They ask for personal details, address but no bank a/c details yet so that they can have the US bank contact me.
2007-01-15 19:05:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
SCAM!
2007-01-15 19:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by the Boss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There are so many examples of this that it is now called the "Diana Universal Trust Fund" SCAM ! Just check out all the other people who have received this con .
Below is the answer from another recent question about this scam to Yahoo. about two months ago. Take it as a warning.
Hi, I have received the same e-mail, do not sent any info for two possible reasons; 1) they will steal you identity and issue credit cards in your name and spend the balance. You will be left with a lot of debts. and possibly in jail. 2) They will use your bank account to deposit money stolen from other bank accounts and then threaten you to hand over the money.
Also, do not press on the URL link provided even if it sounds harmless, like BBC.NEWS. This link is only an article published on the BBC website about Diana’s sun, but has nothing to do with Diana Universal Trust Fund. The link behind that URL address link could be a virus or a spyware.
2007-01-15 19:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they have already contacted you via email so just email them back and let them know you will take all correspondence through email. Or that they can contact you and give them the address of the FBI
But yes, it is a scam.
2007-01-15 19:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by mslider2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a scam, I have seen this myself.
Please type in a part of the letter (usually the first sentence would be fine) word for word in a search browser (Yahoo! or Google). From there you will find many websites discussing this scam as I had to prove to my brother in law and friends different letters they received, on of which was this letter you are referencing.
Good luck!
2007-01-15 19:12:31 · answer #4 · answered by Runner Runner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$5 million???? How can you win that when you haven't even entered anything... BIG scam!!! They probably want to see if you catch the bait first and then reel you in by asking personal details... I get these all the time... Or they'll ask you to pay a certain amount of money to them in order for them to give you the money... they'll run away with your cash... believe me... money is the root of all evil!!!
2007-01-15 19:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Me! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you better believe its a scam.
they will send you all the information you require once you pay their solicitors legal fees.
i guarantee after you do that you wont hear another thing from them.
i had a similar experience. i won $5 million. i had email conversations with them for a week. even offered to pay them 10 times the legal fee if they could send me my money. guess what. they went away. my wife has won similar funds totalling $15 million.
we have yet to see a penny but then we havent paid them either.
2007-01-15 20:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by dirtyoldman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
big time scam. I messed with one once and told them to deduct the cost of sending it by personal courier. They replied that the check was alreay made out and that they couldn't deduct the amout, I told them that they were the bank and they could do what ever thay needed to. I never heard from them again.
2007-01-15 19:11:49 · answer #7 · answered by sickand tired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best option is to just Google anything you are unsure of.
Sure enough, the first link that comes up is;
419 Scam – Fictitious companies (Advance Fee Fraud)
2007-01-16 21:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by David 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. It's probably a scam. But, maybe keep going with it & try to talk to someone who can verify this for you. Be sure NOT to give out any credit card numbers or personal information.
2007-01-15 19:09:58 · answer #9 · answered by DiVenanzo™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo does not run a lottery. Such emails are designed to either steal your ID/credit information and/or have you send in money to "process the claim" or whatever other way the scammers word. The truth is there is no lottery and there is no prize money.
2016-05-24 21:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is...It's a scam. Don't give them any personal information or you will probably regret it for years to come clearing your credit.
2007-01-15 19:12:05 · answer #11 · answered by cupidtoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋