Posted on 07/03/2007 1:54:07 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter
These Nigerian scam-meisters have now sunk to a new low -- if such a concept could even be possible!
ping
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It’s called scambaiting, it can be fun as hell if you do it right.
goto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting
The choices are:
Report it.
Delete it.
Make fun of it.
This guy chose option #3:
http://bleakworld.com/2007/07/01/im-gonna-be-so-rich/
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
> Its called scambaiting, it can be fun as hell if you do it right.
goto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting
Now *that* looks like a real hoot! Thanks for the steerage!
Cheers
*DieHard*
> How come those guys never send me these opportunities? I could sure use the money.
Maybe you got a better spam filter than I do? Crikey but they make me sick.
Amazing how many people fall for the Nigerian scammers.
In one case, a legal secretary stole $2 million of the law firm’s money figuring she’d struck it rich.
NBC’s Chris Hansen did a segment on this——a smalltown official actually looted the town’s treasury of a million bucks (and ponied up $70,000 of his own money) in anticipation of a payoff-—the official is now in jail.
Hansen then flew all over the world and met with some of the scammers........pretending he fell for the scam. NBC rented a London nightclub and staffed it with actors, to lure one scammer.
Apparently there’s not much you can do legally to these Nigerians.
It is so lucrative, would not be surprised to learn the Nigerian gov’t is in on it (I would suggest Chris Hansen follow-up that angle).
Scam them!
Pull a scam on them like one of these:
http://www.419eater.com/html/john_boko.htm
(THIS ONE is the Best. I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair.)
http://www.dumbentia.com/gallery_scammers.html
http://www.419eater.com/html/trophy_room.htm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1171049/posts
http://www.419fun.com/baits.htm
Have fun
Ping
Jilly’s got your cash and gone. :-)
PINGING you.
I suggest going along with the deal and playing them for as long as possible. If they are Nigerians, you can tell right away by their lack of grammar skills. Agree to meet and send the police.
I didn’t know the guys spreading these messages were actually Nigerians. I though the name came from the first scam of this kind which was about some ex Nigerian minister’s family trying to send dirty cash out of the country.
Please confirm that link(doesn't work). I would love to read it.
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