| HOW THE SCAM BAITS
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| | making you think that you are going to
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| The scam starts with a bulk mailing or
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| | scam the Nigerian Government, the Central
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| bulk faxing of a bunch of identical
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| | Bank of Nigeria, etc., when in fact they
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| letters to businessmen, professionals,
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| | are going to scam you out of what they
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| and other persons who tend to be of
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| | are going to charge you to get in the
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| greater-than-average wealth. A typical
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| | scam, or what portion of the scam you are
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| letter might look like this:
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| | going to pay to make it work.
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| Dear Sir:
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| | If you pay the money up-front by
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| I have been requested by the Nigerian
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| | wire-transfer or by mail, one of two
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| National Petroleum Company to contact you
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| | things will happen: (1) you have simply
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| for assistance in resolving a matter. The
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| | lost your money and will never see it
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| Nigerian National Petroleum Company has
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| | again; or (2) and much more likely,
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| recently concluded a large number of
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| | within a couple of days you will get a
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| contracts for oil exploration in the
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| | phone call or letter from your contact
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| sub-Sahara region. The contracts have
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| | telling you that something has gone
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| immediately produced moneys equalling
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| | wrong, and that to clear it up and
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| US$40,000,000. The Nigerian National
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| | release the funds you will have to send
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| Petroleum Company is desirous of oil
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| | just a little more money. This latter
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| exploration in other parts of the world,
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| | scamming will go on literally for weeks
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| however, because of certain regulations
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| | and months, until you either run out of
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| of the Nigerian Government, it is unable
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| | money or figure it out.
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| to move these funds to another region.
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| | If you actually go to Nigeria, it is the
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| You assistance is requested as a
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| | same scam. You will pay some money and
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| non-Nigerian citizen to assist the
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| | wait. There will be a delay, and then a
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| Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and
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| | requirement that you pay additional money
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| also the Central Bank of Nigeria, in
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| | to clear up the delay, and then another
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| moving these funds out of Nigeria. If the
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| | delay and more money, and so forth and so
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| funds can be transferred to your name, in
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| | on until (1) your money is exhausted, or
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| your United States account, then you can
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| | (2) you leave the country, or (3) you are
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| forward the funds as directed by the
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| | kidnapped or murdered for the rest of
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| Nigerian National Petroleum Company. In
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| | your money.
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| exchange for your accomodating services,
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| | A DANGEROUS SCAM
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| the Nigerian National Petroleum Company
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| | We make light of "those wacky Nigerians"
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| would agree to allow you to retain 10%,
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| | but this is a physically dangerous scam.
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| or US$4 million of this amount.
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| | If in response to one of these letters,
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| However, to be a legitimate transferee of
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| | you are simply so dumb that you
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| these moneys according to Nigerian law,
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| | wire-transfer or mail money to the
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| you must presently be a depositor of at
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| | Nigerians, then you're probably just
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| least US$100,000 in a Nigerian bank which
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| | lucky to have been this stupid -- because
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| is regulated by the Central Bank of
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| | as will be shown you are quite a bit
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| Nigeria.
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| | worse off if you try to investigate so as
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| If it will be possible for you to assist
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| | to protect your investment.
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| us, we would be most grateful. We suggest
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| | Persons who have traveled overseas to
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| that you meet with us in person in Lagos,
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| | investigate or consummate this scam have
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| and that during your visit I introduce
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| | made a tragic mistake. Once you are
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| you to the representatives of the
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| | overseas, there are a variety of ways the
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| Nigerian National Petroleum Company, as
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| | Nigerians will get to you. Typically, the
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| well as with certain officials of the
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| | Nigerians will bribe the customs
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| Central Bank of Nigeria.
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| | officials when you arrive so that you do
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| Please call me at your earliest
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| | not have to pass through Customs. This is
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| convenience at [Phone Number]. Time is of
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| | a huge mistake, for then you are a
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| the essence in this matter; very quickly
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| | foreigner in Nigeria without a passport
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| the Nigerian Government will realize that
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| | -- a very serious offense. The Nigerians
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| the Central Bank is maintaining this
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| | can then threaten to turn you into the
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| amount on deposit, and attempt to levy
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| | authorities until you cough up money.
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| certain depository taxes on it.
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| | Even after you have paid them money, the
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| Other indicia of this scam are as
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| | local police are about as likely to then
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| follows:
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| | run this extortion racket themselves,
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| There is always an sense of urgency
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| | with the result that you will not get out
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| Travel to Nigeria or some other
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| | of the country until they have gotten
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| loathesome country is requested of the
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| | every last dime out of you, and maybe not
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| dupe (although this is not necessary if
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| | even then.
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| the dupe is dumb enough to wire-transfer
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| | The US Secret Service reports that in
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| the money)
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| | June of 1995 an American who was pursuing
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| There are many foreign-looking documents
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| | one of these scams was found murdered in
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| and often actual Nigerian officials
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| | Lagos and that numerous other persons
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| involved, sometimes even actual Nigerian
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| | have been reported missing.
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| government buildings are used
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| | THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT IS IN ON THE SCAM
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| Blank letterheads and account numbers are
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| | This scam is often referred to as the
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| often requested from the dupe
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| | 4-1-9 scam, ironically after section
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| There are a variety or processing fees or
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| | 4-1-9 of the Nigerian Penal Code which
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| bribes which must be paid ("The President
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| | relates to fraudulent schemes. While the
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| of the Bank will not release the money
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| | Nigerian government periodically makes
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| unless you pay him a bribe.")
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| | grand statements that it is cracking down
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| The transaction must be kept confidential
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| | on the scam, it isn't -- for the reason
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| ("Don't tell any US official or other
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| | that the scam was, according to some
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| such person.")
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| | reports, the third-largest industry in
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| A Nigerian residing in the US or the UK
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| | Nigeria!!! This is just too large a
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| acts as an "intermediary" or "clearing
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| | business for Nigeria to crack down on --
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| house" to close the transaction
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| | it would be like Nevada trying to close
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| Often, someone claims to be of Nigerian
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| | the casinos.
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| royalty or fame, most lately "the son of
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| | There have been numerous reports of
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| the President of Nigeria"
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| | high-level officials of the Nigerian
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| And, the purposes of this scam vary from
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| | government and the Central Bank of
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| time to time, such as:
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| | Nigeria personally participating in this
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| My father left me $40 million in his
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| | scam, even to the extent of giving dupes
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| will, but I have to bribe government
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| | tours through government buildings and
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| officials to get it out
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| | showing them piles of cash in the vault
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| The Nigerian National Petroleum Company
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| | of the Central Bank!
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| has discovered oil, and we as officials
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| | HIDDEN TIP-OFF
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| of that company want to insider acquire
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| | One of the funny aspects of this scam is
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| the land, but we need a US front man to
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| | the scam within the scam within the scam.
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| purchase it first for us
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| | What happens is that the particular
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| We just sold a bunch of crude oil in
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| | Nigerians running this scam on any given
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| Nigeria, but we have to bribe the banker
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| | day may not have the best command of the
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| to get it out
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| | English language, so they hire someone to
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| The Nigerian government overpaid on some
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| | write the initial scam letter for them.
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| contract, and they need a front man to
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| | Quite a few times, the person who does
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| get it out of the country before the
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| | this leaves a "tip-off" that the letter
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| government discovers its error
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| | is a scam, such as -- an actual case as
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| HOW THE SCAM GETS MONEY
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| | shown above -- using the name Ben Ahore
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| In many cases, this is really a
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| | (been-a-whore).
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| scam-within-a-scam: The Nigerians are
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