Is it possible to be nominated by someone you dont know at all and gave you a 1.5m U$ for charity purpose?

Question

Last Nov.7, somebody wrote me asking for assistance. She said she and her late husband have a hard earned fund deposited in STANDARD TRUST BANK (STB) in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire amounting to 1.5m U$. She is very willing to donate it to orphan,charity institution should i allow myself to accept it.So i accepted it since part of it will be allocated for my service.She gave the contact detail of the bank where the fund is deposited.She said i should cooperate with Dr. Jean Nelson,a director.After so,i have been indorsed to GiroBank in UK,who will service the transfer from Cote d' Ivoire to my country.But due to AML law,i've been required to obtain a TAX BOND INSURANCE when a premium is required to pay worth £5,970.00.Since i dont have that money,i refused.I contacted STB again,and they advised me to open an account with them so the fund can be transferred to mine,this time they're asking $1,500.00 only for initial deposit.Are this true?How can i withdraw?I shall appreciate any legal advice

Answer 1

Its called a 419 scam. These people are betting your greed outweighs your common sense.
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http://www.419eater.com/

Many of these e-mails claim to be from a person in Africa, usually Nigeria. The writer claims to have access to millions of dollars, either from a relative or from knowledge of an idle account. A percentage of this money is promised to the victim if they will allow the money to be processed through their personal bank account. The victim is to keep their share and send the remaining money to the scammer.

The check given to the victims is fraudulent. The victim is then liable to the bank for the check they wrote to the scammer.

In some cases, churches and other nonprofits have been targeted by this scam. They are told a wealthy person has died and left all their money to the victim organization.

Answer 2

This is fraud. I have received numerous email like this. I have gotten emails that said I have inherited funds from dead realtives in third world countries, or that someone has died and can't collect on millions of dollars because of certain laws where they live. What it is, is a well to get naive Americans involved in money laundering. Don't give your money away. Please be very careful.

Answer 3

Gee, I hope you aren't serious. That is one of the biggest scams going these days. Don't walk, run as fast as you can in the other direction. Once these people have your account information, you will lose all your money and not get it back.

Answer 4

I think you are being scammed and you should not pay out 1 cent

Answer 5

I wouldn't trust it... make sure you don't give up any personal data or money, it smells like a scam!