Hey my dad just got a letter that basically said " Im from outside of the united states and want to deposit 6.5million dollars into your account then you send me back 75% of it? We keep the rest. Sounds like a fricking scam. My dad has been getting them all the time, just wants to know what is up with this and how it works?

Jon

 

Yes its a scam.


You deposit the money, make sure it clears, send back the percentage...and then only to find out the money didn't actually clear and you're out a buttload of money.

 

Its real!!!!

It a well known scam. He sends you fake funds. You send him real funds when you return a portion. When he gets the money, your bank realizes that the funds are fake.

 

Tell them Nigerians I said hi

 

O yea that is such a scam. I knew it was since my hotmail put it in my spam folder. Besides if someone was to do that i would get a swiss bank account and disappear.

 

Tell them to join the church of fish milk & cheese

 

Nigerians
My dad got some fake letter about winning a Spanish lottery and they asked him to send his SS number and stuff.

 

Those dog gone Nigerian's don't stop.

They asked me to fund national highways and bridges...

But I thought they didn't have that many cars :squint:

 

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hey whats upman, Yeh thats a huge scam I get it all the time, see what they do is send you counterfeit money, and then while you have the fake money they get real moneyand you get screwed and go to jail, Be safe man and watch out for these peole.
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Do a google on "419 scams".
Apparantly,.. it's becoming a big issue.