John Rempel is another man added to the list of suckers that have fallen for the Nigerian Email Scam. Though he didnt lose as much as the woman that lost $400,000 in the same type of scam, his might actually be an even worse scenario.  He flew overseas, and corresponded in person with his scammers…

A “Lawyer” contacted him by email and said he had a long lost multi-millionaire relative who had passed, had no family, and wanted to leave his money for him. There were just going to be some taxes and fees to get the 12.8 million dollars transferred to him.

“He was told to open an account at a bank in London. That required a $5,000 minimum deposit.

He became skeptical.

“His uncle gave him $10,000 cash and money for a plane ticket. He was going to London to make sure it was legitimate.”

In London, Rempel met some people and handed over the $10,000.

“Then he got an e-mail from a government department — he’s not sure which country — saying he owed $250,000 on tax on his inheritance. Rempel spoke to his contact, who told him they negotiated the fee down to $25,000.”

So guess what, good old John got his uncle to send him $25,000 more dollars. And gave them that too.

The story is not half way done, the scammers got even more out of the poor guy, with more fees and excuses.  They promised him millions in cash, but ultimately took him and his family for $150,000. You have to read the whole thing to believe it.

Money doesn’t come for free… Lesson Learned? If you want to read the whole story, check it out here

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