Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by Eire_Banshee on Thursday October 20, 2016 @09:24AM
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Motherfucker, thats called a job!
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by oarsinsync on Thursday October 20, 2016 @10:16AM
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For everyone who hasn't realised this is a Key & Peele sketch, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly33QgeDphw
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by Others on Thursday October 20, 2016 @12:29PM
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Less sketchy video: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/acaxis/key-and-peele-the-heist
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by nkrisc on Thursday October 20, 2016 @04:19PM
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Reminds me of this Monty Python sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5tSr6xavNc
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by Noseshine on Thursday October 20, 2016 @10:08AM
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I admit I'm confused now. I think, but I'm not entirely sure, that you are making fun of the reply, thinking "that guy got a job, what more do you want?"
As I read it though the point was
> Although they have not met each other again since,
followed by > she continued to provide him with financial assistance
the last part > until he completed his degree a few years ago and got a job in the American oil sector.
is completely unverified, and given that the whole thing was a scam to begin with IMHO certainly does need verification in order to be believed.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by orblivion on Thursday October 20, 2016 @10:47AM
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> is completely unverified, and given that the whole thing was a scam to begin with IMHO certainly does need verification in order to be believed.
That would mean he's also scamming the BBC.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by Noseshine on Thursday October 20, 2016 @11:48AM
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Did they verify it? They only seem to report it. So you downvote me for raising this very valid question? I am asking, I'm not alleging anything. But there is no proof being shown and that's just a fact. I don't know why you bring the BBC in, nothing I read indicates they personally went there. It seems like they only talked to the woman, so what the BBC knows does not go beyond to what she believes. Is asking about an issue already offensive?
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by erikpukinskis on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:59PM
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Reputable news organizations have fact checkers that check these things. I assume BBC is in that category, but admittedly haven't checked that fact.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by orblivion on Thursday October 20, 2016 @01:14PM
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I for one did not downvote you nor am I necessarily putting down your point. I'm just saying that if you're right, the BBC is also getting scammed. That makes it seems less likely, but sure, still possible.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by gaius on Thursday October 20, 2016 @11:58AM
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That would mean he's also scamming the BBC.
The BBC reports tweets as news these days, they are not assigning their top Panorama investigative journalists to fluff pieces like this.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by erikpukinskis on Thursday October 20, 2016 @03:57PM
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Tweets are news. The facts contained therein may not be. If Donald Trump tweets that climate change is a Chinese hoax, that's news. As long as the headline is "Trump Hoax Claim" and not "Chinese Climate Hoax" I fail to see the problem.
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by m_mueller on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:49AM
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This is almost like the plot of Inside Man!
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by OxO4 on Thursday October 20, 2016 @09:04AM
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Or the Adventure Time episode "Scamps" [0].
Re:I went to Nigeria to meet a man who scammed me
by hiteshaasnani on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:57AM
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Haha True!
Go to a bank. Get a job there and work there for years and years learning the place from the inside, and also learning how all of the processes and procedures are done, earning everyone's trust and respect, and simultaneously building up a 401k with matching while also going up the career ladder and taking more and more positions with more responsibility and more pay until one day you finally decide that it's over and walk out the door like nothing ever happened!