I recently submitted an application.....and it supposed to be a private lender. They said I was approved for my loan of $5000, but I would have to send $187 to Nigeria. Sounds like a scam....but I was wondering has anyone heard of or applied with these co-called lenders.
2007-03-16 18:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by robbies girl 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
That's actually a VERY famous scam, surpassed perhaps only by the 3 shell game.
I've gotten those e-mails before, it's a total scam.
Yours is a bit more believeable, mine said I would receive $126,000,000 because the holder didn't want the funds to appear on his tax records. Again, it went through the bank of Nigeria.
My advice, forward the e-mail to the FBI, what he's doing is fraud.
In the future think about this:
1. If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS.
2. How did this guy decide that you where approved for a $5000 loan? What made you THAT qualified?
3. How did he get your e-mail address?
4. Why do you need to send him $187?
5. Why does his "loan agency" have a yahoo address?
6. If he's a "private lender", it's either fraud or a loan shark.
2007-03-16 18:55:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anytime a person from outside of your country wants to do business with you, you should immediately recognize this as a total scam.
You must know that there is no international better business bureau or any possibility of legal recourse when you are dealing with someone outside of your home country.
A recent story on NPR reported that hordes of online scammers from outside of the US are preying on US citizens to send any small amount of money to them. On just five US dollars, some people of other nations can eat for a week due to the currency exchange rates. While someone in the US is upset they were scammed out of a hundred dollars, the person who got the money celebrates they nearly won the lottery. This is an exaggeration, but you get the point.
Also note that an email address is not a company. Especially a free yahoo account that is untraceable.
2007-03-17 02:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ethan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with Magi and wanted to add another to his list
7. Anytime Nigeria is mentioned - run the other way
2007-03-17 02:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by echo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i done the same thing that you done but i sent the 187 and then got an email back that i had to wire more money..don't do it..
2007-03-17 05:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by leggydoll42 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes run run the other way don,t trust them scam artist they want your bank account clean you out and you never heard from them agian yes report them to the FBI good luck
2007-03-17 03:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by pattibcacl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋