 2018 at 12:17 AM by an anonymous user from: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

    I have been sent an instant messaged by Elaine Norris claiming that I have won $150,000 dollars in the FB lottery sweepstakes. She has contacted me several times first time said I had to send $1,000 to cover insurance and taxes. Then about 2 weeks later said I could pay after I received the money. She swears it is legit. But I just have a bad feeling about it. She is from Texas. Is this a scam? I would greatly appreciate your help.

    • March 27, 2018 at 2:58 AM by info

      Yes, it is a scam. There is no FB sweepstakes or lottery.

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:18 PM by info

    I was actually contacted by a scammer via Facebook:

    - start of conversion -

    You and Dawn Rennee Carter aren't connected on Facebook

    Lives in Ferndale, Michigan

    I am Dawn Carter from FACEBOOK.I hope you have been having the best internet experience with us?

    you mean you work for facebook

    Yes i do

    Our records clearly shows that you have been a constant and consistent Facebook user,thus making me bring a good news to your hearing.

    what is that Dawn

    A new year promo has just been organized by MR MARK ZUCKERBERG (CEO FACEBOOK INC) for our consistent users to show appreciation towards the incredible use of this website,Your Facebook Name was randomly selected amidst our infintite number of users,You have won a whooping amount of One Million USD in the Promotion.

    sounds sweet, what do I have to do to receive this awesome "Gift"

    i am here to take you through the steps on how to claim your winnings,do you know how to send an email?

    You are to send the needed details listed below to the claims department department immediately for instant confirmation. details goes to this email address-

    onlinefacebook.claims1@usa.com

    Needed details are full name,address,age,occupation and mobile number

    - end of conversion -

    I haven't messaged with them anymore.

  • January 27, 2017 at 2:06 PM by info

    Received via email:

    "I am dealing with a scammer as I type! It is coming from a friends Facebook Messenger and I know it is not my friend, but they don't know that! LOL! Powerball 2017 New Year Grant in conjunction w/IMF fund awardings. Too funny, saying they received $26,000.00 at their doorstep and they saw my name on the list, and I have to send an email to the agent mail oh, they just changed that to Claim Agent so I can check their list to see if my name is on it. The email they sent to me is officialflowers@yahoo.com it also says I can text them @ 437371177. THIS IS A SCAM! DO NOT USE ANY OF THESE NUMBERS! THEY ARE TRYING TO STEAL INFORMATION FROM YOU!"

  • January 20, 2017 at 6:41 AM by info

    Here is another scam:

    "WIN.

    Your Phone Number has been selected for the Power Ball Mobile Promo of $320, 000.00. For Claim Send; Name,Address,Tel No:,Date of Birth, email and Occupation via E-mail to Steve Donald on (powerballlott@outlook.com)."

  • January 14, 2017 at 7:30 PM by an anonymous user from: Moline, Illinois, United States

    I've been getting emails from a Mr. Smith Bruce claming i've wone $975,000 in a facebook lotto. I knew it was a scam so I played with him for awhile.

    Told him to send money to an address. Then he wanted $850 filing fee. Told him to take it out of winnings and to deliver rest in small unmarked bills.

    He said he couldnt do that because the winnings were sealed. Finally told him I knew it was a scam and had reported him. 3 days later I get email saying Why The Silence and wanting all my info. So I told him I had reported him again. The next day I get the same email. Guess he can't take a hint.

  • January 6, 2017 at 9:51 AM by an anonymous user from: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Just got a facebook message from a blind friend, possibly via a cloned account, that said he had won $100,000 via the facebook power ball, and my name had showed up on the winners list, and to contact an Agent Paul Smith to claim it.

    Sounded ok, but after giving some info, the agent said I'd need to pay $750 for UPS delivery. Any way to prevent facebook accounts from being cloned for this purpose?

    • January 6, 2017 at 10:53 AM by info

      It is virtually impossible to stop cloned Facebook accounts. The best thing to do now is to report them.

  • December 22, 2016 at 8:40 AM by info

    Received via email:

    "I had a friend message me this morning about winning the power ball lotto on Facebook and wondered if I collected mine claimed she seen my name on the list, I'm worried now because I gave out my information before I called and found out it wasn't her what do I do?"

    • December 22, 2016 at 8:41 AM by info

      Just be careful next time, because the scammers will contact you and attempt to scam you with the information that you have sent.

  • December 9, 2016 at 9:57 AM by an anonymous user from: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

    The lott@ came to me via text message!

  • December 6, 2016 at 12:18 PM by info

    Received via email:

    "I was contacted via a Facebook friend, with a "new" profile, telling me about the Facebook Powerball Lottery - his profile is G* Brion Foulke (as two profiles)..."

  • October 25, 2016 at 5:25 PM by an anonymous user from: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

    d**n...I answered to the wish scam, gave them information that I wasn't suppose to and now people are sending me messages wanting to know this and that.

  • October 21, 2016 at 4:52 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    This just happened to me. I got a message from a friend in Alabama that I haven't talked to in a while saying UPS delivered $150,000 to her home and she saw my name on the winner's list. She gave me the number to text and we've been texting back and forth. When they said I had to pay for the case file and something else, I knew it was a scam! I was excited at first and gave them my e-mail, phone # home address, can they do anything with that info. This makes me so mad!

  • September 24, 2016 at 10:58 AM by an anonymous user from: Tobaccoville, North Carolina, United States

    Is there a facebook winnings from Alex Eric, Sr. Government organization. He said that I won $100,000 and I think it is a scam but wanted to check it out.

    • September 24, 2016 at 11:28 AM by info

      No. It is a scam. There is no such Facebook lottery, giveaway or promotion.

  • September 5, 2016 at 9:35 PM by info

    Received via email:

    "I received a message from an old friend saying that she won the Facebook Powerball Lottery and received $250,000.00. When questioning her, via messanger she instructed me to contact: micheal80hastings@gmail.com so I sent email and received a reply that seemed very secure however it asked for Full name, Full address, Email, Country, Text phone, Deaf/hearing, s*x and occupation? very weird especially since I haven't talked to her in years. BEWARE"

  • August 30, 2016 at 1:50 PM by an anonymous user from: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    I received something from my friend back home that said she seen my name on the winners list for the Facebook promotion lottery winnings. I'm glad I checked it out first. I already sent them a picture of my I.D though.

  • August 27, 2016 at 1:33 PM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    Anyone know a Micheal Fedraw...so called Facebook Powerball Lottery Agent?

    • August 27, 2016 at 3:28 PM by info

      It is a scam. There is no Facebook lottery.

  • August 10, 2016 at 9:11 PM by info

    Here is a sad story that we have received from a victim of Facebook lottery scam:

    "On August 1 I received a message from a good friend on Facebook saying he had won the Facebook lottery and that I SHOULD CHECK IT OUT AS MY NAME WAS ON THE LIST. I did check the list and my name was one it and so I preceded to click on this lady Mary Allen who was supposedly in charge of the lottery and she then accepted me as her friend and then she told me I had won the Facebook lottery of 400,000.00 and that if I send them a $1000.00 dollars my winnings would be delivered to me in 4 hours.

    I did think it was legit as my friend said he had won and got his money, but finding that this Mary Allen was using my name and profile to make me think that he had one and that I could get my winnings. I then waited the four hours and nothing came so was watching for her to chat with me and she had text me that they had an accident with the ups truck and in order to finish the delivery she needed another 220 and which then seeing the pictures of accident I sent her the money, which all money was sent by Moneygram, which I have all receipts for these transactions. Well then another four hours had past and she had text me saying that they got caught by the IRS and needed another 120 to finish coming to my house with my winnings in a box.

    I then realized after talking to my friend that he had not won any such thing and they were using him as a way to get to me and then when she text me I refused to send anymore money as I knew than that it was a scam. I am now out of my bill money for my rent, lights, gas and other funds as she scammed me saying she was the president of Facebook. I am asking for my refunds to be refunded back to me as it was my social security money and I cant live the rest of the month this way."

  • July 31, 2016 at 4:56 PM by info

    Received via email:

    "Recieved a message on facebook about the power lottery. A high school friend of mine made contact and then pushed the lottery info on me.

    The number I am suppose to call is 313-230-4895. I am suppose to tell them I am contacting them to claim my package. Good luck!"

  • July 24, 2016 at 4:28 PM by an anonymous user from: Lexington, Kentucky, United States

    I got one and they told me to go to Carol Hedinger page and it has many fake pages Facebook needs to get them down as they claim to work for FB.

  • July 23, 2016 at 9:06 PM by info

    Received via email:

    "Yes I've been overwhelm with my Powerball winnings by five six different people n they still coming .l have no personal info on phone but sure might be something. They good, but not that good.

    I'm work 40 yrs now on ssid and don't make enough for doctors or meds and or bills can't afford to go or do anything. They should be rounded up and put in jail. I've never scam, lie, wrong anyone and I've been rob,lie to and stole from. Always believe in right thing.

    Guess that's why I'm in the shape I'm in now. What can be done about this. I'm sure they scammed and blackmailed many people. Tony McEntire called from 405 315 1311, but don't answer. numbers. I don't know text or leave message. Can we get into there computers phones find how many people they rob turn the tides on them? And help all that's been had?"

    • July 23, 2016 at 9:08 PM by info

      Unfortunately, we can hack the scammers' phones or computers, and turn the tides on them. That is illegal. Right now, the best defense it to educate people about those scams so they do not become victims.

  • July 22, 2016 at 3:57 PM by an anonymous user from: Joshua Tree, California, United States

    What about AOL Addresses?

  • July 3, 2016 at 3:52 PM by an anonymous user from: Canyon Country, California, United States

    Hey we just got an email from a "Facebook friend" Stephen lee telling us to contact Susan Williams Sr F.B. Id# 10012764252625. Stephen says he won 70,000.00 from The annual Facebook Easter bonus, Stephen says he say my wife's name on the winners list, Susan Williams say congrats your still on the winners list want personal info and $2000.00 to win $100,000.00.

    Is this a scam; sounds too good to be true?

    • July 3, 2016 at 6:19 PM by info

      Yes, it is a scam. Once you are asked to send money in order to receive lottery prizes, it is a scam.

  • June 10, 2016 at 2:17 PM by an anonymous user from: Gonzales, Louisiana, United States

    Someone just emailed me about winning 500,000 from an powerball in Minnesota?! Now he's asking for my personal info to send a scanned copy of the ticket, like really? ... I'm not stupid...

  • May 24, 2016 at 6:00 AM by an anonymous user from: Traverse City, Michigan, United States

    Anyone know a Micheal Fedraw?

  • April 17, 2016 at 6:58 PM by info

    Received from an anonymous user:

    "Think I have been totally scammed. I got a message from a friend of mine saying about the Powerball in conjunction w Facebook. jw2237921@ gmail.com. I went with it bc I am,so stupid and in need of money. What can I do.

    I just sent him $500. He claimed ups would be at my door stop in the morning w money. I am so stupid. What can I do."

    • April 17, 2016 at 7:03 PM by info

      The most you can do now is report it to the police.

  • April 15, 2016 at 12:47 AM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    I had a stranger on facebook say they saw my name on a list of Mr. Howard A. Rosenblum 115.000.00 Powerball win. They gave me 2 to 3 choices of winnings for myself based upon how much you can afford to pay.

    The least you pay $250 and get $50,000.00.

    you pay $300 and get $100,000.00

    you pay $500 and get $200,000.00

    choose from it I wanna help you out.

    They claim they can help me buy more time from the ups.

    The bad thing is that it sounds so real especially when people

    need money the most. Tax time if you owe and the holidays WITH children.

    Is this the latest scam.

    Please Help.

    • April 15, 2016 at 7:26 AM by info

      It is a scam that has been around a long time now, but the scammers make changes to it every now and then.

      • April 15, 2016 at 6:50 PM by safetyfirst from: New York, United States

        Oh, okay I will steer clear. Thanks Leery.

  • April 6, 2016 at 10:21 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    Just got a friend request, looked like a legit person that I know, S. Loy. After a few messages I was told she received $150,000.told them I was going to their link, checked (facebook/powerball on line. Asked them some personal info for the person they were pretending to be, lo and behold they are not receiving message's from me now.

  • February 24, 2016 at 6:29 AM by an anonymous user from: Hammond, Louisiana, United States

    An old friend just private messaged me stating I have won $150.000 on Facebook Powerball and I should only give my name, address & work address. Said it would be coming U.P.S to my physical address no SOCIAL SECURITY # OR bank accounts. I'm not stupid.

  • February 18, 2016 at 10:55 AM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    There is something similar going around, don't know if it's the same deal. Someone told me to contace Brenda Fox with the powerball lottery, same scenerio on seeing my name on a list. My cousin gave the money and said she was delivered her money by fedex. I was asked for 650.00 to be givin to the fed ex agent to receive mine. didn't sound right to me so i told them I couldn't do that. Then she asked about my bank and I wouldn't give out that info or the credit card info she asked for. When I told her this that was it, no more response other than,okay. Might want to check it out to see if it's a real deal or not. Have a blessed day!

  • February 14, 2016 at 9:47 PM by an anonymous user from: Roswell, New Mexico, United States

    Got an e-mail from James Waters Facebook lottery promotion. It said CONGRATULATIONS you are a $100,000.00 winner. just go to WWW.megamillionprizetk, then click on and fill out the claim form and hit submit... So I decided to check it out first, boy am I glad I did... Boy I hate liars, cheaters, and scammers...They all need to go to JAIL for a very long time...

  • February 14, 2016 at 9:30 PM by an anonymous user from: Roswell, New Mexico, United States

    Ok, my son-n-law just got a text telling him he has just won $100,000.00 so I ask them to check my name and guess what, I also is a $100,000.00 winner. God, we got so lucky, yeah right. What a bunch of c**p. What really sucks is, we could really use that money. Oh well, guess we are going to have to get it the old fashion way, earn it.

  • January 28, 2016 at 4:37 PM by an anonymous user from: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    I was contacted by someone posing as a facebook employee out of Kentucky then this fake said I won a 2014 Ford truck and $75,000.00 and I had to send $300.00 to fed ex to get the check delivered to my door. Then they sent me a fake check image off my messenger and a fake winning truck, very maddening.

    • September 10, 2016 at 1:31 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

      What was the guys name?

  • January 28, 2016 at 2:21 PM by an anonymous user from: North Sioux City, South Dakota, United States

    just got the thing from my so-called aunt, not even her, because she could not answear one question about the family.

  • January 20, 2016 at 12:35 PM by an anonymous user from: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

    For:- Facebook,Inc.

    Sweepstakes Lotto.

    U.S.A.

    I recieved a email stating I won over 900,000$ from Facebook. Its to help people in poverty. I could not copy full email. Is this something Mr. Mark is really doing.

    • January 20, 2016 at 1:17 PM by info

      No, it is a lottery scam.

  • January 11, 2016 at 9:45 PM by an anonymous user from: West Sacramento, California, United States

    A lot of people I know received a message that someone had won the powerball Saturday night, if they forward it they would receive $10,000.00 By going up the line of who sent to you and to them and to them back to the origin, it came back to a company that manages Facebook pages for companies and their website.

    It appears companies are doing these likes and forwards saying you'll get something for doing it as a way to boost SEO (search engine optimization) for their customers. They should be held accountable and pay everyone their $10,000. Put an end to these hoaxes and lies. A class action lawsuit should be filed, they should pay what they said they would.

    • January 16, 2016 at 12:31 AM by an anonymous user from: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

      This is going on as we speak and they are using the names of real lottery winners by making it seem true. This is wrong, because times are hard and it raises people's hopes that someone might be able to make a difference in their situation.

  • January 3, 2016 at 4:49 PM by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    I would like to find a decent page where alerts are for facebook scamming as tried to join and stupid program didnt work properly so am not impressed, there is not enough info of all this scamming in Australia, so need to know whether is real or fake and list of who real agents are instead of being left in dark, does Mark Zuckerberhg have an online organization or is that fake too and need to be reimbursed from this... Is lisa marie smerber an agent for facebook lottery and only agent for mark zuckerberg online organization... More publicity on right or wrong with this would be beneficial to all of world not just united states of america . Public display of real agents for him should be more recognizable so people can see if real or not instead of being scammed.

    • January 3, 2016 at 5:29 PM by info

      Remember, there are no Facebook agents, so if you get messages from persons claiming they are Facebook agents, those persons are more than likely scammers. <a href="/article/2016/1/2/beware-of-scammers-posing-as-facebook-or-fb-agents-requesting-friend-requests/">Click here</a> for more information.

  • December 20, 2015 at 9:45 PM by an anonymous user from: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    So what do you do if you fall for it

    • December 21, 2015 at 8:40 AM by info

      Victims of the Facebook Powerball lottery scam should report it to the police and should know that legitimate lottery companies will never ask their winners to send them their personal information, or send them money in order to receive their lottery winnings.

  • December 14, 2015 at 1:14 PM by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

    Dodgy spelling and complete lack of punctuation is a dead giveaway!

  • December 10, 2015 at 9:53 PM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

    I recieved a notice that I won $50,000 and a new apple laptop. I just had to give my name address phone number birthdate and if I own a home and am married. I gave the info.

    They said they will deliver to me in the next 24 hours by ups. They texted that they will deliver as soon as the payment of my money is confirmed.

    Please let me know if I need to contact anyone else about this.

    • December 11, 2015 at 2:01 AM by info

      Never send your information to anyone in an email message, and there is no Facebook lottery.

      The scammers will ask you to send money or more information, please do not comply.

      There is no need to contact anyone, just do not follow anymore instructions from the lottery scammers.

    • December 11, 2015 at 2:01 AM by info

      Never send your information to anyone in an email message, and there is no Facebook lottery.

      The scammers will ask you to send money or more information, please do not comply.

      There is no need to contact anyone, just do not follow anymore instructions from the lottery scammers.

  • December 6, 2015 at 9:34 PM by an anonymous user from: Palo Alto, California, United States

    Facebook lottery agent Hamon Kristina Ruth, said that C E O Mark Zuckerberg informed her to let me know I won 600,000 and gave me numbers to write down to claim my price, and to put it in a safe place for they'll let me know when I could claim my price and not to let everyone know, or it would cause me to forfeit my prize.

    • December 6, 2015 at 9:45 PM by info

      It is a scam. There is no Facebook lottery. Please do not send your information and money to the scammers behind the lottery scam.

  • December 1, 2015 at 7:12 PM by an anonymous user from: Selma, North Carolina, United States

    Received a new scam from David Williams who claims he is the general agent of UPS and Manager. He sent me the list below claiming that I won 100,00.00 dollars from the the Facebook Foundation Empowerment Promotions.

    The list is as follows:

    Vernel Crisp-150,000

    Paula Lewis-50,000.00

    Teresa Sanders-100,000.00

    Bernard Bonaparte-100,000.00

    Patirica Cobb-100,000.00

    Brenda Moore-100,000.00

    Cassanda Sanders-100,000.00

    Thelma Rich-100,000.00

    Paulette Davis-100,000.00

    Gill Carol-150,000.00

    Diana dee Gagne-300,000.00

  • November 30, 2015 at 2:12 AM by an anonymous user from: Houston, Texas, United States

    Is there such legit lotto? -sponsored by FB

    • November 30, 2015 at 8:07 AM by info

      There is no Facebook lottery or lotto!

  • November 26, 2015 at 11:37 PM by an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

    11/25/15: I got an excited call from a friend who said UPS had delivered cash to her from the Powerball/Facebook Lottery. She was calling me because she saw my name on the winner list and I needed to call the agent, giving me the Facebook link I told her I had never played the lottery.

    A few minutes later she called me back to ask if I had called the agent yet. I told her I was googling on the name first, as I thought it might be a scam. I could not get her believe it was a scam becaue she had the money. I did not ask how much.

    I told her maybe they gave her money so she would encourage her friends, and perhaps that is where the scam begins. I don't know. But she was still adamant it was all good, but accepted my refusal to be involved.

    • November 27, 2015 at 4:38 AM by info

      It is a scam. Never send your information or money to anyone who claims you have won the lottery.

  • September 23, 2015 at 7:20 PM by an anonymous user from: Pueblo, Colorado, United States

    Is this real:

    "I am delighted to inform you that your name was luckily selected among the lucky winners who won the sum of $850,000.00 Us dollars on the Facebook online promo that was conducted by the Facebook officials in order to SAY A BIG THANK YOU to all our users for making the Facebook social networking their ways of sending and receiving messages from their friends and family all over the world...

    Your name was selected by Automatic Random Machine, which your Facebook user name show up on number 1 from the 10 lucky listed names.so am here to know if you are ready to Claim your winning prize?

    in other to claim your winning prize you are to Reconfirmed some Data-Bases in which the Facebook Board will make use to get your Winning Certificate and all Necessary document available for you before they can release your winning Funds to you today.

    Full Name:

    Full Home address:

    ..."

    • September 23, 2015 at 10:37 PM by info

      The email is not real. It is a lottery scam.

  • August 29, 2015 at 1:21 AM by an anonymous user from: Wentzville, Missouri, United States

    I got hacked,the day my old friend contact me saying I am on winning list. I ignore message.

    I haven't talk to this person on facebook but they persistent they sent txt saying hi. I replied, long time no answer.

    Then they made contact saying it is ligit and they got $200,000 for me. They gave me number to contact and only txt tell me and on how to claim prize. So I fill out form lol.

    They want money to receive winning after I had already givin info about my self; then it tells me it wants money, so I exit form.

    A day later I got contacted again asking if I got my winning. I replied, and they claim they want money first.

    The same person txt saying they could help me some how. But, they took over my email and Facebook account and implant theirs in 3 days; now I can't access my Facebook account.

    And they got other info, they made contact with my friends using my Facebook account.

    • December 13, 2015 at 10:51 AM by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

      The same thing happened to me, I can't go into my Facebook account.

    • August 29, 2015 at 10:25 AM by info

      Click the following link to recover your Facebook account:

      <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hacked" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/hacked</a>.

  • August 16, 2015 at 11:44 AM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

    Don't fall for that Facebook Powerball lottery prize because it's a scam.

  • July 26, 2015 at 9:50 PM by an anonymous user from: Miami, Florida, United States

    I received the facebook powerball scam from my cousin on facebook and she was telling me about money she received, we talked back and forth on FB by private message and she had me to call the number to claim my prize.

    I called the number on my cell and only gave them my name on FB, I was suspicious so I wouldn't send them anything else, how much in danger am I of identity theft?

    Later I got a notice not to accepted a friends request from her as her account on FB had been hacked. What do I need to do to protect myself?

    • July 27, 2015 at 4:08 AM by info

      The aim of the scammer is to trick you into sending money, so never send money in order to receive money.

      And, there is not enough information for them to steal your identity.

  • July 24, 2015 at 9:08 PM by an anonymous user from: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    I just received a message from one of my mother's close friends, which I knew was fake because she never called me by my name. Good thing I always google anything that sounds too good to be true... But thanks for the very helpful info.

  • July 17, 2015 at 5:19 PM by an anonymous user from: Compton, California, United States

    So you are saying that there is no real Facebook powerbal winners? What about this text I just received and a friend of mine on FB swears by it, stating that she has received $100,000.

    Provide she sent in $2000 via money gram for delivery.

    Lc

    Is this legit or not.

    • July 17, 2015 at 5:29 PM by info

      It is a scam. Your friend Facebook account has been cloned or hijacked.

      Pick up the phone and call your friend to verify.

      One you are asked to send money in order to receive lottery winnings, it is a scam.

  • July 17, 2015 at 11:19 AM by an anonymous user from: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

    I was recently contacted by someone who claimed to be in charge of the Facebook Lottery Pool and this person informed me that I won this large sum of money and when I asked how to claim it they didn't answer.

    I got back online this morning and there was a message greeting me. I responded and then they asked me if I was ready to claim my money and I played dumb and said yes. Well, they told me to take these certain numbers down and get back to them which I did. Lastly, they said that they needed a whole list of personal information and I refused. They told me that this is real and the FBI knows about and all this.

    That message came in all caps. I told them that I will only give personal information on a document sent it to me through the mail. I also told them that I was going to call the FBI and make sure they really know and I am also going to report them to the Fraud Alert.com so everyone out there knows about this SCAM! These people that do this to people are rotten to the core!

  • July 8, 2015 at 9:30 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    This was the email they tried to scam me from: davidklingshirn@ outlook.com.

  • June 23, 2015 at 8:22 AM by an anonymous user from: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

    I just received a message from a friend on Facebook saying she was asking how I was and in conversation she told me about winning the powerball weekly Facebook drawing and saw my name on the list. She wrote to text this number to confirm 954 641 8110. I fell for it and texted and said: "I am calling to confirm powerball." The text I got back was "yes. This is a short version of messsaging back and forth to friend . Is it a scam and what should do?

    • July 4, 2015 at 7:00 PM by an anonymous user from: Houston, Texas, United States

      At this moment I am Facebook "chatting" with a long time acquaintance who just today sent a friend request. I haven't been asked for info yet but she just told me she won $150,000 from Facebook.

      I was curious when she said: "I am so happy because I got $150,000 from the promotion made by Facebook Founder Mr Mark Zuckerberg for the annual seasoning to make all Facebook User benefit from the gain of the company".

      Since this didn't make sense, I decide to google it to see what was up. Am I glad I did! I will be letting this friend know on Monday that her account may have been hacked. Thank you all for posting!

    • June 23, 2015 at 9:27 AM by info

      Yes, it is a scam. Scammers are hijacking and cloning Facebook users' accounts, and sending messages to their friends, claiming that they have won the lottery.to prevent being a victim of this scam, always contact your friends directly by calling or emailing them. And, ask them questions only they would know.

  • June 16, 2015 at 5:58 PM by an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

    Ray Castillo sent me a message saying he saw my name as a winner for Facebook megmillionsclaim .tk. the he said text this number 971-248-8298. James waters is his name to that number supposively he is the manager do you know anything about this?

    • June 17, 2015 at 6:17 PM by info

      Yes, it is a scam.

  • June 9, 2015 at 10:00 PM by an anonymous user from: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    I just got a message something like this in my inbox on FB from my cousin, think her page was hacked, but I'm glad I look this up first. SMH... I am done being a victim of identity theft way overseas smh thanks.

  • June 5, 2015 at 1:12 AM by an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

    Thanks for the information because we have received that message twice, but it was doubting me, because we never participated in any lottery, except for the DVD lottery...

  • May 25, 2015 at 1:35 AM by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    I just got this email thinking it was my friend but wouldn't answer my personal questions.

    The person's profile is located at:

    https://www.facebook.com/malu.mageo.5

  • May 22, 2015 at 5:37 PM by an anonymous user from: Ruskin, Florida, United States

    Just got scammed by someone who recently Facebook friend requested me (someone I work with!) That person personally Facebook messaged me and then texted me that I had won and gave me the email and phone number to contact to make sure I get my winnings!

    I'm glad I googled the information and found out it's a scam. I'll be letting my friend know about the scam when I see her.

    The contact being used is Missy Green and phone # is 2344010073.

    • May 22, 2015 at 5:53 PM by info

      Note: scammers are hijacking Facebook users' accounts and are sending fraudulent messages to their friends, in an attempt to scam them.

  • May 19, 2015 at 11:37 AM by an anonymous user from: Pleasanton, California, United States

    My friend-not a friend of a friend-says they received 150k from them.

    • May 19, 2015 at 11:50 AM by info

      It is not true. Cyber-criminals are cloning or hijacking Facebook user accounts, and are sending their friends fake messages, to trick them into sending information and money. Remember there is no Facebook lottery and never respond to anyone who sends a Facebook message to you, claiming you are won thousands of dollars.

  • May 2, 2015 at 10:47 AM by an anonymous user from: Hagåtña, Hagatna, Guam

    I was a victim of the scammers. They went in my cousin's facebook pretending to be her telling me that she won the lottery and she also saw my name that I win and I need to contact the agent. So I went along and text..they replied.

    A guy name Allan Scott replied asking what's my full name and address to see if I did win...I gave him and he told me to fill out the form and send it.

    When I was tried sendijg it to the email address, it wouldn't go through.

    That how I know it's a fraud, so be aware fb users.

  • April 9, 2015 at 11:26 AM by an anonymous user from: Arlington, Texas, United States

    Got a Facebook text that my name was on winning list from one of my Facebook friend; she said I won 200 thousand dollar; she said it not fake she got her check.

    • April 14, 2015 at 9:40 PM by an anonymous user from: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

      Same here . I call the number and they sent me some web site that does not even work. This is sad. Because I really thought it was true and until my daughter and I check it out. So sad.

  • March 26, 2015 at 3:22 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    I received the following email earlier this month...I did not do anything, but Googled it and found this article:

    - - - - - -

    "Hello, how are you doing? I just want to know if you have received your winning money from the annual anniversary of fb and mega millions.

    I have received one hundred thousand dollars from them and you need to contact james waters to get yours too because your name is also on their list of the lucky people.

    Here is mr james waters contact info: 19724720773...:

    Text him your name and he will let you know what you need to get your money.

    chat conversation end"

  • March 15, 2015 at 1:10 PM by an anonymous user from: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

    I just received one of these:

    "Hello, how are you doing? I just want to know if you have received your winning money from the annual anniversary of Fb and Mega Millions .

    I have received one hundred thousand dollars from them and you need to contact James Waters to get yours too because your name is also on their list of the lucky people.

    Here is Mr James Waters Contact info: 19724720773:

    Text him your name and he will let you know what you need to get your money."

    • March 19, 2015 at 8:19 PM by an anonymous user from: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

      I got the same one today with the name James Walker. What can we do to protect ourselves when we get hacked?

      • April 19, 2015 at 7:24 PM by an anonymous user from: Nanaimo District, British Columbia, Canada

        I got one from a friend of mine, from her Facebook account.

      • March 19, 2015 at 8:25 PM by info

        They are not trying to hack your computer; they are instead attempting to scam you out of your hard-earned money.

  • March 14, 2015 at 5:05 PM by an anonymous user from: Traverse City, Michigan, United States

    These scams are still going on... because a friend messaged me (and she would not lie to me) I believed it(after a long conversation and many questions from me re: actually receiving it and a computer) and sent a partial payment, and was told I could pay the remainder when I received the money.

    Then the next day I got a message saying I needed to pay balance before UPS could release the money.

    Did not do it and found out it was a scam. My friends fb account was hacked.

  • March 5, 2015 at 12:35 PM by an anonymous user from: Tampa, Florida, United States

    I am being scammed right now! Sent them 100.00$, now they want more.

    What should I do? How do I report them?

    • March 5, 2015 at 1:04 PM by info

      Please contact the police and do not send anymore money.

  • February 22, 2015 at 6:51 PM by an anonymous user from: Bay City, Michigan, United States

    My cousin claims she received $300,000 from this "fake" lottery! I am dubious about giving them $800 up front to receive the $500,000 they say I've won.

    Sure sounds fishy to me!

    • February 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM by info

      Pick up your phone and call your cousin and you will find out it is a scam. The message that appears as if it came from your cousin, came from a scammer or cyber-criminal who was able to gain unauthorized access to your cousin's account.

      Always ask persons who are sending you messages, questions that only they can answer. This will help to verify who the person is.

  • January 23, 2015 at 6:24 PM by an anonymous user from: Concord, New Hampshire, United States

    I was just contacted by someone whom I thought was my friend and was told she won some money from powerball in conjunction with fb.

    I thought it was my friend so in conversation mentioned my son just got married and where they are living. Now I am worried that I gave out information that I shouldn't have.

    I didn't respond to the email or text is everything going to be OK.

    • May 24, 2015 at 2:39 AM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

      I also got a message from a lady on Facebook stating she saw my name on the winnings list and I needed to send the claims center a message only through texting and gave me the number and they said I won cash and a truck but I have to pay 300.00 dollars for insurance fee and its from powerball on fb and they said its from social networks

    • January 23, 2015 at 7:28 PM by info

      The scammers' aim is to trick you into sending money, so you do not have anything to worry about.

      But, if they call threating you, please report it to the police.

  • January 23, 2015 at 6:20 PM by an anonymous user from: Concord, New Hampshire, United States

    What if you get a message from someone you know trying to get you to respond to one of these lotteries. What should I do?

    I did not respond to the agent but did talk to whom I thought was my friend about my son and where he is now.

    Did I do anything wrong and will he be in jepordy too.

    • January 23, 2015 at 7:21 PM by info

      You didn't do anything wrong. Scammers are hijacking or cloning online users' accounts in an attempt to trick them into sending their information or money.

      Remember, there is no Facebook lottery and scammers trick people because they are attempting to scam them. So, you and your son are not in danger.

  • January 17, 2015 at 4:54 AM by an anonymous user from: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

    I was informed by a friend that she saw my name on a wining list.

    • January 17, 2015 at 8:28 AM by info

      That message was not sent by your friend.

  • January 13, 2015 at 1:02 PM by an anonymous user from: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

    I was contacted through instant messaging by someone calling themselves Sara Smith Walter, showing me a legitimate looking check for $2,000,000.

    Her grammar and written use of the English language was terrible. She keep telling me I had been randomly been picked by my username(s) on Facebook and that this was a brand new Powerball game.

    BIG SCAM - there is no online Powerball game. DON'T FALL FOR IT!

  • December 8, 2014 at 7:27 PM by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    I'm so glad I look this up on google.

    I was sent the same message from a friend in my inbox telling me I won.

    Then she told me to add some one else this.

    Looked like she was from Fedx; q l.p. 3334 sI then inbox her one of the things she asked for was for details.

    I was almost about to give my details away till I saw this website.

    • December 9, 2014 at 8:57 AM by an anonymous user from: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

      Looked like she was from Fedx then I inbox her and one of the things she asked for was for my details***

  • December 2, 2014 at 5:37 AM by an anonymous user from: Searcy, Arkansas, United States

    My cousin swears she received $100,000.00 by sending in $1,200.00. I don't know if maybe something is wromg with her mind or what.

    She said it was set up by Mark Zuckerburg (sp) as a way to thank people whose names they have drawn from facebook profiles.

    Is there some way you can warn people who are too naive to avoid this?

    • December 2, 2014 at 7:50 AM by info

      The best way to educate people about these scams is to share the links on this website with them.

  • November 27, 2014 at 5:46 PM by an anonymous user from: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

    They have hijacked a high school friend's IM on FB:

    - -

    Hello...how are you doing?

    Hello! I'm well. How is your Thanksgiving?

    Fine

    Great.

    It was so excited. I just want to know if you have hear about the good news yet

    What is that?

    Have you heard about the Facebook Powerball Grants Program that was imposed by Mr Zuckerberg, in regards to help Facebook Users?

    I haven't paid much attention lately. Been wrapped up in other things.

    Oh I though you'll have heard 'bout it. They support people with free bonus money. Although, I am so excited because I am one of the lucky winner, I won $150,000.00 cash. Have you gotten yours yet?

    Patty, I would be very careful.

    Say, do you remember what happened on our senior prom?

    that night?

    Oh yes

    Thanks

    What was it?

    I remember it very well.

    Chat Conversation End

  • October 23, 2014 at 9:10 AM by an anonymous user from: Clermont, Florida, United States

    Yeah somebody named Mark E Musgrave is trying to sucker me with this scam. Wanting me to send $650 to Delaware then I will receive $450,000 dollars and a Nissan pick-up truck. Some one hacked my gsons messenger.

  • October 23, 2014 at 3:08 AM by an anonymous user from: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Hello,

    I just got this message from someone I suppose to know, but surely it wasn't.

    But I knew that. At first I thought that it was a scam.

    She told me to add someone to my friends list and claim a lottery prize of some sort.

    I added the person then messaged the person saying I like to claim the prize.

    Then he asked me to send my email. So I did but that was it nothing more.

    I message saying never mind I'm not interested.

    Am I in danger of any sort? I'm not sure what to think. Decided to look it up on the inernet and found this website.

    • October 23, 2014 at 8:19 AM by info

      You are not in any danger, but the scammers will continue to attempt to scam you, because they have your email address.

      Please be careful next time, especially when you are told you have won the lottery.

  • October 22, 2014 at 3:53 PM by an anonymous user from: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    I got one of those facebook powerball lottery today notification. They said that i won 100,000.000 and they want me to go on the website www.Powerballlottery .Tk or to email them at powerballtb@hotmail.com for confirmation.

    They said that Cynthia Wilson saw my name while signing her check and ask the agent and he said that i need to claim it my self to text mr bradshaw my name and address asap 1 202 524 1659 im glad i look this up on facebook powerball lottery scam.

  • October 16, 2014 at 11:40 PM by an anonymous user from: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

    I was personal message(pm) by a FB friend and dummy me bought it without checking out first, I sent birthday age address should have known to good to be true.

  • October 12, 2014 at 8:32 PM by an anonymous user from: Riverdale, Georgia, United States

    I was asked by a Facebook friend, her name is Tommie J. Ikpe.

    I posted on fb that she is a scammer, and what I did wrong was give her my information address, age date of birth, email address and phone number.

    I am calling bb first thing in the morning to report it. The name of this agent is Lawrence Rosenblum and his worker name is Tommie j. Ikpe, if you have her as a fbf delete her.

  • October 12, 2014 at 1:39 PM by an anonymous user from: St Louis, Missouri, United States

    I got this message this morning from someone I sent a friend request.I'm glad I checked it out, they want me to send information.no thank you

  • October 7, 2014 at 9:02 AM by an anonymous user from: Victoria, Texas, United States

    Please don't click link, but just got this from a trusted retired friend who suddenly befriended me, and I immediately smell foul. It resembles the scams listed here. I went to snopes immediately.

    Here is the scam:

    - -

    I'm sure they might have been trying to get hold of you,I think you should contact the agent so that you can claim your own win money from her,You can click on this link https://www.facebook.com/ profile.php?id=100006681977018 It will take you to her facebook page so you can tell her you want to know if your name is still on the winners list. or you can text her (857) 776-8575

    - -

    • October 7, 2014 at 9:07 AM by info

      Please remember that there is no Facebook lottery. So, do not be tricked into sending your information and money.

  • October 2, 2014 at 1:17 PM by an anonymous user from: San Francisco, California, United States

    I have given away my info to the scammer ...I'm afraid he's gonna use it! What should I do? Please advise!

    • October 2, 2014 at 3:56 PM by info

      The information that you have sent is not enough to steal your identity. They will attempt to use the information that you have sent them, to trick you into sending more information or money. So, please be careful next time.

  • October 2, 2014 at 1:11 PM by an anonymous user from: San Francisco, California, United States

    I received a personal message from my ex-nurse manager Linda Cook who's retired, on FB that mark Zuckerberg is sharing his wealth and giving away $100k to the deaf, disabled and retirees to help out and that she saw my name as one of the recipients.

    Linda Cook instructed me to friend request a Garry Wilson in charge of distributing the money. Because it was my nurse manager whom I've known to be trustworthy, I believed it but after I gave out my info, Garry Wilson told me I had to pay delivery fee first of $1,500 and send it via money gram to Sarah R Johnson, Bulls Gap, Tennessee 37711, before he's sending the $100k thru UPS which made me suspicious.

    I stopped communicating with Mr. Wilson and till now he's still sending me and Linda Cook messages . Is this $100k legit or true? I'm afraid he's hacked and uses Linda Cook's profile to get to Linda Cook's friends. Am still trying to get hold of Linda Cook personally to inquire if she really sent me the messages of my winning.

    • November 24, 2014 at 8:18 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

      I just got that same message only the person to send a message was Steven A Rosenblum

    • October 2, 2014 at 3:55 PM by info

      It is a scam and you are right, Linda Facebook may have been compromised.

      • November 25, 2014 at 7:03 PM by an anonymous user from: Burlington, Vermont, United States

        ditto ive gotten the same message and he is trying to convince me the money would be good to pay for my medical expenses and so forth

  • September 21, 2014 at 2:31 PM by an anonymous user from: Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States

    Conversation started today:

    Beth

    2:38pm

    Beth

    Hello

    How are you doing?

    ME

    2:39pm

    ME

    Getting by.

    Beth

    2:41pm

    Beth

    Am extremely happy for my life. Facebook has really change my life for good. I was just wondering if you've heard about it yet. Guess what?

    ME

    2:42pm

    ME

    You can talk to me now?

    That was my guess LOL

    Beth

    2:43pm

    Beth

    Have you heard about the Facebook Powerball Grants Program that was imposed by Mr Zuckerberg, in regards to help Facebook Users?

    ME

    2:43pm

    ME

    Nope.

    What is it?

    Beth

    2:43pm

    Beth

    Oh I though you'll have heard 'bout it. They support people with free bonus money. Although, I am so excited because I am one of the lucky winner, I won $150,000.00 cash. Have you gotten yours yet?

    ME

    2:44pm

    ME

    No I haven't

    Beth

    2:44pm

    Beth

    OMG! I saw your name on the winner's list when the Ups came down to my door step delivering my winning money to me. Anyway, I think you should contact the Agent in charge to claim your own money as well. Do you know how to do that?

    ME

    2:44pm

    ME

    How did you get it? What did you have to do?

    Nope?

    Beth

    2:44pm

    Beth

    Here is the agent link https://www.facebook.com/ agentlarry.smith.35

    Just click on the link and send him a request.

    Timothy Payne

    2:45pm

    ME

    Ok I'll check it out

    Beth

    2:50pm

    Beth

    Are you on his fb page yet?

    Timothy Payne

    2:52pm

    ME

    I was busy now. Might check it later.

    Beth

    2:53pm

    Beth

    Do that now he's online right now send him friend request and message him

    ME

    2:56pm

    ME

    The Facebook Powerball Lottery emails or social networking posts are scams and you should not respond to them with your personal information. Every day, thousands of these email messages or social networking posts are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into sending their personal information and money to claim bogus prizes or lottery winnings.

    Beth

    2:57pm

    Beth

    This is real and legit

    Am very serious about it

    ME

    2:57pm

    ME

    Then give me a call. You know my number

    Beth

    2:58pm

    Beth

    I got my phone missing and my land line damaged the day I got the money delivered because I was so happy, infact am planning on shopping for the best cell ever, hope you are not bothered about that, I will contact you as soon as I get a new phone

    ME

    2:58pm

    ME

    Sure. Ok.

    Beth

    2:59pm

    Beth

    This is real and legit

    I'm very Happy cause when I receive the money from him I paid off all my old bills took the rest to my bank to save,Bank verify and see it's real money

  • September 17, 2014 at 10:17 AM by an anonymous user from: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

    Just received an online message from a friend of mine saying she won $70,000 through this and saw my name was also on the list. She sent me the link to Lacey Howard's facebook page. Lacey is supposedly a Powerball employee.

    After conversing back and forth with Lacey via facebook messaging, I was told I would have to pay a $1000 case file fee to prepare the "certificate of approval" from the government to verify this was legitimate. When asked if they could deduct the $1000 from my $70,000 "winnings", she said that, "No, You need to make the payment before the UPS are out for delivery." She also said any unclaimed "winnings" at 1:00pm would be forfeited and new winners would be selected. Red flags flying up everywhere!

    Remember: If it sounds too good to be true...it usually is!

    Clever trick on their part - messaging me from my friend's account - not sure how they pulled that off, but will definitely notify my friend that her account was compromised.

    That was the only part that threw me off and gave it an air of legitimacy (at first).

  • August 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM by an anonymous user from: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

    I just received this message from Facebook to email this number 13103071831 about winnings the Powerboat.

    He want so much money that I told him he's a scan artists he said no he's real but I knew he was not for real because I have been scam out of thousands of dollars before.

    Just wanted people to know be careful.

  • August 16, 2014 at 1:21 PM by an anonymous user from: Brandenburg, Kentucky, United States

    Warning: This Person is a scammer who is on Facebook scamming people.

    If this person Larry Smith, try's to add You to Your friends list do not accept his friend request.

  • August 9, 2014 at 4:43 PM by an anonymous user from: Chardon, Ohio, United States

    I received a message on my fb from one of my friends saying they had won $150,000 and giving me an address to click on to see if my name was on the list.

    I recognized something wasn't right and did not do it.

  • August 4, 2014 at 11:14 AM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Saturday someone by the name Yako tried to scam me. I did give them my name, address, phone number, address and email. Should I be alarmed by this? Can they steal my identity? What should I do? Please help.

    • August 4, 2014 at 2:18 PM by info

      They won't be able to steal your identity because you gave them your name,address, phone number and email. But, be careful going forward, because they will attempt to use that information to scam you.

  • July 28, 2014 at 7:24 PM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

    the agent has re-appeard at: https://www.facebook.com/agentscottbrown

    He will give you a grant: You Pay $800 and get $50,000,00.

    You pay $1,200 and get $90,000,00.

    You pay $2,150 and get $150,000,00.

    You pay $2,500 and get $200,000.00

    You pay $3,200 and get $300,000.00

    You pay $4,400 and get $450,000.00

    You pay $5,650 and get $550,000.00

    You pay $7,200 and get $750,000.00

    Final you pay $10,000 get $1,000,000.00.

  • July 27, 2014 at 12:14 AM by an anonymous user from: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    I reported this to our local Sheriff dept and also to Gov3.com and they told me it was a scam you should not have to pay money to get money, I know someone in my town that did this, I told her it was a scam and she did not believe me. She sent $2000.to get $20 thousand.

  • July 20, 2014 at 10:04 PM by an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

    A Michael Roberts and Patricia Herrick just contacted me about a supposed FB lottery I won just now.

  • July 13, 2014 at 12:27 AM by an anonymous user from: Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    I have given my personal info. Now what should I do?

    • July 13, 2014 at 6:05 AM by info

      They will attempt to use that info to scam you. So, be care next time.

  • July 11, 2014 at 9:08 AM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    How about - www.facbook.com/officerking.william? Says I won 100,000.

    • July 11, 2014 at 11:07 AM by info

      It is a scam. There is no Facebook Lottery.

  • July 6, 2014 at 9:56 PM by an anonymous user from: Wakefield, New Brunswick, Canada

    Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion which was imposed and authorized by the CEO/ Founder of Facebook Mr Mark Zuckerberg

    This looks like its the same thing. I was contacted by one of my fb friends that i rarely speak with. She claims to have received $100K is it possible that her account has been hacked? if so, how do i let her.

    • July 6, 2014 at 11:07 PM by info

      Yes, her account has been compromised. Send her an email, chat message or text. Tell her to change her Facebook password and <a href="/article/2013/1/7/easily-delete-or-remove-facebook-applications/">click here</a> for instructions for removing malicious Facebook applications from her account.

  • July 4, 2014 at 3:01 PM by an anonymous user from: Miami, Florida, United States

    Yea. Laurie Martin says me and 20 others won 950,000 on Facebook Powerball Lottery. Does facebook even have such a drawing? Please let me know, Mark.

    • July 11, 2014 at 8:41 AM by an anonymous user from: Omaha, Nebraska, United States

      Hey I accidentally sent them my info what should I do.

      • July 11, 2014 at 11:05 AM by info

        The scammers will attempt to use that information to trick you into sending money, so be careful next time.

    • July 4, 2014 at 4:48 PM by info

      Mark, it is a scam. There is no Facebook Powerball Lottery.

  • July 3, 2014 at 9:18 AM by an anonymous user from: Santa Clara, California, United States

    I just received this one from a friend in Facebook:

    -

    "Hello, how are you doing? I am very happy right now,I want to know if you are happy too because I got $200,000.00 delivered to me yesterday from the Powerball Commission and I saw your name on the list and the lady told me you won too. If you have not gotten the money,e-mail the lady on powerballagentp @financier.com to claim your money."

    • August 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM by an anonymous user from: Tamuning, Guam

      Same thing . My friend told me I won and my name is in the list that I have a check.

    • July 23, 2014 at 3:03 PM by an anonymous user from: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

      I received something to the same fact. Was all alone feeling funny about the circumstances, very unsure about it.

      With the friend saying she had received money already from them I thought it was good and true. I have given them some of my personal Information. Don't know if it is some they can use for Identity theft.

  • June 30, 2014 at 1:11 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    I live in Maine and was contacted yesterday by Carol Hedinger from facebook lottery promotions.

    She said I was a winner for 100,000 dollars. Send 1,200 to westurn union and I would receive a check from ups with in eight hours.

    She said to keep it between me and her and not to contact the media.

    It was very akward so I informed to news stations and facebook itself. Has anyone else been contacted by CAROL HEDINGER?

    • June 30, 2014 at 2:19 PM by info

      Once you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.

  • May 16, 2014 at 12:02 AM by an anonymous user from: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

    Hello..even now some lady is telling me that. Just read above.

    It's ironic because I came across this warning on her own Timeline!

  • May 12, 2014 at 10:31 AM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    A friend of mine told me she got $90,000 after sending $1,000 to facebook agent. I was informed I was selected as a winner as well. The same thing...$1,000 sent via Western Union and in 12 hrs I will receive $90,000. Is this legitamate.

    • May 12, 2014 at 12:22 PM by info

      It is a scam. Never send money via Western Union or any other money transfer services for any lottery prizes. If you asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.

  • May 9, 2014 at 5:43 AM by an anonymous user from: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    One question, why is a friend to sending scam stuff to my account, or they don't even know this is all a hacked?

    • May 9, 2014 at 6:24 AM by info

      It is not your friend that is sending the messages to you. It seems that friend's account was hacked or hijacked. Send a message to the friend and let them know what is happening.

  • April 11, 2014 at 7:16 PM by an anonymous user from: Silverton, Oregon, United States

    I was contacted by a Karen Galvin from Texas, informing me I won 12.500ml an a SUV Jeep. Of corse their was money involved in receiving the goods as she refers to the winning goods. Unfortunately I complied. Then informed me that after that fee was paid. Their was always more costs. Now, I received a Confermation letter from Powerball in collaboration with Facebook Signed by Karen Galvin contact manager an a John Cobhams Facebook finance. I was also given a number to call 210-888-9253. Of course everytime I called, it rang an rang then became busy. I asked, Karen Galvin why there was no answer. She informed me it was a busy phone. They are wanting 6,865 dollars for the delivery of goods. She called it a commission for the amount of the goods that would be delivered. Also, Karen Galvin, informed me of a passed winner a person named Debra, she offered to send money for me for goods. Only thing was she sent $300 in a check to Ms. Karen Galvin, she informed me that Debra's financial advisor had stopped payment on it. It's all been a devastating experience. I am disabled with a child.

  • April 3, 2014 at 8:50 PM by an anonymous user from: Fresno, California, United States

    I just got notified from what I thought was a cousin that he had won $50,000 and I was on the list and to contact facebook.com/ gary.saldivar.58 or text him at 213.342.1452 this appeared as a scam to me since if I won anything wouldn't I be notified personally not through a third party that turns out is not my cousin at all? I smell a dead fish in Cleveland here.

    • April 11, 2014 at 6:44 PM by an anonymous user from: Silverton, Oregon, United States

      Were you contacted by a Karen Galvin? Or John Cobhams?

  • March 16, 2014 at 8:44 PM by an anonymous user from: Brockport, New York, United States

    the man that contacted me is at https://www.facebook.com/ johnhullsnr i gave limited info the man said to buy walmart money pack for verification purposes in the amount of 800.00. I didnt send money but they must have hacked a friends account because she keep verifying the money aspect and said to talk with him to maybe get a lesser amount.

    I asked the friend to give me a loan and the response was she spent it all and couldnt... Please let people know about this!

  • March 16, 2014 at 8:26 PM by an anonymous user from: Brockport, New York, United States

    who is john hull snr? he said i won 150,000.00 dollars through facebook

  • March 13, 2014 at 11:11 PM by an anonymous user from: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

    If someone just ask for my. Dob and phone# and address to send me a donation like money is it a scam.

    • March 13, 2014 at 11:57 PM by info

      In this tough economic times, no one is going to send you free money. Do not send your information to these scammers. Giving them your phone number and DOB will allow them to call you and attempt to scam you.

  • March 13, 2014 at 8:33 AM by an anonymous user from: St Louis, Missouri, United States

    I got an email today from someone about claiming money for Megamillions and facebook I want to no if this is a scam as well they said text these number to claim your money 1-360-207-6397 and 619-887-4759 and 447024096853

  • March 12, 2014 at 9:54 PM by an anonymous user from: Hindman, Kentucky, United States

    I got this through a friend saying he had got money input some info in and then he asked for cell number and Facebook ID and password I told him I did not trust him.

  • March 11, 2014 at 4:01 AM by an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    I am getting a message about this from a close friend on my list does that mean them and/or me are being targeted.

  • March 10, 2014 at 12:25 PM by an anonymous user from: Reno, Nevada, United States

    I was just contacted by an old friend or so I thought it was her.

    She said she had won $100,000 through FB Mark Zuckerburg was giving back to Facebookers_

    she gave me the name of who to contact and friend on FB this is what she said

    am so happy because i got $100,000 from the promotion made by Facebook Founder Mr Mark Zuckerberg for the annual seasoning to make all Facebook User benefit from the gain of the company

    so you have not contact them about it yet

    should i give you their facebook contact so you can send them a friend request and you will be able to talk better

    THIS IS THE LINK SHE GAVE ME TO FRIEND

    https://www.facebook.com/ smithfedex.lewisjohn

    This was our conversation:

    click on the link right now to send the friend request to them

    I didThen what do I do next

    have they accept your request

    yes

    now, message them and let them know you are ready to claim your money from facebook

    I did

    ok

    He asked for my address and phone #

    ok, have you given it to him

    yesThey asked where I found out about it and they recognized your name

    oh ok

    Nancy did you have to pay to get your money?

    yes i paid for the certificate fees and i was deliver my money the same day i contact them

    It sounds like a scam but if you are sure I will do it

    i am really sure about this and i know they will also get your money deliver to you

    the certificate schedule they gave me shows I have to pay $1200 to get 100,000.

    i also paid $1200 and i was deliver with the $100,000

    BBB has received reports recently about an email scam involving Facebook. The email purports to be directly from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and says you’re the winner of a million-dollar Facebook sweepstakes.

    The email is a scam and it’s suspected that it’s being used to deliver malware onto consumers’ computers.

    As a result, BBB warns anyone who receives it to avoid clicking any links and to delete the email immediately.

    Aside from the use of Facebook to draw consumers in, the email scam carries with it many common red flags: consumers are being emailed out of the blue, they’re being asked to click on suspect links in order to “claim a prize,” and there’s often an explicit demand for confidentiality, as well.

    Should you receive an email like this, you can report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

    - See more at: http://www.bbb.org/blog/2011/12/ facebook-lottery-scam/# sthash.bY8BeDI2.dpuf

    Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Home

    www.ic3.gov

    • April 22, 2014 at 6:25 AM by an anonymous user from: Majuro, Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands

      Same information came to me. The whole bit and had the same problem got a friend or so i thought it was him said i got $100,000.00 and to contact this person Robert Johnson. This Robert told me to send $500.00 to get my wining. Almost had me fooled there.

    • March 12, 2014 at 6:23 PM by an anonymous user from: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

      I got stung for $1000 the same way western union and he wanted $6000 more for IRS fee which I did not send...it was a friend that sent me the email www.facebook.com/ davidryan.353803952 who can you call to expose or complain about this?

      4

  • February 28, 2014 at 10:20 PM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    Robert S Collins along with Paula Bowling tried to scam me out of thousands of dollars on February 26, 2014 through facebook messaging. Paula Bowling is from Hazard, Kentucky so she says on her facebook profile. Robert S Collins does not work alone!

    • March 12, 2014 at 10:02 PM by an anonymous user from: Hindman, Kentucky, United States

      I got this to but from Charles Ritchie from hazard

    • March 2, 2014 at 6:00 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

      I fell for this scam unfortunately i am smarter than that! Mine happenef Feb. 27Th2014. No he is not working alone! I traced 3 different IP#'s 1 in livingston NJ, 1 in Hernadan VA, another in Lockton NY. I gave then my info( not banking) but my address, etc. I also western unioned and money gram $750.00 each. Plus the charge of wire transfer...$60.00. I have contacted FBI - ICV. For online scams and western union fraud dept. I know the red flags were there. I received a msg. From who i thought was my uncle. It appears he was hacked too! I want to stop these crooks from doing this to others! They prey on peoples dreams! It' s sick! I have saved all my conversations with that crook, and snapshotted his web page on Facebook before he removed it! I can't believe I fell for this! I am too embarassed to tell my friends and family I fell for this!

      • March 25, 2014 at 2:03 AM by an anonymous user from: La Mirada, California, United States

        Mine was from Trish Engle Neace of Hazard county KY. I have contacted Hazard county sheriffs department and I am determined to get her locked up! Along with Nicholas Wiggers in Tampa FL. where I sent the $ I opened an investigation with Western Union fraud DEPT. Their video should prove who picked up the $ I sent! Also via moneygram!

  • February 20, 2014 at 9:07 PM by an anonymous user from: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Was messaged by my cousin saying I won 50,000 dollars.did these scammers hack her Facebook?just want to know if its real or a scam please?

    • February 21, 2014 at 9:33 AM by an anonymous user from: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

      Here is another scam:

      -

      My name is Agent Williams James in charge of Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion which was imposed and authorized by the CEO/ Founder of Facebook Mr Mark Zuckerberg. We remember your Facebook User name on our Winner's List and congratulation you are one of the Lucky winner of Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion. We Embarked on a worldwide promotion for Disable, Unemployed, Worker's, Retired, Young's

      • February 21, 2014 at 10:03 AM by info

        This is a scam. Never send your money or information to anyone online that you do not know.

        • February 27, 2014 at 9:51 AM by an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

          What if you didn't send all your info just a little and you didn't send money will you still be ok

  • February 14, 2014 at 11:49 AM by an anonymous user from: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    My girlfriend got messaged on fb that she won 500,000 and they want her to pay a sum of 3000 in order to get the winnings. I told her not to give any info.but the woman is very persistent on helping her with some of the money and she can pay it back out of the winnings. Please let everyone know the scam or lottery is back praying on peoples financial burdens and hopes

  • February 8, 2014 at 2:29 PM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    This message came from someone I know on facebook:

    -

    I actually want to tell you that i just receive $100,000.00 cheque from Facebook affiliated with powerball / megamillion and the cash was delivered to me here at my home and address but when i was signing for my cash your name appear next to my name and i asked the agent he said you need to claim it yourself... You need to email them now and claim it tell them you want to check your name on the winning list ... here is the email megamillionsandfacebook @outlook.com or edmundbrown @outlook.com, or brown.edmund53 @yahoo.com or text them you want to check your name 1-317-721-6597 or call 44-702-409-6853

    • February 27, 2014 at 9:55 AM by an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

      It happened to me like that too it was someone on my Facebook who said the same thing and gave me the info to contact this person

  • January 31, 2014 at 4:41 AM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    I received this massage in Facebook inbox <br/>This is true or not?<br/>-<br/>Facebook Lottery Supports<br/><br/>UK FACEBOOK LOTTERY AWARD<br/>13 Liverpool Road, Islington, London<br/>United Kingdom<br/>Tel: 44-741-848-0082<br/><br/>Dear Facebook Winner,<br/><br/>CONGRATULATIONS! - You have just won yourself the sum of £800,000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) in the ongoing Facebook 2013 lottery program. All participants were selected through our administrative database, from over Five hundred million facebook Accounts in the Middle East Geographic zone:Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, as part of our international promotion program which is conducted annually...

    • January 31, 2014 at 4:59 AM by info

      This is a scam. If you receive any messages about Facebook Lottery, it is a scam.

  • January 30, 2014 at 8:47 AM by an anonymous user from: Champaign, Illinois, United States

    I just received a text that says "My name is Jeff Meadow in charge of Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion, may I have your full name and location to check if you are among the lucky winners." I gave my name and location (this info is already on my facebook page) then I responded "this is a hoax." I'm sure I won't here from this Jeff again!

  • January 22, 2014 at 7:43 AM by an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United States

    Be careful all I have recently been a victim of these scams! Its a humiliating experience. I got all those messages and believed I won until I was beaten out of $2152.98...please be careful because I wasn't and now I have to fight this battle between me and ary steve

  • January 20, 2014 at 5:17 PM by an anonymous user from: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

    Yep,a FB friend contacted me(supposedly) I didn't send money, but filled out the info. I guessed anyone would know my address(via internet), and other things. Worry about them having my FB email though. Should I changed it?

    • March 22, 2014 at 8:57 PM by an anonymous user from: Victoria, Texas, United States

      I gave my info, but they send it from one of your friends account that why they want your password so they can use your account to send it. Its just crazy. It happened to me today but I didn't send money. I gave my info though.

    • January 20, 2014 at 8:38 PM by info

      There is no need to change your FB email address. Just be careful, because those scammers will be sending you more of these fraudulent email messages.

  • January 16, 2014 at 5:11 AM by info

    If you are notified by a Facebook friend or anyone else with a message claiming that you are on the Facebook Powerball winners list, and you should notify somone else in order to claim your money, please DO NOT respond to the message or send your hard earned money.

    This is a scam. There is no Facebook Powerball lottery. Once you are asked to pay money in order to receive money, it is the first sign that you are being scammed.

    Thousands of Facebook users have been receiving these messages.

  • January 14, 2014 at 10:22 PM by an anonymous user from: San Jose, California, United States

    I have recently gotten one of these scams, but I sent out my information before thinking. I have changed my passwords, but I'm worried about them knowing my name and address. I did not give then any security numbers for my back account, so should i be worried?

    • January 20, 2014 at 8:40 PM by info

      There is no need to worry. Just be careful, because those scammers will be sending you more of these fraudulent email messages.

  • January 9, 2014 at 1:01 PM by an anonymous user from: Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania, United States

    I just recently,got one of these scams, not exactly the way they read here,but I didn;t realise it was a scam until they ask for money,in which I already gave them my name an address an phone number . I don;t have any credit cards or bank accounts but this worries me now that they have my address an name age and phone number and e mail, is there anything I can do My daughter reported them an blocked them an I changed my passwords, But still bothers me that they already have my address an name and age .. If there is any advice you could give me Id appreciate it very much. Thank you Kathy

    • January 20, 2014 at 8:41 PM by info

      There is no need to worry. Just be careful next time, because those scammers will be sending you more of these fraudulent email messages.

  • December 31, 2013 at 6:18 PM by an anonymous user from: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States

    I received a message from a friend on Facebook telling me my name was on the receivers list along with her name as a power ball winner in the Facebook Anniversary Promo,I sent the information they wanted.How stupid could I be!What can I do about this?

    • January 20, 2014 at 8:42 PM by info

      There is nothing you can really do after submitting your information to these cybercriminals. Just be careful, because those scammers will be sending you more of these fraudulent email messages.

  • December 29, 2013 at 4:20 PM by an anonymous user from: San Antonio, Texas, United States

    I got the msg today from one of my facebook friends. Beware Robert S. Collins...

  • December 13, 2013 at 9:44 AM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    I have just been contacted on Facebook about winning the Powerball through they're anniversary promo.

  • December 12, 2013 at 3:58 PM by an anonymous user from: Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia

    i just received one now...thanks so much for that

  • December 8, 2013 at 4:43 AM by an anonymous user from: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

    What can I do if I sent them my information

  • December 4, 2013 at 9:37 AM by an anonymous user from: Kansas City, Kansas, United States

    What can I do if I all ready sent it?

  • December 3, 2013 at 8:38 AM by an anonymous user from: Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

    I have received two of them they use your friends to send it.

  • December 2, 2013 at 6:49 PM by an anonymous user from: Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

    I got this Facebook message:<br/><i><br/>I am from Facebook/Powerball Lotto, Ohio, Texas. I am an agent attached with the Facebook Lottery program which is aimed at rewarding all Facebook Users and as part of the recent ongoing Lottery, your Name emerged as a lucky winner for this month. Winners are selected randomly through an electronic ballot system and all facebook users are automatically entered for this draw with their facebook name . I am sending this message from our headquarters here in Texas. I'm here to tell you that you luckily won the Powerball/ Facebook Lottery for this month and the Powerball Lottery Foundation has agreed to give you the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Your Ticket Number is: P786475604545 188 87 042 with serial number: 07/043/39/50/26/90 /. I will be looking forward to hear from you.<br/><br/>Note that your Certificate of Winning is being processed and you will be shown if you request for it. It serves as a solid proof that you actually won the money package.<br/></i><br/><br/>Just reply this message if you are willing to claim your money package.

  • December 2, 2013 at 5:31 PM by an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

    It says that the FB page was removed, but I just got an email with the same thing above from a friend of mine. 12/2/2013. I sent him a msg.to change his password, and I changed mine. People need to get a bleeping life and a REAL job.

  • December 1, 2013 at 1:35 PM by an anonymous user from: New Knoxville, Ohio, United States

    I got one from a freind saying check this out and I did and if I send 800 to this address they will send 30000 to me

  • December 1, 2013 at 12:37 AM by an anonymous user from: West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

    I bit on the scam as I thought I was talking to a very close friend.in the message she said that she had won $50000.00 and my name was on the list. She, or I thought it was her told me about paying off bills with the money and gave me the place to contact. This I did. A man calling himself David Smith Jr., who is on facbook contacted me. I did send the $450.00. Then he told me that I needed to send $800.00 more. I did not send the money that time. I know I am out the money. But I don't want to have other people get mixed up with him and loss money like I did. I do want people to know about this David Smith Jr.. I hope you can do this for me. Thank you for taking the time to read this from an old lady. W. Morfeld

  • November 26, 2013 at 9:51 PM by an anonymous user from: Kolonia, Pohnpei, Micronesia

    Agent Mark Thomas almost fooled me. Luckily i didn't follow, better luck next time Agent Mark Thomas, Agent Mark Dan, and Agent Mark Turner. :) Pwis ke deh kaing..;)...

  • November 25, 2013 at 2:31 PM by an anonymous user from: Sunnyvale, California, United States

    Ya, this is what I got on Facebook today:<br/><br/>"I actually just want to tell you that i just receive $50,000 from Powerball Lottery anniversary and the cash was delivered to me here at my home address but when i was signing for my cash your name appear next to my name and i asked the agent he said you need to claim it yourself... You need to email them now and claim it tell them you want to check your name on the winning list ... Here are their claiming Agent Contact Emails and Numbers bellow:-Agent Agent Ary Steve or Kevin Robinson {arysteve@yahoo.com or kevinrobinson4299@hotmail.com }Or you can call their contact number:- { 14355298163} or text { 16178559428}"<br/><br/>How are these people getting away with this?

    • April 16, 2014 at 4:34 PM by an anonymous user from: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

      I got this same message, it was from my cousin, almost fell for it,but I felt that something was wrong...please be careful people...

  • November 23, 2013 at 9:37 AM by an anonymous user from: Altoona, Florida, United States

    Do they actually get a real check or is it a fake one? The person that called me said she paid a $1,500.00 fee to get her check. Please advise.

  • November 19, 2013 at 10:02 AM by an anonymous user from: Dallas, Texas, United States

    I got one today from someone on my list saying they won 100,000 and they seen my name on the list.SCAM!

  • November 16, 2013 at 8:58 PM by an anonymous user from: Edgware, England, United Kingdom

    Love the fact the wording is so obvious that its been badly translated.<br/>Iv had similar message sent to me by 5 people in the last 2 days. but saying it was a lucky draw my the Facebook CEO.

  • November 14, 2013 at 3:25 PM by an anonymous user from: New York, United States

    This is what i got today through one of my facebook friend. Thinking her Facebook is hacked...<br/><br/>-<br/>I'm so happy, how are you? did you hear about the Facebook Anniversary Promo in Collaboration Powerball Lottery? because i received $50,000 from Powerball and Facebook Organization and I wonder if you gotten your cheque too?because I saw your name on the Facebook list of unclaimed funds and I ask the courier service that brought my cheque to my front door but he said they can not locate your address so that’s why am sending you this message to get you informed on how to claim your winning cheque too . before it close Agent Mark Thomas email and number... ( claimprizess2013@yahoo.com or Text on 503) 741 8310, So you can also receive your payment check.<br/>Today<br/><br/>Oh yes this is real ...I got my $50,000.00 check from the Facebook Anniversary Promo in collaboration Powerball Lottery. They gave me the money for Facebook user support and I asked my lawyer, bank and police, they told me its real, I have received it and i am really happy to paid all my bills and buy some good things...they are alot of people that get it too, You can contact agent Mark Thomas on ( claimprizess2013@yahoo.com or Text on 503) 741 8310, So you can also receive your payment.<br/>-

  • November 10, 2013 at 4:01 PM by an anonymous user from: Chicago, Illinois, United States

    ok, nobody are telln us wat wud happened if u sent your info already

  • November 6, 2013 at 4:44 AM by an anonymous user from: Leeds, Alabama, United States

    Here is a version I recieved this morning as a message on facebook from a friend.

    I actually just want to tell you that I just receive $50,000 from Powerball Lottery anniversary and they cash was delivered to me here at my home address but when I was signing for my cash your name appear next to my name and I asked the agent he said you need to claim it yourself... You need to email them now and claim it tell them you want to check your name on the winning list ... here is the email powerballagency11@li­­­­­­­­ve.com or powerballagency1@gma­­­­­­­­il.com or scott_wallacee75@yah­­oo.com or text them you want to check your name (206) 397-8415 . Text or email them your full name and address and they will tell you everything you need to do to get yours. Good luck to you

  • October 25, 2013 at 9:23 AM by an anonymous user from: Santa Clara, California, United States

    Poor grammar is a big clue that this is a scam.

  • October 25, 2013 at 8:32 AM by info

    There is nothing much that you can do after sending your information to these scammers. What you can do going forward is not to quickly click on links in emails and never send your personal or financial information to anyone in an email message. Especially, to persons requesting money.

  • October 24, 2013 at 6:33 AM by an anonymous user from: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    What do I do if I have already sent them my personal information?

  • October 23, 2013 at 12:09 PM by an anonymous user from: Chicago, Illinois, United States

    I just got this scam. They where asking for money. I didn't give them any money or any bank information. How can we put a stop to these scams? I don't want people to get ahold of my information. And I don't just give my bank information out to just anyone.

  • October 14, 2013 at 6:53 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    I saw your name on the Facebook list of unclaimed funds and I ask the courier service that brought my cash to my front door but he said they can not locate your address so that’s why am sending you this message to get you informed on how to claim your winning cash too, you can contact Agent Wayne Adkins on { Powerballagentwayne @yahoo.com // Powerballcompanyagentwayne @usa.com }, or you can send them A Text 1 (402)-313-8145 so you can also receive your Winning prize check

    I got this same message today basically I'm not into scams so this is crazy

  • October 4, 2013 at 10:02 PM by an anonymous user from: Tamuning, Guam

    I was asked by a friend on Facebook if I received my winning price worth of 50,000.00 and she gave me some email address and a # to text to, I already send a message but I'm writing in my own language. Please help me out if this kind of person already got my information?

  • September 29, 2013 at 10:05 AM by an anonymous user from: Waite Park, Minnesota, United States

    I was sent the following messages from one of my facebook friends around 9 am, September 29th, 2013 (for time references, in case anybody's wondering when it last happened):<br/><br/>"I was just wondering if you have heard about the Facebook Lotttery promotion that was imposed by facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to help and support retired, widow,unemployed, disable, full/part time worker's. Have you ever heard about this before?"<br/><br/>and<br/><br/>"The promotion was made to some facebook user in other to benefit from them its a randomly picked of profile on facebook and get $70,000.00 did you get yours from them?"<br/><br/>My friend proceeded to send me messages talking about how she got her money and she saw my name on the list and was wondering if I got mine. She even sent my a link to some guys' facebook profile page so I could contact them and get my money. I suggested it was a scam and she insisted it was "real and legit" and said her bank verified it for her, etc., etc.<br/><br/>If this weren't enough, I know this particular friend has had problems with getting hacked in the past, and I knew that if it were really her speaking to me that it would be a lot less detailed.<br/><br/>I was certain it was a scam but wanted proof, so I googled it and found this page.<br/><br/>Needless to say I reported this to facebook.<br/><br/>Don't fall for this guys, and don't click on any links. And a thank you to this page for confirming my suspicions.

    • August 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM by an anonymous user from: Jackson, Mississippi, United States

      I got this same message from my friend stating this message, now I am out of thousands of dollars

  • September 12, 2013 at 7:34 PM by an anonymous user from: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    my facebook account has been taken over and used for this purpose. I am no longer able to access my Facebook account. they are using my account to try to lure my friends into making the same mistake. they're now blackmailing me with the use of my account to pay them the money that they demand from me.

  • September 7, 2013 at 8:48 AM by an anonymous user from: Akron, Ohio, United States

    I have just been a victim of this scam all the way up to Agent Mark Turner asking me to take $1,000 cash and send it to David Jacobo 10324 6th pls Apt 15<br/>Federal Way. WA 98003 US<br/>He also told me to keep it a secret for security purposes.<br/>I sent my personal information even after having an inside struggle about doing so. When the money was asked for I became angry because I Am already struggling and NOW I'n OFFENDED BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS. I knew better. It sounded too good to be true, yet still, because of my financial needs I was very hopeful. smh

  • August 31, 2013 at 2:50 AM by an anonymous user from: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    This was sent to me:<br/>-<br/><br/>CONGRATULATION!<br/>Thanks for getting back to us Asap. We got your information And Your information have Been Programmed in our Database. The UPS are ready to bring your package money to your door step in the next 24hour. Finally,You have to pay for Case file fee and the delivery fees, so that the UPS can bring the package to your door step in the next 7 hours from now.<br/><br/>ou will need to pay for Delivery Fees and Case file fees.<br/>You pay $1,000 and get $100,000,00.<br/>You pay $1,500 and get $150,000,00.<br/>You pay $2,000 and get $200,000,00.<br/>You pay $3,000 and get $250,000,00. <br/>You pay $4,000 and get $350,000.00<br/>You pay $5,000 and get $500,000.00<br/>Choose your preferable winning price, so that the UPS can bring your money Asap. <br/><br/>We Guarantee 100% & Assurance that once you make the payment your winning money will be deliver to you 48 hours after the payment is Made. Let me know when you are ready to make the payment So we can prepare all necessary documents and give you the INFO to be used in making payment Via Western Union Money Transfer.

    • April 6, 2014 at 12:10 AM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

      it's a scam. Don't fall for it.

  • August 31, 2013 at 2:48 AM by an anonymous user from: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    This was sent to me:

    -

    just click on the link and sent him friend request. https://www.facebook.com /officerhowardlee Tell him you want to know if your name is still on the winner's list his always online there to attend to the claiming winner ok?,Or you text him on his text number which is (646) 783-8084

  • August 30, 2013 at 3:05 PM by an anonymous user from: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

    there is someone on FB who sent this to my mate:<br/>-<br/>Hello and how you doing today? I’m so happy because I got 300,000.00 cash from Facebook affiliated powerball/megamillions. They are giving the fund to people using facebook to support them.I wonder if you gotten your Cash too?because I saw your name on the Facebook list of unclaimed funds and I ask the courier service that brought my cash to my front door but he said they can not locate your address so that’s why am sending you this message to get you informed on how to claim your winning cash too .Here is their claiming Agent Contact Emails and Number:-Agent Scott scottcrocker99@hotmail.com . write back to me let me know

  • August 27, 2013 at 5:19 AM by info

    If you have already sent your personal information, they will try to use this information to scam you by sending more email messages to you. So, just be careful of the email messages that you receive in the future.

  • August 27, 2013 at 1:03 AM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    I already sent my personal info in to them,how can I protect myself now?

  • August 16, 2013 at 9:23 AM by an anonymous user from: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

    Recieved thru facebook name Lynn Risdale that I was a winner and she had won also. She stated she sent her $650.00 for the processing fee and they delivered $450,000.00 and a brand new 2013 Nissan truck and that I had won also. I needed to contact this "Michael Barbara" at federaldeliveryagent@gmail.com I did. He told me that I too had won a brand new 2013 Nissan truck and $450,000.00. All I needed to do was send $650.00 processing fee by Western Union and I would recieve this money and truck. I have looked all over to find the scam on this and found this page.

    • May 15, 2014 at 12:28 PM by an anonymous user from: Conneaut, Ohio, United States

      This is a Facebook scam. Teresa Kennedy sent I was a winner the agent text my phone said I would. Have to pay 400 Dollars to receive my winning

      • May 15, 2014 at 12:52 PM by info

        Yes, it is a scam. If you are asked to send money in order to receive money, it is a scam.

  • August 9, 2013 at 1:38 PM by an anonymous user from: Florence, South Carolina, United States

    Hello, My name is Agent Mark Dann in charge of Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion which was imposed and authorized by the CEO/ Founder of Facebook Mr Mark Zuckerberg. We remember your Facebook User name on our Winner's List and congratulation you are one of the Lucky winner of Facebook Power-ball Lottery Promotion. We Embarked on a worldwide promotion for Disable, Unemployed, Worker's, Retired, Young's & Old's people's, A Sophisticated Automated Database to Randomly select E-mail Accounts that frequently surf the Internet.Consequent upon this, Your Facebook Profile Account was picked for Category A Winners, you have been selected as a winner. We Are United Power To Success and Focus For Deaf People, Hearing, Poor and Retire Workers in the Community, Supported By The United State Of America Government. So your name was chosen on FACEBOOK by the owner of facebook so let us know if you are ready to claim the money now?<br/><br/>You'll have to Fill a form, So the UPS can Locate Your Destination at the point of delivery of your winning money and also for Security reasons<br/>So are you ready to do that?<br/><br/>Name... Address... City... State... Zip code... Country... Date Of Birth... E-mail Address... Text phone... Occupation... Male or female... Age... Deaf or Hearing... Do you Own a house or Rent Appt... Do you want cash or check...? Regard, Mark Dann<br/><br/>Ok<br/>(248) 564-7400 this is my text number text me now<br/>CONGRATULATION! Thanks for getting back to us Asap. We got your information And Your information have Been Programmed in our Database. The UPS are ready to bring your package money to your door step in the next 7hour. Finally,You have to pay for Case file fee and the delivery fees, so that the UPS can bring the package to your door step in the next 7 hours from now. You will need to pay for Delivery Fees and Case file fees<br/><br/>You pay $1,000 and get $100,000,00. You pay $1,500 and get $150,000,00. You pay $2,000 and get $200,000,00. You pay $3,000 and get $250,000,00. You pay $4,000 and get $350,000.00 You pay $5,000 and get $500,000.00 Chose your preferable winning price, so that the UPS can bring your money Asap<br/><br/>You will have to pay it to motherless babies home<br/><br/>deborah smith 60 airport rd,arden nc 28704<br/><br/>After you send the money . the money will be delivered to you after 7hours

    • May 18, 2014 at 5:58 AM by an anonymous user from: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

      I have been a victum of this scam..I was told by a friend she recieved $82,000 and she seen my name on the delivery list and told me to contact a Jessica Nelson to see if I was still on the winning list..I was to recieve $85,000 but I had to send $1000 for case file fee..yes I did then it came to me saying my winnings increased to $120,000 but had to send another $1000..I did n got told my check would b delivered in 24 hrs by ups..the following day I recieved a msg with what looked like a legit form from facebook n powerball a certificate of approval with my name on it for $200,000..but had to send $1000 for tax purposes..again I complied..but here I sit a week later no check n they keep asking for money..which I have been refusing to do..ive requested my $3000 back n they tell me I have to send $500 for refund fees to get my money back..im refusing that..it was a close family member I thought who wouldnt do that to us..come to find out this family member has not used that certain fb profile in almost a yr..and upon further digging..I now know there was no powerball and facebook lottery for the deaf n hearing impaired..we have lost $3000. Plus sending fees of almost $100..and nothing to show for it..is there anyway to trace the people responsible for this

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