Apparently the scammers have figured out that the planet knows Nigerians don't have millions of dollars they need to move out of the country.
They've moved to Zimbabwe.
The one thing that i can't really get over is the fact that after so many years and so many public declarations, that folks A) try the scam and B) fall for it.
The other thing i can't get over is the utter lack of originality from the scammers. Long gone are the quality con-men, the one's who'd actually put some thought into bilking the ignorant. Now-a-days, it's all Word templates.
i'm betting that this latest genius even bought the template from someone else.
i mean, at least change the names and make the letter come from somewhere like Afghanistan or Kashmir. There are literally hundreds of countries out there, most of which are completely unllocatable on maps by 90% of America. Places like Suriname, Kiribati and Canada.
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Canada, check.
Kiribati, whut?
Suriname, oh, it's not close to Indonesia then?