http://www.bankinfo.com/security/snigerian.html Nigerian Fee Scam http://www.state.gov/www/global/narcotics_law/1997_narc_report/money.html Three Nigerian nationals were indicted on charges that they conspired with others to defraud several German nationals out of more than $800,000. This Nigerian scheme involved the promise to release $22.3 million on deposit with the Central Bank of Nigeria once certain fees had been paid. Approximately $500,000 in fees were initially paid in three installments by the Germans directly to an account in London, England. The defendants then made an additional demand for a 1.5 per cent "cable and communication charge" totaling $330,000. On May 13, 1994, $330,095 was wire transferred from a Luxembourg bank, an account belonging to the victims, to one of the defendant's personal accounts at Boatmen's First National Bank of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After the money was credited to the account, the defendant was directed by the other co-defendants to conduct numerous transactions to dissipate the funds. This included the purchase of several luxury cars, a night club, and several large wire transfers to the People's Republic of China, England, and Washington D.C. The German victims never received the $22.3 million.