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by dlarisa37 Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:31 am
I need help!
This is a email i got and i am not sure if this company is real?
Email: [email protected]
http://www.vkgs.ltd.ru
Last edited by dlarisa37 on Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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by Arnold Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:25 am
Welcome to Scamwarners. I can't be sure based on the little you've told us, but it feels like a scam to me. Can you give more information please.
I can't open the website either.

by dlarisa37 Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:44 am
Thank you for answer. I
This is first email they sent me:

Sir,

This mail is to oficially confirm to you that we are the brokers to Mr.
Anatoly G. Kozyrev and he has adviced that we handle the liquidation and
reassignment of the funds in your favor.

In the light of the above you are hereby adviced to visit our office here
in Valencia spain in order to have this operation done .

Please kindly indicate as soon as posible your date of arrival so that an
appointment can be made on your behalf as regards the liquidation and
reassignment

. A copy of your passport will be required for proper identification and
also to fill in applications to the various offices in charge of these
operations here in Spain.

Also the sum of twenty five thousand Euros (25,000.00) will be paid to us
for the  legalization of the surety bond that has to put in place to
indemnify the investment sum. This will aid smooth liquidation and
reassignment of the funds in your favour via Euro Clear.

Feel very free to get in touch with us either via email or telephone 34
634 029 177 in case of any futher clarification you may wish to make as
regards to the above issues.

Awaiting your urgent response

Mr.Carlos Miguel

What do you think?
by dlarisa37 Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:41 pm
Can somebody please help me? My english is not so good and honestly I dont understand letter I have got. I dont know what to think but something tells me thats scam!
What do you think?
by Dotti Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:47 pm
Your instinct is correct. It is a scam.

It is what is known as Advance Fee Fraud. The scammers promise you a large amount of money that doesn't exist. They then demand fees (the demand in that email would be the first of many if you paid it) in order to release the money to you. They will make up various reasons for the fees, but the goal is simply to have you send them money. In the end, of course, you will lose a lot of money and get nothing in return, because they never had the money they promised you in the first place.

The writing tells me the scammer you are dealing with is most likely African.

Just cut off all contact with the scammers now.

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by dlarisa37 Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:12 pm
Dotti thank you so much!
I am really scared because my husband wants to go to spain and je bolieves everything thats written on that letter.
:(((
How can I check if their web adress and phone are real?
by Justin Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:59 pm
Hello dlarisa37!

The website has no content which does not make sense if this was a real company. They are emailing you from a bk.ru addresse which appears to be a free email address from mail.ru once again another sign this is not a real company. The second letter from "Carlos" what is his email address? He is claiming to be in Spain but the phone number he gave 34 634 029 177 is not right. Neither is the number from the first email you posted. Both are fake numbers.

Its all lies! They will tell you to send fees to collect the $25,000 which does not exsist. Please stop all communication with the scammers.

Justin

by dlarisa37 Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:17 pm
Thank you very much Justin
by Arnold Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:42 pm
Your husband Must Not travel to Spain. It's rare, but people travelling to meet scammers have been kidnapped for ransom and even killed.
Or it could be the black money scam, where the "money" has been dyed black for "security" reasons, and the victim is asked to pay a large sum for chemicals to clean the money.

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