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According to the UK 'Times', Nigerians are forging passports and cheques on an “industrial scale” and that huge numbers of false documents are passing through provincial British airports. Millions in bogus cheques are sent by post.

The fraudsters are so resourceful that when the British High Commission set up a telephone line (in Lagos) to book appointments for visas, fraudsters hijacked the lines and attempted to charge applicants to arrange visa interviews.

So, take care of your UK passport and bear in mind that if you have used a new 'Tony B. Liar' style UK passport at an airport without proper electronic shielding, (which you can probably add yourself for pennies) - it has probably been cloned already. And when you and your family go on holiday, the burglars will know and will have your home address that they will have scanned from your unsafe 'Tony B.Liar' passport at the airport as you leave.

IMO: I've never known a dishonest Nigerian, but these rackets do occur on a enormous scale; you can tell this from what's happening to your own emails - often 90% spam, 10% legit.. It is like having your house infested with rodents, all with UK Govt permits..