Has anyone ever been duped by the "Nigerian Scam" or know anyone who has?
451809
A guy I went to college with got duped selling his Jeep Wrangler.  It ended up really bad for him.  He was responsible for the whole amount.  I get emails all the time from the scammers.  Its fun to lead them on.  Once, I got an email about a dog I had found and was trying to find a home for.  The scammer wanted to know my "final asking price" and he was going to have his shipper take care of everything, and for all my trouble he was going to send a check for a lot over the asking price and I could keep some of it and I was supposed to wire the rest back to him...\n\nSo, for kicks, I emailed him back and told him all about my "rare chicken-legged albino cocker shepherd who was mangey, so that made her even more rare."  It was a blast!  Its funny when you can actually get them to send you the fake check too...costs them about 40 bucks to send it to you.  :)
1072025
Your best bet is to leave this journey untaken.  There are way to many scams on credit cards and email accounts coming from Nigeria.  Leave well enough alone and find an american email pal.
1171300
DONT REPLY.  these are new ways of frauds. there was also one email from a general in african country which was in circulation. Even i have got the mail which u have received
710150
i never heard this one before . you better leave the nigerians alone unless you want to get riped off. they are all professional thieves and crooks
96456
"The United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a consumer alert about the Nigerian scam. It says: "If you receive an offer via email from someone claiming to need your help getting money out of Nigeria — or any other country, for that matter — forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov."\n\nThe United States Department Of The Treasury advises "You may also email the 419er documents, especially any banking data they may have given you, marked as described above, to Task Force Main in DC 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov; that is also acceptable."
443174
It's called a Nigerian scam letter. Thousands of people every year lost hundreds of thousands of dollars getting sucked into these scams.
53563
This sounds like a scam, sorry.  I think you've been duped.  First link is to the bank-job scam on SNOPES; second is to the Nigerian con, cuz it's so prevalent.  Could be a spin on these that you're in, I'm thinking.
126227
I like 419eater which fools around with those annoying scammers sending you those emails about millions of dollars being ready for transfer in Nigeria... as long as you send them a few thousand dollars. \n\nThe dudes on the site make the scammers go through a bunch of funny stuff (getting tattoos, flying to cities for fake meetings, etc.) \n\nAlways makes me laugh
141018
It is a form of the "nigerian bank scam" and they are just trying to get information from you so the can steal money from you.  I get dozens of these emails per month.\n\nI would forward to email to the abuse department of the internet provider where the email originated.  Beyond that, there really isn't much else you can do besides ignore it.
213295
Its a SCAM!  Don't get involved.\n\nI have heard of several people who have lost money due to their involvement in these matters.  Or, actually get into legal trouble due to their involvement in these matters.\n\nThis type of email solicitation is not limited to Nigerians.  In fact, both Eastern Europe and Asia are another hot bed of activity regarding this kind of Scamming.  If you receive an email regarding any foreigners (in general) pleading for your assistance my advice would be that you delete the email and not respond.
910784
I had one until I read the word scam. Sorry don't know of any.
818203
Dude, seriously, that's the anti-fraud unit of the Nigerian Government.\n\nWhoever it is that you're dealing with who claims to be 'protected' by the EFCC is almost certainly not genuine. Make your excuses and bail.\n\nNow.
785362
Are we a counterfeiter? Nigerian maybe?
568484
Nigerian scams are some of the most common scams on the Internet.  See these links:
936684
Yes, I've read about cases where people have been scammed with very authentic looking, but phony, cashiers checks.  Sorry to hear it.
325282
They are scams! This is known sometimes as the Nigeria Scam cos they tell you things like your distant family died, some high official needs a foreign bank account,etc. People have died in such scams so don't fall for it!!
410745
I don't think so...they just scammed me into filling all that information and then when I got to the part where they were offering me "extra bonus offers", there was no other option to move on...like no option for a "finish" button or something...\nI usually don't fall for those scams, but I thought maybe for once they wouldn't lie. Oh well, maybe by a prayer it will come in the mail. lol ;)