‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested in Slidell Louisiana- booking photo included

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December 30, 2017, 08:21 AM

fpuhan

‘Nigerian prince’ email scammer arrested in Slidell Louisiana- booking photo included

Among others, there is a web site, http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm, that details the often hilarious stories of people who indulge in "scambaiting." This is the practice of stringing the scammer along as long as possible, finally resulting in the "reveal."

I first learned of this site in the 1990s. Nigerian scams are nothing new. the 419 in the title refers to Article 419 of the Nigerian penal code, which addresses fraud. 419 scams have been around for nearly a century.

http://www.newsweek.com/origin...ous-419-scams-456701

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December 30, 2017, 08:22 AM

walker77

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Originally posted by 12131:
Hey, the prince looks like he hasn't seen the sun in decades.

Hes been busy sending emails

December 30, 2017, 08:30 AM

Wasabibill

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
Whenever a thread about these scams comes up people always ask why they keep coming around since they have been around forever and everyone knows about them.

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The scheme nets millions of dollars each year, according to the SPD, and is difficult to track since many of the participants operate outside of the United States.
persists because it still works. It only takes a tiny percentage to work when their spam bots can send out millions of messages a day.

My Mom was convinced, to the tune of $30,000 that she had won the Irish Lottery. We tried to convince her she was being swindled to no avail. The FBI caught the people doing this and they're in jail. There is no punishment available in America that is equal to the pain they caused.

December 30, 2017, 08:49 AM

HayesGreener

I stayed in a hotel in Slidell LA a couple weeks ago. I think I saw that guy behind a dumpster behind the Holiday Inn next door.

We were getting reports of these scams done by US Mail 40 years ago and they were old hat even then. It never ceased to amaze me that people are so stupid as to fall for these scams but they are consistently successful enough to keep the scams alive.

December 30, 2017, 08:51 AM

apf383

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Originally posted by radioman:
not sure where Slidell is, but the photo is not what I expected.

He sounded a little taller on the radio.

December 30, 2017, 09:27 AM

cas

quote:
Originally posted by walker77:
quote:
Originally posted by 12131:
Hey, the prince looks like he hasn't seen the sun in decades.

Hes been busy sending emails

Well that is a lot of typing. He must be the one with the really good grammar.

December 30, 2017, 10:10 AM

RoboV

WGNO is a New Orleans site so I would think they're talking about Slidell, La. It's about 30 - 35 miles northeast of New Orleans.

December 30, 2017, 10:17 AM

BamaJeepster

Are there really that many people who didn't know Slidell is in Louisiana? I guess I thought that was a given - must be a southern thing. I'll edit the title and story.

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December 30, 2017, 10:28 AM

erj_pilot

quote:
Originally posted by apf383:
quote:
Originally posted by radioman:
not sure where Slidell is, but the photo is not what I expected.

He sounded a little taller on the radio.

That is not germane to the situation...

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December 30, 2017, 10:40 AM

lbaker45

December 31, 2017, 07:30 PM

dwright1951

Well I guess that means that I won’t be getting my 2.5 million dollars, and he sounded so nice.

December 31, 2017, 07:36 PM

ZSMICHAEL

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Are there really that many people who didn't know Slidell is in Louisiana?

Geography is no longer taught in our school system. Map reading also seems to be a lost art with GPS. I will confess though that I cannot name all the countries in Africa.

December 31, 2017, 07:37 PM

Phantom229

Here in Seattle they wouldn't have a problem with him identifying as a Nigerian Prince...

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December 31, 2017, 07:56 PM

Orguss

"269 counts" means 269 really stupid people who fell for that crap.

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December 31, 2017, 08:22 PM

bionic218

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Originally posted by Orguss:
"269 counts" means 269 really stupid people who fell for that crap.

Being stupid isn't a crime, but fraud is. Hope Neu likes prison food . . . and penis. And good riddance to bad rubbish.

January 01, 2018, 12:05 AM

tigereye313

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
Are there really that many people who didn't know Slidell is in Louisiana? I guess I thought that was a given - must be a southern thing. I'll edit the title and story.

That's why I tell people I grew up around New Orleans. They wouldn't know where Mandeville is either.

Now the guy in the photo, he from Slidell!