Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That Much Harder

Re:Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That... by splat on Sunday August 09, 2009 @09:26AM (#750777)

But in these tough times, the scammers said, they are relying more on a crucial tool: voodoo. At times, Banjo said, he has traveled six hours to the forest, where a magician sells scam-boosters.

I do enjoy the irony.

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Re:Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That... by phreanix on Sunday August 09, 2009 @01:03PM (#750967)

I'm gonna have to say thanks to their voodoo suppliers, anybody who takes these guys away for from their computers and internet for 6 hours at a time is a friend of mine.

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Re:Worldwide Slump Makes Nigeria's Online Scammers Work That... by miked on Sunday August 09, 2009 @11:20AM (#750865)

The best part is they're paying $300 a pop for what is probably ground-up chicken bones, or some such. Love it!

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