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      06-03-2008, 08:01 PM   #23
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Yeah seriously.. no wonder the Nigerian scam still exists these days... There are still people who are dumb enough to fall for it.. It's one thing to fall prey to an actual person trying to scam people but, you have to be a complete retard if you get scammed by a bot that can't speak/write english.
Back several years ago, my neighbor who was 17 at the time asked me to loan him $500. I asked what for? He showed me the email where a 'Nigerian Prince' needed $1,000 (my friend had the other $500 saved up) to help his friend in America and in return the 'Prince' will pay him back $100,000 for his kindness. I laughed and smacked him in the head and told him it was a scam. This thing is so notorious that there are sites dedicated to catching these bastards.
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Back several years ago, my neighbor who was 17 at the time asked me to loan him $500. I asked what for? He showed me the email where a 'Nigerian Prince' needed $1,000 (my friend had the other $500 saved up) to help his friend in America and in return the 'Prince' will pay him back $100,000 for his kindness. I laughed and smacked him in the head and told him it was a scam. This thing is so notorious that there are sites dedicated to catching these bastards.
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      06-04-2008, 12:07 AM   #25
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lol scam i got emails before from some guy who said hes a laywer who had a client with the same name as me and the guy died and he wanted me to come claim millions and we would split it. lol i lmao till this day
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      06-04-2008, 01:36 AM   #26
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LOL this happens to me all the time wen i post up stuff on craigslist.
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so what should my friend do after he received that check? just throw away all the mail from them? and isn't it bad that he gave his address to them
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so what should my friend do after he received that check? just throw away all the mail from them? and isn't it bad that he gave his address to them
yeah they will probably sue him ... bad decision... you better send me the parts, and ill ship it over to Nigeria for you... be sure to include a cashier's check or money order for $1000 along with it.

I will then give you a tracking number verifiable by TTY/FAX only.
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How do you manage to fall for this? Doesn't it look obvious that it's a scam?

And what's funny is that you still don't understand what the email was about and had to post in forums for help...
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How do you manage to fall for this? Doesn't it look obvious that it's a scam?

And what's funny is that you still don't understand what the email was about and had to post in forums for help...
The kid is 16, man.
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The kid is 16, man.
Oh...now i feel bad for yelling at him.
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why bother? it's all automated... it's like talking to a bot.
Are they really automated? If so, that sucks. I went back and forth with one a few times. I ended up giving false address info, etc. Fianlly he asked me for my number to call and arrange for check delivery. Gave him number of local FBI office. Never heard from him again....
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