i was asked to contact Prof. Charles Soludo governor Central bank of Nigeria. They did not ask anything except to submit the form they provided. it contains bank requirements. help
2006-06-25 15:11:45 · 19 answers · asked by GRAM 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Nope! Nigerian scam.
2006-06-25 15:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of the best ways to determine if someone is trying to scam you -- and the lottery scam is very popular -- is to think about it for a minute. Did you buy a ticket on the lottery? Because that is the basic requirement to winning a lottery -- that you buy a ticket. Lotteries are basically fund raisers. Some for charity, others for other causes. The only way to raise money is to sell lots and lots of tickets -- part of the money raised from ticket sales goes towards the prizes, part to running the lottery, and part to the person or persons who are lucky winners. How do you get to be a winner?
It's simple -- you buy a ticket, get lucky enough to have your ticket drawn, and bingo! You're rolling i dough. If you didn't buy a ticket and someone tells you you have won a lottery, you can be pretty darn sure you are being scammed because there is no way you can win a lottery without a ticket.
The fact that the letter came from Australia is because there has been so much publicity about the Nigerian lottery scams. But it's easy to ship a bundle of mail to Australia, or any other country, and have it re-mailed from there. There are commercial businesses set up who do this all day, every day.
Good for you for recognizing that something was wrong, and not providing the bank information they want.
And good for you for sharing this on the internet, so other people can know that it isn't just a letter from Nigeria you have to watch out for, that the scam letters can come from anywhere.
2006-06-25 22:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had received a check in the mail that looked real and the way to find out is to check the Internet sites and the phone number you received in the letter against each other and also the addresses this can help. Yo can also call the better business
they can help find scams.
2006-06-25 22:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by robertemorehead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you been living in a cave? Haven't you heard about the Nigerian scams? If you didn't enter a lottery, you couldn't win one. If you send them any credit info, they will strip your bank account and use your credit. Never ever open an email from someone you don't know. Report this one to scams@fraudwatchinternational.com
2006-06-25 22:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would an Australian Lottery require you to contact someone in Nigeria? It's not even a very subtle scam.
You should definitely report it to:
subscribe@viagraspam.co.ru
lol
2006-06-25 22:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by smelly pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam !!
These scams have been going on forever !
Even the ones from Canada are a scam.
The rule of thumb.......If you have to send money in to "win a prize", then its a scam !
What these scammers want is your banking info, when they get it there will be a withdrawal, not from their account but yours.
2006-06-25 22:24:25 · answer #6 · answered by StarGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're not serious. Any email that requires bank requirements or promises money is a hoax. Just delete the email.
2006-06-25 22:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by wildmick21 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nigeria is the scam capitol of the internet world! Avoid it like it was the AIDS virus!!!
2006-06-25 22:17:36 · answer #8 · answered by daveduncan40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO IT! You should really talk to a professional, like someone @ your bank. They could guide you into making the correct choice.
2006-06-25 22:15:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please God, tell me you're joking about whether or not to send your banking info. to an email recipiant. If you are, ha ha. If not, turn all of your money over to me. At least I'll give you a nice parting gift before I take you for everything you've got.
2006-06-25 22:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by QuackJak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't ever give "foreign bank" e-mails any personal info such as credit/debit card numbers or bank account numbers.
2006-06-25 22:14:45 · answer #11 · answered by imacowboygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋