The only possible outcome is the loss of more money for the consumer. The Department has received numerous calls from Floridians asking about a letter they received supposedly from Nigeria. The letter asks the recipient for his or her bank account number so they can deposit the funds in the account and promises to share the money once it is out of Nigeria. While recipients are told they need not put up any money, they are later contacted and asked for money to help get the millions out of Nigeria or the bank accounts are raided. There are variations to this scam, but the outcome is always the same.
People lose money to the perpetrators.
A doctor in Canada lost thousands of dollars before realizing he had been victimized. A federal task force has also been set up to investigate. You can send the letter to the Joint West African Task Force, P.O. Box 54407, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-0407. A Greenville, Florida teen is just one of many victims of an advance fee loan scam. He answered an ad in an effort to get a loan to help his mother pay off her bills.