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Alexx Kay ([personal profile] alexxkay) wrote2004-04-17 02:44 pm

Best Nigerian Scam ever

My dad sent me this, and I had to share:

Nigerians in Spaaaaaaace...

[identity profile] learnedax.livejournal.com 2004-04-17 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
There's something wonderfully Charlie on the MTA about that premise. Especially where they send him supplies but don't, say, take him back down with them.

[identity profile] cvirtue.livejournal.com 2004-04-17 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent observation!

I can just hear the filk songs now.

[identity profile] herooftheage.livejournal.com 2004-04-18 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
One wonders what "cargo" the Russians keep bringing down instead of the unfortunate Major Tunde? Perhaps they're trading with the space aliens.

Does anyone know why these spams keep popping up? Are they just hacks meant to amuse, do people fall for them, or do marks who think they're going to be con artists get conned by a rip-off service to invest in the spam?
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[identity profile] alexx-kay.livejournal.com 2004-04-19 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
People fall for them. A small percentage, to be sure, but apparently enough to be profitable.