> I guess I don't get why this is on HN and everyone is so livid about it. I think this kind of scam would end up on HN even if it was a bunch of Nigerians doi

> I guess I don't get why this is on HN and everyone is so livid about it. I think this kind of scam would end up on HN even if it was a bunch of Nigerians doing it, and what's making people angry instead of merely taking note while rolling their eyes at scammers stooping to a new low is the fact that it's respectable universities rather than Nigerians.