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During the 1980s and 1990s, after a recess … During the 1980s and 1990s, after a recession, many [[Nigeria]]n professionals were out of work, and they turned to scamming. The concept of getting money with little effort has been around in West Africa, but this is a modern incarnation of it. It originally went through the mail and fax, but once [[e-mail]] came along, e-mail became the way to go. ] came along, e-mail became the way to go.
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Ever get those [[spam]] [[e-mail]]s from p … Ever get those [[spam]] [[e-mail]]s from princes or kings from foreign lands telling you that they have lots of money? No really, they have lots of money in [[Nigeria]] or some other country, and if you help them smuggle it out, you'll get a share of it.
It's a scam. Don't fall for it.
The 419 scam is commonly perpetrated out of Nigeria, other African countries, and Europe by criminal syndicates. After getting to know you, they ask you to wire them money via Western Union or Moneygram, or ask you to fly to Africa to meet them (great way to get kidnapped, [[surprise sex]]'ed, or B& from life).
Some people know this, so they do scam baiting to try to mess with the criminals and waste their money and time. criminals and waste their money and time.
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