Nigerian pleads guilty in e-mail fraud

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Court sentences woman to two and a half years in jail in $242 million fraud case that involves a Brazilian bank.

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Nigerian scams
by rborgman July 18, 2005 12:00 PM PDT: why are ppl even opening much less reading any of these emails; Like this Reply to this comment

It's a Stupid Tax
by rhyssleary July 18, 2005 12:11 PM PDT: I think they should get to keep the money.

;); Like this Reply to this comment

And I thought it was just a joke!
by July 31, 2005 4:00 PM PDT: I received that E-mail and I reported it to every legal investigating agency I could. The FCC was the only agency that posted it as a recorded incident! I am glad to see it finally bore a conviction! How are American victims to be remedied though?; Like this Reply to this comment

New home for outsourcers?
by furl12 August 4, 2005 6:32 AM PDT: I vote we move all the offshore call centers to Nigeria.

They may be just as corrupt, but at least they're not computer-illiterate.; Like this Reply to this comment

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