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April 25th, 2003, 10:45 AM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
From my favorite source on these matters, snopes.com...
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April 26th, 2003, 01:28 AM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
Geee... I thought I was special to have gotten this Email  I am however NOT that dumb!  and proceded to hit the DELETE key 
SO TAKE THAT!
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April 26th, 2003, 01:53 AM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
I got those Nigerian scams almost weekly a year ago. If I remember right they all were different but had the same kind of situation. I would have a really good collection if I hadn't deleted them all.
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April 25th, 2003, 05:18 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
I recall seeing a news story a few month ago about some secretary who used her access to the business accounts, yes, boss's money, to answer one of these scams. Guess she thought she'd be patted on the back for making them some money? Sent more than 2 million dollars off into the ether. Oops...
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April 25th, 2003, 05:34 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
A story of a tech journalist yanking their chain.
What happens when you do reply:
http://www.silicon.com/news/500019/1/2928.html |
April 25th, 2003, 05:40 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
Quote:
Originally posted by rdouglass:
I read somewhere recently that Interpol estimated that on any given day there are 4 people somewhere in the world waiting in a hotel lobby for a guy from Nigeria... 
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If there were any chance you could find where that quote came from... well... it would be real keen.
I would almost pay petty amounts of money to hear a major U.S. news anchor say exactly that.
As for people being dumb, I suppose there have always been con men. The internet, and mass mailing, just gives them a new way to find a ripe mark. "Three Card Monte", "Selling the Brooklyn Bridge", "Florida Real Estate", and now this. Just a long procession.
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April 25th, 2003, 05:44 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
My boss got this same mail about 3 months ago. It's letter format with a hand writing signature in a envelope with beautiful South Africa stamps.
Then my boss show it to us and say "who will that stupid enough ....?!" he post it on message board and make everyone LOL.
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