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Why does the Nigerian scam still work on people?

Why do people still fall for this scam? Its a known scam and even if you never heard of it don't you know that it seems suspicious.

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  • 3 years ago

    Wait, it actually still works?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    People are greedy and stupid,

  • 3 years ago

    The simple answer: Greed.

    Someone will always be sufficiently naive to think that these guys are legitimate. Their doubts are drowned out by greed.

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    It doesn't cost anything to send out a bazillion emails, and if only a very small percentage of those bazillion people are too stupid to recognize it as a scam, you still make tons of money.

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    people are stupid. I have no sympathy for people who get scammed like that

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