Nigerian Bank wants to give you money!!!

To some people, having enough to spend is good enough. To others, there is never enough money to get by, so they need more. Yet to a minority, they are never satisfied with what they already have. And these are the people who crave more even when there is no need for them to get more. Sigh~~~ it takes all sorts to make this world.

I am sure there are many people who are desperate for money. And these are the people I am least worried about for falling into such scams. Why? Simply because they do not have the necessary funds to send to these scammers in the first place. So where got "chance" for the next step (they sending you money in return)? People who fall for these scams are usually people with some money to spare, and are greedy for more. Agree?

I've never really thought about it, bnut yes people who have money are alwqays greedy for more.

I sure hope that this topic is able to achieve that goal. To make known such scams to people who do not know better! You too. Take care and stay safe!

Right on my friend! They always use the same style, flashing a huge amount of money. Well, good thing most of us know such kinds of tricks. And it's a good thing you have this discussion open. Who knows? It may very well help others who see this to be more careful. Stay safe!

Greed comes in all forms, skin tones and all over the world. It does not matter who you are, or what race you are. As long as one is greedy, there will always be people out there who will prey on this greed to make a quick buck!

Heck, I too got mails about lottery wins as well. They are so authentic till the point where they are asking for your bank details. That is when it becomes suspicious. The other thing is this. Some of these mails are received by people who never even go online to buy lottery. Heck, some of the people I know do not even gamble, yet they are receiving such emails. But to the point where they send you the cheque, that I have yet to experience. They even go to the extend of sending you a cheque?!? Amazing! There are mails about long lost relatives as well. Well, there was once this mail about some rich family from Africa who is looking for me, their long lost cousin of dunno which branch of their family tree. Duh... I am asian... not even remotely possible for blood ties. Sheez!

That is precisely why it is so frustrating. So many junk mails. And so many fakes. Yet there are people who are still falling for those scams! Sigh~~~ IMHO it is not money that is the root of all evil. Greed is.

The funny thing is they don't even know who we are and they send them to use out of ramdom. That is funny sometime when you think about it. Then you end up just deleting the message. Have a good one.

I also recieved that kind of mail and I remember I just started to laugh..... but who knows.... maybe there are idiotic people to fall for that scam

i do recieved email like you.. sometimes i feel tired to delete it.. certainly i don't believe kind of that.

The best part of this is... we never gave them our emails. How in the world did they get hold of our email addresses? And the best part of it is, they manage to spoof the email addresses of the people they are pretending to be as well! Amazing, the details of the cons that these scammers are doing to make it look authentic!

I know to report it. Question is report to who? The local police? The nigerian police? The UK police? The US police? The Chinese government? The mails are so varied, which body do you report such emails to? Unless some one has been scammed, it is not likely that the authorities will do anything about it. And in the event there really is a body of authority to report to, will you follow thru with the investigations to catch these scammers? It is precisely because of these hassels that these scammers are rarely reported. And with no single entity to sit and trace all these mails and follow the sources, who is going to get caught? On top of that, even if a victim has been conned, and the case reported, what are the follow ups? So far, so many cases has been reported in the press, but none of them are ever successful at even catching the con, let alone recover their money.

That is good. Reply to them and tell them to donate to charity. I am sure if everyone does they, their accounts will be spammed back as well! I sure hope everyone will do that and flood back their mail box. A justified punishment for them sending junk to ours!

Really? www.snopes.com? Thanks for the recommend wachit14. Will check out the site and see if the one I received recently is listed or not. Interesting to know that such a site exists. Never knew it does till today. Thanks again for the recommendation.

Why is it so scary to watch? Comparing to some of the shows that feature crimes on TV, it is really mild! And to know what is happening in your own backyard, is the best kind of education one could get. And with good knowledge and information, you are able to guard yourself and your love ones better. No? Where is the scary part?

Well, even for house wives and retirees, I am sure they are exposed to some form of media like the news or the papers. If they have an internet account, I am sure they also are involved in some other net info that would have alerted them to these fake mails. Even when you watch TV, it is featured in recent shows like Crime watch. How bout the new paper headlines of some old man getting conned of a few hundred thousand cos he thought his money was dirty money and the FBI needs to verify them in a temp account which he has to transfer them to? There are so many avenues of info that is alerting people about such scams. I wonder why none of them are heeded?

I don't watch Crime water. I find it scary to watch.

I am a little lost about your posting. How did he con her if he offered to give her money for renting her premises? What exactly did he do to make her part with her money? More details please coffeebreak!

Um.Hm... so where in the whole part did she part with her money? Sorry to be so inquisitive. But you got me really curious. How did this fella managed to con her if he offered to make the payments? And how did she part with her money if she is only cashing a cheque?

She was renting it monthly, he offered her a years worth of rent up front and would sign any lease she offers, PLUS he offered a couple thousand dollars more just for "cashing" a check for him.

I do agree with you that greed plays a part in all of these. Without greed, victims will never become victims in the first place. Are you saying that it serves these victims right for being greedy? That as long as there is a supply of greedy people ready to become victims, it is okay for these scammers to exists?

It is more like the law has not caught up with them yet. I am looking forward to the day when it does. It is really frustrating to read in the papers about people who lose their money to these scammers.

Really? They offer to send you a atm card for free? What are the conditions? Wait... let me guess... they need your full bank details in order to get the account set up for the atm card to be sent to you. I do hope you saved the conversation and send a copy to the local police to aid them in their investigations of other victims so that they are that one step closer to catching these scammers!

Guess he chickened out at the mention of documentary proof! If everyone were as vigilant as you, these cons would be out of business long time ago. Sigh~~~! So many people on the net everyday. Yet none of them are smart enough to be on guard when it comes to things like that. Sad, is it not?

yes they asked for this info but i did not gave it to him i do not have a copy but when i asked him the proofs and some documents he said to me mail the boss of the company i e-mailed him but he did not answer

So sorry to hear about your uncle's case. I do hope he could find peace at losing that kinda money. $10,000 swiss dollars is alot of money to lose! Darn these scammers! I hope after they get the money, they could not enjoy it as they are busy paying for their medical bills from some cursed ailments!

I too receive such mails from other banks as well. I have been actively putting them on my spam list, I cannot remember which ones already. If I come across another, I will definitely put them up for all to see and refer to.