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[bia]

So I keep getting this in my email and I have gotten it like three times, from three different people in the past week. I am sure that it is completely illegal, but can anyone tell me what it is?? I mean I dunno how they got my email, etc

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[dasvolk]

Those Nigerian scams are so well known in the IT community they're almost legendary.

[bia]

thanks :).

[batmite2000]

They are also called 419 scams, here are some links..

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/22/419_flatshare/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/05/asylum_seeking_mortician/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/aussie_419_victim/
http://419eater.com/

yeah, they suck... :)

[batmite2000]

Here is a really funny one...

http://419eater.com/html/joe_eboh.htm