| I've often wondered when in human history
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| | PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
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| the concept of the scam originated. At
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| | TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00
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| what point in civilization did the first
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| | (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
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| man or woman decide to broker an exchange
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| | THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR
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| of currency and goods on a deceptive
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| | ACCOUNTS. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN
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| premise? Was it a corrupt Egyptian
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| | OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT, EXECUTED
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| chariot dealer who sold poorly
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| | COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE
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| refurbished vehicles at top market value?
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| | YEARS (5) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR.
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| Or perhaps an unscrupulous Babylonian
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| | THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND
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| alchemist who sold colored water in the
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| | SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A
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| guise of powerful love potions? There is
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| | SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTRAL BANK OF
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| no clear historical indication of when
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| | NIGERIA APEX BANK.These emails then go on
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| the act of cheating an individual out of
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| | to explain how the recipient can receive
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| their money, wares, or other assets was
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| | this enormous transfer of funds within a
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| pioneered.The American Heritage
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| | few business days. All that is required
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| Dictionary cites the origin of the word
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| | is a routing number so the money can be
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| "scam" as unknown. Some scholars have
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| | easily wired into the correct account,
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| suggested the word derives from"scamp",
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| | and an advance fee of between $1,000 and
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| which is the 19th century British slang
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| | $10,000 for "adminitrative
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| for cheater or swindler. Other sources
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| | purposes".Let's see. An email from
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| indicate the word first enjoyed common
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| | someone you have never met, who claims
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| usage in the 1960s. I have yet to find a
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| | you are entitled to 47.5 million dollars,
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| study that actually pins down the coining
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| | if you'll just shoot them your bank
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| of the term.Despite the ambiguous
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| | account info, complete with wire access
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| background of both the word and the
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| | number, and an administrative fee of up
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| practice, one thing is certain. Scamming,
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| | to $10k.Could this be a scam of some
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| swindling, hoodwinking, and duping of all
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| | sort?Would you believe the "Nigerian
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| kinds does not by any stretch appear to
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| | Scam" model had resulted in losses
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| be a short lived phenomenon.We are warned
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| | exceeding 6 billion dollars by 2002?
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| on a regular basis about some kind of
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| | Absolutely incredible that anyone could
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| shady operation that has cheated victims
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| | be duped by such a transparent
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| out of x amount of dollars. For
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| | ruse.Another point of interest is that,
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| confirmation of this, just tune in to the
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| | according to an FTC study conducted last
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| evening news or click on over to your
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| | year, nearly 20% of all consumer fraud
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| favorite news site.Regrettably, it is
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| | victims were scammed on at least two
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| common knowledge that cyberspace is
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| | occasions, and almost 10% were duped a
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| brimming with identity thieves, con
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| | third time. Impressive learning curve for
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| artists, ponzi schemes, email phishing,
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| | a twelve month period, eh?If so many
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| and an endless array of unethical
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| | people weren't allowing themselves to be
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| "business opportunities". Millions of
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| | robbed blind by anyone with a trick up
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| dollars each year are lost by victims of
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| | their sleeves, maybe there would be less
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| such scams.If you're like me, you
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| | scams to worry about. Without victims who
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| probably get angry when you hear about a
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| | are (apparantly) willing to buy into even
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| life insurance scam that targets senior
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| | the most absurd pitches, I imagine many
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| citizens and disappears into the night
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| | con artists would be forced to get day
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| with thousands of dollars, or a false
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| | jobs.I've been a little coarse in an
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| charity that solicits massive donations
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| | effort to make a point, but now I'll be
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| from middle to lower class households
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| | honest. I've been scammed myself on
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| before vanishing without a trace. I mean,
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| | multiple occasions.Granted, I've never
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| it's appalling to think of these crooks
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| | fallen for anything quite as ridiculous
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| who, for whatever reason, feel they don't
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| | as the "Nigerian Scam", but I have done
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| have to work an honest job like the rest
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| | my share to fund the scam industry by
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| of us. How can these people call
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| | taking risks despite my better judgement.
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| themselves human when they go to such
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| | During the first eight months I spent in
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| despicable lengths to steal from people
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| | the net marketing arena, I blew more
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| who probably need every dollar they have
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| | money than I care to admit on stuff that
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| just to pay the light bill and feed their
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| | I knew deep down would never pay off.Why
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| households?On the other hand...Life is a
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| | did I do it? Because I wanted to believe
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| two way street. We can't push all the
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| | that I was in the right place at the
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| responsibility for the outcome of an
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| | right time, or that I was somehow
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| interaction onto only one party.Clearly,
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| | entitled to a lucky break.I'm not ashamed
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| I'm not justifying the actions of those
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| | to tell you this, because I know I'm not
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| who operate scams at the expense of the
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| | alone. I know quite a few intelligent,
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| innocent. I am saying, however, that "it
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| | successful people who have allowed
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| takes two to tango".In many cases, a
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| | themselves to be fleeced on at least one
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| little common sense, or some time spent
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| | occasion.The important thing is that we
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| on careful investigation of the
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| | learn from our bad decisions, and accept
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| circumstances, would dispel the efforts
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| | at least part of the responsibility for
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| of a would be scammer before any money
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| | our loss. It seems personal
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| changed hands. All too often when people
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| | accountability is not a popular ideal in
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| are conned, they are hoping against hope,
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| | our society, but pointing fingers and
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| and buying into an idea that is obvioualy
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| | laying blame has historically done very
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| too good to be true.I'm sure you've
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| | little toward creating a real solution to
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| received at least a couple of emails that
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| | any problem.As the saying goes...Fool me
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| fit into the "Nigerian Scam" category.
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| | once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame
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| These messages usually run along the
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| | on me.****************************Tim
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| lines of:DEAR SIR,CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS
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| | Whiston is a full-time entrepreneur and
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| PROPOSALHAVING CONSULTED WITH MY
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| | internet marketer. He publishes a monthly
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| COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION
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| | ezine, and is the author of a popular
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| GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF
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| | internet marketing ebook.
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| COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE
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