I'm looking for some input from the vast experiences everyone has on this board.
I received an email a couple weeks back from someone that got my email info on my company's web site. This person was overseas, looking for someone reliable and dependable to assist him in withdrawling a very large sum of money (7M) from an overseas account to the US. He said his father was a wealthy business man that had died a few months back. This person said he didn't have the know how on how to withdraw the money, and where to put it once in America. He was offering me a percentage of the money if I helped him do so. He is wanting to move to the US, along with his mother and sister.
Now, I know, it sounds like a scam if there ever was one. My business is telecom and believe me, I have seen some inventive scams out there. I know not to give my social, nor give him any credit card numbers, checking numbers or cash for that matter. I consider myself non-gulliable when it comes to stuff like this.
However, I can't figure out how the angle. From his emails you can tell he is foreign and definitely not too familiar with the English language. Obviously, if he starts asking me for my account, etc. I'll know what it is. However, everything seems to be legit right now.
With all of the uncertainity around the world, the other thing I was thinking about was terrorism. Was this a way for Al Queida to get money into the states in what seems like a legitimate dealing.
So any input is appreciated. I have already talked to a friend who is a lawyer so he has kind of told me what to do if this thing is legit. I was just wondering if anyone else has ever seen something like this before.
Thanks all...
:shrug:
I received an email a couple weeks back from someone that got my email info on my company's web site. This person was overseas, looking for someone reliable and dependable to assist him in withdrawling a very large sum of money (7M) from an overseas account to the US. He said his father was a wealthy business man that had died a few months back. This person said he didn't have the know how on how to withdraw the money, and where to put it once in America. He was offering me a percentage of the money if I helped him do so. He is wanting to move to the US, along with his mother and sister.
Now, I know, it sounds like a scam if there ever was one. My business is telecom and believe me, I have seen some inventive scams out there. I know not to give my social, nor give him any credit card numbers, checking numbers or cash for that matter. I consider myself non-gulliable when it comes to stuff like this.
However, I can't figure out how the angle. From his emails you can tell he is foreign and definitely not too familiar with the English language. Obviously, if he starts asking me for my account, etc. I'll know what it is. However, everything seems to be legit right now.
With all of the uncertainity around the world, the other thing I was thinking about was terrorism. Was this a way for Al Queida to get money into the states in what seems like a legitimate dealing.
So any input is appreciated. I have already talked to a friend who is a lawyer so he has kind of told me what to do if this thing is legit. I was just wondering if anyone else has ever seen something like this before.
Thanks all...
:shrug:
