[Kde-games-devel] # Contact# (Nigeria)

[Ian Wadham]

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