The Scam Alert Blog

Nigeria, home to many wonderful things, and unfortunately what seems to be the home country of a large percentage of online scams. Well, from this area of the world comes the latest online scam, detailed here, that targeted residents of The Cayman Islands. Basically, a job opening would appear in the classified section of the newspaper. When responded to, the “job” would be cashing counterfeit traveler’s checks and money orders, keeping 10% of the money and sending the rest to the “employer” located in, you guessed it… Nigeria.

If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.