Email from this morning.

Feb 15, 2002 10:20

What the Hell is this?

FROM: MR.MILLA
TEL:2783-710-1023
FAX:2783-9295-727

Dear Sonja ( Read more... )

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'What the Hell is this?' ladymoonshine February 15 2002, 10:19:04 UTC
I'd say it's a golden opportunity to make a lot of money that you don't deserve and then have it all stripped away along with all the money you had prior to the arrangement and then you might even get to go to jail since money laundering is illegal. Wee! Fun! I guess if you need some excitement in your life this might be one way to get it. I've heard bungee jumping is fun and exciting too though.

How do these people get away with these kinds of mailings? I feel sorry for the people who actually fall for it. I hope it's not many. But really, you'd think the people sending these out would have been apprehended by now, especially since there's all that contact info there, and this is certainly not the first time it

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todfox February 15 2002, 10:38:02 UTC
I have gotten email like this before. It is known as the "Nigerian Scam" (because that is where it most often originates and you can find more information here.

Amazingly, even though it seems like no one would fall for this, our government reports that Americans have been defrauded to the tune of millions of dollars by scams like this!

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