419 scam: "Colin & Chris Weir"<test@komidesign.com> RE: HELLO, (Colin & Chris Weir.)

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "colchris.weir@scotlandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Colin & Chris Weir" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <colchris.weir@scotlandmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 05:19:23 -0400
Subject: RE: HELLO, (Colin & Chris Weir.)

Hello,
We are Colin and Chris Weir, from Scotland
Four/five years ago, my wife and I became Britain’s Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot winners of £161,163,000 GBP ever dated 12.07.2011. Kindly glean information from the web sites below or probably get the Scotland Sun news paper/magazine; you need to please check the links to verify our mega £161,163,000 GBP before you decide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2559532/Britains-biggest-Lotto-winners-buy-3-million-Scottish-mansion-viewing-just-TEN-minutes.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/scottishnews/3940495/161m-Lotto-couples-home-in-The-Sun.html

My wife and I have made several donations to orgs. and charity homes of which we couldn’t find space to continue due to how busy my wife and I are since this year. We seek your consent to assist in propagating of charity work in your state/locality as our good deed to humanity. Thou we have being skeptic about the greedy nature of some fellow until my wife suggested we should ask the world E-mail Management Team to help in locating individuals they believe are honest that can assist us in this charity work, hence your email address was submitted to my wife and I after much rigorous examination. You will be receiving a cheque of (£1,500,000.00) One Million, Five Hundred Thousand GBP from our bank which you will use to carry out the charity exercise in our favor; note this charity work depends on how you wish to locate the needy and poor around you.
However, we are so sorry contacting you through this medium but please accept it as it’s the only right way to avoid favoritism, we don't really have much to say as the above links will tell it all to you, but kindly submit as below in case you are in a better position to run the charity/donation outreach with the above mentioned amount.

*Full Name:
*Address:
*Age:
*Occupation:
*Sex:
*Mobile/Tel:

Congratulations and best of luck, you too can share a living testimony like us.

Best regards,
Colin & Chris Weir.
Britain’s Biggest EuroMillions Jackpot winners
Reply: colchris.weir@scotlandmail.com

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