Rhino5dm:
Please visit this website to see how the canker worm has eaten deep in to fibric of Nigerians. Even here on Nairaland, i have taken up scammers like BEAF though, I was mindful of how they will group and come for my head.

For them, such business is booming, in that they have started migrating away from the conventional sending of generic scam e-mails to unfortunate victims, to esterblishment of fake websites with the intent of making the business look more genuine.

www.afrosciencecommunity.com .

This ^^^website is supposedly meant to help people as boldly written on the home but , when you scratch of the thin shiny layer of suger mint, there lies beneath a deep scamming bait and grand scheme to lure and scam innocent people/ government.

We need to expose this set of lazy people which believes in making fast money through all sort dubious means.

Ivynwa:


I just read the write-up below in yahoo and that incensed my disgust (all over again)at these scammers that are all soiling the reputation of everybody in Nigeria. I am mad, mad, mad, mad and disgusted at this, people. I am tired and fed up. I have done a little bit to ward them off people and prevent others from getting duped off their money. I have on one occasion ten years ago tipped the police (crime fighters) into busting a gang and catching up with them. I quickly notify innocent persons of their plans whenever I see scammers making moves on them. I belong to another forum of some decent persons in the internet where these scammers constantly infiltrate trying to dupe everybody and I see myself notifying the site administrators all the time, reporting them, getting them off the site and all what not. One of the ones I tried to ward off people here in nairaland has sent me death threats mails of him sending somebody to kill me etc (which isn't swaying me one bit). I am not singing my praise saying this, just wishing I have the answer to the best way to stop all these so that I can get that implemented.

Right now, I am just fed up with these crawling worms that make the name of our country stink. Many Nigerians now complain that they are ashamed to tell others that they are Nigerians. These yahoo boys have dealt our reputation such bad blow that the first thing you get out there on making it known that you are a Nigerian is "Mistrust". I am fed up, people.

I logged on to the net this morning and read the article below in Yahoo and that made me open this thread for us to brainstorm on what can be done to stop this daylight robbery that some Nigerians are inflicting on innocent persons in the internet. As you can see, the name Nigeria was used as an object of ridicule in that write up. If anybody has links(websites,agencies) that work on this issue they can let me know, I am very interested in working against this so that we can have our reputation back and innocent persons won't get robbed. I met a white woman in the internet that is almost wishing death on herself because what she has was taken by scammers. I am truly fed up.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/spot-top-3-biggest-scams-004950662.html

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How to spot the web’s top 3 biggest scams[/size]

Don't be fooled by these internet scams that can steal your money, data, and even your identity
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, and it's forced the current generation of scammers to get just a little more creative when they're trying to convince you to part with your hard-earned cash or valuable personal information. As people continue to move away from email, these criminals have shifted their focus to social networking services. Twitter, Facebook, and other online communities are plagued with spambots and other nasties ranging from annoying to downright dangerous. We've rounded up the worst offenders to show you how to stay safe online.

1. The Facebook flim-flam

This scam has cost well-wishing friends millions of dollars around the world and is often spread via Facebook, although it's made the rounds on Gmail as well. This one assumes the friends in your address book care enough about you to help you out after a mugging or other catastrophe while traveling.
This trick is simple in its execution. Someone gains access to your Facebook account (possibly through the sort of scam mentioned above) and then sends messages to everybody in your friends list. The message is a variation on a simple theme: "Help! I've been mugged in London! They took all my passport and all of my money!"
The sting comes when the scammer asks one of your friends if they could possibly spare a few hundred bucks to fund your emergency passport application, help with accommodations, purchase return airfare or food, or handle other things necessary for survival. Rather than using a bank transfer or other secure method, the scammer offers some excuse why the money would be better sent by Western Union or another untraceable method.
If you're on the receiving end of a plea for help like this, try another way of getting in touch with your friend. Call his cell phone, send an email, or text him. Even contact his friends or family to find out if he really is in trouble in London. If he's home, safe and sound, suggest that he contact Facebook to reclaim his hacked account and change the passwords on other online services.
Scams aren't always this obvious

2.The Twitter trap

One particularly new scam that has swarmed Twitter just last month preys on humanity's innate desire to know more about themselves. Sent as a direct message from someone you follow, it seems innocent enough: "Someone said this real bad thing about you in a blog, " The message arrives with a link attached, presumably to the offensive content.
At first glance, this is a friend or colleague looking out for you, bringing something unpleasant to your attention so you can deal with it accordingly. In reality, though, it's a program that will hijack your Twitter account, post to your stream, and send the same Direct Message to your followers. The link won't take you to a blog post (ego-crushing or otherwise) but instead goes to an online survey or page full of advertising designed to earn money for the scammers at a few cents per click.
While many scams and hoaxes are obvious, it can be difficult to resist finding out if that's really you getting bad mouthed on the internet. Really though, ignoring and deleting them is the only way to treat messages like this. If you're feeling friendly, contact the friend whose account sent the message to let them know their account's been hijacked; they should delete all of the compromised messages and change their online passwords.


[size=16pt]3. The reverse Nigerian Prince

We're all familiar with the Nigerian Prince scam that's spammed our email inboxes. In the scam, an emotional plea from Western Africa promises you gold and riches if you'll just help out with a little money first. Even though this is one of the most played-out email swindles in the history of the internet, it's still going on today. Now, however, a new variation has popped up.
An email arrives supposedly from Citibank Nigeria offering to help victims of the Nigerian Prince scam. Those responding with their full name and address are "eligible" for $50,000 in compensation. It won't take long for "Citibank" to reply, explaining that their names cannot be found in the database after a cursory search. There's still hope, however, by sending in a nominal fee ($50? $100? $500?), which will of course be refunded in full once their name has been found and the payment process started.
A closer look at the email reveals that it is hosted on a domain ending in .cn, which the email goes to great lengths to point out stands for Citibank Nigeria. Unfortunately, that's not true. The .cn extension actually indicates that the domain is based out of China — a fair distance away from Africa, wouldn't you say? Adding insult to injury, the addresses included in this email are sent from 9.cn, which is a Chinese version of Windows Live Mail; yes, the scammers are again using a free webmail provider.
The Nigerian government does not keep track of everybody who is tricked into sending money via the scam bearing the name of its country (many "Nigerian" scams come from all over the world, including the United States and Europe). There is no fund chock-full of compensation. While Citibank does have a branch in Nigeria, the company is not involved in getting you any money back and does not have email addresses ending in the .cn extension.
If this one pops up in your email, have a laugh over the latest spin on this age-old scam and its feeble attempt to hook you in, and then hit delete. [/size] It's safest.
As the internet offers us new and interesting ways to connect, there will always be scammers trying to use those services to swindle you. But a little common sense goes a long way no matter what form the scam takes. Messages offering easy money, a plea for help, or any kind of emotional response from you need to be ignored. If you feel compelled to look further, make sure you verify the source to make sure it's not coming from a friend's account that has been hijacked.