Paul,
This is a good web site that explains several different kinds of scams and
has many examples. Makes interesting reading.
http://www.quatloos.com/
I found this site when I began to research an e-mail proposal that was too
good to be true. The poor widow of the former ruler of Nigeria was broke,
her poor son was falsely accused of corruption and was in jail, and she
needed to access her last $30 million in US cash stored with a consignment
company in Spain. For helping her move it to the US and invest it, she would
share 30% with me. I could always use another $9 million! I found this site
almost immediately when I searched for her family name.
http://www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm It turns out that scams are the
third largest industry in Nigeria. The widow's poor husband was a very
ruthless dictator who stole billions and killed thousands, until he was
overthrown a few years ago and killed. So, I played along to see what they
would do. I never gave out any information or sent any money. They asked for
copies of my passport, which I said I didn't have. They asked for copies of
my driver's license, which I said was only useful for in-person ID. They
asked for money to pay for shipping the consignment, but I said at this
time, because of the economy, I didn't have it. They asked for me to travel
to pick up the consignment (and probably get robbed or held for ransom), but
I said I was tied down at this time. They said they scrapped up some cash
and paid most of the cost of shipping, and I only needed to come up with a
little more. They sent semi-real looking certificates of deposit of the
consignment, and Power of Attorney forms. They wanted bank account numbers
where it would be deposited, but I said I would open a new account when the
cash arrived. I e-mailed the consignment company in Spain and Switzerland.
It's interesting how a huge multi-million dollar international shipping
company uses a free e-mail service like Yahoo or MSN and could be in
Timbuktu, and doesn't even have a basic web site. It goes on and on until
they give up wasting their time. Another one wanted my bank account number
so he could transfer in 47 million in unclaimed payments to a contractor,
who is now deceased. The latest one now wants $400,000 for a storage
insurance payment on $60 million cash in a trunk, and wants me to take out a
loan from a bank in Spain. Like they would loan me 400K!!!! They also will
ship it $5000 COD, and I would probably get a box of junk. They must think
all Americans are stupid! But then again, scams are their third largest
industry.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 9:45 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] SCAM ALERT
Hi to all,
Nancy Kramer has passed on the following scam alert. I do believe it is
quite real, and would possibly affect anyone in the process of selling
their
car. For more info, please click on :
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/01/eveningnews/main527883.shtml
and
http://www.americandreamcars.com/scamalert.htm
Better ready than sorry !
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Hoosier Corps #33, L-6
2 57 300-C's in Indy
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