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[SpamCop-List] Re: 419? No way! Well, maybe

smogmonster nobody at spamcop.net
Thu Jul 1 00:29:24 EDT 2004


"brewman" <nobody at devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in 
news:cbvgdj$8g0$1 at news.spamcop.net:

> "smogmonster" wrote
>> [...] or is it really supposed to cover the specific type of fraud
>> which the 419 law in Nigeria refers to? I know the Secret Service's
>> jurisdiction covers the 419 scam, but does it cover this?
> 
> Vacuum cleaner = Hoover(tm), Photocopier = Xerox(tm), Ball point pen =
> Biro(tm). A rose by any other name ...
> Different bait, same hook I'm sure. Just fees by different names:
> assay fees, export fees, loading fees, storage fees.

Gotcha. Thanks, will remember it for future reference.

- smogmonster


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