I am trying to warn people about these con artist with yahoo e-mail addresses. They play on you emotions. Someone is either dying or even someone died that has your last name and a attorney contacts you and to offer you a deal with spliting millions of dollars. We have got to get the word out people. This is coming from the UK and other countries. I was taken, I was foolish, these are major con artist. They will send you official looking documents and phone #, fax#, addresses. one they sent me was from a place called Fidelity Trust Financial Service in London. Very official looking , also death certificate, accident report...documents from the High Court of Justice England and Wales. These people went by the name Keno Lesley E-mail address kenolesley@yahoo.com also Abby Young at abbyyoungeyahoo.com. There was a Neal Miller who was suppose to be a Dr. at Fidelity Trust of the dept. of internations remittance depart. PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE THESE PEOPLE . I LOST MONEY!!!
2007-08-22 04:15:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I receive those daily.
The key is if you are an honest person you will not get taken.
They clearly state that they want you to pretend to be a relative of the deceased to collect the money.
You know that you are not a relative of the deceased.
The people who run these scams are looking for people who are a little bit dishonest to begin with.
If you are not willing to engage in dishonest behavior you will not get involved with them or get taken by them.
2007-08-22 04:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are in Canada, please forward all these emails (called "Nigerian scams" because the perps are generally from Nigeria and similar African countries) directly to an affiliate of the RCMP fraud department : wafl@phonebusters.com
Please check out their advice and a list of scams working on at www.phonebusters.com
In the United States: NBC's Dateline recently worked two stories around these scammers in London. You may want to check NBC Dateline's website, where they will have an email address you can report them to.
2007-08-22 06:27:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mindlink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to say this, but if you fall for a scam, especially when so many people know that these scams are happening, you have only yourself to blame. You wanted to make some easy money, you didn't stop to think about it. Sorry, but next time maybe you'll know better.
2007-08-22 04:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is". This is basic common sense. There are no "freebies". Even companies that give you something free, sell your e-mail address to many others. The main problem is people that want something for nothing. They are the easiest to scam. As you know.
2007-08-22 04:29:24 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have received many of these, but didn't fall for their scam. Also the UK lottery is a big one.
2007-08-22 04:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And you fell for this crap?
Just for giggles...what if it were true and now you are a zillionaire- is your entire world different? The Chinese had a curse:
''May your fondest wish be granted.''
2007-08-22 04:29:22 · answer #6 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get tons of them every day and just delete them as spam/
2007-08-22 04:29:18 · answer #7 · answered by OC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋