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sbisson ([personal profile] sbisson) wrote2006-06-29 10:56 am
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One of my favourite 419 scambaitings yet!

In this twist on the familiar tale, a 419 scammer ends up carving Creature Comforts characters and a Commodore 64 for the man he planned to scam - and sent them to the UK!

More "conversations" with the scammers here.

Original link from BoingBoing
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[identity profile] alex-holden.livejournal.com 2006-06-29 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder if the sculptor got paid for his work.

[identity profile] marypcb.livejournal.com 2006-06-30 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
he did; the scambaiter checked. the scammer makes - ooh - 45k a month out of people he scams. turnabout is fair play?
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