I got an unknown email from some people from New England stating that some guy died in a car accident three years ago. And that we share the same last name, and that nobody has claimed the funds. They say that I am availabe to apply for it and supposedly say it's legitimate! I have searched for their names online and have found nothing!
2006-11-02 16:24:28 · 19 answers · asked by abefresh77 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
There are thousands of such tall tales in circulation - and I've myself received over a hundred !
Usually, the tales are about a person with the same surname dying without a will - and the majority of these originate in Nigeria, where such phishing scams seem to have become a way of life itself :
The best thing for you to do, is to mark these as 'Spam' - so that you will not be pestered by similar mails from the same source once again !
2006-11-02 16:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by Nanda 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its always sent by a bloody porch-monkey, trying to get you to give them your bank details, just reply telling them to get a real job to pay for their ticket on the next out going banana boat!
I used to get over 20 per day now I get none, as they have now moved on to pretending to be from either Barclay's Bank or the Halifax Bank. Trying to trick you out of pass numbers seems odd that I do not even bank with the named banks.
I also keep getting emails by some one called Walter who is trying to flog Viagra, when was the last time you heard of a Walter born in England, as Walter has not been a popular name since the 1920s.
2006-11-02 16:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by jizzi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful. I got two suspicious emails today from people I didn't know and they tried to trick me into opening their attachments but . . . I didn't! Luckily viruses were detected and together with their own unknown quantity I deleted them quick!
Its amazing that they can send you an email but they didn't bother to pick up the phone or send you an official looking letter. Maybe get someone reponsible to check these people out just in case there is some truth to their claims. If there is maybe 'suggest' to them to change their approach in contact people; but its probable that they just don't exist.
2006-11-02 16:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get them all the time dude. Just delete them. There just Human parasites trying to con you.. They must be having some success though because they never give up, so some poor souls have lost a lot of money because of these scams
2006-11-02 18:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yippee kye yay - So it's an NEW ENGLISH inheritance this time. Wonders never cease to amaze me as to what these very creative scam artists will do to prise you of your wallet. Usually the "sting" offers humongous wins from "lotteries" or "transfers" from governments, and your "estates" from Nigeria, South Africa and Spain. New England is a good one because it sounds well established. Thanks for telling me what I have been getting all the time; they seem to know our age group.
2006-11-02 16:43:47 · answer #5 · answered by Ta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing much you can do, just mark it as spam and move on. There has been too many of these lately, and strangely I only got these mails after signing up for Yahoo Answers.
The only way around it is to create a new e-mail account...
2006-11-02 23:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by lootai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a 100% scam. You can be certain that they will ask you for money before they can process your claim and that will be the last you will hear from them
2006-11-02 17:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So far this year I have inherited $200,000,000 from deceased relatives. How much of that did I get, 0 (zero) Thats what you will get also. If you want to lose your money, go ahead, And lose it you will.
2006-11-02 16:39:00 · answer #8 · answered by mike_dromara 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put it this way; they know your last name, but they can't find you in the phone book or on the Electoral Register; they can't phone you and leave the number of a lwyers office and they can't write to you on headed notepaper giving their details -
but they can e-mail you. How did they get your e-mail address but no your phone number? Or address?
2006-11-02 21:10:18 · answer #9 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had something like that once, but when they asked me for my bank details i refused to give them out, they bugged me a few more times saying they were legitimate but i ignored them. and they went away as far as I know inheritances are usually paid out in cheques, you don't have to give out your bank details.
2006-11-02 16:30:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋