'Nigerian Scammer' Arrested

[Brittany]

I don't think anyone's posted regarding this yet, but I'm sure we've all fallen victim to the Nigerian scams one time too many... so I thought you all might want to read this:

Arrest over global internet scam
By Graeme Webber
October 30, 2003

A 39-year-old Sydney man will face court today charged with 17 offences relating to a multi-million-dollar internet scam based in Australia.

The so-called Nigerian or West African scam involved fraudsters sending a flood of spam emails telling people they could claim millions of dollars of lottery winnings, an inheritance, or a business opportunity - so long as they first sent money for expenses.

Read full article (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,7722041^1702,00.html)

What's that sound I hear? Could it be K-A-R-M-A??

Brittany

[matauri]

Are there really that many silly people out there willing to hand over cash to a stranger? Maybe I have found another use for that bucket! ;-)

Good to see they are cracking down on it tho & catching these guys. Maybe my inbox will have a reprieve from so many spams now. Well....we can live in hope ;-)



Cindy

[redcircle]

what's even more baffling is that people still give thier credit card numbers when people ask for them on AOL even though there is a big message that says AOL will never ask for cc info and to never give that info out.

[carbonize]

Are there really that many silly people out there willing to hand over cash to a stranger? Maybe I have found another use for that bucket! ;-)

Cindy

They don't ask for money. They ask for your bank / personal details then either take money from your account and/or use your details for commiting fraud.

[rocky1]

Well these guys ar more concientious than most spammers, they'll at least wrtie back when you write them! I always drop them a brief note and tell them to send me a cashiers check or money order we'll discuss the remainder of the arrangements later. Most will write back and explain all about how they have to have to the info to send you the money or they already would have!

Rocky

[matauri]

They don't ask for money. They ask for your bank / personal details then either take money from your account and/or use your details for commiting fraud.

You ask for my bank/personal details...and you are asking for my money. I stand by my first remark....SILLY PEOPLE!


Cindy

[Greyhawk]

I have this wonderful Bridge for sale located in Broklyn NY. TLC is doing a special how it was made. But due to a lengthy illness of my sisters' wifes' cousins' uncles' brothers' husband I am forced to have to sell my bridge to you dear readers. All I need from you is your credit card numbers, access to your bank accounts, and your first born man child. Then you can own my bridge that has been in my family for 1000 years.

Greyhawk

Wonders how many people will send me this stuff. ROFL

[minstrel]

Good to see they are cracking down on it tho & catching these guys. Maybe my inbox will have a reprieve from so many spams now. Well....we can live in hope ;-)

Did you notice that he was arrested in Australia?

Maybe you should have stayed in Kanata... :-)

[matauri]

Did you notice that he was arrested in Australia?
Maybe you should have stayed in Kanata... :-)

With all this beautiful sunshine here? Naaaaa ;-)

Doesn't surprise me he was from Australia tho. Do you remember poor dear Cherie Blair being taken for a roll from another aussie scam man ? All I got to say is....SUCKERS :-)


Cindy

[redcircle]

While doing a little reading on the nigerian scam I found out some unfortunate news.. I guess the guy in aussie is one of thousands doing the same scam. The whole nigerian scam has been around suckering people since the 1920's. It has just evolved into what we know it today. SO.. having said that.. I guess the emails will keep coming for another hundred or so years.

[janeth]

I have seen an increase in the emails over the weekend.

Anyway I do believe there asking you to do something illegal right? I could be wrong but some of them are from so called bank presidents that have a lot of money because somebody died and other junk like that.

[minstrel]

Anyway I do believe there asking you to do something illegal right?

More accurately, they're asking you to do something stupid...

The way the scam works is that in order to transfer the millions of dollars to your country and your bank account, they need you to give them some of your money first ($5000 or -insert specified amount and currency here-) to pay the costs of getting the money out of Africa to (insert name of recipient's city/country here).

As noted, it's a very old scam - only the names and details change - which I guess makes it even more amazing that people still fall for it.

[Greyhawk]

As noted, it's a very old scam - only the names and details change - which I guess makes it even more amazing that people still fall for it.

People fall for it because they believe that even though they have heard of this type of thing this one MUST be legit, and hey I can get rich quick here.

The ones that do fall for this are guilty of the most basic of emotions GREED IMHO they get what they deserve. No one gets rich quick,you have to work for what you want. Yes I play the Lotto but I know I stand a better chance of being struck by lightning, but I still play and I don't hurt other when I play.

Hmm there is a though a 50/50 draw as to if and when I get struck by lightning, tickets will be $1.00 each (CDN $) and the winner gets half the total raised,while the other half goest to pay my doctors fees. Any Takers

Greyhawk

[mikmik]

Greyhawk delivers the Credibility 'hook'
while the other half goest to pay my doctors fees
Spoken like a true Canadian! There is a future for you in 'social engineering' yet. LOL [o;

[simonm]

The Nigerian scam has been around for years, the 1st I saw was a typewritten letter about 25 years ago.
Its not just about getting a aletter or email asking for bank details, it can also be about arranging business deals!
I was in Nigeria on business (I was a Unix Trainer) in 1991 and met up by chance in one of the main Lagos bars with a family friend who was a boat builder. He was out there to bid for the building of ferry boats between Lagos and Port Harcourt. Unsurprisingly he explained the complexities of doing business in Nigeria, the level of entertaining and bribes and other costs. However it all came across as legit, the boats were supposedly being funded through international aid etc etc.. He never got the non existant contract!