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Scam Descriptions

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The Nigerian "Nairobi" scam:

Convince a business man that a “real” investor is interested in investing in his company (this is the most difficult one to detect).

Lure him to Africa. Perhaps even pay his air fare. Kidnap him at the airport when he arrives. Have the family pay the ransom. In this case not millions of dollars. Anything. Even as little as $10,000 (ten thousand). Once the money has been paid, take the victim back to the airport at night.

Obviously, the victim is glad to get out alive and go home. Once home, the victim cannot report anything. He is even embarrassed and will feel stupid. He does not know his captors (they had used false names and passports), he does not know where he had been held in a city of 2.4 million of people, he only paid a relatively small amount (as far as ransom money is concerned) – it is embarrassing - to say the least. And so, they used to get away with it.

Don’t feel embarrassed anymore. We worked together with the FBI and CID (Criminal Investigation Department) in Kenya to track these people down and three (3) of them are now in custody.

But three (3) more are still on the run. We need YOUR help!!!!!! If you have been in a similar position, go to our site and look at the pictures.

The Nigerian "I need help, I will pay you money" scam:

These scams do not all start in Nigeria! South Africa, Ivory Coast, Mali etc. etc. Most of these scams are very primitive and can be noticed right away. Most of them start in Nigeria. From there you may be referred to another fictitious person or company. That can be anywhere but, they have used London (England), Amsterdam (Holland), Atlanta (Georgia, USA). They move about. Some of the more sophisticated ones will send you phony documents and even pictures and pictures of passports to convince you.

They will convince a person, any person, even housewives, you do not have to be a business man, that somebody in Africa needs help. Mostly to get money out of the country. This is the basis of the ordinary "Nigerian Scam" but there are many variations.

Lure him to Africa. Ask him to bring some money for certain fees that need to be paid. Kidnap him at the airport when he arrives. Rob him of everything he has except for his suitcase and air ticket. Take the victim back to the airport at night or do away with him.

Again, the victim is glad to get out alive and go home. As in the Nigerian Nairobi scam, the victim cannot report anything. He does not know anything and once he collects himself he will be embarrassed and will feel stupid. As above, he does not know his captors (they had used false names and passports), he does not know where he had been held in a city of millions of people. Are you going to tell the authorities your reason for having traveled to Africa? To help somebody move illegally obtained money and you expected a portion of it? Of course not – it is embarrassing - to say the least. And so, they get away with it again and again and again. America has lost over 100 million dollars last year that way!

More to come! watch for the next write-up:

The "exploding chemical" scam