A couple of guys here in San Diego were on the news recently for just such
a scam. They went to Africa, were kidnapped and had to contact their family
at home to get money wired over.
It amazes me that a scam like this actiually works.
John
At 09:35 AM 8/16/01 +0800, Ryan Laughy wrote:
>I received a message from a Mr. Uzo in Lome-Togo, West Africa, offering
>me "such a deal". If I would only lend my help in claiming a "deceased
>person's" $14 million account, he and his friends would be eternally
>grateful; oh yeah, and I'd score a few million bucks for my trouble.
>Just think of the paint job I could put on my Ser. V!
>
>A friend who was a missionary in Ivory Coast for 20 years told me that
>there are scores of scams like this all over Africa. Often, those
>simple-minded enough to be sucked in are lured into visiting the
>country. The con men then take them for all the are worth.
>
>Not that anyone smart enough to own a Sunbeam would fall for such a
>ruse. This list does seem to have been sold to or accessed by quite a
>variety of folks, though.
>
>Ryan
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