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    Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested - BBC News[^] I would have posted in the news if it wasn't for this line: "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m)," Interpol said in a statement. I mean how!?!?! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

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      Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested - BBC News[^] I would have posted in the news if it wasn't for this line: "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m)," Interpol said in a statement. I mean how!?!?! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

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      They made someone believe he was a Nigerian prince and was obliged to give away millions after receiving help.

      The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
      This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
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        Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested - BBC News[^] I would have posted in the news if it wasn't for this line: "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m)," Interpol said in a statement. I mean how!?!?! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

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        The BBC wrote:

        "Mike" also allegedly ran a money laundering network in China, Europe and the US. "The network compromised email accounts of small to medium businesses around the world including in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South Africa, Thailand and the United States," it said.

        So... all those "I want to put money in your account" emails were genuine? :omg:

        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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          Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested - BBC News[^] I would have posted in the news if it wasn't for this line: "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m)," Interpol said in a statement. I mean how!?!?! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

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          Shirley, he could have bribed his way out of this one.

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            Shirley, he could have bribed his way out of this one.

            "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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            He tried, but they had to deposit money in his account first for bail... and please, don't call me Shirley. ;P

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              The BBC wrote:

              "Mike" also allegedly ran a money laundering network in China, Europe and the US. "The network compromised email accounts of small to medium businesses around the world including in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Romania, South Africa, Thailand and the United States," it said.

              So... all those "I want to put money in your account" emails were genuine? :omg:

              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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              Ha! And now those b*st*rd coppers have ruined it!

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                Online fraud: Top Nigerian scammer arrested - BBC News[^] I would have posted in the news if it wasn't for this line: "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m)," Interpol said in a statement. I mean how!?!?! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

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                Wastedtalent wrote:

                "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m),"

                I have a hard time believing someone so stupid could even come into that much money...

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                  Wastedtalent wrote:

                  "In one case, a target was conned into paying out $15.4 m (£11m),"

                  I have a hard time believing someone so stupid could even come into that much money...

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                  There are no intelligence tests required to accept an inheritance, last time I checked. But this instance makes a good case for post-natal abortion...

                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                    There are no intelligence tests required to accept an inheritance, last time I checked. But this instance makes a good case for post-natal abortion...

                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                    You know, that was the one outlier I considered, but when I thought about it a bit more, I realized it was just deferring the stupidity. So their parent, or parent's parent, (or parent's parent's.....) was smart enough to make the money, but not smart enough to make sure their kid was smart enough not to squander it.

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                      You know, that was the one outlier I considered, but when I thought about it a bit more, I realized it was just deferring the stupidity. So their parent, or parent's parent, (or parent's parent's.....) was smart enough to make the money, but not smart enough to make sure their kid was smart enough not to squander it.

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                      Precisely! :-D

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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