[TinkersDam]

Fraud was the third biggest industry in Nigeria back in the days when all this was done by fax.

Most people wouldn't fall for this nonsense, but it seems one woman with control over her employer's Trust-Account fell for it and wound up in jail.

Nigerian rings are involved in identity theft here in this country often operating storefront post office box rental places.

I don't know if there are any legitmate Nigerian businessmen, but if there are, they sure must have a hard time doing business with anyone.

[Billy_bob_bob]

I'm beginning to think that it would be a public service for the hackers of the world to get together on a particular date and melt Nigeria's IT infrastructure. I'm sure there are all kinds of really nasty viruses and worms that can be unleashed upon that pestilential hellhole. It would be a great public service to the rest of the world, and would go a long way towards changing public perceptions of hackers. Think of it as good PR for the whole hacker community.

[xJones]

I don't know if there are any legitmate Nigerian businessmen, but if there are, they sure must have a hard time doing business with anyone.

Isn't that the truth. The Nigerian nonsense has been going on longer than Methuselah. You would have thought everyone would have heard of that scam by now.