I met this lady via email, she told me sge is terminally ill and asked me to manage her fortune. I want to know if she's being real or scamming me?
2007-10-07 16:02:09 · 5 answers · asked by blackgal925 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
IT'S A SCAM!!!! Don't do it please. She'll start asking you to send money or something else after a while. Don't send her anything or tell her any of your personal info such as your real name, social security number, home address and phone number, etc. Do not accept anything from her either. She's lying. And why would someone want to total stranger to manage their fortune? You might be interested in these websites. It's about people faking illnesses to get money:
http://www.scambusters.org/cancerfraud.html
http://www.joewein.de/sw/419-dying-widow-scam.htm
http://bargainprofessor.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/another-email-scam-circulating/
This could be a Nigerian scam. With Nigerian scams, you will be asked to send a "small" amount of money ($2,000), in order to receive a very large amount of money in return ($200,000). They say this is their way of thanking you for "helping" them. In reality, you will receive nothing, and you will be stuck with bounced checks, a large debt, fake money orders, and you will end up losing a lot of money. And don't even think you will get in touch with them again after this has happened, because they will be long gone with your money, and have moved on to another victim. You can read about this here:
http://www.scambusters.org/NigerianFee.html
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp'
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.shtm
http://www.fraudguides.com/nigerian_email_scams.asp
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/144502/how_the_nigerian_scam_works.html
http://www.nextwebsecurity.com/Top10.asp
http://www.datingnmore.com/fraud/scam_signs_nigerian.htm
Even if you do read these websites, and you don't see anything that is exactly like your case/situation, do not think it's still not a scam. I know I posted a lot of websites, but I'm just trying to keep you from becoming another victim by educating yourself about scams. Victims lose hundreds or maybe even thousands of dollars due to scams, and may become victims of identity theft, and it may take years to repair your credit if you do become an identity theft victim. I believe that this is a scam, I'm just not sure of the exact type though. Online criminals are becoming more sophisticated everyday, and so are the scams. I hope this helps you.
2007-10-07 17:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Shania♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam
2007-10-07 16:06:25 · answer #2 · answered by Carol A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lool I have a few but I will share with u an experience similar to yours. -I had a similar experience. I was about 6 or 7 and it was Eid. I had a new little purse and had bought some new toys and kept them inside my purse of course with the Eddya money ;). One girl came up to me and said she just wants to make sure I don't lose my stuff so she will help me put them inside my purse. After I went home, I opened the purse and it was totally empty!!!!! I still have no idea how she did it. Seems like she was a professional thief.
2016-04-07 10:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a scam. Think about it, if you were on your deathbed, would you go on the internet to recruit someone to manage your estate when you die? Of course you wouldn't.
2007-10-07 16:05:49 · answer #4 · answered by RONALD J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may be able to find her on snopes.com, which debunks things like that and the person who wants to move a fortune out of Nigeria, among other things.
2007-10-07 16:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋