Nigerian Letters
From time to time I check my e-mail filters report to check if anything was blocked with no reason and to have an idea of how much spam I’m getting, check if there is something I can add to the filters to make them more efficient, the works.
Yesterday night I did it again.
One thing that still amazes me is the number of Nigerian Letters I’m getting, an average of 4 every day on my main e-mail account alone. Not the e-mail account for this blog or for internet subscriptions, my business account, the one I keep 'safe'.
Is it possible that people still buy these stories?!
I mean if there weren’t any more gullible folks falling for this scam these guys would stop these e-mails, right?
Yesterday night I did it again.
One thing that still amazes me is the number of Nigerian Letters I’m getting, an average of 4 every day on my main e-mail account alone. Not the e-mail account for this blog or for internet subscriptions, my business account, the one I keep 'safe'.
Is it possible that people still buy these stories?!
I mean if there weren’t any more gullible folks falling for this scam these guys would stop these e-mails, right?
posted by DCveR at 7:27 AM
13 Comments:
There were a famous story with these letters. One guy payed 100.000$, get loaned etc...
I don't know why people believe those mails...
There was a news item recently about these guys, how they run the letter business. One of them said if they send out enough letters, there will be at least one person who will believe.
I worked as a manager of an art store in 97 and got my first nigerian letter through snail-mail, its incredible that ppl actually buys the story after that many years... Hmmm, wonder what the hourly rate distributing those lettes really is?
Do you get the letters in English or in Port?
In Chicago I worked at the HQ of Rotary International (os Rotarios), which is basically a worldwide organization of guillible old people. You'd be shocked at how many people from around the world wrote desperate letters to the President of Rotary begging for help because they'd given over their entire savings.
Naturally, he wasn't very keen on intervening because, in order to benefit from this scheme in the first place, you have to be willing be involved in fraud--false though it may be.
The President of Rotary International two years ago was a member of Nigerian parliament. One day we actually received a fax FROM HIM!! With his signature! Someone was sending out letters using his name. That was a very bad day.
yep i get those also--
I get letters and emails of the sort you are talking about and they either shredded or binned.
I really believe that a few people are still gullible enough (greedy) to fall for them.
It is the only thing that keeps the crooks operating.
As they say: "A fool and his money are easily parted!"
portuguesa nova: they're all in English (at least all those I received)
The Nigerians need more money? Who do I make the check out too?
shyha: Not really sorry for that guy...
GG: And they sure send a LOT of letters...
isa, isae: Never seen a snail mail one myself, though I've heard about it.
portuguesa: Always in English, as for the rest of your comment I'll post the answer separately after all shyha, you and the rest of the folks brought something else to my mind...
tall glass: You, right... you don't fit the profile for being a victim on this case!
ale: Everybody does, it's simply amazing.
cream: But if their victims are so dumb, how come they managed to get/stay rich until these guys come by?
viking: If your aim is simply kiss your money good bye you can simply give it to charity, I bet you'll get more revenue that way! At least in karma or something along those lines ;)
It's called the "Dumb-and-Dumber" syndrome, dcver :(
Me too (not sorry)
I had a friend who ANSWERED the "Nigerian" and got him going, kept him on the hook so to speak. Just to see what would happen. The "Nigerian" finally dropped out of the game when he realized HE was had.
cream: Guess that must be it :(
kris: The problem is that when you answer they ask you for personnal info that usually leads them directly to you. That kind of 'game' can be dangerous.
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