Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Here is another version of the Nigerian scam, this time affecting those who sells items on the internet.

It works a bit like this.

You advertise your heirloom, eg classic car, on the net.

Someone responds to you by email, claiming to be an agent for someone interested in buying your product.

They send you a cheque.

However, the cheque is for too much.

The buyer than asks you to cash the cheque, and reimburse the difference.

Needless to say by the time you have sent the money for the difference, and possibly parted with your heirloom, the original cheque has bounced.

It's a nasty world out there!

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