a referência no artigo a 900 milhões pode ser apenas um erro de typing ( no Jornal de Négocios tb acontece frequentemente)
este tipo de fraude chama-se "black money"
aqui podem ver uma reportagem da ABC News, em que um "vigarista" explica ao jornalista a fraude:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/popup?id=2938 ... nt=&page=1
este tipo de fraude chama-se "black money"
The black money scam, sometimes also known as the 'wash wash scam', is a scam where con artists attempt to fraudulently obtain money from a victim by persuading him or her that piles of banknote-sized paper in a trunk or a safe is really money which has been dyed black (e.g. to avoid detection by customs). The victim is persuaded to pay for chemicals to wash the "money" with a promise that he will share in the proceeds.
The black money scam first appeared around the year 2000. It is yet another variation of what is known as advance fee fraud.
aqui podem ver uma reportagem da ABC News, em que um "vigarista" explica ao jornalista a fraude:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/popup?id=2938 ... nt=&page=1