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luvnlaughter
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I don't understand what is it with these "nigerian scammers" everyone talks about? Are there really a lot of scammers literally from Nigeria who are contacting women here? Because I haven't gotten any such mail? Is "nigerian scammer" an expression used to mean something else, ie something else in general?
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| Jul 13 @ 8:28 PM |
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Loreli
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Some get a bunch, some don't.
Welcome!
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| Jul 13 @ 9:24 PM |
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LaughTillYaPuke
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Pffft. Don't worry about it. You will meet a ton of nice people here.
Just jump right into the forums, the people are great! 
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| Aug 5 @ 2:58 AM |
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mystery2u888
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as my above ladies said.............  don't worry about it.......just careful on the fake profiles............... 
Welcome here 
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| Aug 17 @ 10:09 AM |
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SmartAlec50
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I seem to get a ton of these! all asking to reply to yahoo mail
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| Aug 17 @ 7:37 PM |
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roscoe1955
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they look for the old fat men like me i get lots and lots of them, ihear women also are getting some of them,just keep a look out there are ways of telling that they are scammers,usually a scammer wants money
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| Aug 31 @ 1:07 PM |
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OddlyStrange
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Nigerian letter frauds combine the threat of impersonation fraud with a variation of an advance fee scheme in which a letter, mailed from Nigeria, offers the recipient the "opportunity" to share in a percentage of millions of dollars that the author, a self-proclaimed government official, is trying to transfer illegally out of Nigeria. The recipient is encouraged to send information to the author, such as blank letterhead stationery, bank name and account numbers and other identifying information using a facsimile number provided in the letter. Some of these letters have also been received via E-mail through the Internet. The scheme relies on convincing a willing victim, who has demonstrated a "propensity for larceny" by responding to the invitation, to send money to the author of the letter in Nigeria in several installments of increasing amounts for a variety of reasons.
More information can be found on the FBI website along with other common scams:
http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm
Hope this helps.
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| Aug 31 @ 1:18 PM |
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KatiefromStafford
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Good post! Very helpful!
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| Aug 31 @ 1:55 PM |
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CPUfan
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I thought Stafford was in England lol....
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| Aug 31 @ 2:38 PM |
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KatiefromStafford
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There is one in Virginia too!
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| Aug 31 @ 3:02 PM |
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CPUfan
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Heh nice to know 
It looks like the map of New England... they have all the same cities as England but they're all in the wrong place! 
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