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This
variation to the scam is relatively new. The victim, who is
usually enticed to travel to Nigerian or a more civilized venue, is
shown the funds to be transferred, or some portion of the funds.
These hundred-dollar-bills look to be authentic, but they are
stained with dye or a similar marking agent. However,
allegedly that is not really a problem because luckily the Nigerian
hustler claims to know a chemist who has developed a process for
completely removing the dye while having no ill effects on the
currency. After being processed, the money will be as good as
new. The chemicals used in the process are, however,
understandably rare and expensive, but the worldly Nigerian
fraudster has found a source who can provide them.
Typically the cost of these chemicals ranges somewhere up around
$190,000 or so and, as usual, the victim must front this money.
But this phase of the scam doesn't end there. Soon, the
Nigerian reports back to the victim with the sad news that the
cleaning fluid mysteriously exploded, was lost in transit, was
stolen or otherwise went astray. The fraudster is sympathetic
and understands that the victim should not be forced to pay the full
price of a replacement shipment, so a reduced price has been
negotiated. In other cases, the fraudster will claim he will
sell his home to pay a portion of cost of replacement chemicals--or
come up with some other participatory offer or sacrifice to keep the
victim on the hook.
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