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The Nigerian fraud is active again. Please visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2308887.stm for information about the latest versions - online web sites!!!

Yes, I still can't believe that people fall for those!! I get like 10 a day and I always read them aloud to my boyfriend. "Oh look!" I'll say. "I got a message from Orogoth Manovev of the Nigerian Bank!" And he'll go, "Is this a Confidential Message?" <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> And I'll say, "Oh Yes, apparently they've been looking for me for a while!" It's just tooooooo funny <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I get several of those emails on a daily basis. I'm so tired of that [censored]! I'm definitely going to setup a rule for those emails now. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

I wonder if it would be a good idea to have a section here showing all the different versions we get? I had a real sob story one a few weeks back and I'm only sorry now I didn't keep it for you to laugh at! I agree I really can't believe that people are still falling for it - but that report said that there are several Americans waiting in London hotels every day to meet people who've e-mailed them.

Hi All!

A friend loves getting these '419 scams' and always acts on them, leading the scammer on long wild goose chases.

He pointed me to a site where the potential victims *really* turn the tables, sometimes resulting in the scammer taking intercontinental flights to finalize the non-existant deal. :devil:

Reading some of the stories had me laughing so hard, I came very close to having an accident IYKWIM!

http://www.419eater.com/

*hugs*

Emma

They've never been anything BUT active on eBay. This girl had a little fun with them tho.

http://www.bustedupcowgirl.com/scampage.html