Hoax-Layer come across a new Facebook scam which claims to be from Facebook Team, informs that that recipient's profile just completed It's 100% Gold Status membership which has qualified you for an award of $2,500.000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) by Facebook.
The Scam Message:
Congratulation!!!
YOUR PROFILE HAS BEEN AWARDED A GOLD MEMBERSHIP STATUS ON FACE BOOK....
We happily announce to you that your profile just completed It's 100% Gold Status membership which has qualified you for an award of $2,500.000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) by Facebook.
You are therefore advised to contact our Executive Secretary for further directives on how to receive your award sum.
Ensure to quote the following information for authentication:
Full Names, Address and qualification numbers to the Executive Sec with your Gold Membership Qualification Numbers: (FB-57-20100, BB-456-76FUB)
Contact Person: Mrs. Florence Alison (Executive Secretary)
Email:f.team@usa.com
Payment would be made to you and other qualified members not later than 7 working days from the date of this notification.
Note: Ensure to keep all winning information strictly confidential to avoid double claims which may lead to disqualification.
Sincerely yours,
Facebook Team
The victims who fall for this scam and contact the "Executive Secretary" as instructed will soon be asked to send upfront fees, ostensibly to cover various - entirely imaginary - costs such as insurance, legal and banking expenses
The scammers will insist that these fees cannot be deducted from the cash award, which of course is also entirely imaginary.