Victim Location 15226
Total money lost $350
Type of a scam Fake Check/Money Order
They operate under the guise of you being chosen by God to be the heir of a fortune from a widow that is on her death bed. First you correspond with the "widow" [email protected], and then she gives you contact info for the "bank" [email protected] and then you are put into correspondence with the "lawyer" representing you at the bank 5302640516 and [email protected]
They arrange to send you the inherentence from the central bank in Nigeria, and because of the sensitivity of the documents and the time constraints that they fabricate, the shipping fee is $350. You’re given a tracking number, and after days of it being slowly processed through nigerian postal facilities, the documents are put on hold. You are then informed that the Nigerian government contacted the bank and requires that all sensitive documents being shipped out of the country require insurance to the amount of ~$5000, and if the amount isn’t paid within 3 days, the inheritance will be seized by the Nigerian government.
I’m genuinely nervous reporting this considering that the friend of mine who fell for this in the beginning provided them with their name and address. I request that this be handled in such a way that feared retaliation is not a possibility and that anonymity is upheld.