Nigerian Scam Hits Article Writers

Copyright (c) 2009 Vivienne Moore

The most notorious internet pirates are the people involved with the Nigerian scam. It lurks in every corner of the internet and many people have been a victim of the Nigerian scam. The "4-1-9"fraud and advance Fee Scheme are other names for the Nigerian scam. Most of these emails conclude with requesting your personal details.

The new Nigerian scam is very sneaky and covert with their new tactics especially in obtaining your email address and the initial contact is directed at building a rapport with you through personal emails.

Some of their focus is concentrated on sites like article directories by giving a positive comment to your article and sending a personal message through the article directory site.

Most emails addresses have received emails that are related to the Nigerian scam using various business names and banks.

Article Directories are targeted with the current Nigerian scam as the initial contact and giving a positive feedback on you article and asking if they can exchange emails and photos with you. So on outside it appears very innocent, through exchanging personal emails.

They contact article writers through directories that distribute your article and forward contact details to you which is the start of the Nigerian scam unfolding.

The web of deceit is spun with a poorly written email complementing you to draw you into the Nigerian scam. It may include how they rated your article or that they felt some sort of connection to you. SNEAKY!

Curiosity made me reply using a dead email address. The reply to the Nigerian scam email was simply I was confused about the content of the email. Several days later a reply was given.

The Nigerian scam relies on the recipient's empathy by spinning a web of deceit with a tragic story of the death of both her parents in front of her and escaping to a refugee camp at Dakar Senegal.

The reply email from the Nigerian scam is easier to understand and the story line makes you feel sorry for her and making it more personal with the photo.

The Nigerian scam photo doesn't fit in with my expectations of a refugee, the background seemed to be of a pub or bar not a church and she seems to have a smug smile on her face and definitely doesn't show signs of stress and trauma.

My name is Olivia Konan I'm 24 years, from Ivory Coast in West Africa. I am 5' 7" tall, fair in complexion Single (never married before) I am presently residing in the refugee camp here in Dakar Senegal as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country.

Another alias name for the Nigerian scam is Tata identical emails and photos of the same girl in various shots so the Nigerian scam baiting uses the sad story to lure or bait the next victim.

My late father Dr. Herbert Konan was the managing director of Konan's ventures (Ltd) and he was the personal adviser to the former head of state before the rebels attacked our house one early morning and killed my mother and my father in cold blood.

The Nigerian scam baiting with the death of her father Dr. Herbert Konan and when you google this name you will find that it is a serial letter aimed at scamming people and you may even find the follow up emails and more photos from other people who have received the Nigerian scam baiting emails.

The ingenious and inventive scam of the Nigerian scam baits people to frisk them of their cash so always be alert to new tactics that may be used


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