Do you think this is legitimate?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205795)
Walnut Creek, California
June 19, 2021 10:33pm CST
I am safe at home. I went swimming when I got home from the bluegrass jam up in the foothills, and wound up as an adult supporting a 4-year-old's birthday party.
When I checked my email, I found the following in my SPAM folder. But I like money, and am interested.
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Good day,
Congratulations your money is currently now with our correspondent
bank Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina to be credited to
your account which will hit your Bank account in couple of hours.
Am so happy for you as your suffering has come to an end all you need
is to comply with them I know as a Wire transfer between Bank of
America and your own bank will not cost much, once more
congratulation.
Am currently in USA to supervise the conclusion of your transfer.
Best regards,
Alex IBEH
Director,
Foreign Reserve Escrow Account Officer
Central Bank of Nigeria
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The only thing that makes me suspicious is the fact that I have not been suffering over the past day or two. I was drinking wine and Scotch and playing music with my friends.
Should I send them my bank information and see what happens?
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25 responses
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
20 Jun 21
Dude! This is as legit as it gets!
Grats as you are the next multi-millionaire!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
20 Jun 21
@TheHorse the way good ole' Donald is trying to court votes to get back to the White House, that is likely to happen. Just tell him how you want to style the plates.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
Oh, yes, please send them all your banking information! I'd love to hear all about your great luck after you receive whatever is coming to you! 
Edit to add: I started looking in my Spam folder to see if I'm getting this kind of crap, too. I haven't seen anything like this or the emails from the President... I believe you get them because you open crap like this so they keep targeting you.
Edit to add: I started looking in my Spam folder to see if I'm getting this kind of crap, too. I haven't seen anything like this or the emails from the President... I believe you get them because you open crap like this so they keep targeting you.5 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
20 Jun 21
@TheHorse The feature is called a "read receipt" and yes, anyone can enable it on emails they send to you. All you have to do is open the email and the sender is notified.
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@wolfgirl569 (95226)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jun 21
That is the only thing? I think you need to sober up some more 
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@BarBaraPrz (45498)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Jun 21
@TheHorse Haven't bought any tickets in the last 5 months, have you?
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
20 Jun 21
Even the way they wrote it doesn't sound professional at all, so definitely spam. I would not give them my information!
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@sabtraversa (12941)
• Italy
20 Jun 21
Sounds more like a distant relative than a Director of an Officer or whatever.
I wouldn't share anything with them, see, they only contact you when you have money. Where were they when you had the suffering going on? So cheeky!
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
21 Jun 21
I don't know why but they don't include the most important part in these letters anymore. You have to make 25 copies of the letter and send them to all your friends or bad things happen.
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@xander6464 (40884)
• Wapello, Iowa
21 Jun 21
@vandana7 I wonder if they'll ever come back.
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@Sincerem (15)
• Nigeria
21 Jun 21
Hmm, that's the kind of trick scammers do use to defraud innocent persons. They just want to get your bank details. From there on l, they'll get your personal banking information to defraud you. So be careful when sending your financial details.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
20 Jun 21
my oh my what wonders lie when we open our spam folders!
Money just freely flowing from the great tree of cashola.
PT Barum once said there is one born every minute (a Sucker in particular). this one is pretty benign though overall.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
20 Jun 21
@TheHorse based on all the legal costs mounting there may be seven year olds richer than Donald Trump soon.
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jun 21
I should think not, What a scam and set up, I wonder how it benefits them beside scamming people out of their money, Delete that and move on,
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Jun 21
@TheHorse that is true and the other thing that always comes to my mind is if only it were so easy to get some unexpected money, SIGH
@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
20 Jun 21
lololol You made me laugh. Sure go ahead and send your bank info to the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. That screams NOOOOO! How do you get so much of this stuff?
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