Email Intercepted and Bank Details Changed (Real Scam Story)

June 19, 2008 by User ImageNaijaEcash · 6 Comments
Filed under: Entrepreneur 

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I got this report and I felt I should share this with all my reader especially those who conduct their business with free web-based email accounts.

TRUE LIFE EMAIL SCAM STORY

A Nigerian who is the head of finance in his organization was instructed to purchase a piece of equipment on behalf of his company. After obtaining the quote from the oversea manufacturer, (a US based company) the deal was sealed for a six digit figure and it was agreed that the manufacturer will start building the equipment once they receive a 50% upfront payment. This was agreed on by both parties and the manufacturer representative sent an invoice containing the Wire Transfer Instructions and the Bank Account details of the manufacturing company to the Nigerian company email address (a free web based account).

Upon receipt of the email, the Nigerian observed that the Name of the beneficiary contained in the Wire Transfer Instruction was a personal name and not the Manufacturing Company Corporate Name. Not suspecting anything at this point, he informed his boss who simply told him to call the manufacturing company on phone and confirm that they actually want the money sent into a personal account. Read more

10 Tips For Creating Business Ideas

June 17, 2008 by User ImageNaijaEcash · 20 Comments
Filed under: Entrepreneur, Investing 

How Do I Create Business Ideas?

You can create new business ideas in any niche you are passionate about by asking yourself 10 questions. Each question forces you to think deep and look for hidden opportunities which others have overlooked (because they were not obvious). I know you have been itching to make yourself stand-out by offering something unique, here is the opportunity, pick a product or service and subject it to the following queries:

  1. Is there a better method of doing this? - Let your imagination run wild, you will be surprised at the kind of business ideas you will come up with. The less it conforms to the norm the better.
  2. Can I make it bigger or smaller? - Sometimes size does make a big difference, that is called creativity in business. Give it a trial.
  3. Can I add something to it, subtracts something from it, or rearrange the order of things? - Bloggers are good at this. They are always adding or subtracting something from their themes to make it stand-out! That is the way to go in tuning and fine tuning your business ideas, until you get the unique business idea that you are willing to execute. Read more

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