I'm sure many of you have received an email from a member of a rich Nigerian family
by now. It is a desperate cry for help in getting a very large sum of
money out of the country. A common variation is a woman in Africa who claimed
that her husband had died, and that she wanted to leave millions of dollars of
his estate to a good church.
In every variation, the scammer is promising obscenely large payments for small unskilled tasks. This scam, like most scams, is too good to be true. Yet people still fall for this money transfer con game.
They will use your emotions and willingness to help against you. They will promise you a large cut of their business or family fortune. All you are asked to do is cover the endless “legal” and other “fees” that must be paid to the people that can release the scammer’s money.
The more you are willing to pay, the more they will try to suck out of your wallet. You will never see any of the promised money, because there isn’t any. And the worst thing is, this scam is not even new; its variant dates back to 1920s when it was known as 'The Spanish Prisoner' con.
In every variation, the scammer is promising obscenely large payments for small unskilled tasks. This scam, like most scams, is too good to be true. Yet people still fall for this money transfer con game.
They will use your emotions and willingness to help against you. They will promise you a large cut of their business or family fortune. All you are asked to do is cover the endless “legal” and other “fees” that must be paid to the people that can release the scammer’s money.
The more you are willing to pay, the more they will try to suck out of your wallet. You will never see any of the promised money, because there isn’t any. And the worst thing is, this scam is not even new; its variant dates back to 1920s when it was known as 'The Spanish Prisoner' con.
Lately many other versions have sprung up, usually a so-call lawyer will
send you the email. Someone with your "surname ' has died & has left
with no beneficiary. And this lawyer has found you! ya right....lol.....
I really really hated this, I've recieved one of such mail per month from different soucres, with different versions of almost the same thing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonder did anyone fall prey to this aweful scam???
If I'm not wrong some did initially. Too bad. Now more people are aware of such scams. But the fact that we are still recieving such mail means, some poor souls out there are still being con!!!
DeleteI just recieved a version of this thru' sms!!!
DeleteGive up!!!!smh!!!!
Oh...no!!!!
DeleteBy default when anyone you don't know tell you, you've won something, be it money or whatever, please don't believe. How can that be possible right?
ReplyDeleteYou'll be surprised many still hope they'll be the lucky one, thus fall for this trick!
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