Comments on: Yes! The Nigerians are repenting! http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/yes-the-nigerians-are-repenting/ Just one lone blogger trying to help keep people from falling for Internet scams. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:22:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: CyberCat http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/yes-the-nigerians-are-repenting/comment-page-1/#comment-3 CyberCat Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:16:52 +0000 http://blog.howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/?p=6#comment-3 This is a variation that is now circulating on the "scam me once shame on you, scam me twice shame on me" scam that is discussed by Snopes in <a href="http://www.snopes.com/info/notes/nigeria01.asp" rel="nofollow">Scam me twice, shame on me...</a> The scammer is looking to make the reader think that the Nigerian government is trying to repay scam victims - when in truth this is just another scam looking to rip people off. For more information see the above link to Snopes or: Look at what the <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.shtm" rel="nofollow">FTC says</a> on Nigerian scams. Visit the <a href="http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=41" rel="nofollow">BBB's information page</a> on this type of scam. Also <a href="http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=360" rel="nofollow">this page</a> at the Better Business Bureau website. And finally try the <a href="http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/" rel="nofollow">419 coalition</a> to find out all about Nigerian letter scams. Hope this helps you in finding more information. CyberCat This is a variation that is now circulating on the “scam me once shame on you, scam me twice shame on me” scam that is discussed by Snopes in Scam me twice, shame on me…

The scammer is looking to make the reader think that the Nigerian government is trying to repay scam victims – when in truth this is just another scam looking to rip people off.

For more information see the above link to Snopes or:

Look at what the FTC says on Nigerian scams.

Visit the BBB’s information page on this type of scam. Also this page at the Better Business Bureau website.

And finally try the 419 coalition to find out all about Nigerian letter scams.

Hope this helps you in finding more information.

CyberCat

]]> By: Daniel http://howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/yes-the-nigerians-are-repenting/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Daniel Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:07:00 +0000 http://blog.howstupiddotheythinkiam.com/?p=6#comment-2 I couldn't understand some parts of this article Yes! The Nigerians are repenting!, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Yes! The Nigerians are repenting!, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

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