Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:31:54 -0500 From: Robert C Wittig <wittig.robert@sbcglobal.net> To: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PART TIME JOB OFFER FOR YOU Message-ID: <45109A0A.7000107@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <20060919210137.GA5274@osiris.chen.org.nz> References: <20060919195406.8D58C1BF48C@catbus.gts.cz> <20060919210137.GA5274@osiris.chen.org.nz>
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Jonathan Chen wrote: > How exactly does this spam-scam work? Does the spammer require a > proof-o-faith `donation' to initiate further communication or > something? Nigeria 4-1-9 They send you a counterfeit money order/ cheque, you deposit it, your bank makes the funds available, you send the bad guy the the money, and then your bank discovers the counterfeit cheque, and debits your account for the bad transaction. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ . http://robertwittig.net/
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