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There's no scam like an old scam
Hezzawithkids
Posts: 3,018 Forumite
This amusing little ditty popped up in my inbox today:
Congratulations!
This email correspondence is from Mr & Mrs Weir, Britain's richest ever lottery winners of £161million Euromillions jackpot. Your email is among the three(3) emails that have just been randomly selected by a Google-powered newsletter software operated by legally registered British freelance tech experts upon our request to receive a financial support donation of £1million, payable by our affiliate bank as we intend to continue sharing our luck as part of our 4th anniversary celebrations to mark our massive £161million jackpot win.
Since winning Britain's biggest ever EuroMillions lottery jackpot four years ago, my wife and I have always used our fortune to fund a number of good causes and it has been a privilege to be in a position to provide support where we could. I understand that you might feel deeply skeptical about the genuineness of this email, considering the fact that this seems quite unbelievable, or as many will say "too good to be true", however, you can find more information in regards to all our charitable donations here; http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18801698
Kindly submit Name, Address, Tel/Phone for immediate release of your donation cheque.
©2015 The Weirs Email Donation Project.
Scam last seen in 2012:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/weir-advance-fee-scam.shtml
Obviously they think enough time has passed for memories to fade.
Congratulations!
This email correspondence is from Mr & Mrs Weir, Britain's richest ever lottery winners of £161million Euromillions jackpot. Your email is among the three(3) emails that have just been randomly selected by a Google-powered newsletter software operated by legally registered British freelance tech experts upon our request to receive a financial support donation of £1million, payable by our affiliate bank as we intend to continue sharing our luck as part of our 4th anniversary celebrations to mark our massive £161million jackpot win.
Since winning Britain's biggest ever EuroMillions lottery jackpot four years ago, my wife and I have always used our fortune to fund a number of good causes and it has been a privilege to be in a position to provide support where we could. I understand that you might feel deeply skeptical about the genuineness of this email, considering the fact that this seems quite unbelievable, or as many will say "too good to be true", however, you can find more information in regards to all our charitable donations here; http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18801698
Kindly submit Name, Address, Tel/Phone for immediate release of your donation cheque.
©2015 The Weirs Email Donation Project.
Scam last seen in 2012:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/weir-advance-fee-scam.shtml
Obviously they think enough time has passed for memories to fade.
£2 Savers Club 2016 #21 £14/£250
£2 Savers Club 2015 #8 £250£200 :j
Proud to be an OU graduate :j :j
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain
£2 Savers Club 2015 #8 £250£200 :j
Proud to be an OU graduate :j :j
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass but learning to dance in the rain
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Hezzawithkids wrote: »skeptical .
just a bit.........!0 -
Gosh, them Nigerians are based in Bonny Scotland now!0
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I have getting loads lately, I think I must be up to a billionaire status at the moment.:rotfl:
Oh and a number of Russian women want to marry me too. They would be disappointed to find a middle aged straight woman at the other end of the email.0
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