I get all the nigerian emails saying they need someone to receive a large sum of money for them, is this true - they want my bank account info
2006-11-19 06:03:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I work for a very well known bank in the US and I can tell you for a fact that this is a scam. They want you to send them money in the form of guaranteed funds, then they send you back a very large, very FAKE check.
I have come across a few of these and once you send them the money, they are gone and so is your money. It is useless to try to trace or trick these fraudsters because they are out of the country and quite anonymous. Your best bet is to tell them a very firm NO and move their address to your spam/ blocked email list.
Never, ever, EVER give out any personal information over the internet or phone. You will only hurt yourself in the end.
2006-11-19 06:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by danni_d21 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO THAT! If you're seriously asking this as a question, I'll explain: it's a scam. They get your bank account info, drain it, and you get zip. Nothing. Nada. At the most you'll get a fake check that is good for not even the price of the paper it's printed on. Don't open those emails, don't click on any links on them. If you don't recognize the sender of an email, hit the spam button and trash it - protect yourself and your computer!
2006-11-19 14:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of the oldest scams running on the 'net. According to the e-mails, this whitebread boy has dozens of rich relatives in Nigeria. Sure I do.....
2006-11-19 14:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. My father played into it, and they wanted a $10,000 deposit before sending the money over.
2006-11-19 14:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you insane? Don't EVER give out personal information like that over the internet to scammers like that. If you do, you WILL REGRET IT, AND THAT IS THE STONE COLD TRUTH.
2006-11-19 14:07:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
They are SCAM Artists.
2006-11-19 14:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by neilinhp 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Then they would send it to you . It's a scam don't fall for it .
2006-11-19 14:07:13 · answer #7 · answered by IT'S JUST ME ! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. I saw this on the news.
2006-11-19 14:05:31 · answer #8 · answered by hollybby 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NEVER EVER give that kind of information!
2006-11-19 14:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by .:: me ~* 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, don't give them any information.
2006-11-19 14:05:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋