On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Steve Layman wrote: > Alan... you stated it is not illegal but is fraud. Is not fraud by nature or > definition illegal? Legal fraud is called "advertising". > > alan wrote: > > > I get one or two of these a day. > > > > It is known as a "Nigerian Scam". (The initial scams were from Nigeria.) > > This has been going on for more than 10 years. People still get suckered > > by it. > > > > It is not legal. It is fraud. You don't get the money. They clean out > > your bank account. > > > > On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Steve Layman wrote: > > > > > Law Enforcement types - > > > > > > Question. I received this email at my personal email address. I have > > > seen these type of emails before and was wondering about the legality of > > > what is mentioned in the text. > > > > > > Thanks... Steve > > > >
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