I was told I have an inheritance in this bank, that came from Nigeria. When sending it to my account in the US, it tells me it has been detained due to anti terrists organization. But from what I have been told they do that in NY-USA with money coming to the states. I was givin a # to the supposed director of the bank but his number and the bank number are the same CELL number. I doubt the director of any bank is going to put the director of the banks personal number on the site. Can you help me? I have been to a site that was e-mailed me, I was givin a persoanl log in access code of 10 # to check my account. Just wish I know the truth
2007-07-19 11:15:30 · 5 answers · asked by Sherrie63 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
I think you'll find this is a scam.
THe site will either prompt you for personal details or may have a tracker or similar.
I'd avoid it personally.....
Google the bank name and i bet you'll find its a scam from the results!
2007-07-19 11:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by vampwithaheart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHO do you know from Nigeria that just died? You have been targeted by the latest variation on the Nigerian FAX scam. Yes, I said FAX as in facsimile machine. This scam was OLD before e-mail was invented.
Don't bother researching the bank. The scam operators often use the names of legitimate banks to trick people who try to confirm the information given. There is even a version currently circulating claiming you won the Yahoo lottery. There is no such lottery.
2007-07-19 19:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to tell you this but that's sounds like a scam, if you had received that information in an email. I get those emails often. There's a lot of convincing scams coming from Africa. You'll either have to give them money or they're going to use your account for laundering money. I know of one lady who believed it so much she left the country twice to receive it and the bank told her it was a scam, but she was so delusional she didn't fully believe it. Now she's stuck in Africa trying to get her money that she'll never receive.
2007-07-19 18:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Danny F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you do - don't give them details of your bank. They may ask for this to make the transfer. If you already have then you need to block your own account as soon as possible otherwise they may empty it. Do it now - really.
2007-07-20 02:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by philipscown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got loads of emails like that. just ignore them.
2007-07-19 18:26:21 · answer #5 · answered by carmen1509s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋