A Nigerian plea for help rekindles scam from the past. (High-Tech).

San Diego Business Journal | May 13, 2002| | Copyright

"Urgent Business Proposal" reads the subject line of my e-mail.

I am being asked to help an accountant with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. transfer $35 million out of his country, using my bank account. In broken English he tells me the transfer must be handled in absolute secrecy. In return, I get 30 percent of money.

Seems there are a lot of Nigerian executives and government officials asking for such help. My father received a similar appeal a couple of months ago. Three years ago, residents of the Sierra foothill town where I worked were getting ...

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