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Nigerian 419 Scams.... Now Coming To A Mailbox Near You!!
See, i've been getting a lot of this stuff of late. I dunno... i think it's cos i leave ma mail addy lying all over the place. Sometimes though i use just "anon@anon.non" when i dont wanna be known. So i figure it's these african sites that have been submitting my address to spammers.Anyways... have you heard about the Nigerian 419 scams? It's named after the clause in the Nigerian Law that made it illegal [tell me if i'm wrong here]: Someone approaches u and proposes a very tempting "business deal". Normally u dont have to do anything... u sit back and the money goes in ur bank accout... but of course sometimes the money does LEAVE ur account. Shit is... i cant belive ppl are actually that greedy enough to fall for it. Nothing is funnier than the stories they concoct when making these "business proposals". I think they wud be better fiction writers than conmen. Here's one funny one i got today:
"I am General Bibiola Waritimi (RETIRED); Address,
Plot 35 Anifowoshe street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
I am contacting you courtesy of an internet address
listing; THIS IS NOT A SPAM MAIL, and I appeal to you
to exercise a little patience and read through my
letter, and I guarantee you will not have wasted your
time.
As you are probably aware, Liberia, a West African
Territory was embroiled in a protracted civil war for
many years. This war of attrition eventually attracted....."
Plot 35 Anifowoshe street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
I am contacting you courtesy of an internet address
listing; THIS IS NOT A SPAM MAIL, and I appeal to you
to exercise a little patience and read through my
letter, and I guarantee you will not have wasted your
time.
As you are probably aware, Liberia, a West African
Territory was embroiled in a protracted civil war for
many years. This war of attrition eventually attracted....."
To read the full *business proposal* click here
