Nigerian 'Black Money' Scam Turns Deadly for Two Suspected Con Men
Police Say Men Were Killed by Victim of the Fraud
By JOSEPH RHEE


RE The tables were turned with deadly consequences on two African immigrants trying to run a Nigerian "black money" scam on a New York man. Police say the men were killed in retaliation by the victim of the fraud and have identified the suspect as the cousin of NFL player Jonathan Vilma.

Police say two African immigrants trying to run a Nigerian "black money" scam on a New York man were, 
Police say two African immigrants trying to run a Nigerian "black money" scam on a New York man were killed in retaliation by the victim of the fraud, and have identified the suspect as the cousin of NFL player Jonathan Vilma. Both men had been shot in the head inside Vilma's Long Island, New York home, which was littered with pieces of the black paper used in the scam.
(ABC News)
More PhotosBoth men - Sekou Sakor, 31, and Ansu Keita, 32 - had been shot in the head inside Vilma's Long Island, New York home, which was littered with pieces of the black paper used in the scam.

A recent ABC News 20/20 investigation detailed the inner workings of the black money scheme. In the scam, victims are notified by e-mail that they have received a huge windfall in cash that has been coated with black ink so it can be smuggled out of Africa.

Click here to see how the black money scheme works.

The victims are told they have to pay thousands of dollars to buy a special chemical that will clean the black ink off of the cash. The "cash" is actually nothing more than worthless pieces of black construction paper.


PHOTOS: The Secrets Behind the 'Black Money' ScamWATCH: Nigerian Scammer ExposedMore from Brian Ross and the Investigative Team
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7232968&page=1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXkeH61ONM

of course they fail to mention that the scammers are not nigerian!

What has Nigeria got to do with this?