• Quick note - the problem with Youtube videos not embedding on the forum appears to have been fixed, thanks to ZiprHead. If you do still see problems let me know.

Mutual Scamming: Nigeria/UK

SteveGrenard

Philosopher
S
Joined
Oct 6, 2002
Messages
5,528
Nigeria has warned its citizens to be wary of fraudsters when they travel to the United Kingdom. The information ministry said there had been an increase in robberies and other crimes suffered by Nigerians in the UK
Click to expand...


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5101826.stm


And UK citizens have been warned they are targets of scams by Nigerians:

Financial crime in the UK stemming from Nigeria involves "billions of pounds" but not enough is being done to stop it, a report has concluded. Internet scams, credit card fraud and money laundering are going unchecked by governments in both countries, research group Chatham House says. The crimes are not given priority but have become a "large and pressing problem", the author says. Nigeria has become especially linked with "advance fee" or "419 scams".
Click to expand...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6163700.stm

And both with a color photo of the same attache case full of money. But the money is US hundred dollar bills.

Nigerians have been warned to be on the lookout for those crafty British fraudsters who approach them and say they have a ketchup stain on their backs so they can pick their pockets.

And British e-mail users have been warned to be on the lookout for e-letters from Nigeria or anywhere (now) promising fees of a million pounds in exchange for their cooperation allowing the sender to either empty their bank account, max out their credit card or get them to pay a substantial advance fee.

Clearly the Nigerian scam tops the UK ones.
 
Last edited:
why isnt everyone warned? Canada, UK, and nigeria are some scummy countries when it comes to fraud.
 
pipelineaudio said:
thats spam not fraud
Click to expand...

Add to that that the majority of fraud in The UK and Canada appears to be coming primarily from recent immigrants from, you guessed it, central Africa (aka. Nigeria, Ghana, etc.). In the last 10 years, there's a been a huge increase in various forms of financial fraud, in particular credit card fraud, in certain European nations. Those nations have also seen a huge increase in central African immigrants. The UK is one of the biggest centers for CA immigrant fraud activity, but Germany and Denmark are also high on the list.

The email scams typically run by the Nigerian and related fraudsters aren't just the 419 scams, far from it. One of their favorites is the "phishing" scam, where individuals are tricked into going to a website spoofing a bank or online retailer (Amazon.com and eBay.com being the most commonly spoofed) and entering their credit card or account information, which is then used to make fraudulent purchases.

Guess what I do for a living. :)
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
You might check http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2006/11/dirtydozq306.html

USA followed by China.
Click to expand...


I used to proccess wire transactions. there were special rules for transactions going to canada, uk, and nigeria because fraud was rampant. Spam isnt always fraud either. Enzyte is a legit business :)

Not to mention that spam doesnt have a ton to do with fraud a lot of the time. Canada especially uses the phone more often than the internet. Nigerians use the internet often because most internet use there is via internet cafes and its hard to tell who did what on the computers there. Nigerians also have the habit of using relay systems for the deaf on the phone to perpetrate fraud.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top Bottom