I got this e-mail today from some one in the ivory coast asking me to help her transfer money over here. Obviously its a scam for my account number. Is there a site that I can report this to? I dont want any one to fall for it and want to make it well known
2006-07-21 13:24:55 · 11 answers · asked by lost_carolina 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It is a well known scam and there isn't much anyone can do about it. It's good you're looking out for others, but these scams keep going on because they can't be stopped.
2006-07-21 13:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by justwebbrowsing 3 · 13⤊ 2⤋
I got a lot of those from about 10 different people all on the same thing from the same place (I think it was some place in the Middle East) and I didn't fall for it. If there was a place where you could report scammers (which there probably is) it'd be useless because there are thousands and thousands of people who try to send you spam that are really scammers and all you have to do is IGNORE IT. There's no use reporting them because they're such a small threat to you as long as you don't fall for it.
2006-07-21 20:31:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS IS NOT A SCAM!!!!!
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2006-07-21 20:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by bcm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This kind of scam is supposedly what got the minister's wife in jail for killing her husband (according to People Magazine)
2006-07-21 20:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing you really could do is report the e-mail as spam and let your ISP handle the situation.
2006-07-21 20:32:04 · answer #5 · answered by ffmed124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No such site I get those e-mails all the time I just send them to my spam file.There are hundreds of them out there don't ever give that info they'll Rob You Blind...
2006-07-21 20:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a HUGE scam...do not give your information out!!!! I get them from people who are supposedly in London, Africa, China....they're all con artist trying to steal your money.
2006-07-21 20:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by nina_0923 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much you can do except to report the e-mail as spam and ignore it.
2006-07-21 20:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by stefjeff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of. You could try contacting your local police department. They may have some ideas. I applaud your efforts! I wish there were more like you! GL
2006-07-21 20:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by shire_maid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all get this crap at one time or another..Just delete it. The authorities have seen thousands of these scams. They will say.."DELETE"
2006-07-21 22:45:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋