[Roscoe]

Bill S's advice is all well and good when you are dealing with Germans but anytime you deal with 'West Africa' you are 99% sure you are being scammed. These Nigerians are not stupid people and counterfeit all types of bank instruments and have had the victim withdraw the funds AFTER the cashiers check cleared only to be told by the bank a week later that it was a fake.

Even with a wire I would wait at least 3 weeks before I touched that money. Stick with Western Union cash.

West Africa IS a fraud wagon. Do the research. That small section on my site devoted to Nigerian frauds is but a pittance. I have probably 1000 emails soliciting scams from Nigerians. Unfortunately I've also recieved dozens of phone calls from people who have lost alot of money.

Roscoe