I have received an email from a bank in another country asking me to claim to be the next of kin to a deceased person there who has a bunch of money and nobody claims it, they want me to receive 30% of the funds if I say that I am the next of kin. Is this for real? Or is someone trying to get other information for whatever reason?
Please help!!
2006-10-04 02:06:33 · 7 answers · asked by Tuck 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Delete the email... do not reply to it do not give it a second thought. Its a scam
I worked in the banking field here in AUS and banks are not legally able to email you. So any email you receeive saying its from a bank delete it.
2006-10-04 02:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam and probably illegal too. I am sure it is illegal to claim to be the next of kin of a person when you arent cause thats defrauding the actual next of kin. Also if they actually give you anything where did it come from? Are you laundering money from some illegal operation? Take my advice friend and just say NO.
2006-10-04 09:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please, please, please don't send them anything. Erase those emails. These emails are internet scams. In my line of work, I have seen victims fall this scam all the time losing thousands of dollars.
If you reply these people will send you bogus money orders or bogus checks, the unsuspecting victims will deposit them, the banks will clear them, the vics would send them a portion of the money, and a couple days later the bank would call and said the check or money order that were deposited are counterfeit. Not only you are out the thousands you sent, but the bank will charge you too.
So don't send them anything.
2006-10-04 09:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by karma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a scam. I have received several of those from different countries. They just want your personal information so be smart and delete it.
2006-10-04 09:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by jazzychick285 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pity of u. In any mode of communications some body will be always try to bluff us . We must react /respond with awareness. In this world no one will give u millions for nothing.
2006-10-04 09:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by chittoor .yes.Murugeshan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. Take your info, and steal your identity, possibly also your credit card numbers.
2006-10-04 09:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very old scam
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp
2006-10-04 09:14:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋