by some family who came from Ireland of the same surname as myself and when the whole family lost their lives in a car accident the funds are held in a bank and he wants to give me this money!! Have you seen a scam like this around. I am not connected to any family and this is a wind up whats your views what to do.
2006-09-09 09:51:58 · 16 answers · asked by jean811823 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Thank you all for your help - I am so glad I didnt fall into the scammers trap when the end result could have been very different.
2006-09-09 22:54:52 · update #1
Ignore it. This a variant on the 'Nigerian scam' that's been going the rounds for some years. If you co-operate with this 'lawyer' you'll end up having your bank account drained. Stay well clear - and if you feel like it, forward the email to the police.
2006-09-09 09:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Forward the e-mail to 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov
they have taken a very keen interest in this type of scam since 9/11.
2006-09-09 10:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Albannach 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Similar scams originate from Africa. America does not have Barristers. Be very careful if the standard of English is poor. Never ever send any money, you'll never see it again.
2006-09-09 09:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by Steve K 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
dont even answer the email, this lets the scammer know that your email address is valid and then you'll end up getting sent all sorts of spam.
never believe these things, they're ALWAYS scams.
2006-09-09 11:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by KEV D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just press the delete button or better still spam it! I have had so many variants of this type of letter, it is unbelievable! Something should be done to stop these people doing this as some people are quite gullible!
2006-09-09 10:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by daismarg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is a Scammer - stay WELL away, delete the email and dont look back.
Also, here is some linkage for some info on Scamming and the people who try and stop it - http://www.419eater.com :)
2006-09-09 14:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by DancingBeaver 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We don't call lawyers in America barristers. We call them lawyers, so that would be the biggest clue that it is a total scam.
2006-09-09 10:00:20 · answer #7 · answered by Quin S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Run away as fast as you can from these scammersm i am 1 million percent sure they are criminals. If they have the money tell them to deduct costs from the money.
2006-09-13 08:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by cool runings 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Delete the email. Don't try and contact them, even to tell them to piss off, because you'll just be verifying your email address and you'll be flooded with spam.
2006-09-09 09:58:52 · answer #9 · answered by Jude 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Let it go,it's a scam.
2006-09-09 11:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by michael k 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋