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Fighting the Nigerian Money Scam

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the laughter-is-the-best-medicine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One of the most notorious spams, the Nigerian Money Scam, or 419, has reared its head again with the recent arrest of a California woman who embezzled $2.1 million from her law firm. However, anti-spammer Brad Christensen has apparently been having some success scamming the scammers. This exhibit contains some of his more successful exchanges. It seems he even managed to get some of the Nigerians to fly around the world to meet him. All in all, Bravo!"

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  1. Don't Try This At Home by istartedi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As great as it might sound to make a bunch of spammers fly around the world, a reminder is in order.

    These are crooks. They break laws. They're not nice people. They might be desperate. If they get mad, they might kill you.

    OK, maybe you think you can conceal your identity. Maybe you think your black belt or that Beretta you carry under your suit jacket will pull you through in a pinch. Are you willing to bet your life on it?

    If this gives you even the least ammount of doubt, just leave it up to the pros--FBI, etc.

    --
    For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?