Re: can i trust you with this project
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 brian@barcus.net wrote:
> Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 11:14:46 -0500
> From: brian@barcus.net
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: can i trust you with this project
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 08:14:37PM -0500, Michael Olson wrote:
> > This is probably a hoax. I heard a news account of someone who got
> > ripped off in a northern State for a million dollars or two. Besides,
> > it's illegal and too good to be true.
> >
> Probably? How about absolutely?
>
> This is one of the oldest and most popular con games in the world. Look
> up "Nigerian Scam" or "Advanced Fee Fraud" on Google for more info.
>
> There scam must work. I've been getting a lot more of them lately,
> sometimes as many as two or three a week.
> -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Mary had a crypto key, she kept it in escrow, and everything that Mary
> said, the Feds were sure to know.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
Our University's Director of Security sent around a news article about a
bunch of Nigerians being arrested in South Africa for involvement in wire
fraud in connection with the Nigerian e-mail scam.
I will forward it to anyone who asks by email to teague@email.wcu.edu
David Teague
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