A woman from Ghana states that her father, who died in an airplane crash, left her an inheritence, but she doesnt have the fee required to obtain this inheritence, and has asked me to help her collect this inheritence by paying the fee to this securities firm who has possesssion of it which was left by her father. I cant find any proof that this company even exists.
2007-01-13 05:01:22 · 2 answers · asked by Pieface 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
It's a complete scam. It's been around for years in one form or another... a relative or solicitor needs help to free up money belonging to someone who's died.
Besides, wealth in Ghana isn't like wealth in the US or Europe. If you have money it's invested in either cattle or property and not in a bank account. Those Ghanainas who are westernized will use one of the two main banks in Ghana - Barclays or Standard Chartered, both of which have proper procedures in place for handling the accounts of deceased customers.
And another thing, inheritance in Ghana is also very different. There is a predetermined hierarchy within the family - males before females, oldest first. The family extends to include direct relatives. On the death of a person that person's property belongs to the oldest male in the family, if there are no males then it goes to the oldest female. No wills, no solicitors, no fees, no paperwork. It just happens that way and has done for donkey's years.
2007-01-13 12:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
typical scam
send the money and lose it
2007-01-13 13:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by knox_mountain_guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋