:confused: has anyone recieved any suprise emails offering you a share in a substantial ammount of money?
i've recieved three over the last week,all from different people and different countries.
they offer 20-25% of the money in return for phone numbers fax numbers and even offer to set an account up.
is this illegal?

...were they claiming to be from a rich family ousted in a military coupe?....this happens all the time (the email, not the coupe ;))

delete delete delete.

i have a feeling this is a fairly well known scam. Can't remember the particulars, but don't fall for it!

What ever you do don't reply or give them any details. It's a scam.

:thumbsup: thanks you guys,will not be responding to the emails,how's the scam work? sounds very dodgy :suspect:

Good old Nigerian 419 scams and equivalents.

There's a website...

http://www.scamorama.com/

which is quite funny in places!

There are also a few variations where you act to receive funds in to your bank account and then pay them on to a third party, minus your commission. this is usually a Money Laundering wheeze and can get you in to serious trouble.

Joe

It sounds like it will end up as an identity fraud.

Sooner or later one of those 'details' requested will be your personal bank / credit card so they can 'pay your commission direct' or something along those lines.

Of course, they will simply empty your account by pretending to be you.

Beat them at their own game
www.419eater.com

Originally posted by fridgeman
:confused: has anyone recieved any suprise emails offering you a share in a substantial ammount of money?
i've recieved three over the last week,all from different people and different countries.
they offer 20-25% of the money in return for phone numbers fax numbers and even offer to set an account up.
is this illegal?

This does sound like the well-known scam where most of the perpetrators are based in Nigeria, for some reason. Therefore if you were able to trace the senders, it would be up to the Nigerian authorities to bring them to justice. But it is a widespread problem. I suggest the best thing is to have a laugh at the emails and delete them.

If you gave them your bank details, it is unlikely that they would be able to withdraw any money from your account, due to the safeguards that exist against this, and that's not how the scam operates. Basically they lure you with the prospect of a financial windfall which is legally dodgy. Then they start telling you that, say, a police detective is looking into the matter and needs to be bribed off, so could you forward some money to do this. So you end up sending off money, rather than getting any.

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thanks for that,you forum people are wonderful
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