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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by city41 on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:13AM (#11909415)
There are groups that do this. Although their goal is usually to humiliate the scammer.
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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by NTripleOne on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:36AM (#11909579)
I can only imagine that's where the "I AM SERIOUS NOW" image came from.

Y'know, the one with the dude hanging a laptop from his penis, holding candles and straddling two plastic garden chairs.

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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by projectramo on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:20AM (#11909475)
Groups? I did hear that TED talk but I didn't realize it was an ongoing effort.
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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by zeven7 on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:16AM (#11909433)
Link?
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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by andrewpi on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:18AM (#11909457)
http://www.419eater.com/
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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by damian2000 on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:25AM (#11909508)
Its hilarious that they got the scammers to hold up the hand written titles of each section of their website ...

Letters page: http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm

Hall of shame: http://www.419eater.com/html/hall_of_shame.htm

Trophy room: http://forum.419eater.com/forum/album.php

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Re:Why Do Nigerian Scammers Say They Are from Nigeria? (2012) by andyjohnson0 on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @10:18AM (#11909460)
Usually referred to as "scam baiting".
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