From: Mermaid . (britannica@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 13:24:04 MST
[ben]Refer to http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm
(2002-01-30).
[Mermaid]hmm...greed and gullibility
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According to a 1997 newspaper article about the scam:
"We have confirmed losses just in the United States of over $100 million in
the last 15 months," said Special Agent James Caldwell, of the Secret
Service financial crimes division. "And that's just the ones we know of. We
figure a lot of people don't report them."
<snip>
Thanks for the snopes link.
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