Hello, a few weeks ago I received an e-mail that my relative had died and I inherited a certain amount because I was the only one left, I was asked for information about me (bank account, name, address, phone) and ID card - I said that I will not give the ID card and the person (who introduced himself as his lawyer told me no problem) to give only the rest of the information. He wants us to divide the given amount 50/50, he gave me a picture of him, his lawyer's certificate and passport, he is from Togo (wherever that is). When I gave him the information, I received an e-mail from a bank asking for information about the deceased and I wrote to the lawyer to give it. Has anyone come across this and is it some kind of new scam? Because without my personal data from the ID card there is nothing to do but still ask?
Answers 16
You are a complete fool! This is a known phone scam in general, always coming from Africa. Don't bother! If they have your bank account, e-mail when they crack your data and have your personal data, it is only a matter of seconds before they empty your account - advice - go to the bank tomorrow and empty the account you gave! What kind of relatives are you in Togo ???? can you have ???? TIGHTEN ME! IN THE NEXT STAGE THEY WILL START WANTING YOU AMOUNTS FOR FEES AND THE LIKE OR WANTING YOU TO PAY ANY MONEY IN ADVANCE
If you have given a bank account, block it IMMEDIATELY !!! IMMEDIATELY! NEVER, NO ONE, not even the bank, has the right to ask you for personal data by email or phone! They will probably call you again and ask you to pay them some money. CUT !!! Say you alerted the police for clarification. Not that you'll startle them, they're ringing from free phones, but at least they won't bother you anymore. And remember - personal data and bank account, only to authorized persons. And that - face to face! And the email you received from the "bank" is from the same person. This is a scam! Do not allow any more contact!
Don't get tied up, everyone can get a fake certificate, diplomas and such for everything if they want. Do not connect to this number and do not give any data!
I wonder how there can be so many more naive people ?! Very soon they published information about this kind of fraud. Be sure it's a scam - don't get tied up! I have received emails about relatives with an inheritance (which I never thought existed), others about rich heirs who have decided to trust me (just me) because I have instilled confidence in them, and so on. Do not give any bank accounts or personal data. These scams usually come from African countries.
That's enough, man! Are there still people who are attached to such things ?! I have received at least 5-6 such emails over the years. This is an African mafia that finds money from all over the world to pour money from. Don't give anything more! No information, but absolutely no! The scheme is always the same, only the stories are slightly different - you can be the heir of an unknown relative, maybe the one who writes to you is the heir, and you have to help him, simply because "you look like a noble man", maybe the man be a banker who has obtained confidential information about a deceased bank customer with a fat account and no heirs and again you are the "big brain" who can help with 50% of the amount. In subsequent letters they will start asking you for small sums for various taxis, for drawing up documents, etc. These taxis, if you start paying them, they will have no end and will get bigger, each time with the assurance that it is the last fee and now you will take the millions. God forbid they get hold of any personal data, it can get worse, even if you receive threats about you or your relative. So be smarter next time, and before you decide that a few million might fall from the sky, think about the real possibility of it happening to you.
This is such an old fraud scheme that I wondered if they still use it. I hope you don't have money in this bank account that you gave, that you will be left without them. Empty the bank account if you have money in it immediately and try to close it
To be "smart", to be "smart", how much to be "smart"? How "smart" do you have to be to catch such a cheap number? It's good that at least you didn't give the LK data.
Togo is in Africa and yes - it's a scam. There's another way - to get about 50,000, for example, they want to translate 500 - don't deal with them like that. Why divide the amount if everything is ok ?????? He works for commissions or a certain rate - the lawyer If you tie up, you will be lured with money
YES, UNFORTUNATELY, FRAUD IS A LITTLE OLD ON THIS. IT IS MOST OFTEN CALLED AFFAIR 419 - ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL ARTICLE IN THEIR CODE. DO NOT GIVE ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS OF COURSE. THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST OFTEN IN ENGLAND AND ARE VERY GOOD COMPUTERS. KEEP THIS IN MIND. I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OK WITH YOU AND YOU REALIZED ON TIME. I DIDN'T GET THEIR NUMBER WITH ME, IT COULD BE THE SAME WITH YOU, BUT WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE SO-CALLED HERITAGE. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT 30% OF INTERNET USERS WERE SENT SUCH LETTERS OR SIMILAR. SO IT CAN BOLDLY BE SAID THAT THESE PEOPLE EARN VERY WELL. BEWARE. GOOD LUCK
I deliberately gave an empty bank account, what do I think that I immediately got caught and oh I have millions of super, fun fell from the sky, baht and you have me for so simple or you are simple? I was just wondering if he would start asking me for money, do you think I don't know if it's a fraud? There were several comments that were human not to attack immediately, people said. I HAVE NOT GIVEN ANYTHING PERSONAL TO HIM AND I WILL NOT GIVE HIM, I GAVE ONLY A BANK ACCOUNT AGAIN I SAY EMPTY AND NOTHING MORE
10, squirrel, you really are very simple! If you know it's a scam, why did you get caught at all? Or do you secretly hope that the fraudsters will deceive themselves through you, or make you a gift? What kind of miracle can happen ?! You can really see a "miracle". When you give them the bank account, draining it is far from the only trouble they can do to you ... They can pour 10 million into it, for example, by writing that it is a fee for something, after to send them to another account, writing that it is a donation ... Yes, but to you this is an INCOME for which YOU OWE TAXES - in this case - one million! And they have laundered and legalized their money ... Onion head, think very well when you get caught up in such nonsense, and don't act like a scoundrel to accuse the writers here who are trying to help you, even by insulting.
From the story: "Has anyone come across this and is this some kind of new scam?" From comment 10: "I was just wondering if he would start asking me for money, do you think I don't know if it's a scam or what?" author (if you are number 10) of WHAT to believe that you do not know that it is a scam or that you know it very, very well, but you are making fun of fraudsters, but also with us, eh! ??
to number 11, well then I'm fine, I'm wrong but I keep all the e-mails and still this is kind of proof isn't it? I have not written or given them anything more and I will not do it
If you receive an email offer for a multi-million dollar money transaction, know it's a scam! Don't give up and give them a FUC, etc.!
is yes but I seem to be very carried away because they have all the data now what to do ... horror how I could tie .. any ideas what to do now
16, Card blocking, etc.