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People do actually fall for Nigerian 419 scams
March 03, 2003, 12:04:12 pm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29536.html

Wow. You've got to be pretty dim to get sucked into that one, surely. Bet they don't eat much salad.
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#1 People do actually fall for Nigerian 419 scams
March 03, 2003, 12:46:26 pm
I've had that email about ten times, and each time I deleted it! not the most inventive or even clever of scams. I'd say that if you are daft enough to fall for it...
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#2 People do actually fall for Nigerian 419 scams
March 03, 2003, 12:51:40 pm
I've had loads of them - there's a bit of a sport now where you reply and act all innocent just to wind them up....
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#3 People do actually fall for Nigerian 419 scams
March 03, 2003, 12:52:31 pm
what do they say to you when you do?
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#4 People do actually fall for Nigerian 419 scams
March 03, 2003, 01:02:02 pm
Not done it personally, although I have been very tempted. There's a host of sites dedicated to it - try this one:

http://www.savannahsays.com/kizombe.htm
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