Posted by Martin Heffels on 01/12/80 11:55

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:29:22 GMT, "Steve Guidry"
<steveguidry1@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Oh yeah. I get that one all the time.
>
>I just never heard it called "the 419" scam . . .

It's big business and I am in the wrong industry...

From http://www.ultrascan.nl/html/victims.html

<quote>
Total 419 losses around the world- The best 419 statistics ever published
untill our 419 Unit published its 419 stats in March 2006, were given by
Special Agent Craig Spraggins of the US Secret Service, who was Special
Agent in Charge of the now defunct Joint West African Fraud Task Force in
testimony before a US Congressional subcommittee in 1998.
He said that estimated US losses per annum were $300 million, and estimated
total losses worldwide per annum were $750 million (making the rest of the
world's figure $450 million per annum).
You can multiply that by the number of years 419 has been running (25 plus)
to arrive at a figure of some $19 Billion plus dollars. There is no need to
lower the estimates or take a more conservative point of view, since it has
been a faster growing business since the year 2000 with an explosive growth
in 2003.

In terms of losses by country, the US is first, UK second, Japan third, but
there are also heavy losses in Spain, Korea, Germany, Indonesia, Brazil,
Pakistan, India, etc. and there have been losses to 419ers reported from
nearly every country on the globe, 419 is a global affair and it is
important to stress this.
</quote>



Say Steve, I have this uncle who died, and he left a large amount of money
in a bank in Washington DC. I know you live in the States, and I need
someone to help me get that money of that account. As a reward I will pay
you a full Digibeta-kit.

cheers

-martin-

;-)
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