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Mark asked in Computers & InternetInternet · 1 decade ago

EMAIL SCAMS-How much trouble could someone get into by scamming the scammers ?

for instance, if i said i have info that they need to "improve" things, (refer to their effeciency) and charge for it and send in return( for nodoubt a bad check) spiritual advice or something of that sort.( it's all in the sales pitch).A true nigerian scammer is biting the hook. am i committing a felony if i reel him in?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They would probably not bother with you. This sort of thing does not fit in with their objectives. What I do is to play along with them and get them to send a phoney check. It costs a scammer about $49 to send a FedEx letter from Nigeria to the US. Do that enough times and you help get them losses, which is a very good thing.

    Once I got a scammer to send me two checks, so I got him to waste about $100. It is real fun when they threaten to turn you in to the police. Yeah, right!

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