Hi Ryan, That's a good link. Those guys are creative and very persistent. Fun to read, too. Occaisionally I will reply to a 419 scammer and ask a few questions about how much $$ I can get and how soon they can turn it around. I don't usually go past a couple emails before I lose interest. I see this as a public service: While they're composing an email to me, it takes time away from scamming some un-knowing victim. People should try it, you might find it fun. A few months ago they nailed a pair of Nigerians working out of a bungalo only a few miles from me: They aren't all overseas. A lot of them are phishing for personal details to enable identity theft these days, rather than straight-up fraud. You gotta watch what you're doing online these days, no question. But there are plenty of genuinely nice people to be met on the internet as well.
Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/75/77/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia www.busesofthecorn.com
On 28-Nov-06, at 11:22 AM, Ryan Miller wrote: > There are a couple of totally hilarious sites out there where > individuals > have taken on "getting back" at these scammers themselves. Check out: > http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/ |
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