I suckered for an ATM card scheme because they sounded so legit. I sent them money that I borrowed and now I am out of the money and didn't receive anything but the runaround. I am going to forward everyone of their e-mails to me to the FBI and the local authorities. I believe it was one person using different names. They even went as far as to use the WEMA of Africa as the bank that was suppose to send me an ATM card. I sent the first amount of money and they swear that a FEDEX employee stole the card from a magazine they shipped it in. Then they asked for all this additional money to send me a replacement card. They really had me going because in the past when I received an e-mail from Nigeria I would reply by saying I would forward it to the FBI and I never heard from them again. This group kept corresponding with me and I thought they were legit. Fooled me and I am so mad I could strangle me somebody.
2007-01-01 13:24:04 · 7 answers · asked by Doris G 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
You got ripped off. The FBI can not help if you sent the money out of the country the FBI. If you sent the money to a US address and got ripped off that could be Mail fraud and the FBI "might" folow-up on the issue. But it unlikely you will get your money back.
But at this point swollow your loss and don't get fooled again.
2007-01-01 13:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by Kdude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greed/ You were suckered. You were entirely at fault (sorry, no other way to say it). Internet is full of warnings about Nigerian scheme. Newspaper articles warn people. But you still went ahead thinking "....no, not this time, no.....not these people...".
That's precisely the point. They want greedy suckers. You fell victim voluntarily.
They will run you haggard. There is no hope of collecting any money. Just chalk it for experience and move on. Don't spend another minute on this.
FBI will tell you the same thing. Hope you did not lose too much. If you don't stop it right here and now, you will lose more. A lot more.
2007-01-01 21:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by Nightrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of your first clues should have been when they told you the ATM card had been sent in a magazine. No legit bank ANYWHERE would send an ATM card in a magazine or ask you to send money for one. You only get ATM cards from banks when you have opened an account there. I hope you didn't send your personal info too.
2007-01-01 22:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by mariandmommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was getting e-mail on a daily basis telling me one of my distant relatives and family had died in a plane crash and asked me to get in touch with them to claim an inheritance. I never responded and eventually they quit writing... Check out
2007-01-01 21:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by Ret68 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am to the point where i dont even feel sorry for these people anymore, you get some random email saying do this and we'll give you millions of dollars, and they do it, i really can't believe they actually get people to do it
2007-01-01 21:38:29 · answer #5 · answered by swenjj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I am too smart to fall for that stuff. Me and my friends do play with them a lot.
2007-01-01 21:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by netnazivictim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry you got taken but you are not the only ones
I heard of some doctors have been taken for a ride
with those scammers,
2007-01-01 23:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by mobilemark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋