Someone somewhere must be falling for this, because the fraudulent spam messages from Nigeria just keep coming at an ever faster pace. Often pretending to be a relative of a famous African ruler, the spammers try to trick the gullible into paying bank fees in order to help launder money, in return for a percentage of the laundered sum, which of course never existed in the first place. Often called the "419" scam, the story lines often include real political facts about the country being cheated out of millions. Now it seems media outlets like the BBC are unwittingly being used as references of a sort, as real news stories get included in emails to confirm details of the scam's premise.
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To read the spam with the BBC reference, read on.
I am Mohammed Abacha, the eldest son of the late president of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha. I was falsely accused of murder and as such was imprisoned, but thanks to Allah, I have been released for my innocence.
Well dear friend I need your assistance in transferring some of my money into your account, because the government is making plans to seize them, as they did to my father's own.
Please view this site and read its content carefully, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/468903.stm
The amount is $12 million in a Security firm Abroad. All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to transfer the funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank account as
compensation for your assistance, Five percent (5%) would be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incur during the transaction.
