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Fake Facebook Lottery Scam

Gina – Victim Location 85641 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I have had multiple contact on behalf of facebook that I won their lottery of one million dollars and paid out $2900.00 and they are demanding more, one asked for 10,500 additional fees for FEDEX delivery. The contact calls himself Mark Elliot Zuckerberg the CEO …

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Facebook Prize Scam

Eddie – Victim Location 43081 Total money lost $6,000 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I am 70 years old. In early July I got a text telling me to go to a website. It was a Facebook friend request saying I was on a list as a winner of a sweepstakes prize. The request looked …

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Facebook Sweepstakes Scam

Alexis – Victim Location 99202 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes Facebook says I won money, but I know it wasn’t them. Virginia – Victim Location 31008 Type of a scam Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes I received several messages from Kelly Lynn Andersen on Facebook saying I was one of 20 people selected to receive $600,000. She requests my …

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Facebook Grant Scam

Arthur – Sep 11, 2020 Victim Location 43110 Total money lost $800 Type of a scam Government Grant Yesterday, I got a Facebook friend request offering me $85,000 in grant money. I was told to text 708-836-5539, which I did. I paid them with eight $800 Steam cards which I bought at Walmart, 6674 Winchester …

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FGG Facebook grant scam

Thomas – Aug 10, 2020 Victim Location 85023 Type of a scam Government Grant This is a FGG federal grant scam on facebook. I’ve already blocked and muted facebook messenger. The scammers are using my aunt’s account. I do not have a relationship with her. Facebook should get in touch with her.

Facebook Hack Grant Scam

Allison – May 19, 2020 Victim Location 97305 Total money lost $750 Type of a scam Government Grant My friend’s Facebook account was hackd, but I didn’t know it. She contacted me through Messenger. She asked how I was feeling, and she said she was great, that she had gotten a refund frm the Fedral …

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Facebook Cancer Scam

Melissa – Victim Location 07018 Total money lost $1,500 Type of a scam Nigerian/Foreign Money Exchange About a year and a half ago, I was on Facebook and was contacted by a woman dying from cancer. She asked me to give her money away to any charity of my choice. She sent me a pic …

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Facebook Messenger Scam

Justin – Victim Location 14304 Total money lost $1,600 Type of a scam Phishing I sent a payment through facebook messenger and the receiver denied payment and money is missing from my bank and can’t contact facebook messenger Paul – Victim Location 97147 Total money lost $500 Type of a scam Phishing Received instant messaging …

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scam appeared on Facebook

Billy – Victim Location 53092 Type of a scam Government Grant I think I just got a spam message via Facebook’s messenger from someone who just requested to be my friend. I knew a person by this name so I accepted the friend request and immediately got this message: "I got $150,000 from the Federal …

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Scammed on Facebook

Rachael – Victim Location 31620 Total money lost $110 Type of a scam Online Purchase Todd bennett contacted me from a craigslist ad I posted. he took a deposit via walmart 2 walmart (I know all red flags but he seemed legitimate). he has a facebook. He took our deposit to hold the date and …

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Facebook Imposter

Caroline – Feb 27, 2021 Victim Location 98501 Type of a scam Phishing I received a text msg that said: no subject/[Facebook] We received reports concerning your recent posts and comments on our platform: http://fbreports-tqvr0h9lnn3g.pnglus.al When I clicked the link to see what it was all about my phone popped up that it was an …

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