Don’t send money
Incredible story about a retiree from Florida who fell for the ol’ Nigerian email scam and still refuses to belive that his Nigerian friends are criminals. [story]
link via fark
Excerpts:
“Authorities say the cons… have become the fourth- or fifth-largest industry in Nigeria.”
“Sometimes the threat turns physical.
At least eight Americans have been held against their will after traveling to Africa to get their money. Fifteen people have been killed, including one American whose burned body was dumped outside a hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.”