Woman falls for Nigerian scam after repeated warnings from family, bank officials - loses $400k

[falcon4567]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionreporting

[h1]Woman loses $400,000 in Nigerian e-mail scam
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Associated Press

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

SWEET HOME, Ore. - An Oregon woman who is out $400,000 after falling for a well-known Internet scam says she wasn't a sucker or an easy mark.

Janella Spears of Sweet Home says she simply became curious when she received an e-mail promising her $20.5 million if she would only help out a long-lost relative identified as J.B. Spears with a little money up front.

Spears told KATU-TV about the scammers' ability to identify her relative by name was persuasive.

"That's what got me to believe it," She said. "So, why wouldn't you send over $100?"

Spears, who is a nursing administrator and CPR teacher, said she mortgaged the house and took a lien out on the family car, and ran through her husband's retirement account.

Y'know, I understand how some people are able to fall for stuff like this when they don't know any better or no one's around to setthem straight but:

Her family and bank officials told her it was all a scam, she said, and begged her to stop, but she persisted because she became obsessed with getting paid.

C'MON LADY!

 

[la213espg]

That's what she gets...

 

[deeek]

Wow, what an idiot

Some Nigerian is making it rain as we speak

 

[aubstuh86]

idiot

 

[daytona 5000]

Originally Posted by LA213ESPG

That's what she gets...

 

[wraith aka invincible]

she cant be hurtin too bad if she lost that much

 

[we gettin kufi]

Originally Posted by Wraith aka invincible

 

[kidposite]

**+%+@*

 

[Shanegerous]

Originally Posted by DeeeK

Wow, what an idiot

Some Nigerian is making it rain as we speak

How could anyone fall for this BS...WOW

 

[oidreez]

sucks for her

 

[916jordanboy]

Them Nigerians are a crafty bunch :

EDIT: Hidan is cool, quit hating

 

[vagixxer]

what's wrong with folks.

 

[jawnyquest]

Originally Posted by 916JORDANboy

Them Nigerians are a crafty bunch

 

[the north west]

just dumb

 

[soltheman]

 

[rossh123]

Originally Posted by aubstuh86

idiot

 

[wraith aka invincible]

Originally Posted by we gettin kufi

Originally Posted by Wraith aka invincible

 

[mike rocks nikes]

thats what that ****** gets...

 

[picknroll]

Damn broad got 419'd

 

[0cks]

Christmas came early for RavageBx

 

[knowledgethefoundation]

Originally Posted by mike rocks nikes

thats what that ****** gets...

 

[lurkin2long]

i dont even feel bad for her, thats terrible

nursing administrator, she couldnt have been that dumb with that job title.

 

[black milk]

Originally Posted by 0cks

Christmas came early for RavageBx

i literally busted out laughing

 

[breakinyourankles]

Them Nigerians

 

[nothingbefore]

and her hubby is broke also


would straight up

smack her super hard