Re: Get Rid of this Crook

pathetic isn't it :-/ - Anthony "Doug Essinger-Hileman" <greypilgrim@interior-castle.org> wrote in message news:3F0402A7.21070.3BEAAF0@localhost... > On 3 Jul 2003 at 9:06, Adam Voigt wrote: > > > Well spamming doesn't get them any money. I believe > > I read they use this info to transfer money from your bank > > account, after convincing you to scan your passport for > > them, or something like that. > > Actually, the scam is fairly sophisticated. They ask for money > upfront in order to begin the process of getting access to the loot > that is stored whereever. Usually, they ask for one or two more > payments, since it is costing them more than they thought. They then > inform you that the money you sent them has been used to bribe > officials, including those in the government. If you don't send them > even more money, they will report you to the authorities on suspicion > of bribery and have you arrested. > > At this point, the scam becomes simple blackmail. Most interesting to > me is that this scam is so widespread (a sign that it is successful) > that the FBI has stationed some agents in Nigeria solely for the > purpose of dealing with this scam. Apparently, there are some folk so > greedy that gullibility wins the day. > > Doug >