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A Day in the Life of a Nigerian Scammer

Posted by Zonk on from the lots-of-badly-typed-email dept.

prostoalex writes "The media made a Nigerian scammer's career look too easy. Get online, introduce yourself as a corrupt government official willing to take the money out of the country, and wait for the wire transfers from victims to start rolling in. So, the Associated Press takes us through a day in life of Nigerian scammer. It's a life that takes place in Internet cafes with aged screens and free Webmail accounts. However, by the end of the article the AP talks about some people who have made a good career out of it - three cars, two houses. That is, until the next crackdown comes along."

2 of 196 comments (clear)

  1. But... by HeroreV · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, but do they run Linux?

  2. A Day in the Life by sound+vision · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I read the news today oh boy 3,000 holes in Windows Long-... Vista And though the holes were rather small They had to exploit it all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the OK yeah you fill in the rest.