I get lot of email from unknown persons asking me to inform them about my availability when they visit my country. Some claiming to be young women aged 25. Some businessmen wanting to visit for business purposes.
Some bank officer saying that there is a deposit of $40 million in his bank and the person who deposited having died without leaving any legal heirs or any document to trace his heirs, the deposit becoming unclaimed and go waste. He wanted me to put up a claim as the legal heir of the deceased person and claim this money for which all necessary help will be given. I get a cut of 30% for all the trouble undertaken etc. etc.
What is it other than simple fraud. They search for accomplices in the internet. I keep away from such people.
varada posted on Aug 18, 2006
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Jenna said on Aug 18, 2006....
Weren't we just talking about trust on another blog???? :)
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varada said on Aug 18, 2006....
But CW had communications with that person for some time nd then only the invitation came. They had exchanged ideas over internet.
Here suddenly an email comes in my inbox. I dont know the person. I dont know how she got my email ID and what interests she may expect in me. She could have sent a mail about priliminaries and then inform about meeting me. Here suddenly a mail comes to meet me looks dubious.
Tell me if I am wrong.
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Jenna said on Aug 18, 2006....
NOOOOO...I do not think you are wrong to have questions.I would be very concerned about such emails.
If you don't mind me asking..In which country do you live?
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FaithfulDisciple said on Aug 19, 2006....
T myself have received a barrage of scam mails. I read somewhere about an American businessman who fell prey to this syndicated inheritance thing and he travelled all the way to Nigeria in the hope of collecting promised inheritance, only to be kidnapped and killed, after being extorted for money.
Just ignore these scam mails, these scammers usually scout around ebays and auction sites to get your emails to try and send you scam mails. When you reply, they know they've just hooked a willing victim.
Another variation would be the announcement that your email was assigned a lottery number which was chosen to receive a prize money worth millions of euros. Then they will ask for your bank account numbers and require you to make a certain amount of deposit for notarial, court and registration expenses when all they really wanted was this money they were trying to scam from you. Take Care to Beware!
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varada said on Aug 19, 2006....
Scam mails, as you said, have promised more than one billion dollars. The was they write anybody would be convinced. I replied some of them and now I ignore them totally. This wealth sharing and assignment of a lottery number and the usual spams.
Jenna, I live in India.