Nigerian Scam

The Nigerian scam has been around for years. If an email is politely promising money in exchange for help moving large sums of cash out of their bank or country it is a scam and will require you to pay some money to get the money. Just think about it, if they are promising large sums of money than surely they can pay what ever it takes to transfer it, but they won't, they just wnat your money. The nigerian scam has been adapted using many diferent strategies, and we expect to see the nigerian type scams increase and expect them to start trying to capitalize on the recent bank failures, so be on the look out. So many compassionate consumers are continuing to get screwed by convincing sob stories, polite language, and the unequivocal promises of money. These advance-fee solicitations are scams, fraud, theft, however you want to put it, stay away from them. If you are still tempted, email the ftc and they will tell you its a scam. This is how the FTC puts it; "If you're tempted to respond to an offer, the FTC suggests you stop and ask yourself two important questions: Why would a perfect stranger pick you — also a perfect stranger — to share a fortune with, and why would you share your personal or business information, including your bank account numbers or your company letterhead, with someone you don't know?"