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Why do Nigerian Scammers Say They are from Nigeria? [pdf]
- losethos 13y agoIt is in Microsoft's interest to spread fear. Tiny software companies suffer and big companies with known names benefit. Fucken bastards. Don't worry -- God is perfectly just. If anger is breaking murder and lust is adultery; You bear false witness and are fucked in God's courts. God says... honestly climate dude_such_a_scoffer chaos you_better_not merry_christmas ba_ha laziness high_five application church you_never_know laziness absolutely employer over_the_top let's_see I_love_this ordinarily you_should_be_so_lucky run_away You_can_count_on_that FBI peace repent enough_said I_love_you car I'll_be_back choose_one do_you_have_a_problem Mom
- losethos 13y agoGod says... C:\TAD\Text\QUIX.TXT never had any second, because with him sleep lasted from night till morning, wherein he showed what a sound constitution and few cares he had. Don Quixote's cares kept him restless, so much so that he awoke Sancho and said to him, "I am amazed, Sancho, at the unconcern of thy temperament. I believe thou art made of marble or hard brass, incapable of any emotion or feeling whatever. I lie awake while thou sleepest, I weep while thou singest, I am faint with fasting while thou art sluggish and torpid ---- God says... expounded mazes closed *BEFORE forth what_luck Mail capacities darkest inexperienced gulf objected approveth disperseth hand-writing cease adoption unlocked auditors feared Eagerly
- Centigonal 13y agoYou should still skim the paper (the answer to the title question is in section 4), but here's a one-sentence summary so you're not going in blind: "As a scammer, saying you're from Nigeria drives off all but the most gullible (ergo, profitable) marks, allowing you to spend less time on ultimately failed scams."