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The problem isn't solved, just surpassed, given that Nigerian spammers continue to make money.
by kiba 6y ago
The problem isn't solved, just surpassed, given that Nigerian spammers continue to make money.
- alex_g 6y agoFair, though I'm curious if the people falling for them are using email providers with quality spam filters. I'd guess it's a much older crowd that's more likely using an archaic email provider with no incentive to improve spam filters.
- pdonis 6y ago> I'm curious if the people falling for them are using email providers with quality spam filters. I'm curious why the people falling for them need a spam filter to recognize them as scams. I still see an occasional one slip through my email provider's spam filter, and I've never had any problem figuring out that they were scams.
- alex_g 6y agoBecause not everyone has competent internet skills.
- kiba 6y agoI don't think it's internet skills per se, given that scams exist since before the internet.
- swirepe 6y agoPeople default to trusting other people
- andrewflnr 6y agoPart of internet skills is increasing your prior that someone is lying to you.