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In one bizarre variation that seems to have ramped up in recent months, the scammers are taking a page from Facebook and leveraging the power of social connections.The scammer somehow breaks into a victim’s Web-based e-mail account. He then impersonates the victim and sends an emergency plea for help to everyone in the account’s address book, asking them to wire money to Nigeria. The e-mail includes some variation on a story about getting mugged or losing a wallet while on a trip to Nigeria.
Email Phishers Latch on to Social Networking [bits.blogs.nytimes.com]
If only they turned their efforts into positive activity, they might actually do something good in the world!
asking them to wire money to Nigeria
Again, are people really this stupid? If you cared enough about this person to help them, wouldn't you be suspicious that said person didn't think to mention a trip to Nigeria? You'd at least call them first for gods sake!
If only they turned their efforts into positive activity
Yes, I know someone who puts a huge amount of effort into copying DVD's etc.... He's even invested in 3 and 4 drive copy boxes. If he put the same effort into having a job then he'd really make some decent money.
I'm sure everyone knows someone like this.
