[Kde-games-devel] # Contact# (Nigeria)
Ian Wadham
kde-games-devel@mail.kde.org
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:11:46 +1000
Re that letter from Nigeria, stay away from it ! Following are some
quotes from the Australian Financial Review of 16 April 2002.
"Old Nigerian letters scam stings online - AP"
"The electronic version of the Nigerian letter fraud is believed to have
affected hundreds but only 16 in the US have reported their combined
losses of $US345,000 ($646,660)."
"At least 20 years old, Nigerian letter fraud has been given new energy
by e-mail, which makes it easy to contact millions of people from half
a world away."
"In the online version of the con, e-mails allegedly from dignitaries
representing "the Government of Nigeria" request use of the recipient's
bank account to deposit millions of dollars ."
"Scammers then make electronic withdrawals to clean out a victim's
savings. They often also ask for upfront cash to pay for licences,
taxes, transfer fees or other nonexistent costs."
This story was found at: http://afr.com/it/2002/04/16/FFXTFW7810D.html