To all those that have been victims of the dreaded nigerian 419 scam, I understand your predicament and I will shed some light on how not to fall for that scam again. There are many variations of the scam, but a common trait is the victim getting an email.

A brief history of the scam is in order:

Nigeria, a country located in west africa is blessed with natural resources, but cursed with the most corrupt leaders one can imagine. The whole country runs on corruption....