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This email looks like an attempt to gain access to my bank account?

This email looks like an attempt to gain access to my bank account. It contains a link to "yahoo" so I thought you might want to know it's being sent out, probably to many yahoo users:

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----- Original Message -----

From: rita sawdogo

To: rita_saw3@yahoo.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 9:05 AM

Subject: help for God sake

. . . seeking your assistance in the

following ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.

2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a girl of 18 years.

Moreover we are willing to offer you 5% of the

sum as compensation for effort input after the

successful transfer of this fund to your designate

account overseas.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.

Best regards.

Miss Rita Sawdogo

rita_saw3@yahoo.com

9 Answers

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    of course it is. Don't answer it. You can report it to your local authorities or even the RCMP if you are in Canada.

  • 1 decade ago

    This is an old scam on the internet. Don't reply to it. The sender is hoping to gain your confidence and obtain access to your bank account. Report it as spam to Yahoo and these types of messages will end up in your bulk mail folder or eliminated.

    I have rec'd so many of these I was going crazy.

  • Lynn
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Contact your bank, the police department and whatever agency handles fraud in your country. I would also suggest closing your current account and transferring your money to a new account with new details and information.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    this is an old scam, but if you really want to know if the people are legal, just open up another account apart from your primary one and send them that account number and see what they do when they find out the new account is empty.

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  • 1 decade ago

    When in doubt, delete immediately. Also, check www.snopes.com - they're onto all the scams out there, whether it be via internet or otherwise.

  • 1 decade ago

    got a similar ploy. I called up every name and office that cropped up during our exchanges of emails and not one was reached. Save your time and money, forget about that. Delete it.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's a trap. Delete it immediately and naturally do not reply.

  • 1 decade ago

    when its too good to be true....you finish the answer

  • 1 decade ago

    RUN!!!!

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