I am receiving at least 1 e-mail a day indicating that some foreign national has passed away and left a fortune and his heirs want me to help them claim the money, how, I'm not sure. I'm sure this is a scam but I just wondered if anyone else has received these e-mails and did you inquire as to the legality or request additional information. Most of these e-mails are from Africa or Europe.
2006-11-18 04:51:37 · 8 answers · asked by gittyuprv 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My former husband worked in Nigeria and these e-mails are indeed fraudulant. And it seems that there's not much you can do except identify them as spam and keep blocking the address. Do not send any personal information!!
2006-11-18 04:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I've gotten one of those from the nephew of a passed-away ruler that hid away a fortune and wanted me to pick the money up.
There is a scam industry in Africa. People that professionally write these messages, send them around and hope to get a return. I think it is positive, as these people are learning a foreign language and the art of writing correspondence that they can use later on in life for something else.
2006-11-18 04:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by dane 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the 419 scam, named after the country code for Nigeria were most of them originate from, they have been going on forever even before the internet was around, do not respond to them. People have actually gotten kidnapped, held for ransom and murdered by responding to them.
2006-11-18 09:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by Christopher J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 17:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by boatright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thanks for that question ,i also had one of those and was wondering the same be carefull they want personal info ,and could be an elaborate way to get into your numbers
i cant believe it is for real ,and now it seems that there are more people getting them ,so i am not a specially selected privaliged person
that is sad but i did not respond so maybe i am safe
better be safe and sad
2006-11-18 05:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have recieve numerous emails like this and yes they are all fakes. Whatever you do do not make contact with these ppl. Just report as spam and be done with it.
2006-11-18 05:02:09 · answer #6 · answered by N W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get them all the time. They would have to be frauds. Lawyers just do not do things that way.
2006-11-18 04:59:47 · answer #7 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly Nigerian / African scrams...
2006-11-18 04:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋