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[matt]

This video is quite entertaining. It deals with a typical Nigerian 419 scam. You probably won't learn anything, but you will get a good laugh. Hope you enjoy

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT2BNsMSwEo

[insecurephotomatters]

Really entertaining TED Talk! I don't necessarily watch them very often because I've heard they're entertainment disguised as intelligence, but this video knocked me down with how funny it was! I remember one of my friends asked a Nigerian prince for proof of payment, and he received this really poorly photoshoped picture of a stock photo African guy holding a suitcase with very obviously photoshoped money inside on a green-screened tropical island backdrop. Funny stuff.

[matt]

Really entertaining TED Talk! I don't necessarily watch them very often because I've heard they're entertainment disguised as intelligence, but this video knocked me down with how funny it was! I remember one of my friends asked a Nigerian prince for proof of payment, and he received this really poorly photoshoped picture of a stock photo African guy holding a suitcase with very obviously photoshoped money inside on a green-screened tropical island backdrop. Funny stuff.

You don't happen to still have that photo, do you? It sounds hilarious!

[insecurephotomatters]

Really entertaining TED Talk! I don't necessarily watch them very often because I've heard they're entertainment disguised as intelligence, but this video knocked me down with how funny it was! I remember one of my friends asked a Nigerian prince for proof of payment, and he received this really poorly photoshoped picture of a stock photo African guy holding a suitcase with very obviously photoshoped money inside on a green-screened tropical island backdrop. Funny stuff.

You don't happen to still have that photo, do you? It sounds hilarious!

I don't, but apparently it's a very common practice in an attempt to show proof. I feel like that the spammers are actually intellectually challenged or just flat out unskilled if they're thinking that's enough to pull off the scam. There are some other similar images floating around if I recall correctly.

[djmail]

Lol! BTW, the nigerian princes did not even spare Ben Bernanke : http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-0 ... ey-nigeria

I remember when his mails were posted on pastebin, the Nigerian inheritance emails were all that really caught my attention. I mean I know that as the Fed Chairman it is important to respond to any direct emails, but replying to Nigerian princes was really something that only he could do.

[starguy197]

Haha, this is really great! I hate spam mail in general, so I'm glad they did this on TED Talk. Something really different for a change.

[mooray]

There is a joke I read somewhere that if we all declared our wealth, I think we would all be billionaires if you count how much money we have in our scam account.

[djmail]

If I had a dollar for every time I received the "You have won a million dollars/pounds/whatever" I would be a millionaire. Ironic.

[SirJoe]

How do you tell the truth? Do it in a comical way. Hilarious, who hasn't thought of doing this?

[insecurephotomatters]

You are trapped on a tropical island, and you have no active source of food or water unless you are willing to get your hands dirty. The only thing you have is a laptop with a limited battery supply and an internet connection, and you must find a way to contact the outside world for rescue. The only problem is, you are a Nigerian Prince...