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#22262 22-May-2008 12:11
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Anyone ever "baited" a 419er ?

Im starting to get a lot more of them popping into my inbox. Be interresting to see how far theyll go for a Kiwi :)




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#132525 22-May-2008 12:17
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#132526 22-May-2008 12:25

ah freitasm can search faster than me!

Tony's thread is gold!

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  #132527 22-May-2008 12:34
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Scambaiting 419ers is fun, but the usual caveats apply - be careful. If you don't know how to appropriately disguise yourself and your identity, things have the potential to turn nasty (especially for people geographically closer to the scammer).

I had my fun, he didn't go as far as I wanted him to, then my interest waned as well, but the guy must really thought he had struck payday.









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  #132529 22-May-2008 12:52
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Heh... just read it all, very amusing :)


But yeah, if I start playing with one, itll be via yahoo/hotmail account, not my domain :-p




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  #132536 22-May-2008 13:43
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My fav site is http://thescambaiter.com - check out some of the mp3s of phone calls the scammers have with the scambaiters, Butch Driveshaft is a real laugh.  :)

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  #132541 22-May-2008 14:17
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freitasm: Read TonyHughes experience here...


Oh that is classic can't believe I missed that.

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