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...letters taking advantage of the war on terror may be new, but the basic scheme goes back to the early 1980s, when it first started to emerge in Nigeria. Named after this West African country, the “Nigeria scam” presents itself as a way to steal millions of dollars from disorganized, foreign governments. Its myriad permutations all follow a general pattern: an unsolicited e-mail arrives from a stranger claiming to be a government official, usually in Nigeria. He has come across ten to 60 million dollars that are unaccounted for in the government?...
...you’ll have to sign some blank documents and send him a color photocopy of your passport, but no one mentions this up front. Eventually, if you succeed in jumping through all these hoops, the millions of dollars will be yours—once you fly to Nigeria and collect it in person...
...face an uphill battle. Six candidates have a head start, and Representative Dennis Kucinich, the former Cleveland mayor, joined the race this week, taking his share of the antiwar vote. What's more, the ex-Illinois Senator had a rocky D.C. tenure. Among the potholes: her frequent visits with Nigeria's military government. (Those questions were raised and answered when she was confirmed to be ambassador to New Zealand in 1999, she says.) The smart money bets the 55-year-old will never rise higher than an asterisk in the polls. Still, primaries are volatile. One of Moseley-Braun...
...NIGERIA Mystery Blast A massive explosion in the commercial capital, Lagos, destroyed two apartment buildings and a bank, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens more. The blast, the cause of which is unknown, also sparked looting. Police said debris from explosive devices was found at the scene, which may indicate an illegal cache of explosives caught fire by accident. Police arrested eight men, including two bank guards...
...island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, which sits on perhaps 4 billion bbl. of crude, is also attracting foreign oilmen. These upstart oil-exporting nations join such established giants as Nigeria, which plans to increase its daily output from 1.9 million bbl. to more than 3 million bbl.; Angola, which wants to double its almost 1 million bbl. daily output; and Gabon, which is encouraging more deepwater exploration to prop up declining production. All this action makes the waters off West Africa one of the hottest places for oil exploration in the world. Says Al Stanton, an oil analyst...