From all the letters I have received from sweetheart scam victims (especially the Nigerian Scam Artists) I noticed a pattern, and realized the scam victims go on a "list". The list is comprised of people who have been victimized once, and the figure if they got money out of you once, they can easily get it TWICE, or more!
After you have sent money to one of these scam artists, it isnt over. Expect one or more of the following things to happen:
1) Out of the blue someone will "find" your profile (or myspace page or whatever) and start writing to you and since they know you are hurting a vulnerable, will try to steal your heart away AGAIN, just so they can try and get money out of you yet again.
2) You will recieve a letter from someone saying they are in a foreign country, have a lot of money, and need help getting it out, and picked YOU to help them. Of course they will pay you a percentage or fee for your trouble for having helped them. THIS IS A SCAM. The checks they write you (you have to send them part of it) will wind up bouncing, and you will be responsible for it (even if your bank says it is ok) and for the money you have sent them. It amazes me that people fall for this, but they do. This scam has been going on for YEARS already, and people need to spread the word that this is a lie, you wont get any money, you will just be OUT of money.
3) You will get contact from an "agency" saying they will "help" you get the money back from the Nigerian scammers, and they will even get you money for your pain and suffering. I WISH this was true. Its the Nigerians themselves, taking your name off the list of people THEY KNOW have been scammed because THEY DID IT TO THEM. So many people who are hurt, angry, and suffering financial loss are so happy when they read this letter, but everyone needs to know this letter and this organization is FAKE. There IS no agency that will compensate victims of the Nigerian scams, nor is there an agency that will put them in jail. I WISH there was. Here is a copy of one of the fake letters (not the improper grammer and bad spelling........ that should tip people off right there, plus the exhorbitant sum they say they are willing to "give you". Yeah right. Please dont let them add more insult to your injuries by falling for this.
From: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE <
fbigovts2@aol.com>
Subject: UNITED NATIONS 2009 COMPENSATION FOR SCAMMED VICTIMS
To:
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 12:28 PM
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE
Address: United Nations Plaza,
27th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel: 518-632-4725
Date : 24th March 2009
SCAMMED VICTIM/ 3.5million USD COMPENSATION- REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654
Attn:
We are delegated from the United Nations office Head Quaters Newyork to pay 100 Internet 419 scam victims $3.5million each, you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your 3.5million USD compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, UN want's you to know that during the last UN meeting held at Newyork, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the loss of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in order to retain the good image of the countries involved ,the president of some of the Countries Which includes South Africa ,Dubai,Ghana and Nigeria, are now paying 100 victims of this operations $3.5million each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in the involved countries.The United Nations under funding assistance of the Royal Bank of Scotland would be making the payments to the beneficiary's.According to the number of applicants at hand, 84 beneficiaries have been paid, half of the victims are from the United States and Asia, we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $3.5million each only.
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in one of the indicated countries as a victim of their operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason whatsoever, the US secret service is already on trace of the rest of the criminals.
Ensure that you reconfirm the following information to us:
Beneficiary's Full Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zipcode:
Country:
Tel:
Fax:
Signed,
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION OFFICE.