Scammer Gets Scammed

I too soon will get my share of the inheritance from the former Minister of Defense’s son from Nigeria. All I have to do is transcribe a Harry Potter book by hand then I will be rich! I don’t know a person in the world who hasn’t received a 419 scam email claiming to need your help in unlocking some money that is stored away, all they need is a black cheque from you to help out and you’ll be rich.

The guy over at 419 eater have put the scam on the scammer. They got a scammer to write out, by hand, all 239 pages of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. That has got to be the best scam the scammer routine I have ever seen.

Check out 419 eater to get a full transcript of the email exchange.

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