UK drop address for 419 scam

[Jeremy Scott-Joynt]

isn't this a sign of a less sophisticated, rather than more 
sophisticated, approach? In the old days, they'd often try to get you to 
come somewhere - not so much lagos, since even the most mug-like of 
suckers worked that one out, as a third port of call - after 
relationships were established.

in any case, interesting developments for those who care about such 
things: last year brought the letters - two in a week - purporting to 
come from (late dictator and wholesale crook) Sani Abacha's wife and one 
of his sons. This year has brought one from Zimbabwe - claiming to be 
wanting to move money belonging to the "dead" home affairs minister, 
John Nkomo. Funny, that; he looked OK when I was sitting at the next 
table from him in the Harare Sheraton a few months ago... nice try, 
guys. but no cigar.

j

On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 07:43  pm, Ben Laurie wrote:

> Richard Clayton wrote:
>> Of marginal interest to this list, but the topic has been discussed
>> several times over the past year or so.
>>
>> The 419 scams I regularly receive have been mutating lately. They 
>> seldom
>> come from Lagos any more, but have been sent via US systems and using
>> address lists that have been clearly borrowed from more conventional
>> spammers.
>>
> Another thing we've noticed is they've started asking for more than bank
> details - the latest wants you to travel to Milan - for physical
> threats? Or what?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ben.
>
>
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