This just seems like one of those "TO GOOD TO BE TRUE" tales and their must be a hitch, but where? I send you money, you send your best friend some, sounds legal to me. What do you think.
2006-08-08 14:04:50 · 24 answers · asked by NrmS 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Actually, it's a scam. I've heard of people doing this and getting ripped off. I just delete those e-mails. I found a site explaining about it.
2006-08-08 14:13:31 · answer #1 · answered by drgldy1976 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A very risky thing for you or anyone because I just heard on the news the latest scam to send someone a false check for a certain amount and you deposit to your account and lets say they ask you to send half the amount the check is made out for and you do this and later will find out the check was false and you are out the money you sent to these complete strangers and they have your money and the bank is charging you for the full amount of the false check! The answer is NO.
2006-08-08 14:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by zen2bop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many international syndicates make use of this scam in telling me that they would send some money to your account and then you are suppoed to send the money back to them, with a cut for yourself.
This in international practise is known as money laundering.
The money that they send you at the beginning may not be legal at all, and by passing through your bank, YOU would be liable to FULL prosecution by the authorities.
DON't ever try that.
2006-08-08 14:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by choy_daniel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one word- SCAM
If they really send you money , you cannot get arrested,in most cases. However, there was a benchmark case couple of years ago, when the money came from an illegal activity, and the guy who received them was a suspect
On the other hand, most of them do not send any money to you- they just need your bank account number and your personal info (which can be used to obtain credit, etc). If you're really eager to have your identity stolen, go for it. BTW, identity teft and fraud is definitely not legal
2006-08-08 14:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by jimbell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's e-mail spam. Outside of your PC, it's called a scam. Yes, it's too good to be true. The hitch is you will be ripped off. Period. Just delete it.
2006-08-08 14:08:49 · answer #5 · answered by HisChamp1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, like the one where you are selling your car and the person agrees to give you this large check for the car provided you put the check in your account and give them back " the extra money " from the check. You do it, they take the money, your car, and you get into trouble for the check and lose it all.
2006-08-08 14:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by curiousandsmiley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam, so I am pretty sure it isn't legal. They will take you for everything they can. DON'T ever give your bank account info to anyone on the computer!
2006-08-08 14:08:16 · answer #7 · answered by azgrmadonna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. It's perfectly legal. By the way, would you like to buy some property in Florida? Sell it to you cheap!
2006-08-08 14:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam to me.
2006-08-08 14:08:16 · answer #9 · answered by luckylab8 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also called the "Nigerian Scam".
Oldest one online probably.
There ARE cases of people being killed or coming up missing after falling for it.
Some of those folks don't play games.
2006-08-08 14:12:06 · answer #10 · answered by dpat421 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋