| The syntax is tortured, the grammar
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| | amounts obtained through inflated
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| mutilated, but the message - sent by
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| | invoices to the bank account of an
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| snail mail, telex, fax, or e-mail - is
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| | unrelated foreign firm. Contract fraud or
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| coherent: an African bigwig or his heirs
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| | "trade default" is simply a bogus order
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| wish to transfer funds amassed in years
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| | accompanied by a fraudulent bank draft
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| of graft and venality to a safe bank
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| | for the products of an export company
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| account in the West. They seek the
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| | accompanied by demand for "samples" and
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| recipient's permission to make use of his
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| | various transaction "fees and
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| or her inconspicuous services for a
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| | charges".Some of the rackets are plain
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| percentage of the loot - usually many
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| | outlandish. In the "wash-wash" confidence
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| millions of dollars. A fee is required to
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| | trick people have been known to pay up to
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| expedite the proceedings, or to pay
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| | $200,000 for a special solution to remove
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| taxes, or to bribe officials - they
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| | stains from millions in defaced dollar
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| plausibly explain.It is a scam two
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| | notes. Others "bought" heavily
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| decades old - and it still works. Only
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| | "discounted" crude oil stored in "secret"
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| last month, a bookkeeper for a Berkley,
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| | locations - or real estate in rezoned
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| Michigan law firm embezzled $2.1 million
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| | locales. "Clearing houses" or "venture
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| and wired it to various bank accounts in
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| | capital organizations" claiming to act on
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| South Africa and Taiwan. Other victims
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| | behalf of the Central Bank of Nigeria
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| were kidnapped for ransom as they
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| | launder the proceeds of the scams.In
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| traveled abroad to collect their "share".
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| | another twist, charities, academic
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| Some never made it back. Every year,
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| | institutions, nonprofit organizations,
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| there are 5 such murders as well as 8-10
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| | and religious groups are asked to pay the
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| snatchings of American citizens alone.
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| | inheritances tax on a "donation". Some
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| The usual ransom demanded is half a
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| | "dignitaries" and their relatives may
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| million to a million dollars.The scam is
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| | seek to flee the country and ask the
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| so widespread that the Nigerians saw fit
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| | victims to advance the bribe money in
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| to explicitly ban it in article 419 of
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| | return for a generous cut of the wealth
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| their penal code. The Nigerian President,
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| | they have stashed abroad."Bankers" may
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| Olusegun Obasanjo castigated the
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| | find inactive accounts with millions of
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| fraudsters for inflicting "incalculable
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| | dollars - often in lottery winnings -
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| damage to Nigerian businesses" and for
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| | waiting to be transferred to a safe
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| "placing the entire country under
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| | off-shore haven. Bogus jobs with inflated
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| suspicion"."Wired" quotes statistics
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| | wages are another ostensible way to
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| presented at the International Conference
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| | defraud state-owned companies - as is the
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| on Advance Fee (419) Frauds in New York
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| | sale of the target's used vehicle to them
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| on Sept. 17:"Roughly 1 percent of the
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| | for an extravagant price. There seems to
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| millions of people who receive 419
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| | be no end to criminal ingenuity.Lately,
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| e-mails and faxes are successfully
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| | the correspondence purports to be coming
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| scammed. Annual losses to the scam in the
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| | from - often white - disinterested
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| United States total more than $100
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| | professional third parties. Accountants,
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| million, and law enforcement officials
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| | lawyers, directors, trustees, security
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| believe global losses may total over $1.5
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| | personnel, or bankers pretend to be
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| billion."According to the "IFCC 2001
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| | acting as fiduciaries for the real
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| Internet Fraud Report", published by the
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| | dignitary in need of help. Less gullible
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| FBI and the National White Collar Crime
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| | victims are subjected to plain old
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| Center, Nigerian letter fraud cases
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| | extortion with verbal intimidation and
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| amount to 15.5 percent of all grievances.
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| | stalking.The more heightened public
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| The Internet Fraud Complaint Center
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| | awareness grows with over-exposure and
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| refers such rip-offs to the US Secret
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| | the tighter the net of international
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| Service. While the median loss in all
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| | cooperation against the scam, the wilder
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| manner of Internet fraud was $435 - in
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| | the stories it spawns. Letters have
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| the Nigerian scam it was a staggering
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| | surfaced recently signed by dying
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| $5575. But only one in ten successful
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| | refugees, survivors of the September 11
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| crimes is reported, says the FBI's
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| | attacks, and serendipitous US commandos
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| report.The IFCC provides this advisory to
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| | on mission in Afghanistan.Governments
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| potential targets:Be skeptical of
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| | throughout the world have geared up to
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| individuals representing themselves as
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| | protect their businessmen. The US
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| Nigerian or other foreign government
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| | Department of Commerce, for instance,
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| officials asking for your help in placing
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| | publishes the "World Traders data
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| large sums of money in overseas bank
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| | Report", compiled by US embassy in
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| accounts.Do not believe the promise of
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| | Nigeria. It "provides the following types
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| large sums of money for your
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| | of information: types of organizations,
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| cooperation.Do not give out any personal
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| | year established, principal owners, size,
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| information regarding your savings,
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| | product line, and financial and trade
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| checking, credit, or other financial
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| | references".Unilateral US activity,
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| accounts.If you are solicited, do not
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| | inefficacious collaboration with the
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| respond and quickly notify the
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| | Nigerian government some of whose
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| appropriate authorities.The "419
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| | officials are rumored to be in on the
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| Coalition" is more succinct and a lot
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| | deals, multilateral efforts in the
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| more pessimistic:"NEVER pay anything up
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| | framework of the OECD and the Interpol,
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| front for ANY reason.NEVER extend credit
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| | education and information campaigns -
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| for ANY reason.NEVER do ANYTHING until
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| | nothing seems to be working.The treatment
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| their check clears.NEVER expect ANY help
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| | of 419 fraudsters in Nigeria is so
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| from the Nigerian Government.NEVER rely
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| | lenient that, according to the "Nigeria
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| on YOUR Government to bail you out."The
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| | Tribune", the United States threatened
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| State Department's Bureau of
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| | the country with sanctions if it does not
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| International Narcotics and Law
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| | considerably improve its record on
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| Enforcement Affairs published a brochure
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| | financial crime by November 2002. Both
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| titled "Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud". It
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| | the US Treasury's Financial Crime
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| describes the history of this particular
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| | Enforcement Network (FINCEN) and the
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| type of swindle:"AFF criminals include
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| | OECD's Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
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| university-educated professionals who are
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| | had characterized the country as "one of
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| the best in the world for nonviolent
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| | the worst perpetrators of financial
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| spectacular crimes. AFF letters first
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| | crimes in the world". The Nigerian
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| surfaced in the mid-1980s around the time
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| | central bank promises to get to grips
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| of the collapse of world oil prices,
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| | with this debilitating problem.Nigerian
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| which is Nigeria's main foreign exchange
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| | themselves - though often victims of the
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| earner. Some Nigerians turned to crime in
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| | scams - take the phenomenon in stride.
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| order to survive. Fraudulent schemes such
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| | The Nigerian "Daily Champion", proffered
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| as AFF succeeded in Nigeria, because
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| | this insightful apologia on behalf of the
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| Nigerian criminals took advantage of the
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| | ruthless and merciless 419 gangs. It is
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| fact that Nigerians speak English, the
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| | worth quoting at length:"To eradicate the
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| international language of business, and
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| | 419 scourge, leaders at all levels should
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| the country's vast oil wealth and natural
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| | work assiduously to create employment
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| gas reserves - ranked 13th in the world -
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| | opportunities and people perception of
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| offer lucrative business opportunities
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| | the leaders as role models. The country's
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| that attract many foreign companies and
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| | very high unemployment figure has made
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| individuals."According to London's
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| | nonsense of the so-called democracy
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| Metropolitan Police Company Fraud
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| | dividends. Great majority of Nigerian
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| Department, potential targets in the UK
| |
| | youthful school leaver's including
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| and the USA alone receive c. 1500
| |
| | University graduates, are without visible
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| solicitations a week. The US Secret
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| | means of livelihood... The fact remains
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| Service Financial Crime Division takes in
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| | that most of these teeming youths cannot
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| 100 calls a day from Americans approach
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| | just watch our so-called leaders siphon
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| by the con-men. It now acknowledges that
| |
| | their God-given wealthy. So, they
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| "Nigerian organized crime rings running
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| | resorted to alternative fraudulent means
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| fraud schemes through the mail and phone
| |
| | of livelihood called 419, at least to be
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| lines are now so large, they represent a
| |
| | seen as have arrived... Some of these
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| serious financial threat to the
| |
| | 419ers are in the National Assembly and
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| country".Sometimes even the stamps
| |
| | the State Houses of Assembly while some
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| affixed to such letters are forged.
| |
| | surround the President and governors
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| Nigerian postal workers are known to be
| |
| | across the country."Some swindlers seek
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| in cahoots with the fraudsters. Names and
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| | to glorify their criminal activities with
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| addresses are obtained from "trade
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| | a political and historical context. The
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| journals, business directories, magazine
| |
| | Web site of the "419 Coalition" contains
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| and newspaper advertisements, chambers of
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| | letters casting the scam as a form of
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| commerce, and the Internet".Victims are
| |
| | forced reparation for slavery, akin to
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| either too intimidated to complain or
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| | the compensation paid by Germany to
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| else reluctant to admit their collusion
| |
| | survivors of the holocaust. The
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| in money laundering and fraud. Others try
| |
| | confidence tricksters boast of defrauding
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| in vain to recoup their losses by
| |
| | the "white civilization" and unmasking
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| ploughing more money into the
| |
| | the falsity of its claims for
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| scheme.Contrary to popular image, the
| |
| | superiority. But a few delusional
|
| scammers are often violent and involved
| |
| | individuals aside, this is nothing but a
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| in other criminal pursuits, such as drug
| |
| | smokescreen.Greed outweighs fear and
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| trafficking, According to Nigeria's Drug
| |
| | avarice enmeshes people in clearly
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| Law Enforcement Agency. The blight has
| |
| | criminal enterprises. The "victims" of
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| spread to other countries. Letters from
| |
| | advance fee scams are rarely incognizant
|
| Sierra Leone, Ghana, Congo, Liberia,
| |
| | of their alleged role. They knowingly and
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| Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin, Burkina Faso,
| |
| | intentionally collude with self-professed
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| South Africa, Taiwan, or even Canada, the
| |
| | criminals to fleece governments and
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| United Kingdom, Oman, and Vietnam are not
| |
| | institutions. This is one of the rare
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| uncommon.The dodges fall into a few
| |
| | crimes where prey and perpetrator may
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| categories.Over-invoiced contract scams
| |
| | well deserve each other.
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| involve the ostensible transfer of
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