Real or Bogus?

[~BEBZ~]

I have recieved this e-mail, which does not appear to be my normal junk mail. My question is do you guys think it's real or bogus? It sounds as if it might be illegal, but that doesn't mean it's not for real.

*I have edited the names for security purposes*


*edited*,
Bank Of *edited*,
*edited*

Dear Friend
I am *edited* a manager of *edited* atthe foreign remittance department of *edited*bank. In my department, we discovered an abandoned sum of $44,700,000.00 (FortyFourMillion,Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only)in an account that belonged to one Late Mr *edited* an American,who died along with his entire family, on November 1996, in a ghastly plane crash.Since wegot the information about his death, we have been expecting his next-of-kin tocome over and file a claim as next of kin over his money because wecan not release it unless somebody applied for it as next of kin or relation to the
deceased as indicated in our bankingguidelines. Unfortunately, nobody has come forward toclaim thismoney. It is based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence by contacting you. We want you to present yourself asthe next of kin to Late Mr *edited*, so that the funds can beremitted into your account. Moreover, we do not want the money to go intothe government account as unclaimed bills.The banking law and guidelines here stipulates that any account abandoned or is dormantfor a period of years, is deemed closed and all money contained therein forfeited to the government treasury account. Now, it is being speculated that the abovesum will be transferred into the government account as an unclaimed fund on or before the end of this financial quarter of 2004, when nobody come forward to lay claims. The reason for requesting your assistance, is occasioned by, the fact that the deceased (Late Mr*edited*) was .a foreigner, and we have access to his detailed biodata which you will hold as a weapon to present yourself as the next ofkin to Late Mr *edited*.The mode of sharing after a successful transfer of the money into your account, shall be 70% to my colleagues andI, for the role you will be expected to play in this deal, we haveagreed to give you 25% of the total sum and 5% for the expenses we aregoing to encounter .by the two parties in the course of this transaction.Therefore,you are expected to reply this letter indicating your readiness and interest to participate in this business. After receiving your reply, you will be communicated to with the exact steps to take. I expect your urgent response and I shall contactyou for further discussion on this matter,to enable us conclude this transaction urgentlywithout any delay or hitch. Please treat this business proposal asstric confidential forsecurity reasons considering my official position in Bank of *edited*.

Personal Regards,
Mr. *edited*



So what do you think?

[Sowelu]

I have recieved this e-mail, which does not appear to be my normal junk mail. My question is do you guys think it's real or bogus? It sounds as if it might be illegal, but that doesn't mean it's not for real.

*I have edited the names for security purposes*





So what do you think?
It's false. I've gotten them before.:antennae:

[Pagan Taoist]

I get these emails too once and a while, and I had wondered myself until I started getting similar emails from a variety of different people. I would chalk it up to junk mail.

[MoonKnight]

It's bogus I've gotten something like that too, except mine had something to do with russian oil money. I've even recieved something similar in the mail except that was about an unclaimed international lottery winning.

[Flaire-FireStar]

Totally bogus. I get tons of those things.

[Kadynas]

It's a scam to get your bank account number and thus steal whatever money you have there... Ignore it. :)

[blithespirit]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.asp

[E. Shadowblade]

It's bogus. Seen them before. As a matter of fact, Ninjaferet got a phonecall with the same general concept. Eventually they want to wire you the money so they ask for bank acct. info, or they want to give it to you in person...in some far off country where you wouldn't easily be traced if you went missing.

[~BEBZ~]

It's a scam to get your bank account number and thus steal whatever money you have there... Ignore it. :)
Boy, are they stupid then! They picked the wrong person to try to take for a ride! The only bank account I have is a savings account that we keep only $25 in so it won't go closed and we can cash our checks!

Hahahahahaha!

Tried to send a reply, but I got a message back saying it's undeliverable. LOL! How are they supposed to scam me, If I can't even write them back?

[Krystalin]

I've gotten a couple of these emails, not exactly the same one, but both of them wanted bank account numbers for the same purpose. I'm sure its a scam.

[elfmage]

Bogus

Some of the choices of language alone are a little suspicious. Plus, if it were such a large amount, and you were not previously aware of it, I would assume (I may well be wrong here) that they would wish to talk to you in person, not contact you by email.

[Carickah]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.asp

Yup... That's the answer, alright. As a matter of fact, Ii know FBI agents often interview those who actually go through with this and have even set up stings to try to track this stuff down.



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[ap Dafydd]

Totally bogus. Most of these things are done by scammers in West Africa. They will ask you for money. then ask you for some more. You won't see any of it again. If you're really unlucky, they will arrange for you to fly out to meet the person in question. If you're stupid enough to do it, you'll be kidnapped and held for ransom.

Delete it.

Alternatively, if you want some fun, have a look at http://www.whatsthebloodypoint.com (think that's the right url) for some fun at the conmens' expense, and even an occasion when th guy managed to get some money out of them!

gwyn eich byd

Ffred

[Smiley Girl]

I always think and notice two things. One "How on earth am I in the position to get said money?" and Two "Look at all the spelling errors!" If it was real, there would be proper sentence structure, spelling, spacing, and overall it would look WAY more proffesional.

:)

[DragonsChest]

Bogus.

[Vetteman]

defenitely bogus, the only reply should be a hex on them to leave the poor unsuspecting public alone!

[NinjaFerret]

E. Shadowblade said it for me. I've been getting one a week since then. I did manage to find an email addy for things like this. Just send a copy to them. It's a task force of sorts for this type of scam. They call it a Nigeria 419...or something close to that.

spam@uce.gov

[FaerieGothMommy]

I've recieved the same email about... hmmm... so many times i've lost count!

[HorseCrow]

Bogus. I get them as well. Those and the the penis enlargement ones... if I had taken them up on their offer, I should by now be the woman with the largest penis and most money in the world.

[wakywitch]

:fpoke: :spam:

[Theres]

the typos alone should have raised your hackles.

[Garnet]

I've received a bunch of them, too; all sent to a bogus name I made up for some survey. I corrected one & sent it back with a note that using a spell-check program would make the letter more legitimate.
Woof...what a mistake that was! I got a letter back from the guy (who had promoted himself from Barrister to Doctor between emails) about how legitimate it was, & if I gave him my phone number he could call with 'more intimate' details,
I answered the letter, making up a big fat lie about how I worked for the FBI, & I would have a friend in the CIA check out the 'death' of the 'Mr. Lawrence' the Barrister/Doctor wrote about.
That did not make him slink back under the rock he'd emerged from; it just made him send another email insisting on the legitimacy of the zillions in the Nigerian bank, & again asking for my phone number.
I sent him the non-emergency number of the local police station, & even that didn't make the Barrister/Doctor give up. I finally emailed him, claiming to be my secretary, saying I had been called away on an emergency diplomatic mission.
I didn't get any more letters from him, but I've since received emails from others (mine always come from Nigeria).
This has been going on for eons...I remember my Gram getting snail mail letters like this...oh, at least 20 years ago, when Zimbabwe was still Rhodesia (where hers came from). In that one, she was asked for her bank account numbers so the money could be transfered secretly (from her account to the letter-writer's, actually).

[Theres]

I didn't get any more letters from him, but I've since received emails from others (mine always come from Nigeria).
well, if they start offering you enriched uranium, don't be as gullible as the clown in the White House!

[HorseCrow]

well, if they start offering you enriched uranium, don't be as gullible as the clown in the White House!

:rollingla

[~BEBZ~]

Bogus. I get them as well. Those and the the penis enlargement ones... if I had taken them up on their offer, I should by now be the woman with the largest penis and most money in the world.
You would sure be popular then!!! :bigblue: ROFL!

[Gwenhwyfar]

Totally bogus. Most of these things are done by scammers in West Africa. They will ask you for money. then ask you for some more. You won't see any of it again. If you're really unlucky, they will arrange for you to fly out to meet the person in question. If you're stupid enough to do it, you'll be kidnapped and held for ransom.

Delete it.

Alternatively, if you want some fun, have a look at http://www.whatsthebloodypoint.com (http://www.whatsthebloodypoint.com/) (think that's the right url) for some fun at the conmens' expense, and even an occasion when th guy managed to get some money out of them!

gwyn eich byd

Ffred

Lol, thats a good site, i had a laugh and learned alot, thanx!

[Black RiverWolf]

i get htose things all the time delete it

[macrocosim144]

TOTAL BS :noway:

[SylvanFae]

Never trust free money, there's always a catch (even if it's just the taxes).

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/reshipper.asp

[Verthandi]

Check out www.snopes.com They have all sorts of information on urban myths, including the Nigeria letter, which this looks like. Or something similar.

[~Anamorata~]

Beyond bogus...got some myself recently.

[halfwaynowhere]

typical 419 scam... i get those frequently. i once replied to them pointing out all the mistakes and all the reasons why i didn't believe them, and how to fix it to maybe be luckier in the future. it was funny, and i don't think they payed any attention to it. anyways, i think the website is http://www.scamorama.com a bunch of people replied to these emails taking on a character.. its really funny reading what some people have done.. my favorite is the batman one... i was gonna do one, but i haven't gotten one of those emails since i found this site.

[Garnet]

I got one today from 'Mr. Gambo Idris', with a new twist. Nobody died with out heirs. Mr. Idris built a stadium for the 'African Games' & needs to get the $15 million he didn't spend out of the country so he doesn't have to give it back.