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Subject: Re: PART TIME JOB OFFER FOR YOU
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Hmmm...

>> 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.

I presume that they have ways and means of not being detected, though,
or alternatively the place where they are turns a blind eye to such
shenanigans?

DSL