How come people still fall for this? And if they do, it's their own stupid fault. I've had these mails about inheritances, about lotteries, about unclaimed bank accounts... they've belonged to dead relations of dictators, people who died in plane crashes, crafty bank staff.... but it's just so hard to believe there are folks out there who think these mails are genuine.

By Steve Lomax | April 25, 2007 7:47 PM

It amazes me how people still believe that these scams are legit. Common sense isn't so common anymore, but I just don't understand how anyone could believe they are special enough to inherit some dead country leader's estate costs or a lottery that they never even played. These scams are run so rampant that I would really think even if people aren't educated on the matter, that they would have at least heard about them.

By Lonna Brown | April 27, 2007 3:45 PM

I agree with Steve Lomax. Knowing that there are so many different types of fraud out there people should be extra suspicious of something if it doesn't sound right. It's their own fault if they get suckered.

By Kenisha Julien | April 30, 2007 4:18 PM

One would have thought by now the 419 scam would not be an issue, but surprisingly, some people are still falling for it.

This shows that those people would also commit a crime if they are offered the opportunity. They should be prosecuted as well.

As a Nigerian, I still believe that this is being encouraged by so many people falling for it so many times.

By LAWRENCE OTU | July 14, 2007 6:49 PM

Things ain't changed a lot, have they?

By Sam Sun | February 19, 2011 9:03 AM