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Run Forrest Run!!!

July 27, 2012 • J.J. Montanaro

Q: I have been talk­ing to a guy online who says he is in the marines in Nige­ria. He wants to put money into my bank account but tells me that the gov­ern­ment has frozen his accounts while he is deployed. He wants me to give my user ID and pass­word to my account and I have repeat­edly told him no. Does the gov­ern­ment freeze accounts for mil­i­tary per­son­nel deployed?

–Lisa, Well­ford, South Carolina

 

A: Run and hide … or at least just quit talk­ing to this scam artist! There are few absolutes in life, but here’s an idea that could very well fit into that cat­e­gory:  never share your bank infor­ma­tion, and cer­tainly not your ID/password, with any­one. I’m not a gam­bler (ok, maybe that’s not entirely accu­rate), but I’d be will­ing to wager that your online acquain­tance is not inter­ested in ADDING money to your bank account. So, head for the hills. I’ve never heard of the gov­ern­ment freez­ing accounts for deployed per­son­nel and would be shocked if  that’s what’s really going on in this situation.

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4 responses to “Run Forrest Run!!!”

  1. JC
    August 7, 2012 at 6:15 am |

    This is a pretty com­mon scam, often orig­i­nat­ing in Nigeria.

    Avoid fur­ther con­tact at all costs. There is no merit to be found in this propo­si­tion, or any follow-up communication.

    –JC

  2. TAMMY
    August 8, 2012 at 3:07 am |

    DOES THE MILITARY GET THERE MONEY OR DOES IT ALL GO BACK HOME INTO THERE ACCOUNT. IN THE STATES? UN TILL THE GET BACK FROM BEIGN DEPLOYED TO AFGHAN.

    1. Sarah
      August 8, 2012 at 1:21 pm |

      Most mil­i­tary banks are mostly online banking…they “get” their money and can spend it how­ever they want.…

  3. H.B.
    August 17, 2012 at 8:48 pm |

    NO WAY NO HOW-STRAIGHT UP SCAM!!! NO RIGHT THINKING PERSON WOULD WANT YOUR ACCT INFO. THINK ABOUT IT. DROP THIS LOOSER!!!

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