has anyone ever did this?
2006-10-29 01:10:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
These are scams, and you should report them as spam to your mail provider. Do not send them any information on your account as they are stealing info. Good Luck!!!
2006-10-29 01:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. They tell you they came across a lot of money and offer to send you a bank check for $XXX. Most often they will tell you you can keep some amount if you send them the balance in cash, or even that you meet with someone associated with them. You give them the cash and THINK you are keeping cash for yourself. However, a few weeks later your bank tells you their check was bogus...so, now you owe the bank the entire amount of the check. Sorry, you'll be liable and the person in the other country will be no where to be found.
2006-10-29 01:16:50 · answer #2 · answered by doug02346 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think about your closest friends. Which of them do you want to just put money into their accounts for no particular reason? If the answer is more than zero, how many strangers would you want to do this for? How many stores just give away merchandise at random? When they do give it away, is there not a reason they do it, such as encouraging people to come in and buy other things?
It stands to reason they want something from you. If the only thing they are asking for is your bank information, doesn't it stand to reason that they really don't want to put money IN, they just might want to take money OUT?
But that's okay if you answered yes to giving money to random people, I guess. This is a good way to give away your money to total strangers, if that's what you want to do.
2006-10-29 01:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is known as a 419 Scam or "Advance Fee Fraud".
They want you to give them money to take money out of their country and get it into yours.
Read more about it on Wikipedia.
2006-10-29 01:12:53 · answer #4 · answered by m0nde 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is one of the biggest Internet scams going. If you have there address you need to report to Yahoo.Never ever give them any info and also if you have spyware detection on your computer make sure you run all the time. This will help insure the have not installed a keylogger on your computer.
2006-10-29 01:14:03 · answer #5 · answered by xlhdrider 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a kind of scam. First they will ask you to open a bankaccount so they will wire the money. you notify your bank details to them. then they will ask for a very small amount to "complete" the transfer; like few hundred bucks, if you send it they will find another excuse, the bank will be creating problems or something like this,and they ask again for some very small amount....
It is called a "nigerian scam"
2006-10-29 01:15:35 · answer #6 · answered by Vedat G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's some kind of SCAM !!! They may be trying to launder money for illegal practices, or store it somewhere in your country for access to terrorists or other trouble makers & crooks !
DON'T DO IT !!!! I might even call my local police to report this.
2006-10-29 01:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by Maewest 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DO NOT ANSWER TO ANY OF THOSE E- AMILS !
Its just another way fort hem to get to your bank account!!! This is a scam ! Do not answer those E-mails !!!! MArk them as spam !
2006-10-29 01:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ignore it, its someone trying to put money in your account because its not legit, or they are just trying to get your bank details
2006-10-29 01:11:54 · answer #9 · answered by JAMES P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is a scam they promise money but they get your account number and take money from yoour account.....
2006-10-29 01:40:07 · answer #10 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋