Ok. I been dating this Nigerian man. Same story. Told me he wanted to be with me after the 1st date. The only difference is, in addition to that, he spent a lot of money on me too. Probably to woo me in.
Anyhow, after months of dating, he got me to feel bad for him. His brother was coming out here from Nigeria, but could only bring a certain amount of money into the country. This is where I came in: He needed me to go with him to Western Union to GET the money his brother was sending from Nigeria. $6000 worth. I was asked to do it a 2nd time, but I DID NOT. I felt too uncomfortable and shouldn't have done it the first.
Is that some sort of scam or anything? Yes, I had to provide Western Union with certain pieces of my info to get the money FROM Nigeria No, I would NEVER give him a check or any money to SEND to Nigeria. I just recieved it. He's never asked me for any money... Is recieving money from Nigeria through Western Union something I should be worried about
2007-07-31 09:56:56 · 21 answers · asked by butterfly 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Likely what happened is that they took the money from people in the US via western union and needed a way to get it back to the US and they don't want to be traced, so now if the FBI ever traces it back that far, your name is there and not their names
2007-07-31 09:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am prejudiced. I am an African and the Nigerian crime syndicates control most of the crime on our continent. Most of the woman languishing in jails after being bust for drug smuggling were wooed and trained as drug mules by charming Nigerians.
There may be a sort of innocent reason why your boyfriend asked you to collect the money and have it received in your name. He may be an illegal immigrant and his passport wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny by the Western Union People. There may be a more sinister reason.
What worries me is the source of the money. Have a look at the money laundering legislation in your country. $6 000 is a lot of cash and if it came from a dubious source you could be in trouble. The other way that you could be in trouble is if you received the cash in your name you may be bust by the tax offices for undeclared income.
The whole affair sounds very fishy. He has got you to do something that you are uncomfortable with and if he has read the “wrong” recruiting manuals the next step would be to blackmail you into doing something more illegal.
2007-07-31 10:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have made enquiries before the first time. Now if anything illegal is going on you are involved. Try and get some legal information on the situation from someone that's qualified. Whatever you do, don't have anything more to do with these people until you know what is going on. (and I mean nothing, don't even talk to them). From what your describing, all kinds of illegal scams could be going on, but again on the other hand nothing wrong could be going on. By the way the most computer money orientated scams in the world originate from guess what country.....
THESE PEOPLE NOW HAVE PERSONAL ID INFORMATION ABOUT YOU THAT CAN BE USED FOR MANY ILLEGAL PURPOSES.
YOU NEED A LAWYER.
2007-07-31 10:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scams from Nigeria have been around for some time now. I think the first red light is having you feel sorry for him, a man interested in you honestly does not use that type of tecnique. He is after you for some $$ interest surely! Be careful "you" dont end up in problems with the law for accepting money and transactions that most probable are illegal. And lets not say all the problems you could be in financially. This is not new....people have been advised enough of these Nigeria scams!
2016-04-01 04:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nigerians are famous for doing scams. They are notorious liars. His brother may be scamming others and using you to launder the money in to the country. I would be suspicious of your boyfreind. They often work scams slowly over time.
2007-07-31 10:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by scotto destructo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These guys could be on a watch list or something and they think the CIA will be "watching " the Western Union transactions. They might be paranoid, here in the US illegaly.
2007-07-31 10:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by ashleyok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why on earth would he need you to accompany him when he collects money from Western Union? Whether there is something nefarious going on it is difficult to say. But, it certainly does not sound too promising.
2007-07-31 10:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should worry. If it is part of a scam you are now an accomplice. I am not certain why he could not get the money himself.
2007-07-31 09:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by thearizonapenguin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the scam is where they want you to give your personal info to accept the money. They are either stealing your personal info for ID theft or the imported money is illegal and they want it to show up on your record not theirs.
You're screwed.
2007-07-31 09:59:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but ti sure sounds fishy, use your best judgment, and i mean your BEST , if it feels wrong, it probably is. Don't get yourself pu tin jail for some random guy.
2007-07-31 09:59:28 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋