Also a great chance of being caught and prosecuted .
There are sites like Hoax Slayer that will show this is what it is for real.
It is money laundering , but there is a highly likely chance that you will get stung for more that half that amount when they empty your bank account.
Another way of looking at this is the fact that you know it sounds dodgy before you start so go with your gut instinct on this one.
The scam is that he will send you a cheque or western union money transfer. As soon as the money hits your account he will start demanding his half. So you immediately pay him his share since you can already see the full amount in your account.
Then a week later the cheque or Western Union transfer will bounce and the bank will say they have returned the money as it was fraud.
By then you will have paid him his half and he will disappear in Somalia faster than you can say: "Help I have been scammed".
It is NOT money laundering as someone says below as this is a one time hit, it is simply fraud and you will be the victim.
And if this turns out to be illegal, or your account gets overdrawn, who do you think the authorities will come looking for?? Your friend or you?? Your account gets overdrawn, this is your account and you are responsible for paying it off.
Giving someone from a 3rd world country access to your banking account, goodness, what could possibly go wrong??
LOL - W.C. Fields was right - THERE'S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE.
Sounds like money laundering. He uses you to make it look as if the money is from a legitimate source. What did he say when you asked him why he didn't just open his own account? If it is money laundering, you could be jailed for up to 14 years for assisting.
http://www.laundryman.u-net.com/page11_o...
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If its true then its money laundering
You think your bank aint going to notice ￡500/month going into your account from somalia (and YOU dont have a clue who/where the money actually comes from)?
If it aint then its a scam
￡500 goes in - you take ￡250 out and give it to whoever
HE walks away then wherever the money comes from claims it back and you are ￡250 out of pocket
Try using that think between your two ears called a Brain. Why would anybody give you ￡250 for simply letting them put some money in your account? If it was that easy and legal, millions of unemployed people would be doing it all over the UK.
its sounds really risky and illegal mainly because if he knew there was not much risk he would offer you less of the cut say like a 10 or 20 % but since its really risky he must give more money so more people will fall for it. And whenever he gets caught, guess who goes to jail? you!
MONEY LAUNDERING. Your Bank will spot it straight away and call the Police. Substantial jail term for this in the UK.
You deserve to be scammed believing garbage like this.
A guy I know has recently told me that he can put ￡500 in my account once a month then we split it half and half, he says he's done it before but you can only do it once a month and the money comes from Somalia. It sounds highly illegal but I really want the money please tell me if it is and what the chances of getting caught are if it is.
Please no answers from people who just think it sounds dodgy only if you know a bit about credit scams.
That's asking for trouble.
