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419 Scammer Gets Scammed

Posted by michael on from the breast-friends dept.

johnduffell writes "There's a lot of awareness of 419 scams at the moment, including a report from the BBC of a baiter who managed to get $80 and a birthday card by courier! He did this by convincing the scammer that he was in the Church of the Painted Breast and there's even a photo of the scammer with his breast painted! Presumably the scammers are hoping that the scammees are as stupid as they are."

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  1. Re:There's no way they could really press charges. by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Informative

    Didn't they arrest 500 people last month for running these scams? Ah, yes, here's the link:

    Scammers arrested.

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  2. Re:Not All Nigerians are Scammers by cherokee158 · · Score: 5, Informative

    That's true, but Nigeria is alsoa country where people will deliberately block your car while a grease monkey crawls under it and wrecks your transmission...coincidently just a block down the street from a repair shop. (Source: The World's Most Dangerous Places)

    Nigeria is a cesspool of lawlessness and violence. Stereotyping isn't always fair, but it may just save your life.