Scammed from Nigeria

Hi, I am new here but I need to get this out. It is important for people to know. In 2001 I opened an email containing a plea for help from a owner of a diamond mine. I never knew of scams back then as I was new to the internet. I (stupidly) agreed to do it and sent them some money through western union. Then charges kept on coming up and in 2005 I had enough. I was dealing with the Barrister Ahmed Bello from Ivory Coast. I gave up but my mother decided to carry on sending money without telling the family. On Thursday I found out she was still sending money to them and if she did not send £1250 pounds she and the family would be arrested by the FBI. She has had email from the FBI, Interpol and others with threats and asking for more charges. They sent her a bank cash card but need hundred of pounds to unlock it. I have contacted the bank and they have no knowledge of it and the card has no chip or magnetic strip so I know it is fake. I have kept as much emails I can as I may need them. But I don't trust my mother to keep sending money to them and believe she is in secret contact with them. The Email addresses I Have listed are:

[email protected] used by Ahmed Bello
[email protected] used by Barrister Linda, a new player in the game
[email protected] Used by Minister Ben Ezolu, also anew player
[email protected] Used (allegedly) by the bank of Africa. I checked and they never used that address. It is based in Redmond WA by Microsoft Corporation
[email protected] used by the FBI to send threats. They are located in Israel, Rishon Leziyyon, Hamerkaz
[email protected] Used by the FBI headquarters but are located in Sunnyvale, California


Thanks for listening and anyone who is in contact with these people must watch out

Welcome to the site.

First of all If your mum is still sending money to these scammers you have to try and get her to stop.

All these emails from the FBI, Interpol etc are attempts by the scammer to wring more money from her, as long as she keeps sending the money, those emails will still keep coming.

As the previous poster said, this is all 1005 scam. There is no FBI or anyone else involved, just a group of criminals sending various emails to get more money. You simply have to make your mother aware of what is happening and ensure she stops sending money. This isn't always easy with victims, particularly older ones, as once they have "invested" (sent money) they find it even harder to accept there is no reward. Sadly however this is teh case and any more money that is sent is going down the drain.

Sorry this has happened to you.

I am so sorry this has happened to you. As mentioned above The FBI etc is NOT involved (no matter how real it may seem) Interpol is NOT involved. You need to see if your local police can help you talk to your mom...Also ANYONE who says they can get the money back is also a scammer...do not fall for it...it is going to be some work to get your mom to believe you, but with help from Law Enforcement, it can be done.