Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:06 am Post subject: Avoiding 419 Scams
Avoiding 419 Scams
Considering the scammers are upfront about who they are and what their intentions are, it is amazing to see how many people continue to fall for it. GREED begets GREED and it's no wonder people who have not invested or sown any financial seeds anywhere are quick to dish out the money it takes to collect GHOST dividends.
Clearly, you cannot reap what you have not sown. A person via fax or mail and/or e-mail makes the following assertions:-
1) He is working for the GOVT. and intends to defraud his employer. -- By virtue of this he is obviously not loyal to his employer (the Govt.). What then makes you think he has any intention of being loyal to you, whom he has never seen
and probably never will?
2) He wants you to assist him with money laundering. This is a crime and by stating this, he's made it clear that he is a criminal. What then motivates you to want to partake in a criminal act?
3) He makes up a bogus story telling you that as a contractual beneficiary the funds you invested with his Government. can only be released with his assistance.You in your heart of hearts have probably never even heard of Nigeria, let alone invested in its Government's contracts, so why are you expecting a payback? Just because he addresses you as a CONTRACTOR doesn't make you one. We'll just call it exactly what it is - You are hoping to reap where you haven't sown. He's luring you with a lie and your greed and if you indeed respond, what exactly does that say about your own character? Is it the amount of money that he is promising you that is just so irresistible, or are you hoping to defraud a country which you feel is of no relevance to you?
4) No one has forced you to send any funds, yes the idea seems temptingbut YOU, ONLY YOU have made the decision to partake in the scam.Then maybe you think it's the lottery where the more you play the better your chances of winning, you may then continue to send more and more funds, hoping to reap even a larger share of this money laundering scam.
The GREEDIER you GET, the more is extorted from you, now is there really a reason to cry woe when you finally realized you've lost more than you ever dreamed while chasing after a ghost. If YOU have made a CHOICE to trust a self-proclaimed thief in a money laundering scam, who really is to blame?
The Bible never said money was evil, yes you can seek to make fortunes in legitimate ways, but it does say the LOVE of MONEY is the root of all evil. Think twice before you decide to play ball will a scam artist. In other words "It's best to check yourself before you trip yourself."
Sample of a Simple Response Letter to Persistent Harassing 419 E-mail/Fax
I have already responded to your other mail forwarded under different names and mailing addresses, and I'm once again stating that I AM DEFINITELY NOT INTERESTED IN ANY MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEMES.
I am well aware of the 419 bank scams and have tried to be polite in asking you not to contact me further. Now I'm demanding that you CEASE FROM CONTACTING THIS FAX NO./(E-mail) ADDRESS FOR ANY SCHEMES OR SCAMS and I WILL CONTACT YOUR SERVER re: your unsolicited mail under your various addresses if you refuse to respect my decision.
Now I hope you will finally PERMANENTLY REMOVE MY ADDRESS FROM YOUR MAILING LIST.
Thank you. _________________ May we be strengthened with the ability, willingness and capabilities to be good ambassadors of Nigeria contributing to its uplifting, rather than its detriment. - Cxsm
Thanks for your feedback. I'd just gotten tired of the complaints, the harassment and the lack of wisdom those who'd gotten ripped off so far had applied. Rather than taking the stance of "Oh, just delete the messages, and just trash the faxes," I thought it was time people took a more assertive stance in fighting of the 419ers rather than waiting for some big. organization to bail them out.
Reporting fictitious names to websites isn't sufficient and not necessarily immediately beneficial, considering most of the 419ers are easily traceable once and if you try to respond to their tel. nos, fax nos and e-mail addresses. Except for their names which are always fictitious, the contact nos (even though they may use a Lagos no. stating that it is in Abuja) are usually correct. They're awaiting those who can be baited, so they leave true contact nos. to reel in their baits. These tel. nos. are the info. that needs to be reported and used to trace the 419ers.
Cxsm
3/25/02 _________________ May we be strengthened with the ability, willingness and capabilities to be good ambassadors of Nigeria contributing to its uplifting, rather than its detriment. - Cxsm
It takes a thief to snare a thief. If anyone falls for 419 aka OBT, tough luck to the person. There are many "legitimate" fraudulent activities going on here in the States that most of us havel fallen victim of at one time or the other. Unlike 419, where the goal is to "hit" a $100,000 - $100,000,000 deal at one time from one gullible ass, their style here is to accumulate $5 each from 1,000,000,000 people.
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