she says she is a widow (agathakent@yahoo.com.uk) and chose me to be her beneficiary, she has asked me for some of my identifications and a bank account where she can transfer the money...her lawyer (aardenesq@yahoo.co.uk) has also contacted me about it... i asked a friend from california (fullproof2000@yahoo.com) and said that if it asks me a bank account, then it must be a scam... so i told the lawyer and the lady that i have no bank account and since then they never bother to email me again...
2006-07-23 15:17:03 · 16 answers · asked by babyboo 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
Yep, that's a scam alright. It's been around for quite a while. I think I've averaged one email like that every year for the past ten years or so. Good job in being smart enough to realize it... I hope no one out there falls for that! Take care!
2006-07-23 15:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Cherstin and Adam F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a scam. They send it to everyone and even if 1% of the people fall for it, it's worthwhile. Why would a person pick a random person as a beneficiary? Why would they need your bank account? Just write a huge check. Why would they use free email accounts? (So they can cancel them without giving an ISP their real information).
2006-07-23 15:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam, straight up....DO NOT provide any personal information or agree to "money-gram" anything the person(s) may request. Stop and think about it...How could this person choose YOU to be the beneficiary. And, probably the reason they want your bank to to supposedly wire you money, is in fact, an attempt to obtain your bank account to drain it later. It's both an attempt to defraud and a scam, all wrapped up into one little scam of a package....
2006-07-23 15:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Now that the "lawyer" and the "lady" have your email address (since you answered them back) be prepared to be flooded with junk mail, spam and offers to be a beneficary since someone's family "died in a plane crash", etc.
Rule #1 in email land, never open an email from someone you don't know.
Rule #2 - in case you forget #1, NEVER, EVER reply to an email from a stranger.
Get more info on this type of scam at: http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.htm
2006-07-23 15:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center (www.fraud.org) these days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89
2006-07-23 19:31:53 · answer #5 · answered by comptermind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's a fraud. It's a variation of the nigerian scam. When they transfer the money in, they will then take the opportunity to remove all the money from your account.
2006-07-23 15:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by hawkthree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a similar e-mail about two weeks ago, it was delivered to my inbox instead of being filtered to junk mail..... Against common sense I opened it and read that this party needed info to send money, etc, the typical lines. I responded with a thank you e-mail stating, "Thank you for visiting the Southwest Florida division of fraud prevention, subsidized by the US Dept of Homeland Security"
I have not had any problem since.
2006-07-23 17:49:37 · answer #7 · answered by Porterhouse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a scam. the source is one of the many sites dedicated to stopping these people.
Sometimes I like to waste their time by acting like I'm interested, I convinced one that I was Whitney Houston, a very high profile person living in Texas who has had a very successful singing career. I even sent them a picture of Whitney Houston and they didn't realize I was messing with them.
2006-07-23 15:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the famous"Nigerian Scam". If you give these people your private info,they can use it to steal your identity.NEVER give personal info in an email,or over the phone. If you gave them your Social Security number,go to your local branch office of Social Security and report it immediatly.
2006-07-23 16:13:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a big scam that suckers millions. Never provide info. Tell them to send a money order to a p.o. box for just a fraction of what they claim if you are to take them seriously.
2006-07-23 15:21:45 · answer #10 · answered by Wise ol' owl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋