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 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:19:47 +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 at yahoo dot com, or abuse at hotmail dot 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 at yahoo dot com, or abuse at hotmail dot 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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