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From: "Erskine Bowles"<[email protected]>
Reply: <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:16:19 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!!
Facebook Corporate Office & Headquarters
1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM FACEBOOK!!!
Facebook is one of the largest Social Networking site which valued
more than $100 Billion Dollars and also expecting its One Billion
Users to come mainly from Mobile devices than desktop Users by this
year 2018, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has decided to boost Users
and Companies a WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY by organizing a Lottery Program
and Initial Public Offer said in a press release.
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NEW YEAR DRAW held
on ( 1st August 2018 ) by Facebook Company in cash Promotion to
encourage the usage of Facebook users world wide, your Name and Email
was among the 20 Lucky winners who won Us$150,000.00 USD ( One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ) each on the Facebook
promotion Award Attached to Ticket Number (5647600545189), Ref No
(2551256002/244) and Serial Number (55643451907).
The online draw was Conducted by a random selection of email and you
were picked by an Advanced automated random computer search from the
Facebook in other to claim your Us$150,000.00 USD the lottery program
which is a new innovation by Facebook, is aimed at saying A BIG THANKS
to all our users for making Facebook their number one Social
Networking site to hook up with their families and friends all over
the World.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants and Scam
artists, all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system with their email addresses and names from all over the world.
Thanks to the FBI and the Software Company corporation to block few
individuals,web site and email addresses.
Your name and email was selected in a raffle draw that was made 1st
August 2018, so we need your fast response so that we can proceed with
the delivery of your fund.
You are required to contact our dispatch dept via email (
[email protected] , Contact Name: Patrick Widen)
in other for us to complete your Winning Certificate and for further
information regarding the disbursement of your lottery prize.
Meanwhile, a man sent a letter to our office late yesterday, claiming
to be your true representative. Here are his provided information for
you to confirm to this office if this man is truly from you or not, so
that, we will not be held responsible for paying your winning to a
wrong person.
Bank Name: BB&T Bank, USA.
1801 ADAMS MILL ROAD
WASHINGTON,DC 20009-1901
Account Number:1090000009620
Routing Number:054001547
Account Name : Gregory Phillips
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this
man is from you. Note however that, you are not to send money to
anyone to receive your funds as the authority is against that, and
don't let people, impersonator fool you or scam you, otherwise you
will regret it after wasting money and effort. However for the purpose
of proper verification among other relevant information, it is
imperative that you forward your claims to our claim department with
the below details.
FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS AND AGE:
NATIONALITY / COUNTRY:
TICKET NUMBER:
REF NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to
quote your Ticket, Reference and Batch Numbers in all correspondences.
Furthermore, if there is any change in email address please contact us
on time.
If you are not interested please do not bother to reply and
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN FROM FACEBOOK!
Thanks,
Erskine Bowles.
Promo Coordinator.
FACEBOOK (c) 2018