" I was just wonderin does anybody know bout nigeria ppl B/c I don't wanna get involved in one, Does they scam

Question

" just wanna beware does they sweet talk Usa person to get wht they want> Wht do they do.

Answer 1

Maybe you should ask: Is NOAH on drugs, because this is a serious question.

Nigerian scams are called 419 scams because that is the section of law in Nigeria that they violate. Nigerians make very good con men. They probably teach social engineering 101 over there, who knows?

More info
http://www.419fraud.com/
http://www.419eater.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
(also 419 scams aren't the only scams they pull, so be careful)

In South Africa, 1/3 of the people in prison, are from Nigeria (yes, in South African). Here many people die because of dealings with Nigerians gone wrong or just plain stupidity. If you ever come to South Africa stay the **** out of Hillbrow, and if you have to go there get outta there while the sun is still shining, and if you can try as much as possible to look like a junkie so you can fit right in. The nice thing about a 419 scam, if you are working online, is that you never have to look down the barrel of a gun, unless you actually fly to Nigeria.

Not everyone from Nigeria is a criminal. If you do receive correspondence from one ignore it, delete it and get on with your life. These days the Nigerians will try to make it look like they are Russians or Italians since they know most people are on to them.

Answer 2

I don't want to characterize any group of people, but I will say that there are well known scammers operating out of that country. Most of the scams come in the form of claiming that they have some money that was inherited and they need some help getting it out of the country. But scammers will do all kinds of things like tell you a hard luck story and ask you to help them with money. Or they will try and flatter you and act like they "love" you. Whenever you communicate with anyone on the Internet and they start asking for personal information, or for money, or for you to provide some type of help, BEWARE! 99 out of 100 times it's a SCAM!

Answer 3

If you do not check a company before entering into a transaction, you could lose your money, time and credibility. Some widely used resources are the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org) and the national fraud center ( www.fraud.org) These days, you can easily find out more about a company using the internet in a few minutes. From a company's website, you can details about its ownership, how old the company really is and feedback from the company's customers.
You can find more detailed information about a company at http://tinyurl.com/gtb89

Answer 4

The classic Nigerian scam is that, for some reason, they've chosen you to transfer out millions of dollars to the U.S., for which they'll pay you a percentage. All they need is your bank account and routing information to make the deposit. (Which they then use to drain your bank account.)
The newer one is through IM, where they're a US or Canadian person "trapped" overseas. usually with a sick mom, dad died, ex-missionary kid, etc. If you could just send them some money they'll love you forever...
Another standard is that you've won the British, Australian or Whereverthehell lottery... just send some money for further details.
They're using masking techniques to make the e-mails, IM's etc. come from England, or anywhere else...
Chat with anyone you like, until they mention money.

Answer 5

Anyone saying they will give you money for free is trying to scam you. They will send you a check and ask you to deposit it into your bank, after deposit they will ask you to send them a check for there amount of money they require from what they sent you. Once the bank figures out the check they gave you is bad all the funds are than taken out of your account and you are left with nothing since u already sent them a check.

Answer 6

If you're referring to the all too common email scam, then yes stay far away. What they do it become your buddy to achieve account information and identity theft. My advice? Find an interest with someone not on the net.

Answer 7

You should probably examine what kind of situation you're getting into, rather than focus on the country. If it sounds fishy, it probably is fishy.

Also, you may want to proofread your questions in the future, this was very hard to read and understand. Grammar and spell check are your friends.

Answer 8

I have some doctrinal differences with the "Pentecostal Church," however in general if they hold to the core essentials of the Gospel I do not hesitate to call them fellow believers. My main caution to the Pentecostal Church would be that they do not think themselves more spiritual because of outward actions. Nor should they expect that all believers have the same outward expression of worship. Not all think this way, but it does tend to be a way of thought.

Answer 9

They will say anything to build confidence and then they will try to swindle you. The US has 300 million people chat with some of them not the Nigerians

Answer 10

if you are talking about the emails that come from people that claim they are from nigeria.. then lemme just put it simple

IT IS A SCAM..

thas it.