bozoatl Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 It's really sad that this thing works. I know it's based on the greed of people, wanting to get rich quick, and get something for nothing. As much as I want to say, "You got what you deserved", it's still sad to see people scammed out of their retirement money. http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stori...age_tab_newstabParts of the story:Woman loses $400,000 in Nigerian e-mail scam Associated Press Tuesday, November 18, 2008 SWEET HOME, Ore. — An Oregon woman who is out $400,000 after falling for a well-known Internet scam says she wasn't a sucker or an easy mark. Janella Spears of Sweet Home says she simply became curious when she received an e-mail promising her $20.5 million if she would only help out a long-lost relative identified as J.B. Spears with a little money up front.Her family and bank officials told her it was all a scam, she said, and begged her to stop, but she persisted because she became obsessed with getting paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenseWinzCliche Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 You're not allowed to use the N word. Even if you put it into the form of a state of being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 pick™ Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The Nigerian scam is old, I can't believe ppl are still failing for it. The minute I got the email 7 years ago and it said Nigerian, I already knew what the deal was. These scammers make ppl like me who are part Nigerian look bad because they want to made a quick buck. F'kin losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargil Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 She's an idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 people still fall for the nigerian scam? does she still listen to 8 tracks?no seriously though, that sucks for her, but c'mon, how does someone even get to 400,000 dollars and not know an obvious scam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrews_31 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 people still fall for the nigerian scam? does she still listen to 8 tracks?no seriously though, that sucks for her, but c'mon, how does someone even get to 400,000 dollars and not know an obvious scam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker23 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eplayerj Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 You big dummy!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young mr. grace Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 My question is how did she get the $400K to finance the scam. :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammafan58 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Her friends and family kept telling her it was a scam and she still kept sending money. It's hard to have a whole lot of sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiViK_OuTkAsT™ Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Survival of the fittest is true in the financial world as well. Makes you wonder, if they were that stupid to fall for it, where did they get all that cheese to begin with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eplayerj Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 My question is how did she get the $400K to finance the scam. :ph34r:Mortgage the house, emptied her husbands retirement account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiViK_OuTkAsT™ Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The only thing that is worse than being a sucker, is being one and not knowing it. Stupid idiot got what she deserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerbunny Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I saw this and I thought is anybody really that STUPID. Turns out she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSalvador Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Proof that somebody took a poop in the gene pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukfalc Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 If you ever bored and looking for some entertainment, take a peep at some of the scam baiting forums out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womfalcs3 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 It's not just Nigerian. I've seen Spanish, I've seen Libyan, I've seen Ukrainian, and I've seen Canadian."The Spanish embassy has found your long-lost brother. Click here to be able to make contact with one another." etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Man, how stupid can you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octoslash Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 My question is how did she get the $400K to finance the scam. :ph34r:Brain donor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Man, how stupid can you get?What makes it worse is the fact... family and people at her bank were telling her it was a scam.............. yet she still kept doing it.I know have had people wanting to do similar things, and I made such a big deal about it they don't do it......I literally had a to tell a guy once that if he did it he would be stupid.It is a shame people still fall for it.........what is worse when people dont listen to those in the know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian St.Clor Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 You gotta love nigerians...they always putting in work -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deus ex machina Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is not sad. People that stupid don't deserve pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 This is not sad. People that stupid don't deserve pity.Pretty much. How you fall for that with all those people telling you it is a scam is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 where was her husband in all of this?I would have slapped that woman silly if she tried to take out a mortgage and my retirement. Two stupid people married each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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