| NamePros Regular Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Apr 2004
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| This is the old "Nigerian letter" scam routine gone high tech...............
There are some websites where people "bait" the scammers.
It is hilarious reading, as they string these guys along for months, with the hope of a big payday.
One of the guys is so good at it, that he scams the scammers. He got one guy to send HIM money, not once but twice. He gets them to go to the airport and wait for him to arrive, dress up in funny clothes and hold a sign so he can identify them when he arrives etc.etc. I wonder though what is the fate of the scammer who borrowed money from someone back home and then can't pay it back. Not a pleasant picture, I would think.
I would't recommend anyone try it themselves though as you are dealing with desperate people and they may show up on your doorstep someday. Fake emails and aliases are all needed.
Reading the website is time consuming but good for a few laughs.
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