Strange emails regarding transfers of funds, next of kin!?

Question

I received an email from this cancer patient that has put me as her next of kin and she wants to transfer funds to my account to distribute to charities and I get a chunk of it. I wanted to call this person's bank to set up the transaction but the phone number appears to be legitimate because the first number in the phone number is this sign +. They need my information and mentioned that there's no point in further communicating until they receive the necessary info. to complete the transaction. Is this an idenity theft scam? Can some one please help me with their input to me?

Thank You,

Lanny Marden

Answer 1

Its a total scam. Do not fall for it. It is going to everybody's email. treat it as spam.

Answer 2

Is this from:

“I AM MRS NANCY SANTOS,THE WIFE OF LATE MR EL ZARAH SANTOS.I AM A WIDOW AND
HAVE NO CHILD ALSO ON A SICK BED FACING CANCER OF THE BREAST WHICH HAS
LASTED FOR 9 MONTHS NOW. “

DON’T RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL. It’s a variation on the Nigerian 914 scam. The bait is a large amount of money for doing almost nothing, but you will find out that they will need some funds from you, ‘up front’, to pay for the paper work, crossing some official’s palm with silver and so on. It’s know as ‘914’ because that’s the section of the Nigerian penal code which addresses these schemes.

For more info have a look here:

http://www.lpconline.com/Nigerian_fraud_letter_scam.html

and here:

http://www.lpconline.com/Nigerian2006-0.html

Have a good one : )

Answer 3

This is a scam. It's a very common one, and you should not feel bad about being tricked. Do not reply to it, and make sure you report it to your email provider (most providers have a link to report and delete messages like this). Never reveal financial information in this way. The reason they are telling you there is no point in communicating further until they receive the information is to discourage you from checking them out for legitimacy. I am so glad you asked about this before responding to them, because they would have either stolen you money or your identity. The best way to avoid this sort of scam is this: if the offer seems too good to be true, then it is. Anytime you get messages from strangers offering you deals if you reveal information, delete them and report them. Good luck!

Answer 4

It's possible that it's an identity theft scam, but generally the people that do this sort of thing aren't that sophisticated. Some are but not many.

Usually it's a variation of an advanced fee fraud. See the links below for more info and whatever you do, don't reply with your real information. If you must reply give them phony info and string them along for as long as possible. You'll be using up their valuable time and resources (e.g. internet, phone, etc.) of which they usually have to pay extravagant prices for due to their location which is usually Nigeria.

If you're interested in having fun with them in this way I suggest you check out the Scam-O-Rama or 419eater sites below to see how others are fighting back.

Answer 5

The information their want is your, Once you give your information then of coure you are S-C-A-M. There is no such a think. I know someone is still paying the money he cashed with the false checks. The checks are so good that the banks cant sometimes tell so the bank holds now that kind od the money for 3 weeks or till the money is cleared on the other side. Please do not fall in this.I dont mind telling you who this friend is but due to the rules I cant give you his information but you can e-mail me.

Answer 6

This is an attempt to get you bank account information.so they can clean out any money you have. If you want to keep your money do not give out any information to someone that you do not know or to anyone who does not have a legitimate need for it.

I don't know if I am spelling this right but i believe it is called phlishing. Much of this comes from foreign countries and once the other person has your money there is no getting it back,

Answer 7

I'll bet that the information they are asking for relates to your bank account, bank branch and the like.

Don't give them a damn thing. This is a scam. If you don't give them the info they don't want to be bothered with you - because they won't be able to get anything out of your bank account.

Forget it!

Answer 8

SCAM.

Ask yourself why anyone would want to give some money to anyone they don't know.

It might be identity theft, or getting the chance to access your bank to clean it out

Or a variation on what has become known as the Nigerian Fraud, along with several other names. They say the tansfer can't go ahead until you pay a fee, which they pocket and disappear.

See link;
http://potifos.com/fraud/

Answer 9

This is nothing new and is a 100% scam! Don't provide any of your personal details such as banking account becos they would fake your signatures on documents to have your bank transfers money out from your account to theirs. If I were you, report them to the authority to enable them to trace the sender and place them under frauds.

Answer 10

Don't do it! This is one of the many scams circulating on the internet. I get these emails all the time, sometimes its a relative that has died and sometimes it is a lottery winning. They are all scams, don't fall prey to them. My husband works these cases all the time!