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Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That Much Harder
- splat 17y agoBut in these tough times, the scammers said, they are relying more on a crucial tool: voodoo. At times, Banjo said, he has traveled six hours to the forest, where a magician sells scam-boosters. I do enjoy the irony.
- miked 17y agoThe best part is they're paying $300 a pop for what is probably ground-up chicken bones, or some such. Love it!
- phreanix 17y agoI'm gonna have to say thanks to their voodoo suppliers, anybody who takes these guys away for from their computers and internet for 6 hours at a time is a friend of mine.
- martythemaniak 17y agoI sometimes wonder how I would have turned out had my family not immigrated to Canada. You take a corrupt place where ethics don't quite exist, mix in an aptitude for technology and tremendous social pressure to "make it" (much more than in north america) and I can see myself in their shoes.
- access_denied 17y agoInterview with a Nigeria-Spammer http://blog.oliver-gassner.de/archives/3257-Interview-with-a-Nigeria-Spammer.html http://blog.oliver-gassner.de/archives/3257-Interview-with-a...
- steve_mobs 17y agorecessions force companies to be more efficient even if the business is a nigerian scamming business.