The New Nigerian Scam

From the folks that continue to debunk scams and urban legends, Snopes.com, a quote from their review of the Nigerian Scam.

"In a nutshell, the con works by blinding the victim with promises of an unimaginable fortune. Once the sucker is sufficiently glittery-eyed over the prospect of becoming fabulously rich, he is squeezed for however much money he has. This he parts with willingly, thinking "What's $5,000 here or $10,000 there when I'm going to end up with $2 million when this is all done?" He fails to realize during the sting that he's never going to get the promised fortune; all of this messing around is designed to part him from his money. "

The premise is getting something for nothing. The scam is applied any number of ways but always based on tall promises, an enhancement to your life, wealth, health, or whatever. The scam has been around since the early 1920's and keeps changing to try and stay one step ahead of their victims. That being said, I have the pleasure to reveal,

The Latest Nigerian Scam.