Who falls for these anyway?

[Felix/FFDS]

[quote][quote][quote]ho would actully belive they won the lotto in a 3rd world country if they got an email

[MattNW]

When I see these scams I wonder what started it. I wonder if maybe at one time there really was a rich dude in Nigeria who's son/daughter/whoever actually did need the help of someone from another country to get the money out. Or maybe there really are companies that need someone to cash checks for them. Don't get me wrong, I know better than to give my personal info away on the internet (or anywhere), but wouldn't it be cool to have a job like that?

Actually the 419 scam dates back to the middle ages. It's the basis of the "damsel in distress" story. A wealthy nobleman would receive a letter from someone (usually a beautiful princess) who knew where a fortune of gold was buried but she was being held for ransom by an evil baron and needed a kind and noble knight to free her from his clutches. On her release she and the knight would split the gold. Of course the damsel never existed, neither did the gold or evil baron. It was just as it is today a scam run by con men.

[Fozzer]

Actually the 419 scam dates back to the middle ages. It's the basis of the "damsel in distress" story. A wealthy nobleman would receive a letter from someone (usually a beautiful princess) who knew where a fortune of gold was buried but she was being held for ransom by an evil baron and needed a kind and noble knight to free her from his clutches. On her release she and the knight would split the gold. Of course the damsel never existed, neither did the gold or evil baron. It was just as it is today a scam run by con men.

...funny you should mention that....
....but I gave the Evil Baron 50 Pence (in old money), and got the Damsel in Distress as well as loadsa Gold... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

So sometimes it works... ..!

F.... ...!

..the Damsel in Distress says "Hi!"... ...!

[H]

..the Damsel in Distress says "Hi!"... ...!

Gadzooks! She surely is in peril if never before! Must really need rescue.
Just one thing... what does dis dress she's in look like?

:-?


8-)

[MattNW]

If it's your typical 419er then it's more likely some fat, hairy sweaty guy.  ;D

[Ashar]

Now theres a stupid one going around in Facebook

[Fozzer]

Just one thing... what does dis dress she's in look like?

:-?


8-)

...dis covers her whole body......!

F.... ...!

.... ...!

[Dr.bob7]

huh?   :-/

[Fozzer]

huh?   :-/

...you are not concentrating... ...!

Read the whole thread, post by post, to get the whole drift of the "goings-on", bit-by-bit......!

....it will all make sense then......

...trust me!.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]/..!

F.... ...!

[Katahu]

If I bought a lottery ticket and won millions of dollars, the only person who will be paid for the reward will be none other than Uncle Sam.