Euro Millions they sent a letter of you won a million dollars and they want $4000 tax before we get the money.
2007-03-19 11:58:18 · 7 answers · asked by Robin H 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Oh, most definitley a scam! Folks from countries such as Nigeria, Russia, and former Eastern Block States are faxing or e-mailing unsuspecting Americans potential investment opportunities requiring a small deposit I.E. 2500.00 - 10,000.00 USD, with promises and forged reports on the history of that business.
Just remember the old addage, "If it sounds too good to be true, it's because it is".
Nothing is better than seeing a legitimate investment professional who is licensed and bonded to do business, face to face, and discuss your financial needs.
2007-03-19 12:13:50 · answer #1 · answered by jimmyd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, get this one.
I was selling a horse to an overseas buyer.
It came time to make a reservation with the shipping company (the cost was to be added to the sell of the horse).
The cashiers check arrived to cover the shipping and sale of the horse. The bank said they would need to hold it for 10 business days. When I informed the buyer, they asked that I go ahead and make a reservation for the shipping. (which was $3,000.00) Otherwise,it would be another month before the horse could be shipped with this company.
I smelled a rat.
Five days later I received a call from the bank. It was a forged cashiers check. If I had sent the money for the reservation, I would have been out 3000 dollars.
Now...I only deal with buyers that will come in person to haul the horse themselves .
2007-03-19 19:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by Threeicys 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If something seems too good to be true it is. Click the internet button for a free $400 digital camera. The Attorney from Nigeria emails you and tells you that a relative you have never heard of has left you an enormous inheritance. When you don't respond, in 4 days he send you another email. Learn to use common sense. It is people who are greedy that are the ones that fall prey to these schemes. The people who get rich are the diligent, slow plodders. They work hard, live on less,
learn to save, learn to invest and in 17 to 20 years they are
very comfortable financially. They don't spend money for
every latest fad that comes around. Hope that helps. Best wishes.
2007-03-19 20:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by MARK 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is defiantly a scam
First of all it is not from a trusted source and you did not enter in for a lottery for it so how can you win.
Sometimes if it is like from yahoo
Oh yahoo lottery you win $10000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,
Bla Bla Bla It is just better and safer if you stay away from them cuz pretty much 100% they are scams
Most likely if you do get one calming to be form yahoo it is not or any other lottery just delete them
And the reason why they want the $4,000 is because when you make the transaction they will get all your bank info and all that other stuff. And or just made $4,000 just because some sucker fell for it and all they had to do was send a e-mail
2007-03-19 19:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by Bullz_ eye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely a scam. There are severl sites including the FTC and USPS that list this and many more such as the Nigerian scam It offers you a share of several milliuon dollars, euros ,pounds etc if you will help the m transfer a large sum.
2007-03-19 19:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by cwagley@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have to give them money to collect your "prize", then it's a scam. Pretty much everybody with an email address "wins" some "lottery" every week or so.
If it were legit, why couldn't they just take the taxes out of the prize and send you the rest? State lotteries do it all the time.
2007-03-19 19:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you get something for nothing...it's a scam
If you have to send them money, or access to money, before they can send you your winnings, inheritance, prize,etc....it's a scam
If they solicite you instead of you contacting them....it's a scam.
Basically, imagine they are not emailing you or calling you. Picture yourself having a face to face conversation with them. Would you hand a guy telling you that he had money in a suitcase if you gave him some money first? NO.
If a guy on the street walked up to you and told you he needed your bank info because your account needed to be updated. NO.
Put yourself in the email/phone situation in real life-in person. They start to make less and less sense then.
2007-03-19 19:12:46 · answer #7 · answered by ontopofoldsmokie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋