The Nigerian Scam Masters: An Expose of a Modern International Gang [Paperback]

Harold Baines (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998 | ISBN-10: 1560722673 | ISBN-13: 978-1560722670

A recent large advertisement in the "New York Times" paid for by the Central Bank of Nigeria warns readers of the ongoing professional scam operation being run out of Nigeria. Harold Baines presents a true story of being a target of one of these scams. Baines and his International Testing Equipment receive a letter offering them $8,000,000 as their share in a subcontract to the Nigerian government. Baines need only send an invoice for $30,000,000 and his bank particulars to get the ball rolling. If this sounds unbelievable, wait until you read the text of the correspondence and telephone calls. You will quickly see that preposterous edges into believable and believable slides into likely. As you read this book, there are no doubt dozens of unsuspecting Harold Baines' out there being snared by a world-class scam operation. According to law enforcement agencies, some are even being lured to Nigeria where several have already been killed. This expose reveals the startling details.

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Harold Baines

Product Details

• Paperback: 147 pages
• Publisher: Kroshka Books (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560722673
• ISBN-13: 978-1560722670
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,700,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT ALL A NIGERIAN THING, December 4, 2002

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bayo adetunji (NIGERIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Nigerian Scam Masters: An Expose of a Modern International Gang (Paperback)

THOUGH, I HAVE NOT FULLY GONE THROUGH THE BOOK,BUT I BELIEVE IS A FURTHER EYE OPENER TO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO STILL BELIEVE THEY CAN STILL MAKE EASY MONEY.
THE ISSUE IS THAT IN SEVERAL CASES OF OF THIS SCAM, IT TAKES THE GULLIBILITY AND GREEDINESS OF THE "VICTIMS" FOR THE DEAL TO SAIL THROUGH( I HOPE YOU REALISED THIS IN THE BOOK).
OFTEN TIMES, MOST OF THESE SCAM DO NOT REALLY ORIGINATES FROM NIGERIA, BUT PEOPLE STLL ASCRIBE MOST OF IT TO NIGERIAN. THE BOOK SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MENTION THIS SALIENT BUT IMPORTANT POINT.
OVERALL THE BOOK IS OKAY AND JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE, THOUGH IT HAS A TINGE OF HATRED FOR NIGERIA AND NIGERIANS.

1 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bros, No Be true u talk, September 9, 2005

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mergy "raheem" (dagenham,London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Nigerian Scam Masters: An Expose of a Modern International Gang (Hardcover)

How far na? Bros, shei u sabi sey no be all Naija guys and girls dey into wayo and jibiti? How can a respected man like you come out to the public to publish a book on a nation you know nothing about. i am a proud Nigerian and stand by it. you have to differentiate between the Bad and the Good not just classifying all Nigerians as fraudsters besides other nations also play wayo/419/Advanced Fee fraud and how many People talk?
make you dey take time for the way u use dey talk all those things if not i go sue you for talking wetin no dey for book and reality.
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