What do you get when you win a million dollars on Facebook?
What do you get when you win a million dollars on Facebook?
The message contains the following text: “This is to inform you that you have won the sum of one million dollars from our Facebook Inc. Sweepstakes. This is a bonus to promote our users worldwide through this online lottery, which is fully based on an electronic selection”.
Who is the winner of the Facebook lottery?
It may be even from the founder Mark Zuckerberg. It mentions that you won either the Facebook Lottery Sweepstakes (aka Facebook Grant Award 2021) or a grant through Global Green Grant Fund. It could be any name and any grant, see more below.
Where do I go to claim my Facebook lottery prize?
You’ve won the Facebook lottery! At least, that’s what the following email claims. The email says that you can turn up in person at an address in London to claim your prize, but you will have to confirm your identity and eligibility.
Do you have to check a request for money on Facebook?
You have learnt the hard way that you should always check up on a request for money, even if it comes from a trusted social media account or email address, for online you can never be sure that people are who they say they are.
Who was the person who won money on Facebook?
The con started with a bogus Messenger message from a friend who said he’d won $100,000 in a Facebook contest and he noticed John’s name was also on the list. All John needed to do was contact “Wendy” via Messenger to collect his $100,000 prize. Wendy told John his money would arrive via “Fed X” (sic) within 24 hours.
Are there any impersonation of Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook?
In a recent story on social media scams, the New York Times reported it found 208 accounts that impersonated Zuckerberg or Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook and Instagram. At least 51 of the impostor accounts, including 43 on Instagram, were lottery scams.
What to do if you get a bogus message on Facebook?
They can use Messenger — with or without a Facebook profile — and contact people who are not Facebook friends. In many cases, the bogus message appears to be from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) congratulating you on winning a big prize. To claim that prize, it says, you need to send them money.
Are there any prizes for winning the Facebook lottery?
No, you didn’t win the Facebook Lottery — they don’t have one. Get the Better newsletter. Prize scams are as old as the hills, but people keep falling for them — sending the fraudsters hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars to claim their cash, luxury cars or other non-existent prizes.