Re: FN-FORUM: Nigerian Scams -Rant by a Nigerian

date posted 6th June 2003 22:01

> There's another aspect to this: what about the so called victims of this
> crime? I am have difficulty expressing sympathy for anyone sucked into one
> of these scams. Are they not motivated by greed, avarice and desire to get
> something for nothing? Not to mention a thought for where the alleged
wealth
> might have originated - the pockets of hard working ripped off Nigerians?

The point of the scams is that there is no money - it is about getting the
'scamee' to give money to the scammer so he can transfer non-existent funds.