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Some lottery schemes work on same principle and ask you for tax on winnings before you can get paid your lump sum – basically another variation of same 419 scam. Even though these people are dangerous criminals, there are some victims who have met them face to face and have been kidnapped for ransom, tortured or even murdered. Never agree to meet anyone over internet and be very wary of this type of fraud.
Despite obvious dangers it would appear that many internet users are fighting back. Several websites designed to fight scammers are now hitting these criminals hard by wasting their time, replying to their emails and spinning them along into uncessary expense and confusion. This is a kind of reverse 419 scam but not for financial reward. This type of activity is not for faint hearted and not something we would recommend for any inexperienced internet user.
In 2003 a Nigerian diplomat in Prague was shot by a 72 year old Czech in revenge for fact that he had lost his life savings in an oil investment 419 scam. Nigerian banks and corporate business has been hampered severely by Nigeria’s bad reputation to extent that many foreign companies no longer accept orders or trade with Nigeria as a result.
Once on internet it is amazing to find how easily you have won a car, lottery or have found confidence of a complete stranger other side of world who wants to give you millions of dollars. Or, how about that fantastic little program that you downloaded that lets you watch free porn all day long, what was it called? Porn dialler. The happiness is short lived after you receive your first telephone bill.
If you receive strange emails ‘out of blue’ that contain offers just too good to be true, fact is – they are just that – too good to be true. Delete them and move on.
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From the website at Birmingham UK Com. ( www.birminghamuk.com )