tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9833659.post116379559912259488..comments2015-05-13T03:44:41.059-07:00Comments on Ray Succre - Specific: What the F**k is the Deal with Nigeria?Ray Succrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13087610499975835662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9833659.post-1164146455883564472006-11-21T14:00:00.000-08:002006-11-21T14:00:00.000-08:00I'm getting some that say "You've won the British ...I'm getting some that say "You've won the British lottery, give me your personal info." I find that interesting, since the emails also say you can't win the lottery unless you're a UK citizen, and yet they want to know about arranging for overseas payments. <BR/>Which, you know, maybe expats can win, but I'm still not one of 'em.Rachel Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809200114845688711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9833659.post-1164052530331511482006-11-20T11:55:00.000-08:002006-11-20T11:55:00.000-08:00Thanks. I just checked my email around nine minut...Thanks. I just checked my email around nine minutes ago and had six of these Nigerian scams in my inbox. This took place in less than seven hours. Annoying. Of interest is that among the miriad of Nigerian "help-me-and-give-me-your-personal-information" scams, there are a few from other places. There's been a rise in these scams coming from Israel, a few from Ireland, and a rather large amount of them stating their in Nigeria, but the IP's are all from the UK.Ray Succrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087610499975835662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9833659.post-1164030438608189882006-11-20T05:47:00.000-08:002006-11-20T05:47:00.000-08:00So there was an article in the New Yorker about so...So there was an article in the New Yorker about some yo-yo pastor who fell for one of the Nigerian scams, and got himself hugely into debt and then hugely into legal trouble.<BR/><BR/>Dumbass.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to find the article again and give you the issue, etc. It's worth a read.<BR/><BR/>RachelRachel Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809200114845688711noreply@blogger.com