I received the first “nigerian scam” on XING

As a premiere, I received the first Nigerian Scam on XING. It is quite common to receive such requests on LinkedIn, but for me it is the first time on XING.

This is the text:

Hello Sorin Mustaca,

I have partners who I front for to assist source for a foreign partner who could be of help to receive fund for the purpose of various viable investment abroad on their behalf, they are all still in service and want anonymity to protect their reputation in service.I will furnish you with their mode of operations after receiving your readiness.

Regards,
Dr. John Zaffar

 

And the profile of the spammer, pretty fresh (24h), with only 3 contacts. One of these was me:

I erased him as a contact and reported the profile to XING.

 

 

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