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Nigerian Scammers Scammed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the who-scams-the-scammer-scammers dept.

sbinning writes "At least one Nigerian scammer has had the tables turned. A website admin retaliates against the fraudsters, with hilarious results." From The Age article: "When he found a willing victim, his anti-scam unfolded in much the same way as a typical 419 scam, promising payment only after a substantial investment had been laid down — in this case the receipt of a series of commissioned wooden carvings from a local artist. With some creative photo editing, Shiver Metimbers was able to string along his quarry with claims that the two carvings sent had mysteriously been damaged enroute, the first through a mysterious shrinking process, and the second by a rogue African hamster."

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  1. Give me a bloody break mods! by birge · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Overfuckingrated? Maybe it wasn't the worlds most incisive post, but come on. This moderation thing isn't supposed to be used to just take down things you disagree with.

    Well, goodbye /. that was the moronic moderation that broke the camel's back. Maybe moderation shouldn't be anonymous...

    1. Re:Give me a bloody break mods! by bhiestand · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      "Overfuckingrated" is the only DOWNMOD that applies to your OVERLY RATED post. 2 is way too high for the worthless read. It is now, and should be, a "1". Troll, Flamebait, and Offtopic aren't appropriate. "Overfuckingrated" is, so shutup and deal with it. Not that we want asshats like you on slashdot anyways. Go back to hugging your pillow in room 36-387.

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  2. Do you realize what you're talking about? by m874t232 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nigerians have a life expectancy of 47 years, a per capita GDP of $1400, and 60% of the population below the already low Nigerian poverty line. Compare that with a life expectancy of 77 years, a per capita GDP of $42000 in the US, and 12% of the population below the US poverty line--most of even those wealthy by Nigerian standards. 47% of Nigerian exports go to the US, so we are benefitting greatly from their natural resources. The average age in Nigeria is 18, meaning that many young people are going to have a hard time finding reasonable work, even if they have managed to learn how to read and write and use a PC.

    In the face of such disparities, it's easy to understand why many Nigerians wouldn't think twice about attempting E-mail scams: their view of us is that we have way too much money and it won't hurt us if the dumbest of us part with some of that money. You're probably spending more on electricity for your PC than these people have to live on.

    Get some perspective. If one of your neighbors were pulling a Nigerian scam on you, play your little games with them, but don't screw around with the lives of people that you should be feeling compassion for. The way to stop the flood of Nigerian scams is for the rich nations to stop contributing to poverty in Africa, not to play games with desparate people.