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Nigerian Scam Artists Taken For $33,000

Posted by timothy on from the respectfully-for-your-most-elegant-attention-and-regards dept.

smitty777 writes "An Australian woman who was being used by a group of Nigerian scam artists stole over $33,000 from the group who employed her. Her bank account was being used to funnel the cash from a dodgy internet car sales website. Irony aside, it makes one wonder how these folks ever got the nerve to go to the police with this matter. Those of you wondering, this article offers some answers to the question of why so many of these scams originate from this area."

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  1. If you steal money that has been stolen .. by roguegramma · · Score: 4, Informative

    .. you end up in jail and the money isn't yours either.

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  2. Misleading summary on /.? That's unpossible! by oneplus999 · · Score: 5, Informative

    She didn't steal it from the scammers, she stole it from the victims and then just didn't forward the money to the scammers like she was "supposed" to. This isn't a story of comeuppance or anything... just someone other than Nigerians ending up with the money. And of course the Nigerians didn't file the complaint... the victims did.

  3. Re:Hello, I am a Nigerian Prince and you're a mark by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Why yes, it sure is a whole lot easier to try to scam people than be enterprising and clever and provide something economically useful.

    Uh, yeah, actually it is.

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