my girlfriend needs to pay $600 so that she can checkout of her hotel. she's in nigeria and she collects raw stones and sells them as a business. she has a bank account with bank of america which she has $50.000.00 in. she's said she doesn't have a credit card, but has a debit card. she has an irish client who is in indonesia who owes her 15.000.00. she's said she can't cash the money herself. she wants me to cash the money and send the $600 to her.
when you've spoke to someone for over 200 hours on the internet (i've known lizzy for about six weeks) can you say that is enough time to say she can be trusted. it's what we talk about, that makes me believe she's genuine. we've spoke with about 10 times on my mobile. she's talked about holidays and about living together, having babies and that sort of stuff. i've told her that there is no way i can send any money, because i was scammed for £5000 before and i have a new fixed account now for security purposes, so no money can go in it
2007-03-04 05:56:44 · 11 answers · asked by rjhamuk 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
You're getting scammed again sweetie.
2007-03-04 06:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anne 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam this time too. I wouldn't trust someone based on how many hours I've talked to them but other things. Can she prove her identity?
If you really want to go ahead with this, you could do these things: Can she give you some sort of security deposit? For example, you could ask her to deposit the $600 in a PayPal account for you, as a security deposit. Then, ask her to give you the Name, Address and Phone Number of the hotel, then call to check the claim is true (Look the hotel and number up on the Internet, to make sure she's not just asking a friend to answer like a concierge)
If she does all this stuff and it seems to be true, tell her that you'll send the money after you've cashed the money from the Irish Client, however long that takes...
If the girl is for real, she'll understand you can't do this for someone you've just met.
2007-03-04 06:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by Tac_aipes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever met your "friend" in person? This is about as far away from legitimate as anything can get, whether it be a contest, promotion, or whatever.
There exists a certain form of immoral degenerate that trolls the internet searching for suckers who believe that they have gotten very lucky and won a lottery which they have never entered. They will probably entice you to send an advance fee to claim your non-existant winnings and if you do send this money, you can kiss it goodbye. The money will likely be en-route to Nigeria, a cesspool of fraud that has been the center of these types of fraud over the last few decades.
The best thing to do is to delete such emails immediately and to never reply to them. If you even reply, you risk having your email inbox flooded. If you call these people, expect to be harrassed over the phone at all hours of the night! In some cases, people who travel to claim their winnings in Nigeria are taken hostage, and in worse-case scenarios are killed when whoever is paying ransom payments exhausts their money supply. If anything online sounds to good to be true it always is buddy.
By the way, I have kind of become an anti-scam activists due to the fact that I have many friends who have had their identities and life savings stolen from them via these methods.
This is simply advance fee fraud (a prevalent type of fraud which continously asks for money to cover unforseen expenses) and is intended to drain your bank account, promising money that simply does not exist. Hopefully, this answers your question.
If you have any more questions, do a yahoo search on lottery scams, nigeria 419 scams, internet fraud, or advance fee fraud. You can also read more about this at www.secretservice.gov and www.419eater.com!
If you have lost money you should report it to the U.S. Secret Service at www.secretservice.gov
Now you know the basics of Advance Fee Fraud, a multi-million dollar industry that costs honest people their life savings everyday. Be happy you weren't duped by this scam!
I hope this is helpful, because I could sure use a best answer! I would appreciate it!
2007-03-04 18:15:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's think about this logically. $600 for a hotel room in Nigeria? That's pretty expensive. The per capita yearly income for the average Nigerian is only $390. Here's my source...
http://www.nigeriamasterweb.com/TearsOfMyPeople.html
So, her $600 hotel bill is what most Nigerians would earn in two full years. Hmmm.
She is a business owner and travels abroad, but does not own a single credit card? (I am not a business owner, yet I probably own 9 credit cards, that I rarely use.)
How did she plan to pay for her hotel stay in the first place? I mean, if I go to a fast food place and order something, I KNOW how I am going to pay for it; I have a plan. What exactly was her plan?
Someone in Indonesia owes her $15,000? Banks in bother Nigeria and Indonesia will wire funds. Even the hotel could receive a wire transfer of funds to take care of a hotel bill as you mention.
In summary. This woman is scamming you.
2007-03-07 11:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by nickdc1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although others have already brought this up, I would like to stress in the strongest possible terms that this is a classic 419 'advance fee' fraud, and beg you not to fall victim to it.
I have recently changed jobs for the financial institution that I work for, having previously been responsible for our fraud & money laundering investigations.
419 frauds were common, and I have seen more than one customer who was absolutely convinced that the person they sent money to was genuine, only to find that they have lost the money (and in some cases lost their entire account balances due to account takeover or identity theft as a direct result of the 419 fraud).
2007-03-05 09:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Surely you know about all the scams from Nigeria by now??????
She's scamming you and in fact it's more than likely to be a man
2007-03-04 06:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by Angelfish 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've got a very vivid imagination rjhamuk. Do you sit at your computer all day thinking these stories up? By the way, what happened to your other girlfriend, Jane?
But I must say I enjoy reading your questions!
2007-03-04 06:16:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cash the money and don't give it to her...keep it dude. It's a scam. Teach her a lesson.
2007-03-04 06:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to wake up and smell the coffee you are been taken for a R-I-D-E
2007-03-04 06:06:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scam mate, ditch her.
2007-03-04 06:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by gav 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋