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[Paul Bernhardt]

And, shockingly, many people do fall for the Nigeria scam and its 
various clones. The various government agencies say that several 
thousand people per year get taken. 17 people have been killed trying 
to go to Nigeria to get their money back. It only takes 1 stupid person 
in a thousand and that is about how many do click on through with it. I 
am personal friends (close enough that I was at the small birthday 
party for her 3 year old this past Sunday) who I understand had to be 
seriously talked out of going for it by other friends a few years ago. 
She is an otherwise bright and savvy charitable fundraising consultant 
who simply thought it was possibly true. The estimate is only one in 
every few dozen who fall for the scam actually admit it to the 
authorities. The rest go hide to lick their wounds.

Paul

On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 01:00  AM, Zoki wrote:

>
> *** I guess it's a bit difficult to anybody who just shelled out a bag 
> full
> of bucks to admit they have been ripped off. How many people would 
> admit
> believing the 419 (Nigeria) scam and having lost money in the 
> process...?