do nigerian letter scams originate in nigeria 
not necessarily of the nigerian letter scam criminals who could be traced 71 lived in the united states nigeria accounted for the next highest portion at 8 6if you believe you have been a victim you can file a complaint with the criminal investigative division of the u s secret service office of homeland security u s citizens or residents should label the correspondence no financial loss for your database or loss depending upon your circumstance and additional information about nigerian fraud scams can be found on the fbi s website 