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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
