The recent events in NYC require me to speak up.
I was kidnapped on April 14th, 2001 in Nairobi, Kenya, chained on legs and arms, and held for ransom until the FBI and the CDI (Criminal Investigation Department of Kenya) together with my wife could set a trap to catch one of them and get me out. By now, 3 of the 6 have been caught and I am pleased to say that the three will be sentenced tomorrow, September 14th.
Remember the embassy bombing in Nairobi where over 200 people died? I went to see the place where the embassy once stood. Terrible. I cannot even begin to envision what NYC looks like.
Let me get to the point. Once free, I heard that the people that had kidnapped me might be connected with Osama bin Laden. It appears that the Nigerian scams that are floating around are there to raise money for terrorists.
Don't be fooled. Not all scams are simple. Some are so sophisticated, it is almost impossible to detect that they are scams. In my case, after 4 months of negotiations, the kidnappers PAYED for the airline tickets from San Diego to Nairobi, Kenya and return!
America has lost over $100 million dollars on these scams - we don't know how many lives.
Support WONST (Wipe Out Nigerian Scam Team) . Their website is:
http://ktp.wigloo.com/nigscams
To get an idea how these scams can turn out, check out these links:
http://thecatfish.com/english/news.htm
ABC Channel 10 San Diego News reports:
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-87968020010719-000755.html
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-86236320010708-180730.html
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-79924020010601-010604.html
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-74639920010430-090428.html
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/sand/news/stories/news-74082420010425-170440.html
Daily Nation Archive - National Newspaper of Kenya
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/26042001/
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/28042001/index.html
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/10052001/index.html
http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/10052001/News/News41.html
Juergen R. Ahlmann
The Catfish Company
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