Should we take the risk

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:21

I have received an email from a gentleman who wishes to pay some money into my bank account on behalf of a deceased relative, naturally he needs to know that I am a responsible person and how the land lies, so he asks me to...........



"Please tell me more about the political stability in your country and how safe it is to invest in your country."

I will be waiting for your urgent response to my private E-mail: mrmichaelvan@voila.fr



What should I tell him folks and should I take the money?

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:23

NO.....NO.........NO...........

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:24

Delete and forget!



Chris

magalan


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 227

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:27

Do you know him personally?



If not, why should a stranger be asking YOU?



SCAM SCAM SCAM

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:27

Don't go near it. How is he going to put money in your bank account without you giving him all your details, then you're stuffed. Call his bluff and say you only deal in cash, so ask for a money order from him.



Richard

cyprusman3



Joined: 09/06/2009
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:27

he will ask you for some expenses for him to be able to send the money to you , its a scam

judyr


Joined: 07/07/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:39

Well I had one this morning from this same person which I have now duly deleted but here is the text:



Dear friend, i am mr michael van, manager auditing & accounting section Bank of Africa. It's my urgent need for a reliable and reputable person that made me to contact you for this business which involves transfer of huge sum of money to a foreign account. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($11.5 million USD) into your account.



I need a foreign partner who will support me because i cannot claim this money without a foreign partner since the deceased client (the owner of the fund) was a foreigner. I agreed that 40% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of a foriegn account and I want to assure you that this transaction is absolutely legal and risk free since i works in this bank. Before we proceed, i would like to know your ability to handle this over there in your country. Please tell me more about the political stability in your

judyr


Joined: 07/07/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:39

Do people honestly still fall for these scams?

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:40

oh please ! message 1......you ARE joking right?

jamestalbot


Joined: 20/12/2009
Posts: 957

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:41

It's a scam delete it.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:41

It's ok folks, I know it's a scam that has been about for years, I just wondered what answer other people would give to his question.



"Please tell me more about the political stability in your country and how safe it is to invest in your country."

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 10:42

Message 9 YES YES YES

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 11:19

you mean message 2 ! pml

Sundance


Joined: 15/07/2010
Posts: 213

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 11:37

Hattinkins



Delete it and forget about it, I had the same thing sent to my work email address about six times by the same person, that a distant family member had left me some money, only problems was that they used the name most people know me by , and what also appears on my sig block for that reason, and family members would never use or be even aware of it in most case,s



Sundance

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 11:43

See message 11. !!!!

Sundance


Joined: 15/07/2010
Posts: 213

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 12:01

Hattikins

I am aware from msg 11 that you knew it was a scam, but you did ask for other people,s view, and i was just letting you know in brief the details of the scam they tried on me,



Sundance

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 12:13

I know you know it is a scam but here is my story.......We advertised a Nissan 4 x 4 in the paper and had loads of emails from important business men that couldnt come to view the vehicle but of of course it was just what they wanted, colour, model etc. They were going to send us a bankers draft and make ir out for alot more than we asked for....then they wanted us to organize the export of the car .....Of course the bankers draft would have been a forgery and the car would have been for drug distribution and it would still have been in our name!!!! These emails got quite nasty when we ignored them.......so beware loads of scams going on out there, as someone else said on here if you smell something fishy then it probably is..............

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 12:19

But how would you answer anybody who asked this question



Please tell me more about the political stability in your country and how safe it is to invest in your country."

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 12:19

string him along.



play the game with him,it can be quite good fun if you have a little free time to compose some good emails.



When you think its all getting closer,ask him if there is any chance of a advance of the money as your monkey need to go to the vet and with it being a exotic animal,you only need 200k advance,tell him you wish to invest some of his money in a zoo,is he agreeable.

If he agrees,as him when he is going to arrive in england to be 1 of the monkeys.



See how his emails change.



it is really so funny

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 948

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 12:20

someone in france responded and lost all his money scam keep well clear of this

MotoMoto


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 152

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 14:49

Usual West African scam - there are a lot of them in France now, hence the email address...



Either delete or amuse yourself re msg19

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
19/11/2010 15:13

Msg 18 - why on earth wouold you respond at all? You say you knew it was a scam, so rather than keep it on your computer - surely one would just delete and forget all about it........I mean - ???????????