http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam/#comment-925714 Joe C Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:11:40 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam#comment-925714 I have been getting about 4 to 5- 419 scam emails a day. I suggest that we all do what I do. Click on the button that will give you a "Full Header". Then look for the actual email return address (some are hidden). Find the email provider (example: yahoo, ymail, rocketmail, aol, comcast, gmail, googlemail, msn, hotmail, or live, etc). Then copy the "Full Header" and the whole email. Hit "Forward", paste the whole thing to into the email, and send to:abuse@serviceprovidersname).com;that is: abuse@yahoo.com, or abuse@hotmail.com, etc. You will get and auto email back that they are investigating and will shut them down if they are a scammer. I have also gotten emails back that tell me that they have taken action to shut down the email address for abuse. Its fun and I think is would be great if we all started shutting down their email addresses. I then mark every spam and phishing email that I get as "Spam" which moves it to my spam folder. I then delete it in my spam folder. I have been getting about 4 to 5- 419 scam emails a day. I suggest that we all do what I do. Click on the button that will give you a “Full Header”. Then look for the actual email return address (some are hidden). Find the email provider (example: yahoo, ymail, rocketmail, aol, comcast, gmail, googlemail, msn, hotmail, or live, etc). Then copy the “Full Header” and the whole email. Hit “Forward”, paste the whole thing to into the email, and send to:abuse@serviceprovidersname).com;that is: abuse@yahoo.com, or abuse@hotmail.com, etc. You will get and auto email back that they are investigating and will shut them down if they are a scammer. I have also gotten emails back that tell me that they have taken action to shut down the email address for abuse. Its fun and I think is would be great if we all started shutting down their email addresses. I then mark every spam and phishing email that I get as “Spam” which moves it to my spam folder. I then delete it in my spam folder.

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam/#comment-182269 misterdoe Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:29:14 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam#comment-182269 If a naira is 8/10 of a US cent, then 100,000 naira equals 80,000 cents or US<b>$800</b>. If a naira is 8/10 of a US cent, then 100,000 naira equals 80,000 cents or US$800.

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam/#comment-160187 Greg Bulmash Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:29:32 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-scammers-love-nigeria-the-benefits-of-living-in-nigeria-and-the-nigerian-419-scam#comment-160187 If a naira is 1/8th of a cent, 100,000 naira would be around $125, not $800, and the fine for tax evasion would be 25 cents, not $1.61. A naira is worth around 8/10 of a cent, not 1/8. This morning, it's worth 0.792 cents. If a naira is 1/8th of a cent, 100,000 naira would be around $125, not $800, and the fine for tax evasion would be 25 cents, not $1.61. A naira is worth around 8/10 of a cent, not 1/8. This morning, it’s worth 0.792 cents.

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