Ever wonder what would happen if you actually wrote back to one of those Nigerians or Sierra Leonians or Angloans with the $40 million in a bank account somewhere?
It's basically a running journal of the correspondence between an inventive Australian and a Nigerian would-be scammer who apparently doesn't realize that James T. Kirk doesn't actually have an American passport and who isn't deterred even when his correspondent discusses an immediate need for the money because he has to flee the country because he just killed his wife.
Via MetaFilter.
Back to CompendiumI personally did respond and corresponded for about a month with a "supposedly" Dr. Charles Iburu, of Nigeria. During that time he fowarded via E-mail and fax documents indicating he had registered me as a contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., and other "official" documents to effect a transfer of $21.5 Million US dollars, of which I would personally receive about 30% for my services in establishing an export business here in the US.
After taxes, about 55%, I figured my share to be $2.9 Million.
He also sent a "copy" of his passport, and pictures of he and his family, that I might recognize him at the airport.
When he fell "ill", his son also contacted me.
I still have copies of the documents and pictures, as at one point I contacted the FBI when I had the PROOF of the scam.
Also, although I don't have the article handy at the moment, there was a couple here in the Inland Empire, (CA), who were arrested after receiving some cash in one of these, after they cashed the checks. The checks were no good!
Good luck to anyone who was sucessful in getting any money.
LaZetta LiDrazzah, Jr.
San Jacinto, CA
lazetta@netzon.net
Since our gov't deems it necessary to monitor most of our E-mail, maybe they should look for these scammers before they can victimise American citizens. Follow up with a stern warning to that nation's gov't as well.
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