Steph j
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Yes.
DONT give them your bank details |
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Wayne Z
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Yes. The check you receive is fraudulent but will look real. It will bounce but only long after you have wired the funds out leaving you on the hook for the money. |
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Coltsgal
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YES!!!
one of the most common internet scams.
Nigeria is used a LOT in this scam. anytime you see nigeria, automatically assume it's a scam. |
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yowuzup
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nigerian 914 scams. dont ever fall for any bank order scams. especially anything from nigeria, that country seems to be the headquarters for that crap |
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KD
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Are you serious?! You have described the infamous "Nigerian Scam" or the "419 scam" from the - number referring to the penal code.
It has gone by other names and has apparently been around for a long time and went by other names before the current Nigerian incarnation of it.
Here's a link for an example of a typical one that I found by typing it into the search engine.
http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm
My "boss" at my work made a joke one day when I put one of these letters on his desk and told me he had sent all the bank codes from our finance department (in excess of £36,000,000 budget) of where we work and was this the wrong thing to do? I laughed everytime I thought about it! |
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BARROWMAN
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You have already been conned if you have supplied any bank or identity details. If you have succumbed to temptation get ready to wish your money goodbye. |
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melanie c
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OH MY GOD-This is the biggest scam going!!
DO NOT do it-I cant believe you fell for it-i dont mean to be funny but i just assumed everyone knew.
Please just stop this ASAP!!
Im always getting e mails telling me some sob story and sending money through us to Nigeria-just stop it now its a HUGE con!! |
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sadgirlinms
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Yes. Don't tell them anything! |
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j.pee69
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sure are!!! You'll get your fingers burnt!! Don't do it. |
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Bruce B
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Yes |
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wildbill05733
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Yep. |
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professorgriff321
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Yes, either that or being used as a washing machine (money laundering) |
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Emmarose
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Yes you are, do NOT reply |
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sian p
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yes - don't touch it! |
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blue eyes
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Absolutely. |
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hailey
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i would advise against any such transactions
why can't they just do it |
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keithhewitt
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Yes you're being scammed. Put "Nigerian 419" in your search engine and you'll see why. |
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now_girl_04
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yes dont send the cash 2 Nigeria tell the police
Nigeria has a lot of drugs |
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pirate_princess
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sounds like it, these things have been going around for ages, how much have you paid out? |
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jmc445976
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Yes, the cheques being sent from the U.S. are probably forged and you will lose out if they are. In addition, you are committing the offence of money laundering and are liable to arrest, however unwitting this may be. Don't touch it with a barge pole, it's rotten to the core. |
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Carolina
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Yes and probably fraudulent too! |
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dels replies
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Of course you are being scammed Stop it at once |
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mrsglyndwr
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Western Union is not a scam but a reputable worldwide banking organisation!
Why use you as a middle man?
They can use Western Union direct to Nigeria!
Someone could be using their name though. |
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junglejungle
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http://www.419eater.com/
ofcourse its a scam.. either its a fake email pretending to be western union...
or what they do is transfer money to your account, then take it back out... say here.. pay my m8 fred £2800 out of your money.. and keep the £200 as a thank you.. when you go back to the other company , although it shows £3000 intially... soon after that £3000 has vanished.
never ship anything to nigeria either on ebay.. if they say its for their daughters birthday etc and it won't get there on time.
a fool and their money are soon parted.... |
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ANDREA A
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You sure are Hun, don't be fooled by it and don't give out any personal banking details. If you already have, I would contact your bank and advise them what has happened, see if they can help you. Good luck and if you get emails in the future that sound too good to be true, they probably are a scam so be careful. |
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♥Lucifer♥
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Yes. |
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stan c
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There's an old saying, "If it's too good to be true, it usually is". |
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amaya7
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These days, seems like anything involving Nigeria is a scam. |
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yourguessisasgoodasyours
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same old story different scam
http://www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=644981 |
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gowdymail
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Is it someone you know? Do you know what the money is for? I would be very careful, they could be using you to launder money or something. If it's a friend, then you don't have as much to worry about perhaps they just want the money to exchange better or something, but other than that i'd be very leary. You have to ask yourself, how well do i know these people? And if you dont like the answer, you should go to the authorities for advice on what to do next. Because at this point if it's not really afriend, they could be potentially dangerous. |
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a c
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yes, make sure that you do not send theme any of your information! |
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Tom
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A person contacted me by e-mail,asking me if I would like to participate in charity work,anyway the person has offered to send ms 1600pounds in a cheque.the person has never met me,or contacted me other than e-mail.
He is saying that I can take 250pounds out of the sum as a wage,he then has told me to send the rest of the money by western union to Cairo,Egypt.
He keeps telling me that it us illegal and he needs my trust?!is this a perfect case scenario of money laundering?
Help needed!! |
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