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I worked in a bank in their fraud department...had to deal with this stuff all the time...wouldn't beleive how many people actually for these scams...hhhmmm....just notice the date of theis thread.
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I remember reading that an Indian gave such people 5 Lack rupees ( approx 12500 USD). The scammers were eventually caught but the guy's money was never recovered.
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All generalizations are wrong. Even this one.
All generalizations are wrong. Even this one.
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lol yeah i agree with you and reading those Nigerian scam mails are quite entertaining sometimes.
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Sadly many ppl fall for them though 
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I think the risk is worth it on the off chance that it's legit.
On the other hand I once got some spam which filtered through. It was the typical kind of thing that you might expect, but what really tickled me was the fact that they had a few paragraphs from the Hobbit. It's obvious why they did it, but still amusing.
On the other hand I once got some spam which filtered through. It was the typical kind of thing that you might expect, but what really tickled me was the fact that they had a few paragraphs from the Hobbit. It's obvious why they did it, but still amusing.
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Originally Posted by twomers 
I think the risk is worth it on the off chance that it's legit.
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And also the UK lottery 
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Where exactly do you have to put your email address to get spam ?
I have signed up for a dozen of newsletters but I never get any offer from the African banks
I have signed up for a dozen of newsletters but I never get any offer from the African banks
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Originally Posted by The Dude
Sadly many ppl fall for them though
Their greed screws them.
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Where exactly do you have to put your email address to get spam ?
I have signed up for a dozen of newsletters but I never get any offer from the African banks
from having it in my sig and using newsgroups/mailing lists
i get ~400 a day spam
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