A Nigerian money scam is circulating over the Internet. The e-mail, supposedly from "Sanusi Lamido Aminu Sanusi," states that $14.7 million of money belonging to the recipient was supposedly returned to the Nigerian Treasury because it had not been claimed. Supposedly, the problems have all been worked out and the money is ready to be delivered by their diplomats to the recipient's doorstep. However, the catch is that the recipient must provide personal private information such as name and residential address, mobile and phone number, occupation, age, and nationality.
Scammers routinely solicit information from victims for identity theft purposes. There are no such processes in place to give money to people from the Nigerian government. Frequently, the scammers will request more and more money supposedly in order to bribe appropriate officials or pay various customs fees.
Please forward all scam e-mail that you get to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov. The FTC maintains a database of such e-mails that they use to track down and prosecute e-mail scammers.
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