I've been contacted by a man in UK saying that there is an account in a bank there with 23 million pounds in it and no family members are alive to claim it. He asked if I would pose as next of kin.... I'm not a dishonest person, but he said there where no risks of getting caught. He had a "lawyer" contact me to set up the transfer, but first I have to fill in forms and email them to the bank..... I'm so on the fence about this. Scared and unwilling ..... don't want to go to prison..... ( 50% for him, 10% for expenses, and 40& for me )
2006-06-21 03:05:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
There are a whole variety of scams like this. They will steal money from you one way or another. If you give them bank information they may steal money from your account.
They may give you a check or money order that you deposit in your account, and your bank tells you the check has "cleared." You then forward the scammers some of the money. Later, your bank will tell you the check that has "cleared" has bounced, and you are out the money.
When your money is stolen, what can you do? Are you going to go to the police and say "hey I was trying to steal money, but I got money stolen from myself instead..."
Below are some examples of these scams
2006-06-21 03:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a scam if this is a total stranger. Nobody in their right minds would do this, he'd have probably chosen a lover to work with him in a scam. This is ridiculous, obviously anyone asking for your banking information, any sort of ID, like your Social Security or driver's license, will take advantage of it.
2006-06-21 10:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by Maggie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO IT! It is a total scam. Mostly this sort of thing comes from African countries. Basically, they all say the same thing,
such as: "we had to leave the country", "left money there, now we can't get it out. Can you help us." "My husband was finance minister, economics minister" (whatever! RoseyRoe's comment here).
So DON'T DO IT! All the best!
RoseyRoe
2006-06-21 10:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by RoseyRoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it. This is a very common scam. Once he has your bank information he can take all the money you have, and you won't be able to sue him because it may be impossible to find him.(He may not live in the U.K.)
2006-06-21 10:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by MusicMan10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer, but this sounds like fraud to me. Stay far far away from it.
I'd even consider forwarding the info on to someone in law enforcement seeing as they're crossing international boundaries.
2006-06-21 10:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by parsonsel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you familiar with the term con-artist? If he has not asked for money upfront from you yet, it will soon be coming. Remember usually if something appears to be 'too good to be true', it usually is.
2006-06-21 10:11:52 · answer #6 · answered by thecup420 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not repsond to this scam. You only stand to lose a lot of money
2006-06-21 10:21:16 · answer #7 · answered by ps2754 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam, I being getting those emails too.
2006-06-21 10:12:11 · answer #8 · answered by lightthenight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a lawyer, but I say it's a big mistake!
2006-06-21 10:11:10 · answer #9 · answered by Meg M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the biggest scams out there! Do not do it.
2006-06-21 10:09:43 · answer #10 · answered by GAgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋