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I'm sure you have all seen this one:
"Dear Sir,
Confidential Business Proposal
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank." ... yadda, yadda, yadda!
If I'm not mistaken, Nigeria is an African nation, too. This scam has nailed a lot of unsuspecting victims. It is well advertised now, but, in its inception, people got screwed!
Every time I've used Craigslist, I've had some moron (several, in fact) contact me with the shipping scam. Like I said before, don't get fixated on losing your boat, that is not their intent. These guys are just trying to swindle a few thousand dollars through the shipping scam. Ask them questions about what they know about your boat ... or any boat for that matter. If they are only interested in the scam, they won't know shit about your boat.
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Cheers,
Andrew
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