Has anyone ever gotten an email from a laywer telling you that someone has left you money in their will and all you need to do is provide them with your information and the money is yours? Please respond if you know anyhting about this type of stuff. Thank you
2007-11-29 07:54:56 · 2 answers · asked by Jennifer S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
scam scam scam scam ..
In the UK, folk put the details (names & home addresees) of the people they want to leave money to in their WILL - and they NEVER put in a persons email adddress (why ? because eMail addresses change more often than a persons home address).
Thus, if you REALLY HAVE been left money, the 'lawyer' would ALREADY HAVE your home address details but WOULD NOT HAVE your eMail address !
It's a form of 419 Fraud - Lottery Scam .. someone with a name similar to yours may really have died .. however this is because the con-merchants read the Obituaries and Email thousands of people with similar names (one 419 Fraud variant is to say you have to pay the Funeral Expenses ...)
If you reply you will be told that some 'small processing fee' has to be paid first .. then you will be told that some Tax has to be paid .. then the Lawyers fee .. then Courier charges must be met .. and so on and so one ... all via Western Union (or moneygram) to some address in Nigeria !
but, hey, it will all be worth it when a 'legacy worth millions' is 'released' to you ..
2007-11-30 02:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello there telephone number is 00 44 703 196 6083,00 44 702
408 3415
2007-12-01 16:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by ivan h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋