recently, I have received a person contact through netlog and she said she is in a refugee camp... and also mentioned that she inherited many million of USD from her father... and that she need to escape from the hell place... and need some money to prepare documents, air flight , etc ,etc...
I have just got 2 corresponding ... and she already propose this, so do u think it's a scam or something?
2007-07-03 12:43:48 · 18 answers · asked by babeintown 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Absolutely a scam. Does she need a bank acc. # from you so she can send you some funds? Very old trick. She or he has e-mailed 1000's same offer, same scam. What would make you special that you would be contacted.
It is a fishing expedition. Delete it and hope no harm was done from opening it in the first place.
By the way, how did she get access to a computer??
2007-07-03 12:50:10 · answer #1 · answered by character 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's an old scam that's been around for quite a while. You are not corresponding with a girl in a refugee camp. It is a group of scam artists that will take you for every dollar you have and leave you stranded in a foreign country.
2007-07-03 19:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely a scam...
She/he is using that country because the laws are so lax and they dont have the money to go after them anyway. That and the country doesnt care. Its probably your next door neighbor.
Dateline had a great show about this, its called *To catch a con man* Im sure you can google it or it might be on You Tube. They actually gave these people money and followed them all over the world to find out who they were. It was a great show.
2007-07-03 19:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by financing_loans 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SCAM. If she had inherited millions of dollars, she wouldn't be in a refugee camp, she could have easily bought her away out.
And if she did have that money, why was she living in a war zone anyway.
If you trace the e-mail, it probally traces to Nigeria.
2007-07-03 19:54:47 · answer #4 · answered by Greg P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't trust it. If it sounds like a scam, it probably is a scam. How would she have access to the internet anyway if she was in a refugee camp?
2007-07-03 19:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by 0carina 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Variation on the infamous Nigeria FAX scam. Yes, I said fax as in fax machine. This scam is older than e-mail. The scam was old before the Internet existed.
2007-07-03 20:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhh...DERRRRR!
Yes, it's a scam. But this is not. I want you to take all the money you've already taken from your bank account and send it to me. I'm not in a refugee camp, I haven't won millions of dollars, and I promise you won't gain a thing from doing this. But anyone who thinks that correspondence might be real doesn't deserve to have the responsiblity of having currency.
Luv ya bye.
2007-07-03 19:50:03 · answer #7 · answered by Hammer 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Bwahhhh.
Do people still continue for fall for this stuff?
If you have to ask yourself if it's a scam, that should tell you something. People really should listen to that little voice in their heads.
Tell them to get lost. Or call your non emergency phone number police dept , and ask them if there is anything they can (or want to) do. Good luck.
2007-07-03 19:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by Diana 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why is she talking to you? Do you personally know this person? Have you met this person?
Answer these questions and it will become plainly obvious that this is a scam.
2007-07-03 19:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Old scam with a new approach
2007-07-03 19:46:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋