I have been getting E-mails from this law firm saying that I have 4.6 million in inheritance comming to me and they will get 20% and they gave me documents to fill out and fax back. They gave me there number witch is in the UK and told me to call them with any questions. How do I know if this is 4 real or not? $10,000 to the best answer if this turns out to be real and I get the money. I have no bank account, so they are sending me a check. They sent me probate forms to fill out and send back by FAX and those only asked my name and how I was related to the person who passed and some other info that is not so important. They are NOT asking me for money. They are taking there 20% out then sending me a check when this is done. Can this be real? why would any one do this if not real?? also I am supossed to be interviewed by some agency of my choice to confirm this. That is my responcibility to get that done soon.
2007-06-12 05:50:10 · 14 answers · asked by 29LICKS & MR.29LICKS 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
well I found the web site 4 the company and there 4 real, been in business 4 15 years.
2007-06-12 06:49:33 · update #1
Lets see.... I have won the Irish lottery, the UK lotto... and there are about 4 people in South Africa that want to share their millions with me..... And that's just today's email.
Of course it is a scam. They are "fishing" for personal info to steal money from your accounts and maybe your identity.
Delete it as spam... Do NOT contact them.
These things, if they were real, surly are not going to contact you by email... I can not repeat enough how important it is for you to NOT respond to them.
If you do, kiss your bank accounts good by... and good luck in fixing your credit once they have opened up credit cards in your name and maxed them out.. with the bill showing up at your house....These criminals prey on peoples greed for easy money... don't fall for it!
2007-06-12 05:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Scam city! No way the deal is real, I can forward you about 7 of the same bogus deal from my emails!
I emailed one of them back and told them I would accept their check, have yet to see it, (7 weeks ago)... If I had received it, I would have taken it to my bank, got with my bank manager and set up an escrow account that could not be touched in any way for 90 days. If the check cleared, great, but that is not likely to happen.
Some where in this 'deal' you are going to be asked for some banking data so they can drain your money. If you don't provide them info like that, it will just go away.
2007-06-12 05:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by Blitzpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam. Scam, scam. I get those all the time. They are looking to steal your identity. What you could do is forward the email back to the company and tell them that someone is using their company to give them a bad name.
Someone over there would really appreciate it if its a legitimate company.
2007-06-12 07:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by Fall Beauty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smells Phishy to me. Through email, you have no paper trail of legitimacy and yet they want a fax from YOU?
If you give them any information about yourself, that would be better than money for them to take advantage of.
Re. additional details: Just because the company is legitimate, that gives no guarantee that the emails came from them.
2007-06-12 06:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good chance this is a scam. I would seek out a reliable attorney or take it to the police authorities. If there is anything illegal in these dealings, it should show up after the police do their investigations.
2007-06-12 06:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by retired11charlie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. Those go to tons of people. I've received a boat load of similar e-mails.
2007-06-12 06:01:10 · answer #6 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fake. Law firms dealing with probate do not contact you through email. They do so by certified letter.
2007-06-12 05:54:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a scam.
You're not the only one who's getting those type of e-mail.
2007-06-12 05:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by ☆Bombastic☆ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it sounds an old 'nigerian' scam. If they get your info, they will clean out your bank account.
Be carefull of any info you give them. They may be after your identit (theft) as well.
2007-06-12 06:17:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam... do not trust them .. tell them to wire you your money Western Union first... dont give them any other info.. if it were true they would already know.. never wire them money back.. hold that check in your bank and see if it clears.. Doubt it will..
2007-06-12 05:59:01 · answer #10 · answered by Antiliber 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋