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Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
A few years ago, I used to get dozens of Nigerian scam emails a week. These types of scams were also known as 419 Advance Fee scams or other names that included the number 419. 419 has to do with Nigeria’s criminal code.
They all basically had the same twist — Someone important had died, they had to get the money out of the country, and you could get a sizeable percentage if you help the scammers deposit the money. Once the scammers had your attention, they would ask for money that was necessary to move the money and have the requisite paperwork done.
A handful of these scam letters come in monthly, but I receive nowhere near the volume of them anymore. Hopefully, people have caught on that these are scams and the Nigerian fraudsters are giving up because no one believes them anymore. I have noticed that the few that do come in are now very “Christian” based, with lots of references to Jesus and blessings.
You can see examples of these types of scam emails and find out where to report them at the Nigeria – 419 Coalition web site.
The scammers aren’t giving up easily. According to AFP, they are now targeting people on Internet dating sites. Check out this news clip, that will load in a few seconds:
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I still receive spam e-mails like this. I don’t know when these Nigerians will ever stop. Do they really think everyone will believe a story like that just to have money?
We have to inform in many forums about this in order no one else will be their victim…
Nigerian scams at one time were at their peak. Daily i received so many scam mails which pissed me off. But now they have gone bit slow. Thanks for sharing a nice post.