Scams originating in West African countries usually involving fraud or identity theft via the Internet, due to corruption on the part of government officials in those countries and a general acquiescence on the part of the same officials to do anything about said scams.
One of the worst things that can happen on the Internet involves what I call Ghanarrhea. The symptoms include an abnormal flow of funds from your pocket into the pockets of these email scammers in Ghana.
by pentozali January 25, 2008