scam emails

[Buddie]

I am always getting scam emails saying I have been left millions of pounds by dead unknown relatives. I know its abig scam and they are only trying to extort money so i always block them. just curious how the scam works. And why are they nearly al from Nigeria. Are all nigerians into extortion??

[Tichfield]

No. By no means are all Nigerians scammers.

Just the ones on the internet.

[Sasha13]

Have a look at

www.419eater.com

- that'll make you laugh.

[mrs_overall]

I lived in Nigeria for 18 months and have to say it is one of the most corrupt countries on earth.
I think scamming must be a genetic Nigerian trait. I didn't meet one person who wasn't as bent as a nine bob note while I was there.

[Ethel]

They want you to pay a large, upfront admin fee.

[jno]

no reason why they should be Nigerian just because they say they are. They're scammers, remember, and they're not telling the truth. Statistics show 98% of them are spotty youths in Watford.

[Sasha13]

lol

[ChuckFickens]

they would probably ask you to pay something upfront to cover some sort of costs before the cash could be released to you.

from some of the mails I get I think half of the old USSR wants to transfer large amounts of cash into my bank account for "safe keeping"

If anybody really falls for some of these obvious scams they probably deserve to lose their money.

[Buddie]

get the picture, checked out the scam baiting websiteSasha13 but don't think I'm clever enough to carry to do this!!
I like your post no knowlegde

[jno]

your bank account details are no secret, they're on every cheque you hand over. As Ethel says, the problems come when they demand an upfront fee.

[vehelpfulguy]

They very rarely start with a big up front fee. Often they start very small.

If you take the bait and agree to host their money they often ask for a small fee (say �50) to pay for "admin" or something like that.

If you are stupid enough to pay that then they come back and ask for a bit more (say �100 or �200) for some other mythical reason (local tax, export fee or whatever).

You have paid the first �50 so agree to pay the next figure.

Then of course they come back for another amount (�500 or �1000) maybe to bribe a local official or whatever.

Your are already out of pocket by �150, so you think what the hell, you pay the next amount.

Then of course they come back with another amount (�2000 or �5000 or whatever).

By then hopefuly your alarm bells are ringing and you cut your losses.

But some people are greedy and they keep paying out, and some people have last THOUSANDS to these ba5tards.

It is a bit like catching a fish, you get the hook in their mouth then you reel them in slowly.

[R1Geezer]

Yeah I get hese too, Nigeria etc must be awash with cash in banks from dead goverenment officials!

scam the scammers:
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/

[adamhornsby]

ive had spam emails, not from Nigerians but from banks that ask me to verify account details. haha, i dont even do online banking and im not even with the banks that they claim to be.
this is a good read:
www.thescambaiter.com/
it is hillarious!