turetzsr Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 ...Article: spam-scam crackdown nets $2 billion in fake checks. ...Excerpts: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An international crackdown on Internet financial scams this year has yielded more than $2.1 billion in seized fake checks and 77 arrests in the Netherlands, Nigeria and Canada, U.S. and other authorities said on Wednesday [Oct 3, 2007]. The scammers, often West African organized crime groups, use ploys such as "spam" e-mail offering to pay recipients "processing fees" for depositing checks, which later turn out to be phony, and sending the ostensible proceeds to the scammer, authorities said. ... Nigeria has brought to court 290 cases of suspected fraud, and the prosecutions have been successful in 115 of the cases so far, said Ibrahim Lamorde, head of that country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He said Nigeria is doing its best to stamp out the fake-check operations. It has seized counterfeiting equipment and convened meetings of anti-fraud officials from across Africa. But he acknowledged Nigeria has an image problem. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rconner Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 But he acknowledged Nigeria has an image problem. Mr. Lamorde has a firm grasp on the obvious, I see. -- rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turetzsr Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Mr. Lamorde has a firm grasp on the obvious, I see. -- rick ...Well, at least he has the integrity to be truthful (or, perhaps, doesn't have the nerve to lie?). The world needs more politicians like him <g> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farelf Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 ...The world needs more politicians like him <g>Maybe - or maybe he just hasn't been bought yet. "We" would find it hard to imagine just how tough life is in a place like Nigeria, accordingly hard to understand just how potent the temptations. And like the man said, "Blessed are they that know not temptation for neither do they know the frailty of their rectitude."1 OWTTE. Anyway, on the face of it, good for Mr. Lamorde. If, in the end, there are no more "Nigerian astronauts" (remember that one?) I for one can live with that. Just what the Nigerians might turn their attentions to in compensation for the loss of one avenue of criminal enterprise, I shudder to think - but no reason not to shut down whatever can be shut down. None at all. 1Sorta reminds me of Dante using the she-wolf "... who in her leanness seem'd Full of all wants," to represent lust. How unfair is that? Biological imperatives are not to be denied. But "our" imperative is NOT to be the next meal, which is an immediate and pressing concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeL Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 DEAR SIR, FRATERNAL GREETINGS FROM NIGERIA. I AM IBRAHIM LAMORDE, HEAD OF THAT COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION. PLEASE TREAT THIS LETTER WITH UTMOST CONFIDENCE. MY GOOD OFFICES ARE AWARE THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF THE $2.1 BILLION (TWO POINT ONE BILLION US DOLLARS) FAKE CHECKS SCAM RECENTLY REPORTED BY REUTERS (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071003/wr_nm/crime_checks_dc_2). THE COMMISSION IS MAKING ENDEVORING TO RETURN THESE MONIES TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIPS. IN ORDER TO RETURN YOUR RIGHTFUL MONIES TO YOU, WE NEED TO RECEIVE A SMALL PROCESSING FEE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farelf Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 What a wicked, wicked sense of humor that lad has. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farelf Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 ... If, in the end, there are no more "Nigerian astronauts" (remember that one?) I for one can live with that. ...Cripes, they may yet be for real - Nigerian Space Program Isn't a 419 Scam. Go Nigeria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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