Netizens scamming the scammers
by FrEiBeRgS2002 on Mar.30, 2008, under Weird News
SURREY, British Columbia (UPI) – A Canadian woman weary of e-mail scams said she is fighting Internet crooks by playing naive and wasting their time.
The Surrey, British Columbia, woman, who identified herself as Nissa, said she constantly asks scammers for more information so they’ll pay her special attention and spend less time scamming more gullible Internet users, the Vancouver (British Columbia) Province reported Tuesday.
“I think I can get a few months out of him,” she said of one scammer, who gave his name in the e-mails as “Patrick Chan,” who she has been stringing along for three weeks.
Nissa is one of an increasing number of Internet users to devote time to scamming the scammers. The results of some successful scam baiters can be seen at Web sites including thescambaiter.com and 419eater.com.
Despite the growing trend, Canadian anti-fraud hotline Phonebusters said at least 4,000 Canadians were victimized by e-mail scams in 2007. The victims lost a collective $18 million, the company said.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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