Scams originating from Nigeria and other West African countries have been deceiving Queenslanders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars per month for many years. Numerous examples have been recorded of Queenslanders being deceived by African fraudsters with many victims now financially destitute.

Financial scams promise the victim a large return for a small investment. Internet romance scams are very aggressive in nature and target the emotional vulnerabilities of the victim.

These are some of the Nigerians scams that Queenslanders have recently become victim to:

• Request to use a bank account to deposit a large sum of money
• Business opportunity
• Online Relationship
• Fraudulent cheque or credit card scam
• Charity scam