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Scamming the Scammers
Posted on Jul 3, 2007 by Tom Fragala
The New York Times has an article about a group of folks whose hobby is fooling and embarrassing “419” scammers. You know, those emails you get (often called Nigerian or 419 schemes) usually about some overseas money that you are needed to help get access to.
Scam-baiters scam the scammer. They antagonize, humiliate and frustrate scammers who think they have an unwary victim. The baiters trade tips, tales and “trophies” on thriving discussion boards like those at 419eater.com, scamorama.com and aa419.org. (The 419 refers to the section of the Nigerian penal code that deals with fraud.)
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