AWJ Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Ever since about August or so of last year I have been receiving messages from various "concerned" parts in the area Nigeria, Coate de' Ivore, Abidjan and the like. They involve various different people like the widow of an ambassador, the engineer of a large oil firm, or government representative. The common trait is that they all have a large sum of money (read 15 to 50 million US dollars) that they want me (or whomever else they may message) to help them with. They offer 20 to 30% of the funds if I help them transfer money overseas into United States investment or help them launder the money through various banks around the world. Here's the catch. Once they bait you and get you excited about the money, they begin asking for personal information. Bank account numbers, personal home address, business address, fax, phone on and on. The true motive of these people or whoever they are is to empty an unsuspecting persons business account. I have been in contact with the FBI internet fraud division. They basically told me not to send them any money or have and contact with the senders of these e-mail messages. It kind of infuriates me that these people actually get away with this sometimes. I must admit the first time I read the message, I was excited. But a nagging feeling prompted me to do a check. And here is what I found: http://sweetchillisauce.com/nigeria.html http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/ http://www.aarp.org/consumerprotect-frauds...erianMoneyOffer Don't be taken advantage of. There are tons more examples on line if you search google. If anyone would like I can post the latest e-mail I have received and it will be earily strange the connections between the message and the internet information. Take care and be ware - if it sounds to good to be true, it is. And someone is trying to rip you off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_McNally Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Very true AJ - thanks for sharing that warning with everyone. You may find this link interesting Someone "went along" with the scam, and strung the scammer along. Interesting, as it shows you how the they try to work it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 My company, Swollennutz has a business park development in Amsterdam called "The Clap". Perhaps you have heard of it? Please respond to my questions on travel to The Congo and any other expenses I must cover in this deal. Wendy Willcox <_< :( ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_McNally Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 its really quite interesting though isn't it? what gets me is that some people must fall for it - why else would this scam be so common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 that was really interesting... Took ages to read but man.. i laughed... then when i saw the screen shots of the bloke wow.. You can see how easy it is to scam someone.. even over the phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWJ Posted March 1, 2003 Author Share Posted March 1, 2003 Truely amazing. I like what they did with that site though. Thanks for the good read and the joy of seeing the scam turned around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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