Nigeria Detains 500 419 Fraudsters

Traicovn writes "Nigeria's agency against economic and financial crime said on Monday that it had detained more than 500 suspects and seized property worth more than $500-million from suspected fraudsters. 'Presently we have over 500 suspects in custody, seized assets and recovered properties worth over $500-million with over 100 cases at various stages of prosecution,' agency chairman Nuhu Ribadu told a seminar. For the rest of the article, visit IAfrica. Personally, I like this 419 spoof."

Cottage Industry

[ericspinder]

Silly me, I had always assumed that at least most of the 419 scams just *said* that they were from Nigeria. More than a Half-A-Billion dollar cottage industry in a poor country like Nigeria and that was just what the fraudsters had left for the government to take, WOW, A whole economy based on stupid, greedy people.

It must be said

[Ann Elk]

They just need a way to get the $500 million out of the country. They heard from a mutual friend that you are a trustworthy person...

I hope they ...

[Palverone]

didn't bring in the guy who needed my help to wire transfer funds, I am anxious and still waiting to get my money!

Please send us your account info

[Frantactical Fruke]

We are the Nigerian authorities in charge of arresting Internet fraudsters.
We have recently arrested 500 of these and seized $500 million in assets. As we found your email address in their files, we assume you were one of their victims. Please send us your bank account information, so that we can refund you

one million dollars.

(insert pinky in mouth)

Respect

[Time Doctor]

With due respect I would like to disclose a transaction to you.I am Dr Zakk Zakkama, headof Nigerian World Bank Fraud and Antitrrust difision. Today we have closed thousand accounts valued at up to 50,000,000,000,000,00 under 419 investigation, however the money in those accounts will otherwise go unclaimed aunmless you can help me get them out of my war-torn country. Please send
bank informations for transaction to begin.

Plrease reply to my confidential e-mail address with favourable responce : [e-mail] [mailto].

Kind wishes and regards,
Dr. Zakk Zakkama

Re:Does any one know anything about Nigera?

[Tackhead]

> I read the article. I was glad that 500 people were "detained" for fraud. I wasn't thrilled when I read the sentence "although the identities of those in EFCC custody are not formally revealed, observers noted that they included legislators, lawyers, politicians, bankers and public functionaries."
>
>I hope this wasn't 419 rich people were detained while their government took $500 million of their money and other assets.Reading the article, it sounded all above board that the Nigerian government was doing this for the public good. I just felt terrified that I might be reading proganda. Is there any one that knows anything about the government of Nigera and their policies?

1. Issue press release claiming detention of 500 419 scammers and $500M of defrauded funds.

2. Make Slashdot posting to speculate that instead of it being 500 419 scammers, it's 500 innocent people been shaken down for $1M apiece.

We know that 4. must == "Profit!!!", and therefore we solve for 3. to obtain:

3. 500,000,419 emails, all reading:

"GOD BLESS! I am Crown Prince N'Krumba Fubar! The Nigerian government has issued a false press release claiming a crackdown on the 419 scammers that bedevil our great and proud nation. The truth is that 500 innocent legislators, lawyers, politicans, bankers, and public functionaries have had the sum of FIVE HUNDRED MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($500,000,000) unawlfully seized from them! I am but an innocent victim of this horrible atrocity, and wish to enlist your assistance in recouping only MY FAIR SHARE of what was taken from me - the sum of ONE MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ($1,000,000)! If you can help, please send details of your account to..."

Re:Or like this...

[Tackhead]

Nigerian Fraud Roundup Lassos 500 Nigerios

"I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these financial terrorists. Thank you. Now watch me rope this calf!"
- M'kell M'oorubo, Fahrenheit 4/19