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419er Lost in Space

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the someone-will-fall-for-it dept.

rjp writes "The Register has what is probably the best 419 scam attempt ever! 419er's in space, if only! As always, check out 419 eater for more 419 goodness."

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  1. Scams by mikeleemm · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Gotta love these scams, wonder if anyone still falls for them, obviously it just takes one person. I'm sure more likely are the Ebay/Paypal and bank account phishing scams.

  2. What's a 419? by temojen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What's a 419 scam? Does this refer to some obscure US penal code number? I've recieved the Nigerian money-laundering spam letters, and it's variants, but I've never heard of it referred to as a 419 scam.

  3. The way these scams work. by Matrix2110 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The way these scams work is that if you send it to enough people, sooner or later somebody is going to buy into it no matter what and that is scary.

    I just wonder how many people already have fallen for this one.

  4. Re:Whoops. by Zarf · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actually they got it backwards in the e-mail. He needs to stay in orbit or he'll die. He has no bones left after 14 years in Zero-G. Poor schmuk.

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