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419 Scam Costs Britons 8.4m GBP in 2002

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-gotta-be-kidding dept.

Albanach writes "In this article the Scotland on Sunday newspaper reports figures from the UK's National Criminal Intelligence Service which show 150 Britons were caught out by the Nigerian 419 scam and its variations in 2002, with a total loss of 8.4m GBP ($13.3m US)or around 57,000 GBP ($90,000 US) a head. "

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  1. Cried Wolf... by 1nv4d3r · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I feel bad for that one actual Nigerian ex-royal who actually is trying to smuggle out his/her money and make a new life. Who's gonna believe them now?

    Oh, wait...the British, I guess. Nevermind.

  2. Re:How stupid can people be? by Cheerio+Boy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I know it is not politically correct, but i tend to agree with you. Some people are just that : stupid.

    Sons of suits - they only have intelligence enough to be suits. Not that they don't have the potential for change but they are unlikely to do so.

    Unfortunately, if you look closer, they are a vast majority. Hope it changes in the next generations, but I think is too much to wish...

    Hmm...I know this will go down in a flurry of jokes but the culture should change at least somewhat IMHO due to Geeks having kids. Hopefully the Geeks of the world will educate their children better thus making them a little more resistant to standard suit-level intelligence.

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