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Interview With a Convicted 419 Scammer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-am-the-prince-of-your-heart dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scam awareness website www.scam-detectives.co.uk has published a two part interview with convicted Nigerian 419 scammer, 'John.' 'John' talks about his experiences of scam victims, how he gains their trust and convinces them to part with their money, and how he would go back for another 'bite' after the original scam, posing as a law enforcement official who has apprehended the scammer and recovered the funds ... for a fee, of course."

3 of 184 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Sounds credible by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    a student visa, not check your background, pay you benefits for as long as you want

    When did Slashdot become The Daily Mail? Getting a student visa isn't as easy you think (they do check your background. You know, to make sure you're a student, for a start) and you can't claim benefits if you're here on a student visa.

  2. Re:Haha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Escalation of committment - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalation_of_commitment

  3. Re:Shock news! high income tempts youth into crime by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 4, Informative

    How do this get modded up? It seems like the only kind of people that you can stereotype and prejudice safely are the rich.

    No, one may safely stereotype and prejudice fat people too. You can tease them all day long and they still can't run fast enough to catch up and beat the everloving shit out of you.

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