Hi! Everyone,
Recently, I received a few email from someone out there, stranger for me, delivered by postmaster mentioning something about 'being the next kin' or 'beneficiary' of their own personal fund in a very big security international bank company whether they are in serious illness condition or already pass away with a lot of money to send to me if I agree to be their next kin or beneficiary. If as soon as I agree and I reponds to their mail all about this by giving my personal data to them they say they will guiding me through a project which leading me to help other by this fund. I don't know and understand much of this issue or matter. I just feel very bad and a lot of sympathy for any of their life problem. I just wish to help them without making any trouble to anyone including myself. What is all about? I don't understand at all. Can I trust this thing as a desperate needed help request? I'm in very doubt about it. If it is true, then what should I do? Is it good for me?
2007-04-29 19:42:49 · 14 answers · asked by Khamirul Bin Mataree 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's one of the bigest cons going right now. Do not give them any of your personal info. You'll live to regret it. If you really feel you want to try this out. Go to a bank, open an account with say $25 in it. I'm sure they will want you to deposit a very offical looking check of some kind. Deposit the check, a hold will be placed on the amount. Because there is not enough in the account to cover the check. This will end up back-firing on them, because you'll find out that, that offical looking check they sent you is not worth the paper it's written on.....Don't get jacked, be smart. Say good by and don't look back!!!!!
2007-04-29 20:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Gunny 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As soon as you give your personal information - kiss your identity, money in bank accounts, good credit card rating, and your life good bye. It's an ID Theft scam.
If you are going to follow Gunnys advice - I will suggest that you either don't deposit the "official looking check" as the bank will hold you accountable if it counterfiet. However - if you inform your bank manager about the check, and your bank agrees to go along with you on the deposit, and see if the other party who wanted you private info tries to mess with that account - then you'll know and your bank manager will know up front that you were going to be scammed.
Still with the other information you give them - your ID can be sold over 30 times before you know you even have a problem. Make a wise decision, and don't give them anything. Block and delete any further emails from them.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
2007-04-29 20:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You've received the Nigerian 419 Email Scam. The Nigerians actually have a rap song out called "We gon' chop yo dolla" about their scam. Don't respond to it. They're going to run off with alot of your money if you do so. ABC reported about the scam on 20/20 last year. The father of Chelsea Clinton's boyfriend is actually in jail because he stole money to give to Nigerian email scams. This guy was a former Congressman and a close friend of the former president.
Don't make the same mistake that many others have made. You don't want to give your money to Nigerian criminals.
2007-04-29 19:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO!!! This is an internet scam. People all over the place have been scammed in this way. They seem very sincere, promise you tons of money, but in the end they take all YOUR money. Either through gaining access to your accounts, or through asking you to send them money to process everything, or by gaining information about you and stealing your identity.
DO NOT MOVE FORWARD. Contact your local police and give them all the information you have about these people. You won't get in trouble with the authorities for bringing it to light. Save yourself and do your duty to save other people from making the same mistake and losing everything they have. These internet scammers are evil. I've seen whole TV investigation shows about them and everything. They really are ruthless and they will take you for everything you have.
2007-04-29 19:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Iris 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do DO NT TRUST THEM! it is a scam run out of west Africa, you end up getting fraudulent checks that take months to bounce i know this because i had it done to me and its not nice, they seem sincere but they are not
My advice is to talk to your law enforcement or local police
2007-05-06 01:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. I've seen emails like that before. If you send money to them you'll never see it again. They won't send you a dime.
2007-04-29 19:57:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
uh, i hope this is a joke b/c it sounds like the old [insert crazy scam name here]. Do not give personal data b/c they will just take your money!
2007-04-29 19:49:10 · answer #7 · answered by tonymrep 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Toss it! I got one too and so did a friend. Something about a family in a car crash in Africa...splitting $12.5M with some lawyer...yada yada. Completely bogus!
2007-05-07 11:19:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
All you are going to do is loose money if you do what it tells you to do...it is more then likley a SCAM. Throw it away and forget about it
2007-04-29 19:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm are you an idiot . Of course its a scam . Just delete it and go on with your life . Geeeeeeeeez !
2007-04-29 19:49:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋