Has anyone here heard of the Nigerian 419 scam? I got one of those scam mails in my in-box the other day. The mail intrigued me, and I did some searching on it through the internet. I even found a site where they scam the scammers, it is pretty hilarious. I'm thinking about joining them, there is no money involved in scamming the scammers, just some wit and perserverance. I wrote my first e-mail to the scammer, but haven't sent it yet. It just doesn't feel right. Has anyone done this before?
For people who have not heard of the Nigerian 419 scam, here's a short explanation. Although the phrasing, the name of the senders and the amount of money can be different in the mails, they came down to the same thing. A rich guy in Africa is dying, he has little time left in this world. He wants to give his fortune away for a good cause, but he needs help doing so. He offers 10% of his fortune to the person who wants to help him transferring his money to an American bank account. Apparently, many people fall for this scam and end up losing large amounts of their own money. They have set up a police dept. in the UK, just to deal with the 419 scams. It is very widespread.
Here is a link to one of the people who scammed the scammer. It is a long read, but it is worth reading. I laughed so hard at times, the tears were rolling down my face. At one point, I actually started to feel sorry for the scammer.
WARNING, some of the language and some of the pictures are pretty harsh. (edited to remove the link), it really IS harsh and might not be appropriate here. If anyone wants the link, I can pm it.