Friday, August 27, 2004
Nigeria's thieving reputation is not misplaced
INVOLVEMENT IN THE NIGERIAN SCAM
COURTESY OF THE 419 COALITION
1. One Coalition associate's Scammers presented themselves as high
officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Our associate was able
to ask for by name and speak with the Scammers at CBN - THE PHONE
NUMBER FOR CBN OBTAINED FROM LAGOS DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE AND NOT
FROM THE SCAMMERS.
2. One Coalition associate's Scammers also presented themselves as
high officials of the CBN. Our associate was actually TAKEN INTO
the vault of CBN by his Scammers and shown the money available for
the "proposal". He was able later to pick his Scammers out of a
photo lineup in the US which included authenticated high officials
of CBN.
3. One Coalition associate met with Nigerian Diplomatic Corps
personnel at Nigerian Consulate facilities in California, both
the personnel and the facilities verifiable and a matter of public
record, to vet the "proposal" with them. He subsequently lost
$75,000.00 plus.
4. One Coalition associate had his Scammers investigated privately
in Lagos. They were known at CBN by name as CBN high officials;
the home address of the primary Scammers was checked out, including
photographs and confirmation of identity by neighboring residents;
the primary Scammer signed for "in person" DHL deliveries at the
verified home address. All this data and more was turned over to
the Nigerian Government. They did nothing.
5. In order to "prove" that they were doing something about the
Scam, the Nigerian Consulate in New York issued an official
document letterheaded "Presidential Task Force on Trade
Malpratices" (sic) which claimed that arrests had been made in a
given case. However, when the Scammee was checked with, he stated
that those claims were baseless and that nothing had been done.
In short, the Nigerian Government lied outright in a document
issued through official channels.
6. In the Nigerian Government's White Paper on the Scam, it states
that owners of the fax numbers from which Scam documents come will
be severely punished. However, there have been VERY FEW, if any
such arrests which are INDEPENDENTLY verifiable. The Nigerian
Government claims it cannot find the owners of the numbers...
wonder how the phone Company in Lagos ever manages to bill?
7. CBN denies involvement in the Scam, taking out ads repeatedly
in the international media stating same. Of course, Anybody can buy
an ad and say anything they want in it. Now - common sense - doesn't
do any good stealing money if one doesn't get to spend it, and the
top Scammers stay in Nigeria where they are protected.
It is required by law that all Money Transfers of over $10,000 to
financial institutions in Nigeria be reported to CBN. These reports
must include the name and address of both the sender and receiver
of these funds. Transfers of $100,000 or more require the customer
on the Nigerian end to present an authentic document bearing his
picture in addition to the above and all such transactions must be
cleared and initialled by a CBN officer.
It is also required that Nigerian financial institutions report ANY
transaction of over N500,000 for individuals and N2,000,000 for
corporations etc. to the Nigerian Authorities ( NDLEA etc. ).
Yet CBN and the Nigerian Authorities just cannot Find the recipients of
these funds when called upon to do so, and monies returned to victims
by actions of the Nigerian Governement remain, given the magnitude of
the Nigerian Scam, miniscule.
Go Figure :) :) Anybody can buy an ad :) :)
Friday, August 13, 2004
Backgrounders and security products
Monday, August 09, 2004
Andy Rooney on Monica.
Can you believe it? Monica turned 28 this week.
It seems like only yesterday that she was crawling round the White House on her hands and knees.
2.Andy Rooney on Vegetarians.
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning "lousy hunter".
3.Andy Rooney on Prisoners.
Did you know that it costs forty thousand dollars a year to house each prisoner? Jeez, for forty thousand bucks apiece I'll take a few prisoners into my house. I live in Los Angeles. I already have bars on the windows. I don't think we should give free room and board to criminals. I think they should have to run twelve hours a day on a treadmill and generate electricity. And, if they don't want to run, they can rest in the chair that's hooked up to the generator.
4.Andy Rooney on Fabric Softeners.
My wife uses fabric softener. I never knew what that stuff was for. Then I noticed women coming up to me, sniffing, then saying under their breath, "Married!" and walking away. Fabric softeners are how our wives mark their territory. We can take off the ring. But, it's hard to get that April Fresh scent out of your clothes.
5.Andy Rooney on morning differences.
Men and women are different in the morning. We men wake up aroused in the morning. We can't help it. We just wake up and we want you. And the women are thinking, "How can he want me the way I look in the morning?" It's because we can't see you. We have no blood anywhere near our optic nerve.
6.Andy Rooney on cripes
My wife's from the midwest. Very nice people there. Very wholesome. They use words like 'Cripes' 'For Cripes sake.' Who would that be; Jesus Cripes? The son of 'Gosh' of the church of 'Holy Moly'? I'm not making fun of it. You think I wanna burn in 'Heck'?
7. Rooney on Grandma
My grandmother has a bumper sticker on her car
that says, 'Sexy Senior Citizen.' You don't want to think of your grandmother that way, do you? Out entering wet shawl contests. Makes you wonder where she got that dollar she gave you for your birthday.
8. Rooney on answering machines.
Did you ever hear one of these corny positive messages on someone's answering machine? "Hi, it's a great day and I'm out enjoying it right now. I hope you are too. The thought for the day is: "Share the love." BEEP
"Uh, yeah... this is the VD clinic calling.... Speaking of being positive, your test results are back. Stop sharing the love...."
