the banks hasnt change the way to identify
people, and the way they process credit card and checks, they world has been change
but not the way banks and credit card doing business.

I've just been scammed by someone who wanted to rent an apartment from an ad that I posted on the internet. He told me he was a chemist in Africa and had a contract to do research in his field. Then, I received 2 cashier's check of $2,500 each for a total of $5000 which was part for the montly rent deposit (3 months rent) and I was to send the rest of the money to an agent who was taking care of his car and belongings from overseas to be shipped. I opened a new account in the bank of where the checks where drawn from. Last Wednesday I got a call from the bank's manager in company of a police office notifying me of the fraud checks. I am now under investigation as a suspect.

who is the biggest fool??? the scammer or the fool who gets scammed by the scammer.???

The scammers don't want you to know what they are up to. Nigerian code violators have NOTHING to fear. Their government cannot take them down fast enough, and there is always a fool big enough to send them the cash. Our Congressman is lucky, several people who have gone to Nigeria have come back in bags and boxes. The key is if you ever get one of these messages, delete it. Never reply to them nor even acknowledge its existence. You will be flooded with them.

ITS CURIOUSLY AMAZING THAT AMERICANS AND OTHER CITIZENS OF SUPPOSEDLY MORE DEVELOPED NATIONS FALL FOR THE SCAMS. A KID WHO HAS BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR JUST THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF HIS LIFE WILL HAVE NO DIFFICULTY DISCARDING THE SCAM MAILS GIVEN THEIR POOR PHRASEOLOGY. THOUGH IT DOES NOT EXCUSE SCAMMING IT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE GREED ELEMENT IN THE SCAMMED MAKES HIM AS CULPABLE AS THE FELLOW WHO SET OUT TO SCAM. A HONEST INVESTOR SHOULD KNOW THAT THE USE OF AN ATTORNEY IS PARAMOUNT IN BUSINESS DEALINGS ESPECIALLY IN AN UNFAMILIAR TERRAIN. THE FELLOW WHO SET OUT TO SCAM PREYS ON THE GREED ELEMENT INHERENT IN HIS VICTIM. ITS ALL ABOUT THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND....ONCE GREED IS IN VERY LOW SUPPLY THERE WILL BE NO DEMAND FOR THE DAMNING ITEMS THE SCAM HAS ON OFFER. NIGERIA IS AN INVESTORS DELIGHT WHERE WARMTH AND ACCEPTANCE ARE FREELY EXTENDED TO FOREIGNERS. FOREIGNERS WHO END UP IN BODY BAGS GOT MIXED UP WITH THE BAD GUYS AND IT IS A TRUISM THAT EVERY SOCIETY HAS ITS SHARE OF SUCH UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS. YOU ARE WELCOME TO NIGERIA!!!! I AM AN ATTORNEY AND SHOULD KNOW WHAT I TALK ABOUT HERE.

If some corrupt Nigerian official really did have $millions stuck in a bank account, he would be asking the Mafia & the Medellin cartel to recommend a top-notch money launderer & we would never hear of it! By sending out millions of spam emails, they are bound to reach & alert cops & officials of charities who don't want such money misdirected.
Even more ridiculous are the emails that pretend to be from foreign lottery commissions: '19 friends here in Ireland bought an Irish Sweepstakes ticket with 20 spaces for names. They put your email address on the 20th line so UR now a winner with them...'

I was recently scammed online via a dating site. A man posing as an antique salesman asked me for money after "his son got shot" in a robery and no one would do surgery until he paid them up front. He prayed on my good nature, honesty and my capacity to care.
Through investigation I found out he has tried this before.

You know,i am not in support of "419" but the way you describe Nigeria and the people there makes it seem like they are all low-lifes. You decided to pick the slum and left out all other parts of Lagos. Nigerians are beautiful people and just like any other country, they have the 'bad' and the 'ugly'. Besides is it just Nigerians that are into sending such mails?

Well, as the victims rightfully said, they were just being stupid and selfish. All that has to be done is enlighten them about the threat of these scams and hope they would not fall for it.

It's just so amazing that the smart people from the so-called developed countries are falling for scams from those in 3rd-world countries. Guess you're not so smart afterall. Truth is, Nigerians are smart people, give them something to work on and after a short while, they are able to tell you practically everything about it. This is particularly true with computers and hardware. Think you guys should try tapping into that knowledge and maybe you'll be able to help yourselves tackle the scam problem better.

As for the video, the artist Nkem is just a comedian, the video does not celebrate "419". In its own way, it was enlightening people about the existence of such.

I should be on the Forbes most wealthiest people list from all the money that I have inherited from people I have never met. I joke with my co-workers daily about the obvious lack of authenticity when I am notified about the millions I have won in some foriegn e-mail lottery. The funniest part about all of this is the shear lack of any ability to spell.