Showing posts with label africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label africa. Show all posts

Friday, March 28, 2008

The Nigerian Scam (As Seen On TV) - How To Protect Yourself From It

One of the most common e-mail cozenages today is called the "Nigerian Scam" (also known as the Nigerian Letter or 419 fraud). Although the Nigerian Scam come ups from the state of Nigeria, word forms of the cozenage have got originated from other parts of Africa and Europe. Although the current word form of the Nigerian Scam looks to have got started in Federal Republic Of Nigeria during the 1970s, an early version called the "Spanish Prisoner Letter" have been around since the Center Ages.

Normally, the cozenage gets with a letter, facsimile or e-mail, sent out by a household of a rich Nigerian political figure who is currently in prison house or dead. The household cannot addition entree to the "frozen account" that incorporates billions of dollars, but the money can be deposited into a foreign depository financial institution account. The household must happen aliens willing to have a part of this money for safekeeping. In exchange for doing so, the receiver is able to maintain up to 40% of the sum investment. What Crap!

What's worse, is that these e-mail cozenages incorporate honorable information about a existent political figs decease or imprisonment, making this cozenage look legit. The 2nd portion of the classic Nigerian Scam gets when a "victim" gives his/her depository financial institution business relationship number(s) to the transmitter in order to have the money. From this point on, the Nigerian Scam creative person will either utilize this information to make clean out the victims full depository financial institution business relationship or direct a sham tellers bank check as a partial payment. Either way... You Are Screwed!

I urge on you to be extremely cautious when receiving these e-mails. NEVER give out your personal information (especially banking info) to a complete stranger, no substance what issues or jobs he/she is facing. Because, in time, they may go YOUR problems!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Farmers to Profit From Sh10 Million Marketing Plan - AllAfrica.com

Maureen Ongwae

Africa Now, a community development body, have launched a Sh10 million undertaking to hike fruit farmers' income.

The undertaking in western Republic Of Kenya takes to heighten the cultivation, processing and selling of fruits. It covers Homa Bay, Vihiga and Busia territories and will develop husbandmen on dirt preservation methods, little scale of measurement endeavor direction and marketplace access.

It will aim 3,000 farmers.

"When husbandmen procedure and bundle merchandises then they make not run out early hence their fight in the marketplace increases," said Africa Now state director, Mister Saint David Otieno.

Africa Now supplies husbandmen with equipment, including solar panels, needed to procedure the fruits into juices, jams and marmalades.

The undertaking will be expanded into other parts in Nyanza and Horse Opera states from adjacent twelvemonth where it is expected to assist relieve poverty.

It is estimated that valued added trade goodss addition net income by more than than 60 per cent.

"We are providing the husbandmen with preparation and at the same clip instruction them how to procedure their fruits and also bundle them in order to increase profits," said Mister Otieno.

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A banana tree processing works have got been built in Horse Opera State and another 1 for pineapple plants in Homa Bay district.

The undertaking is funded by Maendeleo Agricultural Transportation Funds in coaction with Honey Care Africa.

Fruits make well in the region, but husbandmen have been incurring losings owed to mediocre storage.