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"Facebook Award Program 2016 - Congratulations You Have Been Awarded $900,000" Lottery Scam

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Facebook Award Program 2016 - Congratulations You Have Been Awarded $900,000 Lottery Scam

It is important that Facebook users know that there is no Facebook lottery or "Facebook Award Program." Therefore, Facebook users who have received the lottery scamming message below, which claims they have won or been awarded thousands of dollars in the Facebook Award Program 2016 fiscal year draw, should delete the message. The fake message is being sent by lottery scammers to trick Facebook users into sending them their personal information. Once the scammers have their potential victims’ personal information, they will ask them to send advance fees in order to claim their so-called lottery prizes. Once the scammers received their victims’ money, they will disappear or attempt to get more money from their victims.

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It is important to remember that legitimate companies will never ask their lottery winners to send their personal information via email message or send money in order to receive their prizes. Therefore, if online or internet users are asked to do the same, that should be the first indicator that someone is attempting to scam them.

The “Facebook Award Pragram 2016” Lottery Scam

Subject: Congratulations–You have been awarded $900,000 by Facebook
Facebook Award Pragram 2016

FACEBOOK AWARD PRAGRAM 2016
Reference Number FB-FFYD 719
Winning :FB-FFYD-900KUSD-FB

Dear FaceBook User,

Congratulations!

You have won 900.000USD. We are pleased to officially inform you of the result of the just concluded Facebook Fiscal Year Draws held on 18th March, 2016 by Facebook Group in cash Promotion to encourage the usage of Facebook all over the world.

Your claim details, please keep confidential:
Batch Number: FB-FFYD-390
Reference Number: FB-FFYD-719
Winning: FB-FFYD-900KUSD-FB

Contact our accredited attorney below with your full details for immediate Claim Procedure and Payment Code.

Name: Lucas SWAT,
FB Regional Representative
Washington, D.C.
27 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Email: swat@christchambers.com

1. Full name: 2. Nationality: 3. Contact Address: 4. Telephone Number: 5. Mobile Number: 6 7. Occupation: 8. Age: 9. Sex:

Thank for using Facebook,
Facebook Financal Director
Mark Scott

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Aug 22, 2020 at 9:07 AM by an anonymous user from: Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Sir we are received a message for facebook winner FB-FFYD 390FB-FFYD719 please confirm this matter...

Aug 22, 2020 at 9:15 AM by info

The message is a fake sent by thieves who are attempting to trick you into sending them money.

Sep 2, 2019 at 1:48 PM by an anonymous user from: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Vimal V. winner in fb award program. Is it true?

Sep 2, 2019 at 1:55 PM by info

No, it is not true, it is a scam. There is no Facebook lottery or promotion that is giving thousands or millions of dollars away.

Apr 20, 2018 at 5:05 AM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

Well, I need to no what to do, because FedEx wants me to go and get a 50 dollars iTunes card; so what do I do?

Apr 20, 2018 at 8:17 AM by info

FedEx or other legitimate companies will never ask you to get an iTunes card for payment.
Remember, If you are asked to send iTunes card as payment, it means a scammer or cyber thief is attempting to scam or rob you.

Jan 11, 2018 at 10:57 AM by an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United States

There is someone by the name of Angela gray who works for these people; she will say that she has won the money and tells you to text a number which is 7162446987

Apr 12, 2017 at 8:50 AM by an anonymous user from: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

I have received text messages from 4 different gentle men saying I won $950,000 in a contest for being on Facebook the longest.

Feb 21, 2017 at 6:48 AM by an anonymous user from: Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

I received the same message today.

Jan 14, 2017 at 11:54 PM by info

Received via email: "I have sent money to receive lottery winnings through face book I saved the last agent chat conversation I had I asked about the lottery being ligit and he said it was Now I am trying to recoup my money I lost Why doesn't face book delete these profiles"

Dec 19, 2016 at 1:39 PM by an anonymous user from: Rabun Gap, Georgia, United States

I was contacted via text message. Told me I won 550,000.00. Would I like check or A TM card. Then told me I had to pay 350.00 for insurance.
When I told him that was a Red Flag, and explained I shouldn't have to pay for insurance and it was their responsibility, he said he heard me and didn't text me anymore.
Text came from someone named Wesson, number was
917-397-6671.

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