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  • Why Nigerian "419" Scams Are Poorly Written

    According to research conducted by Microsoft, the Nigerian Prince uses bad spelling and grammar so he doesn't waste his time trying to scam smart people.
    This site proves Corey Taylor right. Man really is a "four letter word."

    I'm now using my Deviant Art page to post my humor.

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    Hmm... makes an evil kind of sense.
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      I never thought of that.

      Personally I always figured the scams worked because so many people can't spell properly, but that doesn't make them stupid.
      When you start at zero, everything's progress.

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        Quoth MoonCat View Post
        I never thought of that.

        Personally I always figured the scams worked because so many people can't spell properly, but that doesn't make them stupid.
        I always figured that people just though, "Oh, this is Nigeria, English must be their second language..." or something.
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