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Boy is that a scam!!!

powdersmokepowdersmoke Member Posts: 3,241
edited August 2003 in General Discussion
[}:)]My wife received an e-mail telling her that she could have 45% of 10 million. It was supposedly from a lawyer in Africa. A man with our last name and his entire family died in a car accident. They had been searching for a relative for 2 years. Now the government was going to take the money. Our urgent help was needed. All we had to do was claim we were related to the deceased, even tho' we aren't. The lawyer would get 50% of the money and 5% would go for administrative costs.

All we had to do was agree to the terms laid out in the e-mail with 'earnestness'. I'm sure later they would want our bank account number to "deposit" the money in our bank. No thanks. I don't need the headache and loss of my money and identity.[:(!][:(!]

[:(!][:(!]I'm sure everyone in the US with my last name received one of these and some with other names will have the same scam tried on them.[:(!][:(!]

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  • BurningDailyBurningDaily Member Posts: 271 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ohh man...i heard about those. I didnt think they were still going around. I heard some guy actually played along with this and get them back! i will try to find a link for all of you. It was quite humorous.
    -bd
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  • campcook51campcook51 Member Posts: 194 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Powdersmoke,
    I figure if they only get returns/hits on
    .0002% of their mail...someone's gonna be
    broke in a hurry.
    This scam has been going on 'ad nauseum'
    for months...different spins...delete them...
    ya gotta admit..these jokers have BA!!s

    Regards,
    Mark T.
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  • dongizmodongizmo Member Posts: 14,477 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://j-walk.com/other/conf/index.htm[:)]
    Don

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  • cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,637 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    "Received an e-mail from a lawyer". ps, we have heard may times that there were way too many lawyers - this wasn't one of them!


    cbxjeffIt's too late for me, save yourself.
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  • EVILDR235EVILDR235 Member Posts: 4,398 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I get the same ones about every other day.I reply with just two words.One starts with F.
    EvilDr235

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  • Night StalkerNight Stalker Member Posts: 11,967
    edited November -1
    Dongizmo... that is too funny!!![:D][:D][:D][:D] Great link!

    NSDQ!

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  • TrinityScrimshawTrinityScrimshaw Member Posts: 9,350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Contact the nearest office of the Secret Service, and report this to them. They are tracking these e-mails.

    Trinity +++

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