2005 NIGERIAN SCAM OFFERS

CONSUMER TIPS

Latest Update 8/17/05

A SAMPLING OF SCAM OFFERS SINCE THE START OF 2005

Note: Samples contain original spelling and grammatical errors.

Sample 1: $67.5 Million for "Outstanding Contract" from Bank of Nigeria posted 1/05

Sample 2: £15.0 Million from Bank of Scotland posted 2/05

Sample 3: $8.6 Million from Mary Jones dying in Kuwait posted 2/05

Sample 4: $24.5 Million from dead Iraqi Major in Hong Kong Bank posted 2/05

Sample 5: $116 Million from South Africa--Industrialist killed in plane crash posted 2/05

Sample 6: $45 Million from Arrested Russian Oil Exec's Secretary posted 2/05

Sample 7: $30 Million from South African Rotarian Farmer posted 2/05

Sample 8: $23.7 Million from Angola Asylum Seeker in South Africa posted 2/05

Sample 9: $18.5 Million from dead engineer, Manfred Becker posted 2/05

Sample 10: $35.5 Million from dead German, Wolfgang Schinister posted 2/05

Sample 11: $15.5 Million from dead Alaskan, Morris Thompson (See 17) posted 3/05

Sample 12: $4.15 Million from dead Chilean Engineer, Peter Jefferson posted 3/05

Sample 13: £10 Million from dying English widow Mrs. Jim (Sarah) Welsh posted 3/05

Sample 14: $62.7 Million from dead tsunami victim, Erwin Robson posted 3/05

Sample 15: $7.5 Million from unidentified auto accident victims (See 18) posted 3/05

Sample 16: $38 Million from Nigerian Delta Region Oil Spill Cleanup posted 3/05

Sample 17: $12.5 Million from dead Alaskan, Morris Thompson (See 11) posted 3/05

Sample 18: $15 Million from unidentified auto accident victims (See 15) posted 3/05

Sample 19: $40 Million from dead Iraqi Major General's widow, Kan Khan posted 3/05

Sample 20: "Considerable huge" amount of Togo Money in London posted 3/05

Sample 21: $20 Million from Yasser Arafat's widow, Suha Arafat posted 8/05