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2006-09-25 13:01:16 · 10 answers · asked by need to know 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
If you don't recognize the email address as belonging to someone you know, it's a scam.
2006-09-25 13:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know an attorney who just had a client charged with forgery. The reason he was charged is because he possesed a huge stack of bad checks. All these checks were from Nigeria and other parts of Africa. They were various payments for him 'helping' a Nigerian lawyer collect an inheritance, or helping an elderly woman ake donations to charity. ALL of these emails are scams, and if you fall for one, it is very possible that you could be arrested. The case against this guy was dismissed because he was a victim of these scams, and not drafting the checks himself. But many people don't get a chance to prove that they were victims of a scam (and prosecuting attorneys and judges find it hard to believe that anyone could fall for such a thing).
2006-09-25 13:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the newspapers a lot of scams are coming out of Nigeria. It would be safest to assume any unsolicited email is a scam. Honest businesses do not send unsolicited email to strangers.
2006-09-25 13:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really very simple. If they're located in Nigeria and ask for money, for whatever reason, it's a scam. I've been IM'd and e-mailed from missionary's daughters "trapped' overseas, bank presidents, lawyers... about one new one a week.
The counter I have used that always shuts them up is to tell them you have a friend in the US Consulate there (make up a name). As them to go to the US Consular office so your friend can verify their ID. If the excuses come... it's a scam.
2006-09-25 13:06:41 · answer #4 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't.
If it's from a source you don't know or don't absolutely trust, there's a 99.999999% chance that it's a scam.
And if it's from Nigeria, like you say, there's a 1000% chance that it's a scam.
2006-09-25 13:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. So many are coming out of Nigeria.
2006-09-25 13:08:22 · answer #6 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u dont know them,
if they want to "transfer" some funds into ur bank account,
if they want to gv u some "lottery prize money",
if they want any kind of financial assistance,
if they ask for ur bank account/credit card number or any personal and sensitive info-
they are SCAMMERS, stay away!
2006-09-26 01:20:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much bet its a scam , there is a site out there that debunks these scams but cant think of it at the moment
2006-09-25 13:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by mr_fixit_11 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you look towards the bottom of your computer and their is a lock on their it means it is not secure so be careful
2006-09-25 13:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a scam
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/nigeriascams.htm
you can look at one of these sites
http://truthorfiction.com/
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
http://www.snopes.com/
Here's the US Gov Site
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHome.html
2006-09-25 13:43:34 · answer #10 · answered by rvsreno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋