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More and more people are falling victim to Nigerian internet scams. There seems to be a never ending supply of inventive scams being hatched in African internet cafes. I personally discard all correspondence I may receive from them. Below is just a few examples of such scams.
1) There is no such thing as winning the lottery through your email address. If you receive an email saying you were selected through email or told for any other reason you have won a lottery, it is a scam! Do not reply.
2) If you are selling an item online, do not accept a check and wire money back in return. The check will bounce and you will be out the money you sent plus the amount the check bounces.
3) Your long lost cousin, nephew, brother, mother, did not die in a car accident. This relates to the "next of kin" or "inheritance" scam. You will not be collecting millions of dollars because someone shares the same last name. It is a scam!
4) Fred Oboko, George Ubmbuka, or whatever the name of the latest Nigerian Securities and Fuel Efficiencies Committee is not in exile and attempting to transfer a large sum of money out of the country. They do not need your help in transferring the money; they want to scam you out of yours!
Please read this and be sure to do your research. These people play on your greed, your desire to have money. It is the easiest scam in the world to setup and they are bilking thousands of dollars/pounds out of victim’s everyday. Please remember, if something seems too good to be true , then 99.9% of the time it usually isn’t true. Be safe!
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