How "419" scams work.

[bill brooks]

its sad that ur brother got scammed i live in ireland and know of people been scamed the same way, unfortunatly he is stuck to pay back the bank the only way to do this(i work in a bank) is to go into them explain his misake wich i am sure they know and make an arrangement to pay it back at a low rate every week, law states that if u pay them back at say 20 dollars aweek his credit rating wont be touched? these are things the banks wont tell u, why would they???? not good buisness for them to tell u this, however tell him togo and make this offer and be more alert next time 20 dollars a week cant b hard to find. all the best

Originally Posted by cleo

Hi. I just found this site and registered about 2 minutes ago. I am trying to find out what to do if you are left "holding the bag" . My brother was scammed out of about 3 thousand dollars that the bank now tells him he has to pay back. After he realized it was a Nigerian scam he contacted the police and the FBI because he didn't know what to do. Any advice out there? Is he responsible for the entire amount even though the bank made money available on a fraudulent check? Please let me know, anyone, if you have any info. He is worried about his credit because he doesn't have the money to pay back the bank and they told him they would ruin his credit. He is young- early 20's and thought he was getting an amazing 'deal' on this junk car he was trying to sell.

Thank you in advance for any help you may offer.