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April 25th, 2003, 07:13 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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If there were any chance you could find where that quote came from... well... it would be real keen....
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Well I miss quoted it a little - I was quoting from memory. But here is the actual paragraph:
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If it weren't so serious, it would be comical. The National Criminal Intelligence Service estimates that up to five Americans are waiting in London hotel lobbies every day to meet people connected with Nigerian e-mail scams. Codenamed 419, the con trick is one of the most pervasive in the rising tide of spam - the buzz word for unwanted e-mail - that is clogging inboxes the world over.
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And here is the URL:
http://www.derekwyattmp.co.uk/nation...-01-03_st.html
Kinda' scary there are so many people without a lot 'on the ball'. We should be telling them something like: "Don't go upstairs without a flashlight!"  |
April 25th, 2003, 07:42 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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Yes. Definitely yes. I don't even know what your post asks, but the answer to this question is pretty much always yes.  |
April 25th, 2003, 07:54 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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But here is the actual paragraph:
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April 25th, 2003, 08:32 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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Yes. Definitely yes. I don't even know what your post asks, but the answer to this question is pretty much always yes.
LOL!
I was just talking to a friend through AIM about this topic and told him that as soon as I saw the heading I thought: Yes. The actual thing being questioned is irrelevant. The answer is always Yes.
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April 26th, 2003, 05:27 AM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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But who would deal with an international bank that uses Yahoo! mail addresses?
At this point it really hits me how foolish the people are who have been duped by these scammers.
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Indeed how foolish. [INSERT]Shaking head[/INSERT]
A sucker is born every day.
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April 26th, 2003, 03:28 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
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Originally posted by Atrocities:
A sucker is born every day.
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Actually:
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.
- Bertrand Russell
[ April 26, 2003, 14:29: Message edited by: Me Loonn ]
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April 26th, 2003, 04:09 PM
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Re: OT: Are People Really Dumb Enough?
If I hang out in a London hotel wearing Nigerian style clothing will some stranger come up and hand me their life savings? Hmmmmm.
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