Saturday, March 15, 2008

Don't be Scammed - No such thing as Free Money

According to RI, hundreds of Rotary Clubs have been scammed in the past ten years. The RI email address list for incoming District officials and Club Presidents is a very highly sought out list by Identity thieves and scam artists.

The most common one of these scams is the Nigerian Money Scam. Over a dozen clubs fell for this scam just LAST YEAR! In an emotionally fueled drive to get access to money for good works, some people just lose their common sense.

I am posting the links in the comments section to highlight how this works and how potential victims are roped in.





1 comment:

JULIEN said...

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp

http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,10002928,00.htm

http://www.scambusters.org/NigerianFee.html