I get a lot of these in my email - and i even got a phone call like this when i had an ad out selling puppies and it was a guy offering more and stuff - here is the email can you tell me what happens if you do this im curious to know - Thanks!! : Introduction.
Dearest,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my brother sadiq ,intend to establish in your country.
Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life.
There is this huge amount of ($5,500,000.00) which my
late Father deposited in a Security company here in cote d'ivoire before he was assasinated by unknown persons.
Now I and my brother decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political
reasons.
We want you to help us transfer it into your personal account in your country for a good reliable bussiness investment that we increase the fund
If you can be of an assistance to
us we will be pleased to offer to you 10% Of the total fund.
I await your soonest response.
Respectfully yours,
Miss Sarat Kosa
2007-03-16 06:11:01 · 10 answers · asked by lilrebelchick 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Most of you didnt listen, I KNOW THIS IS A SCAM AND I NEED TO IGNOR IT, i always do - im not stupid i just wanted to know how it worked and what happens if you do follow their instructions
2007-03-16 06:26:59 · update #1
This is the classic Nigerian Scam. They will ask you for wiring instructions, allegedly to put money into your account. Except those same instructions can be used to take money out of your account.
2007-03-16 06:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by BosCFA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are Nigerian Scam. There are a lot of version to it, you can read how it works in ABC Blogs or CIA Website Below.
Delete them and do not follow these email. Some people lost their hard life saving and their live trying to follow these emails
According to the American State Department report there are over 25 people found dead following these scam
2007-03-16 14:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way way old scam!!!! Foreign nationals, Nigerians mostly tell you some long lost relative you never heard of left money but thay can't get it out of the country...Blah Blah Blah....
They even had a 20/20 report on these things.
Just delete them....
BTW...I've won the UK Lottery 47 times this year!!! LOL (oh yeah, there is no UK Lottery)
2007-03-16 13:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jeff A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out http://scamsbeware.com - consumer resource center. all kinds of scam info there, there's also a forum where u can keep up to date on current and future scams. And if u have any questions just post it in the forum and somebody out there should help u. http://scamsbeware.com/forum Best of all it's FREE 2 join, just register at the top it'll be worth it for u to keep up 2 date on scams/fraud. Hope this helps.
2007-03-18 23:25:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you send me all of your bank account information, I promise I'll only use it for deposits....
You gotta love the Nigerians. They're the hardest working people in Scams-ville.
2007-03-16 13:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They probably want you to respond, so that they can eventually get your bank account numbers and personal info. Then they might hack in, or just pass on your email addy to people interested in anyone who is dumb enough to reply to their hoax.
2007-03-16 13:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by dommn8r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They want your bank details to put money in.
When they get them, YOUR money comes out.
Old as the net and before, just ignore & delete all mail like this.
2007-03-16 13:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by Merovingian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a scam. It is fraud and would end up costing you a lot of money
2007-03-16 13:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by JORDAN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another typical Nigerian (African) scam. Just ignore this email, they are after stealing your money.
please be careful and delete these emails...........
2007-03-16 13:16:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is bogus they want your account information so they can take all your money out of it and steal from you..
2007-03-16 13:16:29 · answer #10 · answered by brandonmmarlow 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋