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Old 02-21-08, 09:24 AM   #33
StdDev
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Originally Posted by Blacklight
And Nigeria doesn't really have any laws against it. It exists in a "grey area" that skirts around enforcable law there... and the law is usually paid off by a good chunk of change from the spammer's profits. That's one of the reason these guys mostly work out of Nigeria.
There are laws against this.. Section 419 of the Nigerian penal code addresses "Advance Fee Fraud". But.. as you say.. the law is difficult to enforce.
For some amusing reading go to http://www.419eater.com/ and check out some of the Letter Archives... funny funny stuff there!
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