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[rivka]

I never received the Melissa virus. I never received the I Love You virus. I've never been forwarded a copy of the Nieman Marcus cookie recipe by a friend who thought it was for real.

But by golly, today I've joined the Internet Community in full. I got a Nigerian scam solicitation in my inbox. I feel so much more a part of things now.

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Yayyy!!!! You're in the club now!!!!!

[fernblatt.livejournal.com]

The Nigerian Oil Scam has a very long and exciting past that goes back before the days of the public internet, and the days before personal computers. This thing goes back to the days when folks would stuff envelopes ( "make thousands of dollars a week stuffing envelopes in the privacy of your own hovel" ) I get several of these per quarter and have for several years now.
Just for funsies go to that Salon link, or simply go to this handy pre-formatted google search --- http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&querytime=g&q=nigerian+oil+scam

And by the way, last year the TBI and FBI found a storefront operation set up to hide the operations of a mass mailing/emailing operation right here in the Nashville area. The office was set up JUST for that purpose. Apparently there are enough folks that actually fall for the
scam. It takes all kinds, ya know....

Congrats!!! ( extends secret handshake )

Re: Yayyy!!!! You're in the club now!!!!!

[tammylc.livejournal.com]

Apparently there are enough folks that actually fall for the scam. It takes all kinds, ya know....

And that's what annoys me so much. Telemarketers - universally despised. But they're still calling, which must mean that the companies find it a profitable form of marketing. Who's buying? And would they please stop!!!

Tammy