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Nigerian Phishing Jackpot Hit In Tragic Child Neglect Case?

The possibility that a Nigerian Internet artiste may have just reeled in a green card appears to have been overlooked in what is otherwise a horrible case of child neglect.   

Hate to say it about wardship of the state, but it sounds like those kids are in better places. I’m guessing six kids face low odds of being placed together.

Questions:

Are the details of the yearlong Internet romance going to be summited as evidence in court?

Did he represent himself as a tribal chieftain, relative of a recently deposed African dictator, etc., and was there a promise of remuneration in exchange for certain entirely legal but preferably discreet banking activities? 

Did the marriage in fact take place, and where is the loving husband?

Can you get a green card, or any kind of U.S. visa, when your American Internet spouse is in jail?

Topics: Internet

  Posted by Jules Crittenden at 9:38 am on Thursday, January 31, 2008

6 Responses to “Nigerian Phishing Jackpot Hit In Tragic Child Neglect Case?”

1. Mgmax Says:
   January 31st, 2008 at 10:34 am

   What is an “ATM card with money on it”? Are there really ATM cards like prepaid phone cards? What would be the point of something less convenient than, but as easy to lose as, cash?

   If there is in fact no such thing, what does it say that reporters report that blithely? If she’d said she left them in the care of a St. Bernard who knew how to cook and bathe them, would they have believed that too?

2. Consul-At-Arms Says:
   January 31st, 2008 at 10:42 am

   A couple of points regarding immigrant visas (which result, eventually, in green cards) for spouses of U.S. citizens:

   First, somebody has got to file the paperwork. Normally the “petitioner” would be the American husband or wife. There are filing/application fees that DHS expects to be paid. I don’t know if someone in jail is actually prohibited from filing a petition, but it would certainly make it more difficult.

   Second, even after DHS approves an I-130 petition, the applicant or “beneficiary” has to convince a consular officer (in Lagos?) that, among other things, they overcome a “public charge” ineligibility. That means the petitioner has to provide an affidavit of support with sufficient evidence (normally the last federal income filing) showing their income exceeds 125 percent of the poverty level for their family size, INCLUDING the beneficiary. Again, difficult to do from jail.

   Could be tough going, even if the marriage is genuine.

3. The_Real_JeffS Says:
   January 31st, 2008 at 8:45 pm

   I say, go ahead and bring her new hubby over here, arrest him as he walks off the plane for spamming Americans with malicious intent, and after a scrupulously fair trial, hang him.

   Then other spammers might think twice about their vile profession.

4. Consul-At-Arms Says:
   February 1st, 2008 at 1:04 am

   I’ve quoted you and linked to you here: http://consul-at-arms.blogspot.com/2008/02/re-nigerian-phishing-jackpot-hit-in.html

5. saltydog Says:
   February 1st, 2008 at 1:39 am

   I wonder if this is the guy I turned down.

6. RebeccaH Says:
   February 1st, 2008 at 11:05 am

   Please, please, let there be no tearful expressions of regret and remorse on national TV, and eventual reunion with the kids. This sorry excuse for a human should be forcibly sterilized so she can’t ever reproduce again (what are the chances any of the kids have the same father?).

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