[Hopey]

That's exactly what I was saying. It's still the same scam, and it still can be called a "Nigerian scam", regardless of where it is originating from. For some reason I thought the OP mentioned him mailing a cheque to Nigeria, but I re-read it and realized that it didn't say anything about that.

I'm sure Nigerians aren't happy with these scams being named after them, but until they clean up the fraud rings operating freely in their country they don't have a leg to stand on.