These guys are really low. I have received ten emails so far from different ones... The basic storyline they use is that a person in their country, with the same last name as you, has perished in their country due to a car wreck or a plane crash with no survivors. They then try to persuade you that this person (they sometimes claim family member) left millions of dollars in an account in their country.
They want you to fill out a "claim form" as the next of kin to the deceased to claim the money and split it with them. They claim this to be completely legal. On this supposed claim form is where you give them your bank account number. They send very persuasive, professional letters with fax numbers that they claim go to the bank where you are "submitting" the claim.
I contacted my bank manager and they are being investigated by our Secret Service. Beware! The big boys are calling this the Nigeria Scam, but it is going on world-wide. This is another form of terrorism. I spotted the scam in time, but others may not. Please don't be fooled into supporting Osama's friends.
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