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I have received an email lately from a man that called himself Edward Williams.He said that he was a llegal practitioner of Williams & Associates in Malaysia.He tolf me that a distant relative of mine had died and had no close relatives.He said that this person was worth $5,200,000 and that since he had no close family that I could be the beneficary of the money.Obviously it sounds like a bunch of lies and I told him that I never dream of giving him money to get money or sign anything without having a lawyer look at it first.I actually watched a Dateline NBC program on this kind of thing.I am just curious if anyone has any real info for me on this kind of thing?

2006-08-08 20:05:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law Enforcement & Police

14 answers

well you said it yourself... A BUNCH OF LIES!!!
ask yourself this Q: who ,in his right mind , would give a perfect stranger millions of dollars...
i wouldn't... you wouldn't... it's a scam ..they're trying to rip you off...
just press DEL....

2006-08-08 20:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by ziggy_for_president 2 · 1 0

These internet scams are pretty prevalent nowadays. I can't remember how many of these I've gotten that state different names in different countries. A good thing to do is NOT reply at all, not even to say no. If you reply, they get a hit on an active email address out there. See they send this stuff to anonymous email addresses, they don't know who checks them or not. If you reply at all, they got a live email address that they can send more lies to. Just ignore, put on a spam filter, and filters certain scam related words to go straight to the trash. Because these scams are so high in numbers, authorities cannot hunt down each one of the scammers, so it's best to ignore them. I hope this helps!

2006-08-09 03:11:50 · answer #2 · answered by Josh 4 · 0 0

do not give anything to this email but a cheery delete. They are all scams which come out of the woodwork periodically. I have had a few from Nigeria,Canada and some fictitous bank in Africa,I do not even open them most of the time as tehy can contain worm virus or something nasty like that. Steer clear my friend and stay healthy!!

2006-08-09 03:09:59 · answer #3 · answered by evek 3 · 0 0

I get 20 or more of these every month as do many computer users. Most are the so-called "Nigerian" letters which proclaim that you are the heir to a fortune. ALL of these letters are scams and you should not open them. Just delete immediately, do not answer. Keep in mind that if it is too good to be true it is false!

2006-08-09 03:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by edman756 1 · 0 0

It's obviously a scam, because no ones going to e-mail you and tell you that some distant relative died and you have inherited all that money. 5.2 Million, Cmon I think at least a telephone call would get you thinking, not an e-mail.

2006-08-09 03:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by AK 2 · 0 0

They get you to set up a bank acount with something like 500 bucks in it. They ask you to give them the acount number so that they can "make a deposit" for you. They take the money that you deposit. Not even a goodbye kiss and they are gone.

2006-08-09 03:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by GJ 5 · 0 0

Well, if it was really that important, I am sure he would of called you instead of emailing youl. Therefore, it is most likely a scam. But it wouldn't hurt to consult your lawyer.

2006-08-09 03:08:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jason 3 · 0 0

i've been receiving e-mail from people i dont know regarding money and depositing a check, basically wanting me to deposit a check into my account and sending back money to them, it sounds wrong and it is....i also know other people that are having the same issues with weird e-mails about this sort of thing, DONT DO IT

2006-08-09 03:11:08 · answer #8 · answered by babygurl 5 · 0 0

Dont even bother with the lawyer, its a total scam.

go to :
www.419eater.com
or
www.thescambaiter.com

and see what these guys are up to and HOW TO FIGHT BACK!

2006-08-09 03:10:32 · answer #9 · answered by Mac Momma 5 · 0 0

Dude, don't even respond to these emails. Don't even open them. If you don't know who the email is from, it's not worth opening.

2006-08-09 03:10:12 · answer #10 · answered by John R 4 · 0 0

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