How far have you gone with a Nigerian scammer?

[StageLeft]

Is it at all illegal (some silly law or something) to play with them?

 

[Mandos]

I've heard some good stories, these guys are fun to play with

 

[chuckywang]

How do you mess with them?

 

[PrinceofWands]

2nd base...oh WAIT! Nevermind.😱

 

[KillyKillall]

Post it on up. I'd love to see.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
How do you mess with them?

Lead them on for fun.

 

[TallBill]

a while back a guy sent me like 20 pictures of scammers he messed with and made hold up signs saying "cornhole" and whatnot.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: chuckywang
How do you mess with them?

Lead them on for fun.

I've done it. How can it be illegal, they're trying to scam you! I strung them along with promisses that I would do what they asked, then kept asking dumb questions and making lame excuses.

Also try to use the same turn of phrase. "For great fortune of god in his house" etc, etc. 😛

 

[isasir]

Next time I get one of these, I want to reply with, "I got this same mail from a Ngawdamashole Butmnch a few weeks ago. Is he your cousin?"

 

[imported_Tomato]

I talked to one on the phone once. It was interesting, he was pretty excited to get the call.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Hey! This isn't funny. Apparently my uncle William, a representative for the Nigerian branch of the Shell Oil company, and his wife died in a car accident on the Ubanga Banga highway! How sad!!! 🙁 🙁 🙁

 

[GasX]

How to screw with their heads

and no anti-419 discussion is complete without linking to 419eater.com's trophy room

A Couple of winners:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s...y_room/pastor_sam2.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s...oom/lambert_amanda.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s...oom/kothapalli_rao.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s..._room/pastor_chris.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s...oom/miss_joy_momoh.jpg :laugh:

 

[StageLeft]

Heh I like those 🙂

 

[daveymark]

here's my experience posted on anandtech

It didn't get as far along as I'd have liked, but it's a fun read.