NIGERIAN FRAUD LETTER SCAM

CONSUMER TIPS

Latest Update 3/22/06

                               NEW APPROACHES & UPDATES
A Growth Industry: An Updated Estimate of Losses

Cost of Living Increase? Bigger Promises

Fake Nigerian Cops Help Victims Recover Losses

Come to Nigeria--No Visa Required

Lets Meet in London or . . .

Show Me The Money!

Black Money/Dyed Money

The Needed Certificate

Crooked Nigerian Lawyers, Bankers, et al

The Refundable Bond

Suck and Sting: Alive and Well in the New Millennium

Targeting Charities & Churches

Nigerian Fraudsters' Use of Real Names

Exploitation of Real Events (2005)

New Letter Versions: Oil Exploration, Inheritance & Sob Story Exploiting WTC Atrocity

Improved Fake Seals, Documents and Stamps

Fake Online Bank www.eurocity.com and Other Sites (Updated 2006)

Use of Real Bank Names (2005)

Offers Initiated from Outside Nigeria

Significant Increase in Fake On-Line Lottery Scams (2005)

"I'm the Exception"

The Real Chances of Recovering Losses