Internet Scams

The Nigerian Letter Scam, also known as known as "419" Fraud is one of the most popular scams in the world. It has cheated hundreds of thousands of people and still draw in many victims. />
fraud was originally sent by a form of a letter and later developed as emails. Sent the claim to a relative of a senior Nigerian government officials who need help in transferring millions of dollars of Nigeria, and is a large part of the money the recipient is not. Asking then sends the recipient to provide some personal information, such as a blank stationery, bank name and account number, etc.., And claim that this information as necessary for the recipient is their cut. Sent even asks the recipient to pay a constant fee to pay bribes to get the money of the country. After some time, the receiver has again received several e-mails asking for more money for some ridiculous costs apparently "needed" to cause the transition. Some of the costs of the sender, expressive, taxes, bribes to government officials and attorneys' fees, all described in great detail and the receiver believes that the payment of the amount required to make. In fact, millions of dollars do not exist and the victim is left with nothing but drained bank account. Even worse, in some cases, the victim is asked to travel all the way to Nigeria to close the deal. The victim was then imprisoned. The Nigerian government is not friendly to the victims of the scheme, since the victim actually contrives to remove the money from Nigeria in a manner contrary to Nigerian law. />
Below is an example of the Nigerian letter scam. (Some content or specifications may vary from others.) />
Lagos, Nigeria.
Attention: The President / CEO />
Dear Sir, />
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS proposals />
HAVE consulted my colleagues and based on information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and Industry me. privileges for your support throughout $ 47,500,000.00 (forty $ 7.5 million), your request to transfer into account the above sum resulted from an OVER ACCOUNT AGREEMENT, commissioned and performed for five years (5) ago paid by a foreign The contractor is acting HOWEVER intentional and since then the funds in a suspense account in the Central Bank of Nigeria Apex Bank.
/> We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come to play. IT is important to inform you that the official WE Operate prohibits a foreign account, so we need YOUR help. Sum is divided as follows:. 70% FOR U.S., 25% for you and 5% for local and international events TRANSFER cost />
transfer risk to both sides. I am an accountant THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Provided that the request is acceptable, we will require the following documents: />
(A) YOUR BANKER name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
/> (b) your private telephone and fax numbers? For confidentiality and easy communication.
/> (C) YOUR letterhead, stamped and signed. />
Alternatively we can offer you saying that the TEXT OF WHAT TO TYPE YOUR stationery, including a breakdown, consisting of what we need setting. Take U.S. business has achieved thirty (30) days.
/> Please respond urgently.
Sincerely />
/> The best way to prevent this type of fraud, ignore the letter. To respond in any way. You can delete them, or you can forward the letter to the authorities if you wish. If you know someone who got to know the characters, counseling him to do the same.