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by Sheila
Lennon
'Bottom-up' journalism from the pros
May 29, 2002
• Today's weblog
Keep looking:
"Six
arrested over 'Nigerian e-mail' fraud" said the May 21 ZDnet headline,
but I'm still getting spam from alleged Nigerians and Congolese. ( "Potential
victims receive a letter -- or, more recently, an e-mail -- telling them that
the sender is trying to move a large sum of money and offering them a substantial
percentage of the cash in return for letting it be deposited into their bank
account.")
Two today: "My
name is COL. THOMAS IDAH of the Democratic Republic of Congo and one of the
close aides to the former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo LAURENT
KABILA of blessed memory, may his soul rest in peace." and "I am Mr.
Samson Imana Aje, a former special adviser on petroleum and economic matters
to the late Head of State of Federal Republic of Nigeria General Sani Abacha."
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