I just received an email from a Bank in another country and their Government says that I'm a beneficiary and they want to send me a check but they want me to respond to email and \nsend my name, license id, and other info to the yahoo site. \nI went into the site and it is a bank in other country but not like a U.S. bank.   What do you think?  I haven't sent\nany info to this bank.  Can this be investigated and by whom?\nPlease, answers!
208854
This is a scam.  It is a blanket e-mail that is sent out to a lot of people.  When you respond they will send you another e-mail saying that they received your information and just need to confirm your bank account numbers to transfer the funds.  If you were to send them the information, you would find your account dry by morning.  Unfortunately, there is no way of reporting these people as they work from a total stand point of annonimity.
455123
I am suspicious.\nWhats with all of the personal info??\nAll the emails and phone numbers?\nAccording to your post you are a college educated person.\nAnd you come to yahoo answers for what is obviously a job for an immigration lawyer.\n\nWhat happens when some sympathetic person contacts one of the e mails?\nIs the game on?
122725
Doesn't sound like it.  Maybe you didn't provide info like the routing number for your bank, or the digits were wrong if you did.\n\nNo worries - you have a letter from IRS saying that you're getting a check by April 14, and if you don't, you can use the letter as proof to demand it.\n\nI'm sure it will arrive.  And check your bank account - just in case THEY made the mistake in sending you the letter.
76742
Don't even respond to it is scam, and certainly don't give aout any bank information or private informarion to somebody you don't know of. I' had those mails also and i run no bussiness, at first when i used the net, i didn't know better then to open because it was adressed to me in person. I never reacted to it, but in the future if you recieve such notices again, just spam them. Good luck.
361777
It's a SCAM, so use your SPAM blocker and/or REPORT SPAM feature.   \n\nToo good to be true is right.  They want to attach your account, and transfer your money into their off-shore accounts.   Even if only one out of ten thousand fall sucker to this, they still make a ton of money.   Keep in mind that clever spammers can send out well over 10,000 emails per day.  It is vital that we all use the REPORT SPAM feature with our Internet Service Provider, so others will not get that Blocked e-mail.   \n\nDon't tell me that you don't care about others, because YOUR bank's insurance company will end up paying in the end, ruining banking for everone including you. \n\nGood luck, be safe, and Happy Computing!
227667
You should not be giving out your personal information on a site like this.  People steal this information for identity theft.\n\nContact your bank for your balance.
478537
More than spam...the link takes you to Nigeria where you are asked for personal financial details. I also get really genuine looking emails from my UK bank asking me to confirm account details...again, avoid these at all costs. The old saying is that if it looks to good to be true, it probably isn't true.
161195
Do you recall entering this particular Lotto?Most likely you did not and it is most likely a scam. I receive silly emails of pictures of money,checks,won lotto's ,all kinds of junk telling me somebody died and left money in other countries.Don't believe any of this junk stuff.Just Delete it.If you get in the snail mail(postal)destroy it.
310474
NO. NO. NO.\nThere's NO one of it. Believe me.\nYou will recieve many SCAMMING e-mail answering your question. You will lose your money much more than any information you will get. Internet is simply 99.99% SCAM.\nIf there is, many millions people just like you will go there and it's already well known by now. But you're still looking for it just like the other. It means: NO, THERE IS NO SITE LIKE THAT... EVER. BOTH GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE.\nNever believe it.\n\nLook at this people answering you. They invite you to some special site or e-mail in secret. Why just don't answer here and help many people like you?\nIt's going to scam you. BEWARE !\n\nI've warned you for your good. Good luck anyway.
518962
It's a typical scam.. Good thing you checked it out first before you went nuts and lost your money.  Face it, NO ONE is going to just up and send you a check in the mail for no reason.  This is scam city big time.
322216
I got a postcard in the mail, and was propositioned for the same fee to complete the applications.  I told the operator I would think about it and call back - then I hung up the phone and did a search to see what this company was about.  They have no web page, but there are a bunch of comments from people who have gotten ripped off from this company.  I called the company right back and told them to remove my name form their database and to not contact me ever again.  Fortunately I had not given them my bank account information.\n\nYou can do the search by typing the company's name into the URL address bar and pressing enter on your keyboard.  Read the comments and decide for yourself.\n\nI did find a page on the BBB http://www.newyork.bbb.org/reports/businessreports.aspx?pid=44&page=1&id=86754\nThat shows this company is not a member wiht the BBB - you can check it out too.\n\nAll in all - my research indicates that this is not a company wirht doing business with.  If you are interested in grants, then check out the response on this post for more info:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006041408147&r=w&is_vote_given=true&pa=BpVqD13uBHMzU.qS4xwATQPSi0OMTaepvTNWYr0wfkQkjizvFoI-
183269
it is best just to delete the message.  Do not respond as then they will know they have reached a valid email account.  It is their way of checking.\nAs to the legalities, since it is over the internet, not sure if there is anything you can do, unless the business they do is illegal in the eyes of the law.
350617
Let me guess.............\n\nYou received an email asking you to help them out by opening an account for them to transfer a large sum of money into, whereas you would receive a percentage.\n\nDon't be taken in by their scheme.
36890
Do a Google search for the phrase "nigerian bank scam".  The email that you received is one of the most common scams on the  internet.  \n\nSome poor soul passed away, leaving behing millions of dollars and you as the only known heir.  An attorney or some government official wants to get the money out of the country and wants to pay you a percentage.  Suddenly, they need money for transaction fees or bribes.  You send them money and suddenly you never hear from them again.\n\nI get lots of these emails.  Law enforcement doesn't have time to deal with it.  I forward a copy of the email to the abuse department of the ISP were it came from and leave it at that.
627607
This is fraud.  alot of people I know have gotten this email. They tell you you've won a large amount of money, but you need to pay them something to recieve it. Delete this, do not click on any links, do not send the money or call any phone numbers. It is fraud. \n\nIf you copy the first couple lines and put it in a search engine it will tell you it's fraud.
325217
If you actually know this person idk ... But if this was a random email, it's a scam. Plus I don't know what it is about Nigeria, but a lot of email scams seem to come from there. I'm not trying to be racist or anything. A lot of email scams actually do come from there, I get them constantly ... saying I won $3.5 million and all kinds of stuff lol \n\nAnother common one from Nigeria is, they say they want you to cash a check for them and wire them the money, and that you can keep some of it. The thing is, they send a fake check, but by the time you realize it's fake, it's too late
175431
it is not Yahoo, it is your email. You must have good sense to keep from getting scammed. It sounds like your number has been stolen, you need to cancel that card. You have to tell Yahoo if your email is a spam, and they will delete it. Anytime you get an email wanting to give you money, you should thouroly check it out, the scammers thrive by having people jump on it instead of checking, and Yahoo will not give you 500.00, bet on it