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Most
Nigerian fraud letters, faxes and E-mail target business rather than
individuals.
However, recently members of certain religious groups have been
receiving variations of the Nigerian Letter. The senders claim
to be of the same religion as the recipient--for instance a person
of the Mormon faith--living in Africa.
The writers claim to be persecuted because of the religious beliefs
they share with the recipient of the letter, but also claim to be
connected with the local government, customs or else hold a
significant position in business.
The letter goes on to say that the sender made excessive profits in
the prior year and will be using half of this to support the
religion in the relevant African nation. However, the writer
also promises to send a significant sum--usually in the millions of
dollars--to the recipient, perhaps to be used for good works.
All that is required is that the recipient fax back his or her bank
account information so the funds can be deposited.
This scam differs from the classic Nigerian letter only in the
religious terminology used; that is the recipient is offered a large
amount of money for doing virtually nothing, but providing
information on a bank account--which will be quickly cleaned out by
the fraudster.
For further information on this Web site concerning the Nigerian
Fraud Letter Scam, go to the Home Page and click on that category.
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