Legal Question in International Law in Nigeria

nigeria holding a usa citizen and funds.

foriegn limitations office in nigeria is holding funds I'm the beneficiary of due to a debt, the amount of the debt is 10% of the amount they are holding. I am not in nigeria but in the u.s. now, the director is asking I pay the debt before they allow the wire transfer to my bank account. i am asking them to please either deduct the amount due and i will sign consent to that effect or to wire me the amount of the debt, i will in turn send it back to them in a form of a payment and then they can allow the processing of the remaining balance of the wire. he refuses and in the meantime my fiance he being held in nigeria. he is a us citizen who was contracted to manage distribution and marketing of applicances. he nor i have the amount of money to settle the debt. we were hoping to settle all debts (taxes, insurance, etc.) with the payment from the project. basically he is a prisoner in this country. the government nor the company who contracted him can or will help. i am asking what legal recourse can we possibly take to settle the debt, have them release the wire to my bank account, which i am the beneficiary to and who can we get my fiance back to the united states? any assistance is greatly and sincerely appreciated.


Asked on 8/16/08, 11:27 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
1st Attorneys Nigeria 1st Attorneys

Re: nigeria holding a usa citizen and funds.

This is a classical case of a scam.

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Answered on 8/18/08, 11:31 pm
Daniel Press Chung & Press, P.C.

Re: nigeria holding a usa citizen and funds.

Sounds like you are not the beneficiary of anything, but rather the victim of one of the oldest scams in the book. If a US Citizen is there and being held, contact the US Secret Service, which handles these matters.

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Answered on 8/17/08, 1:48 am
Okey Onyekanma Inns Law Firm

Re: nigeria holding a usa citizen and funds.

Your question is not very clear. It is my understanding that you have funds in Nigeria and a certain office has refused to release the money until you pay 10% of the total sum to them.

At the same time your fiance is been held.

Now who is holding your fiance anf how did you come im contact with this fund being held in Nigeria.

Also the office you mentioned is very strange to me. I have a gut feeling that this may be a scam.

My advise is tread carefully

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Answered on 8/17/08, 9:24 am


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