Legal Question in Tax Law in Texas

inheritance tax

I stand to inherite about seven million dollars from a relative who lived and worked overseas in Nigeria . I was contacted by the Nigerian Government that I am the benificiary of his estate . What would be the tax on this money if I receive this money and what am I required to do once it is transferred to my Bank account ?

R.G. Hou .Tex.


Asked on 11/30/05, 12:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Burton Haynes Burton J. Haynes, P.C.

Re: inheritance tax

Seven million dollars from a long lost relative in Nigeria? Really. Come on, wake up. How did you find out about this windfall from your long lost relative? An unsolicited letter in the mail from someone in Nigeria?

This is undoubtedly just one of the millions of variants of the infamous Nigerian 4-1-9 scam. This is one of the oldest cons in the book, going back long before the internet. Check out the information on it at Quatloos.com (www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm). Quatloos is one of the most comprehensive data bases for scams, frauds, tax protester lunacy, and other fascinating stuff.

But on the other hand, if you think this is for real and you just can't be convinced otherwise, then I've got this great bridge in Brooklyn that I'd be willing to sell you.

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Answered on 11/30/05, 2:46 pm


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