I can"t get the nigerian e-mail to go through it belongs to their bank?

Scary quotes from Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cnp.asp
"Nigeria is recognized as one of the most corrupt places on Earth, having become notorious as a hotbed of international theft, chicanery, and fraud."...
"...and it has been estimated that seventy percent of the goods entering Nigeria are smuggled in."
"...seven of every ten Nigerian citizens earn less than $1 a day."
"...chicanery has become a way of life..."
"...theft has become so much a part of Nigerian culture that those who perpetrate it do so with little fear of punishment..."

These links have more information. Theis is something called the Nigerian 419 Fraud Scheme. Everyone's gotten an email like this, claiming to need our help getting millions out of their bank accounts. Lots of innocent people have given out their own personal bank account and identifying information to these scammers, to their detriment. And some people have even gone so far as to travel to Nigeria and get ambushed, beaten, robbed, etc. It's very scary.

Snopes
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...
Snopes is a great informative website that verifies if certain urban legends are true. Although they handle serious issues like the above, they also have lots of entertaining stories and chain letters. If you haven't been there I recommend going because you can easily spend an hour reading the stories and some are really funny.

If this is part of that kind of situation, this is what the FBI says to do:
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/frauds...
"If you receive a letter from Nigeria asking you to send personal or banking information, do not reply in any manner. Send the letter to the U.S. Secret Service or the FBI. "
"If you know someone who is corresponding in one of these schemes, encourage that person to contact the FBI or the U.S. Secret Service as soon as possible."

The page isn't currenly working, but this Secret Service page cached from January 2007 had these instructions: http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.ht...
"If you have been victimized by one of these schemes, please forward appropriate written documentation to the United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or telephone (202) 406-5850, or contact by e-mail."
"If you have received a letter, but have not lost any monies to this scheme, please fax a copy of that letter to (202) 406-5031."

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