OT - Nigerian Pigeon Drop Scam

From: William Staniewicz <wstan_at_localhostnl.demon.nl>
Date: Wed May 23 04:08:23 2001

Another variation on this:

Maybe 5 years ago I got a letter in the mail proposing
the same thing. Out of curiosity, I sent a reply
to them via fax. There were a few fax exchanges
that followed the scenerio as mentioned below.
I did not get involved any further.

On a sadder note, some people I heard got pulled into the scam
to the point where they went to Nigeria in person. I understand
from newspaper reports they were held hostage and a ransom
was demanded. In these cases the hostages were killed
even after payment was made.

Beware...

                -Bill
                Amsterdam

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 12:44:45AM -0600, Mark Green wrote:
> > What exactly are the details of the scam?
>
> There are several variations, but the basic scheme starts
> with a story about how this person has obtained a large
> sum of money they need to move out of the country. There
Received on Wed May 23 2001 - 04:08:23 BST