Getting 21M from a relative that died in Nigeria!! Didn't know I had one)

[Red State Rebel]

(sarcasm) Wow! Apparently, there is a family that lived in Nigeria that had the same last name as our family that unfortunately perished in a car accident and we have been contacted by a Nigerian attorney by email to begin our claim on the 21 Million they left. Can you believe the luck???(/sarcasm)

This must be a new one - using your last name - I haven't seen this yet.

[jeff30997]

1. They're pretty creatives.

[gollygee]

2. That's a clever change to the scam

*SIGH*

I hope too many grandmas don't get sucked in by that. My poor grandma when she was just starting to show signs of Alzheimers used to get sucked in by all those scams. Very sad.

[RebelOne]

3. I receive at least three of those every day.

Plus, I win the lottery at least twice a week.

[notadmblnd]

4. write them a letter back asking for money to cover your expenses

to come and claim your inheritance. tell them that you will gladly reimburse their costs once you have your inheritance in your bank account.

[wtmusic]

5. Dude, that's my money

see you in court! :crazy:

[RebelOne]

10. Here is the letter I usually send to them.

They are so dumb that sometimes they write back.

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for writing to me. I am Conchita and I am so poor that I have no last name, as my father could not afford one for me. We live on a small island in the South Pacific and are the only family that has lived here for the past one hundred years.

Unfortunately, we have eaten almost everything on the island except for the dirt and two skinny dogs that are too old to scratch fleas. Fortunately, we ate all the fleas so there are none left for the dogs to worry about.

I am so pleased that you have offered to send us all that money. We have not seen money for the last three generations as we have no place to spend it and no means of getting to a place where we could spend it if we wanted to. I can assure you that we will take excellent care of your funds and invest them wisely. Our plan for the money is as follows:

1. We want to build a deep-water port in Williwilli, our little lagoon here on the island.

2. We then want to bring in a barge with an electrical generator so that we can have electricity on the island once again. We haven't had electricity in over two hundred years because the last generator broke down and we have no parts to repair it.

3. We want to build a school here so the children can learn to read and write. It is really hard to create email messages with no electricity and no knowledge of reading or writing skills.

4. We then want to install a phone company so we can communicate with the outside world and meet more wonderful people like you and your blessed family.

5. We then want to build a satellite cable system so we can watch television and see all the latest fights in the world. We don't have those here and miss them very much. We think that we could probably hook up a computer to the cable or telephone lines so we could send email messages to our newfound friends when we get them.

6. We want to build a grocery store so we have a place to buy things like bubble gum and candy, something we have never had here.

7. We will then need to build a road from our cave to the grocery store so we can get there. Of course, we will need a car to drive on the road or there will be no point in having a road, will there?

8. If we get a car we will need gas and oil but maybe we could just take some from the electrical generator and save that money for a beauty salon, something we really need here. Have you seen the women around here? They are just awful looking.

9. Of course, we will have to build a church so we have a place to go and be thankful for the gifts you have offered us.

Once all these things have been completed, if there is any money left we would like to use it to build a house to live in. The hole we use for an outhouse is rapidly filling up since we began receiving your letters of appeal and we will need to move soon as the cave will be unbearable to live in during hot weather. Air conditioning in our new house would be nice too.

It is too bad that I am only eight years old. If I were older I could come and visit you if you sent me an airplane ticket and an airplane with pontoons on it so it could land in the lagoon.

I shall patiently await the arrival of the next bottle with your message telling us when the money will be here. Thank you again, for your kind generosity; it is sincerely appreciated.


Conchita

[democrat in Tallahassee]

6. we must be related; or bushes are killling off millionaires in nigeria

[KurtNYC]

7. How nice of them to track us all down

And here is the money they have for us:

[demnan]

8. No, I got that one three years ago

n/t

[Ratty]

9. Careful! It's probably a scam

At some point they'll want you to mail them a check. It may be for taxes or legal bills or something. Beware! If it is a scam you can often protect yourself by sending any check through a third party. This vastly limits your liability and any opportunity for identity theft or fraud. I've acted as the go-between in transactions like these a number of times. Luckily, it usually is quite legitimate and the lucky person can enjoy their millions in inheritance. I just really hate internet scams so do it basically out of the goodness of my heart. Since you're a fellow DU'er I offer my services. Send any check to me (best make it out to "Cash" to minimize the chances of fraud) and I'll see that it gets to your relative's legal representatives. This will keep you safe from fraud and give me the satisfaction of having helped protect a fellow DU'er.