Nigerian scams

[Patchman]

Most people here would probably be smart enough not to fall for it, but I thought I'd make sure everybody knows about it.

Recently, a "nigerian scammer" called "goodone" created an account on this forum and has sent PMs to hundreds of people claiming that he needs to transfer a large amount of money and will give you 10% of it if you help.

Under no circumstances should you try to contact this person.

It's a scam, and you will lose more money than you have and possibly be in danger. If you ever get a message like that, don't reply or contact the sender, instead simply delete and ignore it. Needless to say, that person has been banned. Please bring it to our (orudge or patchman) attention immediately if something like this happens again.

For more information about Nigerian 419 scams, see the following sites:
http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeria.asp
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/