More Scams Based On The Tragedy
from the sick-people dept
Never underestimate the levels to which greedy people will stoop. Here's yet another article about all the scams and fake charity sites that are popping up following last week's tragedy. Experts are predicting that soon, there will be variations on the Nigerian money scam emails, saying that a wealthy individual was killed during the attacks and the writer is hoping you (as a trusted source who didn't know this person before) will help them get the money out of their country.
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