The FBI unit working these cases will be happy to confirm most do originate in Africa even if the money ultimately ends up elsewhere.
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm#nigerian Best regards, ______________________________ Al Rowland -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of fingers Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 2:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Networking in Africa... > There seem to be a lot of ISPs who get little slices of IP from > satellite carriers like emperion.net in Denmark. Much of the 419 spam > I get from Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and other west African > countries originates in cybercafes with satellite links. i don't know if I've ever actually received 1 of those spam messages from a host inside Nigeria