Woman Loses $400K USD to Nigerian Scammers

Regeneration · Posted by Regeneration on November 19th, 2008, 10:59 AM

With 80 percent of Americans online, the internet has become the cityscape of the twenty-first century, and with it the good, the bad, and the unsavory. Criminals, in increasing numbers, are flocking to the online world as a new source of opportunity crime, the modern version of the pickpocket, praying on those less tech savvy. With the majority of Americans still somewhat befuddled by computer security, internet crime is a lucrative business. However, in the world of con-artists and the conned, few stories stand out like that of Janella Spears.

Virtually all internet users have at one time or another received a desperate, if somewhat grammatically flawed plea from the "President of Nigeria" or possibly a banker in Bosnia. The story varies slightly -- a long lost relative or government official in a war torn country needs your help, but the ends are always the same -- they need your account information to wire money into it, or they need you to wire money to them before they supposedly send you a bigger payday.

While most delete these malicious missives, Mrs. Spears fell for it hook, line, and sinker. Mrs. Spears insists, though that she's no easy mark -- she's an active registered nurse, CPR trainer, and reverend who has married many couples. She's even fluent in sign-language, which she uses to communicate with her husband.

You can read the entire article at DailyTech.

09:15 PM

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