Complaint Review: Union Bank Online - Victoria Island Lagos

This old thing is making the rounds yet again! Please access this link: http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/Business/nigerian.htm There is an entire page there dedicated to this scam in all its variations. Be aware. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please let common sense be your guide in the future. *NEVER, NEVER give your banking/credit card information to a complete stranger just because you received a phone call or an email. Scammers are everywhere; read this site. They SELL your name, phone numbers, and email addresses to each other for future possible scams. It is big business for them. Only discuss confidential information if you initiate the contact yourself and know exactly who the person is that you are speaking and/or corresponding with. Any stranger asking for banking info is automatically suspect; strangers do not need this information! *Do you have relatives who are routinely going to Nigeria or Africa? If not, that should be your first clue that something is not quite right here! *There is no "something for nothing" in this world. Always remember that and you will be a whole lot less likely to fall prey to scams. Every time we hear of a plane crash in Africa, this silly thing starts up again. Did you save any of the headers from these emails for forwarding to your ISP or the FTC? If so, send them. Some of these scammer people are being tried for this scam. You do not specify how you transferred money to these scammers. Was it an electronic transfer from your bank account? If so, shut down your account immediately. Once these people get your account number, they often do not stop until all monies are withdrawn. Then you will be a "very rich bankrupt person". Never let greed override your common sense and you will less likely to fall for things like this in the future. Good luck to you.

This old thing is making the rounds yet again! Please access this link: http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/Business/nigerian.htm There is an entire page there dedicated to this scam in all its variations. Be aware. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please let common sense be your guide in the future. *NEVER, NEVER give your banking/credit card information to a complete stranger just because you received a phone call or an email. Scammers are everywhere; read this site. They SELL your name, phone numbers, and email addresses to each other for future possible scams. It is big business for them. Only discuss confidential information if you initiate the contact yourself and know exactly who the person is that you are speaking and/or corresponding with. Any stranger asking for banking info is automatically suspect; strangers do not need this information! *Do you have relatives who are routinely going to Nigeria or Africa? If not, that should be your first clue that something is not quite right here! *There is no "something for nothing" in this world. Always remember that and you will be a whole lot less likely to fall prey to scams. Every time we hear of a plane crash in Africa, this silly thing starts up again. Did you save any of the headers from these emails for forwarding to your ISP or the FTC? If so, send them. Some of these scammer people are being tried for this scam. You do not specify how you transferred money to these scammers. Was it an electronic transfer from your bank account? If so, shut down your account immediately. Once these people get your account number, they often do not stop until all monies are withdrawn. Then you will be a "very rich bankrupt person". Never let greed override your common sense and you will less likely to fall for things like this in the future. Good luck to you.

This old thing is making the rounds yet again! Please access this link: http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/Business/nigerian.htm There is an entire page there dedicated to this scam in all its variations. Be aware. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please let common sense be your guide in the future. *NEVER, NEVER give your banking/credit card information to a complete stranger just because you received a phone call or an email. Scammers are everywhere; read this site. They SELL your name, phone numbers, and email addresses to each other for future possible scams. It is big business for them. Only discuss confidential information if you initiate the contact yourself and know exactly who the person is that you are speaking and/or corresponding with. Any stranger asking for banking info is automatically suspect; strangers do not need this information! *Do you have relatives who are routinely going to Nigeria or Africa? If not, that should be your first clue that something is not quite right here! *There is no "something for nothing" in this world. Always remember that and you will be a whole lot less likely to fall prey to scams. Every time we hear of a plane crash in Africa, this silly thing starts up again. Did you save any of the headers from these emails for forwarding to your ISP or the FTC? If so, send them. Some of these scammer people are being tried for this scam. You do not specify how you transferred money to these scammers. Was it an electronic transfer from your bank account? If so, shut down your account immediately. Once these people get your account number, they often do not stop until all monies are withdrawn. Then you will be a "very rich bankrupt person". Never let greed override your common sense and you will less likely to fall for things like this in the future. Good luck to you.