The problem with trying to do anything about it is that Nigeria is a sovereign nation, and they have never shown any intention of bringing these people to justice or working in cooperation with other nation's governments to do so. I find it interesting that they have taken offense at this being called the Nigerian Bank scam given their attitude towards preventing it. They know that this brings millions in foreign currency into their poor country, and the same corrupt government that has brought about the poverty of the citizens, as a whole, is hardly going to do anything to prevent these illegal acts.

 

^^^

you can say the same for much of the world.... heck, mexico is right next to us and they are that way

I have no pity for the average, mentally competent adult that falls for these - but as soaring wrote - watch out for your parents/grandparents and kids just leaving the nest.

People complain about our justice system (and rightfully so) but it's still a whole lot better than what most of the earth has

 

heres one i just received in the e-mail today:

Hello,
B & T Fabrics and Textiles need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book keeper in other country. This is in view of our not having an office presently in the USA.
You dont need to have an Office and this certainly wont disturb anyform of work you have going at the moment, Our integrated yarn and fabric manufacturing operations use
state-of-the-art textile equipment from the world leading suppliers. Order processing, production monitoring and process flow are seamlessly integrated through a company-wide
computer network .[/align]
* The average monthly income is about 4000.00 usd.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day This we need to get payments for our products as soon as it possible because [/align][/align]customers can just "forget" to pay. Unfortunately we are unable
to open bank accounts in the United US without first registering the company name. Presently with the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put the on hold. For fear of loosing the
customers outrightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments from the US soon enough as international Cheques take about 14 working days for cash to be made available. We
lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money transfer delays. YOUR TASK Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the
payment process. You are not invloved in any sales. Our sales manager sells products. Once he makes a sale we deliver the product to a customer (usually through USPS OR
FEDEX).The customer receives and checks the products. After this has been done the customer has to pay for the products. About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through
Certified Cheques and Money orders based on the amount involved. We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem. Your tasks are;[/align][/align]1. Recieve payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to forwarded either by Money Gramme or Western[/align][/align]Union Money Transfer. Local Money transfers takes barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer payment almost immediately. For example you ve got 3000.00USD You
take your income : 300.00 USD Send to us: 2700.00 USD - cost of sending, First month you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD So you may calculate your income.
For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 4410.00 USD. And also this offer is not limited to you only, you can also introduce family and friends from 18yrs and above.Pls Just Send Me Your Reply at Michealpedro02@yahoo.co.uk[/align][/align][/align]B & T Fabrics and Textiles
Sandbeck Wetherby West Yorkshire,
LS22 7DQ ENGLAND
E-mail Address michealpedro02@yahoo.co.uk[/align]Phone Number : + 441708227931
[/align]Thanks
[/align]B & T Fabrics and Textiles company[/align]

 

One thing they do is send you a check for a few thousand over what they need to pay for something. You put the check in the bank and send them cash. Then the bank finds the check isnt real, leaving you paying them and being overdrawn. If you get a check in the mail, make sure its a real check before you send anything anywhere. My girlfriends dad owns a resort in Lake Superior and he gets those and other scams constantly.