WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE NEXT OF KIN EMAILS I GET?
By SHAIANNNA
@SHAIANNNA (90)
United States
September 13, 2006 12:19pm CST
I KEEP GETTING emailS FROM BARRISTERS OF AFRICA, TELLING ME TO STAND AS NEXT OF KIN FOR A DEAD CLIENT. AND THEY WILL GIVE ME A PERCENTAGE. THEY ARE ALL FULL OF IT. HAS ANYONE GONE THRU WITH IT?
6 responses
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
17 Sep 06
Just block them on you MyLot email list. Easiest thing to do. I think we all have been getting the same letter.
@maya_n_bennett (4687)
• United States
15 Sep 06
I get those email all the time. Before I even read it, I just delete, delete delete. I dont see how people come up with these stupid ideas.
@alveraks (37)
• Australia
14 Sep 06
You would have to be crazy to believe any of these con artists.
These email are a total scam. Some send you a check to deposit to your bank account and then you send them back the amount minus your percentage. The problem is the cheques are fake, but they are good fakes that fool even the banks. When it is discovered the cheques are fake the amount is debited from your account leaving you in great debt. You can also be charged with fraud offences and it is up to you to try and prove your innocence, which is difficult when the person you sent the money to has disappeared.