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Story: Nigeria renews efforts to stop 419 scammers

Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 10 May 2004, 6:00 PM)

My fiancee (builder and roofer) has been working on the home of a Nigerian architect/Q.S. This architect is employed in a Dublin firm and has advised them on some building specs. He now has introduced them to a farmer in the south of the country who would like to sell some land. This farmer doesn't want to advertise the land and is looking for a direct buyer. My fiancee's business partner has now been told that although the initial deposit should be 240.000.00 euros the farmer will now accept just 5.000.00 euros as he likes them and would like to set up a meeting between the farmers solicitor and "the boys". At the same time my fiancee has been told by the Nigerian that he knows the President who is interested in them building a club-house on his golf course, and says that they will need to meet the President. As I'm writing this I'm giggling away to myself as it is so surreal and far fetched, but it could have very serious consequences for my fiance and his partner. I'm based in England so have never met the architect and am not personally involved, but I am extremely concerned. Please can you advise?