Strange Mails

Do not believe any of this. These type of letters are sent out all the time from various countries and all of them have some sort of hard luck story. They are all lies aimed at getting you to feel sympathetic, but most importantly they are hoping you will fall for it and part with your money. Don't do it, don't even think of doing it. If you get any more in the future (which I am sure you will) just delete them. I have seen too many people get burned badly by these scams. You have a good heart to feel their pain, but I guarantee they will not feel yours when they have your money.

It's a scam, don't answer, throw it away and put them as spam. They want your id and information.

Oh man, that is a classic Internet scam that more than likely came from Nigeria or a similar African country. I get those same things in my work and personal e-mail inboxes almost daily. They'll send you a check which turns out to be bogus before your bank can detect it. Then, when you send them a cut of the money and your bank calls saying it's a fraud check, you're sh!t outta luck! Sometimes I e-mail them back and forth to try and pretend I'm interested, just so they won't have the chance at scamming an actual victim.

It is very nice that you are kind hearted enough to care about this story, that reflects on you in a very good way. however I would agree with every other person who has responded and say, though your concern is an admirable thing, it is almost certainly a hoax, and they probably want your bank account details, to cheat you. it is a shame that people prey on others good nature like this, but I am sure you can find a way to help genuinely deserving people. but you should, even when you do that, protect yourself first. as kind hearted people must protect themselves first, otherwise they undermine their ability to be kind hearted.

you should be careful it could be a way to steal money from you or do you harm. keep safe and don't accept it without thorough evaluation of the situation. Good luck

I have heard people got scammed that way before. Just mark it as a spam and don't worry about it. Be careful where you give your email because you can get lots of spam that way. Happy holidays! :)

It is a scam that catches nice people like you. There are dozens of variations on the theme and the latest one I get is quite clever because it starts 'Don't be mislead by these claims to move money'! And then in a roundabout way does exactly the same! haha This is the method of the scam. They want an honest person to open a bank account in the joint name - yours and theirs, so that they can pay the millions in and you can draw your 15% out. Nigeria (or whatever) bank contacts you (ie the scammers) to say that there are legal fees involved their end and you need to deposit $2000 into the joint account to release the millions. You put in $2000 and it is withdrawn by the Nigerian/Russian/whatever 'lawyers' and the millions will be coming soon. Oh wait! There is stamp duty to pay on the transaction and the government will only accept dollars/rupees/sterling (whatever they have conned you into) and it needs a deposit of $1560 by you and then the $5 million will immediatly be deposited. And then of course there is the courier of the cheque to be paid. He has to fly out in person with the money because the nigerian (whatever) government won't allow a bank transfer ... And so on, and on. There are greedy people who have paid over tens of thousands to get their hands on 15% of millions that don't exist! For $19.99 you can buy 3 million email addresses and spam them with this type of email. There will always be some greedy sucker in 3m to part from his money!

I too got many mails similar to you.I just ignore them because its a big fraud.They want steel our information and ask us to deposit some money to their accounts.i read many stories in the newspapers stating that they got mails from some unknown,they even deposited money to their accounts and got scammed by them.So,be aware of these scams.Never trust strangers.Its better to stay away from these type of mails.

If you feel the pain in their words then they have perhaps succeeded in hoodwinking at least gullible & emotional people. I had received some such mails earlier but never paid any attention to them. Just out to trash. Just think of it, if they are bona fide, they would work through very authentic & official channels and with full official endorsement. Why would they address individuals from all corners of the world? If at all you feel like helping people in distress, associate yourself with credible an certified aid agencies. Just forget these e-mails.

I get emails like that, but then I change my email filters so they go straight to the recycle bin. You should avoid them. Most people online get spam like that. It's also harmful because you can get your money taken. Don't think you're being too hard by ignoring them. Think about how they got your email address. They scraped a site that your email address was shown on or used a worm that automatically sent emails from someone's address book. How else did they get it? Would someone honest and sincere rip someone's internet address and send them a personal email asking for prayers and financial support? Remember this is someone who has never even heard of you. Doesn't that seem a little strange? I think you should read some of this page: http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud