[Jacob-list] Nigeria and fraud

[Karen]

    Hello- I would be "very, very, careful".  Let me try that again 
VERY, VERY, CAREFUL with anything going to Nigeria.  They are really 
good with their fraud.  I work at FedEx and we will not ship anything 
there, without holding it for several days, checking out the account 
numbers being used to ship on or the credit cards being used.  Most of 
the time they are valid third party accounts, that have been stolen or 
someone has gotten access too and the owner of the account is unaware of 
the charges.We have had some very grateful customers come back a day 
later, to get their packages and  that we did not ship.  (Even though at 
the time they first come in to ship their packages, they get a little 
annoyed with us when we explain the problem). Fraud and several of the 
South African nations go hand in hand.  We have some friends from theses 
countries and they tell us stories about how their own friends and 
family have stole from them. Their black market there is amazing.
Karen Sigler
Benjamin Farms  Utah