Nigerian Money Scam

Published: July 27, 2007, 10:13 am

Tags: business economics, church issues

Nearly every week, I receive emails from people in Nigeria who want to send me money, supposedly from a now dead, long-lost relative. Mostly, I just laugh and delete these messages. However, out of curiosity, how many of our bloggers have had this experience? Hopefully, none of us have been foolish enough to fall for this scam -- a potentially dangerous one as well as one that can cost victims loads of money, as revealed in an article at the ECFA website. Related to Zoe's post on knowing where your charitable dollars go, I recommend that you consider giving to organizations with the ECFA stamp of approval. She's right: there are entirely too many religious scam artists out there taking money for their own personal gain. Didn't we learn anything from Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker?

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