How to Avoid Falling Victim to a Nigerian Scam22 Apr
Imagine if you were promised unheard of sums of money in return for your co-operation and a little ‘help’ – you would be tempted unless you knew better.
Anybody who uses email will no doubt have received one of these emails. The gist of the emails is that there is untold fortune somewhere, stuck due to government officials, death or a political or economic situation in some far off country. Or the person wants your help in getting some money in order to leave it to charity. Or (in a new version) a female wants to get married to you if you help her retrieve her fortune. These scams are also called 419 after the penal code number in Nigeria which applies to such scammers.
Will you ever get the money?
If you ever make the mistake of replying to this kind of email – and people globally have been victims – you will be led step by step by the scammers deeper and deeper into a hole, till you have given the money in the form of cheques or… Read More
