Usually the Nigeria scams deal with checks... They'll pay with a bogus check
above the purchase price (for some bogus reason) and then expect a check
from you for the difference in overpayment... I suspect similar things could
be done with credit cards... Personally, I would be suspect of *anything*
originating in Nigeria...

A quick search via Google for [nigeria "credit card" scam] returned this
(among others):
http://blog.glennf.com/archives/003809.html

Basically, if it smells fishy, it probably is...

Typical Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud.  They'll send you a bogus cashiers
check and expect you Western Union cash back for their "shippers".  The
check will bounce later.  A lot of banks recognize these fake checks now.

For the humour in all this see http://www.419eater.com

-bp

[snicker]

Not too hard to figure out.  It's not his credit card.

We run a hydraulic parts business, and according to our credit card
merchant services, you should watch out for Indonesian buyers, because
they've had experience from those jokers.  These buyers are usually
fake, or use stolen cards.  I don't know how true it, because it's all
hearsay from their customer support.

Hi
They will want stuff fast and usually a couple of thousand's worth of stuff
they can easily sell on
The card (numbers) will go through the machine then after you've sent the
stuff, be rejected by the credit card company, we had one attempt from the
Far East but checked it out with the card company before sending & the name
& where they lived didn't add up to the delivery address.
Some poor soul had his card stolen while on holiday & they were milking it
before it came up as a declined transaction.
If we hadn't taken advice, we'd have been caught out, I hope this helps
someone else
Hilary

Just so you'all know just how bad it can get, I was selling a large
rotational molding machine and received an inquiry from an Egyptian
rotomolding company. Someone in the industry clued me in to them, so to
insure that I wouldn't get burned, I required an irrevocable letter of
credit. However, even with those, it can be possible to not get paid,
depending upon the way the letter is set up and the requirements for Proof
of Delivery, etc.

Fortunately my bank advised that, while they could handle the transaction,
they were not expert and advised that I use a bank that deals with this
stuff every day. After the bank set up the conditions for the L.O.C.,
using an intermediary clearing bank, the Egyptian company realized that
their funds would not come back to them, no way, no how, and I never heard
from them again.

Moral of the story: a little knowledge can be dangerous, and it's NEVER a
sale until the check clears.

PS> be careful with wire transfers and giving out your bank account number!

Bart F.

These are just simple credit card stolen numbers.  I sell
compressors all over the world and got bit by one of these
deals a couple of years ago.  I called my processing center
to get the purchase approved, got the money and shipped the
goods.  Almost 60 days later, I got contacted by my credit
card processor to supply all the pertinent information along
with copies of shipping info.  After another 30 days, they
determined that it was a stolen card number and charged my
account back for the full amount.  Since I only make around
10%, I was out over $6000!

While Mastercard says that the credit card holder is covered
from fraudulent use, they screw the merchants to cover these
losses!  I am still trying to fight this.

Don't take any card for more than you can afford to lose
without calling the issuing bank and verifying the ownership
of the account first.

Just my $.02