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05/22/2008: "Aussies lose millions to Nigerian scams"

Nigerian authorities are presently prosecuting nine "advance fee" fraudsters who conned unsuspecting Queenslanders, but millions of dollars continue to flow out to African scammers, Queensland Police warns.

"Unfortunately, we see more more money leaving our shores every day," Detective Superintendent Brian Hay, operations commander of the Fraud and Corporate Crime Group, said.

"Just last week, I was on the phone to a person who had sent $585,000 believing he was involved with a pipeline business venture with Nigerian government officials.

"This was an intelligent, articulate man who was successfully self-employed, yet I had difficulty persuading him not to send any more money."

[ Anyone fooled like this must have part of their brain missing. ]

http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23741774-15306,00.html