Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson

Iria · Aug 4, 2006, 11:10 PM

Source: Wired News
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They pilfer nearly $200 million from Americans annually and drive some of their victims to suicide, but Nigeria's notorious e-mail scam artists may finally have met their match -- and the results can be hilarious.

British online vigilante "Shiver Metimbers" is leading tens of thousands of "scambaiters" in a crusade to shut down [color=#183c8a]advance-fee fraudsters[/color], grifters who spam unwitting victims with elaborate, e-mailed sob stories promising a share of nonexistent fortunes in return for upfront payments.

Aug 4, 2006, 11:10 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson Source: Wired News ___________ They pilfer nearly $200 million from Americans annually and drive some of their victims to suicide, but Nigeria's notorious e-mail scam artists may finally have met their match -- and the results can be hilarious. British online vigilante "Shiver Metimbers" is leading tens of thousands of "scambaiters" in a crusade to shut down [color=#183c8a]advance-fee fraudsters[/color], grifters who spam unwitting victims with elaborate, e-mailed sob stories promising a share of nonexistent fortunes in return for upfront payments.