Guest guest Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 Dear All, Pamho AgtSP There is an email money-making scheme which has been circulating and was written about recently in the UK press. I have received it several times on my PAMHO address if you receive something similar I suggest you ignore it. The scam is a letter from a foreign national (most commonly Nigeria). It offers you a commission for helping this person release a large sum of money (several million pounds) which they say is held in a swiss or off-shore bank account or something akin to it. They use the name of a real ex-politician so that you can check them out on the internet. They will ask you for your bank account details so that your commission can be paid and they will then empty your bank account of all it's contents. There is no recourse to get your money returned as they are not subject to the laws of the country they solicit as they are not residents of that country. ie they steal in the UK but as they live in Africa they are not subject to UK trading and consumer protection laws. ys hari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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