# I'm The Target Of A "Nigerian Scam"- What Should I Do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555 "2003-12-07T15:49:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/21 "2003-12-08T00:01:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Topaz \* > **It seems that everybody else getting a Nigerian Scam e-mail? I’d love to get one to keep for posterity.** Get a job where I work; we get mass spams at a rate of about one per year. You’d think the scammers would know better than to spam the Government. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/22 "2003-12-08T00:05:29Z")
Well, you could always pull a prank on the scammer. Here is a really good pranks someone pulled, that you could copy. [http://www.geocities.com/steerp1ke/David\_Ehi.html](http://www.geocities.com/steerp1ke/David_Ehi.html) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/23 "2003-12-08T00:47:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Governor Quinn \* > \*\*Of course. That’s why I’m trying to get Mr. Phiri to give me money, instead of vice versa. > > However, in order for this particular scheme to work, I’ll need 17 people, 5 mailing addresses, 4 e-mail addresses, and a bottle of rum. \*\* Only one bottle? I don’t even know who you are anymore. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/24 "2003-12-08T03:52:16Z")
We get a ton of these at work - I work at a corporate law office. I was told to forward them to Secret Services. Here’s a page outlining 4-1-9 schemes (scams similar to and including the Nigerian Fraud Scheme): [http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml](http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml). If you’d like to report it, here’s the U.S. Secret Service’s online comment form: [http://www.secretservice.gov/contact\_ecb.shtml](http://www.secretservice.gov/contact_ecb.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/25 "2003-12-08T03:57:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Topaz \* > \*\*It seems that everybody else getting a Nigerian Scam e-mail? I’d love to get one to keep for posterity. Are they rare? (no, I do NOT want to respond to them.) \*\* I get several every day. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555/26 "2003-12-08T04:06:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Topaz \* > \*\*It seems that everybody else getting a Nigerian Scam e-mail? I’d love to get one to keep for posterity. Are they rare? (no, I do NOT want to respond to them.) \*\* I get several every day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-the-target-of-a-nigerian-scam-what-should-i-do/217555.md?page=1)