Meta 419 Scam

This is getting ridiculous - a scam email based on scam emails (how on earth did this get past my GMail spam and Apple Mail spam filters?):

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA/
NIGERIAN SECURITY DEPARTMENT

FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA.

Attention Beneficiary,

This to acknowledge you that we got your contact information was
found among the list of foreigner that have been scammed by Nigerian
Fraudster. <snip>

We are delegated by Central bank of Nigeria from the United Nations
to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims (US$1Million) each, you are
listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims,
get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your
(US$1Million) compensation.

<snip>

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 419, scam

1 Comment to Meta 419 Scam

“under fondling assistance” - classic!

COF on December 13th, 2007

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