Central Bank Of Nigeria, Charles Soludo, Governer Lagos Nigeria ripped me off for over$10,000, I will be paying for 3 yrs+ to pay back, almost lost husband&family, because of my trusting nature, I couldnt afford an full time attorney Lagos Internet

I haved recieved several e-mails from this Charles Soludo, telling me I need to send them so much to recieve my so called bank draft. I even told him I thought maybe this was a scam. And got back to me very quickly stating he did not have to take these alications and would contact the bank immediately to stop me from getting the draft. The bank e-mailed me two days later demanding payment for the couier fee ASAP. Needless to say I have not sent them a dime or do I intend to. I have also recieved money orders and checks to process for companys. I dont understand with all the technology of today , how come someone can not track these people down that send them by UPS and DHL Fedx and hold them accountable for this money which ends up being charged to our bank accounts. I have even e-mailed the companys that the check has come from and not recieved and feedback from them. This should be stopped. I know where these other people are coming from that have been scammed. Stef

I remember when this scam had a 10 cent stamp on it!

A very old scam, and a very hard lesson to learn.

Not making fun of the victim, but some common sense would have gone a long way here.

I mean really now. Are people really going to hunt you down to pay you millions of dollars?

Have you ever done business with these people? If not, how would they owe you money?

Think about it.

The last I heard there were operating out of Texas. Their money orders are genuine-looking, as are their cashier checks. This scam has been going on for years, and greedy people like you keep them in business. They know you can't go to the cops because what you were doing is illegal and the IRS will come after you. Your husband is right, you aren't to be trusted with finances, but if he hasn't given you the boot I guess he's willing to work through it. Not something to kill yourself over, that's for sure.

This is one of the oldest scams running around on the internet. I rather enjoy playing with these people when they email me and asking all kinds of questions-it frustrates them. However, the situation you have gotten yourself into is very serious. I am guessing though that because they are probably from overseas in a foreign country somewhere, you are not in any danger. But, you do need to report this to the Feds-they take these bank/money order schemes very seriously! They will probably not be able to get your money back, but every report made is another step closer to stopping these people from taking advantage of hard working Americans. I have an aquaintance who fell for something similar a few months back---she is out $4500. I am sorry this happened to you. PLEASE remember in the future to research anything when someone seeks you out for a 'too good to be true' thing. If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Good luck!

I am pretty sure that if someone owed me several million dollars, I would be aware of it.

When they asked you to send them money, why didn't you just tell them to deduct it from the several million dollars they were sending you?