AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch police have arrested 52 people suspected of defrauding gullible Internet users in one of the largest busts of the infamous "Nigerian e-mail" scam.

Also known as an "advance fee" or "419" scheme, the scammers sent spam e-mails asking for help in transferring a large sum of money out of a politically or economically troubled country, in exchange for a generous percentage.

Robert Meulenbroek, spokesman for the Amsterdam prosecutor's office, said the ring broken this week had reaped millions of euros. Recent victims included people from the United States, Japan, England, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.

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I find it fascinating that people are so gullible to actually fall for crap like this. Of all of the variations of this bogus pitch I've seen, not once did I ever suspect that there might be some shred of reality in them.

So somehow, even taking 52 of these guys off the Net for a while is probably not likely to put an end to stupid schemes like this.

"They had defrauded victims for several million dollars, including a Swiss professor who lost $482,000 after being promised 25 percent of a $36 million sum"

I really find it hard to believe that I am more intelligent than a Swiss Professor.

I hope they nail these guys, I'm so sick of their freakin' emails! ~~pepe~~

I just want to get my $150 bucks back...

95% of the world is below-average, because the rest of us are so far beyond them at common sense, there's a huge gap in what would be survivability if humans still played by the laws of nature.

They're just using the new system that our society has put in place to make some money. Had they been smart enough, they wouldn't have actually promised money in return, instead taking them all as "donations" and that would at least be arguably legal.

so that's a "no" on my $150 bucks then?

When the RIAA refunds all the money they extorted from people that paid them settlements, is when you'll get your 150 bucks back

daMMIT

John Hargrave site owner of www.zug.com went along with their Emails for awhile as a prank that he pulled on them. If you get a chance check it out it was very funny how he yank their chain over all the B.S. they tried to feed him!!!!!!!! you will LYAO

It's in the hall of fame listed under How to Scam an Email Scammer

To get to the Hall of Fame hit the MOST POPULAR link

Dear Sir or Madam:

I have been informed you are a person of the highest quality and I am being so bold as to contact you in a matter of the utmost sensivity. My great uncle, Bubba, was the High Chancellor of the Department of Finance for our modest country of Bobbaloo, working under Vice Chancellor Ricky Retardo, and his assistant, Ms. Lucy. Due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Uncle Bubba, had to make a hasty exit from the country, but had the foresight to bury about 1000000 quatloos, in a flowerpot, and another 10000000 quatloos in a used, queen sized mattress, covered with pink flowers. After dedicating ten years of my life, I have managed to locate the flowerpot and mattress. It is in a doublewide trailer home in slower Slobovia. As soon as I am once again in possession of the quatloos (not sure how much the rate of conversion of quatloos are to dollars), I would reward my partner with half of the quatloos.

I only need approximately 500,000 dollars to pay off a few high placed Slobovian officials, in order to gain entrance to the country.

I have heard, that although you are a minimum wage employee of Best Buy, you may have sufficient financial resources to become my partner in this profitable venture.

Please do not share this information with anyone, as it is of the utmost secrecy.

Please e-mail me back at: quatloomillionaire@myemail.net or call
1-800-555-scam as soon as possible . [parody]

DAMN Code your story is as good as John's Thanks for the link!!!!!!!!!

MP3.com still owes me $10

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