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Knox County Sheriff warns about e-mail scams in area
Friday, December 15, 2006
GALESBURG - The Knox County Sheriff's Department is warning residents about recent e-mail scams they have been investigating in our area.
Police say there are warning signs that should make people suspicious of these scams.
- The person sending you an e-mail is from Nigeria or another country.
- You received information without requesting it.
- Your computer will identify the e-mail as spam.
One scam, dubbed the Nigerian scam, promises large rewards for helping rich businessmen or government officials leave the country. The exact details vary, but the end result is that the scammer will send the victim a cashier's check or money order. The victim is instructed to cash the check, return the majority of money to the scammer, then keep the remainder. These checks can appear real and it can take several weeks before discovering they are forgeries.