nigerian scam
When it comes to online scammers Nigeria is one of the countries well know for online scamming. And you have to be careful because they’re very tactful. There many popular tactics used to purchased victims to hand of over their bank details or offer an advance-fee in hope to gain large amount. One particular one is known as 419 fraud, Nigerian scam, Nigerian bank scam, or Nigerian money offer, this is where your receive a manipulating message via letter, fax, or Telex from a scammer wanting secure a certain amount of money by transferring it to a foreign country for whatever reason usually because of some tragedy that has happened recently or because of an unclaimed money or gold which he cannot access directly.
The 419 fraud is similar to the much older version of the scam known as the Spanish Prisoner scam in which the scammer tells the victim that a rich prisoner promised to share treasure with the victim in exchange for money to bribe prison guards.
You won’t believe how very successful these scams are and how very older the tricks are, some having started back in 1970s and 80s for example the 419 scam which originated in the early 1980s as the oil-based Nigerian economy declined. You’ve been warned!
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