RE: Nigerians Arrested in Holland for Internet 419 Scam

["Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>]

Gary wrote:
> Wow.  I never thought that _real_ Nigerians were behind those 
> 419 schemes.  Almost adds an air of legitimacy.

Are you serious? There are cases where victims have been taken to
Nigeria to meet "bank" people and other "officials".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Advance_fee_fraud

"I recall reading a year or so ago at one point the scam income was in
the top 3 re Nigerian GDP income figures"

I remember it being 4th for some reason...not sure where I saw it..and
if it was true. Don't get me wrong, alot of scams are controlled by
non-Nigerians but there is must much than an "air of legitimacy" in the
name sake.

-Todd

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