Nigerian 'Black Money' Scam Turns Deadly for Two Suspected Con Men

[Mugu]

By JOSEPH RHEE
abcnews.go.com

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.

Both 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.

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.



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[Blue_Tires]

1. wow....stupid enough to fall for it

and stupid enough to kill out of anger...Vilma comes from good stock...

[Chulanowa]

2. If I ever fell for something that asinine, I'd shoot MYSELF

[DCKit]

3. It's not the skill of the con, it's the greed of the "victims". n/t

[Blue_Tires]

4. the most ironic thing is that

as the cousin of an NFL star, it's not like he was destitute...as evidence by his living in a house paid for by Jonathan Vilma's...but as usual, it's always the cousins, distant friends and other assorted leeches who continue to bring down pro athletes with their fuckwittery...