Does anyone have info about the 419 scam bka the nigerian scam if so please inform me about it?

Question

I THINK I MAY BE A VICTIM OF THE 419 SCAM ON DECEMBER 2 I RECIEVED AN ALERT ON MY 360 PAGE TELLING ME THAT A RELETIVE WITH MY SAME LAST NAME DIED ALONG WITH ALL OF HIS IMMEDIATE AND HE LEFT A LARGE SUM OF MONEY IN THE BANK THAT NEEDS TO BE CLAIMED BEFORE DECLARED UNSERVICABLE IF I APPLY TO THE BANK AS NEXT OF KIN I WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE ACCOUNT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SPLIT THE MONIES WITH HIM PLUS 5 PERCENT FOR THE TRANSFER FEE HE HAD SENT ME SOME FORM OF IDENTIFICATION THAT SAYS HE WORKS AT THE BANK AND ALSO I WAS ABLE TO CONTACT HIM BUT SOMEBODY TOLD ME ABOUT A NIGERIAN SCAM AND I JUST WANTED SOME INFO ON THIS AND A WAY TO REPORT THIS PERSON YOU ALSO SHOULD KNOW THAT i GAVE HIM MY NAME DOB AND ADDRESS AFTER HE FOWARDED ME HIS WORK ID BADGE I THOUGHT IT WAS LEGITIMATE SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW HE WILL USE THIS INFO?

Answer 1

I'm Nigerian. I have been coned several times in different ways. it transcends "e-mail addresses. I see many people doing it but not me. Believe you me, there is no iota of truth that 419er told you. it is very difficult to catch these crooks, they use different methods you never think of. I can tell that you are gonna be duped if you give those bastards your account Number. My whole household has been duped in Nigeria by these 419ers.

Answer 2

The info you gave is public knowledge, anyone can get these with a simple internet search if you have a phone or utility bill in your name. Here is the way the scam works: you allow them to place a large sum of money in your bank account. They would then withdraw all the money and any that you had already. Or they will ask for that 5% up front to pay the fees and after you pay you would never hear from them again. Contact your local Secret Service office, they handle internet scams. I was just contacted by the SAFA from South Africa and they tried the same scam. I called my congressman because I was worried about terrorist and the patriot act stuff, anyway I was directed to the Secret Service.

Answer 3

Yes you have been scammed. The Nigerian scam works like this. You get an email from some suppesed officer of a bank saying that you are in line to get some millions of dollars and if you will forward your account # they will transfer the money to your account. And guess what they will only charge you a small % fee. Once you give up your account # they can rob you blind.

Check out scams at www.snopes.com

Hope this helps

Answer 4

Ok, I think that yes, you have fallen prey to a scam. Your first step is to contact your bank and let them know what is going on. If you have them any account info on that bank, you may want to close those accounts. In any case, your bank may have info on how you should proceed.

Your biggest worry will be identity theft. I am not sure waht they can do with name, DOB, and address, but if they wanted it then they have a use for it. You may want to get a credit monitoring service.


Here is one PDF I found with info on the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud and "for reporting a Fraudulent Busness Proposal."
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf

Here is the contact info in there:
U.S. Secret Service
Financial Crimes Division
1800 G Street, NW
Room 942
Washington, DC 20223

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Answer 5

I too gained this scam and grew to grow to be very annoyed on the shortcoming of challenge or help from government. it is till ultimately they sent me this letter or scam with the aid of the standard mail. while this occurred I took it to my interior of reach government who have been working with the FBI on the subject. there is fairly not plenty they'll do if something while you're in undemanding terms receiving it on line. confirm to observe your mail at abode and in case you acquire something take on your interior of reach police dept. they might desire to have a detective that handles those form circumstances. stable luck!