in a decesed guy account with my last name to help him get the account reactivated at the sum of 60, 40 percent of proceeds to me is this legally for real please respond back shortly
2006-12-15 01:53:06 · 8 answers · asked by savesalljesus 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You should go for it. Make sure you give him your bank account number so that he can transfer all of your money out (cough) . . . err all of his money into it.
2006-12-15 01:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by arcaemous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This scam has been circulating the internet for an age. When it comes to strange e-mails, a few good rules of thumb: 1) No established company will ever ask you for a credit card or bank account number, password or social security number. If an e-mail asks for any kind of personal information, it's a scam. 2) If an e-mail looks like it's coming from a company you've done business with before, and is giving you a link to click on so you can "update account information" or something of that kind, don't use the link. It will take you to a site that looks just like the company's and will have you enter personal information that they will then steal and sell. If in doubt type the company's web address in manually, and check your account information to see if it's out of date. If so, forward the scam e-mail to the company's fraud division (most have one these days), so they can warn other customers 3) As for e-mails like the one you describe, remember--nothing is ever free. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Nobody's handing out free money, not even big-bucks Microsoft (referencing another famous e-mail scam where you earn $10 for every e-mail you forward, so Microsoft can perform a mail-tracking study).
2006-12-15 10:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by macbeth00798 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam. He'll ask you to front money to get the account reactivated. Then you'll never hear from him again.
2006-12-15 09:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Tom Jr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you for real?
If so, I feel sorry for you. But here's my answer: No. It's a scam. If you don't already know this, you've got bigger problems than losing all of your money.
2006-12-15 10:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by reader110 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not do it!!!! Didn't you watch Dateline when they did a special on these shmucks?? I work @ a bank and we keep gettin these fake cashiers checks that these idiots make to send to people. They suck!! They have no soul, no life and no sense!!!! They are awful and anonying!!! ignore them and tell them you're sendin the email to the cops!
2006-12-15 10:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sara S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM!!! I get those emails all day long. Same story, different name.
2006-12-15 10:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under no circumstances trust anything like this. You are being pfished for as a victim of fraud. Please recognize that this is a scam.
2006-12-15 10:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by psoup 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam, Report him.
2006-12-15 10:11:17 · answer #8 · answered by mnwomen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋