"Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017" Lottery Scam

The email message below which claims the recipients are winners in the Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017 is a scam. There is no such lottery. As a matter of fact, there is no Facebook lottery. Therefore, recipients of similar messages claiming they are winners in some so-called Facebook lottery should never respond to the fraudulent email messages with their personal information or financial information, and should never send money to the lottery scammers.

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Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017 Lottery Scam

And, do not be fooled by fake Facebook lottery winning certificates and remember, once you are asked to send personal information or money in order to claim a lottery prize, it is a scam.

The "Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017" Email Scam

FROM: THE DESK OF THE FACEBOOK COMPANY MOBILE PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, FACEBOOK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION,USA.

WC1B 4AR.

REFERENCE NO: 875061725/08

BATCH NO: 03/02849/

ORDER NO: FB-225-7736

WINNER: NO36

ELECTRONIC MOBILE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER: LA USA.

FACEBOOK INTERNATIONAL MOBILE AWARD PROGRAM 2017

ATTENTION: WINNER,

SEQUEL TO THE DECISION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THIS COMPANY", WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ENTITLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ($500.000.00 USD). HAS BEEN PACKAGED IN CASH AND SEALED IN A SAFETY BOX AS A DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE FOR IMMEDIATE DISPATCH THROUGH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY IMMUNITY TO YOUR DOOR STEP.

THE CASH PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP YOU AND THIS COMPANY TO OVERCOME ALL THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HITCHES, AND TAXES UNDER THE BTO TRANSFER LAWS, FINANCIAL CONSTITUTION AND POLICIES OF YOUR COUNTRY AND OUR COUNTRY FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE RULE OF LAW. IT IS THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ENTITLEMENT WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT THE POINT OF ENTRANCE TO YOUR COUNTRY HENCE A DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS YOUR DELIVERY AGENT IN THIS REGARD.

WE ADVISE YOU TO HELP US SERVE HIM BETTER, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT DOES NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE CONTENT OF THE PACKAGE IS, AS SUCH THE PACKAGE IS "TAGGED A DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE", THEREFORE EXPOSING THE CONTENT OF THE PARCEL BEFORE THE PUBLIC IS AT YOUR RISK. BY THE VETO OF POWER CONFERRED TO US, WE HAVE TAKEN THE DECISION TO FOOT THE TRAVELING COSTS OF THE DELEGATED DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT, AND ENSURED PAYMENTS FOR SHIPMENT OF SAFETY BOX TO PHILIPPINES, AND WOULD WANT YOU TO PREPARE THE PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $450 USD, WHICH IS PAYABLE IN CASH TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT THROUGH OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS ON HIS ARRIVAL TO PHILIPPINES AIRPORT FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE SHIPMENT AND AIRPORT CLEARANCE CHARGES.

THE PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE FEES IS EXPECTED TO BE FORWARDED TO THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT IMMEDIATELY ON HIS ARRIVAL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO ENABLE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PACKAGE FROM THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES BEFORE PROCEEDING TO YOUR HOUSE OR OFFICE FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE, THE SAID CLEARANCE CHARGES OF $450 USD WILL BE CONVERTED TO YOUR LOCAL CURRENCY (21,186 PH) BEFORE SENDING TO THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PACKAGE FROM PHILIPPINES AIRPORT AUTHORITIES.

AND UPON SETTLEMENT OF THE SHIPMENT CLEARANCE COST AND PHILIPPINES CUSTOM AIRPORT CLEARANCE , THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT WILL PROCEED FOR FINAL DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP AFTER WHICH HE SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE DOCUMENTS, WHICH YOU WILL LEGALLY SIGN FOR RELEASE OF YOUR PACKAGE TO YOU, AND UPON THE ENDORSEMENTS, THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT WILL HAND OVER YOUR PACKAGE (THE SAFETY BOX) CONTAINING THE TOTAL SUM IN PRINCIPLE TO YOU AND AS WELL AS ASSIST IN DEPOSITING THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDED.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO TO THE AIRPORT FOR THE PAYMENT RATHER THE DIPLOMAT WILL PROVIDE YOU OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS TO MAKE THE PAYMENT AS YOU HAVE NO DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND IDENTITY.

THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ENDORSED TO AVOID IMPERSONATIONS, DOUBLE CLAIM AND FUND TRANSFERS TO QUESTIONABLE CHARACTERS WHO MIGHT USE THE FUND FOR TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHICH IS AGAINST THE ETHICS AND CONSTITUTIONS GOVERNING SUCH MAGNITUDE OF INTERNATIONAL FUND TRANSFER.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.THE DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF THE SENIOR DIPLOMAT MR.GEORGE WALKER HAS TO BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL HE ARRIVES IN YOUR HOME IN PHILIPPINES. THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS LIFE AND THAT OF YOUR VALUABLE PACKAGE.

THE DIPLOMAT WILL PROVIDE YOU OUR CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT DETAILS WERE YOU WILL DEPOSIT THE MONEY FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR PARCEL FROM THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES BEFORE THE FINAL DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR STEP. PLEASE DO NOT KEEP THE DIPLOMAT WAITING AT THE AIRPORT ON HIS ARRIVAL TO PHILIPPINES, CONSIDERING HIS CONDITION AS AN OLD MAN. LET US KNOW AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR PARCEL.

FIND THE DIPLOMAT BIO.DATA BELOW:

(1) NAME OF OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT: (DIPLOMAT, MR. GEORGE WALKER)

(2) DEPARTURE DATE: 22/09/2017.

(3) ARRIVAL DATE: 23/09/2017.

AIR FRIEGHT COURIER WEBSITE: http://airfreightcouriers.wixsite.com/courierservices

AIR FRIEGHT COURIER COMPANY EMAIL: Airfreightcourierservice450@gmail.com

DIPLOMAT EMAIL: GEORGE.W.DIPLOMAT@diplomats.com

(4) DIPLOMAT ID PROOF IS ATTACHED.

For your willingness and readiness to receive the Diplomatic Courier Agent, you are advised to reconfirm to us the below details:

A: FIRST & LAST NAME:______

B: RECEIVING ADDRESS:____

C: CELL PHONE NO:_____

D: HOUSE PHONE NO_____

E: BATCH NUMBER:____

F: YOUR REGISTRATION ORDER NUMBER:_____

G: CLEARANCE DUTY FEE AMOUNT:____

ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE DELEGATED DIPLOMATIC COURIER AGENT.

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May 14, 2018 at 1:58 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

I got an email 10 days ago from FB promotion team; they congrats to me for my winning prize they asking me about my valid id proof so I send them when they reply.

your identification proof has been received a notification that will confirm delivery of your prize parcel to India will be sent to you via email upon completion of your verification process.. is that real or SCAM.

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May 14, 2018 at 6:28 AM by
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It is a scam.

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March 26, 2018 at 11:31 AM by
"Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Phillaur, Punjab, India

Respected Sir/Madam,

I got following email in my personal mail on dated 25/3/2018 and I even responded for it on date 26/3/2018 thinking might true.

So, would be thankful if any one could comments on it ...

"Image result for facebook logo

FACEBOOK PROMOTION TEAM

(UK) Office,10 Brock Street (249.95 km)

NW1 3FG London, United Kingdom.

Tel: 442 0717 54221

448 7261 40643

Date: 24/03/2018

BATCH NUMBER: SM/02/B312-51.

WINNING No: FB/7642/12790/2018

FROM: THE DESK 0F THE PR0M0TI0NS MANAGER INTERNATI0NAL PR0M0TI0NS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, FACEB00K AWARD UK.

0FFICIAL N0TIFICATI0N LETTER

Dear user,

The entire board of directors, staff and the international awareness promotion department of Facebook London we wish to congratulate you once again on this note for being among the winners selected in this year mobile draw promotion organized by Facebook promotion team in collaboration with Samsung group of companies which was held here in London U.K. The winning process was carried out through a random selection in our Computerized Mobile Selection System (C.M.S.S) from a database of over three million Mobile numbers from a computer ballot selection from different continents of the world. In your continent (Asia-India) your mobile number was luckily selected and this makes you a proud winner of the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS which is equivalent to FOUR CRORE THIRTY LAHKS INDIAN RUPEES, Samsung computer laptop, T shirts, and Samsung mobile phone (Note 8 plus).

This promotion was set-up to uplift poverty alleviation, support widows, charity aid, community development, improve the level of education worldwide, encourage the use of internet and computers worldwide for vast knowledge and also increase the standard of living of the less privileged. We only select ten people every year as our winners and we happily congratulate you on this note for being among our winners selected in this year edition. We do believe that with your winning prize, you will be able to actualize some of your goals and also help the less privileged in your society.

You are required to fill the payment verification form below correctly with your valid information for processing and safe delivery of your prize amount to you without error.

PAYMENT VERIFICATION F0RM:

Fill 0ut This Form:

1. FULL NAME:

2. FULL ADDRESS:

3. AGE:

4. COUNTRY:

5. COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:

6. CITY:

7. OCCUPATION:

8. S*X:

9. MARITAL STATUS:

10. MOBILE NUMBER:

11. ALTERNATE MOBILE NUMBER:

12. ATTACH SCAN COPY OF YOUR ID PROOF:

You are to complete this form and send it via email along with scan copy of your valid ID proof for verification purpose. Facebook promotion board believes in your right to privacy, your information is 100% secure and protected and will be use for the purpose of this promotion only. We strongly advise you to keep your winning information confidential to yourself till your amount is processed and delivered to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid wrong claim and unwarranted abuse of this program.

Congratulations from the entire staffs & members of Facebook promotion board London, United Kingdom.

I await your earliest reply.

Yours Sincerely,

John K. Anderson

Payment Director

Facebook London

Facebook © 2018 All rights reserved."

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March 26, 2018 at 2:19 PM by
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It is a scam or fake. Delete the email and do not follow the instructions in it.

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January 10, 2018 at 3:29 AM by
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an anonymous user from: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I too have got a call saying that you won something. That agent he sent me the passport clearance certificate and his photo but I don't know whether they are his true identifications. Please if you find that, do not believe.

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November 4, 2017 at 9:42 PM by
"Facebook International Mobile Award Program 2017" Lottery Scam
an anonymous user from: Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

I just received a text.. And he said ( George walker ) that he is at the manila airport already..and he is asking for my address .. Is this for real? Or this is a scam?

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November 4, 2017 at 9:54 PM by
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It is a scam.

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