419 Scammer Gets Scammed 295
johnduffell writes "There's a lot of awareness of 419 scams at the moment, including a report from the BBC of a baiter who managed to get $80 and a birthday card by courier! He did this by convincing the scammer that he was in the Church of the Painted Breast and there's even a photo of the scammer with his breast painted! Presumably the scammers are hoping that the scammees are as stupid as they are."
Where do I join? (Score:5, Funny)
If you're tempted, just remember Prince Joe who's still sending e-mails saying he's sticking to his promise and saying the daily prayer: "When all above seems a great test, Get on down with the Holy Red Breast."
w00t! Where do I join?
Holy Church of Fish, Bread and Wine (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.419eater.com/html/kothapalli_rao.htm
You know... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Two wrongs don't make a right! (Score:5, Funny)
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Stupid.. (Score:5, Funny)
Having met a decent slice of Human population, I can say that in fact that is the case.
"/Dread"
Re:Two wrongs don't make a right! (Score:4, Funny)
Customs: (Score:5, Funny)
Scammer: I'm here to beat the tar out of David Hyde Pierce of the Church of the Painted Breast, who stole $80 from me while I was trying to rip him off for $18,000.
Customs Agent: *puts on gloves* Step into this room, sir.
Re:Two wrongs don't make a right! (Score:1, Funny)
You've obviously never seen any of the Chuck Norris flicks from the late 70's and early 80's...
Why Not Say... (Score:2, Funny)
convincing the scammer that he was in the Church of the Painted Breast
I work for the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Re:There's no way they could really press charges. (Score:5, Funny)
You've got a point. Especially considering that the Prince, Prime Minister, Sultanate, Head of State, Military Dictator, and Alien Overlord of Nigeria have each been killed, overthrown, or deposed in a series of bloody uprisings and coups that have apparently tied up millions and millions of that countries personal, palacial, and government assets in secret international banks! With such frequent turmoil I simply can't imagine the resulting state of their legal system...
My effort.... (Score:3, Funny)
The Church of the Painted Breast Is A SCAM!! (Score:5, Funny)
No mercy, eh? (Score:3, Funny)
C'mon guys, a server can only take so much abuse.
The Painted Breast was funny, but this... (Score:5, Funny)
Scammer didn't exactly pose with a sign. Scammer did something else, something that no one expected, and that now has the baiter being revered by other baiters as a god (this is not my work, I really envy this guy);
Behold [photobucket.com].
Re:Holy Church of Fish, Bread and Wine (Score:2, Funny)
"The Church of Pornography of Latter Day Saints"
I haven't decided on whether to call members "Hormons", "Whormons" or something else.
LK
Funniest part by far (Score:5, Funny)
That is purely classic.
Re:Failure (Score:3, Funny)
And, by the way, when do my concubines show up?
Re:Two wrongs don't make a right! (Score:1, Funny)
Utter Rubbish (Score:3, Funny)
Not only do fators for consideration work on the plane of a decision matrix, but the universe is sufficiently sadistic as to insist on things coming out of nowhere to provide a level of complexity that presently exceeds human understanding. This variability scales down, and that's why things don't always go as planned.
People who buy these kinds of books are simply lackingthe level of imagination necessary to avoid getting caught in some corporate peter principle, and want quick answers as to how they can out-edge or out-compete their rivals.
What the 2x matrix world view, in present contexts, fails to understand is that the challenges ahead are not of competition but of co-operation - not unipolar dominance but multipolar consensus - not an overpopulated mass of hungry people, but a vastly depopulated technologically productive species exploring the universe. There is nothing matrical about that - the vision is completely wrong and off - we need more nuanced and complex decisions aided by a technical offloading of horsepower to machines, not simpler faster ones based on the quarterly bottom line...
RS
Re:Finna keep ge'in paid (Score:3, Funny)