from Jay Cross and Internet Time Group
Issue of 2006-05-15
The Nigerian Scam has been emptying the pockets of victims for decades first through letters, then with faxes, and now via e-mail. In its earliest incarnation which dates to the 1920s it was known as ‘The Spanish Prisoner’ con.”
This character responds by leading the scammers on, wasting their time with utter nonsense. Funny in a perverse sort of fashion.
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